S3 Display Switch Help


Controller Option:  Select between a Single or Dual display controller state.

Single controller: In this mode, you can select the panel only display, the CRT only display, the TV only display, or the panel/CRT simultaneous display.  When the CRT only display is selected, the desired refresh rate can be selected depending on the capabilities of your CRT.

Dual controller: In this mode, you can select the panel only display, the CRT only display, the TV only display, the panel/CRT simultaneous display, or the panel/TV simultaneous display.  When the panel/CRT simultaneous display is selected, the desired refresh rate can be selected depending on the capabilities of your CRT.  This option is only supported in 256 color (8bpp) mode.

Properties: Click this button to invoke the Video Output dialog to select between the panel(LCD) and CRT/TV for the video output.


Single Controller: In this mode, you can select the panel only display, the CRT only display, the TV only display, or the panel/CRT simultaneous display.  When the CRT only display is selected, the desired refresh rate can be selected depending on the capabilities of your CRT.


Dual Controller:  In this mode, you can select the panel only display, the CRT only display, the TV only display, the panel/CRT simultaneous display, or the panel/TV simultaneous display.  When the panel/CRT simultaneous display is selected, the desired refresh rate can be selected depending on the capabilities of your CRT.  This option is only supported in 256 color (8bpp) mode.


Properties: Click this to invoke the Video Output dialog to select between the panel(LCD) and CRT/TV for the video output device.


Display devices: Shows the active display devices.

CRT:  Select to set the active display device to your CRT monitor.

LCD/CRT:  Select to set the active display devices to the LCD display on your portable computer and your CRT monitor.

LCD:  Select to set the active display device to the LCD display on your portable computer.

LCD/TV:  Select to set the active display devices to the LCD display on your portable computer and the attached TV.

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


CRT:  Select to set the active display device to your CRT monitor.


LCD/CRT:  Select to set the active display devices to the LCD display on your portable computer and your CRT monitor.


LCD:  Select to set the active display device to the LCD display on your portable computer.


LCD/TV:  Select to set the active display devices to the LCD display on your portable computer and the attached TV.


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


CRT Bitmap:  Shows the CRT activation state:  if the CRT is not active, the display on this bitmap will be gray.


LCD Bitmap: Shows the LCD activation state:  if the LCD is not active, the display on this bitmap will be gray.


TV Bitmap: Shows the TV activation state:  if the TV is not active, the display on the TV bitmap will be gray.


Desktop information: Shows the current desktop image size and color depth.


This is the current desktop image size and color depth.


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 TV Settings page.


CRT Resolution:  Shows the current CRT screen size.  This can be used to set the viewport size when in panning mode.


Increases or decreases the amount of information that appears on your screen.


This is the current CRT screen size.


CRT Refresh (Hz):  The refresh rate for the CRT can be selected depending on the capabilities of your CRT.


Select the refresh rate for the CRT from this list.


Shows the panel (LCD) type:  STN or TFT.


Shows the panel (LCD) type:  STN or TFT.


Shows the physical screen size of the panel (LCD).


Shows the physical screen size of the panel (LCD).


LCD center/expand: the source image can be centered or expanded when the desktop resolution is smaller than the panel (LCD) resolution.

Center:  Select this to center the desktop source image on the panel. (Default)

Expand:  Select this to expand the desktop source image on the panel.


Center:  Select this to center the desktop source image on the panel. (Default).


Expand:  Select this to expand the desktop source image on the panel.


TV type: Shows the current TV standard type of the attached TV.

NTSC:  Select when an NTSC TV is attached.

PAL:  Select when a PAL TV is attached.

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


NTSC:  Select when an NTSC TV is attached.


PAL:  Select when a PAL TV is attached.


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


Flicker filter:   Shows the current TV flicker filter state.  Flicker filtering improves the quality of graphics data displayed on a TV.

On:  Select to turn the TV flicker filter on.

Off:  Select to turn the TV flicker filter off.

Flicker filter slider:  Increases or decreases the amount of flicker filter used by the system.


On:  Select to turn the TV flicker filter on.


Off:  Select to turn the TV flicker filter off.


Flicker filter slider:  Increases or decreases the amount of flicker filter used by the system.


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 .


On:  Select to turn underscan on.


Off:  Select to turn underscan off.


TV output signal:  Shows the current output signal of the attached TV.

Composite:  Select this to set the TV output signal to Composite video.

S-Video:  Select this to set the TV output signal to S-Video.


Composite:  Select this to set the TV output signal to Composite video..


S-Video:  Select this to set the TV output signal to S-Video.


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.


Adjust TV position: Click this button to invoke the Adjust TV Position controls to shift the screen position horizontally and/or vertically.


Shows Graphics Adapter information:  chip type, video memory size (in MB), and BIOS version.


Shows S3 Driver information:  Display Driver and VPM Driver version numbers and release dates.


Shows the version number of this utility.