Escient FireBall MP-200, User Manual

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PC Integration WD044-1-3
3/8/2006
6640 Intech Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46278 317.616.6789 phone 317.616.6790 fax www.escient.com
Using Custom Backgrounds
In addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to select a
custom theme and select your own background images for each Guide, Player, Options,
Setup, and Message screens. You can import your own background images into the
Backgrounds shared directory using Windows Networking.
Background Image Requirements
The image requirements are the same for 4x3 or 16x9 backgrounds. Background images are
scaled horizontally when the FireBall video format is set to 16x9. FireBall automatically
reserves 2% of the total hard drive capacity for the Backgrounds volume.
x 720x480 72dpi
x File size must be less than 500K bytes for each file
x
jpg, gif, or png formats are supported
Mounting the Backgrounds Volume
To mount your FireBall’s BACKGROUNDS volume, which is used to store all custom
background images, right click on “My Computer” and select “Map Network Drive” from your
PC. Choose an available drive letter, then type in the name of your FireBall.
Example: suppose you named your FireBall “MyFireBall” in the Server Settings screen, you
would then enter
\\MyFireBall\Backgrounds in the Folder name, and click Finish.