This guide tells you how to set up and use your workstation with the DMediaPro DM5 serial video option. To set it up, you connect your workstation's digital video graphics outputs to the DMediaPro DM5 option board in an SGI Video Breakout Box (VBOB). This guide is primarily written for the sophisticated video user who is familiar with video standards and the operation of the applicable SGI system or workstation. Other readers may find it useful as an introduction to the capabilities of the product.
This guide includes the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Product Overview”, describes the board assembly and its capabilities.
Chapter 2, “DMediaPro DM5 Cabling Configurations”, describes the various input and output board cabling configurations and provides examples.
Chapter 3, “Software Configuration and Troubleshooting”, explains how to configure the required software and how to troubleshoot possible problems.
This guide also explains how to perform the following activities:
Identify the video board connectors.
Configure the DMediaPro DM5 system cabling for different levels of functionality.
Use the required software to configure the high-definition (HD), standard-definition (SD), and other options.
Identify and correct minor operational system faults.
The following documents provide additional information that may be helpful when using your workstation with the DMediaPro DM5 graphics-to-video out system:
SGI Video Breakout Box Owner's Guide (007-4243-00x)
Workstation Dual Channel Display Installation Guide (007-4209-00x)
You can access the above documents in the SGI Technical Publications Library, at the following URL:
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/
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