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Installing your Matrox software
The Matrox Convert DVI software installs the Matrox Convert DVI drivers and
all the software required to use your Matrox Convert DVI hardware. You can
install the Convert DVI software on a computer with or without the Convert DVI
hardware connected. To download and install the latest version of the Matrox
Convert DVI software, visit the Support section of our website for your Matrox
product at www.matrox.com/video/support.
¦ Note You will be required to restart your computer after installing the Convert
DVI software. The first time your system runs with Convert DVI connected to
your computer via the USB cables, the Convert DVI software verifies the
firmware on your Convert DVI hardware, and updates it if required.
Removing your Matrox software
To remove the Matrox Convert DVI software from your Mac system, in the
Finder
double-click Matrox Convert DVI Uninstaller .
Configuring your display settings for use with
Convert DVI
When the Convert DVI hardware is connected to your computer as explained in
"Connecting Convert DVI"
as a monitor. Perform the following steps to configure your system's display
settings for use with Convert DVI.
From the Apple menu, click System Preferences , and then click Displays .
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If you connected Convert DVI to a laptop or iMac, or if you connected
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Convert DVI and a DVI monitor to different DVI outputs on your Mac
system's display card, you must set your primary display and Convert DVI
desktop to be either mirrored or extended. In the Arrangement pane, select
or clear Mirror Displays . When selected, your primary display is duplicated
onto your secondary display (Convert DVI desktop). If your primary monitor
and Convert DVI desktop do not support the same resolutions, both displays
will be set to the highest resolution that is supported by both displays. When
this option is cleared, your two displays are set as one continuos extended
display.
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Chapter 3, Installing Your Matrox Software and Configuring Your Display
window, choose Applications > Matrox Convert DVI Utilities > and
on page 7, your Mac system will detect Convert DVI
Extending your displays You can connect a DVI monitor or other
display device, such as a projector, to Convert DVI's DVI OUT, and then
extend your primary display to the Convert DVI's display. This will allow
you to use the Convert DVI to preview your video output. For example,
you can have the Convert DVI Control Panel open on your primary
display, and simultaneously have a video clip open on the Convert DVI's
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