Appian Hurricane Operation & User’s Manual

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• Appian Hurricane, iii How to Contact Appian Graphics In the United States (US), as well as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), use the following information to get help fast: General 425-882-2020 (US) +44 (0)20 7499-2535 (EMEA) Sales 800-727-7426 (US) Technical Support 800-422-7369, 7am – 5pm PST (US) +44 (0)20 7499-2535 (EMEA) Fax 425-882-8618 (US) +44 (0)20 7495-7636 (EMEA) Address (US) Appian Graphics Corp. 18005 NE 68 th Street, Suite A120 Redmond, WA 98052 Address (EMEA) Appian Graphics Ltd.

• Appian Hurricane User Guide 2 HydraVision display management software provides language support for Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. If you are running Windows in any of the above languages, HydraVision will automatically load the appropriate local

• Appian Hurricane, 21 Chapter 3: Software for Windows NT 4.0 Load/Unload Desktop Manager—This button restores or removes the HydraVision Desktop Manager. Unloading the Desktop Manager returns display settings to Windows defaults. You should only select this option if you do not want to use any multiple monitor dialog box and window controls or hot keys. $ NOTE: Unload applies to your current Windows session only. When Windows restarts, the Desktop Manager will reload. Load/Unload MultiDesk—This button restores or removes multiple desktop functionality. $ NOTE: Unload applies to your current Windows session only. When Window

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 26 Install the Windows 98/ME Driver To install the Hurricane Windows 98/ME device driver and HydraVision software, perform the following steps: 1. Upon boot-up of the system, the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear. Click Next. 2. Select the Display a list of known drivers… option and click Next. 3. Insert the Appian Hurricane installation CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. 4. Click Have Disk. 5. Select the path to the Windows 98 driver files (.INF) using the Browse button. Click OK. 6. If an Update Device Driver wa

• Appian Hurricane User Guide 12 The Desktop Manager starts automatically with Windows. You can tell that HydraVision is running by the presence of the Appian icon in the Windows system tray. Figure 4. HydraVision System Tray Icon Right-click on this icon to access HydraVision features or help, or to unload the HydraVision Desktop Manager. In addition to accessi

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 24 Figure 12. MultiDesk Pop-Up Menu To switch to another defined desktop, select the appropriate desktop number from the pop-up menu. To enable, disable and name active desktops, select MultiDesk Properties from the pop-up menu. To arrange applications within active desktops, or to enable specific applications on all desktops, select Arrange MultiDesk from the pop-up menu. $ NOTE: This applies to your current Windows session only. When Windows restarts, MultiDe

• Appian Hurricane, 15 Chapter 3: Software for Windows NT 4.0 Multi-Monitor Controls Figure 7. Multi-Monitor Dialog Example The Multi-Monitor dialog features a graphic representation of the current monitor array. You can drag the monitor illustrations to new locations in the diagram to change the array. You can also enable and disable monitors by double-clicking on the monitor number in the list box. If the Enable Individual Monitor Refresh Rates box is checked, you can select independent refresh rates for each monitor in the system. Available refresh rates and other settings are contained in t

• Appian Hurricane, 27 Chapter 4: Software for Windows 98/ME/2000 Install the Windows 2000 Driver To install the Hurricane Windows 2000 device driver and HydraVision software, perform the following steps: 1. Upon boot-up of the system, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware and the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear. Click Next. 2. Select the Display a list of the known drivers… option and click Next. 3. Select Display Adapters and click Next. 4. Insert the Appian Hurricane installation CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. 5. Click Have Disk. 6. Select the path to the Windows 2000 driver file (.INF) on the CD-ROM using the Browse button. Click OK. 7.

• Appian Hurricane, 31 Chapter 4: Software for Windows 98/ME/2000 The HydraVision Desktop Manager allows you to modify your display options. You can access the Desktop Management and Hot Keys dialog boxes by clicking on the appropriate tab in the Desktop Manager. Along the bottom of each HydraVision dialog are four buttons: OK, Cancel, Apply and Help. ú OK implements the changes you’ve made in the HydraVision dialog and exits the Desktop Manager. Changes take effect immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart your computer. ú Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the HydraVision dialog and closes the Desktop Manager. ú Apply implements y

• Appian Hurricane, 17 Chapter 3: Software for Windows NT 4.0 ú Refresh Rate—HydraVision automatically determines the appropriate refresh rate for your monitor based on your model selection, as explained above. You may choose different refresh rates from the drop-down menu for each monitor. In general, a higher refresh rate improves display quality but lowers performance, because the graphics system can only do a fixed number of operations per second. The more time it spends redrawing the screen, the less time it has for other operations. Current Settings: This box indicates the current resolution of your monitors. To change the desktop size, go to the Windows Display Properties dialog box a

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 4 Chapter 2 Get Started General System Requirements Ÿ A PC platform with a full-length PCI or AGP slot compliant with PCI revision 2.1 or higher, or AGP revision 2.0 or higher Ÿ Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or higher Ÿ Pentium II class processor Ÿ At least 32MB of installed system memory (RAM), or twice as much system RAM as graphics memory The Hurricane is VGA compatible and provides full support for Super VGA drivers written to Video Electronic

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 16 Extended Display Settings Figure 8. Extended Display Settings Dialog Example Refresh rate settings: ú Monitor Model—From the drop-down menu, select the model and brand of the monitor(s) you are using so that HydraVision can automatically determine the appropriate refresh rate for your display. This prevents manual selection of a refresh rate that is not supported by your monitor(s). If your monitor is not listed in the drop-down menu, it should still operate with the Hurricane card, as long as it is a multi-sync monitor. For monitors that are not listed, select Other and manua

• Appian Hurricane, iv Contents Chapter 1 1 Introduction to Hurricane............................................. 1 Included with the Hurricane ................................................2 Using Multiple Monitors.......................................................3 Chapter 2 4 Get Started.................................................................... 4 General System Requirements............................................4 Prepare for Hardware Installation........................................4 Install the Hurricane.............................................

• 35 Chapter 4: Software for Windows 98/ME/2000 ú Enable individual application settings—Check this box to specify desktop management settings for individual applications. You can access these settings by clicking on the down arrow of the Appian icon in the application title bar or by pressing the Individual Application Settings button in the Desktop Management dialog.

• 9 Chapter 3: Software for Windows NT 4.0 Install the Windows NT 4.0 Driver and HydraVision Software To install the Hurricane Windows NT 4.0 device driver and HydraVision software, perform the following steps: 1. Boot your system in VGA mode. From the boot menu, select Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 [VGA Mode] at the prompt. 2. From the Windows Start

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 6 Hurricane Monitor Cabling The Hurricane card provides support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-to- VGA adapter. To connect the Hurricane card to the desired display devices, plug the monitor cable into the card (See Figure 1). To connect a DVI monitor to the Hurricane, use the supplied DVI-to-VGA adapter (Figure 2). To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, attach the supplied DVI-to-VGA adapter to the DVI-I connector and plug your monitor cable into the adapter. Figure 1. Hurricane Connectors Figure 2. DVI-to-VGA Adapter

• Appian Hurricane, 45 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting What if the Windows operating system warns that the graphics card is not configured properly? Ÿ Check the driver installation and ensure that all software corresponds to the operating system and is correctly loaded. Ÿ Reinstall the Hurricane driver. Ÿ Make sure drivers and utilities from previously installed graphics cards are removed/uninstalled from the system. 1. Select Start|Settings|Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. Remove any drivers and utilities listed for graphics cards no longer in the system. Ÿ Check for address and interrupt conf

• Appian Hurricane User Guide 22 Hot Keys Controls Figure 10. Hot Keys Dialog Example The Hot Keys dialog allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to designated monitors and changing display resolution. Create/Remove Hot Keys To create custom hot key sequences, select a Modifier key (

• Appian Hurricane, 47 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Why do application boxes always appear on the primary monitor, when my application is on another monitor? In Windows 2000, most Microsoft Windows- compatible programs are multiple-monitor aware. However, many legacy applications are not. Some legacy applications will display their dialog boxes split either across two monitors, or only on the primary monitor, regardless of which monitor that application is running on. In many cases, Appian HydraVision and HydraVision can solve this problem through dialog repositioning. 1. Right-click the Appian icon on your taskbar. 2. Select Desktop Manager Configuration. 3. Select the Desktop Ma

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 34 ú Max child windows—Keeps windows generated by parent applications from splitting across monitors (A child window is a window residing within a parent application window.). The ability to keep child windows on a single monitor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side by side in a parent application. $ NOTE: The Appian application title bar icon changes from a single square to two smaller squares when a window is in an Appian maximized state. Clicking the icon again restores the active window to its default state as a single square. General: ú Application position memory—Check this box to “remember”

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 30 Use HydraVision The Windows 98/ME and Windows 2000 operating systems are designed to recognize multiple monitors in a single system. HydraVision installation enables the Appian Desktop Manager and adds the HydraVision display management software to your Windows Control Panel group, where it appears as additional tabs in the Display Properties dialog box. HydraVision and the Appian Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows starts. You can tell that Hydra

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 32 Desktop Management Controls Figure 16. Desktop Management Dialog Example The Desktop Management dialog lets you determine the behavior of pop-up windows and dialog boxes in a multiple monitor environment. $ NOTE: Depending on the operating system, not all the functions described in this section will be available.

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 36 Load/Unload MultiDesk—This button restores or removes multiple desktop functionality. $ NOTE: Unload applies to your current Windows session only. When Windows restarts, MultiDesk will reload. Individual Application Settings—This button allows you to specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications. $ NOTE: These settings override the global settings defined in the Desktop Management dialog.

• Appian Hurricane, Appian Hurricane User Guide 10 14. You will now be prompted by Windows to restart your system. Click Yes. 15. Windows now restarts in single monitor mode. You can change the resolution and refresh rate for the Hurricane card from the Settings tab of the Display Properties dialog box. You can enable additional monitors from the Multi-Monitor tab of the Display Properties dialog box. $ NOTE: When selecting your analog display options, keep in mind that most applications require a color depth greater than 256 colors for optimal display. Install L

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