Installation guide

Matrox Rainbow Runner TV – Installation Guide 9
Software installation
(European Rainbow Runner TV only)
After installing your Rainbow Runner 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 the software
that comes with your TV tuner card.
1 Insert your TV tuner installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
After you insert the CD-ROM, a setup program automatically starts.
Select the language you want to use, then click
Next
to continue and follow the on-screen
instructions.
2 If this is a first-time installation, the setup program asks you if you want to set up your Matrox
graphics card to support DOS TV output mode. If you want to be able to use DOS programs
(programs that use 640 × 480 or 640 × 400 VESA display modes) on a TV (or VCR) connected
to Rainbow Runner, click
Next
. If not, click
Skip
.
(You can change the setup of your Matrox card at a later time – see step 8.)
3 If the MGA display drivers installed on your computer are older than those on the TV tuner
CD-ROM, the setup program prompts you to install the newer drivers. Rainbow Runner TV
needs these newer display drivers to work properly. Click
Next
, then follow the on-screen
instructions. When prompted, we recommend you select a
Typical
installation.
4 If the setup program doesn’t detect Matrox Rainbow Runner and Microsoft ActiveMovie
software installed on your computer, the setup program prompts to install them. Click
Next
, then
follow the on-screen instructions. (If the setup program detects a newer version of the Rainbow
Runner software on your computer, it doesn’t prompt you and it doesn’t install this software.)
5 The setup program prompts you to restart your computer. Leave your TV tuner CD-ROM in
your CD-ROM drive and click
Restart Computer
to continue. You must restart your computer
for changes to take effect.
6 If a hard disk in your computer hasn’t been tested before by Rainbow Runner software, the
Matrox HD Benchmark
program starts. This program tests the speed of hard disks and reports
the results. Disk speed affects the quality of video file recording and playback. After the test is
finished, click
OK
to continue.
7 If this is a first-time installation, the
Matrox Quick Connect
program automatically starts. This
program helps you test your computer’s connections to external video devices. Follow the
on-screen instructions and when you’re done, exit this program to continue.
8 Click buttons in the main menu, depending on what you want to do. After clicking a setup
button, simply follow the on-screen instructions.