Matrox Electronic Systems LX G450, LE G450 manual Determining your main and secondary display

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Determining your main and secondary display

Your Matrox hardware has a main display and a secondary display – the main display is more capable than the secondary display. Which connector the software uses for your main display depends on your connection setup.

!If your Matrox card has two HD-15 connectors or if you’re connecting your monitors using a dual-monitor cable, the connectors are numbered. The main display uses the connector labeled 1 and the secondary display uses the connector labeled 2.

!If your Matrox card only has one connector and you’re not using a dual-monitor cable, this connector is used for your main display.

!If your Matrox card has a DVI and an HD-15 connector, there are 3 conditions that determine which connector is used for your main display:

"If a digital monitor is connected, the DVI connector is used for your main display.

"If the TV output adapter is connected, the DVI connector is used for your main display.

"If no digital monitor or no TV output adapter is connected, the HD-15 connector is used for your main display.

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Contents English Switch to the standard VGA display driver Hardware installationOpen your computer and remove your existing graphics card Insert your Matrox card Choose an expansion slotRemove the cover for the slot you intend to use DVI only only a DVI white connector Connection setupHD-15 only only an HD-15 blue Connector DVI/HD-15 a DVI white and an HD-15 Blue connectorHD-15 connector Matrox Graphics Card User Guide HD-15 connectorDVI connector DVI-to-HD15 adapter DVI connectorHD-15 connector analog Main ConnectorDetermining your main and secondary display Set up your display software See Display setup, Software installationAccessing PowerDesk property sheets Display setupMonitor setup If you don’t have a Plug-and-Play monitor DualHead Multi-Display setupWindows NT 4.0 analog monitors only If you have a Plug-and-Play monitorWindows 98/Me/2000/XP or NT Other DualHead featuresWindows 98/Me/2000/XP For more information on Matrox PowerDesk More PowerDesk informationWindows 98/Me TroubleshootingBasic procedures Restarting in safe modeCause Main troubleshootingYour monitor may not be properly connected Make sure the monitor power cable is firmly in placeYour monitor video controls may be improperly set Your monitor manualBayonet Nut Connect BNC Solution Windows 98/Me/2000/XPRestore your original display settings see steps 2 Matrox Graphics Card User Guide More information Attach TV adapter Connection setupTV output Turn off computerTV adapter TV or video Recorder using VideoConnect video output Video cableTV or video Recorder Scart connectorScart adapter Connect audio outputSoftware setup Graphics Extra troubleshootingMatrox Graphics Card User Guide Problem Monitor settings aren’t automatically detected BNC Bayonet Nut Connect HD-15 connector Connectors Type of problem is displayed in the General tab Solution Change settings in your computer Bios setup utility Click the plus sign next to Other devices if it appears Matrox Graphics Card User Guide Windows 98/Me Click Close # Yes Windows 2000/XP Click EnableRestart your computer for changes to take effect Multi-display mode, displays aren’t numbered consecutively Windows XP Disable one or more featuresDialog box you want to see Disable Matrox hardware accelerationProgram window or dialog box doesn’t appear on screen Click OK # OK to accept the changesWindows* 98/Me/2000/XP Solution Disable the displayWindows* 2000/XP or NT Use CenterPOPUP Windows 2000/XP Solution Windows 2000/XP or NTVideo Problem Video file playback is jerky skipping framesClick OK to accept the changes Can’t view video Can’t record DVD video TV outputDVD video playback is jerky skipping frames Can’t play certain DVD videosSolution Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or NT 4.0 See Software setup, Problem Computer text is hard to read with a TVCan’t record video with a video recorder Poor TV or video recorder image qualityVideo appears stretched or squished on a TV Double-click the speaker icon on the taskbar SoundSelect the aspect ratio of your TV 43 or 169 most TVs are Windows 98/Me/2000Click OK Double-click the speaker icon on the taskbar Display information Aspect ratio Display Main display Secondary display† Maximum display resolutionMaximum vertical refresh rate Hz Aspect ratio Main display*† Secondary display†Supported Vesa modes main display Maximum horizontal refresh rate kHzDisplay Colors Environmental specifications FeaturesHardware information Digital monitor information certain models only Maximum card dimensions for ATX cards90 in. / 14.98 cm 25 in. / 8.26 cm In. / 16.77 cm 54 in. /6.45 cm Maximum card dimensions for low-profile cardsPinouts for analog HD-15 connector Pin SignalSee TV output, Pin usage for a digital DVI-I connector Certain models onlyCertain models only Pin usage with an analog dual-monitor cable DVI-I to HD-15Customer support If you have a problemMatrox Web and FTP sites Information we need Program specific problemsFor display information Where to get informationLimited Warranty Statement WarrantyLimitations of Liability Software license agreement 15, 19 IndexThank you for choosing Matrox English Industry Canada Compliance Statement FCC Compliance StatementVcci Compliance Statement Europe Avertissement sur l’épilepsie DualHead, Matrox, Matrox Mystique, Rainbow Runner English Disclaimer Deutschland Matrox Graphics IncUnited Kingdom Italia