Matrox Productiva G100 User manual

Matrox Graphics Architecture
Matrox Productiva G100 Multi-Monitor Series
User Guide
10627-301-0130
1999.03.12
ENGLISH

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Contents
Using this guide 4
Overview 5
Hardware supplied..............................................................................................................5
Software supplied ...............................................................................................................6
Installation overview...........................................................................................................6
Hardware installation 7
Connection setup 11
Quick connection setup.....................................................................................................11
SCART information .........................................................................................................13
Matrox video input............................................................................................................14
Software installation 15
Matrox PowerDesk software 16
Monitor setup....................................................................................................................16
Display setup.....................................................................................................................17
Multi-display setup...........................................................................................................17
Software overview ............................................................................................................17
Matrox PC-VCR Remote program 19
Input setting ......................................................................................................................20
Video file input .................................................................................................................20
TV tuner input...................................................................................................................21
Video line input ................................................................................................................22
Mini remote.......................................................................................................................23
More features....................................................................................................................24
Matrox VidCap driver 26
Video source settings........................................................................................................26
Video format settings........................................................................................................27

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Troubleshooting 28
Graphics............................................................................................................................ 28
Video ................................................................................................................................ 36
Sound................................................................................................................................ 40
Display information 42
Graphics............................................................................................................................ 42
Video (Matrox TV tuner required).................................................................................. 43
Hardware information 44
Customer support 46
Warranty 49
Index 51

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Using this guide
This guide assumes you’re familiar with basic functions like click, right-click and double-click,
and that you’re familiar with the basics of the operating system you’re using. Also, we use the
following conventions:
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Italics for file names, paths, publication titles, and new terms.
Bold Italics for emphasis.
Keyboard keys in square brackets, with a plus sign separating keys that you press
simultaneously. For example: press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] to restart your computer.
Arrows (“”) to separate ordered directions. For example, “click OK Close OK” is the
same as “click OK, then click Close, then click OK”.
When viewing online, green for cross-references and underlined green for links to Web pages.
Click green text to jump to what is being referenced. (To jump to Web pages, your system first
needs to have full Internet access.)
More information
We provide additional documentation in help files, readme files, and Adobe Acrobat PDF
(Portable Document Format) files. To view or print PDF files, use theAcrobat Reader program,
which you can install from the “Matrox Installation” CD-ROM. This guide is available on the
CD-ROM as a PDF file (Doc\Inst\inst_en.pdf). The online version of this guide has additional
information, including the following sections: “Customer support”, “Warranty” and “Software
license agreement”.
For context-sensitive help where available, click the “ ” icon in the title bar, then click the
item you want help on. Right-click a help topic for a pop-up menu that lets you print or copy it.
Also, be sure to check for any last-minute release notes at the end of this manual and in the
Matrox CD-ROM readme file.

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Overview
Thank you for purchasing a Productiva G100 MMS (Multi-Monitor Series) graphics card. Your
Matrox MMS card is a high-performance graphics card that plugs into an expansion slot inside
your personal computer. This card lets you use 2 or 4 monitors at a time with Windows 98, NT 4.0
or NT 3.51.
The Matrox graphics engine gives you superior performance with Windows, digital video and 3D
graphics. To accelerate 3D programs, your Matrox card uses bus mastering and has hardware-
accelerated features, including texture mapping, Gouraud shading and Z-buffering.
Your Matrox graphics card is 100% VGA compatible and supports all VESA standards: VBE 2.0
(Super VGA modes), DPMS (energy saving), and DDC-2B (Plug-and-Play monitor).
Also, you can upgrade your Matrox card with hardware add-ons. For a list of available upgrades,
see “Hardware information”, page 44. For more information on available upgrades, see the Matrox
Web site (www.matrox.com/mga).
Hardware supplied
Productiva G100 MMS card*
* Pictured is a G100-Quad card with a TV tuner.
Dual-monitor adapter†
†Two dual-monitor adapters are included with Matrox MMS-Quad products. An adapter with a composite video (RCA)
connector is included only with Matrox MMS products that include a TV tuner.
Internal audio cable‡
‡ Matrox TV tuner required. Only certain Matrox MMS products include a TV tuner.

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Software supplied
Matrox PowerDesk – to use your Matrox graphics hardware
Matrox Video Tools*† – to use your Matrox video capture hardware
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows
Online documentation
Installation overview
To install your Matrox product:
1Install the hardware – see “Hardware installation”, page 7.
2Connect your video input – see “Connection setup”, page 11.
3Install the software –
for Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0, see “Software installation”, page 15.
for Windows NT 3.51, see the readme file in the root folder of the “Matrox Installation”
CD-ROM.
* Matrox TV tuner required. Only certain Matrox MMS products include a TV tuner.
† Matrox Video Tools software isn’t supported for Windows NT 3.51.

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Hardware installation
1Switch to the standard VGA display driver
If you’re running Windows 98 on your computer, this step isn’t necessary. If you’re using
another operating system (for example, Windows NT 4.0), see its documentation for how to
switch to VGA mode.
2Open your computer and remove
your existing graphics card
aTurn off your computer and all
peripherals such as your monitor or
printer.
bOpen the computer and remove your
existing graphics card. (If you have a
display adapter built into your computer
motherboard, it should automatically
disable itself after your Matrox card is
installed.)
WARNING: Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Before touching any
electronic parts, drain the static electricity from your body. You can do this by touching the
metal frame of your computer. When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching
its circuitry.

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3Choose an expansion slot
aMost computers have different types of
expansion slots. Choose a PCI slot for
your graphics card. Your system manual
should identify the location of each type
of expansion slot in your computer.
bRemove the cover for the slot you intend
to use (if it’s not already removed). Save
the screw for the mounting bracket. (If
another slot is uncovered, you can seal it
with the cover you just removed.)
4Insert your Matrox card
aPosition your Matrox card over the
expansion slot you’ve chosen, then push
the card in firmly and evenly until it’s fully
seated.
bReplace the screw to secure the bracket of
your Matrox card to the computer frame.
WARNING: Inserting your Matrox card into
the wrong type of slot could damage your
card, your computer, or both.
AGP slot
PCI slot
ISA slot
(Back of
computer)
AGP cardPCI card
Plastic
tab
Graphics
card
Bracket screw

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5If your Matrox product
includes a TV tuner:
Connect the internal audio cable
To use audio from your Matrox TV tuner,
connect the internal audio cable included
with your Matrox product.
aNote how your sound card is connected
to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
and then disconnect it from your drive.
bPlug the end of the cable from your
sound card into the AUDIO OUT
connector on your Matrox card.
cUse the audio cable included with your
Matrox product. Plug the end labeled
MATROX BOARD into the AUDIO IN
connector on your Matrox card.
dPlug the other end of the Matrox audio
cable (labeled DRIVE) into the audio out
connector on your CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive.
ePut your computer cover back on.
Note – If your sound card has a TV tuner
connector or your computer doesn’t have a
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive: use the
Matrox audio cable; plug the end labeled
DRIVE into the AUDIO OUT connector on
your Matrox card; plug the other end into
your sound card using its TV tuner
connector (if it exists) or its audio input
connector.
Sound cardMatrox card
CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive
Sound cardMatrox card
CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive

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6Connect your monitors
aAttach your Matrox dual-monitor
adapters*to the connectors on the bracket
of your Matrox MMS card. Make sure the
adapters snap into place.
If you have an MMS-Quad card with a
TV tuner, connect the dual-monitor
adapter with the composite video (RCA)
connector to the connector on the upper
part of the bracket (#1/#2).
bPlug your monitor cables into the dual-
monitor adapters. Make sure the
connectors are firmly in place. Monitors
are numbered consecutively based on
which connector each is attached to.
Numbering starts with the primary display
– the one that first displays information
when you restart your computer.
cMake sure the other end of each monitor
cable is properly connected to its monitor.
See your monitor manuals for more
information.
Your Matrox card is now installed. If your Matrox product includes a TV tuner, connect your
external devices before restarting your computer (see “Connection setup”, page 11). After
connecting your external devices, restart your computer and install your Matrox software (see
“Software installation”, page 15).
* Only one dual-monitor adapter is included with Matrox MMS-Dual cards.
Monitor cable
Dual
monitor
adapter
Matrox card