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Matrox Extio Series – User Guide

7

Connection setup

This section describes how to connect monitors and other peripherals to your Matrox Extio unit.

Connection overview

Audio cables (stereo)

USB cables

Power cable

Monitor connectors 

(4 DVI for Extio F1400/F1420, 

2 DVI + 2 HD-15 for Extio F1220)

USB cables

Optical cables

Audio cable

(stereo or SPDIF)

FireWire cables

(Extio F1220/F1420)

Summary of Contents for Extio F1220

Page 1: ...www matrox com graphics Graphics Solutions for Professionals User Guide 10970 301 0111 2008 01 11 matrox Extio Series Extio F1220 Extio F1400 Extio F1420 ENGLISH...

Page 2: ...Hardware required sold separately Software available for Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Professional x64 and Windows Vista Matrox PowerDesk SE to use your Matrox product Audio...

Page 3: ...tion overview To install your Matrox product 1 Install your interface card see Hardware installation page 4 2 Connect your Extio unit monitors and other peripherals see Connectionsetup page 7 3 Instal...

Page 4: ...raphics card If graphics hardware is built into the motherboard of your computer you may need to disable it manually after your Matrox card is installed For more information see your system manual WAR...

Page 5: ...hosen b Push the card in firmly and evenly until it s fully seated in the slot c Secure the bracket of your Matrox card to the computer frame 64 bit Back of computer 32 bit PCI Express slots AGP slot...

Page 6: ...ct your monitors and your peripherals to your unit see Connection setup page 7 After connecting restart your computer and install your Matrox software see Software setup page 11 WARNING If your comput...

Page 7: ...t monitors and other peripherals to your Matrox Extio unit Connection overview Audio cables stereo USB cables Power cable Monitor connectors 4 DVI for Extio F1400 F1420 2 DVI 2 HD 15 for Extio F1220 U...

Page 8: ...r Extio unit If your monitors have DVI connectors connect them directly to the monitor connectors at the back of your unit If your monitors have HD 15 connectors use DVI to HD15 adapters to connect yo...

Page 9: ...cable provided with your Matrox product to the power connector on your Matrox product Plug the power supplycordinto anelectrical outlet 4 Connect your input devices optional To use a keyboard or mous...

Page 10: ...t All audio connectors support stereo jack connectors The Line out connector also supports SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format mini plug optical connectors To connect an audio device to your u...

Page 11: ...our computer has restarted insert or reinsert the Matrox installation CD ROM in your CD ROM drive the CD ROM installation program automatically starts This program shows you a list of items you can in...

Page 12: ...t make sure the audio hardware in your unit is enabled a Open the Windows Audio property sheet Windows 2000 Click Start Settings Control Panel Multimedia or Sounds and Multimedia double click Audio Wi...

Page 13: ...for the Windows startup menu to appear 3 Select VGA mode or Low resolution mode then press Enter Graphics Main troubleshooting This section addresses possible problems that could prevent you from usi...

Page 14: ...ndicator lights on the bracket of your interface card are green If thereception indicator is red andyouhave separate optical cables switch the cables in the optical connector of your Matrox product Fo...

Page 15: ...ected Also your computer may have re enabled your built in graphics hardware 1Solution To disable your built in graphics card and re enable your interface card 1 Connect a monitor to the graphics conn...

Page 16: ...bled or unusable blank screen rolling or overlapping screen images 1Cause Analog monitors only The Matrox display driver may be trying to use settings your monitor doesn t support This can happen if t...

Page 17: ...No if you re asked to restart your computer c Click Matrox PowerDesk SE Change Remove Yes Windows Vista a Click Start Settings Control Panel Programs Program and Features Matrox Driver Uninstall Yes...

Page 18: ...more information see page 17 Problem Monitor settings aren t automatically detected 1Cause Your monitor may not be Plug and Play Most new monitors are Plug and Play but many older ones aren t Softwar...

Page 19: ...er display If the program doesn t work with the graphics hardware controlling your primary display or you want your Matrox product to control your primary display see the other solutions 2Solution Cha...

Page 20: ...ur system manual for information on how to disable this graphics hardware 2Cause Windows 2000 XP Vista If the Windows method for display driver installation was used instead of running the setup progr...

Page 21: ...kground then click Properties Effects 2 Disable one or more features under Visual effects 3 Click OK OK Windows XP 1 Right click your Windows desktop background then click Properties Appearance Effect...

Page 22: ...in your Extio unit the program window or dialog box may be in a display controlled by the graphics hardware in your computer 1Solution If you re using your unit in a remote location from the host comp...

Page 23: ...t to disable then clear the Extend the desktop onto this monitor check box 3 Click OK 5Cause The program window or dialog box may be somewhere off screen 1Solution If the program window you want to se...

Page 24: ...lution available This generally results in better image quality Video The following troubleshooting items address problems related to video files Problem Video file playback is jerky skipping frames 1...

Page 25: ...resources 1Solution Close other programs including memory resident programs like System Agent 3Cause Your display settings may be too high As a result video file playback may not be fully supported by...

Page 26: ...following troubleshooting items address problems related to the audio output of your unit Problem Sound doesn t record video files play back with no sound or sound output is distorted or too loud 1Ca...

Page 27: ...on in the taskbar check box c Click OK d Double click the speaker icon on the taskbar 2 Click Options Properties 3 Click the Recording button enable all check boxes in the list box then click OK 4 For...

Page 28: ...l the devices you want to use are listed as working If a device is listed as not working right click the device icon and select Enable 5 For each device you want to use double click the device icon an...

Page 29: ...and game controllers right click your built in audio hardware and select Disable For more information on the audio hardware in your system see your system manual 3 Click Yes Yes For changes to take e...

Page 30: ...depend on your Matrox graphics hardware displaydriver softwaremonitor settings andmonitor Forinformationonthe capabilities of your monitor see your monitor documentation Matrox Extio F1220 Matrox Ext...

Page 31: ...ion and monitor settings such as refresh rate will be the ones selected in Matrox PowerDesk multi display settings Supported VESA modes main display In the table below VESA modes supported by your Mat...

Page 32: ...b site at www matrox com graphics support Information we need Please give a complete description of the problem and include Matrox card serial number model number revision number BIOS number driver ty...

Page 33: ...Programs or All programs Accessories System Tools System Information Windows XP Click Start Settings Control Panel Performance and Maintenance System double click Depending on your configuration of Wi...

Page 34: ...thin a reasonable delay The replacement product may not be new provided that it has functionality at least equal to that of the product being replaced 4 This warranty is valid in any country where Mat...

Page 35: ...roduct was installed and configured according to the information in its accompanying documentation 2 Read the Troubleshooting information included with the Matrox product to see if you can solve the p...

Page 36: ...f the user s guide Making telecommunication data transmissions of the Software Matrox reserves the right to terminate this license if there is a violation of its term or default by the Original Purcha...

Page 37: ...ation 12 21 M Multi display mode 20 P PCI 5 PCI Express 5 PowerDesk 12 Primary display 19 Product information 30 31 S Software Setup 11 12 Sound Troubleshooting 26 29 T Troubleshooting 13 29 Extra 18...

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