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Matrox Convert DVI
Installation and User Guide
February 26, 2010
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  • Page 1 Matrox Convert DVI Installation and User Guide February 26, 2010 Y11140-201-0100...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time and without notice. The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. No license is granted under any patents or patent rights of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
  • Page 3 The license is to you the original purchaser only, and is not transferable without written permission of Matrox. You may install the Software on an unlimited number of computers owned or leased by you in any location.
  • Page 4 PERIOD, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE RETURNED TO MATROX, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: Matrox's limited warranty covers only those defects which arise as a result of normal use of the hardware and does not apply to any: improper or inadequate maintenance;...
  • Page 5 CHARGES INCURRED ON ALL RETURNED PRODUCTS. G. Indemnification disclaimer Matrox disclaims and shall have no obligation to indemnify or defend you or any third party in respect of any actual or alleged infringement of any actual or pending patents, copyright or other intellectual property rights.
  • Page 6 This will speed up processing. Each individual, returned unit or group of units MUST have an RMA number issued by Matrox. Matrox must authorize the number of units grouped under one RMA number. Any units received without prior approval by Matrox will be returned to you freight collect.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Connecting External Devices to Matrox Convert DVI Available Convert DVI connections ............6 Using Matrox Convert DVI with a computer and a secondary display ..6 Using Matrox Convert DVI in stand-alone mode..........7 Using DVI to HDMI and DVI to DisplayPort adapters........7 Connecting Convert DVI ...............
  • Page 8 Chapter 4 Configuring Matrox Convert DVI Using the Matrox Convert DVI Control Panel ........24 Specifying your general settings..............25 Specifying your genlock settings ............... 27 Specifying your region of interest settings..........29 Specifying your administrator settings ............32 Chapter 5 Monitoring Your Matrox Convert DVI System Using X.info to display Convert DVI information ........36...

  • Page 9: Introducing Matrox Convert Dvi

    Introducing Matrox Convert DVI This chapter outlines the features of Matrox Convert DVI, provides the Convert DVI system requirements, and describes the available documentation.

  • Page 10: Welcome To Matrox Convert Dvi

    Welcome to Matrox Convert DVI Matrox Convert DVI lets you convert high-resolution DVI sources to HD and SD video for broadcast, display, and recording. It takes your DVI output and converts it to high-quality SDI and analog video simultaneously. Stereo audio input can be embedded into the SDI output from Matrox Convert DVI.

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    Convert DVI desktop. A native display resolution of 1920 ×1200 is recommended for previewing all HD formats. To use Convert DVI in stand-alone mode, the only requirement is a DVI device, such as a camera or medical device, which provides a DVI-D output signal in a supported resolution.

  • Page 12: Your Notes

    Your notes Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox Convert DVI...
  • Page 13 Connecting External Devices to Matrox Convert DVI This chapter shows you how to connect external devices to Matrox Convert DVI.

  • Page 14: Connecting External Devices To Matrox Convert Dvi

    SDI and analog component, and how you want to use your Matrox Convert DVI. You can use Convert DVI with a computer and a secondary display as explained in the next section, or in stand-alone mode as explained in “Using...

  • Page 15: Using Matrox Convert Dvi In Stand-Alone Mode

    Convert DVI in stand-alone mode, you can disconnect the USB cable from the host computer and use Convert DVI with any device that has a DVI-D output in a supported desktop resolution. For example, you can connect Convert DVI to the DVI output from a camera or medical device, or the DVI output from a different computer from the host computer that you used to configure Convert DVI.

  • Page 16: Connecting Convert Dvi

    10. ¦ Note When your Convert DVI is properly connected, and Windows has started, the blue LED located at the front of the Convert DVI will light up and be constant. Chapter 2, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Convert DVI...
  • Page 17 Convert DVI monitor (optional secondary display) To AC wall outlet Primary DVI monitor To speakers Computer Connecting Convert DVI...

  • Page 18: Convert Dvi Power Supply And Adapter Plugs

    Convert DVI power supply and adapter plugs If your Convert DVI kit includes an external power supply cable with international adapter plugs for use in different regions, the following instructions detail how to remove and insert the adapter plugs: • To remove an adapter plug from the power adapter, hold down the button labeled PUSH on the power adapter, and then slide the adapter plug up until it releases from the power adapter.

  • Page 19: Typical Matrox Convert Dvi Connections

    Convert DVI outputs (such as analog component and SDI). We’ve connected the audio output from the Convert DVI box to one of the video devices, but you can connect it to a sound mixer if you are using one.

  • Page 20: Analog Component And Sdi Connections

    Analog component and SDI connections Convert DVI monitor To AC wall outlet To speakers Primary DVI monitor Computer Chapter 2, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Convert DVI...

  • Page 21: Composite And S-Video Connections

    Composite and S-Video connections Convert DVI monitor To AC wall outlet To speakers Primary DVI monitor Computer Typical Matrox Convert DVI connections...

  • Page 22: Analog Component And Sdi Connections (Stand-Alone Mode)

    Analog component and SDI connections (stand-alone mode) External sync generator To AC wall outlet Convert DVI To speakers monitor To DVI input To audio input device (video) source To computer Chapter 2, Connecting External Devices to Matrox Convert DVI...
  • Page 23 Installing Your Matrox Software and Configuring Your Display Settings This chapter explains how to install and remove your Matrox software, and how to configure your display settings to use Matrox Convert DVI.

  • Page 24: Installing Your Matrox Software And Configuring Your Display

    Hardware detection The first time you connect your Convert DVI to your computer’s USB port (and your computer is on), the Windows “Found New Hardware Wizard” will detect your Convert DVI hardware. Because the Matrox ConvertUtils Setup program will automatically install the appropriate drivers for Convert DVI, you must press or click Cancel to close the “Found New Hardware Wizard,”...

  • Page 25: Configuring Your Display Settings For Use With Convert Dvi

    16), Windows will detect Convert DVI as a secondary monitor. Because Convert DVI does not have a screen, in order to see the Convert DVI desktop, you must do one of the following: • Extend your displays Connect a DVI monitor or other display device, such as a projector, to Convert DVI’s DVI OUT, and then extend your...
  • Page 26 Refer to your Windows documentation for more information. Choose how you want to use your Convert DVI by either extending or duplicating your displays: Extending your primary display If you see two monitor icons...
  • Page 27 Convert DVI desktop resolution according Resolution to how you want to use Convert DVI: If you want to output a specific area of your Convert DVI desktop (see “Specifying your region of interest settings” on page 29), it is recommended that you set your Convert DVI desktop resolution to the highest resolution supported by both your display card and Convert DVI.

  • Page 28: Supported Convert Dvi Desktop Resolutions

    • 1920 ×1200 ¦ Note Other resolutions may work with Convert DVI, but only the resolutions listed above have been tested and approved by Matrox for use with Convert DVI. If you have display issues when starting Windows After connecting Convert DVI and starting your computer, if your primary...

  • Page 29: Retrieving A Window From The Convert Dvi Desktop

    Convert DVI desktop instead of your primary desktop. If you later disconnect the monitor from Convert DVI, you will not be able to see any windows that open on your Convert DVI desktop, and you may need to retrieve the hidden windows.
  • Page 30 Your notes Chapter 3, Installing Your Matrox Software and Configuring Your Display...

  • Page 31: Configuring Matrox Convert Dvi

    Configuring Matrox Convert DVI This chapter explains how to use your Matrox Convert DVI Control Panel.

  • Page 32: Using The Matrox Convert Dvi Control Panel

    Using the Matrox Convert DVI Control Panel The Matrox Convert DVI Control Panel has several pages that you can use to specify various settings to configure your Matrox Convert DVI, such as your video output format, genlock, and region of interest settings.

  • Page 33: Specifying Your General Settings

    You can select either Component or Composite and S-Video . From the Output Desktop as list, select the video format you want for the Convert DVI’s video output. If the resolution of your Convert DVI desktop doesn’t match your selected video output format, the video output will be displayed according to your selected conversion or scaling setting (see steps 5 and 6).
  • Page 34 0 IRE to output your DV clips at the correct brightness. Under Audio Output , select Embed audio in SDI output if you want your computer’s audio to be embedded in Convert DVI’s SDI output signal. Click Apply for your settings to take effect.

  • Page 35: Specifying Your Genlock Settings

    Matrox Convert DVI is presently locked to your genlock source. Under Genlock Video Format , select your external genlock source’s video format (this setting is not applicable if you’re genlocking to Convert DVI’s internal reference signal). Using the Matrox Convert DVI Control Panel...
  • Page 36 Under Advanced Settings , drag the Horizontal Delay and Vertical Delay sliders to adjust the horizontal and vertical timing of the Convert DVI’s video outputs with respect to your genlock source. This lets you compensate for cable delays within your system. Click the button to return a slider to its default position.

  • Page 37: Specifying Your Region Of Interest Settings

    The region of interest feature allows you to output a specific area of your Convert DVI’s desktop, instead of the entire desktop. A customizable shaded window is used to select the area of your Convert DVI desktop that you want to output. ¦ Note...
  • Page 38 720 ×486 and 720×576, the presets for NTSC 4:3 and PAL 4:3 have been modified to 720×540 and 768 ×576. This compensates for the square pixels of a DVI monitor, and ensures that Convert DVI properly displays NTSC and PAL video.
  • Page 39 You can also type a value for Width and Height to specify the size of the region of interest window in pixels, and type a value for X and Y to set the position of the region of interest window on the Convert DVI desktop (0,0 places the region at the desktop’s top-left corner).

  • Page 40: Specifying Your Administrator Settings

    Specifying your administrator settings The Admin page of the Convert DVI Control Panel is used to control the more advanced Convert DVI settings. You should use extra care when adjusting the settings in this area. ° To specify the Convert DVI’s administrator settings: Open the Matrox Convert DVI Control Panel.
  • Page 41 Programming Convert DVI to stand-alone mode Before programming Convert DVI to stand-alone mode, make sure that you have set your Convert DVI desktop resolution to match the resolution of the DVI input device that you want to use with Convert DVI in stand-alone mode (see “Configuring your display settings for use with Convert DVI”...
  • Page 42 If you haven’t already done so, connect your desired DVI-based input device to the DVI IN connector on Convert DVI. If you also want to output audio, plug the male stereo audio plug on the Convert DVI cable into your source device’s audio output jack.
  • Page 43 Monitoring Your Matrox Convert DVI System This chapter explains how to use the Matrox X.info program to display important details about your Matrox Convert DVI system and installed hardware.

  • Page 44: Monitoring Your Matrox Convert Dvi System

    Convert DVI exceeds the maximum operating temperature. Matrox X.info runs continuously to monitor your system, whenever your computer is turned on and the Convert DVI is connected. You can open Matrox X.info to display system and hardware details by double-clicking the icon on your Windows taskbar.
  • Page 45 . If Open file after scan is selected, the HTML system log opens after it Create is created. Using X.info to display Convert DVI information...

  • Page 46: Displaying Hardware Information

    Convert DVI hardware. ¡ Important Whether or not you have opened Matrox X.info, if your Convert DVI exceeds the maximum operating temperature, you’ll receive a warning message with further instructions as explained in the section “Error notification”...

  • Page 47: Monitoring Your Convert Dvi's Operating Temperatures

    You should monitor the temperature of your Convert DVI periodically and take measures as needed to lower the room temperature and/or make sure that the Convert DVI is not close to a heat source and the ventilation holes are not obstructed.
  • Page 48 Your notes Chapter 5, Monitoring Your Matrox Convert DVI System...

  • Page 49: Matrox Convert Dvi Specifications

    Matrox Convert DVI Specifications This appendix provides specifications for the Matrox Convert DVI box.

  • Page 50: Matrox Convert Dvi Box Specifications

    L 151 mm × W 161 mm × H 46 mm (5.94" × 6.34" × 1.81") Operating voltages External AC/DC adapter: 100-240 V AC 50-60 Hz (5 V DC, 3 A max.) Convert DVI unit: +5V DC, 3A max., 2.5mm barrel type connector Total power consumption 10 watts Connections...

  • Page 51: Environmental Specifications

    Analog stereo line out Left and right RCA connectors 4.35 Vp-p (+6 dBu) maximum output level Input: Stereo 3.5mm male plug on Convert DVI cable Analog stereo loop through Output: Stereo 3.5mm female jack on Convert DVI cable 4.35 Vp-p (+6 dBu) maximum input/output levels USB 2.0 type B port...
  • Page 52 Your notes Appendix A, Matrox Convert DVI Specifications...

  • Page 53: Matrox Customer Support

    Matrox Customer Support This appendix explains how you can register your Matrox product and obtain customer support.

  • Page 54: How To Get Matrox Customer Support

    Matrox product, please contact your Matrox representative. He or she should be able to help you quickly correct any installation or system configuration problem. If your representative is unable to solve your problem, contact Matrox for further information and assistance. Registration You can register your Matrox product in the Matrox Support section of our website at www.matrox.com/video/support.

  • Page 55: Index

    Connections for region of interest settings analog component and SDI analog component and SDI in stand-alone mode available on Matrox Convert DVI License agreement composite and S-Video Lock/unlock control panel Convert DVI to computer typical Control panel...
  • Page 56 Convert DVI Service, returns Software installing removing Specifications Stand-alone mode about programming to Style conventions System information displaying with X.info System requirements Technical support Temperature monitoring for Convert DVI hardware Video output formats supported Video output settings Index...
  • Page 57 (Español) Información para usuarios europeos – Declaración de conformidad Observación referente a los productos de hardware de Matrox apoyados por este manual Estos dispositivos cumplen con la directiva de la CE 2006/95/EC para dispositivos digitales de Clase A. Dichos dispositivos han sido sometidos a prueba y se ha compro- bado que cumplen con las normas EN55022/CISPR22 y EN55024/CISPR24.
  • Page 58 www.matrox.com/video...

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