Matrox Electronic Systems DVI G450, LX G450, LE G450 manual Poor TV or video recorder image quality

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Problem	Poor TV or video recorder image quality
Cause	Your software TV settings may need adjusting.
Solution	See “Software setup”, page 23.
Cause	There may be too many video devices between your video source and destination, or one or
	more of the video devices may be degrading the quality of the video signal. Demodulators,
	long cables, cable extensions and improper connections can all affect video signal quality.
Solution	If your video equipment supports it, use S-video connections. For more information, see
	“Connection setup”, page 20.
Solution	Try changing one or more video devices.
Solution	If possible, use fewer connections. For example, don’t use cable extensions.
Cause	The image settings on your TV may need adjusting.
Solution	Some TVs have an aperture control sometimes called PICTURE. Lowering this setting may
	reduce this problem. Reducing your TV’s brightness setting may also improve image quality.
	For more information, see your TV manual.
Problem	Can’t record video with a video recorder
Cause
	The video source may be copy protected. Your Matrox product may not let you make copies
	of copy-protected video. (Some video sources let you make a copy of a video, but you may
	not be able to make a copy of that copy.)
Solution	To get copies of a copy-protected video, contact the vendor of the video.
Problem	Video appears stretched or squished on a TV
Cause	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP – If you’re using the DualHead DVDMax feature to view video
	full-screen on your TV, the aspect ratio of a video may not match the aspect ratio of your TV.
Solution	Adjust software settings:
	1 Access the Matrox PowerDesk DualHead property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk
	property sheets”, page 9).

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