TWIN `TUNA`/EVOLUTION 2V
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1. TWIN TUNA EVOLUTION 2V USER GUIDE QAI gt gt raphi ll y Fh R y International copyright laws protect this manual and software described within it Under the copyright laws this manual and the software supplied with this product may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent of Colorgraphic Communications Corporation except in the normal use of the software or to make a backup copy of the software The same proprietary copyright notices must be affixed to any permitted copies as were affixed to the original Under the law copy includes translation into another language or format You may use the software on any computer owned by you but extra copies cannot be made for this purpose This adapter has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm ful interference in a residential environment This adapter generates uses and can radiate radio fre guency energy Should this adapter not be installed and used in accordance with the instructions harmful interference to radio communications may occur However there is no guarantee that inter ference may not occur in a particular installation If this adapter does cause interference to radio reception which can be determined by turning the eguipment off and on the user is encoura2. The default setup will use all Twin Tuna Evolution 2V cards pre sent in the system To setup a specific monitor configuration click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the SetArray icon SetArray will allow you to specify the number of horizontal and vertical displays that make up your configuration From SetArray you may also specify the vertical refresh rate The default multi screen resolution will be 640x480x256 colors Open the Display Properties window to adjust the resolution refresh rate Device Driver Installation for Windows 98 NOTE Additional driver information will be in the README98 TXT file located in the W98 Evolution directory Windows 98 will autodetect the video card change The following steps will be required to load the video driver The PCI VGA Compatible Display Adapter is Detected win dow will appear and the Add New Hardware Wizard will open Click N ext Select the option Display a list of all drivers in a specific loca tion so you can select the driver you want Click Next Click the Have Disk button In the Copy manufacturers files from drop down window type in the path X W98 Evolution where X is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive and click OK The Add New Hardware Wizard window will appear click Next and the files will be copied After the files are copied click Finish The System Setting Change window will appear cl
3. MultiVu is a desktop video application that enables maximum use of the Twin Tuna Evolution 2V accelerator A single tool window controls channel selection audio control input selec tion and other video controls To install the MultiVu Software click the Install MultiVu but ton on the Software Installation program Mover Software Installation Mover is a utility that facilitates window placement within a multi screen desktop Features include dialog placement tracked by the cursor position application placement based either on cursor position or user prompt for a specific screen To install the Mover Software click the Install M over button on the Software Installation program PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Features PC 97 Compliant Two independently programmable Cirrus Logic CL D5480 accelerators Two independently programmable cable ready tuners Twin Tuna only Two composite NTSC PAL and two S Video external video inputs Master Slave audio output for tuner audio Slave audio input for external source or daisy chain with multiple cards Independent scalable to full screen video overlay on each screen Hardware based graphic operations 200 MHz video DAC for extended resolutions up to 1600x1200x64k non interlaced 70 Hz VGA compatible Increased Windows performance High color and True color support Video Memory 800 Mbytes sec Peak memory bandwidth 4 MEG SGRAM each section standard
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS Oras E T 2 Hardware Installation kn 3 System Requirements 0L rr 3 Installing the Video Adapter nn 3 Video Adapter Diagram annt 4 Twin Tuna part number 612180 5 Evolution 2V part number 612181 6 Installing the A V Cable for 4 Port 7 A V Cable Diagram nn 8 TV Out J umper Configuration and J umper Settings 9 Software Installation 2 10 Device Driver Installation for Windows 95 10 Device Driver Installation for Windows 98 11 Device Driver Installation for Windows NT 4 0 12 Device Driver Installation for Windows 2000 13 Installation Notes i ogi musi aa ibdel 14 MultiVu Software Installation 15 M over Software Installation 15 Product Specifications 2 16 ia ao a ia i a al 16 Video MEMOTY gt gt gt 16 Bus Architecture assa a ar 16 Graphics Accelerator Functions 16 Video Architecture 17 Audio Architecture 17 Graphics 17 Technical Support 18 Troubleshooting nana saaa ia aaa aaa 19 22 BIS
5. minimum free hard disk space Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 Installing the Video Adapter If necessary refer to the computer user manual for instructions regarding the removal of the computer cover Turn the computer off as well as all other peripheral devices printer monitor scanner etc You may wish to disconnect all cables from the PC except the power cable W hile this step is not required it might make it easier to connect your audio and video sources with the Twin Tuna Evolution 2V Remove the cover from your PC to expose the motherboard and expansion slots Remove the existing video adapter Insert the Twin Tuna Evolution 2V adapter in any unused full length PCI slot on the motherboard Be sure to choose a slot that allows adequate clearance of the CPU fans and case In some cases installation may be facilitated by removal of the mounting bracket at the end of the adapter Colorgraphic does not recommend the permanent removal of the bracket as the adapter could be damaged if the PC happens to be moved Note Multiple cards may be placed in a system by repeating the adapter instal PCI Slot lation procedure 9 Twin Tuna p n 612180 Evolution 2V p n 612181 Installing the A V Cable A single 44 pin cable is included with the Twin Tuna Evolution 2V It contains the connection points for your monitors as well as all audio video inputs and outputs Thi
6. to adapter installation turn the computer on All boot up information should appear on Monitor 1 or the far left display It is possible that your PC may use the last monitor as the boot screen This is common in some PC s You will just need to look at your last screen for boot up information Note Multiple cards may be placed in a system by repeating the adapter instal J11J10 J9 J8 J6 w A V Cable Diagram lation procedure TV Out J umper Configuration NOTE This section details the configuration and use of the TV Out feature Your adapter will have this capability if it was ordered with the T option With the TV Out option a series of 3M mini coax connectors will be installed on the adapter These connectors duplicate the CVBS and S Video inputs found on the external 44 pin A V cable These internal connectors are labeled as follows Label Connector Description On A V J2 CVBS IN1 Composite Device Input Yes J3 CVBS IN2 Composite Device Input Yes J4 C IN2 S Video Chrominance Input Yes J5 Y IN2 S Video Luminance Input Yes J6 IN1 S Video Chrominance Input Yes 17 Y IN1 S Video Luminance Input Yes J8 C OUT2 Chrominance Signal for S Video TV Output No J9 Y OUT2 Luminance Signal for S Video TV Output No 110 CVBS OUT2 Composite TV Output Yes 1 C OUT1 Chrominance Signal for S Video TV Output No 2 Y OUT1 Luminance Signal for S Video TV Output No 3 CVBS OUT1 Composite TV Outp
7. 0 Hz 800x600 56 60 72 75 85 100 Hz 640x480 60 72 75 85 100 Hz 16 7M COLORS 1280x1024 43 60 75 Hz 1024x768 60 70 75 85 100 Hz 800x600 56 60 72 75 85 100 Hz 640x480 60 72 75 85 100 Hz Note All standard VGA modes are supported TECHNICAL SUPPORT Colorgraphic Communications Corporation supplies technical sup port free of charge to the end user or potential user Contact may be made via mail voice facsimile or the Internet DOM ESTIC 770 455 3921 770 455 3921 Customer Service Tech Support Fax Support 770 458 0616 Internet www colorgraphic net FTP ftp colorgraphic net Sales sales colorgraphic net Voice 1 87 7 W IDE VIEW 1 877 943 3843 Tech Support tech colorgraphic net European Colorgraphic Communications Ltd Peachtree House Acorn Business Park Ling Road Poole Dorset BH12 4NZ United Kingdom Canadian Forefront Graphics Corporation 125 Ashwarren Road Downsview Ontario 7 Canada Tel 416 636 4444 Fax 416 6364454 email ffsales forefront com EUROPEAN 44 1202 747 044 44 1202 747 044 44 1202 747 114 www colorgraphic co uk sales colorgraphic co uk tech colorgraphic co uk Please refer to our web page for other distributors www colorgraphic net TROUBLESHOOTING Cause Solution Cause Solution I have installed a Colorgraphic video card W hen I turn on my PC I hear a series of beeps typically one long be
8. 2000 will autodetect the video card change The does not indicate a problem Windows 95 98 only following steps will be reguired to load the video driver 1 After login the Found New Hardware window will appear stating the Cirrus Logic 5480 is detected Click Next to continue 2 Click on Display a list of the known drivers for this Device so that I can choose a specific driver click Next to continue 3 Click on Specify a location and uncheck any drives than may be checked Click Next to continue 4 Type in the directory or click Browse to point to the location X W2000 Evolution where X is the location of the CD ROM drive Click Ok to continue 5 Click Next to continue to the Digital Signature Not Found win dow click Yes to continue and the files will be copied Click Finish 6 The remaining devices of the Evolution 2V Twin Tuna will be detect ed click No so that a driver is not loaded for these as the first dri ver will operate all devices Click Finish and repeat until all other Evolution 2V Twin Tuna devices have been prompted for 7 Open the Device Manager by a right click on the My Compter desktop icon Select Properties and click on the Hardware Tab Click on the Device Manager button Right click on each VGA compatible device and select Disable Click yes to continue and repeat for all VGA devices 8 Exit the Device Manager and System Properties and restart the system MultiVu Software Installation
9. Bus Architecture 32 bit PCI 2 1 compliant Multiple boards can be installed in a single system Twin Tuna uses a single full length PCI slot Evolution 2V is 6 5 in length Graphics Accelerator Functions 64 bit high bandwidth SGRAM interface BitBlts Font acceleration Hardware cursor Rectangle fills Video Architecture 16 bit YUV 422 digital video TV tuner or external CVBS analog video routable to external monitor or VCR TV External CVBS and S Video Inputs routable to either video section Color brightness and contrast controls Cableready TV tuner available in many formats NTSC PAL I PAL B G Twin Tuna only Audio Architecture Variable line level output direct connect to PC sound card or amplifier Bass and treble controls Spatial Pseudo stereo enhancement for TV audio External input for multiple cards or other audio source DSS VCR LaserDisc Graphics M odes All standard VGA compatible graphic modes as well as a number of enhanced graphics modes are supported The following table list the enhanced graphic modes available and their respective vertical refresh rates RESOLUTIONS REFRESH SUPPORTED RATES 256 COLORS 1600x1200 48 60 70 Hz 1280x1024 43 60 75 85 100 Hz 1024x768 43 60 70 75 85 100 Hz 800x600 56 60 72 75 85 100 Hz 640x480 60 72 75 85 100 Hz 65535 COLORS 1600x1200 48 60 70 Hz 1280x1024 43 60 75 85 100 Hz 1024x768 43 60 70 75 85 10
10. ble multi screen support Service Pack 3 or later must be installed If PCAnywhere32 has been installed make sure that aw host has been disabled in Control Panel Devices have installed my Colorgraphic adapter and drivers but all see is a blue green background How do get the Windows desktop to appear Try connecting monitors to all ports The default set ting uses all available ports You may not be able to see the entire desktop with only one monitor connected Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution I have fewer than four monitors connected to my four port card It appears that part of my desktop is miss ing How do I make the entire desktop appear You will need to modify the display configuration The default settings use all available ports in a horizontal array Open Control Panel double click SetArray and modify the display array configuration Set horizontal displays to the number of monitors that you have con nected Set vertical displays to 1 Click the save button to save your changes only have three monitors connected to my four port card How can configure my PC to use only three screens You will need to modify the display configuration The default settings use all available ports in a horizontal array Open Control Panel double click SetArray and modify the display array configuration Set horizontal displays to the number of monitors that you have con ne
11. cted Set vertical displays to 1 Click the save button to save your changes After loading the Colorgraphic drivers under Windows 9x see multiple listings of the driver hardware in device manager and some have yellow exclamation marks Should there be multiple listings Does the exclamation mark indicate a problem A listing will appear for each accelerator chip An exclamation mark will appear next to all but the first listing This is normal and will not affect operation of your PC Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution have loaded the Mover software but still have a single screen desktop A Colorgraphic multi screen driver must be loaded in order to enable multi screen support Mover is a win dow placement utility that does not enable multi screen support For information on driver installation please refer to the driver installation in this manual My dialog windows are split across multiple monitors Is there a way to center them on a specific monitor Install the Mover software that is included with the Colorgraphic driver diskette s Please refer to online help for the Mover software configurations settings The logon display window is split between two monitors Is there a way to center the logon dialog box on a single monitor No The Mover software cannot control window placement until after the logon is completed When attempting to load the Mover softwar
12. d understand the allowable resolution and refresh rates for the video display device in use Always refer to the operations manual accompanying the video display device prior to use 1 87 7 WIDE VIEW 1 877 943 3843 Colorgraphic Communications Corporation 5980 Peachtree Road Atlanta GA 30341 1602 Phone 770 455 3921 Fax 770 458 0616 Email sales colorgraphic net Support Email tech colorgraphic net www colorgraphic net
13. e get a system beep exclamation sound W hat does this mean Mover is already loaded Look for the Mover icon in the system tray near the clock If the PC is running in single screen mode or the Colorgraphic driver is not loaded Mover will not run DISCLAIMERS Life Support Colorgraphic Communications Corporation does not sanction authorize or certify any of its products for use in the design construction or use in or as critical care components of life Support systems or devices Products of this nature are defined as follows a Life support systems and or devices are those that are used to support sustain life or are used to the same effect when applied as a surgical implant and whose failure to perform may result in serious injury or fatality b Critical components are those which are integral and essential to the design and construction of life support devices which are used to sustain support life and whose failure to perform can be expected to significantly reduce the effectiveness of said devices which may result in serious injury or fatality Incidental Damage Colorgraphic Communications Corporation assumes no liability or responsibility for damage to any device s of any kind connected to the Twin Tuna Evolution 2V adapters Damage to video display devices can sometimes occur if the wrong resolution and refresh rate are chosen It is the responsibility of the user to know an
14. e Display window Click Have Disk button Type NT4 Evolution in the text box where X is the drive letter for your the CD ROM drive Click OK Highlight the Evolution graphics adapter from the Display list Select OK A warning message will appear confirming your selection of a third party driver Click the Yes button After the driver software has been copied to the system click on Start gt Shutdown and restart the system After the system has been rebooted the SetArray icon will be added to your Control Panel SetArray will allow you to specify the number of horizontal and vertical displays that make up your configuration Example Two monitors sitting side byside would comprise a 2 horizontal X 1 vertical configuration Within SetArray the Full Screen Display controls which screen will be used when the DOS prompt is configured for a full screen session The default multi screen resolution will be 640x480x256 colors Return to the Display Properties window to adjust the resolution and refresh rate Display icon Device Driver Installation for Windows 2000 Installation Notes NOTE Additional driver information will be in the README TXT After loading the virtual screen drivers under W indows you will file located in the W 2000 Evolution directory see multiple listings of the driver hardware in device manager and some have yellow exclamation marks This is normal and Windows
15. ee 23 Life SUPPOFE TTT 23 Incidental Damage O 2500000000 23 OVER VIEW borarapnics Twin Tuna uses the latest in memory and graphics accelerator technology along with unsur passed video overlay capabilities Independent cable ready tuners for each video section allow viewing differ ent TV channels on each screen Using Colorgraphic s free drivers for Windows 95 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 an image can be spread across multi ple monitors to create one large virtual display The Twin Tuna gives you high quality TV overlays with a high performance multiscreen video adapter Colorgraphic s Evolution 2 uses our proven Evolution Series video adapter coupled with the unsurpassed video overlay capabilities of the Twin Tuna With up to four composite inputs and two S Video inputs the Evolution 2V can meet a wide variety of video overlay applications Q Patent Pending HARDWARE INSTALLATION System Requirements Information presented in this section will help avoid potential hardware and software conflicts The Twin Tuna Evolution 2V is a high performance multiscreen video adapter For the graphics card to function properly please insure that your PC meets the following minimum requirements IBM PC compatible Intel Pentium PCI 2 1compliant system Single PCI slot 2 or more VGA monitors Multisync required for greater than 640x480 resolution 16MB of system RAM 32 MB recommended 1 MB
16. ep and three short beeps and it does not boot What does this mean The video card may not be fully inserted in the slot Power down the PC remove the card and reinsert it Restart your PC A jumper may be missing Call technical support for proper jumper configuration There may be another conflicting video adapter in your PC Remove the extra adapter and restart your PC If your PC has integrated video on the motherboard disable the integrated video and restart your PC Check your PC manuals for instructions on disabling the integrated video There is no video on my monitor and my PC does not boot It is possible that your PC may be using another video adapter or integrated video on the motherboard as the primary display device Disable the integrated video or remove the extra video adapter and restart your PC Check your PC manuals for instructions on disabling the integrated video Cause Solution Cause Solution Cause Solution Text is displayed on my monitor but my PC doesn t appear to be booting The PC may be booting on a port that doesn t have a monitor connected Connect monitors to all ports Your PC may not support PCI bridge devices check with your PC manufacturer for a system BIOS upgrade After installing the Colorgraphic video drivers under Windows NT my PC still only comes up in single screen VGA mode How do get my PC to come up in multi screen mode In order to ena
17. ged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is installed Consult an experienced radio technician for help if necessary The following booklet prepared by the FCC may be helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 To comply with the limits for the Class A device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules this card must be installed in computer equipment certified to complv with the Class A limits All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded Operation with non certi fied computers or non shielded cables mav result in interference to radio or television reception A tvpical supplied monitor cable with a shielded interface cable with a ferrite core must be used in order to comply with the emission limit TWIN TUNA EVOLUTION 2V USER GUIDE FOR PCI LOCAL BUS COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS Colorgraphic Communications Corporation 5980 Peachtree Road 7 Atlanta GA 30341 1602 Phone 770 455 3921 Fax 770 458 0616 Toll Free 877 943 3843 Email sales colorgraphic net Support Email tech colorgraphic net www colorgraphic net
18. ick No so the system will not restart Depending on the number of video boards in the system this step will repeat until all ports have been setup Click on Start gt Shutdown and restart the system After reset the monitor type will be detected If the monitor is plug n play autodetection will occur The default setup will use all Twin Tuna Evolution 2V cards present in the system with the resolution set to 640x480 256 colors To setup a specific monitor configuration click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the SetArray icon SetArray allows you to specify the number of horizon tal vertical displays in your configuration and to specify the ver tical refresh rate The desktop resolution and color depth can be changed from the Display Properties To open the Display Properties Click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the Device Driver Installation for Windows NT 4 0 NOTE Additional driver information will be in the README TXT file located in the NT4 Evolution directory Make sure that NT 4 0 has been correctly installed on the host PC with a minimum of Service Pack 3 From the Taskbar choose START From the START menu select Settings then choose Control Panel Double click the Display icon this opens the Display Properties window Click the Settings Tab and then select Display Type Click the Change button under the Adapter Type section This opens the Chang
19. s section details how to attach the cable to your various devices A diagram of the AV cable can be found on page 9 Attach the 44 pin A V cable to the card Connect the monitors to both 15 pin connectors In the default configuration the LEFT monitor coincides with the connector labeled VGA Video 1 J 1 Attach the RIGHT monitor to the connector labeled VGA Video 2 J 2 An audio source may be attached to the stereo mini phono plug labeled AUDIO Slave In J 3 The AUDIO Master Out J 5 may be directly connected to a set of amplified speakers or to a sound card with the included 6 patch cable Two composite video sources may be connected to the RCA phono plugs labeled CVBS In 1 6 and CVBS In 2 J 7 Example Composite Video Sources CVBS would include video cameras standard camcorders VCR s etc Two S Video sources may be connected to the mini DIN plugs labeled In 1 J 10 and In 2 J 11 Example S Video sources include DSS DVD Laser disk etc Two composite video sources may be routed to external devices by attaching cables to the RCA phono plugs labeled CVBS Out 1 8 and CVBS Out 2 9 Routable sources include TV tuner Twin Tuna only and CVBS inputs Example This option allows either the tuner or CVBS video to be displayed on an external TV monitor or routed to a VCR After all connections have been made including any that were disconnected prior
20. ut Yes J umper Settings 3 andJP 4 control the Input Output selection for connec tors CVBS OUT 1 amp 2 on the 44 pin AV cable The following jumper configurations are detailed below Pins 1 amp 2 Routed Video Output 2 amp 3 Composite Video Input 284 Composite TV Out Please contact Colorgraphic Technical Support for assistance when altering the default configuration of these jumper settings SOFTW ARE INSTALLATION Device Driver Installation for Windows 95 NOTE Additional driver information will be in the README95 TXT file located in the W95 Evolution directory Windows 95 will autodetect the video card change The following steps will be required to load the video driver After the PCI Bridge Chip has been detected the New Hardware Found window will appear Select the option Driver from product provided by hardware manafacturer and click OK The Install From Disk window will appear In the Copy manu facturer s files from drop down window type in the path X W 95 Evolution where X is the drive letter of the CD ROM drive and click OK The System Settings Change window will appear click No so the system will not restart Depending on the number of Video ports in the system this step will repeat until all ports have been setup Click on Start gt Shutdown and restart the system After reset the monitor type will be detected If the monitor is plug n play autodetection will occur
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