User Guide

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

YoucanconnectuptothreedisplayswithMiniDisplayPortorDigitalVisualInterface

(DVI)connectorstothedisplayportsonthebackofyourMacPro.TheDVIdisplayport

isadual-linkport,soyoucanconnecta30-inchAppleCinemaHDDisplay.

DVI display port Mini DisplayPort (2)

YoucanalsoconnectdisplaysthathaveanAppleDisplayConnector(ADC)oravideo

graphicsarray(VGA)connectorusingoneofthefollowingadapters:

Â ToconnectaVGAdisplaytotheDVIdisplayportoraMiniDisplayPort,usetheApple

DVItoVGADisplayAdapterortheAppleMiniDisplayPorttoVGAAdapter(both

availableseparately).

Â ToconnectanADCdisplaytotheDVIdisplayport,useanAppleDVItoADCDisplay

Adapter(availableseparately).

TheMiniDisplayPortoutputsprovidebothvideoandaudiooutput.Forexample,using

aMiniDisplayPorttoHDMIadapterandanHDMIcable,youcanconnectyourcomputer

toanHDTVorAVreceiverthathasanHDMIconnectorandplaybothaudioandvideo.

YoumustusetheSoundpanelinSystemPreferencestoselecttheconnecteddevice

foraudiooutput.FormoreinformationaboutconnectinganHDMIdevice,searchfor

“HDMI”ontheMacProSupportpageatwww.apple.com/support/macpro.

DisplayadaptersandotheraccessoriesforyourMacProaresoldseparatelyat