User guide
18 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide
Software installation
After installing the Rainbow Runner G-Series 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 Rainbow Runner G-Series card.
Rainbow Runner G-Series Installation CD-ROM
1
After your computer has restarted, insert the
“Rainbow Runner G-Series Installation”
CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive – the setup
program automatically starts.
*
Select the language you want to use, click Next
to continue, then follow the on-screen
instructions.
2
If the following software is not already installed on your computer, the setup program prompts
you to install it:
Matrox PowerDesk utilities and display drivers
Microsoft DirectX and DirectX Media software
Matrox video software (PC-VCR Remote, VidCap, Quick Connect, HD Benchmark)
Follow the on-screen instructions.
3
The setup program prompts you to restart your computer. Leave the CD-ROM in your
CD-ROM drive and click
Restart Computer to continue. You must restart your computer for
changes to take effect.
4
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
If a hard disk in your computer hasn’t been tested before by Matrox software, the Matrox
HD Benchmark
program starts. This program tests the speed of hard disks and reports the
results. The results are saved and affect the maximum settings you can select with the
Matrox
PC-VCR Remote
program (see page 23). Disk speed affects the quality of video file recording
and playback. After the test is finished, click
OK to continue.
6
The setup program prompts you to install VDOnet Internet VDOPhone for video conferencing.
Click
Yes to install, then follow the on-screen instructions.
* If Windows doesn’t start the setup program automatically, you can start it manually from the root folder of the
CD-ROM.