Nvidia 4500 User Manual

NVIDIA Corporation

Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide – Version 2.0 

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Windows–Using the Graphics to SDI Control Panel

Synchronization Instructions

Basic Setup Summary

The following are the basic steps to synchronize the SDI output. 

1 Connect the external sync source to the appropriate BNC connector on the graphics 

card. 

 for instructions on connecting the 

external sync signal to the graphics card.

2 Configure the sync source.

Use the NVIDIA Graphics to SDI property page to configure the SDI output 
synchronization. 

Graphics to SDI Page—Configuring an External Sync Source

a Click the Sync Options list arrow and then click either External genlock or External 

framelock synchronizing modes.

b If you chose external frame lock synchronization,  click the SDI signal format arrow 

and then click the signal format you want to use.

Only those modes that are compatible with the detected sync signal will appear in 
the SDI signal format list. 

c Click Apply.