Matrox Extio 3 Series, User Manual

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56 Matrox Extio 3 Series – User Guide
Before you begin
 Make sure the
Fixed EDID
option is enabled. Aggregator mode is supported only with
Fixed EDID
.
 Audio configuration – Review your system’s Windows® audio settings to know which
DisplayPort output is configured to use audio. Depending on your audio configuration,
we also recommend you review the following:
 Digital audio to displays with speakers – Make sure the host systems are using the
video output of the graphics card as the destination for the sound.
 Digital audio to analog (
Headphone
or
Line Out
) – In Extio Central Manager, select
a Receiver, then go to the
Audio
page. Make sure you select the proper
Headphone
audio source
and
Line Out audio source
for the
Video In
of the transmitter unit.
 Analog audio (
Line In
) – Verify where the
Line In
you want is coming from (for
example,
Line In
from the transmitter on monitor 1, 2, 3, or 4), or if you want
Line
In
to follow the mouse position.
 USB switching – By default, you can use your mouse to switch between sources. You can
also use a keyboard shortcut to switch sources. To use only keyboard shortcuts (no
mouse) to switch sources, in Extio Central Manager, select a Receiver, then go to the
Keyboard shortcuts
page, and enable the
Use only keyboard shortcuts (no mouse) for
USB switching
option.
 Dynamic sources – You can dynamically change the transmitter source (stream from a
system) displayed on one of the monitors attached to a receiver in aggregator mode. This
enables you to easily access and switch between different systems from a large group
(pool) of systems to view the stream currently of interest to you, without affecting the
other displays.
 You can dedicate only one monitor to using dynamic sources in aggregator mode.
The other monitors need to have fixed sources assigned to them. Dynamic sources
feature is supported only while using aggregator mode.
 Operating system - Certain limitations may occur. For more information on operating
system compatibility with aggregator mode, see the Matrox Extio 3 Series Release Notes.
Configuring aggregator mode
To configure aggregator mode:
1
Create your monitor layout:
a
Click the
Receiver
tab

Monitors

Change monitor layout
. This opens a new
dialog box.
b
Select a layout for your monitors, then drag the displays into the layout.