Matrox Electronic Systems MXO2 User Manual
Matrox MXO2
Installation and User Guide
(Mac OS version)
November 13, 2009
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Contents
Chapter 1
Introducing Matrox MXO2
Welcome to Matrox MXO2 ................................................................... 2
Matrox MXO2 system requirements .................................................... 2
Supported programs .................................................................................. 2
Check our website for equipment information............................................ 3
Battery requirements and guidelines for MXO2................................... 3
About this manual................................................................................. 4
Style conventions ....................................................................................... 4
How video formats are expressed ............................................................. 4
Last-minute information.............................................................................. 4
Chapter 2
Installing Your Matrox MXO2 Hardware and Software
Before installing your Matrox hardware............................................... 6
Start with a functioning system................................................................... 6
Avoid costly damage .................................................................................. 6
Installing your Matrox PCIe adapter ..................................................... 6
Installing your PCIe host adapter (for desktops)..........................................7
Installing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter (for laptops) ..................7
Removing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter ................................... 8
Installing your Matrox MXO2 software ................................................. 8
Updating your MXO2 firmware ................................................................... 8
Removing your Matrox MXO2 software ............................................... 9
Removing MXO2 presets and Easy Setups from Final Cut Pro .................. 10
Chapter 3
Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO2
Available MXO2 connections...............................................................12
MXO2 video connections........................................................................... 12
MXO2 audio connections .......................................................................... 12
Powering MXO2................................................................................... 12
MXO2 power functionality.......................................................................... 12
Connecting MXO2 to your Mac system...............................................14
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MXO2 RS-422 serial connection ......................................................... 15
Typical Matrox MXO2 connections ..................................................... 16
Analog component video connections ...................................................... 16
Digital video connections............................................................................17
Chapter 4
Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO2 Rack
Available MXO2 Rack connections .....................................................20
MXO2 Rack video connections .................................................................20
MXO2 Rack audio connections .................................................................20
Rack mounting your MXO2 Rack ........................................................20
Powering MXO2 Rack .........................................................................22
MXO2 power functionality .........................................................................22
Connecting MXO2 Rack to your Mac system .....................................23
MXO2 Rack RS-422 serial connection ................................................24
Typical Matrox MXO2 Rack connections ............................................25
Analog component video connections ......................................................25
Digital video connections...........................................................................26
Chapter 5
Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO2 LE
Available MXO2 LE connections .........................................................28
MXO2 LE video connections .....................................................................28
MXO2 LE audio connections .....................................................................28
Powering MXO2 LE .............................................................................28
MXO2 LE power functionality ....................................................................28
Connecting MXO2 LE to your Mac system .........................................30
MXO2 LE RS-422 serial connection.................................................... 31
Typical Matrox MXO2 LE connections ................................................32
Analog component video connections ......................................................32
Digital video connections...........................................................................33
Chapter 6
Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO2 Mini
Available MXO2 Mini connections .......................................................36
MXO2 video and audio connections ..........................................................36
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Powering MXO2 Mini .......................................................................... 36
MXO2 Mini power supply and adapter plugs ............................................ 36
Connecting MXO2 Mini to your computer .......................................... 38
Connecting S-Video devices to MXO2 Mini........................................ 39
Typical Matrox MXO2 Mini connections ............................................. 40
Analog component video connections ..................................................... 40
HDMI video connections ........................................................................... 41
Chapter 7
Configuring Your MXO2 System
Defining your MXO2 settings .............................................................. 44
Specifying your general settings ............................................................... 45
Specifying your genlock settings .............................................................. 46
Specifying your A/V input settings .............................................................47
Specifying your A/V input settings (MXO2 Mini) ........................................ 50
Specifying your video output settings ....................................................... 52
Specifying your video output settings (MXO2 Mini) .................................. 54
Specifying your audio output settings ........................................................ 57
Matrox 4VANC closed caption capture and playback .............................. 58
Viewing MXO2 information ........................................................................ 61
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Chapter 8
Calibrating Your HDMI Monitor for Video
Overview............................................................................................. 64
Loading and displaying color bars...................................................... 64
Calibrating your HDMI monitor ........................................................... 65
Chapter 9
Using Matrox MXO2 with Supported Programs
Matrox MXO2 Easy Setups for Final Cut Pro...................................... 70
Loading a Matrox MXO2 Easy Setup .........................................................70
Creating a Matrox MXO2 Easy Setup ........................................................70
Matrox MXO2 presets for Final Cut Pro .............................................. 71
Creating and editing MXO2 sequence presets .......................................... 71
Creating and editing MXO2 capture presets ............................................. 71
Creating and editing MXO2 device control presets ................................... 72
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Specifying settings for capturing and playing back closed
captioning in Final Cut Pro .................................................................73
Settings for capturing Matrox 4VANC closed captioning ........................... 73
Settings for playing back closed captioning............................................... 73
Specifying your video and audio output device settings ....................74
Specifying settings for Final Cut Pro .......................................................... 74
Specifying settings for Adobe After Effects ...............................................75
Ensuring frame-accurate capture and edit-to-tape using
Final Cut Pro.......................................................................................75
Setting your capture settings .................................................................... 76
Setting your edit-to-tape settings.............................................................. 76
Chapter 10
Using the Matrox MAX H.264 Codec
Overview .............................................................................................80
Activating and deactivating the Matrox MAX H.264 codec ................80
Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Apple Compressor.............................82
Assigning a Matrox MAX H.264 setting .....................................................82
Creating a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting ..........................................83
Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Pro .......93
Assigning a Matrox MAX H.264 Compressor setting in Final Cut Pro ........93
Specifying settings for exporting to QuickTime in Final Cut Pro and
QuickTime Pro ..........................................................................................94
Appendix A
Understanding Pulldown
Overview .............................................................................................98
2:3:2:3 pulldown (standard)................................................................98
2:3:3:2 pulldown (advanced) ..............................................................99
Appendix B
Matrox MXO2 Connectors
Inputs ................................................................................................ 102
MXO2 inputs............................................................................................ 102
MXO2 Rack inputs ................................................................................... 103
MXO2 LE inputs....................................................................................... 104
MXO2 Mini inputs .................................................................................... 105
Input connector descriptions ................................................................... 106
Contents
Input connector descriptions (MXO2 Mini) .............................................. 108
Outputs ..............................................................................................109
MXO2 outputs ......................................................................................... 109
MXO2 Rack outputs .................................................................................110
MXO2 LE outputs ..................................................................................... 111
MXO2 Mini outputs ................................................................................... 112
Output connector descriptions ................................................................. 113
Output connector descriptions (MXO2 Mini) ............................................115
Appendix C
Matrox MXO2 Supported Input and Capture Formats
Supported input formats.................................................................... 118
Supported input formats (MXO2 Mini) ............................................... 118
Supported capture formats............................................................... 119
Supported capture formats (MXO2 Mini) ..........................................120
Appendix D
Matrox MXO2 Supported
Output Formats
Video formats supported on MXO2 outputs......................................122
Video formats supported on MXO2 Mini outputs ..............................123
Supported Main and SD video output formats ..................................124
Supported Main and SD video output formats (MXO2 Mini) .............126
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Appendix E
Matrox MXO2 Specifications
Matrox MXO2 specifications .............................................................128
General.................................................................................................... 128
Connections ............................................................................................ 128
Environmental specifications ................................................................... 132
Matrox MXO2 Rack specifications ....................................................132
General.................................................................................................... 132
Connections ............................................................................................ 133
Environmental specifications ................................................................... 136
Matrox MXO2 LE specifications ........................................................137
General.................................................................................................... 137
Connections ............................................................................................ 137
Environmental specifications ....................................................................141
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Matrox MXO2 Mini specifications ......................................................141
General .................................................................................................... 141
Connections ............................................................................................. 141
Environmental specifications ................................................................... 144
Matrox PCIe host adapter specifications.......................................... 145
Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter (for laptops) ........................ 145
Matrox PCIe host adapter (for desktops) ................................................ 145
Appendix F
Matrox Customer Support
How to get Matrox customer support .............................................. 148
Registration ............................................................................................. 148
Keep up to date with our website ........................................................... 148
Contacting us .......................................................................................... 148
Index ......................................................................................... 149
Contents
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Introducing Matrox MXO2
This chapter lists the MXO2
system requirements, details
the battery requirements and
guidelines, and describes the
MXO2 documentation.
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Welcome to Matrox MXO2
Matrox MXO2 connects to your Mac Pro or MacBook Pro to provide
broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion to
streamline your workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio. MXO2 provides built-in
surround sound monitoring, as well as the flexibility to map any audio track in
Final Cut Pro to any audio output. Through the use of proc amp controls (hue,
chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only), you can adjust and control your
HDMI monitor exactly as you would a broadcast HD/SD monitor. This control
turns your HDMI monitor into a true-color video display with accurate color
representation so that you can use your HDMI monitor even for color grading.
For Matrox MXO2 products with Matrox MAX technology, the dedicated
hardware processor accelerates the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray Disc, the
web, and mobile devices.
Matrox MXO2 system requirements
Matrox MXO2 requires a Mac system or Apple Xserve system with the
following configuration:
• Intel-based Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, or Apple Xserve
• Mac OS X v10.5 or later.
• One free PCIe slot on the Mac Pro or Xserve to install the Matrox PCIe host
adapter, or one free ExpressCard/34 slot on the MacBook Pro to install the
Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter.
• If using MXO2 with Final Cut Studio 2 or later, you need 2 GB of RAM
when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources, or 4 GB
of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources.
• We recommend an HDMI monitor that supports 1920×1080 for previewing
all HD formats, and “dot-by-dot” mode for 1:1 pixel mapping.
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Supported programs
• Apple Final Cut Pro v6.0.5 or later, Motion v3.0.2 or later, Color v1.0.4 or
later.
• Adobe After Effects and Encore CS4.
• Roxio Toast v10.0.2 or later.
• CPC MacCaption v4.1.4 or later.
• Boinx Software BoinxTV v1.3 or later.
• Softron MovieRecorder v1.2.6 or later, OnTheAir Video v2.4.6 or later, and
OnTheAir Video Express v1.0.2 or later.
• ToolsOnAir Just:In version 1.010 or later.
• Media 100 Suite version 1.0 or later.
Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox MXO2
• For Matrox MAX H.264 encoding:
$ Apple Compressor v3.0.5 or later (required for Blu-ray Disc).
$ Apple QuickTime Pro v7.6 or later, Apple Final Cut Pro v6.0.5 or later,
Adobe After Effects CS4, Adobe Encore CS4, Apple Motion v3.0.2 or
later, Apple Qmaster v3.0.5 or later, Telestream Episode and Episode Pro
v5.3 or later, Media 100 Suite version 1.0 or later, or other
QuickTime-based video applications.
Check our website for equipment information
For up-to-date information about recommended computer systems, batteries, and
other MXO2-compatible devices, check the Matrox MXO2 Support section of
our website at www.matrox.com/video/support.
Battery requirements and guidelines for MXO2
¦NoteThis section does not apply to Matrox MXO2 Rack and Matrox MXO2
Mini as they cannot be powered by a battery.
As an alternative to using an AC outlet, you can use a battery to power Matrox
MXO2 or MXO2 LE. To avoid damage to your MXO2 system and peripheral
devices when using a battery, please observe the following requirements and
guidelines. For instructions on how to connect a battery, see “Powering MXO2”
on page 12 or “Powering MXO2 LE” on page 28.
• Use a standard self-protected (fused) battery with a nominal voltage of 12V,
13.2V, or 14.4V. A higher-voltage battery will damage your MXO2 system.
• Disconnect MXO2 from the battery when not in use. Do not leave MXO2
connected to the battery when not in use as this may damage your MXO2
system and/or battery.
• Do not power your MXO2 using your vehicle’s battery via the power socket.
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²Caution To avoid damage to your MXO2 system and peripheral devices, use a
Matrox-recommended battery. For a list of batteries recommended for use with
your MXO2, visit the Matrox MXO2 Support section of our website at
www.matrox.com/video/support.
Battery requirements and guidelines for MXO2
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About this manual
This manual provides you with information about installing and using your
Matrox MXO2 hardware and software, including how to configure your Matrox
MXO2 for use with supported programs, such as Final Cut Pro and Adobe After
Effects.
Style conventions
The following style conventions are used in this manual:
• The names of files, folders, and manuals appear in italics. For example:
$ The data is stored in the Sample Movie file.
$ The file is located in the Clips folder.
$ Please refer to your Final Cut Pro User’s Manual.
• Menus and commands that you need to choose are displayed in the form
Menu > Command. For example, File > Save means click File in the
menu bar, then click
How video formats are expressed
With the exception of NTSC and PAL, all SD and HD video formats are
expressed in the Matrox MXO2 documentation as follows:
VRp or i or PsF at n fps
Where:
• VR is the vertical resolution. For 1440× 1080 video, however, both the
horizontal and vertical resolutions are specified.
• p or i or PsF represents either progressive, interlaced, or progressive
segmented frame video.
• n fps is the frame rate in frames per second.
Save in the menu that appears.
Here are some examples:
• 486p at 23.98 fps Represents 720×486 progressive video at 23.98 frames
per second.
• 720p at 59.94 fps Represents 1280× 720 progressive video at 59.94 frames
per second.
• 1440x1080i at 29.97 fps Represents 1440×1080 interlaced video at 29.97
frames per second. This format is used for HDV 1080i material.
• 1080i at 29.97 fps Represents full-size 1920×1080 interlaced video at
29.97 frames per second.
Last-minute information
Any important information that wasn’t available for inclusion in this manual by
publication time is provided to you in the Matrox MXO2 Release Notes.
Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox MXO2
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Installing Your Matrox MXO2
Hardware and Software
This chapter describes how to
install the Matrox MXO2
hardware and software.
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Before installing your Matrox hardware
Read the followinginformation carefully before attempting to install Matrox
hardware on your Mac system.
Start with a functioning system
Before attempting any Matrox MXO2 installation, you should have a Mac
computer system with Mac OS X fully installed and functioning smoothly. This
will avoid potential problems later on.
Avoid costly damage
Static electricity from your body can damage your Matrox PCIe host adapter or
your computer. Although you may not notice it, static electricity is generated
every time you move. It’s often too small to cause a spark, but it can still cause
damage to sensitive electronic components or at least reduce their lifespan.
To avoid damage, please observe the following precautions:
• Do not remove your Matrox PCIe host adapter from its antistatic bag until
you’re ready to install it. Before removing the card, place the package within
easy reach of the area where you intend to perform the installation.
• You should avoid touching the chips and other components on the circuit
board. Try to handle the card by its edges.
• Try to work in an area where the relative humidity is at least 50%.
• Do not wear wool or synthetic clothing. These fabrics tend to generate more
static electricity than cotton, which is best for this kind of work.
• Turn off the power switches on your computer and its connected
components.
Once you’ve opened your computer, drain static electricity from your body by
touching a bare metal surface on your computer chassis before you install or
remove any parts of your system. If you have a grounding wrist strap, use it while
handling and installing any components in your computer.
Installing your Matrox PCIe adapter
The Matrox PCIe adapter is the interface between your MXO2 and Mac system.
Matrox provides dedicated adapters for use with Mac desktops or laptops. Use
the Matrox PCIe host adapter with your Mac Pro or Apple Xserve system, and
the Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter with your MacBook Pro laptop.
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Installing your PCIe host adapter (for desktops)
The Matrox PCIe host adapter is a standard low-profile PCIe x1 card designed to
operate in an Intel-based Mac Pro or Apple Xserve system. For detailed
instructions on how to perform the following steps, refer to your Mac Pro or
Xserve documentation.
1 Shut down your Mac Pro or Xserve, unplug the power cord and all the cables
from the unit, and open the Mac Pro or Xserve chassis.
2 Insert the Matrox PCIe host adapter in an available PCIe slot in your Mac
Pro or Xserve, and secure the adapter into place.
3 Close your Mac Pro or Xserve chassis, and reconnect the power cord and all
the cables to the unit.
Installing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter (for laptops)
The Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter is designed to operate in your
MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot. You can install the Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter when your MacBook Pro is on or off. Connect the
Matrox PCIe cable to the host ExpressCard/34 adapter, and then insert the host
adapter in your MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot until the adapter clicks into
place. For details on how to safely remove your Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter from your MacBook Pro, see “Removing your PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter” on page 8.
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A
PCIe
cable
A
Matrox PCIe
ExpressCard/34
adapter
ExpressCard/34 slot
Installing your Matrox PCIe adapter
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Removing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter
You can remove the Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter from your
MacBook Pro when your MacBook Pro is on or off. However, you must power
off the card before removing it.
¡ Important Do not disconnect the PCIe cable from the Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter when your MacBook Pro is running. Instead, remove the
adapter from your MacBook Pro with the Matrox PCIe cable attached.
1 From the menu bar, click the ExpressCard icon ( ).
2 Click Power off Card.
3 Remove the Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter from your MacBook
Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot.
Installing your Matrox MXO2 software
You can install the MXO2 software on a computer with or without the MXO2
hardware connected. If you plan on working with Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple
Compressor, or other QuickTime-based applications, you should install those
applications before installing the MXO2 software. To download and install the
latest version of the MXO2 software, visit the MXO2 Support section of our
website at www.matrox.com/video/support. You can also contact your MXO2
dealer for the latest software.
Updating your MXO2 firmware
When you install the MXO2 software while your MXO2 hardware is powered
and connected to your Mac system, the software installation automatically
verifies the firmware on your MXO2 hardware and updates it if required.
However, if you install the MXO2 software on your Mac system without a
powered MXO2 connected, your MXO2 hardware may have a firmware version
that is not supported by the installed MXO2 software. If your MXO2 hardware
has an incompatible firmware version when you later connect the MXO2
hardware to your Mac system, the Matrox MXO2 preferences window options
will be unavailable and a message regarding the incompatibility between the
MXO2 software and MXO2 firmware will appear on the
MXO2 information” on page 61), along with a
button.
To update the MXO2 firmware from the MXO2 preferences window, make sure
your MXO2 hardware is powered and connected to your computer, and then click
Launch firmware updater on the Info pane to run the Matrox Firmware
Updater. You’ll be required to shut down your system, with your MXO2 powered
and connected to your computer, to complete the firmware update. If updating the
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Launch firmware updater
Info pane (see “Viewing
firmware for Matrox MXO2 Mini, you must unplug your MXO2 Mini from the
AC outlet, and then re-plug it before restarting your system.
²Caution Do not disconnect or power off MXO2, or interrupt the firmware update
during the update process. Doing so may damage your MXO2 hardware.
Alternately, you can update your MXO2 firmware by running the Matrox
Firmware Updater from the Finder window as follows:
1 With your Mac system shut down, supply power to your MXO2, and connect
it to your Mac system.
2 Start your computer.
3 In the Finder menu, choose File > New Finder Window.
4 Choose Applications > Matrox MXO2 Utilities, and double-click the
firmware updater file to run the Matrox Firmware Updater. You’ll be
required to shut down your system, with your MXO2 powered and
connected to your computer, to complete the firmware update. If updating
the firmware for Matrox MXO2 Mini, you must unplug your MXO2 Mini
from the AC outlet, and then re-plug it before restarting your system.
Removing your Matrox MXO2 software
1 In the Finder menu, choose File > New Finder Window.
2 Choose Applications > Matrox MXO2 Utilities, and double-click the
software uninstaller file.
3 In the uninstaller dialog box, select or clear the Delete the Matrox
software user preferences
in the Matrox MXO2 preferences window will be removed from your
computer. Clear this option if you wish to keep your current MXO2 user
settings for a future MXO2 software installation.
4 Click Continue.
5 Enter your administrator password, and click OK to remove the MXO2
software from your computer.
option. When selected, all current user settings
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Removing MXO2 presets and Easy Setups from Final Cut Pro
After uninstalling the Matrox MXO2 software, the MXO2 presets (sequence,
capture, device control) and Easy Setups may still appear in Final Cut Pro.
Perform the following steps to remove the MXO2 presets and Easy Setups from
Final Cut Pro.
¡ Important Final Cut Pro will return to default settings after removing the
MXO2 presets and Easy Setups.
1 Quit Final Cut Pro.
2 In the Finder menu, choose Go > Home.
3 Choose Library > Preferences.
4 In Preferences, drag the com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist file to the Trash. If
com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist does not appear in the Preferences folder,
proceed to the next step.
¡ Important Do not empty the Trash until instructed to do so.
5 In Preferences, open the Final Cut Pro User Data folder.
6 In Final Cut Pro User Data, drag the Final Cut Pro N Prefs.fcset, Final Cut
Pro Obj Cache.fcmch, and Final Cut Pro Prof Cache.fcpch files to the Trash.
¦NoteThe N in Final Cut Pro N Prefs.fcset refers to Final Cut Pro’s version
number.
7 Open Final Cut Pro and ensure that it is running properly. If it is, empty the
Trash.
8 Reset your Final Cut Pro settings, such as scratch disk, keyboard, and
sequence settings.
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Connecting External Devices to
Matrox MXO2
This chapter shows how to
supply power and connect
external devices to Matrox
MXO2.
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¦NoteThis chapter details how to connect external devices to Matrox MXO2
only. For another MXO2 product, see Chapter 4, “Connecting External Devices
to Matrox MXO2 Rack”, Chapter 5, “Connecting External Devices to Matrox
MXO2 LE”, or Chapter 6, “Connecting External Devices to Matrox MXO2
Mini.”
Available MXO2 connections
Matrox MXO2 features a full compliment of professional inputs and outputs, and
allows you to connect multiple devices for up to five user-selectable simultaneous
video outputs.
MXO2 video connections
• One HD HDMI input and one HD/SD HDMI output, both with up to eight
channels of embedded audio support. The HDMI input/output supports YUV
and RGB devices.
• One HD/SD SDI input and two HD/SDI outputs with up to eight channels of
embedded audio. Both SDI outputs simultaneously output the same video
and embedded audio.
• One HD/SD analog component input/output, one S-Video input/output, and
one composite input/output.
• Analog black burst reference input.
MXO2 audio connections
• Two balanced analog XLR inputs (stereo pair).
• Four balanced analog XLR outputs (two stereo pairs).
• One AES/EBU stereo input/output.
• Two unbalanced analog RCA inputs (stereo pair).
• Six unbalanced analog RCA outputs (for surround sound monitoring).
Powering MXO2
Supply power to MXO2 using an AC outlet via the Matrox external power supply
and a power cord, or using a battery via the Matrox battery power cable. Matrox
MXO2 connects to the battery via a 4-pin XLR connector. For information on
how to connect your battery to portable video equipment, such as Matrox MXO2,
contact the battery manufacturer. Before connecting MXO2 to a battery, please
read the “Battery requirements and guidelines for MXO2” on page 3.
MXO2 power functionality
MXO2 features a power button that you can use to manually turn the MXO2 on
and off. However, when power is supplied to MXO2 and it is connected to your
Mac system, the MXO2 will turn on or off automatically when you start up or
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shut down your Mac system. That is, when you shut down your Mac system, your
MXO2 turns off. Starting up your Mac system turns your MXO2 on. To manually
turn your MXO2 on, press the power button. To turn off your MXO2, press and
hold the power button for at least two seconds.
¡ Important When MXO2 is connected to a Mac system that is running, do not
disconnect MXO2 from its power source, or power off MXO2. Shut down your
Mac system before removing power from MXO2. If using a battery to power
MXO2, ensure that the battery is sufficiently charged.
MXO2
(side view)
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External
power supply
Power button
Power cord
OR
Female 4-pin
XLR cable
²Caution When
disconnecting the power
supply from MXO2,
make sure that you slide
back the casing on the
connector to release the
locking mechanism.
Matrox battery
power cable
Battery on a
universal battery
adapter
To AC
outlet
Powering MXO2
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Connecting MXO2 to your Mac system
Connect MXO2 to your Mac Pro or MacBook Pro using the Matrox PCIe cable.
For MXO2 to be detected on a Mac Pro system, power must be supplied to
MXO2 (see “Powering MXO2” on page 12), and it must be connected to your
Mac Pro before starting up your computer.
¡ Important Do not disconnect the Matrox PCIe cable from the adapter, or
MXO2, when your Mac system is running. To safely remove the Matrox PCIe
host Expresscard/34 adapter, see “Removing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34
adapter” on page 8.
MXO2
(side view)
A
PCIe cable
Matrox PCIe
host adapter
²Caution Ensure proper orientation
when connecting the PCIe cable to avoid
damaging the cable or host connector.
Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34
adapter
OR
To your MacBook Pro’s
ExpressCard/34 slot (see “Installing
your PCIe host ExpressCard/34
adapter (for laptops)” on page 7).
A
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MXO2 RS-422 serial connection
MXO2’s RS-422 serial connector allows an application, such as Final Cut Pro, to
control a device that uses the RS-422 SMPTE time code protocol, such as a VTR
or digital disk recorder, to ensure frame-accurate capture and edit-to-tape. For
details on how to ensure accurate device control with Final Cut Pro, see
“Ensuring frame-accurate capture and edit-to-tape using Final Cut Pro” on
page 75.
RS-422 serial cable
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MXO2
(side view)
RS-422 device
MXO2 RS-422 serial connection
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Typical Matrox MXO2 connections
In the following typical connection examples, we’ve connected a monitor to view
the signal that will be recorded, and separate source and record decks. You may,
however, use the same deck as both your source and record device by making the
input and output connections to a single deck. For details on the Matrox MXO2
connectors, see Appendix B, “Matrox MXO2 Connectors.”
Analog component video connections
In this illustration, we’re using analog component connectors for video, XLR
connectors for audio, and an HDMI connector for video monitoring. The video is
genlocked using MXO2’s internal genlock.
MXO2 Inputs
Source
(Deck 1)
MXO2 Outputs
HDMI
monitor
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Recorder
(Deck 2)
Digital video connections
In this illustration, we’re using SDI connectors for video and audio, an SDI
connector for video monitoring, and we’re monitoring the audio on a surround
sound speaker system through RCA connectors. The video is genlocked using a
tri-level sync generator.
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Tri-leve l
sync
generator
Source
(Deck 1)
MXO2 Inputs
MXO2 Outputs
Recorder (Deck 2)Video monitor Surround sound
speaker system
Typical Matrox MXO2 connections
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Your notes
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