Using ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to Configure Desktops & Displays
The following general instructions apply using CCC to configure displays.
The ATI Catalyst Control Center (CCC) Desktops & Displays
manager is used to configure ATI Eyefinity settings.

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CCC with one display enabled.

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Right clicking on the desktop image (upper area) or clicking on
the triangle in the Desktop allows you to configure desktop
properties including the display mode, rotation and desktop
color.

Right clicking on the display icon (lower area) of an disableddisplay allows you to2

Enable a display in duplicate mode.
Extend the desktop onto the display.
Replace an active display with this display.

Right clicking on the display icon (lower area) of an enableddisplay allows you to4Disable a display
Identify a display
Access display properties like display specific color andscaling

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Creating a 3x1 Display Group – Landscape ModeFirst steps
With three or more displays connected right click on the1desktop or click on the black triangle
to access thecontext menu. Select the “Create Group” menu option.
If you have other desktops enabled you will see a pop‐up
dialog offering to disable those other desktops in order toallow additional group layouts. Select “Yes”.

Selecting the ATI Eyefinity Group Layout

2The “Select Layout” dialog is shown allowing you tochoose the desired arrangement. Only arrangements
possible based on the currently detected displays areshown. Choose the 3x1 layout from the drop‐down.
The selected layout is previewed in the dialog below thedrop down. Click on “Accept”.
Automatically Adding Displays to the Group3a

If the number of available displays matches the number
required to create the selected layout (three in this case),
then CCC automatically selects all of the displays andenables the group. Skip to step 4.
Adding Displays to an ATI Eyefinity Group

Select the displays that you wish to use for this group byclicking on the icons in the display area (lower part of the3bUI). Displays can be added or removed as needed byclicking on them. After each display is added it is enabled
in duplicate (clone) mode. Once you have enabledenough displays click on the “Next” button.

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Arranging Displays

4To arrange the displays in your group there is no need tophysically move or re‐cable your displays. A wizard isprovided to arrange the display surfaces included in yourDisplay Group.
Once the group is created, CCC automatically starts thewizard. If the arrangement is already correct, click “Yes”
and skip to step 7, otherwise click “No” to start thearrangement wizard.

5The wizard will black out all of the displays in the group.
The CCC UI will show a grid that represents the Display
Group layout you have created. CCC then highlights eachdisplay in turn by switching it from black to blue. Click on
the corresponding cell in the CCC UI to the one that ishighlighted.

6Progress through each display one at a time until theDisplay Group is shown with your desktop properlyorganized on the group. Click “Done”.

Changing Display Mode7

To change the resolution of the Display Group click on
the triangle for the surface options, then selectProperties to bring up the CCC Desktop Properties andMode settings.

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The Display Group you’ve just configured will add newvery large resolutions, with the maximum resolution
being the highest possible combined resolution of all
your attached monitors based on what they report to thegraphics adapter. The other two resolutions are medium
and small Display Group surfaces also based on theresolutions supported by the attached monitors.

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Creating a 3x1 Display Group – Portrait Mode

An ATI Eyefinity Display Group always has all of its
displays in the same orientation. To create a group using
3 portrait mode displays (displays rotated 90o), start by
first rotating the initial display by 90o. Choose the Rotate
option from the desktop context menu to put thedesktop in portrait mode.

1Follow the steps above for creating a 3x1 Display Group.

Remembering a Display Group / Configuration

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6If you are working with different Display Groupcombinations or need to quickly move between an
enabled Display Group and some other display
configuration, the best approach is to create a CCC
Profile to save your configuration.
Click on the Options menu next to the logo at the top of
the CCC UI and select the Profile Manager.
Enter a name and description for this configuration.
Select “all Catalyst Control Center settings” in the“Composition” tab.
If desired, create a Hotkey in the “Activation” tab.
Click on save to create the profile and Close to close theProfile manager dialog.
When desired, switch to this configuration using the hot
key or through the options menu in the CCC UI.

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Creating Different Display Groups
Most users are expected to physically configure a display group only once and then enable it whenneeded. For restoring an earlier display configuration the steps described in the previous section“Remembering a Display Group / Configuration” are very useful.
In order to create a new group with fewer displays than the current grouping you must first disable thegroup as described below and then disable at least one of the duplicated displays by right clicking on its
icon and selecting the disable option from the menu.

Other Display Group Actions
With an ATI Eyefinity Display Group created, the desktop context menu includes a “Group” sub‐menu
that includes a number of actions:
1. Arrange
Allows you to re‐run the arrangement wizard in case the displays have been moved or the cables
have been reconnected in a different order.
2. Disable
Allows you to disable the group. All displays in the group will convert to duplicate (clone) mode.
3. Create
Allows you to create a new group with a different layout starting from the displays in the current
group. Only layouts that include all of the current displays with the optional addition of otheravailable displays can be created in this way.

Windows 7 Controls
In Windows 7, the Windows Key + ‘P’ shortcut invokes a dialog to switch between various modes.

The Windows 7 UI only supports configuring 2 displays in duplicate mode. Windows 7 will show a Display
Group as two displays in duplicate mode. To configure ATI Eyefinity, the CCC Desktops & Displays page
must be used.

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Example Extended and Duplicated Configurations

Example: Six monitors enabled in Duplicate mode.
Note: The double square icon in the lower right corner of thedesktop includes a number when 3 or more displays arecombined in Duplicate mode.

Example: Two monitors enabled in Extended mode

Example: Six monitors enabled in Extended mode

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