Graphics Scout Manager User's Guide
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1. Graphics Scout Manager gg User s Guide Contents About Graphics Scout Manage r ccccseeccsseceseccsecceececucceeuceeseceeuceeeucceusetsuseeeuceeueeeeeceeuectenseeseseeneetenss METT PAN LETE TG CT 6 9 go Og e e EEE A E E A AA A EE EE E Understanding reference cards and Sub cardS a rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnnnnnnsnnnesene Fe EG NNN UT MV EEE EE ge N Modifying specifications rrarrnnannnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnennnnrnnnennnnennnennnnennnennnnennnnennnnnnennnnenenenee Modifying descriptive text rrrrarnnnnrrnnrnnnnrnnnrrnnnvnrnnrnnnnrnnnennnnennnnnnnnsnnnernnnennnevnnnsnnnennnsnnnnene Modifying Images rrrarrnnnrnnnnvnnnvnnnvrnnnennnnrnnnernnnennnnnnnnennnnvnnnennnnennnnnnnnnnnnnsnnennnennnnsnnnnsnnnnunnnene Modifying awards arrnrnrnnnrrnnnvnnnnrnnnennnvrnnnennnnsnnnennnnennnennnnennnnennnnennunnnnnennennnennnnsnnnnsnnnnennnene Mods e tailer TN verre Fo GE Orepa E EE EN NN About Graphics Scout Manager The Graphics Scout Manager program is the back end application engine powering AMD s official http graphics scout com website The purpose of the back end application is to enable retailers distributors and add in board partners to create their own customised version of this website and to make it available any where for both online and offline use The Graphics Scout Manager program is currently delivered with reference information covering 13 AMD graphics ca2. category for the sub cards to the main Graphics Cards cat egory Using the e tailer links you can define Web links to your e tailers who offer the newly created sub card graphics products Please see the Graphics Cards gt e tailer links chapter for the various setting options in this category If the enable e tailer links check box is unchecked the category will not be displayed within the Graphics Scout program and will also be hidden on the configured Home page Enable advanced filtering Assumes you have created a number of sub cards but want the option to disable the display of sub cards so that only the reference cards are displayed on the published site To prevent display of sub cards and their variant features uncheck this box Unchecking this box does not affect the configuration of your sub cards and can re enabled later without affect your customised configurations or losing any data To display all sub cards on the site and to enable advanced filtering check this box enable advanced filtering Language selection Use this option to select all the languages you want to include in the completed website All information and text for the reference cards are available in all the defined languages for the geographic region Initially new sub cards inherit the text and technical details from their associated reference cards When modifying the properties of a sub card for one language you should also do the same for al
3. a Windows Explorer window enabling you to navigate to the location of the desired logo graphics file on your hard drive Enter the retailer s name in the name text field The link field enables you to enter an optional URL that will open when the user later clicks the retailer s logo The URL itself will not display in plaintext on the page In the price field enter the retailer s price for the card and select the corresponding currency in the cur rency drop down list To delete a retailer link that has been added select the corresponding line and click the Delete Link button Where should the logo be positioned Custom Logo You can include your own logo on the configured Home page To do this open the third large Custom Logo tab Similar to sub card images there are two options for positioning your logo Double clicking the question mark symbol opens a Windows Explorer window where you can navigate to and open the desired image on your hard drive Or you can drag and drop an image file to add an image directly To do this open the folder that contains the logo you want to add and drag it to the grey area in the program while holding down the left mouse button Drop the image by releasing the mouse button A small icon with the mouse pointer is displayed if the mouse pointer is hovering over the correct area Next define the position of the logo on the page To do this ent
4. er the pixel positions in the X and Y text fields The positioning should be checked by clicking the Preview button in the main menu Entscheiden Sie sich dazu doch kein eigenes Logo auf der Seite platzieren zu wollen k nnen Sie dieses Uber den Button remove Logo rechts unter der grauen Fl che wieder entfernen If you decide against positioning your own logo on the page you can remove it using the remove Logo button to the right side below the grey area
5. in an editable field Confirm your entry using the ENTER key or clicking anywhere outside the field If a property does not have an associated value the colour of the round bullet symbol at the beginning of the line changes from green to red This indicates that a value should be associated with this property Empty properties show no value on the Home page In addition you can add new properties for sub cards such as Silent Cooling describing graphics cards employing large passive coolers instead of conventional cooling fans To do this select the desired language and click New Property to add the new property at the first position Or select the line under which the new property should be added Next define a suitable name and its associated value This changes the colour of the line s red bullet back to green To delete a property select the corresponding line and click the Delete Property button Modifying descriptive text The information for the selected card can be modified using the Description menu item A text editor sup porting the modification of certain text properties is available for each language For example you can for mat sections in bold italic with underline or add new bullets There are two options for modifying the image for the selected card Double clicking the image opens a Win dows Explorer window enabling you to navigate to and open the desired image stored on your hard drive Or you can d
6. l the other selected languages ATI Radeon HD 4670 ATI Radeon HD 4670 a New Sub Card ki Duplicate Sub Card Description Image Delete Sub Card Awards e tailer links Graphic Cards Understanding reference cards and sub cards The 13 reference cards currently available serve as templates for e tailers to create customised cards The names of the 13 reference cards cannot be changed The data of the reference cards are the basis for creating the sub cards from a reference card series The sub cards created should be associated with the correspond ing reference card series Any number of sub cards can be added for each reference card If necessary a complete series of sub cards can be hidden on the site by simply disabling it within the program Enabling disabling cards To enable or disable a card select the check box on the left side of each card A check mark means that the card is enabled and will later be displayed on the page Without a check mark the card is greyed out can no longer be edited and is not included in the completed page Creating duplicating and deleting sub cards To create a new sub card select the corresponding reference card and click on the New Sub Card button Ini tially the new sub card shares the same properties as its parent reference card However the new sub card s specifications and description can be modified as needed You can also duplicate an existing sub card to
7. les the addition of new sub cards for the latest series of graphics cards at any time Menu Functions Save Clicking the Save button saves the current data in the program cache This is useful for pausing and resuming work within the application without closing the program While working in Graphics Scout Manager your changes are automatically saved at regular intervals Deliberately clicking the Save button during your work will save all changes but the program also does this automatically for you Export The Export function enables you to save the completely configured website archived in ZIP format This ZIP archive can be stored anywhere on your hard drive or backed up on a portable device Sav ing your entire configured website to a ZIP archive may take some time depending on the number of created sub cards The ZIP archive contains an index html file that can be opened within any Web browser enabling your customised page to be used in almost any website Preview The Preview function enables you to view your current work progress in the browser Default Settings This function resets all settings to the factory defaults Resetting all settings to the factory defaults means that all previous changes made are lost About Shows program identification and version information about the Graphics Scout Manager program Enable E Tailer Links v enable e tailer links Selecting this check box adds the e tailer links
8. rag and drop an image file to add an image directly To do this open the folder that contains the image you want to add and drag it to the grey area in the program while holding down the left mouse button Drop the image by releasing the mouse button A small icon with the mouse pointer shows if the mouse is hovering over the correct area sl ea A A a Cc a if p FN E TY J 1 he I ai i y T T a ON d P GE ric Ss VW AeA i IS dWadIlUs br If your graphics card has already won a number of awards you can add them in the Awards category Select the line with the appropriate language for the award and then click the New Award button A new line is added providing the fields for an image and a link The image can be modified by double clicking the question mark This opens a Windows Explorer window enabling you to navigate to the location of the de sired image In the Link field enter the appropriate URL to open when a user later clicks the selected image The URL itself will not display in plaintext on the page To delete an award that has been added select the corresponding line and click the Delete Award button The e tailer links category enables you to associate your card with different online retailers and prices Select the desired language and click the New Link button to add a new retailer Double click the question mark symbol to select the retailer s logo This opens
9. rds With the exception of the product names and e tailer Web links these included reference cards can be edited customised or disabled as needed Customized graphics cards are created as sub cards a subset of their corresponding reference card that can be edited and customised as needed The offline version of the site using this back end application will have an additional feature designed to help the user search for a suitable graphics card selected from a presentation of card variants For example if three sub cards derived from the same reference card all differ in the max memory category e g 512MB 1024MB 2048MB they can later be filtered according to these properties on the Graphics Scout Manager Home page using the Card Variants button Therefore it is important that all component specification differ ences should be set within the sub cards if possible The Graphics Scout Manager program enables you to add Web links to e tailers or product award websites However these links are enabled and active only after the completely configured page runs on a Web server Otherwise clicking a linked logo displays a security error in the browser instead of redirecting the user to the proper Web location The Graphics Scout Manager program includes an automatic update function enabling the easy addition of reference cards and functions without losing the existing configuration or being forced to re install the pro gram This enab
10. re use its properties and edit them further to create a new sub card To do this select a sub card and click the Duplicate Sub Card button in the menu above the list Sub cards can also be deleted by selecting the sub card and clicking the Delete Sub Card button in the menu Configuring cards To modify the specific information for a card select it in the tree view on the left side of the application window Selecting a card on the left changes the content area of the card on the right The sub card can be edited in step by step order for each language using the menu The individual categories are described below New ATI Radeon HD 4890 Property fey german a DirectxE API Bus Interface 6 J bis Version 10 1 ShaderModel 4 1 PCI Express 2 0 Ja Nein Ja UVD 2 7 1 Ben tigt HDCP f hige Ausgabeger te 320 GDDR3 DDR3 512MB GDDR3 oder 1GB DDR3 750MHz 29 32GB sek 1 59 Watt 1080p 2048x1536 2560x1600 minprice maxprice currency Delete Property ATI CrossFireXx Korpatibel You can change the name of the new sub card by double clicking on the name of the selected sub card Enter the new sub card name into the text field and confirm using the ENTER key or clicking anywhere outside the text field The Specifications area shows a list of properties for each card To modify the default values double click the line value you want to edit The text can now be modified
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