ENGLISH Marvel G400-TV • User Guide • 10664-301-0100 1999.09.
Contents Using this guide 4 Overview 5 Hardware supplied...............................................................................................................................5 Software supplied................................................................................................................................5 Installation overview ...........................................................................................................................
Matrox PC-VCR Remote program 31 Input setting ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Video file input ................................................................................................................................. 32 TV tuner input .................................................................................................................................. 33 Video line input ..........
Using this guide This guide assumes you’re familiar with basic functions like click, right-click and double-click, and that you’re familiar with the basics of the operating system you’re using. Also, we use the following conventions: „ Bold for text that appears on-screen, subheadings and labels. „ Italics for file names, paths, publication titles, and new terms. „ Bold Italics for emphasis. „ Keyboard keys in square brackets, with a plus sign separating keys that you press simultaneously.
Overview Thank you for purchasing Matrox Marvel. Discover a whole new universe of digital video with your Matrox card: view, record and edit video on your computer; play the latest 3D games using your TV; record computer video on your video recorder; use your computer as a digital video recorder; and much more. Marvel turns your computer into a home entertainment center and digital video editing studio.
Hardware installation WARNING: Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Before touching any electronic parts, drain the static electricity from your body. You can do this by touching the metal frame of your computer. When handling a card, hold it by its edges and avoid touching its circuitry. This section describes how to install your Matrox card. To install, you’ll need a Phillips screwdriver (star-shaped head).
2 Locate the AGP slot in your computer a b Most computers have different types of expansion slots. Your Matrox graphics card is an AGP card. Locate the AGP slot in your computer. Your system manual should identify the location of each type of expansion slot in your computer. (Back of computer) AGP slot PCI slot Remove the cover for the slot you intend to use (if it’s not already removed). Save the screw for the mounting bracket.
3 Insert Matrox Marvel card a Position your Matrox card over the expansion slot you’ve chosen. b Push the card in firmly and evenly until it’s fully seated in the slot. c Replace the screw to secure the bracket of your Matrox card to the computer frame. d Put your computer cover back on. Your Matrox card is now installed. Before restarting your computer, connect your external devices (see “Connection setup”, page 9).
Connection setup After the Matrox Marvel card is installed, you need to connect your external video devices (TV, video recorders, and so on), then install the Matrox video software. This section describes how to connect video devices to your computer. Marvel connector box overview Your Marvel product comes with a Marvel connector box. With this box, you can access the connections to your external devices more easily.
Quick connection setup 1 2 Connect computer monitor a Plug the cable for your computer monitor into the blue connector on your Matrox card. b Make sure the other end of the monitor cable is properly connected to your monitor. Connect Marvel cable Use the special cable included with your Marvel card. a Plug the end labeled TO MARVEL board into your Marvel card. b Plug the end labeled AUDIO OUT into the LINE IN connector on your sound card.
3 Connect Marvel audio/video input Use one of the two composite audio/video (RCA) cables supplied with Matrox Marvel. (The yellow connectors are for video, white and red are for audio left and right.) a Video camera or Plug the yellow, white and red video player connectors on one end of the cable to the connectors of the same color on the front of the Marvel connector box.
4 Connect Marvel audio/video output Use one of the two composite (RCA) audio/video cables supplied with Matrox Marvel. a b Plug the yellow, white and red connectors on one end of the cable to the connectors of the same color on the back of the Marvel connector box. Connect the other end of the cable to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN (left and right) connectors on your TV or video recorder. If your video device has only one audio connector, use the left audio connector on the cable.
5 Connect TV antenna or cable TV If your Marvel connector box has an ANT/CABLE connector, you can attach a TV antenna or cable TV directly to it. (If your connector box doesn’t include TV tuner support, the opening for this connector is sealed.) Note: If the cable from your antenna is flat and ends with twin leads, you need a 300-to-75-ohm adapter to connect to the ANT/CABLE connector (see picture). You can find this type of adapter at most electronics stores.
S-video and composite video The Marvel connector box has two composite video connectors (one input and one output), and two S-video connectors (one input and one output). Most video equipment uses composite video, but some devices (for example, S-VHS VCRs) use S-video, which is a higher quality video signal. Composite video connector S-video connector If you have a video device with S-video connectors, you should use a Matrox S-VIDEO IN or S-VIDEO OUT connector.
SCART information Some video devices in Europe only have SCART connectors. This type of connector includes video and audio, whereas composite or S-video connectors include only video. If your TV or video recorder only has a SCART connector, you need a SCART cable adapter to connect to Matrox Marvel. If you don’t already have a SCART adapter, you should be able to purchase one from your local electronics store.
Matrox Marvel input Note: Unauthorized recording or use of broadcast television programming, video tape or other copyrighted material may violate copyright laws. Matrox assumes no responsibility for the illegal duplication, use or other acts which infringe on the rights of copyright owners. Your Matrox product may not let you record from a copy-protected video source.
Matrox Marvel output WARNING: Continuous on-screen displays, like your Windows desktop, can cause permanent damage to TV screens. This damage appears as “pattern burns” on your TV screen. This type of damage may not be covered by the warranty for your TV, and Matrox assumes no responsibility for such damage. To help avoid this problem, you can use the Windows “Blank Screen” screen saver, or turn off your TV when you’re not using it.
Output to TV through your video recorder If you want to view computer video on your TV and record it on your video recorder, you can connect through your video recorder. There are two ways to do this: you can use line connectors (composite, S-video or SCART) or antenna/cable TV connectors. A line connection is higher quality, but some TVs only have an antenna or cable TV input connector.
Software installation 9x After installing the Matrox Marvel hardware and connecting it to your external video devices (TV, VCR, and so on), you need to install software. This section describes how to install Matrox software for Windows 95/98. (For other software, see the Readme file in the root folder of the Matrox installation CD-ROM.) Matrox Marvel Installation CD-ROM 1 9x 2 Restart your computer Turn on your computer and all devices connected to it.
4 Test your connection setup If this is a first-time installation, the Matrox Quick Connect program automatically starts. This program lets you interactively test your computer’s connections to external video devices. Follow the on-screen instructions and when you’re done, exit this program to continue. 5 Install optional software After your computer restarts, the setup program shows you a list of additional items you can install.
Matrox PowerDesk software Matrox PowerDesk display drivers and utilities help you get the most out of your Matrox graphics card. This section has important information on how to configure your display settings using Matrox PowerDesk software. Accessing PowerDesk property sheets Many display controls are on Matrox PowerDesk property sheets. You can identify Matrox PowerDesk property sheets by the icon appearing on the tab.
3 If the monitor name listed doesn’t match your monitor, click the Change button to select a new monitor name. Follow the on-screen instructions. For more information on Windows monitor settings, see Windows documentation. If you want to customize your Windows monitor settings: 1 2 Access the PowerDesk Monitor Settings property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page 21).
9x Other DualHead features If you’re using Windows 95/98, you can also use these features: „ DualHead Clone – View a copy of your main display on your secondary display. Each display can use different monitor settings (refresh rates). „ DualHead DVDMax – Play digital video in a window on your main display and, at the same time, view that video full-screen on a TV. „ DualHead Zoom – Use your secondary display to view a zoomed-in portion of your main display.
To use TV output* 98 Windows 98 – To add a TV to your Windows desktop, see “DualHead Multi-Display setup”, page 22. 9x Windows 95/98 – You can use the DualHead Clone, DualHead Zoom, or DualHead DVDMax features (see “Other DualHead features”). To adjust TV settings, access the Matrox PowerDesk DualHead property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page 21). To adjust advanced desktop TV settings, click Desktop TV Settings. To adjust advanced DVDMax TV settings, click DVDMax TV Settings.
Troubleshooting This section addresses possible problems that could prevent you from using your computer. Note: More troubleshooting items are in the online version of this guide (see page 30). See also “More software information”, page 20, and “More PowerDesk information”, page 24. Problem 1Cause 1Solution 2Cause Computer doesn’t display information or boot after Matrox card is installed Your Matrox card may not be properly installed. Make sure your Matrox card is properly installed.
Note: Make sure your computer uses the other graphics card to control your primary display. Your primary display is the one that first displays information when your computer restarts. For more information, see “Using multiple displays…”, page 29, solutions 2 and 3. 3 Make sure Matrox System Utilities are installed on your computer. (These can be installed from your Matrox CD-ROM.
3Cause 1Solution 4Cause 1Solution 9x Problem If your monitor uses BNC input, one or more connection settings may be incorrect. Set each of your monitor’s RGB input and sync switches (if available) to 75 ohms, with the sync set to “external”. These controls are usually switches on the back of your monitor. If display problems occur after the startup screen of your operating system, your software monitor settings may be incorrect. Make sure correct software monitor settings are selected.
9 Restore your original display settings (see steps 4 and 5). Note: In multi-display mode (Windows 98 only), each display has its own monitor settings (refresh rates). 2Cause 1Solution 9x Files on your system may have been deleted or corrupted.
Using multiple displays… Problem 98 1Cause Using multiple displays under Windows 98, program (for example, a game) doesn’t work with main graphics card Your main graphics card may not be controlling your primary display. Your primary display is the one that first displays information when your computer restarts. Programs that don’t recognize multiple displays may not work with a graphics card unless it’s controlling your primary display.
More troubleshooting The online version of this guide (see page 20) has extra troubleshooting items dealing with problems such as: 30 „ Can’t use Windows 95/98, Windows reports a configuration error, and/or can’t install or uninstall display driver „ After game for Windows 95/98 starts, monitor doesn’t display properly „ Matrox Diagnostic or setup program reports an IRQ problem „ Game for Windows 95/98 doesn’t start or runs slower than normal „ After restarting computer, Windows 95/98 warns that
Matrox PC-VCR Remote program With the Matrox PC-VCR Remote program, you can use your computer like you would a TV or VCR. To start, double-click the PC-VCR Remote icon ( ) on the Windows desktop background. The first time you start PC-VCR Remote, you see the PC-VCR Remote and its video window. Use the PC-VCR Remote to control what you see in the video window and what you record to file.
PC-VCR Remote menu window (with video file playback) Shuffle playlist Video file loop Mode indicators (click to toggle) Timer event Sleep mode Volume gauge Elapsed time Name of current video file Playback status bar (click to ‘seek’) Open PC-VCR Remote Properties dialog box Change menu window Increase setting value Decrease setting value Input setting After you’ve made sure your external video devices are properly connected, click an INPUT button on the PC-VCR Remote to select a video source for the
TV tuner input (Matrox TV tuner required) If your Matrox product includes a TV tuner, you can view, record and edit TV programs on your computer, like you would with a VCR. However, instead of using the controls on your VCR, you can use the PC-VCR Remote software controls. TV tuner software setup To make sure PC-VCR Remote is set up to use your Matrox TV tuner: 1 Click the TV input button on the PC-VCR Remote.
Video line input When the PC-VCR Remote LINE button is selected, the video window displays the signals coming from a device connected to your Matrox VIDEO IN or S-VIDEO IN connector. This can be a video camera or video player (see “Matrox Marvel input”, page 16). You can record from your video camera or video player to a digital video file. You can then play back this video file with PC-VCR Remote, or edit it with another program (see “Avid Cinema program”, page 42).
Recording settings The maximum frame size and rates you can select with the Recording settings slider are based on the currently selected capture settings (see “Capture options”) and the disk where the video file will be created. Higher-quality capture settings generally require a disk that can store information faster. PC-VCR Remote determines how fast your disk can store information by checking the results saved by the Matrox HD Benchmark program.
Mini remote If you don’t want to use the full-sized PC-VCR Remote, you can use the “mini remote”. The mini Mini remote toolbar (FILE input) remote is a toolbar added to the PC-VCR Remote video window. The mini remote replaces the “full remote”. To use the mini remote, right-click the PC-VCR Remote, then click Use Mini Remote on the resulting pop-up menu. Pause your mouse pointer over each mini remote button to see a pop-up tooltip identifying it.
Teletext ( ) Browse Teletext information. If the current video input signal (TV input only) supports the Teletext service used in Europe, click the Teletext button to start a separate Teletext program. This Teletext program lets you browse information encoded in the video signal. Use the Teletext browser to change Teletext pages, and use PC-VCR Remote to change channels. For more information on how to use the Teletext program, see its online Help.
TV tuner If your Matrox product includes a TV tuner, you can: ƒ Simultaneously preview up to 30 channels in a single window. ƒ Change channels with PC-VCR Remote controls. ƒ Schedule TV program timer events for different channels. ƒ Password-protect certain TV channels (“parental lock”). ƒ Auto Scan for tunable TV channels. ƒ Define certain channels as your favorites and quickly skip to those channels with the PC-VCR Remote channel up and down buttons.
Matrox VidCap driver Video capture programs (other than Matrox PC-VCR Remote and Avid Cinema) use the Matrox VidCap driver interface. For example, when you use Ulead Photo Express, you see the Matrox VidCap driver interface when you adjust video settings. This section describes VidCap source and format setting controls.
Output to TV – Enable this check box if you want your video source to appear full-screen on a TV connected to your Matrox graphics card. This feature can only take effect if no other DualHead feature (see page 22) is being used. Video format settings RGB – Click an RGB button to select an uncompressed video file format. Use an RGB format to video conference and to capture still images.
Overlay and preview modes The video capture program you’re using may give you a choice of overlay or preview modes. If the MJPEG video format is selected, overlay and preview settings have no effect. If an RGB video format is selected, overlay and preview settings affect how video is viewed or captured: „ With overlay mode, everything on the video window is captured. For example, any part of a dialog box overlapping the video window appears in the captured video.
Avid Cinema program Discover the fun of making movies With Avid Cinema and your Matrox Marvel card, you’re in the director’s chair. With them, you can create movies right on your computer. Avid Cinema leads you through the movie-making process. You can write a storyboard for your movie, bring your footage into your computer, add photos, art, music and sound, edit into a finished product, and then share your movie through a variety of formats: videotape, Internet, e-mail, CD-ROM or Microsoft PowerPoint.
File formats supported for import In addition to capturing video from your video camera or video player, you can put graphics, photographs, sounds, music and other videos into your movie.
Step 1 – Planning and shooting your movie You can start bringing video in without a plan for your movie, but for better results, you should start with a plan. Organize your thoughts with an Avid Cinema storyboard. A storyboard is a shot-by-shot plan for a movie. Each idea you visualize translates into a shot you’ll film or import. You can write a storyboard for yourself or to give to others who will help you bring your ideas to life.
Step 2 – Bringing video into your movie Before you edit your movie, you need to transfer your footage to your computer. Make sure your video camera or video player is properly connected to your computer (see “Connection setup”, page 9), then use the Bring Video In tab to transfer your video shot by shot. Each shot you bring in becomes a video clip in the Timeline. The Timeline is where you assemble and edit your movie – it shows all clips in the movie in storyboard order.
Step 3 – Editing your movie Now the real fun begins – you’re ready to edit your movie. The Edit Movie tab contains a series of smaller tabs for viewing and rearranging sections of your movie, and for adding effects, titles, sound and graphics files. With the Viewer tab, you make your movie better by rearranging and trimming clips. For example, you can split clips into two, then insert other material in the split, or work with your two new pieces The Timeline is expanded on the Edit Movie tab.
Creating effects With the Effects tab, you can create interesting transitions between clips. For example, you can use a clockwipe effect as a transition to the next clip in your movie. With Avid Cinema, you can choose from dozens of different effects. Adding titles With the Titles tab, you can superimpose text over video. You can add stationary text, such as titles and captions, or scrolling text, such as closing credits.
Step 4 – Finishing your movie With the Finish Movie tab, you can view your finished movie full-screen, record it onto videotape or save a version for Internet or e-mail distribution. You can also include your movie in an on-screen PowerPoint presentation.
More information For complete information on Avid Cinema, see the product tour and online help included with the software. Copies of the Avid Cinema Making Movies guide In addition to using the Avid Cinema Tour and online help, you can learn to use the product with the well-illustrated book, Making Movies. You can order copies of the book from the Avid Cinema Web site (www.avidcinema.com). If you have a problem 1 See the Avid Cinema online help for troubleshooting information.
Extra troubleshooting Graphics The following troubleshooting items address problems related to graphics cards. Problem 9x 1Cause 1Solution Can’t use Windows 95/98, Windows reports a configuration error, and/or can’t install or uninstall display driver Files on your system may have been deleted or corrupted.
Æ Run, type 6 Click regedit, then click OK. 7 Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Æ SOFTWARE, remove all items starting with “Matrox” or “MGA”. Note: Recent versions of Matrox PowerDesk for Windows 95/98 (5.x and later) store registry settings under HKEY_CURRENT_USER Æ SOFTWARE. Your settings under HKEY_CURRENT_USER are only accessible if you’re logged into Windows with your user name.
2Cause 9x 1Solution 2 Clear the Use bus mastering check box. 3 Click OK Æ OK Æ Yes to accept the changes and restart your computer. Your computer may not have given an interrupt request (IRQ) to your Matrox graphics card or may have given one used by another device in your computer. This may be because your computer’s “Plug-and-Play” feature is turned off.
Problem 9x 1Cause 1Solution Problem 9x 1Cause 1Solution Game for Windows 95/98 doesn’t start or runs slower than normal (program uses Microsoft DirectX interface) An older version of DirectX may be installed. The Matrox CD-ROM setup program installs DirectX, but some programs install an older version of DirectX (overwriting your version). To see what version of DirectX is installed: 1 Access the Matrox PowerDesk Information property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page 21).
Problem Screen image defects appear or program doesn’t run properly (example: mouse pointer not drawn properly) 1Cause 1Solution 9x Some programs may not work properly with some Matrox acceleration. Disable specific types of software acceleration: Windows 95/98 – 1 Access the Matrox PowerDesk Options property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page 21). 2 Clear one or more check boxes, starting with Use device bitmaps caching. For more information, see context-sensitive help.
Video The following troubleshooting items address problems related to digital video. Æ Programs Æ Matrox Video Tools For a list of notes, problems and limitations, click Æ Read Me. Problem Can’t use a video program (video capture, playback, editing or conferencing programs) 1Cause 1Solution 2Cause Another program may be using your Matrox video input hardware. Only one program at a time can use Matrox video input hardware.
3Solution 2Cause 1Solution Problem Make sure the PC-VCR Remote input settings are correct (see “Matrox PC-VCR Remote program”, page 31). PC-VCR Remote video tuning settings may be set too low. Reset the video tuning settings to default values: On the PC-VCR Remote, click Properties ( ) Æ Video Æ Default Tuning Æ OK. Can’t create Matrox MJPEG video files (with video editing, video capture or 2D/3D animation programs) 1Cause 1Solution An unsupported video file resolution (size) may be selected.
6 2Solution Click OK Æ OK. (You may be prompted to insert the Windows 95/98 CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.) Make sure your hard disk is using DMA (if your hard disk supports DMA transfers). To use DMA: Note: Not all hard disks support DMA well. For more information, see the documentation that came with your hard disk. 9x 3Solution Windows 95/98 – 1 Right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop background, then click Properties Æ Device Manager.
4Cause 1Solution Try lowering your display settings. We recommend a 1024 × 768 or lower display resolution with a 16-bit color palette. 9x Windows 95/98 – To access display settings, see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page 21. 5Cause The video file you’re playing may not be encoded with Matrox MJPEG. Playback of video files not encoded with Matrox MJPEG isn’t accelerated by Matrox video editing hardware. 1Solution Capture your video files with Matrox MJPEG.
2Cause There may be too many video devices between your video source and destination, or one or more of the video devices may be degrading the quality of the video signal. Demodulators, long cables, cable extensions and improper connections can all affect video signal quality. 1Solution If your video equipment supports it, use S-video connections. For more information, see “Svideo and composite video”, page 14. 2Solution Try changing one or more video devices.
DVD The following troubleshooting items are specific to DVD. (For general video-related troubleshooting items, see “Video”, page 55.) Problem 1Cause 1Solution DVD video playback is jerky (skipping frames) Your DVD drive may be too slow. If your DVD drive supports DMA transfers, enable this feature: Note: Not all DVD drives support DMA well. For more information, see the documentation that came with your DVD drive.
TV output The following troubleshooting items address problems related to connecting graphics card output to a TV or video recorder. Problem TV image is garbled or unusable (a blank screen, or rolling or overlapping screen images) 1Cause 1Solution 2Cause Your TV or video recorder may not be properly connected. Make sure your TV or video recorder is properly connected. For more information, see page 17. Your TV or video recorder may not be properly set up.
5Cause If you’re using a program that runs full-screen, this program may be using a display mode that’s not supported for TV output. 1Solution If the program offers a choice of display modes, select a display mode supported for TV output. For a list of display modes supported for TV output, see “Supported TV output modes”, page 70. For information on how to change display modes with the program you’re using, see its documentation.
Problem 1Cause 1Solution 9x 2Solution 95 Computer text is hard to read with a TV The resolution of a TV is lower than a typical computer display. As a result, some text may be harder to read with a TV than with a computer monitor. Lower your computer display resolution: Windows 95/98 – 1 Right-click your Windows desktop background, then click Properties Æ Settings. 2 Move the Desktop area (Windows 95) or Screen area (Windows 98) slider to a lower setting.
3Cause 1Solution Problem 1Cause 9x 1Solution The image settings on your TV may need adjusting. Some TVs have an aperture control sometimes called PICTURE. Lowering this setting may reduce this problem. Reducing your TV’s brightness setting may also improve image quality. For more information, see your TV manual.
3Cause 1Solution 9x Your sound card’s Windows software settings may be incorrect. Specifically, input or output may be disabled, or volume levels may be too low or too high. Windows 95/98 – Make sure your sound card’s Windows software settings are correct: 1 Double-click the speaker icon ( ) on the Windows taskbar. If you don’t see the speaker icon: Æ Settings Æ Control Panel. a Click b Double-click the Multimedia icon. c Enable the “Show volume control on the taskbar” check box. d Click OK.
Display information Graphics Notes 98 66 „ Matrox graphics cards that can support a secondary display have the Matrox DualHead feature. „ Windows 98 – In DualHead Multi-Display mode (see page 22), the graphics memory is divided equally between the main and secondary display. For example, if you have a 16 MB graphics card, the main and secondary displays each have 8 MB available to them. As a result, maximum display capabilities may be affected.
Maximum display resolution Aspect ratio Main display * 4:3/5:4 (standard) 2048 × 1536 16:9/16:10 (wide screen) 1920 × 1200 * For your secondary display, see “Supported TV output modes”, page 70.
Maximum horizontal refresh rate (kHz) * Display resolution 300 MHz RAMDAC (Main display †) 640 × 480 130 800 × 600 130 1024 × 768 130 1152 × 864 130 1280 × 1024 130 1600 × 1200 130 1800 × 1440 120 1920 × 1440 115 2048 × 1536 110 856 × 480 130 1280 × 720 130 1600 × 1024 130 1920 × 1080 115 1920 × 1200 115 Aspect Ratio 4:3/5:4 (standard) 16:9/16:10 (wide screen) * Based on a monitor with a maximum horizontal refresh rate of 130 kHz † The refresh rate for your secondary display
Supported VESA modes In the table below, VESA modes supported by your Matrox graphics card are indicated by a VESA mode number. Many Super VGA DOS programs use VESA modes.
Matrox MJPEG resolutions Your Matrox card can capture Matrox MJPEG video at the following resolutions: Resolution NTSC PAL/SECAM Full 704 × 480 704 × 576 1/2 352 × 480 352 × 576 1/4 352 × 240 352 × 288 1/16 176 × 120 176 × 144 Disk space for captured video The disk space required to store digital video files depends on the frame size (resolution), frame rate, and compression ratio they’re captured with.
Hardware information Features Marvel G400-TV Graphics chip Matrox G400 (256-bit DualBus) VCQ2 3D features (Vibrant Color Quality2), environment-mapped bump mapping, stencil buffering, anisotropic filtering, bilinear filtering, trilinear filtering, alpha blending, anti-aliased vectors, vertex fogging, table fogging, specular highlighting, 16-bit Z-buffering, 32-bit Z-buffering, single buffering, double buffering, triple buffering, texture mapping, MIP mapping, Gouraud shading Main RAMDAC 300 MHz Second
System requirements Requirement Minimum Recommended PII, 233 MHz PII, 350 MHz or faster 32 MB 32 MB or more CD-ROM for video file playback* 9 4× with 256 KB cache, or better Sound card for audio capture and playback (with a Windows–compatible WAV driver) 9 9 14.4 Kbps 28.
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Where to get information For display information: 9x „ Windows 95/98 – access the Information property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page 21). For system information: 9x „ Windows 95/98 – right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop background, then click Properties. 98 „ Windows 98 – click Information.
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Index A disk space speed 74 20 address, Matrox Adobe Acrobat audio adjusting 37 connection setup quality 70 display information 66–70 resolution 67–68 11, 12 AVI MJPEG compression 35 4 DualHead 22, 23, 62, 64, 66 DVD, troubleshooting 60 document conventions installation hardware 6–8 overview 5 software 19–20 IRQ settings L M 74 7, 25 e-mail, Matrox expansion slots 73 25, 29, 52 BBS, Matrox BNC monitor connection F 26 C FAX, Matrox frame capture 34, 35 capture settings CD-ROM Matrox 19,
overlay mode T 41 P technical assistance 34, 39, 69, 71 31–38 Plug-and-Play 21 PowerDesk 21, 24, 50, 51 preview mode 41 PAL PC-VCR Remote Q Quick Connect Teletext 31, 37 W 74 37 6, 7, 17, 21, 23, 27 76–77 Web, Matrox 73 warning troubleshooting 25–30 DVD 60 extra 50–65 graphics 50–54 sound 64–65 TV output 61–64 video 55–59 warranty TV output connection setup 17 setup 23 troubleshooting 61–64 quality audio 70 MJPEG 35 video 58 video files 34 TV tuner input 16, 33 software setup 33, 38, 39
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