This chapter explains how to connect your workstation to the DMediaPro DM5 option board in the Video BreakOut Box (VBOB). Specific connections are required for proper High Definition or Standard Definition graphics to video output and genlock synchronization.
To connect the workstation to the DM5, see Figure 2-1 and use the following steps:
Connect one end of the 2-meter DVI cable (white cable) from DVI (L) on the VPro graphics Dual Channel Display (DCD) board to the DMediaPro DM5 board's DVI IN 0 connector.
Connect one end of the 2-meter DVI cable (black cable) from DVI (R) on the Dual Channel Display board to DVI IN 1 on the DMediaPro DM5 board.
When using genlock, attach the 2-meter BNC Genlock cable from the genlock port “T” connector (nearest DVI (L) on the Dual Channel Display) to the "Timing Out" connector on the back of the VBOB. The other side of the “T” connector is terminated with a 75-ohm device, see Figure 2-1.
Connect the DVI-to-HD15 cable (included with the DCD option kit) from the DVI OUT connection on DMediaPro DM5 to the workstation's monitor.
![]() | Note: The VBOB uses two BNC connectors for each external HD or SD genlock. You can use either of these connectors as an input and place a 75-ohm terminator on the other. |
After you complete the previous connections, attach the required cables from the VBOB HD OUT or SD OUT connector(s) to the desired high definition or standard definition video device(s).
If you want to lock the output serial digital signals to an external genlock signal, connect an analog sync source to the VBOB HD genlock in, or SD genlock BNC connectors (see Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3). Attach a 75-ohm terminator to the appropriate loop-through connector.
For additional details, see your SGI Video Breakout Box Owner's Guide (007-4243-00x).