Connecting Your Monitors; Before You Begin - Matrox C900 User Manual

Connecting your monitors

This section describes how to connect your monitors to your Matrox graphics hardware. Depending
on your Matrox product, your connection setup changes
page 14).

Before you begin

To avoid possible problems that could damage your monitors or prevent you from using your Matrox
product, read the following guidelines before connecting your Matrox graphics hardware.
Your Matrox product supports the following adapters:
Matrox C900
Matrox C680 and C420 –
To get the most out of your Matrox product, we recommend you use identical monitors.
Whenever you change your connection setup, make sure you're using the correct
connectors and that all connectors are properly fastened.
Don't change monitor connections while your computer is turned on. While your
computer is turned on, it may be using monitor settings that are specific to the current
monitor connections. Some devices may be permanently damaged if incorrect settings
are used.
Whenever you restart your computer, make sure your monitors are already turned on.
Otherwise, the software may not be able to properly detect your monitors.
1 To connect to the bracket of your Matrox product, the overmold (or boot) of the mini HDMI connectors must respect the
maximum width (0.551 inches/14 mm) and thickness (0.331 inches/8.4 mm) stated in the HDMI specifications.
1
–
Mini HDMI to HDMI
Mini HDMI to DVI
Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort to DVI (active)
Mini DisplayPort to HDMI (active)
(see "Step-by-step connection setup",
Matrox C-Series – User Guide 13