User guide

28 Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide
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Connect audio output
Typically, the sound output from a computer
comes from speakers connected to your sound
card. If you prefer, you can hear or record the
sound output from your computer using the
same TV or VCR you connect to your
graphics card. To do this, you need an audio
cable with a stereo jack on one end and two
RCA connectors on the other end. If you don’t
have this type of cable, you can buy one at
most consumer electronics stores.
a Plug the stereo-jack end of the audio
cable into the
LINE OUT
*
connector on
your sound card.
b Plug the other end of the cable into the left
(
L ) and right ( R ) AUDIO IN connectors of
your video device. For more information,
see your sound card manual.
SCART adapter
Some video devices in Europe only have SCART
connectors. This type of connector includes video
and
audio, whereas composite video or S-video connectors
include only video.
If your TV or VCR
only uses a SCART connector, you
need a SCART cable adapter to connect your computer
to that TV or VCR. If you don’t already have a SCART
adapter, you should be able to purchase one from your
local electronics store. You need a SCART adapter
with
3 connectors – 2 audio and 1 video. There are
different SCART adapters for composite video and
S-video. If you’re not sure which your TV or VCR
supports, see its manual.
To use a SCART adapter, connect the SCART end of
the adapter to your TV or VCR, then connect the other
end to your Matrox TV adapter
and sound card.
* If your sound card has no
LINE OUT
connector, you can use its
SPKR
connector instead. In this case, all your computer’s sound
output goes to the video device you connected to.
TV or VCR
Sound
card
S-video SCART
adapter with
3 connectors
Composite SCART
adapter with
3 connectors
SCART connector