Matrox Parhelia User manual

User Guide

10818-301-0325

2011.04.27

Matrox Parhelia

Matrox Millennium P750

Matrox Millennium P690

Matrox Millennium P650

ENGLISH

2 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

Hardware installation

This section describes how to install your Matrox card. If your Matrox graphics card is already

installed in your computer, skip to “Standard (ATX) connection setup”, page 6 or “Low-profile

connection setup”, page 10. For information specific to your computer, like how to remove its cover,

see your system manual.

WA R N I NG :

To avoid personal injury and to prevent damage to your computer or Matrox

hardware, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for it to cool before you install

your Matrox product and touch any of the internal parts of your computer.

While your computer is turned off but still plugged in, some electrical current is supplied

to the motherboard. This current may prevent newly installed hardware from working

properly.

Also, static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Before touching any electronic

parts, drain static electricity from your body (for example, by touching the metal frame of

your computer). When handling a card, carefully hold it by its edges and avoid touching

its circuitry.

Note:

If your Matrox product supports stereo output

and you want to use a stereo-output bracket (provided

with some Matrox products), you need to connect your

stereo-output bracket to your graphics card. For more

information, see “Stereo output”, page 20.

Note:

Matrox low-profile graphics cards ship with standard (ATX) brackets compatible

with most systems. If you have a low-profile system, you may need to change the standard

bracket on your graphics card to a low-profile bracket. For more information, see

“Replacing brackets on a low-profile graphics card”, page 5.

Stereo-output bracket

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 3

1

Open your computer and

remove your existing graphics

card

*

If a graphics card

isn’t

already installed in

your computer, skip to step 2.

a

Using

Add/Remove Programs

in the

Windows

Control Panel

, remove any

currently installed display drivers.

Restart your computer for the changes

to take effect.

After your computer restarts, you’re

prompted to install drivers for the new graphics hardware detected. Click

Cancel

.

b

Turn off your computer and all peripherals such as your monitor or printer.

c

Open the computer and remove your existing graphics card. (If graphics hardware is

built into the motherboard of your computer, this graphics hardware should

automatically disable itself after your Matrox card is installed. For more information, see

your system manual.)

2

Choose an expansion slot

Most computers have different types of

expansion slots. Choose an AGP, PCI, or PCI

Express (PCIe) ×16 or ×1 slot, depending on

the type of Matrox card you have. If you have

a PCI card, your card supports both 64-bit

and 32-bit PCI slots. Your system manual

should identify the location of each type of

expansion slot in your computer.

* With multi-display mode, you may be able to use your existing graphics card. For Windows 2000/XP, see Windows 2000/XP

online help under “Install additional monitors”.

(64-bit)

(Back of computer)

(32-bit)

PCI

Express

slots

AGP slot

(×16)

(×1)

PCI

slots

Note:

If you’re using a PCI graphics card in a 64-bit PCI slot, your choice of PCI slot may

affect your card or system performance. For more information, see your computer manual.

4 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

3 Insert your Matrox card

a

Position your Matrox card over the

expansion slot you’ve chosen.

b

Push the card in firmly and evenly until

it’s fully seated in the slot.

c

Secure the bracket of your Matrox card

to the computer frame.

Your Matrox card is now installed.

Before restarting your computer

, connect your monitor or

monitors (see “Standard (ATX) connection setup”, page 6 or “Low-profile connection setup”, page

10).

After connecting

, restart your computer and install your Matrox software (see “Software setup”,

page 12).

WA R N I NG :

Inserting your Matrox card

into the wrong type of slot could damage

your card, your computer, or both.

If you have a PCI card and the versions

(32- or 64-bit) of your card and PCI

expansion slot are different, only part of

the card’s edge connector (the part closest

to the bracket) or expansion slot (the part

closest to the back of the computer)

should be used.

PCI card

32-bit

64-bit

AGP card

PCI Express card

×1

×16

WA R N I NG :

If your computer doesn’t restart after your graphics card is installed, turn off

your computer to avoid damaging electronic parts. For troubleshooting information, see

page 24.

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 5

Replacing brackets on a low-profile graphics card

Matrox low-profile graphics cards ship with standard (ATX) brackets compatible with most systems.

The following explains how to change your standard bracket to a low-profile bracket.

1

Remove the standard bracket

from your Matrox graphics card

by removing the hexagonal nuts

on either side of the monitor

connector.

2

Attach and fasten the low-profile

bracket with the two hexagonal

nuts you just removed.

Standard (ATX) bracket

Low-profile bracket

6 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

Standard (ATX) connection setup

This section describes how to connect your monitors to a standard (ATX) Matrox graphics card.

Connector overview

* Matrox Millennium P650 and P690 products include 2 DVI-to-HD15 adapters, but no dual-monitor cable. For Millennium

P650, TV output adapters are sold separately (see http://shopmatrox.com

).

Note:

To co n n e c t a

digital

monitor (a

monitor that uses digital input, usually a

flat panel monitor) to your Matrox

product, your monitor must have a DVI

connector.

If you have an

analog

monitor (a monitor

that uses analog input) with a DVI

connector and you want to connect it to

an HD-15 connector, you’ll need a separate adapter. If this adapter isn’t included with your

monitor, contact your monitor vendor.

Some monitors with DVI connectors support both digital and analog input. If you’re using

one of these monitors with your Matrox product, make sure it’s configured to use the

correct type of input. For more information, see your monitor documentation.

TV output adapter

*

Dual-monitor cable

(DVI-to-HD15)

*

Secondary (

B

) connector (DVI)

Main (

A

)

connector

(DVI)

DVI-to-HD15

adapter

*

HD-15 connector

(

1

)

HD-15 connector

(

2

)

Composite video

connector

S-video connector

DVI connector

(digital)

HD-15 connector

(analog)

DVI connector

(analog/digital)

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 7

Step-by-step connection setup

1

Connect the first monitor

Connect your preferred monitor to the main

connector (

A

) on your Matrox graphics

card.

If your monitor has a DVI connector,

connect it directly to the main connector of

your graphics card.

If your monitor has an HD-15 connector,

use the DVI-to-HD15 adapter included with

your Matrox product to connect your

monitor to the main connector.

WA R N I NG :

Don’t change monitor connections while your computer is turned on. While

your computer is turned on, it may be using monitor settings that are specific to the current

monitor connections.

Some

devices may be permanently damaged if incorrect settings are

used.

Note:

Whenever you change your connection setup, make sure you’re using the correct

connectors and that all connectors are properly fastened.

Whenever you restart your computer, make sure your monitors are already turned on.

Otherwise, the software may not be able to properly detect your monitors.

Note:

If you want to use 3 monitors at a

time and one of these needs to use a DVI

connector, that monitor must be

connected to the main connector.

Monitor connector (DVI)

Monitor connector (HD-15)

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2

Connect the second monitor

If your second monitor uses a DVI

connector, connect it directly to the

secondary connector (

B

) of your graphics

card.

If your second monitor uses an HD-15

connector, you can use a dual-monitor cable

(included with certain Matrox products) or

a DVI-to-HD15 adapter. To use 3 monitors

at a time, a dual-monitor cable is required.

If you use a dual-monitor cable, connect it

to the secondary connector on your graphics

card, then connect your monitor to

connector

1

on the dual-monitor cable. If

you’re going to connect the TV output

adapter, connect your computer monitor to

connector

2

instead.

3

Connect the third monitor

If you want to use 3 computer monitors at a

time and your Matrox product supports it,

your second and third monitors must use

HD-15 connectors. Connect your third

monitor to connector

2

on the dual-monitor

cable.

Monitor connector (DVI)

Monitor connector (HD-15)

Note:

The left-to-right order of your displays isn’t dependent on your connection setup

and, through Matrox PowerDesk software, you can re-order your displays to match your

Windows desktop. For more information, see Matrox PowerDesk help.

Note:

To connect a TV or video recorder to your graphics

card, you need a TV output adapter (included with

certain Matrox products). The TV output adapter

connects to connector

1

on your dual-monitor cable or to

a DVI-to-HD15 adapter. For more information, see “TV

output”, page 13.

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

TV output adapter

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 9

Your Matrox card is now installed. Restart your computer and install your Matrox software

(see “Software setup”, page 12).

Note:

If your Matrox product supports stereo

output and you want to use a stereo-output adapter

(provided with some Matrox products), you can

connect the adapter to the main connector (

A

) of

your graphics card. For more information, see

“Stereo output”, page 20.

Stereo-output adapter

10 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

Low-profile connection setup

This section describes how to connect your monitors to a low-profile Matrox graphics card.

Connector overview

* TV output adapters are sold separately (see http://shopmatrox.com).

Step-by-step connection setup

WA R N I NG :

Don’t change monitor connections while your computer is turned on. While

your computer is turned on, it may be using monitor settings that are specific to the current

monitor connections.

Some

devices may be permanently damaged if incorrect settings are

used.

Note:

Whenever you change your connection setup, make sure you’re using the correct

connectors and that all connectors are properly fastened.

Whenever you restart your computer, make sure your monitors are already turned on.

Otherwise, the software may not be able to properly detect your monitors.

Dual-monitor cable

(LFH60-to-DVI)

DVI-to-HD15 adapter

DVI-to-HD15

adapter

Secondary DVI

connector (2/4)

Main DVI connector (1/3)

TV output

adapter

*

Composite

video

connector

S-video

connector

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 11

Connecting a low-profile card

1

Attach the dual-monitor cable

Attach your Matrox dual-monitor cable to the connector on the bracket of your Matrox card.

Make sure the connectors are properly fastened.

2

Connect the first monitor

Connect your preferred monitor to the main

DVI connector (

1/3

) of your dual-monitor

cable.

If your monitor has a DVI connector, connect it

directly to the main DVI connector (

1/3

) of

your dual-monitor cable.

If your monitor has an HD-15 connector, use

the DVI-to-HD15 adapter included with your

product to connect your monitor to the main

connector. Make sure the connectors are properly fastened.

3

Connect the second monitor

Connect your second monitor to the secondary DVI connector (

2/4

) of your dual-monitor

cable. Depending on the connector type of your monitor, connect the same way as in step 2.

Your Matrox card is now installed. Restart your computer and install your Matrox software (see

“Software setup”, page 12).

WA R N I NG :

To avoid damaging the LFH-60

connector on your dual-monitor cable or on your

graphics card, carefully insert the connector on your

dual-monitor cable as straight as possible into the

connector on your graphics card. Specifically,

inserting the connectors into each other at an angle is

likely to bend and damage the pins on the connector

of the dual-monitor cable.

Dual-monitor

cable

Monitor

connector

(DVI)

DVI-to-HD15

adapter

Monitor connector

(HD-15)

12 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

Software setup

This section describes how to install Matrox software for

Windows

2000

,

Windows Server 2003

,

Windows XP

,

Windows XP Professional

x64

, and

Windows Vista

.

You may need administrator rights to install certain software. For

more information, see Windows documentation or contact your

system administrator.

1

Install display driver

Windows detects new hardware when you restart. If Matrox display drivers haven’t been

previously installed, Windows prompts you to install a display driver. Follow the on-screen

instructions. (The Matrox 32-bit and 64-bit display drivers are in the

Win2kXP

and

WinXP64

folders of your Matrox installation CD-ROM.)

2

Install optional software

After your computer restarts, the setup program shows you a list of additional items you can

install. Follow the on-screen instructions.

3

Set up your display software

Use Matrox PowerDesk software to change certain display settings or access Matrox features.

To access PowerDesk, double-click its icon ( ) on your Windows taskbar. To see the

PowerDesk icon in Windows XP/Vista, you may need to click the

Show hidden icons

button

( ) on your Windows taskbar. For more information on how to use Matrox PowerDesk,

see the online help.

Note:

This guide has references that are specific to the Matrox installation CD-ROM. If your Matrox

product wasn’t packaged by Matrox (for example, if it was included with your computer), your

product may not include this CD-ROM.

If you don’t have this CD-ROM, certain references in this guide may not reflect the software you

have. For more information, see other software documentation provided by your system vendor.

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 13

TV output

Connection setup

1

Turn off computer

Before you connect your Matrox product, make sure you shut down your system and turn off

your computer.

If your Matrox product supports TV output, you can use the TV

output adapter to connect a video recorder or a TV to your

Matrox graphics card. This adapter is only included with certain

Matrox products. To purchase a Matrox TV output adapter for

your product, see the Matrox online store

(http://shopmatrox.com

).

This section describes how to use the

TV output

feature.

Note:

TV output isn’t supported with full-screen DOS display modes (for example, the

information you see before Windows starts) or with standard VGA mode (for example,

when you restart Windows in “safe mode”). Older programs may use these display modes.

While one of these display modes is in use, your TV displays nothing (black).

This feature is supported only while using PowerDesk-HF.

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

TV output adapter

WA R N I NG :

Don’t change monitor connections while your computer is turned on. While

your computer is turned on, it may be using monitor settings that are specific to the current

monitor connections.

If a display device (monitor, TV, or video recorder) is connected while your computer is

using settings intended for another display device, the display of the new device may be

garbled or unusable.

Some

devices may be permanently damaged if incorrect settings are

used.

14 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

2

Attach TV adapter

Standard (ATX) card

– Connect the TV

output adapter to connector

1

on your

dual-monitor cable.

If you’re only using one computer monitor

and a TV, you can use a DVI-to-HD15

adapter to connect the TV output adapter to

the secondary (

B

) connector on your

Matrox card.

Low-profile card

– Use a DVI-to-HD15

adapter to connect the TV output adapter to

the secondary DVI connector on your

dual-monitor cable.

3

Connect video output

To connect to a TV or a video recorder, you’ll

need a composite video (RCA) or S-video cable.

If your video device (a TV or a video recorder)

didn’t come with one of these cables, these types

of cable are available at most electronics stores.

The type of cable you use depends on what your

video device supports. Many video devices

support composite video connections, and

some higher-quality video devices support

S-video connections.

a

Attach one end of your composite video or

S-video cable to the appropriate connector

on your TV adapter.

b

Attach the other end to the

VIDEO IN

*

connector on your TV

†

or video recorder.

c

Before viewing or recording video output

directly from your computer, make sure

your TV or video recorder is set up to use

line

input. For example, if your TV has a

TV/VIDEO

switch, set it to

VIDEO

; or if your

video recorder has a

TUNER/LINE

switch,

set it to

LINE

.

TV output adapter

TV output

adapter

DVI-to-HD15

adapter

Secondary DVI

connector

TV output adapter

TV or video recorder

using S-video

Composite

video (RCA)

cable

S-video cable

TV or video recorder

using composite

video

TV adapter

(Note: Using the Matrox composite video and

S-video connectors at the same time is

optional.)

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 15

Optionally, if you use the composite video

and

S-video connectors on your Matrox TV

adapter, you can directly connect two different video devices at the same time.

To v i e w

and

record output from the same Matrox video connector, you can connect it to a

video recorder and connect the video recorder to a TV. For more information, see your video

recorder and TV manuals.

4

Connect audio output

Typically, the sound output from a

computer comes from speakers connected

to your sound card. If you prefer, you can

hear or record the sound output from your

computer using the same TV or video

recorder you connect to your graphics card.

To do this, you need an audio cable with a

stereo jack on one end and two RCA

connectors on the other end. If you don’t

have this type of cable, you can buy one at

most consumer electronics stores.

a

Plug the stereo-jack end of the audio

cable into the

LINE OUT

*

()

connector on your sound card.

b

Plug the other end of the cable into the left (

L

) and right (

R

)

AUDIO IN

connectors of

your video device. For more information, see your sound card manual.

* The labels on your devices may not be consistent with what’s in this guide. Different manufacturers sometimes use different labels

for the same type of controls and connectors. For example, the

VIDEO IN

connector on your TV may be labeled

VIDEO 1

(or

VIDEO

2

). To match labels, see the documentation for your video devices.

† If your TV only has an antenna or cable TV connector, you can use an

RF modulator

to connect it to your Matrox card. RF

modulators are available at most electronics stores.

* If your computer has no audio

LINE OUT

connector, you can use its

SPKR

(speaker) connector instead. In this case, all your

computer sound output goes to the video device you connected to.

TV or video

recorder

Sound card

16 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

Software setup

If a TV or video recorder is connected to your Matrox product, you can use TV output mode to view

or record your display on your TV or video recorder. (To connect video devices to your computer,

see page 13.)

TV settings have lower resolutions and refresh rates than typical computer monitor settings. Lower

refresh rates may result in more noticeable flicker.

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

–



To add a TV to your Windows desktop or as a feature display, access

Multi-Display Setup

in your Matrox PowerDesk software.



You can also use a TV (or video recorder) as your secondary display:



With

Matrox Clone

– Access

Multi-Display Setup

in your Matrox PowerDesk

software and select

2 displays, Clone mode

.



With

Multi-Display Zoom

– Access

Matrox Zoom

in your Matrox PowerDesk

software and select

Multi-Display Zoom

.



With

PureVideo/DVDMax

– Access

Video Playback Settings

in your Matrox

PowerDesk software and enable

Use PureVideo/DVDMax

.



To select the TV standard (NTSC or PAL) used for TV output:

1

Access

Monitor Adjustments

in your Matrox PowerDesk software.

2

Click the TV in the left part of the page, then click

Select a TV output standard

.

3

Select

NTSC

or

PAL

according to the standard used by your TV or video recorder.

4

Click

OK

.



To adjust TV settings, access

Monitor Adjustments

and

Video Playback Settings

in your

Matrox PowerDesk software.

To access PowerDesk, double-click its icon ( ) on your Windows taskbar. To see the

PowerDesk icon in Windows XP/Vista, you may need to click the

Show hidden icons

button

( ) on your Windows taskbar. For more information on how to use Matrox PowerDesk,

see the online help.

Note:

Two TV standards are supported for TV output. The NTSC standard is used in North

America and Japan, among other places. The PAL standard is used in most of Western

Europe and in China, among other places.

If an incorrect TV standard is selected in Matrox software, the output from your computer

may not appear or record properly on your TV or your video recorder. To find out what

standard your TV or video recorder supports, see its documentation.

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 17

Video input

Connection setup

1

Turn off your computer

Before you connect your Matrox product, make sure you shut down your system and turn off

your computer.

2

Connect your video-input adapter

Connect the video-input adapter to the main

connector (

A

) on your graphics card. If a

monitor is already connected to the main

connector, disconnect that monitor and, if

present, the DVI-to-HD15 adapter.

If your Matrox product supports video-input, you can use the

video input adapter to capture video with your graphics card.

This section describes how to use the video-input feature.

Note:

Because the video-input and stereo-output adapters use the same connector, you can

only use one of these adapters at a time. For more information on stereo output, see

“Stereo output”, page 20.

This feature is supported only while using PowerDesk-HF.

Video-input adapter

WA R N I NG :

Don’t change monitor connections while your computer is turned on. While

your computer is turned on, it may be using monitor settings that are specific to the current

monitor connections.

If a display device (monitor, TV, or video recorder) is connected while your computer is

using settings intended for another display device, the display of the new device may be

garbled or unusable.

Some

devices may be permanently damaged if incorrect settings are

used.

Video-input

adapter

18 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

3

Connect your monitor

Connect your preferred monitor to the main

connector (DVI) on your video-input adapter.

If your monitor has a DVI connector, connect it

directly to the main connector (DVI) on your

adapter.

If your monitor has an HD-15 connector, use

the DVI-to-HD15 adapter included with your

Matrox product to connect your monitor to the

main connector.

Make sure the connectors are firmly in place.

4

Connect video input

Connect the video output of your video device

(for example, your video camera) to the

composite video (

VIDEO IN

) or S-video

(

S-VIDEO IN

) connector on your video-input

adapter.

5

Connect audio input

To connect the audio output of your video

device to your computer, make sure you have a

cable that corresponds to the connectors on

your audio hardware. Typically, video devices

use two RCA connectors and audio hardware

uses stereo jacks. These cables and adapters are

available at most electronics stores.

Connect the audio output of your video device

to the

LINE IN

() or

MICROPHONE

()

connector on your computer audio hardware. If

your video device has only one audio connector,

use the left audio connector on the cable.

Monitor

connector

(DVI)

DVI-to-HD15

adapter

Monitor connector

(HD-15)

Video device

(S-video)

Video device

(Composite video)

Video device

Note:

The labels on your devices may not be consistent with what’s in this guide. Different

manufacturers sometimes use different labels for the same type of controls and connectors.

For example, the

VIDEO IN

connector on your TV may be labeled

VIDEO 1

(or

VIDEO 2

).

To match labels, see the documentation for your video devices.

Matrox graphics card – User Guide 19

Software setup

To capture video with your Matrox Parhelia product, your video-capture software must support

WDM (Windows Driver Module) drivers and you must have the Matrox WDM display driver

package installed on your system. For the latest Matrox WDM display driver package, see the Matrox

Web s i te ( www.matrox.com/graphics/support/drivers

).

To capture video with your Matrox product, select

Matrox Video Capture

as your video source in your

video editing software.

20 Matrox graphics card – User Guide

Stereo output

You can use stereo output with OpenGL software that takes advantage of this feature. Matrox

products that support stereo output ship with a stereo-output bracket, a stereo-output adapter, or

both. To use stereo output, you need to install the stereo-output bracket and connect your

stereo-output device to that bracket, or you can connect your stereo-output device to the

stereo-output adapter.

Connecting your stereo-output bracket

This section describes how to install and use the stereo-output

bracket included with your Matrox product.

Note:

This feature is supported only while using PowerDesk-HF.

WA R N I NG :

To avoid personal injury and to prevent damage to your computer or Matrox

hardware, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for it to cool before you install

your Matrox product and touch any of the internal parts of your computer.

While your computer is turned off but still plugged in, some electrical current is supplied

to the motherboard. This current may prevent newly installed hardware from working

properly.

Also, static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Before touching any electronic

parts, drain static electricity from your body (for example, by touching the metal frame of

your computer). When handling a card, carefully hold it by its edges and avoid touching

its circuitry.

Stereo-output bracket

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