Broadcast Pix fluent multi-view User manual

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Graphics!card!Installation!Guide!! Page!1!
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This!document!will!guide!you!through!the!process!of!removing!and!installing!a!graphics!card!for!the!
Broadcast!Pix!Fluent!Multi‐View.!The!process!is!identical!for!installing!a!replacement!dual‐headed!
monitor!card!or!for!installing!the!quad‐headed!monitor!card,!option!#!340.!To!configure!a!Multi‐View!
layout,!please!refer!to!the!Broadcast!Pix!Operators!Manual.!
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The!following!will!describe!how!to!remove!the!current!graphics!card!and!drivers!and!how!to!install!new!
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Depending!on!the!graphics!card!model!number,!the!corresponding!driver!must!be!installed!for!proper!
operation.!A!list!of!the!latest!graphics!card!drivers!is!available!on!the!Broadcast!Pix!Support!website.!!
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Visit:!http://www.broadcastpix.com/Driver‐Downloads.html!
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Tools'Required'
1!Philips!head!screwdriver!
1!Flat!head!screwdriver!
1!pair!of!wire!cutters!
3!Wire!ties!
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Getting'Started'

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Graphics!card!Installation!Guide!! Page!2!
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1. Turn!on!the!Broadcast!Pix!workstation.!Once!the!desktop!is!visible!navigate!to!the!Start'Menu'
and!select!the!Control'Panel'link.!
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2. In!Control!Panel!window,!double!click!the!Add'or'Remove'Programs!button,!as!shown!below.!
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Uninstalling'the'Current'Drivers'

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Uninstalling'the'Current'Drivers'
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3. In!Add!or!Remove!Programs!window,!select!the!current!graphic!driver!(ATI!or!Nvidia)!and!click!
on!the!Change/Remove!button,!as!shown!below.!
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Note:'Be'sure'to'remove'all'files'related'to'the'current'graphics'card.'For'example'you'may'have'
some'ATI'Catalyst'Control'Panel'files'that'also'need'to'be'removed.'
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4. Follow!the!onscreen!menu!instructions!for!removing!your!specific!drivers.!Because!this!process!
can!vary!between!different!cards!it!is!not!shown!in!this!guide.!!
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5. Once!the!drivers!have!been!removed,!shut'down!your!system!and!proceed!to!the!next!section!
for!physically!removing!the!old!graphics!card.!
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Removing'the'Graphics'Card'
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1. With!the!workstation!powered!off,!unplug!the!power!cord!connected!to!the!back!of!the!
workstation.!!
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2. Remove'any!VGA/DVI!cables!connected!to!the!graphics!card.!
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3. Remove!the!top!cover!from!your!workstation.!Loosen!the!top!cover!hold!down!screw!located!
behind!the!front!door!on!your!system,!with!a!Philips!screwdriver.!Once!loosened,!slide!the!cover!
towards!the!back!of!the!workstation!and!remove!it.!
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Removing'the'Graphics'Card'
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4. With!a!flat!head!screwdriver,!remove!the!screw!for!the!board!hold‐down!bar.!With!a!pair!of!wire!
cutters!cut!the!wire!ties!attached!to!the!hold‐down!bar.!
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5. Lift'and!remove!the!hold‐down!bar!
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Removing'the'Graphics'Card'
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6. If!a!DVI!I/O!card!is!installed!in!the!workstation,!the!ribbon!cables!connected!to!the!HD!I/O!card!
(s)!may!also!need!to!be!removed.!Simply!pull!the!cables!from!the!connectors!on!the!on!daughter!
card!and!move!them!aside.!Be!sure!to!make!note!of!which!cables!were!on!which!connector.!
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Input!4/Output!D!
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Input!8/Output!E!

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Removing'the'Graphics'Card'
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7. Locate!the!graphics!card!in!the!6th!PCI!slot!from!the!left!hand!side,!if!standing!in!front!of!the!unit.!
With!a!Philips!screwdriver,!remove!the!hold‐down!screw!on!the!graphics!card.!!
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8. Release!the!tab!at!the!rear!of!the!graphics!card!by!pushing!it!to!the!left!and!remove!the!card!by!
lifting!the!card!out!of!the!slot,!as!shown!below.!
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Graphics!card!Installation!Guide!! Page!8!
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Installing'the'New'Graphics'Card'
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Once!the!old!card!is!removed,!simply!reverse!the!steps!for!installing!the!new!graphics!card,!as!described!
above.!
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1. Insert!the!new!graphics!card!into!the!6th!PCI!slot,!being!sure!it!is!seated!properly.!
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2. Replace!the!graphics!card!hold!down!screw.!
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3. Replace!the!board!hold‐down!bar!and!secure!it!with!the!screw.!!
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4. Reattach!the!audio!cable!with!new!wire!ties!to!the!hold‐down!bar.!In!addition,!reattach!the!DVI!
ribbon!cables,!if!any!were!previously!removed.!!
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5. Replace!the!system!top!cover!and!tighten!the!cover!screw!located!behind!the!front!door!of!the!
system.!
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6. Reattached!the!power!cord!to!the!workstation!and!any!DVI/VGA!cables!to!the!graphics!card!and!
power!on!the!system.!
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7. Once!the!desktop!appears,!install!the!graphics!card!driver!that!you!downloaded!from!the!
Broadcast!Pix!Support!website!and!follow!the!onscreen!instruction.!Because!this!process!can!
vary!between!different!cards!it!is!not!shown!in!this!guide.!!
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9. Once!the!drivers!are!installed!restart!the!system.!Once!the!desktop!appears,!it!may!be!necessary!
to!reset!your!screen!resolution!for!proper!viewing.!
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Graphics!card!Installation!Guide!! Page!9!
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1. Right‐click!on!the!desktop,!in!the!pop‐up!menu!select!the!Properties'option.!
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2. In!the!Display!Properties!window!select!the!Settings!tab.!Now!move!the!Screen!Resolution!slider!
to!your!desired!screen!resolution,!ensuring!that!the!aspect!ratio!of!the!monitor!matches!the!
aspect!ratio!of!the!selected!resolution.!Click!on!the!OK'button!to!save!and!apply!the!changes.!
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Resetting'the'Screen'Resolution'
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