Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Matrox MXO Matrox Electronic Systems
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v Y10969-201-01 20 In s tal lat ion a nd U ser Gu ide Jan uary 31 , 200 7 Matrox MXO.
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i Ma tro x MX O Licen se A greem ent, W arra nty , a nd Se rvice M atrox MX O Licens e Agreem ent, W arranty , and Se r vice A . Ma trox softw are lice nse agreemen t for single-user prod ucts By ins tal ling th e soft ware, you, the ori gina l pur chase r , ind icate your acc eptance of the se terms.
ii Matrox MX O License A greem e nt, W arranty , and Service C . End-user re gistratio n Bef ore usi ng your Matr ox MXO produ ct, pl ease take a mom ent to re gister your prod uct in th e Matr ox MXO Suppo r t s e ctio n of our web site at www .matro x.
iii Ma tro x MX O Licen se A greem ent, W arra nty , and Se rvice TO THE EXT ENT THA T T HESE L IMIT ED W ARR ANTY ST A T EMEN TS AR E IN CON SISTE NT W ITH THE LA W OF THE LOC ALIT Y WHERE YOU PURCHASED THE MA TR O X PR ODUC T , THESE L IMI TED W ARR ANTY ST A TEMEN TS SHAL L BE DEEM ED MOD IFIED T O BE CONSI STE NT WITH SUC H LOC AL LA W .
iv Matrox MX O License A greem e nt, W arranty , and Service H . Proce dure for returnin g goods No retu rne d goo ds, f or se rvic e or other wi se, wil l b e ac cepte d with out prio r au thoriz ati on fro m M atro x. T o obta in ret urn aut horizat i o n, c o ntact Matrox MXO Cus tomer S uppor t (see pag e 32 ).
Cont en ts Cha p ter 1 Int roducing Matrox MXO Welcome to Matr ox MXO ..... ......... ...... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ... ...... ...... ... . 2 Matrox M XO key fea tures .... ... ...... ...... ..... ...... ... ...... ...... ... ...... ...... ...
vi Conten ts Chap ter 4 Using Matrox MXO with Final Cut Pro and Other Supported Pro gr ams Loading project preset s for Final Cut P ro ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ... ..... 24 Specifying your video and audi o output device settings .... ........
1 Introducing Ma trox MX O This chapt e r outli nes the fea ture s of Matr ox MX O, desc ri bes th e MX O op era tion mode s, li sts the conte nts of you r kit, provi des the MXO syste m re qui rem en ts, and desc ribe s th e ava ila ble M XO document atio n.
2 C hap ter 1, Intr o duc in g Ma tro x M XO Wel come to Matrox M XO Matrox MXO connects to your Mac comput e r or laptop to pro vide br oadcast -quality aud io/video outp ut.
3 Sup por ted video outp ut sta ndards mode , you must f irst sel ect the MXO as the o utput de vice for your appl ic ati on. F or m ore info rm ati on on ho w to do this, se e “Specifyi ng your vide o and aud io output de vice set tin gs” on pa g e 24 .
4 C hap ter 1, Intr o duc in g Ma tro x M XO Matrox MXO s ystem requirements Matrox MXO requires a Mac s ystem with t he follo wi ng system conf i gurati on: • Mac OS X v10.4. 7 o r lat er . • D VD-R OM dr iv e to instal l the MXO softw are. • Free USB port.
2 Connecting Externa l Devices to Mat rox M XO This chap te r shows you how to connect e xternal d evi ces to Matr ox MXO..
6 C hap ter 2, Co nn ec tin g Ex ter nal D evic e s to Ma tr ox M XO MXO connections Matrox MXO allo ws you to co nnect mult iple dev ices for si multaneo us output .
7 MXO connections Rem ark s $ The MXO require s a High-Spee d USB 2.0 con ne cti on. Do not plug the USB cable connec tor to t he USB soc ket on your ke yboard. $ If you disc onnect th e U SB cable at any tim e or shut your system do wn, the MXO will aut omati call y shut o ff.
8 C hap ter 2, Co nn ec tin g Ex ter nal D evic e s to Ma tr ox M XO T ypical Matrox MXO connect i ons The fo llo wing il lustrati ons sho w some ty pical MXO connec tions.
9 T ypical Matrox MXO conne cti ons Analog component connections Y/VIDEO DVI OUT DVI IN Pb/Y Pb Pr/C Pr Audio L Audio R REF IN IN IN R L SDI Apple Cinema Displa y Video device (VTR, video monitor , etc.
10 C hap ter 2, Co nn ec tin g Ex ter nal D evic e s to Ma tr ox M XO S-Video connec tions AUDIO R S-VIDEO IN Apple Cinema Displa y Video device (VTR, video monitor , etc.
11 T ypical Matrox MXO conne cti ons Composite c onnec tions VIDEO IN AUDIO R AUDIO L IN Apple Cinema Displa y Video device (VTR, video monitor , etc.) USB B connector Y/VIDEO DVI OUT DVI IN Pb/Y Pr/C.
12 C hap ter 2, Co nn ec tin g Ex ter nal D evic e s to Ma tr ox M XO SDI connection s Apple Cinema Displa y Video device (VTR, video monitor , etc.) SDI IN USB B connector Y/VIDEO DVI OUT DVI IN Pb/Y.
3 Installing Y our Matrox MXO Software and Co nf iguring Y our System This chapter explai ns how to ins t all th e Mat ro x M XO soft ware and how to configure you r syste m in t he MXO Pref erenc e pa ne.
14 C hap ter 3 , Ins tallin g Y o ur M at rox M XO S o ftware and Co nf igurin g Y our Sy st em Installing y our Matrox M XO software If you are pl anning on us ing MXO in Masterin g mode for vide o e ditin g, you shou ld insta ll Final Cut Pro before installi ng the MXO softw are.
15 Defini ng your s ettings in the M X O P reference pane Defining your settings in t he MXO P re ference pane The MXO Prefe rence pa ne allo ws you to specif y vari ous settings to conf igure your vide o a nd audio out put from MXO for the Mast ering and Present ation mode s.
16 C hap ter 3 , Ins tallin g Y o ur M at rox M XO S o ftware and Co nf igurin g Y our Sy st em 4 Under Vid eo Out p ut C ont ro l , sel ect Dow nco nvert H D v ideo to S D if you w ant to do wncon ve rt HD video outp ut to SD.
17 Defini ng your s ettings in the M X O P reference pane Specifying your Pr esentation mode settings T o spec ify your P res entat ion m ode s etti ngs on Ma tr ox MXO: 1 From the App le menu, clic k Sy s tem Pr ef er enc e s , and th en cl ick t he Ma tro x M X O icon.
18 C hap ter 3 , Ins tallin g Y o ur M at rox M XO S o ftware and Co nf igurin g Y our Sy st em 4 The A nti-flick e r filter opti on is enable d by defaul t to preve nt flic kering when pre v ie wing inter laced vide o.
19 Defini ng your s ettings in the M X O P reference pane Spec if ying yo ur Genera l s ettings T o spec ify your Ge neral se ttings on Matr ox MXO: 1 From the App le menu, clic k Sy s tem Pr ef er enc e s , and th en cl ick t he Ma tro x M X O icon. 2 Clic k the Ge nera l tab.
20 C hap ter 3 , Ins tallin g Y o ur M at rox M XO S o ftware and Co nf igurin g Y our Sy st em 4 Under V ideo O utp ut Co ntro l , from t he Set anal og vi deo as menu, select the ty pe of analog vide o ou tput you wan t by selecti ng Compon ent , or Com po si te & Y/C .
21 Defini ng your s ettings in the M X O P reference pane Viewing M XO information T o vie w MXO informat ion, such as the seria l number and operati ng temp erature: 1 From the App le menu, clic k Sy s tem Pr ef er enc e s , and th en cl ick t he Ma tro x M X O icon.
22 C hap ter 3 , Ins tallin g Y o ur M at rox M XO S o ftware and Co nf igurin g Y our Sy st em Y our notes.
4 Using Matrox MXO with Final Cut Pro an d Oth er Supp orted P rog rams This chapter explai ns how to de fi ne va riou s set ti ngs f or us ing y o ur M X O w it h Fi na l C u t Pr o and ot her su ppo rt ed pro gram s .
24 C hapter 4, Using Ma trox M XO wi th Final Cu t Pro and Ot her Suppo rte d Progr ams Loading project pres ets for Final Cut Pro The Matrox MXO Quic kTim e video out put compo nent for Fina l Cut Pro incl udes proj ect pr e set s tha t you c a n load t o immediat ely ap ply appr opriate MXO se ttings .
25 Spe cifyin g you r vid eo and aud io o utpu t device se ttings Remarks •T h e MX O Audi o se tti ng will not wor k unle s s you hav e an MXO setting sel ect ed fro m the Video Pl ayback me nu. • If the External Video option is of f in the Video Playback menu, you wil l not be able to moni tor your a udio throug h Matro x MXO.
26 C hapter 4, Using Ma trox M XO wi th Final Cu t Pro and Ot her Suppo rte d Progr ams Ensuring accurate printing to t ape using Final Cut Pro In order to pe rform an accur ate prin t-to-ta pe usin g Final C ut Pro with Matrox MXO, you may nee d to adjus t the Playback Offset valu e in th e Dev ice Co ntro l P res et Edi tor .
A Ma trox M XO Sp ecifications Th is append ix prov ides spe cificat ions for y our Matro x MXO b o x..
28 App en dix A , M a tro x MXO Sp ecific atio ns Matrox MXO box specifications Gene ral Video standa rds NTSC, P AL, NTSC-EIAJ, 720p, and 1080i Regu lator y com plia nce FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A,.
29 Matr ox MX O box spec ifica tions HDTV ana log compone n t video output Supported video form ats: 720p and 108 0i Compliant with EIA- 770.3 Frequency response Y : +/ - 0.3 dB max to 28 MHz Frequency response Pb, Pr: +/-0.4 dB max to 14 MHz Component ch annel delay: +/- 0.
30 App en dix A , M a tro x MXO Sp ecific atio ns Y our notes.
B Mat rox MX O C usto me r S upp ort This ap pend ix e xplains how you can reg ister your Matr ox MXO and ob tain customer sup por t..
32 App endi x B, Matrox MXO Cus tomer Support How to get Matrox M XO Customer Support If you ha ve a problem tha t you’ re unable to sol ve by referring to your Matr ox MXO documenta ti on, pleas e conta ct your Matro x MXO repres enta ti ve.
A Adobe After Eff ects spec ifying se ttings f or 25 Af te r Ef fec ts Se e Adobe Aft er Ef fect s Aud io o utput devi ce sett ings spec ifying in Fina l Cut Pro 24 C Comput er sy stem requi rement s .
34 Ind e x P Pref erence pan e Se e Ma trox MXO Pres entati on mode about 3 spec ifying se ttings f or 17 Proj ect prese t s loa ding f or F ina l C ut P r o 24 R Regis tering your M atro x MXO 32 Ret.
Compliance Stateme nts USA FCC C ompl ianc e Stat ement Remark for the Matr o x hardwa re products supported by this guide This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules .
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