PC GRAPHICS CARD INSTALLATION GUIDE & USER MANUAL
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1. Switch on your computer Windows XP will start and will auto detect a VGA compatible display adapter Select Cancel to prevent Windows XP automatically attempting to install a compatible driver When updating a current Windows XP installation use the following procedure With the cursor over the Windows desktop right click the mouse and select Properties Select the Settings tab in Display Properties Click on Advanced then select Adapter tab Click on Properties then select the Driver tab Click Update Driver Check the radio button Install from a list or specific location and click Next Check the radio button Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next Click Have Disk and then Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled WinXP Select the file GC K2 64 inf and then click Ok Click OK to install the driver You may safely Next to continue the installation as Windows XP presents a series of dialog boxes asking you to confirm your selection as the driver is not digitally signed Our drivers are safe to run on Windows XP and are based on Microsoft WHQL compliant drivers We do not digitally sign our drivers as they are constantly updated After the driver has completed installation click Finish to restart your system When installing Windows XP for the first time Open Control Panel2. e Switch off your computer remove the cover and remove the installed graphics card If the computer has an on board graphics controller you should disable it Some machines now automatically disable the on board controller when a separate graphics card is installed Check with the PC s manufacturer or supplier e Install the Pixel Perfect graphics card in your computer e Switch on your computer Windows 2000 will start and will auto detect a VGA compatible display adapter e Select Cancel to prevent Windows 2000 automatically attempting to install a compatible driver e When updating a current Windows 2000 installation use the following procedure e With the cursor over the Windows desktop right click the mouse and select Properties e Select the Settings tab in Display Properties e Click on Advanced then select Adapter tab e Click on Properties then select the Driver tab e Click Update Driver e Check the radio button Display a list of the known drivers and click Next e Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled Win2k Select the file GC K2 64 inf and then click OK You may safely click Yes and Next to continue the installation as Windows 2000 presents a series of dialog boxes asking you to confirm your selection Restart your system When installing Windows 2000 for the first time Open
3. gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager Select Video Controller VGA Compatible under Other Devices then Click on Properties and select the Driver tab Check the radio button Install from a list or specific location and click Next Check the radio button Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next Click Have Disk and then Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder WinXP Select the file GC K2 64 inf and then click OK Click OK to install the driver You may safely Next to continue the installation as Windows XP presents a series of dialog boxes asking you to confirm your selection as the driver is not digitally signed Our drivers are safe to run on Windows XP and are based on Microsoft WHQL compliant drivers We do not digitally sign our drivers as they are constantly updated After the driver has completed installation click Finish to restart your system After the system has restarted you can go back into the Display Properties applet and select your preferred wide screen or 4 3 screen resolution refresh rate and colour depth Pixel Perfect Display Manager Pixel Perfect Display Manager x Screen Protection Tools About Make and Model of Wide Screen Panel gt P ixel Generic 42 inch PDP erfect Native Resolution 852 by 480 pixels m Color Depth Refresh R
4. Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager Select Video Controller VGA Compatible under Other Devices then Click on Properties and select the Driver tab Click Update Driver Check the radio button Display a list of the known drivers and click Next Select Display Adapters then click Have Disk on the display adapter list dialog box Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled Win2k Select the file GC K2 64 inf and then click Ok You may safely click Yes and Next to continue the installation as Windows 2000 presents a series of dialog boxes asking you to confirm your selection In this instance it is not necessary to restart your system you should now be able to open the Display Properties applet and select your preferred screen resolution After the system has restarted you can go back into the Display Properties applet and select your preferred wide screen or 4 3 screen resolution refresh rate and colour depth Windows XP Switch off your computer remove the cover and remove the installed graphics card If the computer has an on board graphics controller you should disable it Some machines now automatically disable the on board controller when a separate graphics card is installed Check with the PC s manufacturer or supplier Install the Pixel Perfect graphics card in your computer
5. and refresh rates In order to be able to select 4 3 and wide screen resolutions or select vertical refresh rates other than Adapter Default or Optimal Windows Display Settings control you must Install a Monitor via the Display gt Settings gt Advanced gt Monitor tab You need to select a Driver for your Monitor includes Plasma displays and LCD displays We have included on our driver distribution CD a Monitor Driver file This is called display inf and is located in the Monitor folder on the CD If your Plasma panel LCD TFT flat panel or CRT was not supplied with an installation disk you may use the driver that we provide When installing your Monitor please browse to the location of the display inf file after selecting this you will see a list of supported displays please select the entry most closely matching you panel or a Generic entry After installing this driver you will be able to select the resolution and refresh rate most suitable for your panel Display Manger Menu Items Image Retention and Phosphor Burn prevention and reduction Orbiter and Burn Reduction Control x Orbiter Bum Reduction M Orbitor pattetn Use Screen Orbiter to help reduce image retention and phosphor burn when static images or text are displayed i gt fo for extended periods of time Select one or more Orbiter patterns from the list If more IN than one is selected each pattem will
6. be run sequentially V ZigZag and cyclically Check Main Menu item or check box below to enable H ZigZag Orbiter automatically on system start up Shift Interval Max shift delta seconds pixels fio z 10 zj Obiter enabled on start up The Orbiter setup dialog box is accessed from Display Managers Screen Protection menu Orbiter is used to shift the Windows desktop output from the Pixel Perfect graphics card up down left right around the display This has the effect of reducing or eliminating image retention dependent upon screen content and the maximum Shift Delta you are able to use Orbiter works best with small fonts and images where the whole image can be shifted to adjacent pixels at regular intervals Orbiter shifts by one pixel at every Shift Interval The maximum movement Delta or display shift is 20 pixels up down left right We recommend that you use the largest Delta suitable for your screen content Note that as the screen shifts information or Desktop will be lost from the edge of the screen One or any combination of shift patterns can be used each pattern will complete one cycle and be immediately followed by the next Orbiter can be set to begin as soon as Windows starts without any user intervention alternatively it can be started and stopped manually Orbiter and Burn Reduction Control x Orbiter Burm Reduction m Type Use the Burn Reduction procedure to help
7. eo reduce the visual impact of Image Retention or Phosphor Burn This is a display maintenance C Wipe procedure and should be undertaken in accordance with our manual instructions and Negative capture bmp taking into account any additional requirements or instructions related to your display MV Uselmage Select Capture Image r Enable Schedule Duration minutes Coa Daily Manual Bur Reduction 5 v C Weekly Start Time HH MM C 4Weekl Scheduled Bum Reduction x 21 x O00 is Next schedule 21 00 hrs on Tuesday 13th of January Iv ee e aS Start Cancel Image retention or phosphor Burn pixel over use is caused by displaying static images for medium or long intervals on plasma displays CRTs or LCD TFT displays The effect of this can be reduced by using the Orbiter but if permanent Burn or short term Image Retention is affecting your panel the Pixel Perfects manual or scheduled Burn Reduction procedure may be used This feature can help remove image retention in a relatively short period of time and can reduce the impact of phosphor burn Note using the Burn Reduction procedure does not Fix phosphor burn it reduces the visible effect by exercising all pixels to the same degree thus making burnt in patterns less noticeable to the human eye If used for extended periods the Burn Erasure procedure does age the display We recommend that all precautions are taken to prevent image retention from
8. PIXE erfect with Windows 95 98 ME NT4 2000 XP driver software for 16 9 16 10 2 1 wide screen and 4 3 resolutions PC GRAPHICS CARD AGP version GC K2A 64 PCI version GC K2P 64 INSTALLATION GUIDE amp USER MANUAL IMAGING Imagine Graphics Ltd RAPLICS 14 Alban Park Hatfield Road St Albans AL3 6EN England Tel 44 0 1727 844744 Fax 44 0 1727 811660 ee e mail sales imaginegraphics co ukWeb Site www imaginegraphics co uk A Pixel Perfect is a trademark of Imagine Graphics Ltd ancas fine ous Imagine Graphics PIXEL PERFECT PC graphics card Models GC K2A 64 AGP and GC K2P 64 PCI With special Windows 95 98 ME NT4 2000 and XP drivers for wide screen plasma LCD and CRT displays Use these procedures when installing a Pixel Perfect PowerVR based graphics card and drivers from Imagine Graphics with wide screen and 4 3 resolutions For Windows 95 98 ME the drivers are designed to work with Microsofts DirectX software version 7 and above Please ensure your PC has DirectX installed prior to commencing the installation A copy of the latest DirectX software can be downloaded from Microsoft s web site at www microsoft com windows directx Windows NT4 2000 and XP do not require installation of DirectX software If you are using Windows NT 4 please ensure service pack 5 or above is installed prior to driver installation this can be located from http www microsoft com downloads search asp The Pixel Per
9. Pixel Perfect graphics card The main factor that determines ultimate picture quality is the cable connecting the graphics card and the panel We recommend that you purchase a high quality cable Even with a good cable manufacturing differences make system set up essential The only adjustment that you should need to make is phase sometimes called fine picture adjust this is undertaken using the displays OSD Press Enter the Space Bar or Left Mouse click to advance to the next test pattern Use the vertical bar test patterns to make the Phase adjustment Initially you may see some noise or defocusing of the bars use the panels On Screen Display to change the phase setting to suit your hardware It should be possible to remove virtually all noise and attain sharp image focus Note Using the master test pattern if your panels native display resolution is not 16 9 aspect ratio is reported on Master Test Pattern then the circle will not be exactly round This happens because some panels do not implement a 16 9 native resolution yet they retain a 16 9 physical dimension Displays achieve this by using oblong pixels So when selecting a 16 10 or 2 1 resolution for your panel a prefect aspect ratio is attained however the results are significantly better than when using a 4 3 or any non native resolution This isa design feature of some plasma and LCD displays and is not in any way a limitation of the Pixel Perfect card Th
10. SA compliant 4 3 resolutions and refresh rates INSTALLATION GUIDES Windows 95 Shut down and switch off your computer remove the cover and remove the installed graphics card If the computer has an on board graphics controller you should disable it Some machines now automatically disable the on board controller when a separate graphics card is installed check with the PC s manufacturer or supplier Install the Pixel Perfect graphics card in your computer Switch on your computer Windows 95 will start and auto detect a VGA compatible display adapter Select Cancel to prevent Windows 95 automatically installing its own driver A VGA 16 colour display will be used as a default With the cursor over the Windows desktop right click the mouse to select Display Properties Select the Settings tab Click on Advanced Properties Click on Change Click on Have Disk then Browse Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled Win9x Windows should then select the Imagine Graphics wide screen driver inf file for you Restart your system After the system has restarted you can go back into the Display Properties applet and select your preferred 16 9 or 4 3 screen resolution refresh rate and colour depth Windows 98 Switch off your computer remove the cover and remove the installed graphics card If the computer has an on board graphics controller you should di
11. ate IV Wide Screen Resolutions 60 as 24bit True Color e M Orientation 852 by 480 pixels m Sync Polarities A V Default Landscape VGA and XGA Resolutions Eo Positive C Rotate 90 i 3 Negative C Rotate 180 SS Rotate 270 Ok FEN The Pixel Perfect Display Manger enables resolution colour depth and refresh rate setting in exactly the same way as the Windows Control Panel Display applet The Pixel Perfect Display Manger is accessed via the icon in the Windows task bar tray section This application allows you to select the make and model of the wide screen panel that you are using Plasma panels and LCD displays in particular require very specific display frequencies in order to attain the best clarity and sharpness of image It is very important for best results that you select the entry in the Make and Model of Wide screen Panel that most closely matches your wide screen panel If your panel is not listed please select either the same manufacturer or the Generic entry as shown above Setting up your display Display Manager provides Test Patterns in order to help you set up your display to produce the best possible picture quality these are accessed from the Tools menu No adjustment should be necessary when using DVI however when using the displays analogue input some minor adjustments may be necessary The Master Test pattern demonstrates the capabilities of the panel and
12. ation to provide the display with it s preferred resolution timing and sync polarity specifications We recommend only using this information on panels that are not explicitly supported by the current Pixel Perfect driver If EDID data is available and one of the supported resolutions is selected the Pixel Perfect display driver will use the timing data supplied by the attached display Please note that many displays do not support this feature and or do not correctly list their native wide screen resolution Enabling DVI and TV output x m Output Control TY Out supported modes Z DVI Output Enabled No wide screen support M TY Output Enabled Tv Standard PAL Y TY Scan Mode Cancel Apply By default the Pixel Perfect display driver detects whether there is a panel attached to the DVlor TV outputs of the card at start up to determine if either of the outputs should be enabled This can result in no DVI or TV image being transmitted if the display is attached after start up or if the cable is routed through a signal booster or optical cable In such cases we recommend selecting the DVI output Enabled or TV Output Enabled options Clicking the Apply button will cause the selected output to be activated This setting will be retained when the computer is switched off Note both DVI and TV Outputs cannot be enabled at the same time their operation is mutually exclusive Also there are only three supp
13. e Sync Polarity override control is intended to be used only with displays that are not currently supported by our drivers We strongly advise using the Default setting for all known panels If your panel is not listed and the picture quality is very poor then we suggest using the sync override after selecting a Generic PDP panel You may find that this significantly improves the image quality Alternatively try selecting different makes and models of display that use the same native resolution as your display from the drop down list Rotation Built in display rotation is available under Windows XP 2000 and NT4 on Windows 95 98 and ME the rotation controls will not be available In order to rotate the display select the required rotation degree radio button and click apply This facility is provided to support panels mounted in a portrait orientation DirectDraw and DirectShow and OpenGL rendering is not rotated if an application uses DirectX within a Window then correct image rendering can be obtained by reducing the graphics hardware acceleration to the point where DirectX is disabled Hardware acceleration may NOT be fully disabled when using rotation To reduce graphics hardware acceleration on Windows 2000 and XP open the Display Properties applet in the Control Panel Select Settings gt Advanced gt Trouble Shooting and then move the slider bar to the point where DirectX acceleration is disabled Selecting screen resolutions
14. fect graphics drivers and Microsoft DirectX 7a software are located on the CD ROM included with your hardware Drivers for each operating system are located in separate folders Drivers can be installed direct from the CD or copied to your computers hard disk Supported APIs Windows 95 all versions Windows 98 98SE ME Windows 2000 XP Microsoft DirectX 8 Microsoft DirectX 8 Microsoft DirectX 8 Microsoft DirectX 3 OpenGL ICD OpenGL ICD OpenGL ICD OpenGL ICD Supported resolutions We recommend using the Pixel Perfect Display Manager application to select the appropriate wide screen resolution for your display Most importantly your display make and model must be selected first using the Display Manager application in order to use the correct timing data for your panel This is accessed by clicking on the wide screen panel icon located in the Windows Task Bar Tray section For further instruction in using this application see the Pixel Perfect Display Manager section in this manual Plasma displays are only designed to support a single wide screen resolution best results will be obtained by using the recommended native resolution To view the current list of supported display models and recommended resolutions see the regularly updated list on our web site http Awww imaginegraphics co uk products PixPerfect pixelperfect htm In addition to wide screen resolutions the Pixel Perfect drivers for all operating systems contain all VE
15. n the period should be extended continue extending the period until the image retention or burn is reduced to an acceptable degree Note Pixel Perfect Burn Reduction operates up to a maximum duration of 4 hours If this is not sufficient to improve your display we recommend attention by an experienced service engineer When manually starting the Burn Reduction procedure the required duration should first be selected early ending of the procedure can be initiated by pressing the Esc key or Right Mouse button After the Burn Reduction procedure the display will be restored to the current Windows desktop Especially when using the Manual Burn Reduction procedure this may be undesirable as a static image will be restored to the display and could cause further Image Retention To avoid this scenario please select the Blackout after Burn Reduction option This causes the display to be blacked out until either the Esc key or right mouse button is clicked Using EDID EDID modes x 7 Use EDID timing data Resolution and detailed timing data supplied by attached display unit vailable EDID modes 1280x1024 60Hz Supported Mode C 1024x768 75Hz Supported Mode EDID Mode 3 No Data C EDID Mode 4 No Data Cancel Apply Some display panels implement EDID Extended Display Identification Data this information can contain detailed resolution and timing information related to your display The Pixel Perfect driver can use this inform
16. occurring and that if it is necessary use the Burn Reduction facility for the minimum time necessary to affect the required improvement in your display We offer the following general guidelines for use of our Burn Reduction functionality but please note that each display will respond in different amounts of time and may handle our images differently dependent upon your displays own features reducing their intensity instigating screen saver or orbiter functionality etc Generally using the Wipe function works better than Flood as this will cause full intensity illumination of your displays phosphor and should not trigger a screen saver Plasma display panels are not designed to display full screen full intensity white Alternatively if there is a specific image retained on the screen the Negative Image flood can be used Negative images can be used to reduce the impact of a specific retained image Display Manager supports two methods using negative images Either the current screen image is captured and then used to flood fill the display or a pre captured image can be used Screen Image Capture and Selection x Note Display Capture pra View View Display ak ton Image Negative captured Select Image Image File Ic image capture bmp Cancel Display Manager can be used to capture the current desktop in single or multi monitor configurations You can also select an image captured or created by another applica
17. orted TV resolutions non of which are wide screen these are listed on the dialog box Note 2 The Pixel Perfect K2 is a single head graphics card as such the image displayed on the DVI or TV Outputs will be exactly the same as that on the analogue RGB output Screen Positioning x Display 1 Left Right Vertical Shift 0 Domn Horizontal Shit 0 Reset OK Cancel The screen offset position can be set by altering the output of the Pixel Perfect card Most often this can also be set using the displays own OSD the use of which is generally preferable However if you require a greater degree of shift the Display Manager tool can be used When the maximum level of shift is reached the shift pixel counter will display Max Use the Reset button to centre the display to the default setting The shift value will be retained and implemented when re starting your PC Note some displays will not allow you to shift screen offset when using DVI however it should not be necessary to use this adjustment with DVI as screen position should be exact by default file Pixel Perfect Installation Guide 14 doc 02 04
18. plier Install the Pixel Perfect graphics card in your computer Switch on your computer Windows ME will start and will auto detect a VGA compatible display adapter Select Cancel to prevent Windows ME automatically installing its own driver A VGA 16 colour display will be used as a default With the cursor over the Windows desktop right click the mouse to select Display Properties Select the Settings tab Click on Advanced e Select Adapter tab e Click on Change e Select the radio button Specify the location of the driver then click Next e Select the radio button Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location then click Next Click on Have Disk then Browse e Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled Win9x e Windows should then select the Imagine Graphics wide screen driver inf file for you e Restart your system After the system has restarted you can go back into the Display Properties applet and select your preferred wide screen or 4 3 screen resolution refresh rate and colour depth Windows NT4 e Switch off your computer remove the cover and remove the installed graphics card If the computer has an on board graphics controller you should disable it Some machines now automatically disable the on board controller when a separate graphics card is installed Check with the PC s manufacturer or supplier e In
19. sable it Some machines now automatically disable the on board controller when a separate graphics card is installed Check with the PC s manufacturer or supplier Install the Pixel Perfect graphics card in your computer Switch on your computer Windows 98 will start and will auto detect a VGA compatible display adapter Select Cancel to prevent Windows 98 automatically installing its own driver A VGA 16 colour display will be used as a default With the cursor over the Windows desktop right click the mouse to select Display Properties Select the Settings tab Click on Advanced Select Adapter tab Click on Change Select the radio button display a list of all the drivers then click Next Click on Have Disk then Browse Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled Win9x Windows should then select the Imagine Graphics wide screen driver inf file for you Restart your system After the system has restarted you can go back into the Display Properties applet and select your preferred 16 9 or 4 3 screen resolution refresh rate and colour depth Windows ME Switch off your computer remove the cover and remove the installed graphics card If the computer has an on board graphics controller you should disable it Some machines now automatically disable the on board controller when a separate graphics card is installed Check with the PC s manufacturer or sup
20. stall the Pixel Perfect graphics card in your computer e Start Windows NT 4 0 The system must have Service Pack 5 or higher installed e IMPORTANT When the message Please select the operating system to start is displayed select Windows NT Workstation Version 4 00 VGA mode Wait for the desk top to appear in VGA 16 colour mode e With the cursor over the Windows desktop right click the mouse to select Display Properties e Select the Settings tab e Click on Display Type e Click on Change e Click on Have Disk then Browse e Browse to the location of the driver files on the CD ROM ensuring to select the folder labelled NT4 e Windows should then select the Imagine Graphics wide screen driver inf file for you e Restart your system After the system has restarted you can go back into the Display Properties applet and select your preferred wide screen or 4 3 screen resolution refresh rate and colour depth NOTE If installing Windows NT 4 0 for the first time with the Pixel Perfect card installed in the system Proceed through the Windows NT installation as normal The installation program will prompt the user to choose a display mode Choose the Cancel button from the Display Settings screen to ignore this step The installation will now finish Install the latest NT4 service pack then follow the steps outlined above to install the driver for your Pixel Perfect card Windows 2000
21. tion the only requirement being that the image file is in Windows Bitmap format Also be sure that the image selected is the same size as the current desktop resolution When using Display Manager to capture a desktop image none of the Display Manager dialog box images will be captured Images are saved as Windows bitmaps and are a Positive image the image colours are inverted a negative image created at the moment the Burn Reduction procedure displays the image You can view a captured image either as a normal positive or negative image by pressing either of the View buttons on the Capture dialog box To cancel display of the image press either the Esc or right mouse keys For the Negative Image Burn Reduction procedure to do a negative flood of the current desktop at the time the procedure is begun select only the Negative radio button To use a pre captured image tick the Use Image check box the Select Capture image button then becomes visible use this to capture and or select an image Using the scheduler facility you can select the frequency duration and start time of the Burn Reduction procedure This feature removes the need for regular manual maintenance intervention and allows the display to be maintained at times of day when it is most suitable to be undertaken Light image retention can be removed by exercising the display using the Burn Reduction facility for 20 30 minutes if this is insufficient the
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