Matrox Electronic Systems ATC RG-200DL User Manual

User Guide
10992-301-0105
2009.05.21
ENGLISH
Matrox ATC RG Series
ATC RG-200DL • ATC RG-400SL
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

Matrox ATC RG remote graphics unit
(ATC RG-400SL shown)
* Multiple power cables are provided for international support.
Hardware required
Matrox PCI or PCIe interface card
(PCI card shown)
(sold separately)

Installation overview

To install your Matrox product:
1
Install your interface card – see “Hardware installation”, page 4.
2
Connect your ATC RG unit, monitors, and other peripherals – see “Connection setup”,
page 7.
4 DVI-to-HD15 adapters
(ATC RG-400SL only)
Dual LC optical cable
(
50 µm/125 µm or 62.5 µm/125 µm
Power supply
)
*
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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 Matrox installation CD-ROM before you restart.
If you’re installing an ATC RG-200DL unit with a dual link digital monitor, the display driver used by Windows Service Pack 2 may disable your dual link DVI connector and enable the HD-15 connector. To install a driver that supports the dual link feature of your Matrox product, you need connect an analog monitor to the HD-15 connector.
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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.
WA R N I N G:
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.
1
Open your computer and remove your existing graphics
*
card
If a graphics card your computer, skip to step 2.
a
Using Windows 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
isn’t
already installed in
Add/Remove Programs
Control Panel
, remove any
.
in the
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, you may need to disable it manually after your Matrox card is installed. For more information, see your system manual.)
* 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”.
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(64-bit)
(Back of computer)
(32-bit)
PCI
Express
slots
AGP slot
(×16)
(×1)
PCI
slots
PCI card
32-bit
64-bit
PCI Express card
×16
×1
×4
×8
an expansion slot for your interface card
Most computers have different types of expansion slots. Choose a PCI or PCI Express (PCIe) ×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.
Note:
If you’re using a PCI 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.
WA R N I N G:
Inserting your Matrox card into the wrong type of slot could damage your card, your computer, or both.
If you’re using a PCI interface card in a 64-bit PCI expansion slot, your card uses only the part of your expansion slot closest to the back of the computer.
3
Insert your Matrox interface 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.
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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.
WA R N I N G:
If your computer doesn’t restart after your Matrox card is installed, turn off
your computer to avoid damaging electronic parts.
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Connection setup

Audio cables (stereo)
USB cables
Power cable
USB cables
Optical cables
Audio cable
(stereo or SPDIF)
Monitor connectors
(4 DVI for RG-400SL,
2 DVI + 2 HD-15 for RG-200DL)
This section describes how to connect monitors and other peripherals to your Matrox ATC RG unit.

Connection overview

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Step-by-step connection setup

Optical cable
Cable A
Cable B
Cable B
Cable A
Monitor
connector (DVI)
Monitor connector (HD-15)
DVI-to-HD15
adapter
WA R N I N G:
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
To connect your ATC RG unit to your interface card, you need a dual LC optical cable (sold separately).
Connect one end of your optical cable to the optical connector of your interface card. Connect the other end of your cable to the optical connector on your unit. Make sure your connectors are properly connected.
Note:
The maximum length of optical cable supported by your Matrox product is 250 meters/750 feet. For more information, see “Product information”,
page 12.
2
Connect your monitors
ATC RG-400SL
the monitor connectors at the back of your ATC RG un i t.
– Connect your monitors to
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If your monitors have DVI connectors, connect them directly to the monitor connectors at the back of your unit.
If your monitors have HD-15 connectors, you need DVI-to-HD15 adapters to connect your monitors to the monitor connectors on your unit.
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