Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide
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DVD
The following troubleshooting items address problems related to DVD. (For general video-related
troubleshooting items,
see “Video”, page 35
.)
Problem
DVD video playback is jerky (skipping frames)
1
Cause
Your DVD drive may be too slow.
1
Solution
If your DVD drive supports DMA transfers, enable this feature (
see page 35
).
Problem
Can’t play certain DVD videos
1
Cause
A DVD video may not play back because the region setting on your DVD player doesn’t
match the region code on the DVD-ROM disc. DVD players and videos use region codes to
prevent the playback of video that was intended only for a certain region or market.
1
Solution
To get a copy of a DVD video that’s compatible with the region code of your DVD player,
contact the vendor of that video.
Problem
Can’t record DVD video
See “Can’t record video with a video recorder”, page 39
.
TV output
The following troubleshooting items are related to TV output support (
see “TV output”, page 17
).
Problem
TV image is garbled or unusable
(a blank screen, or rolling or overlapping screen images)
1
Cause
Your TV or video recorder may not be properly connected.
1
Solution
Make sure your TV or video recorder is properly connected. For more information,
see
“Connection setup”, page 17
.
2
Cause
Your TV or video recorder may not be properly set up.
1
Solution
If a TV is connected to your Matrox graphics card and the TV has a
TV/VIDEO
switch, set it
to
VIDEO
. For more information, see your TV manual.
2
Solution
If a video recorder is connected to your Matrox graphics card and the video recorder has a
TUNER/LINE
switch, set it to
LINE
. For more information, see your video recorder manual.
