miro Computer Products AG                                 04/17/1996

miroMEDIA view                                           Version 1.0

IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Start Windows using the VGA drivers before installing the miro drivers!

Please check to make sure that the I/O adress 2E8 is not used. This address is
used for example by the serial interface COM4!

Remember that all miroVIDEO graphics boards need an PCI IRQ.

Remove all other VGA boards from your computer or, if there is an onboard 
VGA on the mainboard, disable the onboard VGA.

Please enable VIDEO-ROM Shadowing modifying the BIOS of your computer or using
the ROM option of your Memory Manager (e.g. C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE ROM=C000-C800).

If you are using a Windows network version, there may occur problems which
are caused by the configuration. Install the miro software for each individual
computer. The installation program needs to copy drivers, programs, and
configuration files to the local Windows directory. In addition, the 
installation program needs to modify the local SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI, 
and CONTROL.INI files and needs to create/rewrite the MWINTOOL.GRP group file.
Use the Monitor-Select and the miroSUPERSCREEN programs to adapt each system to
its equipment (e.g. monitor).

Please install the SMARTDRV.EXE for a quick installation from disk drive A:.

For refreshrate setting in DOS, please use the S3REFRSH.EXE from MIRO\COMMON directory.

LIMITATIONS
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60x480xTC                      TV Overscan is not possible.

miroSCREENADJUST               Do not use with fixed-frequency monitors.
			       Do not change the image size and position
			       so that they differ from the default settings 
			       too much, because doing so might damage the monitor.

MPEG play and DOS              Please use the windowed DOS Box.
fullscreen at the              We work on a solution.
same time

If you have problems, please use the miroDRIVER-CONTROL
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PROBLEM                        SOLUTION
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Black icons on the             This only occurs, if you are using 256 colors or
desktop                        more. This is a bug in the Windows Program Manager.

Lines remain on the desktop    In the SYSTEM.INI file in the [928.DRV] section
			       set VXPBLT=1.

You cannot enter anything      Press <ALT>.
in the DOS box

"Sticking" mouse cursor        In the SYSTEM.INI file in the [928.drv] section
or network problems            set FIFO=1.

Memory problems                In the SYSTEM.INI file in the [386.Enh] section
and system crashes             enter the EMMEXCLUDE=A000-EFFF.

There is no WINTOOL group      Drag MWINTOOL.GRP from the drive window in the
under the Norton Desktop       QUICK-ACESS group or to the DESKTOP.

AVI files were played          In the WIN.INI file in the [drawdib] section
very slow                      delete all entries.

Zoomed AVI files were played   Please check, that you have Video for Windows 1.1
slow                           installed. Only this version supports the DCI
			       interface.

miroPINBOARD is working        Please check that the miroPINBOARD is loading first
wrong.                         in the WIN.INI. If you have there any load= entries,
			       you had to move them to the end of the run= line.

Black boxes after finishing    Please change the resolution of your PIF file
windowed *.pif files.          to TEXT.

TV MODE
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If you are using the TV mode, it is not possible to use the DOS fullscreen box.

Some monitors without powermanagement capability show an erratic screen when
miroVIDEO 22SD mvp is switched to TV mode. In this case, switch off the monitor
manually to avaid excessive strain.

If you switch to TV mode with the miroPINBOARD and you want to leave windows,
you first have to switch back to normal video mode.


