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Guide Screen
The switcher uses a Guide Screen to convey the basic connection instructions for user access. The Guide
Screen can be personalized to allow custom connection instructions on the switcher
’
s Web UI page.
The Guide Screen is accessible in the following cases:
•
Automatic switching: disconnect all video sources from the switcher, the Guide Screen will appear
automatically.
•
Manual switching:
1) Short press the source selection button on front panel until no active video sources are displayed.
2) Send API command through telnet to the switcher to show the Guide Screen.
For more information,
please see the separate API documentation.
Note:
•
This Guide Screen picture can be changed though Web GUI setting, please refer to section
Screen Picture
for more information.
•
By default, if Guide Screen picture is being output for 60 seconds, a countdown timer with the time
period of 60 seconds will appear on the Guide Screen. When the timer ticks to zero, if the connected
display is CEC-supported or correctly set with RS232 control commands, it will enter standby mode.
OSD
The switcher supports OSD (On Screen Display) to convey device basic information, including video
source
’
s information, access code, device name and IP address, etc. Here are two different OSD
examples in different scenarios.
Example 1: Full screen mode