Overlay shuts down after a couple of minutes...

Brumle80 · Feb 5, 2004, 03:56 PM

I'm using a Radeon 9700p and when i connect to my tv using scart or s-vhs cable and turn on overlay to watch a movie it turns off the overlay mode after a couple of minutes and i have to turn it back on again...and so on and so on-I have tried both omega's drivers and Ati standard, but still the same problem...

Tried uninstalling the drivers completely but nothing helps

It seems to go back to default everytime and it doesn't matter what program i use to watch the movie with!

The tv is a 32" panasonic widescreen.

Does anyone have a clue what's causing this?

Hopefully someone can help me cause it's driving me nuts

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 6, 2004, 07:39 PM

are you using theater mode?

Brumle80 · Feb 7, 2004, 12:48 PM

Yes I am, but it goes back to the default settings after a couple of minutes...

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 9, 2004, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brumle80
Yes I am, but it goes back to the default settings after a couple of minutes...

Sorry I am not clear on that.
Can you give me the exact steps to see this?
In this format please

Step 1) go to control panel and enable theater mode
Step 2) play dvd on the Second output (TV)

etc, etc.

Brumle80 · Feb 9, 2004, 06:07 PM

Okay, here goes:

Step 1: Enable "Theater mode" in the control panel....

Step 2: Start a movie (dvd or avi/xvid) using powerdvd 5/media player/winamp (doesn't matter which program) and start watching on my secondary display...

step 3: watch for a couple of minutes until i loose videopicture because "theater-mode" shuts off...

No matter what i do this happens...

ARGH

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 9, 2004, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brumle80
Okay, here goes:

Step 1: Enable "Theater mode" in the control panel....

Step 2: Start a movie (dvd or avi/xvid) using powerdvd 5/media player/winamp (doesn't matter which program) and start watching on my secondary display...

step 3: watch for a couple of minutes until i loose videopicture because "theater-mode" shuts off...

No matter what i do this happens...

ARGH

We tried it here and works fine. It doesnt shut off.
Can anyone else from the DH community running TV OUT try this please.

Brumle80 · Feb 9, 2004, 10:49 PM

Quote:

We tried it here and works fine. It doesnt shut off.
Can anyone else from the DH community running TV OUT try this please.

It's a quite recent problem, started about a month and a half ago...

Not sure it's the drivers because i reverted to Catalyst 3.9 and it did'nt help!
Now I'm running Omega 4.1.

Could it be Powerdvd or winamp that's the cause???

Winamp 5.02
Powerdvd 5
Windows Mediaplayer 9

Thnx for trying to help me, think I have tried just about everything...

Sterling · Feb 10, 2004, 07:22 AM

Did you use Drivercleaner? Sounds like it might be a conflict between different versions of the ATI Control Panel app itself.

Danhill · Feb 10, 2004, 07:40 AM

My friend had similiar problems with his ATI 9700 Non pro, he did everything he could bu nothing helped, he then realised that it was his Graphics card that was causing the problem, he changed it and then it was OK (he got a new one that is)

Brumle80 · Feb 10, 2004, 06:07 PM

yes I used the driver cleaner, removed absolutely everything...

Feb 5, 2004, 03:56 PM	#1
Brumle80 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mandal/Norway Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Overlay shuts down after a couple of minutes... I'm using a Radeon 9700p and when i connect to my tv using scart or s-vhs cable and turn on overlay to watch a movie it turns off the overlay mode after a couple of minutes and i have to turn it back on again...and so on and so on-I have tried both omega's drivers and Ati standard, but still the same problem... Tried uninstalling the drivers completely but nothing helps It seems to go back to default everytime and it doesn't matter what program i use to watch the movie with! The tv is a 32" panasonic widescreen. Does anyone have a clue what's causing this? Hopefully someone can help me cause it's driving me nuts

Feb 10, 2004, 07:40 AM	#9
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	My friend had similiar problems with his ATI 9700 Non pro, he did everything he could bu nothing helped, he then realised that it was his Graphics card that was causing the problem, he changed it and then it was OK (he got a new one that is) __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Feb 6, 2004, 07:39 PM	#2
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	are you using theater mode?

Feb 7, 2004, 12:48 PM	Thread Starter #3
Brumle80 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mandal/Norway Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Yes I am, but it goes back to the default settings after a couple of minutes...

Feb 9, 2004, 06:07 PM	Thread Starter #5
Brumle80 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mandal/Norway Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Okay, here goes: Step 1: Enable "Theater mode" in the control panel.... Step 2: Start a movie (dvd or avi/xvid) using powerdvd 5/media player/winamp (doesn't matter which program) and start watching on my secondary display... step 3: watch for a couple of minutes until i loose videopicture because "theater-mode" shuts off... No matter what i do this happens... ARGH

Feb 10, 2004, 07:22 AM	#8
Sterling DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Did you use Drivercleaner? Sounds like it might be a conflict between different versions of the ATI Control Panel app itself.

Feb 10, 2004, 06:07 PM	Thread Starter #10
Brumle80 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mandal/Norway Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	yes I used the driver cleaner, removed absolutely everything...