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, or in stand-alone mode as
explained in “Matrox Convert DVI in stand-alone mode” on page 7.
Matrox Convert DVI functionality
Matrox Convert DVI can function in two ways. The first is with a computer to
broadcast video from computer applications, such as PowerPoint presentations,
web-based content, and video games. The second is in stand-alone mode with
any device that has a DVI-D output, such as a camera, medical device, or a
different computer from the host computer.
Using Matrox Convert DVI with a computer
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 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 Convert DVI is connected to the DVI output from a computer’s display
card (see “Connecting Convert DVI” on page 7), the Windows operating system
detects the Convert DVI as a monitor (or as a secondary monitor if you connected