SIGMA CYBER 5500 II DVI User’s Manual Version 1.0 Notice This device has been approved by EMI for home. It can be used in all areas including residential area.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction • Contents of the package • Features of SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI • System Configuration and Each Part Description Chapter 2 Installation • Installation of display drivers Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT • Installation of application programs Chapter 3 How to use programs • Using SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI’s utilities • TwinView function • Watching VIDEO-CD • Listening to MP3 audio Addendum •Q&A 2
Chapter 1. Introduction Contents of the package Thank you for purchasing the Sigma Cyber 5500 DVI. Please make sure that you have a full content of Sigma Cyber 5500 DVI after removing the package. Sigma Cyber 5500 DVI Board It is equipped in AGP slot of system main board and displays the computer screen on your TV. Installation CD It is an installation CD that contains drivers and programs. User’s manual It describes the installation and use of application programs.
Features of Sigma CYBER 5500 DVI * Powered by nVIDIA’s GeForce 2 MX * Two new Hypertexel pipelines * Up to 20million triangles per second at peak rates * Full scene anti-aliasing and Per-Pixel Shading * Maximum resolution up to 2048x1536 at 75 Hz * 32MB Video Memory support * Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC * AGP 4X/2X with Fast Writes and Execute Mode * DirectX 7.
System Configuration and Each Part Description ! System Configuration To use Sigma Cyber 5500 DVI effectively, you need the following configuration. CPU & Main board IBM-PC compatible main board in compliance with AGP 2.0 (More than Intel 440BX or VIA Apollo pro) Intel Pentium II/III CPU or compatible O/S Windows98 Windows98SE WindowsNT4.0 (more than service pack 3) Windows 2000 Windows Me (Sigma VCD /MP3 are for Windows 98(SE).) Software Microsoft DirectX6.
! Part Description Figure1. Sigma Cyber 5500 DVI 1. VGA Monitor output is connected to the monitor and outputs video signals. 2. Composite/S-VHS TV output is to transmit PC screen into Composite/S-VHS signals. 3. DVI-I Dual Link output (24 pins) accepts either a 12- or 24 - pin DVI plug connector or new type of analog plug connector. 4. Feature connector is a connection jumper for connection with other multimedia products.
Chapter 2 Installation Installation of display drivers Windows 98 In case of installing the SIGMA CYBER 5500 with Windows 98 If you have installed Windows 98 newly, your system recognizes the video card as “standard PCI graphics adapter”. If it has not been set correctly, switch display to “standard PCI graphics adapter and proceed the following procedures. 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM Drive. 2. Click the right mouse button on the Windows screen and select “properties” on the dialog box.
7. When it turns back to the “device driver update wizard”, click “Next”. 8. If it recognizes “SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI”, click “ next” again. 9 10. Click “Finish”. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your system, select “Yes”.
In case of exchanging the VGA card to the CYBER 5500 DVI 1. When Windows 98 begins, the “Add new hardware wizard” dialog box will appear then click “Next”. 2. Click “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want” and then click “Next”. 3. Select “Disk” in the “Device update wizard” and insert the installation CD into the CDRom drive. 4. Click “Find” in “Install from disk” dialog box and select the CD-Rom Drive. 5. Type “E:\WIN9X” then click “O.
7. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your system, select “Yes”.
Windows 2000 In case of installing Windows 2000 in your system that has the SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI When you install Windows 2000 in condition that the SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI has been installed, Adapter type is set to “VGA”. You can find ‘Video controller (VGA compatible) in “Other device” in ‘Device manager’ 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. Click the right mouse button on the “My Computer” and select “properties”. 3.
In case of installing the SIGMACOM CYBER 5500 DVI in Windows 2000 When you remove the existing VGA card from your system and newly install the SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI “New hardware found” dialog box appears and “add new hardware wizard” is started automatically. 1. Click “Next”. 2. Select ‘Search for the best driver for your device(recommended)’and click “Next”. 3. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 4. Select “Select location”, click “Next” and “Find”.
Windows NT4.0 Note " To install the SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI in Windows NT 4.0, you should have Service pack 3 or higher. 1. Start Windows NT4.0. 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 3. Click the right mouse button on the Windows screen and select “properties” on the dialog box. 4. The “display properties” dialog box appears. Click “display type” on “Settings”. 5. Select “Change” in the “adopter type”. “Display change” dialog box appears. Then click “Have Disk”. 6.
9. Select “Yes” if a dialog box that asks to install a third party drivers. 10. All appropriate files are then copied to the hard disk. When all files are copied, go back to the Display Properties box by clicking Close. 11. Click “Yes” to restart your system.
Installation of application programs Installation of application programs for SIGMA CYBER 5500 DVI 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. Open “My Computer” in Windows 95 or Windows 98 and select your CD-ROM Drive. 3. Run “SETUP.EXE” in “SIGMACOM” folder of the “CYBER 5500”. 4. The instruction screen appears. Then click “Next” to proceed. 5. Installation directory and types are shown in the dialog box. Click “Next”.
Chapter 3 How to use Utility programs Using Sigma Cyber 5500 DVI’s utilities This is a utility program that sets display properties and 3D functions provided by the CYBER 5500 DVI. When selecting “GeFORCE 2 MX” tab right after clicking “Advanced” in “Settings” of the “Display properties”, the following dialog box that shows hardware information, driver version and memory size appears.
Color management This is a utility to adjust a color (Gamma value) and contrast value. Shows the screen condition that is controlled by the below bars. Sets a color to control among Red, Blue, Green and all three colors. Controls the brightness. Controls the contrast. Controls the color (Gamma value). If this is marked, the current settings are applied when starting Windows. Saves or deletes the current set value. Restores to the default value.
DirectX 3D settings This is to specify each detailed item for 3D acceleration. Selects MIPMAP level. MIPMAP detail level (best quality#$best speed) adjusts 5 levels of MIPMAP. Saves the configuration. Restores to the default value. . Sets Texel arrangement and PCI texture memory size.
Open GL settings This is to set the buffer and video memory for OpenGL.
Overlay color control This is to control the overlay color when watching TV or VCD.
Other options This sets the display drivers and icon images for display tabs.
TwinView Function TwinView is able to support two display devices simultaneously to achieve multiple display function. Unlike other solutions that you have to plug two cards in a system, TwinView function can achieve a multiple display by only one card. You can connect DVI enabled Display to DVI Dial Link output or TV to Composite/TV output. 1. Click right mouse button and choose “Properties” . Open TwinView window through the path: “Properties” -> “Settings” -> “Advanced” -> “TwinView”.
2. Select desired TwinView mode as “Extended Desktop” or “Clone” instead of “Standard”. “Extended Desktop” mode lets a desktop area shared by all display devices. “Clone” mode let every device displayed the same image. 3. Press “OK”. The system will restart to achieve the function.
Watching Video - CD Note Make sure that you have installed a sound card in your system before you run SIGMA utilities such as SIGMA VCD player and SIGMA MP3 player. When running a utility program, it automatically searches the sound card in your system. If your sound card driver has not been installed correctly, the utility will deny to work. ! Starting the program Inser the video CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select ‘program’ of ‘Start’ in Windows 95 or 98.
Menu screen Click “Menu”[ ], the following pop-up menu appears. MPEG config Sets MPEG configuration for audio channel, volume control, screen size and DirectDraw. Subtitle change Changes the subtitle to another language. This is supported with Video CD 2.0. Screen size control Changes the screen size to the full or its original. Auto replay Replays a title from the beginning. Hiding the background color of subtitle Hides the background color of the subtitle on the screen.
! Button Functions Button ~ / / Description Function Capture Captures motion prictures. Video CD Play Plays video CD or audio CD. CD-ROM Eject Ejects CD-ROM drive tray. Online Help Displays help for Sigma VCD Player. Menu Displays configuration menu to play Sigma VCD Player. File Open Opens images in file. Interactive Mode Plays interactive mode supported in Video CD 2.0 다. Previous Track Plays the previous track. Backward Play Plays backward.
Listening to MP3 audio (Sigma MP3) SIGMA MP3 player is a high quality MP3 player that runs in Windows environment. You can play all kinds of MP3 files at your convenience. Repeat Repeats a MP3 file when clicking the icon. Open Opens a MP3 file or list to be played. Play list Makes a playable list of MP3 files. Help Shows the on line help of the SIGMA MP3 player. About Shows the information on the SIGMA MP3 player. Exit Quits the SIGMA MP3 player.
Addendum Q&A Q1: There is an irregular beep sound when booting up the system after installation and nothing on the monitor screen. A1: Make sure that your system has been connected to the monitor with cable correctly. Also check the power cable is well connected to the monitor. If the problem still exists, remove the VGA card from the AGP slot, make clear the golden-plated pins of the VGA card with eraser, insert it again into the AGP slot and reboot your system.
