User guide

Chapter 3, Installing Your RT.X100 Xtreme and Connecting Your Devices

4. Connect your DV-1394 device

Use the supplied 4-to-6 pin cable to plug your DV-1394 device (such as a DV

camcorder or DV deck) into the 1394 connector on the RT.X100 Xtreme card.

The 4-to-6 pin cable will work with most DV devices. Some DV-1394 devices

have 6-pin connectors (in this case, you’ll have to supply your own 6-to-6 pin

cable). For a list of compatible DV-1394 devices, see the RT.X Support section of

our web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support.

²Caution Use extra care when plugging in or unplugging the 4-to-6 pin

connector. It’s very easy to bend the connector pins inside your DV-1394 device,

rendering it useless. Use only minimal force.

1 Plug the 4-pin end of the cable into your DV-1394 device.

2 Plug the 6-pin end of the cable into the 6-pin 1394 connector on your

RT.X100 Xtreme card.

¦NoteIn Windows XP, the first time you plug in your DV-1394 device, the

Digital Video Device dialog box prompts you to select what you’d like

Windows to do. To avoid having this dialog box appear every time you connect

your DV-1394 device, click

Ta ke n o a c t ion , select Always perform the

selected action

, then click OK.

Hot-plugging

Your DV-1394 device can be plugged into or unplugged from the RT.X100

Xtreme card at any time; there’s no need to turn off your computer when

connecting or removing your device.

¡ImportantWhen connecting your DV-1394 device, make sure it is turned off.

Once you’ve connected your device, you can turn it on and it will be ready for

use. Do not try to swap DV-1394 devices while performing a capture in Adobe

Premiere.