Instruction manual

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Installation
Before installing a DeckLink card
7. After installing your DeckLink PCIe card and closing the side cover on your PC, attach the supplied
DeckLink breakout cable to to the external multi-pin connector on your DeckLink card. Some card
models ship with both professional and consumer breakout cables for connecting to different
video hardware. Attach the appropriate breakout cable for your needs.Installation
Installing the HDMI bracket
The DeckLink HD Extreme 2 includes an HDMI bracket. After installing the DeckLink HD Extreme 2
card in a x4 lane PCIe slot, you will need a spare slot to install the HDMI bracket. Some PC’s include
a double-width graphics slot in the x16 lane slot. If you have a regular-width graphics card in this slot,
you can install the HDMI bracket in the spare port which would have been used by a double-width
graphics card. If that port is already occupied by a double-width graphics card, use a spare slot to
install the HDMI bracket. If you don’t need HDMI input and output, there is no necessity to install
the HDMI bracket.
Some computer cases provide a PCI clamp which is designed to secure all PCI Express cards without
the need for screws. The clamp does not always firmly secure the HDMI bracket and so we have
included 6 screws with your DeckLink HD Extreme 2. Use these screws, in place of the PCI clamp,
to firmly secure all your PCI Express cards, port access covers and the HDMI bracket belonging to
DeckLink HD Extreme 2.
After installing and securing the HDMI bracket, loop the included HDMI cables around any other
installed cards and plug them into the rear of the DeckLink HD Extreme 2 card. HDMI input is the
lower connector and HDMI output is the upper connector. You may wish to secure any excess cable
length by using a cable tie to neatly hold it in place.
Note: Connecting audio and video cables to the DeckLink can be done at any time while the unit
is powered on or off. You can leave the PCI Express card in the computer when the PCI Express
cable is disconnected. It will then be ready to reconnect quickly when you need to use DeckLink as
a capture and playback device again.
Attach the supplied DeckLink breakout cable to the
DeckLink card. The DeckLink HD Extreme 2 card
also includes a HDMI bracket as pictured above.