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SYSTEM / OSD POSITION Menu Item 

Navigate to the 

OSD POSITION

 menu item in the 

SYSTEM 

menu using the arrow keys, and press the 

Enter 

key

 

/ 

SELECT 

button to open the 

OSD Position

 window. 

 

 

 

Figure 21. SYSTEM / OSD POSITION Window 

 

Use this function to move and reposition the OSD anywhere on the screen. 

SYSTEM / OSD LANGUAGE Menu Item 

Navigate to the 

OSD LANGUAGE

 menu item in the 

SYSTEM 

menu using the arrow keys, and press the 

Enter 

key / 

SELECT 

button to open the 

OSD Language

 window. 

 

 

 

Figure 22. SYSTEM / OSD LANGUAGE Menu Item 

 

Set 

OSD language

 to either English (default), Deutsch (German) or Español (Spanish). 

 

Summary of Contents for QuadraVista QF

Page 1: ...QuadraVista QF Multiviewer 4 HDMI DVI VGA Inputs Digital Audio Installation and Operation Manual 10707 Stancliff Road Houston Texas 77099 Phone 281 933 7673 techsupport rose com ...

Page 2: ...transit to prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location and to use the original shipping container or its equivalent You must call for a return authorization number first Under no circumstances will a unit be accepted without a return authorization number Contact an authorized repair center or Rose Electronics for further information ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT ...

Page 3: ...arty responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Declaration of Conformity This declaration is valid for the following product Equipment Video Keyboard Mouse Switching System Type QuadraVista QF Hereby the equipment is confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to ...

Page 4: ...creen Menu System 10 Accessing the OSD 12 Navigating the OSD 13 Navigation using the keyboard 13 Navigation using the Front Panel 13 SYSTEM Menu 14 SYSTEM HDCP Menu Item 14 SYSTEM HOTKEY Menu Item 15 SYSTEM HOTMOUSE Menu Item 16 SYSTEM QUAD MODE Menu Item 17 SYSTEM WIN MODE Menu Item 18 SYSTEM OSD POSITION Menu Item 19 SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE Menu Item 19 SYSTEM SECURITY Menu Item 20 SYSTEM DISABLE CH...

Page 5: ... Menu Items With Analog Input Only 49 VIDEO HORIZ POSITION and VERT VIDEO POSITION Menu Items With Analog Input Only 50 VIDEO SCREEN WIDTH Menu Item With Analog Input Only 51 VIDEO PHASE Menu Item With Analog Input Only 51 VIDEO Format Menu Item 52 COMPUTER Menu 54 COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING Menu Item 54 COMPUTER AUDIO Menu Item 54 COMPUTER NAME 1 4 Menu Item 56 COMPUTER KEYBOARD Menu Item 57 COMPUT...

Page 6: ...g Hardware 5 Figure 6 Buttons for Displaying the OSD 5 Figure 7 Rear Panel Connectors 5 Figure 8 Console Keyboard Mouse and Monitor Connections 7 Figure 9 Computer Video Keyboard Mouse and USB Connections 8 Figure 10 Audio Output Connections 9 Figure 11 OSD Main Menu 10 Figure 12 Navigating the OSD through the Front Panel 13 Figure 13 SYSTEM HDCP Window 14 Figure 14 System HDCP menu item 14 Figure...

Page 7: ...ION RECALL Window 35 Figure 47 CONFIGURATION FACTORY RESET Window 36 Figure 48 CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT Window 38 Figure 49 CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT MODE Window 38 Figure 50 MODE TEST Video Output Window 39 Figure 51 CONSOLE KEYBOARD Window 39 Figure 52 CONSOLE TOUCHSCREEN Window 40 Figure 53 CONSOLE MOUSE Window 42 Figure 54 CONSOLE FADE Window 43 Figure 55 CONSOLE MULTI MONITOR Window 43 Figure 56 CONSO...

Page 8: ...e to Move the PiP Images Upward 68 Figure 93 Scaling Up the PiP Images Using the Hotmouse Cursor 69 Figure 94 Scaling Down the PiP Images Using the Hotmouse Cursor 69 Figure 95 Using the Hotmouse to Change the Active Channel in Win Mode 69 Figure 96 Resizing Windows Using the Hotmouse Cursor 70 Figure 97 Moving Windows Using the Hotmouse Cursor 70 Figure 98 Sample HOTMOUSE Menu when in PiP Mode 71...

Page 9: ...art Numbers 79 Table 8 Supported Input Video Formats 92 Table 9 Supported Output Video Formats 93 Appendices Selecting display mode 81 Selecting active channel 81 Opening USB Device Switch Window Figure 82 81 Other Command Hotkeys 82 Hotkeys for Win Mode 82 Device Configuration Program 84 Installing the ConfDev Program 84 ConfDev Settings 85 Remote OSD Operation 86 Uploading a Background Image 86 ...

Page 10: ...o provide state of the art switching solutions for today s demanding workplace The key advantage of the QuadraVista QF over conventional KVM switches is that it allows you to simultaneously display and manage four computers on a single console It combines key features of a high end KVM switch and a digital Quad viewer scaling and converting video at both input and output Selectable Display Modes Q...

Page 11: ...keys Mouse functions Hotmouse Configuration software running on an external computer Serial port control using DCP XML protocol Touch screen Compatibility Video DVI I inputs and output support resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 60 Hz both analog and digital Keyboard Compatible with all standard USB keyboards By using a USB hub multiple keyboards can be connected in share mode with an inactivity time of...

Page 12: ...s Status LEDs LEDs 1 to 4 When these LEDs light up green the corresponding channel computer port has been selected and is available for keyboard and mouse access When a LED flashes green there is no signal at the video input of the selected channel When the LED lights up yellow there is a signal at the video input but another channel has been selected When the LED is dark there is no signal at the...

Page 13: ... item to indicate how long the selector icon should be displayed on the screen Additional Button Functions Setting output resolution to safe output modes To set the output resolution to 640 x 480 60 Hz press and hold buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously for 2 seconds Figure 4 Buttons for Resetting Output Resolution Using this feature is recommended when you cannot use the OSD because the on screen displ...

Page 14: ...y mouse or touch screen Rear Panel The rear panel of QuadraVista QF features three audio output ports four computer input ports the Console KVM ports a USB control port an RS232 control port four USB 2 0 device ports and the a c power connector and switch Figure 7 Rear Panel Connectors 1 IEC Power Connector 2 Audio ports 3 Monitor DVI I output 4 Four DVI I inputs 5 USB control port 6 RS232 RJ45 co...

Page 15: ...ort to operate QuadraVista remotely Firmware updates can also be performed through the USB control port 6 RS 232 Control Port External serial control devices can be connected to this port to operate QuadraVista QF remotely The port can also be used for firmware updates See Appendix F 7 USB ports for Console Keyboard Mouse Touch screen or Trackball Console USB keyboard and mouse touch screen or tra...

Page 16: ...power cord to a grounded power supply Connect all cables before powering on the QuadraVista KVM Console Connections Connect your digital monitor s DVI connector to the console monitor connector using a DVI D cable If the digital monitor has an HDMI connector use an HDMI to DVI D cable Connect an analog monitor to the console monitor connector using a VGA to DVI I cable Connect USB mouse and keyboa...

Page 17: ...aVista QF DVI input For distances greater than 65 feet 20 meters use a DVI or VGA video extender Figure 9 Computer Video Keyboard Mouse and USB Connections Powering up the System Ensure that all installation work is complete before applying power to QuadraVista QF Switch on QuadraVista QF using the power switch on the rear panel All front panel LEDs light up briefly indicating that QuadraVista QF ...

Page 18: ... 1 3 5mm analog stereo jack 2 Digital cinch connector 3 TOSLINK optical audio jack After the speakers have been physically connected to the QuadraVista QF 1 Open the OSD and navigate to COMPUTER AUDIO 2 Enable audio output 3 Select the audio source and adjust the volume 1 2 3 Powered speakers Headphones Amplifier Figure 10 Audio Output Connections Note Powered speakers or headphones can also be co...

Page 19: ...tmouse Recognition Hotmouse Timeout Channel Selection Timeout Appearance settings for windows Position of OSD window English German Spanish Set security level Deactivate unused channels Device control via DCP XML protocol RS232 MODE CURRENT START Set the current channel and mode Set the channel and mode in which the device should boot CONFIGURATION BACKUP RECALL FACTORY RESET Save configuration se...

Page 20: ...f analog input signal Fit input format to screen COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING AUDIO NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD MOUSE TOUCHSCREEN RESET PS 2 EDID DDC Assign an input port to a channel Enable audio output Audio source selection Volume Assign computer names Display type of keyboard PC1 PC2 PC3 or USB Display type of mouse PS 2 PS 2 Wheel or USB Set USB interface absolute relative touch screen Reset PS 2 mouse and...

Page 21: ...e PiP and Win buttons on front panel for longer than one second use the keyboard command Hotkey O or The OSD pops up in the center of the screen on top of the video image 2 Press Hotkey O on the keyboard HK O 1 Access the OSD by simultaneously pressing the PiP and Win buttons on the front panel for longer than one second ...

Page 22: ...nu level or exit the OSD Changed settings are saved automatically Navigation using the Front Panel Figure 12 Navigating the OSD through the Front Panel Navigation using the buttons on the QuadraVista QF front panel mirrors the use of the keyboard Buttons 1 and 2 correspond to the and arrow keys and buttons 3 and 4 correspond to the and arrow keys or the and keys Confirm your entry by pressing the ...

Page 23: ...ng of digital audio and video content In the upper part of the window the HDCP status of the four input signals is displayed When a checkbox is marked the video source is transmitting a signal with HDCP encoding QuadraVista QF displays this signal only when HDCP encoding is supported by the output device The lower portion of the window displays the HDCP status of the output The first line shows wh...

Page 24: ... and the WINDOWS keys For double click hotkey commands you can choose one key which is double clicked to enter the command mode Selectable keys are Ctrl Shift Alt and Scroll Lock To change the hotkey mode or select another hotkey navigate with the Tab key or and arrow keys to the respective field and use the and arrow keys or the and keys to change the setting Figure 15 SYSTEM HOTKEY menu item Com...

Page 25: ...igation To activate Hotmouse operation Navigate in the SYSTEM Menu to HOTMOUSE and press the Enter key SELECT button to Enable Hotmouse There are two modes of Hotmouse operation Hotmouse Cursor and Hotmouse Menu While Hotmouse Cursor supports only a limited set of operations Hotmouse Menu allows execution of all switch operations and display mode settings While the Hotmouse function is activated t...

Page 26: ...e period 1 to 30 seconds after which the selector arrow will close automatically The default setting is 5 seconds To open the active channel in Quad mode Press Hotkey Q The yellow border indicates the active channel mouse and keyboard enabled Alternatively press front panel button Quad To switch the selector from an active channel to another channel Press Hotkey arrow key After the selector timeou...

Page 27: ...the border for the inactive channels Channel Selector Use Hotkey 1 4 to select a channel or window Alternatively the hotmouse function or front panel buttons labeled 1 through 4 can be used to select a channel or window When a channel has been selected a colored border will appear around the window of the active channel The channel selection cursor will also be visible The Win front panel button c...

Page 28: ... Figure 21 SYSTEM OSD POSITION Window Use this function to move and reposition the OSD anywhere on the screen SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE Menu Item Navigate to the OSD LANGUAGE menu item in the SYSTEM menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the OSD Language window Figure 22 SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE Menu Item Set OSD language to either English default Deutsch German or Español Sp...

Page 29: ...word is enclosed separately with the QuadraVista QF package It should only be accessible to authorized personnel like administrators Figure 23 SYSTEM SECURITY and SECURITY ENTER PASSWORD Windows After entering the password on the keyboard or front panel password is not displayed in Password field the SECURITY window opens Figure 24 SYSTEM SECURITY LEVEL Window Enter the desired security level 0 to...

Page 30: ...DID VIDEO INPUT STATUS COMPUTER NAME 1 4 KEYBOARD MOUSE EDID DDC HELP HOTKEY ABOUT CONTACT Security Level 6 Security Level 6 gives the same access as Security Level 7 along with the following additional permissions Ability to set active channel using the front panel buttons Hotkeys or Hotmouse Ability to select a channel with the PiP button in Quad mode Ability to change the directly selectable Pi...

Page 31: ...Allowed Options Security Level 4 Permissions SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE VIDEO BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HORIZ POSITION VERT POSITION SCREEN WIDTH PHASE USB DEVICE 1 4 Security Level 2 Security Level 2 gives the same access as Security Level 3 along with the following additional permissions Allowed Options Security Level 3 Permissions SYSTEM HOTKEY HOTMOUSE QUAD MODE CONSOLE KEYBOARD TOUCH SCREEN Security Level...

Page 32: ...nput X message is not shown in Quad mode b Blank PiP images are not displayed on screen c Unused channels are not selectable in Fullscreen mode For example if three computers channel 1 to 3 are connected to the QuadraVista QF use the arrow keys to navigate to the number 3 and confirm by pressing the Enter key SELECT button Note For the DISABLE CHANNEL feature to work correctly computers video sour...

Page 33: ...There are two DCP modes DCP control which allows external control of the display mode and DCP synchronize which keeps several QuadraVista QF devices in the same display mode The default setting is off which prevents any external control Use a serial or a USB cable to connect a control unit to the RS 232 port RJ 45 on the QuadraVista QF s rear panel To synchronize several devices special Y cables a...

Page 34: ...reply This reply includes the values of all settings queried or set by means of the last message If the message sent by the control unit contains errors the QuadraVista QF will reply by sending an error message Figure 28 SYSTEM CONTROL Window DCP control As seen in the figure below the QuadraVista QF is controlled with DCP XML from a computer connected to it through the serial or USB port Figure 2...

Page 35: ...een set to synchronize is restarted it will send all its settings to the next connected device This also happens when DCP mode is set to synchronize in the OSD When powering up a chain of units always start with the unit at the end of the chain When the unit has completed its startup phase and sent its DCP messages power up the next unit in the chain Proceed in this manner moving up the chain unti...

Page 36: ...le between them Unit 2 then adopts the settings and then in turn sends a DCP message from its TX output to the RX input of Unit 3 through the Y cable that links them The synchronization chain can be of any length However the first and last units in the chain must not be connected thereby creating a loop Serial Control Console Console Y Cable Unit Mouse Keyboard RX TX Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 RX RX TX ...

Page 37: ...le up to security level 7 The maximum security levels for simple element settings are shown below These settings may be changed through DCP to the desired security level CONSOLE CHANNEL 6 VIDEO CHANNEL 6 VIDEO LAYOUT 5 PIP LAYOUT 4 PIP HEIGHT 4 PIP OFFSET 4 PIP ZOOM 4 PIP CHANNEL 4 DUAL CHANNELS L R 6 PIP SCAN TIME 4 Table 3 DCP Security Levels ...

Page 38: ...en starting up Figure 33 MODE START Window This menu item provides the means to define the video mode when the unit is started up Fullscreen Quad Mode PiP Win Mode or Test Pattern the active channel and PiP settings When the MODE START menu item is selected the current start configuration is displayed Modify this configuration by changing the Channel Mode and PiP fields Press Esc to save the modif...

Page 39: ...n to define which channel is to be displayed in the window PiP size This field gives the option to specify the size of the PiP window as a percentage of half the overall screen size Twelve sizes are available for single PiP display mode and nine sizes are available for the triple PiP display mode as shown below Single PiP display mode 3 5 7 10 15 20 25 28 33 38 44 50 Triple PiP display mode 3 5 7 ...

Page 40: ...ill be PiP images The effect of the Active Channel setting is displayed below Figure 35 PiP triple Display Mode with Gap for Active Channel Figure 36 PiP triple Display Mode with No Gap for Active Channel Figure 37 PiP triple Display Mode with Tiled Active Channel triple gap Pip images are displayed with a gap in place of the active channel triple no gap images are displayed without a gap triple t...

Page 41: ...hannel is selected as a permanent PiP image Only the active channel can be switched Use the front panel buttons numbered 1 to 4 to change the active channel Figure 39 Single PiP Display Mode with fixed Channel Selection Single direct PiP display mode In single direct PiP display mode one channel is selected as permanent active channel Only the PiP channel can be changed Use the front panel buttons...

Page 42: ...ption This value can be between 1 and 9 seconds Figure 41 Single PiP Display Mode with scan Channel Selection Win Video Mode In Win Video Mode each channel has its own window The Win video mode for the Current and Start video mode configurations is described below Figure 42 Win Video Mode Settings Specify the Channel window Mode Position and window Size in the WIN MODE window The arrow keys can be...

Page 43: ...ut of the QuadraVista QF Figure 43 Test Pattern Video Mode Settings When running test patterns it is recommended that all available test patterns be used for the test procedure The available test patterns are displayed below Figure 44 QuadraVista QF Test Patterns Hotkey commands the OSD and the Full Quad PiP and Win front panel buttons can be used to exit the TEST PATTERN mode ...

Page 44: ...KUP Window Use this menu item to store the current device settings This includes the start mode set with the MODE START menu item and the EDID data from the four inputs For details on creating an external backup to a file see Appendix E CONFIGURATION RECALL Menu Item Navigate to the RECALL menu item in the CONFIGURATION menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the RE...

Page 45: ...QuadraVista QF to factory defaults and reboots it Factory Default Settings SYSTEM HOTKEY Mode multiple keys Keys Ctrl Checked and Alt Checked HOTMOUSE Enable hotmouse Checked Time out of hotmouse 5 sec QUAD MODE Time out of channel selection 5 sec WIN MODE Border Width 0 Border Colors Active Channel 255 255 0 Border Colors Inactive Channel 255 136 0 OSD POSITION Centered OSD LANGUAGE English SECUR...

Page 46: ...RIZ POSITION AUTO MAN auto VERT POSITION AUTO MAN auto SCREEN WIDTH 0 all channels PHASE 0 all channels FORMAT Fit to screen Unchecked for all channels COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING Position of ports relative all channels AUDIO Enable audio output Checked Select audio from active channel Switch channel on audio activity Unchecked NAME 1 4 Computer 1 to Computer4 respectively KEYBOARD USB all channels M...

Page 47: ...ays the list current video mode To change the video mode or to see a list of all available video modes press the Enter key SELECT button when the VIDEO OUTPUT window is displayed This opens the MODE window which displays a list of available video modes Figure 49 CONSOLE VIDEO OUTPUT MODE Window Use the arrow keys to select the desired video mode Press the Enter key SELECT button to apply the new v...

Page 48: ...de to VGA 640x480 60Hz by default and activates Sync on Green Sync on Green can be deactivated on the QuadraVista QF CONSOLE KEYBOARD Menu Item The KEYBOARD menu item allows the user to select the keyboard language Navigate to the KEYBOARD menu item in the CONSOLE menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the KEYBOARD window Figure 51 CONSOLE KEYBOARD Window Select th...

Page 49: ...SCREEN Window Calibrate When a touch screen is connected to QuadraVista QF for the first time the touch screen should be calibrated manually if it has not been factory calibrated Manual calibration is necessary when the coordinates of the area touched on the screen are not sufficiently close to the coordinates on the display It is not recommended that factory calibrated touch screens be calibrated...

Page 50: ...creen to Quad mode The timeout can be set to values between 1 and 10 seconds Touch a PiP Check this box to activate the keyboard and mouse on a computer shown as PiP When touching a PiP the keyboard and mouse become active in this PiP This activated channel remains a small PiP image and does not switch to full image In this PiP the computer can be operated with the keyboard and mouse The default s...

Page 51: ...led here With this feature the active mouse can be moved past the borders of the active channel When this is done a device mouse cursor is displayed and an inactive channel can be activated by a left mouse click in its window Figure 53 CONSOLE MOUSE Window Certain features behave differently based on whether cross channel switching is enabled These are summarized in the table below Features Cross ...

Page 52: ...and Speed 3 the fastest transition CONSOLE MULTI MONITOR Menu Item The MULTI MONITOR menu item is used when computers with multiple video head outputs are connected to QuadraVista QF with just one keyboard and mouse being used to operate the computer Navigate to the MULTI MONITOR menu item in the CONSOLE menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the MULTI MONITOR wind...

Page 53: ...e to set an image for the background and press the Enter key SELECT button When BACKGROUND Color is selected the SELECT COLOR window is opened Figure 57 BACKGROUND SELECT COLOR Window Enter the desired color in 24 bit color Red Green and Blue values The Color field will show a preview of the color corresponding to the entered Red Green and Blue values When BACKGROUND Image is selected the backgrou...

Page 54: ...nu item in the CONSOLE menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the EID window Figure 58 CONSOLE EDID and EDID EDID DETAILS Windows By navigating to the Details button in the CONSOLE EDID window and pressing the Enter key SELECT button the EDID DETAILS window can be opened where more information from the EDID table is displayed Note EDID information can be copied to ...

Page 55: ...menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the INPUT STATUS window Figure 59 VIDEO INPUT STATUS Window Video resolutions and signal types of the four video inputs are shown in the INPUT STATUS window The resolutions if the four video inputs are automatically recognized Some analog input resolutions may not be correctly detected A list of supported input and output vide...

Page 56: ...he QuadraVista QF will display a DVI or VGA video signal Navigate to the DVI VGA menu item in the VIDEO menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the DVI VGA window Figure 60 VIDEO DVI VGA Window The Select Input Signal field defines whether the DVI or VGA video signal is to be displayed If the DVI VGA setting is selected QuadraVista QF will check for digital input fi...

Page 57: ...t the amount by which to rotate the image in the Rotation of monitor field All channels will be rotated by the same degree It may take a few seconds for the rotation to occur Rotation limitation at 90 and 270 A monitor display with more than 2048 lines cannot be used with rotations of 90 and 270 if there are overlapping channels When the aspect ratio is not locked in Win mode channels cannot be si...

Page 58: ... single digits or in increments of 30 Alternatively the right and left arrows on the keyboard may be used to adjust these values Notes The cropping setting is only used for display within Win Mode The smallest possible size of each area is 10 of the input signal VIDEO BRIGHTNESS and VIDEO CONTRAST Menu Items With Analog Input Only The BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST menu items are used to adjust the brigh...

Page 59: ...the HORIZ POSITION or VERT POSITION menu item in the VIDEO menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the appropriate window Figure 65 VIDEO HORIZ POSITION and VIDEO VERT POSITION Windows Use the arrow keys to navigate to the Set automatic or manual horizontal vertical positioning field for the required channel and set MAN for manual Use the or keys in the value field ...

Page 60: ...IDEO menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the SCREEN WIDTH window Figure 66 VIDEO SCREEN WIDTH Window VIDEO PHASE Menu Item With Analog Input Only Incorrect phase sampling time of pixel color value may result in blurring bad contrast or poor legibility The PHASE menu item is used to adjust phase Navigate to the PHASE menu item in the VIDEO menu using the arrow ke...

Page 61: ...ratio 16 10 is used to view Quad Mode a video input with a different aspect ratio is normally displayed with black borders to the left and right If Fit to screen is enabled for the channel the image is resized to fill the entire quadrant in Quad Mode By default Fit to screen is disabled to display each source in its native aspect ratio in all display modes other than Win Mode Quad PiP Full of the ...

Page 62: ... ratio usually 4 3 the active channel is placed on the left edge with the PiPs being placed to the right of the active channel If an appropriate PiP size like 20 is used PiP images are thus placed entirely outside the full screen channel No screen content is overlapped and the complete content of all the video sources are visible Figure 70 Example of PIP Mode on Wide Screen Monitors ...

Page 63: ...em in the COMPUTER menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the CHANNEL MAPPING window Figure 71 COMPUTER CHANNEL MAPPING Window Use the and buttons to navigate to the physical port to be connected to the desired channel Press the Enter key SELECT button to change the connection COMPUTER AUDIO Menu Item The AUDIO menu item is used to control the audio output from the...

Page 64: ...Switch channel on audio activity field is checked the QuadraVista QF automatically switches to a channel on which an audio signal is detected By navigating to the Volume button in the COMPUTER AUDIO window and pressing the Enter key SELECT button the VOLUME window can be opened where the audio output level for each channel can be set Figure 73 AUDIO VOLUME Window The audio volume can be adjusted i...

Page 65: ...econds Navigate to the NAME 1 4 menu item in the COMPUTER menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the NAME 1 4 window Select the computer to which a name is to be assigned or whose name is to be changed and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the CHANGE NAME window Figure 74 COMPUTER NAME 1 4 and NAME 1 4 CHANGE NAME Windows Move the cursor in the edit window ...

Page 66: ... has no user editable fields COMPUTER MOUSE TOUCHSCREEN Menu Item The MOUSE TOUCHSCREEN menu item is used to view what mouse type the QuadraVista QF has recognized for each connected computer The interfaces over which data can be transmitted to the positioning devices can also be set Navigate to the MOUSE TOUCHSCREEN menu item in the COMPUTER menu using the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELEC...

Page 67: ...Mouse Rel Touch Relative Mouse Digitizer Touch screen Windows 7 and newer Rel Abs Touch Relative Mouse Absolute Mouse Digitizer touch screen Table 4 Recommended USB Interfaces for Versions of Microsoft Windows Touch screen Support The enabled interface with the highest priority is used The following table gives an overview of the features for touch screen interfaces Features Interfaces USB Relativ...

Page 68: ... PS 2 is to be reset and confirm by pressing the Enter key SELECT button key COMPUTER EDID DDC Menu Item The EDID DDC menu item is used to provide an overview of the EDIDs of the input channels and that of the display monitor There is also a provision to edit these EDID tables Figure 78 COMPUTER EDID Window The EDID DDC window can be invoked from the EDID window where the EDID for the channel can ...

Page 69: ...that are difficult to distinguish between automatically The following groups of analog input signals present this problem for the unit WUXGA 1920x1200 60Hz UXGA 1600x1200 60Hz and UXGA 1600x1200 60Hz with reduced blanking WUXGA 1920x1200 50Hz UXGA 1600x1200 50Hz and UXGA 1600x1200 50Hz with reduced blanking SXGA 1400x1050 60Hz and WSXGA 1680x1050 60Hz XGA 1024x768 60Hz WXGA 1280x768 60Hz and WXGA ...

Page 70: ... table WRITE Save the changes in the current input EDID WRITE TO ALL INPUTS Save the changes to all four input EDIDs SAME AS DISPLAY EDID Write the contents of the display EDID to the current input EDID Press the Enter key SELECT button to start the selected write option and wait until successful is displayed in the status line at the bottom At this point the EDID data can be written to one or all...

Page 71: ...SELECT button to open the USB DEVICE 1 4 window Figure 81 COMPUTER USB DEVICE 1 4 Window The Status of the transparent USB 2 0 switch field displays the status of the connections from the USB ports to the computers This field has two settings for each USB 2 0 port off The USB 2 0 port is not switched to a computer A USB device may be connected but it has not been switched to a computer Computer 1 ...

Page 72: ...tlined below 1 manual switching with warning This mode allows switching the USB port manually as described earlier However before the switch is executed the following warning message is displayed In order to prevent data loss stop the USB device before switching To continue switching press the Enter key SELECT button This switching mode is recommended for USB devices with risk of data loss like US...

Page 73: ...ursor in the edit window using the and buttons Press the Enter key SELECT button to choose a character to add to the name and the Backspace key FULL button to erase the last character On exiting the window the new name will automatically be saved and displayed in the other windows Note Use Hotkey u default Hotkey is Ctrl Alt to quickly access the USB DEVICE 1 4 window This allows quick access to t...

Page 74: ...g the arrow keys and press the Enter key SELECT button to open the corresponding window HELP ABOUT Menu Item The HELP ABOUT and ABOUT DETAILS and windows display the current revision levels hardware and firmware Figure 85 HELP ABOUT and ABOUT DETAILS Windows HELP HOTKEY Menu Item The HELP HOTKEY window provides a guide to hotkey shortcuts Figure 86 HELP HOTKEY Window ...

Page 75: ... click without lifting the finger on the second click until the hotmouse menu opens Now click outside the hotmouse menu to open the hotmouse cursor Hotmouse mode can be exited by double clicking the mouse or by pressing Hotkey M on the keyboard The hotmouse cursor changes depending on its position on the screen The different aspects of the hotmouse cursor are displayed below Figure 88 Aspects of H...

Page 76: ...e cursor in Fullscreen Mode Figure 89 Using the Hotmouse to Change the Active Channel in Fullscreen Mode Hotmouse Cursor in Quad Mode Once the hotmouse cursor has been activated the active channel switching mouse and keyboard can be changed by clicking in the desired quadrant Note As the hotmouse cursor moves across quadrants the channel number on the hotmouse cursor changes to reflect the channel...

Page 77: ... the active channel from channel 2 to channel 3 using hotmouse in PiP Mode is displayed below Channel 2 is active Channel 3 is selected Channel 3 is active in PiP Mode using hotmouse cursor in PiP Mode Figure 91 Using the Hotmouse to Change the Active Channel in PiP Mode Vertical Positioning of PiP images To change the vertical position of the PiP images using the hotmouse cursor move the cursor t...

Page 78: ...Cursor in Win Mode The hotmouse cursor can perform several functions in Win Mode In addition to changing the active channel it can also be used to resize and reposition windows Each of these functions is described below Changing the Active Channel Once the hotmouse cursor has been activated the active channel can be changed by clicking in the window of the desired channel An example of switching t...

Page 79: ...ws with the Hotmouse Cursor To move the currently active channel s window press the left mouse button within the window The hotmouse cursor changes to the four headed arrow as shown in Figure 88 Move the mouse cursor to move the window and release the left mouse button to drop it at that location An example for moving the window for channel 2 is shown below Channel 2 is active and Channel 2 has be...

Page 80: ...ursor can be opened to perform the functions described in the previous section On closing the hotmouse cursor the hotmouse menu reopens Hotmouse Menu Operation Using the hotmouse menu the user can carry out switching operations and change display mode settings The hotmouse menu changes based on the current display mode Fullscreen Quad PiP Win The figure below shows the hotmouse menu displayed when...

Page 81: ...de to change to that mode The PiP hotmouse menu also has options to change the position and size of the PiP images and perform PiP zoom Finally the hotmouse menu can be used to change the PiP mode There are two available PiP modes triple and single The triple PiP mode as the name indicates displays the three channels that are not active as PiPs The single PiP mode displays only one PiP channel at ...

Page 82: ...ween Figure 102 Triple No Gap PiP Mode In triple tile mode the size of the main image and the PiP images are optimized so that the main image and the PiP images are shown as large as possible without overlapping Figure 103 Triple Tile PiP Mode The single PiP mode can be fixed direct or scan ...

Page 83: ...layed In single direct mode the numbered front panel buttons are pressed to select the desired PiP channel directly Figure 104 Single Fixed and Single Direct PiP Modes In single scan mode the units cycles the single PiP through the channels at a set interval Figure 105 Single Scan PiP Mode ...

Page 84: ...t sets of window sizes and positions can be saved to locations win1 win2 win3 or win4 Figure 106 HOTMOUSE Menu in Win Mode Once the channel windows have been positioned and or resized as desired enter Win Mode Activate the hotmouse menu select the desired location to save to and click on the Save field The settings are then saved to the specified location ...

Page 85: ...lent insured and shipped to Rose Electronics Attn RA__________ 10707 Stancliff Road Houston Texas 77099 USA Technical Support If you are experiencing problems or need assistance in setting up configuring or operating your QuadraVista consult the appropriate sections of this manual If however you require additional information or assistance please contact the Rose Electronics Technical Support Depa...

Page 86: ...fied service center if any of the following conditions occur The connection cables are damaged or frayed The Unit has been exposed to any liquids The Unit does not operate normally when all operating instructions have been followed The Unit has been dropped or the case has been damaged The Unit exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service EMC Regulatory Statements Docume...

Page 87: ...VM Ports 1 x DVI I 2 x USB for keyboard mouse or touch screen USB 2 0 Ports 4 x USB for transparent USB 2 0 devices USB 1 1 compatible Touch screen Various USB models supported see Appendix G EDID Customizable at each input port Supported Keyboard Layouts English German Spanish French Italian Japanese Power Supply Internal 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz Power Consumption Max 25 watts Maximum distance Video D...

Page 88: ...ble Male Female 10ft CAB DVIIMVM005 DVI I Cable VGA M to DVI I M 5ft CAB DVIIMVF005 DVI I Cable VGA F to DVI I M 5ft CAB DVIIMVM010 DVI I Cable VGA M to DVI I M 10ft CAB DVIIMVF010 DVI I Cable VGA F to DVI I M 10ft CAB DVIDMM005 DVI D Cable Male Male 5ft CAB DVIDMM010 DVI D Cable Male Male 10ft CAB USBAB005 USB AB Cable 5ft CAB USBAB010 USB AB Cable 10ft CAB MD6MMnnn PS 2 to PS 2 male male CAB MD6...

Page 89: ...keys can be selected as hotkeys for Multiple Keys mode The default hotkey is Other examples for Multiple Keys hotkeys are as follows In Double Click mode the hotkey is double clicked and then the command key is pressed within two seconds Command and in sequence The following keys can be selected as hotkeys for Double Click mode Some examples of Double Click hotkeys are as follows Notes 1 When the ...

Page 90: ...ctive channel Set Computer 3 as the active channel Set Computer 4 as the active channel In Quad Mode it is also possible to select a channel adjacent to the currently active channel by using Arrow keys In PiP mode the active channel is automatically displayed as a full image Opening USB Device Switch Window Figure 82 Open USB Device Port 1 Switch Window Open USB Device Port 2 Switch Window Open US...

Page 91: ...ackground as long as the window is open Activate deactivates hotmouse mode Opens the Adjust Volume window Hotkeys for Win Mode Save current window settings to EEPROM Restore window settings from EEPROM and lose all changes Toggle transparent setting of current Win Mode Figure 42 Undo up to 10 previous actions Redo up to 10 previous actions Select active channel in Win Mode ...

Page 92: ...er is connected to the external serial control device e g computer A standard CAT5 cable is connected to the adapter The other end of the CAT5 cable is connected to the RJ45 port on the unit The adapter including a standard CAT5 cable in green is included in the QuadraVista QF package Serial Cable QuadraVista QF adapter standard CAT5 cable Figure 107 QuadraVista QF Serial Cable Pinouts ...

Page 93: ...Program The Device Configuration Program ConfDev allows the user to operate the OSD of the QuadraVista QF remotely from an external Windows computer through a serial connection Other operations available through the ConfDev program include uploading a background image to the QuadraVista QF unit and loading and saving configurations Each of these operations is described further below Installing the...

Page 94: ...ram ConfDev window Figure 109 Device Configuration Program ConfDev Window ConfDev Settings Clicking the Change Settings button opens the Settings window This window provides a means to set the font size for the OSD set log parameters and the properties of the COM port to which the unit is connected Figure 110 ConfDev Settings Window ...

Page 95: ...s displayed behind the windows in Win Mode To upload an image use the DEVICE LOAD BACKGROUND IMAGE menu item in ConfDev IMPORTANT Only 256 color bitmaps are supported for background images The file used should have a maximum size of 2 MB The maximum resolution will be that of the connected monitor If an image of another format needs to be used it must first be converted into a bitmap Free tools li...

Page 96: ...QuadraVista QF Manual 87 Figure 112 Uploading a Background Image to the QuadraVista QF A 256 color bitmap is uploaded from the Windows computer to the QuadraVista QF using the ConfDev program ...

Page 97: ...ayed and the configuration can be saved to the desired location Figure 113 Saving Device Configuration to PC Loading a Configuration The ConfDev program can be used to load device configurations from a file on the Windows computer To load a device configuration from the PC use the DEVICE LOAD CONFIGURATION menu item in ConfDev The Open window will be displayed and the desired configuration file ca...

Page 98: ... and unit using the cable in the manner described in Installing the ConfDev Program found on page 84 Launch the executable firmware file This will open up the Update window Select the COM port the unit is connected to and press the Update button Figure 115 Firmware Update Program LEDs 1 4 on the unit s front panel will flash blue during the update Additionally the Update window shows the progress ...

Page 99: ...Q USB R5W HT580 R by XanQ Technology Corporation 3M MicroTouch MicroTouch EX II new release delivered after 2009 with HID support MicroTouch DST only restrictions are that the touch screen must first be calibrated at a standalone computer and that only left mouse clicks are recognized not right mouse clicks E g integrated at display NEC Multeos 32 and 40 LCD with touch option ET T Technology ETouc...

Page 100: ... SVGA 800x600 75 75 x DMT SVGA 800x600 85 85 180 x DMT XGA 1024x768 50 22 50 CVT XGA 1024x768 60 60 x DMT XGA 1024x768 70 70 x DMT XGA 1024x768 75 75 x DMT XGA 1024x768 85 85 x DMT XGA B 1152x864 75 75 x DMT SUN 1152x900 66 66 CVT HDTVp 1280x720 50 22 50 CEA 861 E HDTVp 1280x720 60 60 CEA 861 E WXGA 1280x768 60 60 DMT UWXGA 1280x960 60 60 DMT UWXGA 1280x960 85 85 DMT SXGA 1280x1024 g 50 50 CVT SXG...

Page 101: ...1080 60 60 x CEA 861 E WUXGAr 1920x1200 50 22 50 CVT WUXGAr 1920x1200 60 60 x DMT Table 8 Supported Input Video Formats Note Digital All video formats up to 162 MHz pixel clock following DMT CVT or GTF standard timings are supported Within this range ANY digital resolution is supported Analog input may not be detected correctly See COMPUTER EDID DDC Menu Item section on page 59 ...

Page 102: ... 1400 1050 50 SXGA 1400 1050 60 UXGA 1600 1200 50 UXGA 1600 1200 60 UXGAr 1600 1200 50 UXGAr 1600 1200 60 XGA B 1152 864 75 UWXGA 1280 960 60 UWXGA 1280 960 85 SUN 1152 900 66 WXGA 1280 768 60 WXGA 1366 768 60 WSXGA 1680 1050 60 WUXGAr 1920 1200 40 WUXGAr 1920 1200 50 WUXGAr 1920 1200 60 HDTVp 1280 720 50 HDTVp 1920 1080 24 HDTVp 1920 1080 50 HDTVp 1920 1080 60 Table 9 Supported Output Video Forma...

Page 103: ...ch the display mode of any of units in the master slave system Different levels master or slave require different types of hotkeys For example keep the hotkey default setting for all slave units Just change the hotkey setting for the master unit For example See the SYSTEM HOTKEY Menu Item section on page 15 on instructions on how to change hotkeys Examples The examples below use a cascaded setup w...

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