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Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide – Version 2.0 23
CHAPTER 3
Windows–Using the Graphics to SDI Control Panel
Synchronization Instructions

Basic Setup Summary

The following are the basic steps to synchronize the SDI output.
1Connect the external sync source to the appropriate BNC connector on the graphics
card.
See “Understanding the Connections” on page10 for instructions on connecting the
external sync signal to the graphics card.
2Configure the sync source.
Use the NVIDIA Graphics to SDI property page to configure the SDI output
synchronization.
Figure 3.4
Graphics to SDI Page—Configuring an External Sync Source
aClick the Sync Options list arrow and then click either External genlock or External
framelock synchronizing modes.
bIf you chose external frame lock synchronization, click the SDI signal format arrow
and then click the signal format you want to use.
Only those modes that are compatible with the detected sync signal will appear in
the SDI signal format list.
cClick Apply.