User guide

Viz Engine Administrator’s Guide

Note: DSX.utils 5.0.3.171 is required on Windows XP SP3.

• Viz 3.1.0 - 3.2.1, driver version DSX.utils 5.0.3.166

• Viz 3.1.0 - 3.2.1, driver version DSX.utils 4.0.0.132(sp1) or driver version DSX.utils

4.0.0.136(sp3)

• Viz 3.1.0 - 3.2.1, driver version DSX.utils 2.5.0.673

See also the Driver and firmware versions for X.mio

16.3 Licence Upgrade

The Matrox X.mio2 and X.mio2 Plus boards include all SD codecs except D10 Television

/ D12 Television . These two boards can be upgraded to any higher class model by a

license upgrade (to do this use the Matrox X.info utility).

To upgrade a video board to a higher class model it is necessary to To generate a

Matrox Dongle Information File (.MDIF) , and then to do an To upgrade with a Matrox

Dongle Upgrade File (.MDUF) .

It is also possible To reset to factory settings at any time.

The X.mio2 Plus board video inputs can also be upgraded from 2 to 4.

Note: Driver versions before 4.0.0-126 do not support the upgrade and revert

features.

Note: Driver versions before 9.0 do not support X.mio2 Plus

This section contains the information on the following topics:

• To generate a Matrox Dongle Information File (.MDIF)

• To upgrade with a Matrox Dongle Upgrade File (.MDUF)

• To reset to factory settings

To generate a Matrox Dongle Information File (.MDIF)

1. Open the Matrox X.info utility on the Windows taskbar.

2. Select Hardware, and click the Upgrade Model button on the right.

3. From the appearing menu, choose Generate Matrox Dongle Information File

(.MDIF).

4. Select to save the file to a specified location.

• Once the file is created a confirmation dialog box will appear.

5. Click OK to dismiss the confirmation dialog box.

6. Locate the file and send it to your local Vizrt representative (to find the local Vizrt

customer support team go to www.vizrt.com).

• Once the request to purchase an upgrade has been sent, an MDUF file will be

sent in return from Vizrt.

To upgrade with a Matrox Dongle Upgrade File (.MDUF)