‚S3 Display Switch Help


Display Devices: Show and select the active display devices. The active display device can be CRT, TV or both.


CRT:  Selects to set the active display device to CRT monitor.


TV:  Selects to set the active display device to the attached TV.


CRT Bitmap:  Shows the CRT activation state. If no CRT is attached, the CRT bitmap is grayed. If the CRT is attached but not active, the display on the CRT bitmap will be grayed. If the CRT is attached and is active, the whole bitmap is bright.


TV Bitmap: Shows the TV activation state. If no TV is attached, the TV bitmap is grayed. If the TV is attached but not active, the display on the TV bitmap will be grayed. If the TV is attached and is active, the whole bitmap is bright.


Use CRT DDC Information: If checked and a DDC CRT is connected, you can set each parameter within the CRT’s capability in the Advanced Settings page of the Display Properties.


Advanced settings:  Click this to invoke the Advanced Settings pages.


TV Settings: Shows the current TV standard and output signal type of the attached TV.


TV Type: Shows the current TV type of the attached TV. It can be NTSC, PAL or NTSC Japan.


NTSC:  Selects when an NTSC TV is attached.


PAL:  Selects when a PAL TV is attached.


NTSC Japan: Selects when an NTSC(Japanese standard) TV is attached.


TV Output Signal:  Shows the current output signal type of the attached TV. It can be Composite Video or S-Video.


Composite:  Selects to set the TV output signal to Composite video..


S-Video:  Selects to set the TV output signal to S-Video.


TV Control: Allows user to adjust the TV Brightness, Contrast, Color and Tint.


Brightness Control: Allows user to use the scroll bar to adjust the TV Brightness from lowest Brightness to highest Brightness.


Contrast Control: Allows user to use the scroll bar to adjust the TV Contrast from lowest Contrast to highest Contrast.


Color Control: Allows user to use the scroll bar to adjust the TV Color from minimum Color to maximum Color.


Tint Control: Allows user to use the scroll bar to adjust the TV Tint from Green to Purple.


Default Button: Allows user to set the TV Brightness, Contrast, Color and Tint to BIOS default value.


Adjust TV Position Button: Click this button to invoke the Adjust TV Position controls to shift the position of images displayed on TV Screen horizontally and/or vertically.


TV Enhancements Button: Allows user to invoke a dialog box to set the TV Flicker Filter, Horizontal Size and/or Vertical Size.


Flicker Filter:   Shows the current TV Flicker Filter state.  Flicker Filtering improves the quality of graphics displayed on a TV.


On:  Selects to turn the TV Flicker Filter on.


Off:  Selects to turn the TV Flicker Filter off.


Flicker Filter Slider:  Increases or decreases the amount of Flicker Filter used by the system from minimum Flicker Filter to maximum Flicker Filter.


Sharpness: Dynamic control enhancing overall edge contrast relative to flicker filter setting.


Sharpness Slider: Increase or decrease the amount of sharpness used by the system from minimum sharpness to maximum sharpness.


TV Adjustment Bitmap:  Shows how the current TV size and position settings will look on the TV screen.


Test Pattern:  Click this to select test patterns to adjust TV out settings.


Horizontal/Vertical Size:  Dynamic control of Horizontal and Vertical Size. Horizontal Size controls the width of the image displayed on a TV. Vertical Size controls the height of the image displayed on a TV.


Horizontal/Vertical Size Arrow Buttons:  Increases or decreases the amount of Horizontal Size to make the TV image size Narrower or Wider. Increases or decreases the amount of Vertical Size to make the TV image size Shorter or Taller.


TV Position:  Adjustment for the position of images displayed on TV screen.


TV Position Arrow Buttons:  Click on the buttons to shift the position of images displayed on TV screen horizontally and/or vertically.


Horizontal Size:  Shows the current Horizontal Size. Horizontal Size Controls the width of the image displayed on a TV.


Horizontal Size Slider:  Increases or decreases the amount of Horizontal Size to make the TV image size Narrower or Wider.


Vertical Size: Shows the current Vertical Size. Vertical Size Controls the height of the image displayed on a TV.


Vertical Size Slider: Increases or decreases the amount of Vertical Size to make the TV image size Shorter or Taller.


Aspect Ratio Lock:  Lock the TV display area to a 4:3 aspect ratio. Only the Vertical Size is adjustable in this case.


Aperture Correction Settings Button: Allows user to invoke a dialog box to set the TV Aperture Correction Controls.


Default Button: Allows user to set the TV Flicker Filter, Interpolative Threshold, Horizontal Size, Vertical Size and Aspect Ratio Lock to BIOS default value.


Inverse Aperture Correction:  When unchecked, Aperture Correction is set to improve general Windows graphics and text; when checked, Inverse Aperture Correction is set to improve Flicker Filtered graphics and DOS text modes.


Aperture Correction:  Aperture Correction enhances picture detail when Flicker Filter is active.


Aperture Correction Slider: Increases or decreases the amount of Aperture Correction used by the system from more enhancement to picture detail to less enhancement to picture detail.


Aperture Correction Low Threshold: The amount of Aperture Correction will be subtracted from luminance values  if it is below this Low Threshold. Sign of Aperture Correction is reversed for Inverse Aperture Correction.


Aperture Correction Low Threshold Slider: Increases or decreases the amount of Aperture Correction Low Threshold.


Aperture Correction Middle Threshold: The amount of Aperture Correction will be added to luminance values if it is between Low Threshold and Middle Threshold, or subtracted from luminance values if it is between Middle Threshold and High Threshold. Sign of Aperture Correction is reversed for Inverse Aperture Correction.


Aperture Correction Middle Threshold Slider: Increases or decreases the amount of Aperture Correction Middle Threshold.


Aperture Correction High Threshold: The amount of Aperture Correction will be added to luminance values if it is above High Threshold. Sign of Aperture Correction is reversed for Inverse Aperture Correction.


Aperture Correction High Threshold Slider: Increases or decreases the amount of Aperture Correction High Threshold.


Default Button: Allows user to set the Aperture Correction, Aperture Correction Low Threshold, Aperture Correction Middle Threshold and Aperture Correction High Threshold to BIOS default value.


Underscan:  Turns underscanning on or off.  For graphics modes, if the number of active video lines is larger than can be displayed by the TV monitor, underscanning, or vertical decimation, must be used.


On:  Select to turn underscan on.


Off:  Select to turn underscan off.


Center desktop in panning mode: Shows the default position of the desktop image in panning mode.  If checked, the image on the TV shows the center of the desktop image;  if not checked, it shows the upper left portion of the image.


Graphics Adapter Information:  shows the chip type, video memory size (MB), and BIOS version.


Driver Information: shows driver version numbers and release dates.


Display Driver Information: shows display driver version number and release date.


VPM Driver Information: shows VPM driver version number and release date.


Shows Version Number of This Utility.