User guide

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Chapter 2, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Convert DVI
Available Convert DVI connections
Matrox Convert DVI allows you to connect multiple devices for simultaneous
output, and supports the following connections:
• One DVI input and one DVI output.
• One USB 2.0 port (required for configuring Convert DVI only).
• Your choice of one of the following video output combinations:
$ HD SDI output with embedded audio and simultaneous HD analog
component output.
$ SD SDI output with embedded audio and simultaneous SD analog
component output.
$ SD SDI output with embedded audio and simultaneous S-Video and
composite output.
• Genlock reference input.
• One RCA stereo output.
•DC power jack.
• One male stereo audio input and one female stereo audio output.
The connections you make depend on the type of video you want to output, such
as SDI and analog component, and how you want to use your Matrox Convert
DVI. You can use Convert DVI with a computer and a secondary display as
explained in the next section, or in stand-alone mode as explained in “Using
Matrox Convert DVI in stand-alone mode” on page 7.
Using Matrox Convert DVI with a computer and
a secondary display
You can connect Matrox Convert DVI to a computer in order to broadcast video
from computer applications, such as PowerPoint presentations, web-based
content, and video games. You use your computer’s secondary DVI output as the
input to Convert DVI, which is converted to high-quality video and output
through Convert DVI’s SDI and analog outputs. To configure Convert DVI’s
video outputs, you must connect Convert DVI to your computer using a USB
connection.
When Matrox Convert DVI is connected to the secondary DVI output from a
computer’s display card (see “Connecting Convert DVI” on page 8), the
Windows operating system detects the Convert DVI as a secondary monitor.
Because Convert DVI doesn’t have a screen, you can connect a DVI monitor
(secondary display) to the DVI OUT on your Convert DVI in order to preview
what will be output through Convert DVI’s video outputs. Whatever is displayed
on the secondary display’s desktop (Convert DVI desktop) is output as
high-quality video through the Convert DVI video outputs. If you’ve defined a