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Using ATI Catalyst Control Center - Dashboard: ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro User's Guide

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Using ATI Catalyst™ Control Center - Dashboard: ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro User's Guide

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard

Dashboard

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Welcome (Sample)

The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard is a graphical representation of the display features of the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Dashboard to fine-tune your graphic settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many features present you with a preview of your changes before they are applied.

The Dashboard is only available in Advanced View and Custom View, if selected.

Use the Dashboard to access a comprehensive online help system, create a hot key, or customize the way you view the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Views

The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard supports three types of views:

Basic View

Basic View is the default view when ATI Catalyst™ Control Center is launched for the very first time. It includes a wizard that guides you through the process of configuring your display devices. Basic View is recommended for novice users.

Advanced View

Advanced View provides access to all the features offered by the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center. Advanced View is recommended for experienced users.

Custom View

Custom View allows you to choose the features that appear in the left navigation pane. Custom View is recommended for experienced users who want to access only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D applications support.

Switch Views

When in Advanced view, click View and then select either Basic or Custom View.

When in Basic view, select Advanced in the Basic View Welcome page or click Advanced on any other page.

NOTE: The Advanced button does not appear on all Basic View pages.

Create a Custom View

  1. In Advanced View, click View and then select Define Custom View.
  2. In the Define a Custom View dialog, click the plus sign beside the graphics card name to expand the tree view.
  3. Select the check box next to each aspect you wish to add to your custom view.
  4. Click OK to save the changes.

Hotkeys Manager

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Hotkeys Manager (Sample)

Use the Hotkeys Manager to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application. A hot key is a combination of one or more modifier keys, such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet.

NOTE: Hotkeys Manager is only available in Advanced View.

NOTE: Some applications disable hotkeys as a normal part of their functionality.

NOTE: When you enable CrossFire™ , hotkeys are disabled. Hotkeys are reenabled when you disable CrossFire™.

Access Hotkeys Manager

  • Click Hotkeys in Advanced View of the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Display Hotkeys Manager

  1. Click Hotkeys in the Dashboard.
  2. Select Hotkeys Manager.

Enable Hotkeys feature

  1. Open Hotkeys Manager.
  2. Select the Enable Hotkeys feature check box.

Edit an existing hot key

  1. Open Hotkeys Manager.
  2. Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu.
    • Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list.
  3. Click a hot key to edit.
  4. Click Edit button.
  5. Choose a modifier.
  6. Enter any letter of the alphabet.
  7. Click the OK button to save your changes.

NOTE: A hot key character is restricted to letters of the alphabet.

Create a list of active hot keys

  1. Open Hotkeys Manager.
  2. Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu.
    • Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list.
  3. Select the hot key actions you want active.

NOTE: A hot key action must have a hot key assigned to it before the hot key can be made active.

See a list of active hot keys only

  1. Open Hotkeys Manager.
  2. Click List active Hotkeys only.
  3. Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu.
    • Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list.

Sort hot keys

Hot keys can be sorted by their state, actions, or key combination.

  1. Open Hotkeys Manager
    • Click Active button to sort by state.
    • Click Hotkeys Actions button to sort by action.
    • Click Hotkeys button to sort by key combination.
  2. Clicking the respective button toggles ascending/descending sort order.

Apply a hot key

Press and hold down the modifier(s) keys, then press the assigned keyboard key. For example: press and hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys, then press the C key.

Profiles Manager

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Profiles Manager (Sample)

Use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save into a profile your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a hot key, or by file association.

NOTE: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a profile.

NOTE: Profiles Manager is only available in Advanced View.

Access the Profiles Manager

  • Click the Profiles button in Advanced View of the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Display Profiles Manager

  1. Click Profiles in the Dashboard.
  2. Select Profiles Manager.

Create a profile

A profile can be created from any aspect of ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

  1. Make customized changes by adjusting the various sliders and buttons for the aspects to be included in your profile.
  2. Open the Profiles Manager.
  3. Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Profile.
  4. Enter a description of the profile.
  5. Select the composition, activation, and applications options that you wish to apply to the profile.
  6. Click Save.

Set the composition of the profile

  1. Open the Profiles Manager.
  2. Click the Composition tab.
    • all Catalyst® Control Center settings applies the available settings for all graphics adapters.
    • the following settings applies only the settings selected in the tree view.

Activate a profile

  1. Open the Profiles Manager.
  2. Select a profile from Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu.
  3. Click the Activation tab.
  4. Set a profile to activate manually:
    • Click Manually by then select your preferred method for activating a profile. For example, a shortcut on your desktop.
    • If you choose Hotkeys assignment, select a Hot key modifier and a keyboard key.

Activate an application, file, or shortcut when a profile is started

  1. Open the Profiles Manager.
  2. Click the Applications tab.
  3. Click opens the following application, file or shortcut.
  4. Click the browse ("...") button and browse to the file you want associated with your profile.
  5. Click on the file name and then click Open to select the file.

Save a profile

  1. Open the Profiles Manager.
  2. Enter a name for the profile in the Enter or select a profile name box.
  3. Select options for the profile.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Click the Activate & Close button to apply the saved profile and close the Profiles Manager.
    • Optionally, click the Activate button to apply the saved profile but leave the Profiles Manager open.
    • Optionally, click the Close button to close the Profiles Manager without applying the saved Profile.

Delete a profile

  1. Open the Profile Manager.
  2. Select a profile from the Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Click OK to confirm.

Preferences

Use Preferences to restore factory defaults, change skins, or enable/disable the System Tray icon.

The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Preferences aspect contains the following options:

  • Hide Tooltips
  • Always on Top
  • Enable System Tray menu
  • Restore factory defaults
  • Hide Toolbar Text
  • Select a Language
  • Select a Skin

Access Preferences

  • Click Preferences in Advanced View of the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Keep ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Always on Top of all open applications on the desktop

  1. Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Always on Top.

NOTE: When a check mark appears next to Always on Top the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center will always appear on top of all opened applications.

Hide or show Tooltips

  1. Click the Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Hide Tooltips in the drop-down menu.

NOTE: When a check mark appears next to Hide Tooltips, all Tooltips are disabled.

Show or hide text that appears on the toolbar buttons

  1. Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Hide Toolbar Text in the drop-down menu.

NOTE: When a check mark appears next to Hide Toolbar Text the toolbar buttons have button icons only.

Show or hide the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center icon in the Windows® System Tray

  1. Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Enable System Tray menu in the drop-down menu.

NOTE: When a check mark appears next to Enable System Tray Menu the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center icon appears in the Windows® System Tray.

Change ATI Catalyst™ Control Center language

  1. Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Select a Language in the drop-down menu.
  3. Choose a language from the list.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Restart ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Change the appearance of the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center

Use Stardocks™ DirectSkin to create your own look and feel for the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

  1. Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Select a skin in the drop-down menu.
  3. Choose a skin from the Skin drop-down menu.
  4. Click OK.

Restore ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to the factory default settings

  1. Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Select Restore factory defaults in the drop-down menu.
  3. Click Yes.

Help

Use the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Help feature to access the comprehensive online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get the installed ATI Catalyst™ Control Center version information.

Access Help

  • Click the Help button in the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard.

or

  • Press the F1 key at any time to get specific help on the feature or aspect you are using.

Display help for the aspect or feature you are using

  1. Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Select Help for this Page.
    • Optionally, click anywhere in the aspect or feature you are using and press the F1 key.

Display the online help

  1. Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Help Contents.

Search for Help

  1. Click the Help button in the Advanced view of the Dashboard.
  2. Click Search Help.
  3. Enter the word(s) you wish to search for the in search box of the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center Help.
  4. Click Go.

Display the version of the installed ATI Catalyst™ Control Center

  1. Click the Help button in the Dashboard.
  2. Click About Catalyst™ Control Center.

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