Matrox Mura MPX-4/4 User's Guide

User Guide20129-301-03202014.10.09Matrox® Mura™ MPX SeriesMPX-4/4 • MPX-4/2 • MPX-4/0MPX-V16 • MPX-V8MPX-SDIENGLISH

10 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideInstalling your cardsThis section describes how to install your Matrox card. If your Matrox card is already inst

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 11Step-by-step installation1 Open your system and remove your existing cardIf a card isn’t already installed, skip

12 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide3 Insert your Matrox cardaPosition your Matrox card over the expansion slot you’ve chosen.bPush the card in firm

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 13Installing multiple cardsYour chassis model may support the installation of multiple Mura MPX cards in your syst

14 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideDescription of LED indicatorsYour Matrox Mura MPX card has LED indicators that show you the configuration status

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 15Mura MPX-V16 or MPX-V8Your Matrox Mura MPX-V16 card uses three LED indicators labeled (Power Good, FP1 Done, FP2

16 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideMura MPX-SDIYour Matrox Mura MPX-SDI card uses one LED indicator labeled (CFG_Done).The following describes the

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 17Connecting your Mura MPX-4/4, MPX-4/2, or MPX-4/0 cardThis section describes how to connect your Mura MPX-4/4, M

18 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideMura MPX-4/0 – Attach your KX20 to quad-DVI cable to the connector on the bracket of your Matrox card. Make sure

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 19Connecting your input sourcesThis section explains how to connect your input sources to your Mura MPX-4/4 or MPX

2 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideContentsAbout this user guide...

20 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide3 Connect your monitor cableIf your monitor cable has a DVI connector, connect your monitor cable directly to yo

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 212 Connect your video deviceComponent connector – If your video device has a component connector, you need a DVI

22 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideConnecting your Mura MPX-V16 or MPX-V8 cardThis section describes how to connect a video device to the input con

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 232 Connect your video deviceComposite connector (RCA) – If your video device has an RCA composite connector, you

24 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideS-video connector – If your video device has an S-video connector, you need a BNC to S-video adapter.Connect the

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 25Connecting your Mura MPX-SDI cardThis section describes how to connect your Matrox MPX-SDI card.Before you begin

26 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide2 Connect your monitorsIf your monitor has a DVI connector, connect your monitor cable to the connectors labeled

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 27Installing your softwareThis section describes how to install Matrox software for Windows 7,Windows Server 2008

28 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideInstalling your driver and software1 Install driver and PowerDesk softwareFrom the setup program, click Install

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 29Matrox PowerDesk softwareYour Matrox driver includes Matrox PowerDesk software. This software helps you get the

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 3Installing your software ...

30 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideAccessing Matrox PowerDesk helpFor information on Matrox PowerDesk software features and options, see the help f

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 31TroubleshootingWhat to do if you have a problemIf you experience problems with your Matrox product:Make sure yo

32 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideProblem Can’t use Windows, Windows reports a configuration error, and/or can’t install or uninstall Matrox drive

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 33Problem Wrong color balance, screen image off-center, or no picture at all1CauseYour monitor video controls may

34 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideProblem After the startup screen, or after display settings are changed, the screen image is garbled or unusable

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 352To uninstall Matrox software:aClick Start Æ Settings* Æ Control Panel Æ Programs* Æ Programs and Features Æ Mat

36 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideProblem Screen image defects appear or Windows doesn’t work properly(example: mouse pointer not drawn properly)1

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 373CauseThe program window or dialog box may be somewhere off-screen.1SolutionIf the program window you want to se

38 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideProduct informationSpecificationsMura MPX-4/0 Mura MPX-4/2 Mura MPX-4/4 Mura MPX-SDIOperating systems supportedW

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 39EnvironmentalMura MPX-V8 Mura MPX-V16Operating systems supportedWindows 7 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit,

4 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideAbout this user guideYour Matrox user guide provides information on installing and connecting your Matrox hardwar

40 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideMean Time Before Failure (MTBF)NotesYour Matrox card is 100% VGA compatible and supports all VESA standards: VB

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 41Appendix A – Using a Matrox P690 graphics card as a console You can use a Matrox P690 graphics card to add one o

42 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideWhen handling a card, carefully hold it by its edges and avoid touching its circuitry.Always try to insert or

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 43P690 PCIe ×161 Connect your monitorsIf your monitor has a DVI connector, connect your monitor cable directly to

44 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide2 Connect your monitorsIf your monitor has a DVI connector, connect your monitor cable directly to your LFH-60 t

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 451 Attach the quad-monitor cable Attach the included quad-monitor cable to your Matrox graphics card. If a dua

46 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideInstalling your softwareThe standard Mura installation driver package installs both the P690 display drivers and

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 47Setting up your multi-display layoutSetting up your multi-display layout to use a display console using PowerDes

48 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideNotesOnly one Matrox P690 graphics card is supported in a system.A video may show a solid color in the video w

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 49Customer supportMatrox Web Our Web site has product literature, press releases, technical material, a sales offi

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 5OverviewThank you for purchasing a Matrox Mura MPX Series product. This product combines the capabilities of inpu

50 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideProgram specific problemsIf a problem appears with a specific program, please give us the following information:

USAFCC Compliance StatementRemark for the Matrox hardware products supported by this guide This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

used to connect the monitor and other peripherals to the card. These products have been tested in a typical class A compliant host system. It is assum

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6 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideFor more information on connecting your product, see the “Connection setup” section for your Matrox product. To p

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 7Planning your output layoutThis section describes the steps to consider if you’re setting up a Mura MPX-based dis

8 Matrox Mura MPX Series – User GuideConnecting your monitorsYou can connect up to four (4) monitors at a time to each Mura MPX card, depending on you

Matrox Mura MPX Series – User Guide 9Using a multi-display layout with an uneven number of columnsThis multi-display layout shows a 5 × 5 display wall