Harris InfoCaster R1000, Hardware Installation Manual

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20 Chapter 2 | Installation and Setup
InfoCaster Rackmount Hardware Installation Manual
Video Output Card
InfoCaster Rackmount supports ATI Radeon output card models X1600, X1650, or better. These ATI cards
provide excellent video quality for progressive output up to 1280 x 768.
Connect the
Output Cables
1 Turn off the computer. Connections are not detected by the system if you
connect the cables when the computer is turned on. Select one of the
following output monitor options.
• Connect a DVI output monitor to the DVI connector. This system is
configured to support dual DVI monitoring.
• Connect the computer VGA monitor to the DVI output using a VGA
adapter.
2 Turn on the computer. If InfoCaster is already installed on your system, do
NOT open InfoCaster until you have configured the output monitor. The
system might generate an error if InfoCaster is opened without a properly
configured output monitor.
3 Turn on the output monitor and make sure it is not in standby mode.
Set Up the Display
Output
Single Head Output
Single head output is used to display a player’s output on a single monitor.
Instead of connecting a second output device to the ATI card in your player
system, you can simply use the monitor of your player system as your output
monitor.
The ATI card does not need to be specially configured for single head output.
Note: Once your player has started playback in single head mode you will be
unable to return to the desktop without shutting down InfoCaster. If you
need to switch back to the desktop at any time press the
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+HOME key combination.
Spanning, Edit & Playback, or Multi Head Output
To configure the ATI card for Spanning, Edit & Playback, or Multi Head output,
use the ATI Catalyst Control Center.
• Spanning output is used to display a player’s output across two VGA
monitors. Only one InfoCast can be displayed at a time.
• Edit & playback output allows you to edit InfoCasts on one monitor and
display them on the other. Only one InfoCast can be displayed at a time.