User guide

30 Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide
Windows NT 4.0 –
1 Click Æ Programs Æ Matrox PowerDesk NT Æ Matrox Display Properties Æ
Monitor .
2 Depending on the standard your TV or VCR uses, click one of the following buttons:
ƒ
Output to TV (NTSC)
ƒ
Output to TV (PAL)
3 Click OK to close the dialog box and apply changes.
TV output troubleshooting
The following troubleshooting items are related to TV output support (see “TV output”, page 26).
Problem TV image is garbled or unusable
(a blank screen, or rolling or overlapping screen images)
Cause
Your TV or video recorder may not be properly connected.
Solution Make sure your TV or video recorder is properly connected. For more information, see
“Connection setup”, page 26.
Cause Your TV or video recorder may not be properly set up.
Solution If a TV is connected to your Matrox graphics card and the TV has a TV/VIDEO switch, set it
to
VIDEO. For more information, see your TV manual.
Solution If a VCR is connected to your Matrox graphics card and the VCR has a TUNER/LINE switch,
set it to
LINE . For more information, see your VCR manual.
Cause Matrox software may not be set up for TV output. Particularly, the TV standard selected may
not be correct.
Solution Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 – See “Software setup”, page 29.
Cause You may be using a DOS display mode without your Matrox graphics card being properly
configured for DOS TV output. DOS display modes are used for:
ƒ DOS programs that run full-screen
ƒ a full-screen DOS prompt under Windows
ƒ text displayed before Windows starts
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