Annotator • SIS Programmer’s Guide
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Command
ASCII command
(host to processor)
Response
(processor to host)
Additional description
On-Screen Menu Configuration
Menu timeout
Set menu timeout
E
X2*
MDUR
}
Mdur
X2*]
Sets the Menu duration to
X2*
seconds.
View timeout
E
MDUR
}
Mdur
X2*]
View setting.
N
Setting the timeout to zero disables the OSD timeout.
Menu display
Set output to
show menu
E
X@
MSHW
}
Mshw
X@]
Sets which video outputs
display the OSD.
View setting
E
MSHW
}
X@]
View setting.
N
If the menu is being displayed on one output, annotating in the menu area on outputs not showing the menu still affects
the menu. The area is safe for annotation on any screen after the menu times out and docks away.
OSD capture button mode
Save to internal memory
E
0MCAP
}
Mcap 0
]
Sets the OSD image capture
button to capture the image to
internal flash memory.
Save to external location
E
1MCAP
}
Mcap 1
]
Sets the OSD image capture
button to send the image to
internal RAM memory. This
mode allows images to be
streamed to an external PC for
archiving/printing.
View setting
E
MCAP
}
1
]
/0
]
View setting.
Image Capture/Recall
Image capture/recall to Annotator flash memory
Save image
E
0*
filename
MF
}
Ims*
filename
]
Saves currently displayed
image to memory under
designated name.
Recall image
E
0*
filename
RF
}
Imr*
filename
]
Recalls displayed image.
Mute image
E
0*0RF
}
Imr0
]
Mutes image on the output and
reveals live input video
Current image
E
RF
}
filename
]
View currently displayed
image name.
N
The filename must be 16 characters or less, including the *.bmp extension.
Image Quick Capture
Save image to RAM
E
QCAP
}
Qcap
]
Saves currently displayed
image to Annotator RAM.
N
Qcap response invokes Quick Capture software running on a PC to request image data.
N
X@
= Output selection
0 = All outputs (default), 1 = Program only (BNC, MTP, optional output card),
2 = Preview only (VGA), 3 = None
X2*
= Line weight/eraser width
1 to 63 pixels wide, (default = 8)
