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We provide additional documentation in help files, Readme files, and Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) files. To view or print PDF files, use the Acrobat Reader program, which you can install from the Matrox installation CD-ROM. This guide is available on the CD-ROM as a PDF file (Doc\English\Guide\Guide_en.pdf).

The online version of this guide has additional information, including the following sections: “TV output”, “Extra troubleshooting”, “Display information”, “Hardware information”, “Customer support”, “Warranty”, and “Software license agreement”. The “Extra troubleshooting” section includes more information on the following problems:

"Can’t use Windows, Windows reports a configuration error, and/or can’t install or uninstall Matrox display driver

"Monitor settings aren’t automatically detected

"After game for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP starts, monitor doesn’t display properly

"Setup program reports an IRQ problem

"Game for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP doesn’t start or runs slower than normal

"After restarting computer, Windows 98/Me warns that the graphics card isn’t configured correctly

"Using multiple displays under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or NT 4.0, program doesn’t work with main graphics card

"Not all graphics cards in the computer are fully supported

"In multi-display mode, displays aren’t numbered consecutively

"Screen image defects appear, program doesn’t run properly, or Windows doesn’t work properly

"Program window or dialog box doesn’t appear on screen

"Display on digital monitor appears blurry or uses only a portion of the screen

"Video file playback is jerky (skipping frames)

"Can’t view video

"Mouse pointer flickers or disappears when it’s over a video window

"DVD video playback is jerky (skipping frames)

"Can’t play certain DVD videos

"Can’t record DVD video

"TV image is garbled or unusable

"Computer text is hard to read with a TV

"Poor TV or video recorder image quality

"Can’t record video with a video recorder

"Video appears stretched or squished on a TV

"Sound doesn’t record, video files play back with no sound, or sound output is distorted or too loud

Note: Be sure to check for any last-minute release notes at the end of this manual and in the Matrox CD-ROM Readme file. Also, check the Matrox Web site (www.matrox.com/mga) for the latest Matrox software, technical support, and product information.

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