The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features contained within the installed AMD hardware and software. Use the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many of the features show you a preview of the changes before they are applied.
The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center offers you two views of the software:
Standard View is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the inexperienced user up and running.
Advanced View allows the advanced user to access and configure the complete feature set of the software.
The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center can be customized for easy access to the features you use most.
Use the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to access a comprehensive online help system, or connect to the AMD Web site.
Start ATI Catalyst™ Control Center from one of the following access points:
Access Point
Instructions
Windows® Desktop
1. Right-click the Windows® desktop.
2. Fom the short menu, select ATI Catalyst® Control Center.
Windows® Start Menu
From the Windows® task bar, click Start, and then select Programs > ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
Windows® System Tray
1. Right-click the ATI icon in the Windows® System Tray.
2. Fom the short menu, select ATI Catalyst® Control Center.
Desktop shortcut
When you first installed the ATI Catalyst® Control Center, the setup wizard provided you with the option of placing a shortcut on the desktop. If you chose this option, you can
Double-click the ATI Catalyst® Control Center desktop shortcut.
Predefined hot keys
Press the predefined combination of keys, Ctrl+Alt+C to launch ATI Catalyst® Control Center, or you can define your own hot key sequence by using the ATI Catalyst® Control Center Hotkey Manager.
Applying, Discarding, and Saving Your Settings
Each page of the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center has Apply, Defaults, and Cancel buttons that function in a consistent manner.
Click Apply to save your changes and leave the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center open.
Click OK to save your changes and exit the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
Restore default settings
Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.
Click Defaults.
NOTE: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
Discard your settings
Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.
NOTE: Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.
