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FCC Compliance Statement

Remark for G4+M series

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, 

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful 
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if 
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment causes harmful 
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is 
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving 
antenna • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit 
different from that to which the receiver is connected • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the compliance 

could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the 
card is required to meet FCC requirements.

Declaration of conformity of a Class B digital device according to the FCC rules

We, the Responsible Party

Matrox, 1075 Broken Sound Parkway, Boca Raton, FL 33487 • Telephone: (561) 989-9626 

• Attention: Conformity Group Matrox

Declare that the Product: G4+M series

Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 

two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference 
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any question regarding this declaration should be 
forwarded to the above coordinates.

CANADA

(English) Industry Canada Compliance Statement

Remark for G4+M series

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emission from digital 

apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada.

(Français) Conformité avec les exigences du ministère de l’Industrie Canada

Avis relatif à la série G4+M

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet aucun bruit radioélectrique dépassant les limites 

applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté 
par Industrie Canada.

JAPAN

VCCI Compliance Statement

Remark for G4+M series

This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for 

Interference from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a 
domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to instructions in the 
manual.

Summary of Contents for Millennium G400

Page 1: ...Millennium G400 Millennium G400 MAX User Guide 10526 301 0520 2000 02 18 ENGLISH...

Page 2: ...sion slots Your Matrox graphics card is an AGP card Locate the AGP slot in your computer Your system manual should identify the location of each type of expansion slot in your computer WARNING To avoi...

Page 3: ...me 5 Connect the monitor Simply plug your monitor cable into the monitor connector on your Matrox card connector 1 if you have a card with more than one connector Make sure the other end of the monito...

Page 4: ...now installed To get the most out of your Matrox card install Matrox software for Windows 95 98 2000 and NT 4 0 see Software installation page 5 for Windows 3 1 Windows NT 3 51 and OS 2 Warp 3 0 4 0 s...

Page 5: ...sert or reinsert the Matrox installation CD ROM in your CD ROM drive the setup program automatically starts This setup program works with Windows 95 98 2000 and NT 4 0 and detects which operating syst...

Page 6: ...ox Display Properties Also to quickly access PowerDesk features click the QuickDesk icon on your Windows taskbar Monitor setup Before changing your display resolution color palette or other Matrox Pow...

Page 7: ...or Make sure the Plug and Play DDC monitor button is selected If so the Matrox display driver automatically uses the correct settings for your monitor If not click this button then click Apply If you...

Page 8: ...he PowerDesk DualHead property sheet see Accessing PowerDesk property sheets page 6 2 Select the DualHead Multi Display option button 3 Click Multi Display Settings to adjust your DualHead Multi Displ...

Page 9: ...r DualHead features If your Matrox graphics card has a second monitor connector you can also use these features Windows 95 98 2000 or NT 4 0 DualHead Clone View a copy of your main display on your sec...

Page 10: ...up menu that lets you print or copy it Some help topics are only available through context sensitive help Windows 95 98 2000 Access the PowerDesk Information property sheet see Accessing PowerDesk pro...

Page 11: ...atrox card Check your system manual for instructions on how to disable your computer s built in graphics adapter 3Cause Your computer BIOS Basic Input Output System may not be up to date For more info...

Page 12: ...djust your monitor controls brightness contrast and so on For more information see your monitor manual 2Cause Your monitor may not be properly connected 1Solution Make sure your monitor is connected t...

Page 13: ...selected If your primary display is still usable see Monitor setup page 6 Otherwise see the next troubleshooting item Problem After the startup screen or after display settings are changed the screen...

Page 14: ...Accessing PowerDesk property sheets page 6 then click Delete all customizations 7 Restore your original display settings see steps 2 and 3 Windows NT 4 0 1 If your primary display is unusable a Press...

Page 15: ...ws starts press F8 for the Windows startup menu to appear c Select safe mode then press Enter Windows NT 4 0 a Press Ctrl Alt Del Tab Tab Enter down arrow Enter to restart your computer b From the sta...

Page 16: ...of your main graphics card has priority for becoming the primary display For information on how to change your computer BIOS settings see your system manual If your computer BIOS doesn t let you selec...

Page 17: ...x display driver After game for Windows 95 98 2000 starts monitor doesn t display properly Matrox Diagnostic or setup program reports an IRQ problem Game for Windows 95 98 doesn t start or runs slower...

Page 18: ...h the TVadapter included with your Matrox graphics card to the second monitor connector connector 2 onyour card WARNING Don t change monitor connections while your computer is turned on While your com...

Page 19: ...or if your video recorder has a TUNER LINE switch set it to LINE Optionally if you use the composite video and S video connectors on your Matrox TVadapter you can directly connect two different video...

Page 20: ...nnector includes video and audio whereas composite video or S video connectors include only video If your TV or video recorder only uses a SCART connector you need a SCART cable adapter to connect you...

Page 21: ...ick DVDMax TV Settings To enable TV output support for DOS display modes use Matrox System Utilities You can install this software from your Matrox installation CD ROM For more information see the Rea...

Page 22: ...settings click Advanced TV Settings For more information on how you can use your secondary display see PowerDesk online help Note With the DualHead Clone feature Windows 95 98 2000 you can avoid using...

Page 23: ...tarts press F8 to see a startup menu With Windows 98 if F8 doesn t work instead try pressing and holding Ctrl before Windows starts 2 Select safe mode then press Enter 3 Right click the My Computer ic...

Page 24: ...screen mode and your monitor is unusable exit the game To do this press Alt Tab once right click the name of the game on the Windows taskbar then click Close 2 Make sure the correct monitor is select...

Page 25: ...he Use bus mastering check box 3 Click OK OK Yes to accept the changes and restart your computer Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Programs Matrox PowerDesk NT Matrox Display Properties Performance 2 Clear the U...

Page 26: ...Each time cards are moved to different expansion slots in your computer new IRQs may be allocated without old ones being deallocated 1Solution For advanced users Remove and restore device drivers 1 Re...

Page 27: ...ets page 6 2 Look at the Microsoft DirectX label 1Solution If DirectX 7 0 or later isn t installed install it Run the setup program from the DirectX folder of the Matrox installation CD ROM Problem Af...

Page 28: ...your Matrox graphics cards A unified display driver supports more than one model of graphics card This driver is available on the Matrox Web site www matrox com mga Make sure that the display driver s...

Page 29: ...y Properties Performance 2 Clear one or more check boxes For more information see context sensitive help 3 Click OK Yes to accept the changes Depending on the feature you disabled you may have to rest...

Page 30: ...ograms Accessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter 2Solution If possible try using a faster disk 9x 9x Note If you identify a program that doesn t work well with Matrox acceleration please contact Matr...

Page 31: ...ck Properties Hardware Device Manager 2 Double click the IDE ATA ATAPI controllers list item to expand it then double click the name of the appropriate controller 3 Change each Transfer Mode setting t...

Page 32: ...s card is sharing an IRQ 1 Right click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop background then click Properties Device Manager Properties 2 Look in the list box to see if your Matrox graphics car...

Page 33: ...t the changes Windows NT 4 0 Install a DMA driver For more information on how to get this driver contact your system vendor Problem Can t play certain DVD videos 1Cause A DVD video may not play back b...

Page 34: ...igured to support TV output for DOS display modes To enable TV output support for DOS display modes use Matrox System Utilities You can install this software from your Matrox installation CD ROM For m...

Page 35: ...ies Settings Advanced General Windows NT 4 0 Click Programs Matrox PowerDesk NT Matrox Display Properties Settings 2 Under Font size select Large Fonts 3 Click OK to close the dialog box and apply cha...

Page 36: ...le to make a copy of that copy 1Solution To get copies of a copy protected video contact the vendor of the video Problem Video appears stretched or squished on a TV 1Cause Windows 95 98 2000 If you re...

Page 37: ...t may be disabled or volume levels may be too low or too high 1Solution Windows 95 98 2000 or NT 4 0 Make sure your sound card s Windows software settings are correct 1 Double click the speaker icon o...

Page 38: ...ake sure the Volume sliders are at one quarter to one half levels if you re not sure try half level and the Mute check boxes are cleared 8 Close the dialog box 4Cause The problem may be specific to th...

Page 39: ...lutions available depend on your Matrox graphics card display driver and software monitor settings Different software monitor settings have different resolutions available to them With your software m...

Page 40: ...mum horizontal refresh rate of 130 kHz Aspect ratio Display resolution Main display Secondary display 135 MHz RAMDAC 300 MHz RAMDAC 360 MHz RAMDAC 4 3 5 4 standard 640 480 200 200 200 800 600 200 200...

Page 41: ...130 76 1600 1024 130 130 1920 1080 115 130 1920 1200 115 130 Based on a monitor with a maximum horizontal refresh rate of 130 kHz Maximum 3D display resolutions main display Graphics memory Color pale...

Page 42: ...e included with this software 105 116 117 118 1280 1024 107 119 11A 11B Supported TV output modes Only for Matrox graphics cards with TV output support For more information see Hardware information pa...

Page 43: ...Gouraud shading Main RAMDAC 300 MHz 300 MHz 360 MHz Secondary RAMDAC 135 MHz 135 MHz Memory 16 MB or 32 MB 16 MB or 32 MB 32 MB Memory type SGRAM or SDRAM SGRAM SGRAM DualHead 9 9 TV output TV output...

Page 44: ...five connections to a monitor that uses BNC Bayonet Nut Connect connectors R G B HSYNC white or gray wire and VSYNC black wire Minimum maximum ambient operating temperatures 0 to 55 C Minimum maximum...

Page 45: ...he quickest and most effective method of technical assistance Your dealer is local and may be familiar with your complete system In the case of hardware warranty assistance the product must be returne...

Page 46: ...9P 2T4 Information we need Please give a complete description of the problem and include Matrox card serial number model number revision number BIOS number driver type and version and memory address a...

Page 47: ...0 click Programs Matrox PowerDesk NT Matrox Display Properties Information For system information Windows 95 98 2000 right click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop background then click Prop...

Page 48: ...or replace the product and shall return the repaired product or a replacement product within a reasonable delay The replacement product may not be new provided that it has functionality at least equal...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...4 I installation hardware 2 4 software 5 IRQ 25 26 M monitor connector 12 settings 12 15 24 setup 6 7 multi display mode 6 7 8 9 setup 8 9 O online documentation 7 14 P PDF 17 Plug and Play 6 7 Power...

Page 51: ...e 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 Purchaser...

Page 52: ...Thank you for choosing Matrox Please register online www matrox com register to be eligible for customer support new product announcements and information on special offers and upcoming events...

Page 53: ...CC requirements Declaration of conformity of a Class B digital device according to the FCC rules We the Responsible Party Matrox 1075 Broken Sound Parkway Boca Raton FL 33487 Telephone 561 989 9626 At...

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Page 56: ...ndern Es wird keine Garantie f r die Richtigkeit des Inhalts dieses Handbuchs bernommen Weiterhin bernimmt die Matrox Graphics Inc keinerlei Verantwortung f r die Benutzung dieses Handbuchs weder f r...

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