Martin DVI Buffer Box, User Manual

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Starting the application
The installation wizard places a shortcut to LCS in your program list.
To start LCS:
1. Connect the DVI Buffer Box to the computer’s COM port and verify that
its “DVI com.” LED is lit.
2. Click the Windows start button, then click All Programs.
3. Point to the LCS program group and click the LCS icon.
4. If starting LCS for the first time, click the Factory Default and 300Hz buttons.
After starting, LCS automatically detects connected panels and displays their firmware version numbers in
the grid display. If no version numbers appear in the grid display, check all connections and verify that the
DVI Buffer Box is connected.
Important usage tips
H o w t o c h a n g e n u m e r i c v a l u e s
In LCS, you change numeric values by moving the PC’s pointing device (a trackball is recommended) while
holding down the left button as follows:
1. Place the cursor over the field to modify.
2. Hold down the left button of the pointing device.
3. Move the pointing device up or to the right to increase the value, or down or to the left to decrease the
value.
4. Release the left button.
A l l o w c o m m a n d s t o e x e c u t e
Commands must be allowed to execute before launching new commands. Execution is indicated by rotation
of the line above the Messages field. Wait until rotations stops before continuing.
Tip: To minimize the time it takes to execute commands, set the wall size (see page 9) to the minimum
required to display the video curtain.
Figure 5: LCS icon
Figure 6: LCS screen
Figure 7: Execution status indicator