BVision PPC Installation User Guidance
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1. ION After inserting the installation diskette double click with the mouse on the diskette icon to open it Now double click on the diskette to start the installation program The installation is performed completely automatically When prompted for the monitor type you are using click on the button corresponding to the maximum line frequency of your monitor You will find this in the monitor user manual Please refer to the README files on the disk for latest information of the software and the provided utilities During installation the following files are copied into the appropriate directories e devs monitors CVisionPPC libs cgxsystem library libs cgxvideo library libs cgxbootpic library sys prefs presets monitors Monitor xxKhz sys prefs env archive cybergraphx CVisionPPCMonitor Translation by Boot_WB The programs perform the following tasks Monitor file CVisionPPC This is the monitor driver of the BVisionPPC it contains the basic functions to respond around the graphics card and is the link between hardware and software LIBRARIES e cgxsystem library e cgxvideo library e cgxbootpic library This software part is the actual intuition emulation It is responsible for the fact that your BVisionPPC can communicate with intuition Each change on your screen is analyzed by these LIBRARIES and translated for your BVisionPPC monitor xxKhz This Env variable contains all monitor specific attitudes These would be resolution c2. Translation by Boot_WB PMc a gt D g EEE BVision PPC Installation User Guidance copyright 1998 phase 5 digitally products in der Au 27 D 61440 Oberursel Product names used are registered designs and or registered trade marks of the relevant manufacturer All rights and changes to the technology and scope of supply are reserved The text illustrations programs and hardware have been produced with the utmost care Phase 5 digital products accepts neither legal responsibility nor liability for any errors remaining in the data or the consequences thereof All rights are reserved IMPORTANT PRIOR TO OPERATING THE BVISION PPC Please you note that for the problem free operation of the BVisionPPC Graphics card the firmware must be updated to version V45 6 or greater on your BLIZZARD603e e If you have not yet installed this version you can download an update from our Internet server www phase5 de or obtain it from your retailer Many thanks for choosing our product The BVisionPPC graphics card represents a new generation of graphics boards for Blizzard 603e e accelerated Amiga systems By use of the fast and modern display processor PERMEDIA 2 and the direct bus connection to the Blizzard 603e e PPC the BVision PPC provides an outstanding performance in all display operations and allows fast and efficient work with todays most demanding applications and at high resolutions Performance and functionality of the BVision PPC de
3. ased digital products provides the registered user of this BVision PPC with a 12 month parts and labour guarantee commencing on the date of first sale date of the retailers invoice issued ot the registered final customer During the period of this guarantee we will remedy all defects either by exchange or repair at our discretion which are due to material or manufacturer s defects Execution of the rights under this guarantee in no way affects the period of the guarantee The guarantee specifically excludes claims for damage caused by external influences or improper use and in particular unauthorised repairs Any modification to the hardware of any type automatically invalidates any rights to claim under this guarantee The guarantee also specifically excludes claims for operational defects of the BVision PPC or other devices connected in to the AMIGA after the system has been altered such as fitting new expansion cards if it can not be proved beyond doubt that a technical defect of the BVision PPC is causing the fault Modifications of the hardware and or software are expressively included which are carried out in the form of repairs upgrades or system updates Phase 5 digital products take over any no warranty whatsoever that this product is suited for a certain application This also expressly includes any changes to the AMIGA hardware which have been carried out by the Amiga Technologies company by way of repairs subsequent improvements o
4. damage during transit due to unsatisfactory packaging when returning devices Always use the original packaging when returning a BVision PPC and also a sturdy outer packing e g post office parcel and if necessary padding e g newspaper computers in CE conformant and sufficiently shielded Tower housings corresponds to the basic requirements of the law over the electromagnetic compatibility in CE This BVisionPPC Graphics card for installation and operation in AMIGA 1200 accordance with the European standard EN55022 class B Translation by Boot_WB This page is not translated from the original manual it is just a note on the translation and a short FAQ added to save people some time and save Piru from repeating himself ad infinitum thus increasing his blood pressure NOTE ON THE TRANSLATION This document was translated from the German original Phase 5 document BVISION PPC INSTALLATIONS ANWENDERANLEITUNG Whilst have tried to accurately retain the ambiguity of the original document accept no responsibility for any damage loss of hair or madness induced by inaccuracies in the translation or any other mistakes or misinformation included in the text In translating the document reference was made to the English documents Cybervision PPC User s guide Blizzard 603e 603e Power Board User s Guide and Cyberstorm PPC Users Manual sic Altavista Babel fish and Google translation tool also helped
5. de you with the latest suggestions and advice regarding compatibility problems tested third party add ons known bugs and how to work around The tips and advices are always up to date Obviously you can download the latest software and driver versions Translation by Boot_WB In rare cases your dealer will not be able to solve your problem to your convenience In that case or if you are not online and need a update please feel free to contact the phase 5 support department via fax or phone or if you like better write us a letter GUARANTEE CLAIMS RETURNS Guarantee claims in Germany should be made direct to our Support Department phase 5 digital products In der Au 27 D 61440 Oberursel Telephone 06171 628455 fax 06171 628456 In all other countries please contact our distributors or your dealer Goods may only be returned after prior consultation with and authorisation by our support department You will be given a Return Material Authorisation RMA number which must be clearly marked on the goods returned Please note that returns without a RMA number cannot be accepted Also returns for which postage has not been paid cannot be accepted If no defect is found on an authorised return a processing fee of USD 35 00 or DM 60 00 will be charged If a defect is found which is not covered by the guarantee then the processing fee will be charged as well as an additional repair fee dependant on the defect No liability can be accepted for
6. especially with the long words This translation is free to distribute as far as am concerned However this does not affect any rights held by Phase 5 or the holders of Phase 5 s IP FAQ Q A have installed the CGXv3 CGXv4 software but when go to prefs screenmodes there are no BVision CGX screenmodes to select is my board broken Maybe but probably not there is a compatibility problem between exec library gt 40 and CyberGraphX software only up to cgxv42_r2_ pres You can either e Update to the latest CGX at this time CGXv4 2 rc6 o This requires the CGXv4 CD and the 4 2rc6 patch available at http powerup amigaworld de index php lang en amp page 14 or http phase5 aik org index php id 3 or e Install the execv44beta4 patch from Piru s homepage http www iki fi sintonen sw html this will allow you to use the BVision with CGX v3 or v4 Please read the associated readme files before installing My BVision Blizzard 603e e came from some scally on ebay and has no disk with it Where can get the installation software Many places including e http powerup amigaworld de index php lang en amp page 14 e http phase5 aik org index php id 3 e http amiga resource cx e http www amiga hardware com
7. fine a new standard in its class Thank you that you decided for our product The BVision PPC is a high performance graphics card for the direct bus of the Blizzard603e e processor cards By use of the Permedia 2 fast graphics processor the direct bus connection and with 8MB SGRAM the BVisionPPC offers outstanding performance in all graphics operations and allows fast and efficient work with today s most demanding applications and at high resolutions The BVisionPPC graphics card runs with the following minimum system requirements Amiga 1200 in Tower conversion with Blizzard603e e processor card min Kickstart 3 0 CybergraphX V3 0 release 70a or higher VGA monitor with 31Khz horizontal line frequency min 8 MB free fast ram Note Although the BVisionPPC can be fitted into a A1200 Desktop case its operation is not intended in it due to electrical supply requirements On receipt of your BVisionPPC please check the contents are complete The packing should contain e The BVision PPC graphics card e A VGA Connector module with cable e An installation disk e This manual If any of these parts are missing please refer to your retailer Translation by Boot_WB INSTALLATION OF THE BVISION PPC should by all means read this manual otherwise the board or the computer could suffer damage Please also refer to our warranty conditions in respect to unadequate handling and unauthorized repair A Attention Before starting wi
8. he shielded flat cable of the VGA Connector module is inserted into the socket provided for it on the BVisionPPC as indicated in figure 2 The VGA connector must be fed through a suitable opening from the Tower case if necessary using an optional back plate Important In order to ensure a stable voltage supply of the system it is necessary with some tower solutions to connect a power cable for the 3 5 floppy from the psu to the power connection for the floppy disk on the A1200 Mainboard in order to supply 5V directly to the motherboard If this is not done it is possible that insufficient current is supplied to the system through the motherboard which can result in malfunctioning or unstable operation This connection is shown in figure 2 in the lower half of the picture Translation by Boot_WB CONNECTING THE MONITOR Connect the monitor cable to the VGA port on the BVisionPPC connector module See figure 2 This connector always outputs the BVisionPPC video signal You can use a 15kHz monitor in parallel on the standard Amiga RGB port for a two monitor system The 3pole Mini DIN connector above the VGA connector is for the use of an optional LCD 3D Shutterglasses system VESA standard Figure 1 The BVision PPC is attached to Figure 2 The VGA Connector Module is the Blizzard 603E E attacher to the BVision PPC Additionally the floppy power cable from the psu is attached to the A1200 floppy power connector SOFTWARE INSTALLAT
9. olour depth line frequencies RESOLUTIONS COLOUR DEPTHS AND FREQUENCIES After installation of the software a range of resolutions colour depths and frequencies are available which allow operation with most modern VGA and Multisync monitors The selection of the resolution and colour depth with which you would like to work is performed through the standard screenmode requester of the Amiga operating system prefs screenmodes Thus the BVisionPPC is immediately operational without further adjustment Over the software CGXMODE also individual screenmodes modes can be defined Instructions for the use of CGXMODE are on our Website at www phase5 de In this documentation also further technical details are described however these are not needed for normal operation SUPPORTED SCREENMODES OF THE BVISION PPC GRAPHICS CARD Resolution 8 bits 16 bits 24 bits pixels 256 colours 65 535 colours 16 7million colours 640 x 480 60 140 Hz 60 140 Hz 60 120 Hz 800 x 600 60 120 Hz 60 120 Hz 60 120 Hz 832 x 624 75 120 Hz 75 120 Hz 75 120 Hz 1024 x 768 75 120 Hz 75 120 Hz 75 120 Hz 1152 x 900 75 120 Hz 75 100 Hz 75 100 Hz 1280 x 1024 60 100 Hz 60 90 Hz z 1600 x 1200 60 80 Hz 60 75 Hz For high resolutions and color depths the hardware acceleration and the LCD 3D Shutter Glasses support is restricted Translation by Boot_WB TERMS OF THE WARRANTY Ph
10. r system updates Furthermore we accept no liability for defects or damage to devices other than the BVision PPC nor for losses of data which were or seem to have been directly or indirectly linked with the installation of the BVision PPC even if we have been informed about the possibility of such a connection in advance For memory modules supplied the guarantee of the respective manufacturer applies exclusively TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SERVICE Should you need technical information e g for the installation expansion or compatibility of your system configuration please refer to your retailer who will advise you with corresponding competence and offer you the suitable expansion products The experienced Amiga resp phase5 digital products retailers have the necessary knowledge as well as additional service information which will contribute to fast problem solution in case of simple technical problems or compatibility matters Also for the assessment of possible guarantee cases please refer to the chapter Handling of guarantee cases returns your dealer can assist you Furthermore you will receive comprehensive support information through our World Wide Web server in the Internet You will reach our homepage under http Awww phase5 de Here you can request all sorts of technical information to actual and future products which are important for the general information or technical support These infos are updated regularly to provi
11. th the installation of the BlizzardPPC you The installation of the BVision PPC Graphics card on the direct bus connection of the Blizzard603e e accelerator board is relatively simple and requires no special technical knowledge some experience with the installation of expansions is however helpful If you prefer not to install the card yourself please consult your retailer who can install the map if necessary for a small charge Advice The following installation guidance refers to the installation of the card to the Blizzard603e e processor card For details of the installation of gt i extensions in a particular tower housing for the Amiga 1200 please refer to the user manual relating to your computer system This should instruct as to how this model is to be opened and how to install the system processor and other extension cards The BVision PPC graphics card is installed to the direct bus connection of the Blizzard 603e e accelerator board as indicated in figure 1 The plug connectors of the diagram and of the processor board must be aligned and connected with light pressure Once the BVision PPC is attached to the direct bus connector of the Blizzard 603e e it must be secured with the two enclosed M2 nuts and bolts through the two bolt holes beside the direct bus connector The screws should be only lightly tightened in order to secure the graphics card to the processor board Do not use excessive force The 10 pin plug of t
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