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4 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilySystem RequirementsSystem RequirementsIn order to use your Oxygen card, your computer system must meetcertain h

Installation and User’s Guide 5Installation InstructionsInstallation InstructionsThis chapter details how to install your Oxygen software d

6 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyInstalling your Oxygen software on Windows NT 4.0Installing your Oxygen software on Windows NT 4.0This section

Installation and User’s Guide 73. Now select your CD-ROM drive by double clicking on theappropriate icon, usually D:\. The contents of the

8 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D Family6. Double-click on the DISK1 folder.7. Now simply double-click the Setup icon (Figure 3) to launch theOxygen 3D

Installation and User’s Guide 98. The Setup program will take you through the actions required toinstall your Oxygen software. If you have

10 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D Family10. You must now choose the destination location for your Oxygensoftware (Figure 5). You may click “Next” to i

Installation and User’s Guide 1111. The Program Folder is where the Oxygen 3D Family Setup will addthe program icons required for your Oxyg

12 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyIf you have already installed your new Oxygen card:• Select the “Yes...” radio button (Figure 6); and• Click “

Installation and User’s Guide 13Installing your Oxygen software on Windows 95Installing your Oxygen software on Windows 95Your Oxygen graph

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14 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D Family5. Click the “Change Display Type…” button in the lower rightcorner of the “Settings” page. The Change Displa

Installation and User’s Guide 157. The Select Device window allows you to select new display drivers(Figure 9). A standard list of availabl

16 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D Family9. In the Open window (Figure 10), choose your CD-ROM drive,usually “D:\”, from the “Drives” listbox at the bo

Installation and User’s Guide 1713. Now accept your changes and activate your new driver by clickingthe “Apply” button in the lower right c

18 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyInstalling Your Oxygen CardTo install your Oxygen card, you will need a philips-head screwdriverand the anti-s

Installation and User’s Guide 196. Install the Oxygen card in an empty PCI slot, following theinstructions provided by the computer manufac

20 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D Family10. Replace the computer’s cover; plug in your computer and itsperipherals.11. Power on your system and log in

Installation and User’s Guide 21Start MenuStart MenuThis section briefly outlines the purpose of each option on the Oxygen3D submenu. Altho

22 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyOnline UpdateClick the “Driver Update” option if you want to update your Oxygen 3Ddriver software. This optio

Installation and User’s Guide 23Performance TuningPerformance TuningAlthough you can achieve industry-leading graphics performanceusing the

Installation and User’s Guide 3Table of ContentsTable of ContentsWelcome to Oxygen...

24 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyOxygen Control PanelThe Oxygen 3D control panel is Dynamic Pictures’ graphical userinterface for viewing and s

Installation and User’s Guide 25Oxygen Status PageOxygen Status PageAt-a-glance, the Oxygen Status page (Figure 15) provides currentinforma

26 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyDisplay ResolutionDisplay ResolutionIndicates the current resolution being used by your monitor. Not all ofthe

Installation and User’s Guide 27Memory Options PageMemory Options PageThe Memory Options page (Figure 16) shows how much memory isallocated

28 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyZ-BufferZ-BufferThe Oxygen 3D Family supports 16-bit or 24-bit Z-buffers. The defaultdepth is 16-bit. Dynamic

Installation and User’s Guide 29Advanced Options PageAdvanced Options PageThe Advanced Options page (Figure 17) enables you to set variousa

30 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyUse mip-mapping texture calculationsUse mip-mapping texture calculationsIf checked, mip-mapping will be used f

Installation and User’s Guide 31Enable Back Buffer Copy ModeEnable Back Buffer Copy ModeThis option optimizes performance of Kinetix 3D Stu

32 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilySupport Information PageSupport Information PageThe Support Information page (Figure 18) contains basic suppor

Installation and User’s Guide 33Oxygen Software PartnersYour Oxygen card has been tested with a variety of graphics softwarepackages. As te

Table of FiguresTable of FiguresFigure 1: My Computer Window...

34 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilySoftimage||\\\Softimage||\\\||3D3DYou must set the environment variableSI_OVERLAY=USE_ONE_BIT since Oxygen dri

Installation and User’s Guide 35If you are rendering a scene in which the background stays relativelyconstant and there is little action in

36 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyDue to 3D back buffer and Z-buffer requirements, not all resolutionscan satisfy both 2D and 3D requests for Li

Installation and User’s Guide 37Display Resolutions and SettingsA monitor that supports 1024x768 resolution at 75 Hz vertical refreshrate i

38 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyMonitor Resolution TablesMonitor Resolution TablesScreenResolutionColorDepthZ-Buffer Depth Vertical Refresh (H

Installation and User’s Guide 39Upgrading Your Oxygen DriverNew drivers for your Oxygen card are posted to the Dynamic Picturesweb site. If

40 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyTroubleshootingTroubleshootingIf you have trouble installing your Oxygen hardware or software, youmay be able

Installation and User’s Guide 41• Bus-master capable slot: If you still do not see anything onyour monitor, your Oxygen card may not be in

42 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyProblem: After installing an Oxygen 202 or Oxygen 402 card, there areno VGA graphics or the system hangs on bo

Installation and User’s Guide 43Problem: After installing the Oxygen card, network problemsappeared.Solution: There may be a conflict betwe

Installation and User’s Guide 5Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyHas Won the Following AwardsV 3.0

44 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilySoftware TroubleshootingProblem: I installed a new driver (either from the Oxygen CD-ROM orfrom the Dynamic Pi

Installation and User’s Guide 45Technical SupportTechnical SupportDynamic Pictures is committed to customer satisfaction. Your Oxygengraphi

46 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyTechnology OverviewTechnology OverviewNOTE: You need not read this chapter to install and use your Oxygencard

Installation and User’s Guide 47The Oxygen chip integrates rendering, texturing and plane equationsetup calculations–graphics functions oth

48 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyThe Oxygen 102 (Figure 20) is equipped with a single Oxygen chip and8 MB of SDRAM. The Oxygen 202 (Figure 21)

Installation and User’s Guide 49Figure 20: Oxygen 102 3D Graphics Accelerator

50 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilySoftware Technical OverviewThe Oxygen graphics accelerator card supports the Windows NToperating system, accel

Installation and User’s Guide 51Figure 21: Oxygen 202 3D Graphics Accelerator

52 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyPowerThreads™ Technical OverviewIn order to provide the fastest 3D graphics performance, it is vital that3D gr

Installation and User’s Guide 53Figure 23: With PowerThreads technology, enablingeach CPU to use multiple Oxygen chips forgeometry transfor

54 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyStereo 3D Technical OverviewHistorically stereo has been a very expensive feature offered only onhighly specia

Installation and User’s Guide 55Figure 24: Oxygen 402 3D Graphics Accelerator

56 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyAppendix A: Installing Oxygen onAppendix A: Installing Oxygen onWindows NT 3.51Windows NT 3.51Oxygen 3.0 sup

Installation and User’s Guide 57Appendix BAppendix B: Installing Your Heidi: Installing Your Heidi Driver DriverNOTE: This section is fo

58 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyTo install the Oxygen Heidi driver:Please ensure that you have closed all Windows applications programsbefore

Installation and User’s Guide 595. In the Display Drivers section, click the “Choose Driver…” button.The Driver Setup window will appear.6.

60 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyAppendix C: Using Dual Oxygen CardsAppendix C: Using Dual Oxygen CardsOxygen software drivers version 2.1 or

Installation and User’s Guide 61Enable onboard VGA on one of the Oxygen cards. For configurationpurposes, call this the “primary” card. I

62 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyNOTE: Some computers may not support the Oxygen card when thejumper is moved and the VGA subsystem is disabled

Installation and User’s Guide 633. Slide the jumper down, connecting the center prong and the “NO-VGA” prong that was not in contact before

Installation and User’s Guide 1Welcome to OxygenWelcome to OxygenCongratulations on selecting a 3D graphics accelerator card from theindust

64 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyDual display differences between Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0Dual display differences between Windows NT 3.51 and 4

Installation and User’s Guide 65Appendix D: Warranty InformationAppendix D: Warranty InformationTHREE (3) YEAR PARTS AND LABOR LIMITED WARR

66 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyAppendix E: Appendix E: Mechanical and ElectricalMechanical and ElectricalSpecificationsSpecificationsMechanic

Installation and User’s Guide 67Appendix F: Declaration of ConformityAppendix F: Declaration of ConformityWe, Dynamic Pictures, Incorporate

68 Dynamic Pictures Oxygen 3D FamilyAppendix G: Software License AgreementAppendix G: Software License AgreementThis is a legal contract between y

Installation and User’s Guide 69LIMITED LIABILITYLIMITED LIABILITYNOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION IN THIS LICENSE TO THE CONTRARY, DYNAMICPIC

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Installation and User’s Guide 3Oxygen 3.0 ReleaseThe Oxygen 3.0 release brings exciting changes and new additions tothe Oxygen 3D Family.Po