Installation guide

12 Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide
Display setup
After checking your monitor’s software settings, you can change your display resolution, color
palette and other Matrox PowerDesk settings. To access Matrox display property sheets, click
 Programs  Matrox PowerDesk  Matrox Display Properties. To change your display
resolution or color palette, click the
Settings tab. For more information on changing your display
settings, see the online Matrox PowerDesk guide.
TV output setup
If your Matrox graphics card supports TV output, you can view or record your computer display
on a TV or VCR connected to your computer. (To connect video devices to your computer, see
page 7.) To use TV output mode
*
:
1
Click  Programs  Matrox PowerDesk  Matrox Display Properties  Settings.
2
Enable the Output to TV check box.
3
Click Advanced  TV Out to adjust advanced TV output settings. Specifically, make sure the
correct TV standard (NTSC or PAL) is selected. For more information on settings, see context-
sensitive help.
4
Click OK to close the dialog box and apply changes.
While in TV output mode, your computer display uses TV settings. TV settings have lower
resolutions and refresh rates than typical computer monitor settings. Lower refresh rates may result
in more noticeable flicker. To turn off TV output mode, clear the
Output to TV check box.
* To enable TV output support for DOS display modes, use the Matrox CD-ROM setup program. For more
information, see the CD-ROM
readme
file.
WA R N IN G : Because some computer monitors don’t support TV settings, a computer monitor
may become garbled or unusable while TV output mode is used. If this happens, simply turn
off your computer monitor and use your TV to view your computer display. Your computer
monitor will work normally when you disable TV output mode.
Also, some computer monitors may be damaged if they use the 50 Hz vertical refresh rate used
with European TV settings. For more information, see your monitor manual.