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Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide – Version 2.0 39
CHAPTER 4
Linux—Using the Graphics to Video Out 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.
aOpen the Graphics to Video Out page and click Enable SDI Output.
Figure 4.4
Graphics to Video Out Page
aClick the Sync Mode list arrow and then click either Genlock or Framelock
synchronizing modes.
bIf you chose frame lock synchronization, click the Output Video Format list 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.