Configuring and Operating Your PIP-500
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7 Configuring and Operating Your PIP-500
You can configure and operate your
PIP-500
via:
The front panel buttons, and/or
RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or
other serial controller
7.1 Using the Menu
Use the front panel buttons to activate the menu. The menu is displayed
1
on
the LCD display
2
and is also superimposed on the screen
2, 3
.
To use the
PIP-500
menu, press the:
ENTER button to display the menu and accept changes
ESC button to move to the previous menu level
, arrow buttons to select the menu items, size and position the input
display, adjust the numerical rates, and edit the text labeling
, arrow buttons to position the input display and to edit the text
labeling
An asterisk in parentheses indicates the current status on the screen. For
example, if the current OUTPUT SETTING is PAL, the OSD will show the
asterisk in brackets alongside PAL: “PAL (*)”.
Table 3 defines the main menu items and Figure 5 illustrates the PIP menu guide:
Table 3: The PIP-500 Main Menu Items
Menu Item
Function
MODE
Select between the SINGLE, PIP and QUAD modes, see section 7.1.1
OSD
Activates/deactivates the OSD menu
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BORDER
Select a border around the image (applies to all channels) and select the
border COLOUR (WHITE or BLACK)
VIDEO SETTINGS
Adjust the CONTRAST, SATURATION and BRIGHTNESS (see section 7.1.2)
INPUT SELECT
Select between: COMPOSITE video, S-VIDEO or COMPONENT video, per
input channel
OUTPUT STANDARD Select between NTSC and PAL
PRESETS
Store and recall PRESETS (1 and 2), or use FACTORY DEFAULT
5
settings,
see section 7.1.3
LABELING
Display, remove and edit the text label for the input channel, see section 7.1.4
1 The menu always displays only 2 lines at a time on the LCD display. Use the up/down arrow buttons to scroll up/down the
menu
2 Upon powering up, the LCD briefly displays the machine’s name, and the OSD displays the firmware version
3 The menu times out after a minute, both on the LCD display and on the OSD
4 The menu still appears on the LCD display even when deactivated in the OSD
5 The machine is set to Single mode, Channel 1, default video settings and default labeling
