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Matrox ATC RG Series
ATC RG-200DL • ATC RG-400SL
User Guide
10992-301-0105
2009.05.21
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Overview Thank you for purchasing a Matrox ATC RG product. This product is a complete remote graphics solution. ATC RG-200DL units can support up to two monitors. These monitors can be dual or single link digital monitors or analog monitors. ATC RG-400SL units can support up to four digital or analog monitors. As a remote graphics solution, it separates the CPU and hard disks of your system from the computer peripherals – monitors, keyboard, mouse, and audio hardware. Hardware supplied * Mat
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3 Install the software. Your Matrox ATC RG product supports a number of operating systems such as Windows, Unix, and Linux. To obtain a display driver for your operating system, contact your Matrox representative. Note: Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) – Windows may install a Matrox display driver unsupported by your product when the hardware in your unit is detected. If you aren’t prompted to install a display driver, DON’T RESTART your system. Manually install the display driver on your Ma
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Hardware installation This section describes how to install a Matrox interface card in your host computer. If your Matrox interface card is already installed in your computer, skip to “Connection setup”, page 7. For information specific to your computer, like how to remove its cover, see your system manual. WARNING: 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
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2 an expansion slot for your (Back of computer) interface card AGP slot Most computers have different types of expansion slots. Choose a PCI or PCI (×16) PCI Express (PCIe) ×1 slot, depending on the Express slots type of Matrox card you have. If you have a (×1) PCI card, your card supports both 64-bit PCI and 32-bit PCI slots. Your system manual (64-bit) slots should identify the location of each type of (32-bit) expansion slot in your computer. Note: If you’re using a PCI card in a 64-bit
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Your Matrox card is now installed. Before restarting your computer, first connect your RG400SL unit to your computer, then connect your monitors and your peripherals to your unit (see “Connection setup”, page 7). After connecting, restart your computer and install your Matrox software. WARNING: If your computer doesn’t restart after your Matrox card is installed, turn off your computer to avoid damaging electronic parts. 6 Matrox RG Series – User Guide
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Connection setup This section describes how to connect monitors and other peripherals to your Matrox ATC RG unit. Connection overview Audio cable Monitor connectors (stereo or SPDIF) (4 DVI for RG-400SL, 2 DVI + 2 HD-15 for RG-200DL) Power cable USB cables Optical cables USB cables Audio cables (stereo) Matrox RG Series – User Guide 7
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Step-by-step connection setup WARNING: Because the body of your ATC RG unit is used to disperse heat, it may become warm to the touch. Make sure your unit is located in a well ventilated area and nothing is blocking its ventilation holes. 1 Connect your unit to your interface card Cable A To connect your ATC RG unit to your interface card, you need a dual LC optical cable (sold separately). Cable B Connect one end of your optical cable to the optical connector of your interface card. Opt
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ATC RG-200DL – Connect your monitors to Monitor the monitor connectors at the back of your connector (DVI) Extio unit. If your monitors have DVI connectors, connect them directly to the DVI monitor connectors ( A) at the back of your unit. If your monitors have HD-15 connectors, connect them directly to the HD-15 monitor connectors (B) at the back of your unit. Note: While a DVI monitor is connected to a DVI connector on your unit, the corresponding HD-15 connector is Monitor connector
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5 Connect your audio devices (optional) Your unit has 2 input and 2 output audio connectors. The 2 input connectors are Line in () and Microphone (). The 2 output audio connectors are Headphones Audio connector (SPDIF/Stereo) () and Line out ( ). All audio connectors support stereo jack connectors. The Line out connector also supports SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format) mini- plug optical connectors. To connect an audio device to your unit: a Plug one end of your audio cable into
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On your ATC RG unit, make sure the Optical connector reception indicator light is off while your unit is turned on. This indicator light is inside your unit next to the optical connector. If the indicator light is on (red) and you have separate optical cables, switch the cables in the optical connector of your Matrox product. Reception indicator light Note: If the reception indicator lights on your interface card and your ATC RG unit are red after changing the cables, your optical cable
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Product information Remote unit features Matrox ATC RG-200DL Matrox ATC RG-400SL Digital monitor support DVI (single and dual link) DVI (single link) # of displays supported 24 Interface card supported Optical Optical Memory 128 MB 128 MB Maximum display 2048 × 2048 1920 × 1200 resolution # of DVI-to-HD15 adapters —4 2.0 compliant 2.0 compliant # of USB connectors (2 in back, 4 in front) (2 in back, 4 in front) Back: 1 stereo/SPDIF Back: 1 stereo/SPDIF output output # and type of audio Fron
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The display resolutions and refresh rates available depend on your Matrox graphics hardware, display driver, software monitor settings, and monitor. For information on the capabilities of your monitor, see your monitor documentation. If you’re using multiple monitors, your Matrox hardware uses the same display resolution and monitor settings for all your monitors. This display resolution and monitor settings (such as refresh rate) are dependent on your operating system and your display dr
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Customer support Matrox Web Matrox is on the Internet with a World Wide Web (WWW) site. Our Web site has product literature, press releases, technical material, a sales office list, trade show information, and other relevant material. Visit the Matrox Graphics Web site at www.matrox.com/graphics. E-mail questions or comments regarding the site to webmaster@matrox.com. If you have a problem Matrox values your business and offers professional support for your Matrox product. For product sup
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Warranty A. Limited Warranty Statement 1. Matrox Graphics Inc. (“Matrox”) warrants to the end-user customer, who provides adequate proof of purchase that Matrox hardware products purchased from Matrox authorized dealers will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. This warranty applies only to the original end- user purchaser and is non-transferable. Conditions and limitations of Matrox’s warranty are stated below. 2. Matrox’s l
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C. Limitations of Liability 1. EXCEPT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL MATROX BE LIABLE FOR: a. any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, foreseeable or unforeseeable, or punitive damages, whether based on contract, tort, delict or any other legal theory and whether advised of the possibility of such damages, and/or b. damages arising from the loss of use, data, production revenue and/or profit of in connection wit
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Software license agreement Single User Products This Matrox software (the “Software”) is copyrighted by Matrox Graphics Inc. All rights are reserved. The purchaser is granted a license to use the software only, subject to the following restrictions and limitations: 1. The license is for the original purchaser only, and is not transferable without written permission of Matrox. 2. The original purchaser may use the Software on a single computer owned or leased by the original purchaser. You m
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USA FCC Compliance Statement Remark for the Matrox hardware 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 Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance w
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(Français) Informations aux utilisateurs Européens – Déclaration de conformité Remarque sur les produits matériels Matrox couverts par ce guide Ces unités sont conformes à la directive communautaire 89/336/EEC pour les unités numériques de classe A. Les tests effectués ont prouvé qu’elles sont conformes aux normes EN55022/CISPR22 et EN55024/CISPR24. Le fonctionnement de ces produits dans un environnement résidentiel peut causer des interférences radio, dans ce cas l’utilisateur peut être a
