User guide

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Chapter 2, Preparing Your System
3. Configure your Windows display
Before you install your RT.X hardware and software, you should configure your
Windows display as follows.
°If you have Windows XP:
1 Right-click your Windows desktop background, then choose Properties.
2 Under the Settings tab, select a Screen resolution of at least 1024 by 768
pixels
(or 2048 by 768 pixels for a dual-monitor setup), and a Color quality
of
Medium (16 bit) or Highest (32 bit). We recommend 16-bit color for
better performance.
3 Under the Appearance tab, select Normal for Font Size.
4 Under Themes, make sure that you select one of the Windows standard
themes (that is, the themes that are included with your Windows system).
°If you have Windows 2000:
1 Right-click your Windows desktop background, then choose Properties.
2 Under the Settings tab, select a Screen area of at least 1024 by 768 pixels
(or
2048 by 768 pixels for a dual-monitor setup), and set your Colors to
High Color (16 bit) or True Color (32 bit). We recommend 16-bit color for
better performance.
3 Click the Advanced button, then select Small Fonts for Font Size. Click
OK.
4 Under the Appearance tab, make sure that you select one of the Windows
standard schemes (that is, the schemes that are included with your Windows
system).
¦NoteIf you are using a Matrox dual-head display card, to be able to preview
video (such as in Premiere’s
Monitor window) on your second monitor, you
must set the resolution and color display settings on your secondary monitor to
the same as your primary monitor.
If you’re using a Matrox P650, P750, or Parhelia
card
When using a Matrox P650, P750, or Parhelia display card with your RT.X100
Xtreme system, configure your display with a maximum of 16.8 million colors.
To verify your display settings, right-click your
Matrox PowerDesk HF icon on
your desktop and choose
Quality and Performance Settings. In the Quality
and Performance Settings
dialog box, choose Desktop Settings. Under
Maximum number of simultaneous colors, make sure that 16.8 million is
selected.
¦NoteWhen working in Adobe Premiere, do not connect your video monitor to
the output of your Matrox display card.