SmartPad LCD
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CHOOSING A STYLE
Multiple
STYLES
of Backgrounds, Source Buttons, and Function Buttons are included in a graphics library
within the software. Each
STYLE
contains its own set of Backgrounds and GTL’s (Graphical Touch Links).
Once a STYLE is selected, only its associated Backgrounds, Source buttons and Function Buttons (GTL’s) will
be available.
NOTE:
Future versions of software will allow mixing of styles and the creation or importing of GTL’s.
B
ACKGROUNDS
To choose a style:
1. Make sure you are in Graphics Mode. If not click on the Graphics TAB in the SmartPAD LCD Systems
Window. The GRAPHICS window should now be displayed in the work environment.
2. Click on a
STYLE
from the list and browse the associated Source and Function GTL’s shown in the list
until a desired style is found.
3. Once a suitable style is found, click on the
Backgrounds
TAB and then
click-&-drag (drag-&-drop!)
the
background onto the SmartPAD LCD Systems window grid.
4. Now
the
Style List
will disappear from the Graphics window and only the associated Source and
Function GTL’s of that style will be available.
BUILDING A PAGE (WORKING WITH GTL’S)
GTL’s (Graphical Touch Links) are in plain terms, a graphical button that can pressed to initiate a macro of
IR and/or RS232 commands or to call up a page of additional GTL’s.
Source
GTL’s will
alway
s call up a
page of Function GTL’s and can also have a Macro associated with it if so desired.
Function
GTL’s can
initiate Macros, call up an additional page of Functions, or do both with the same touch of the GTL. (i.e.
Creating a
MENU
GTL can initiate a macro to call up a menu screen on a DVD player
AND
call up an
additional page on the SPLCD screen containing the Cursor GTL buttons to be used when using the DVD
menu.
P
LACING
S
OURCE
GTL’
S
1. Once the Background is placed in the Systems window, click on the
Sources
TAB in the GRAPHICS
window to display the
Source
buttons associated with that
Style
.
2. Select a desired
Source
button (i.e. DVD, SAT, VCR etc..) and in the same manner,
drag-and-drop
the
Source GTL onto the grid.
Note:
If a Source button with the proper legend (DVD, SAT, etc..) is not
shown in the list, select the
BLANK
Source button (no lettering on the GTL) and drag it onto the
Background.
BLANK
GTL’s may be edited and customized for text and color. Please see the section
Editing GTL Properties
below for instructions.
3. Once on the Grid, the GTL can be placed anywhere on the screen. To move the GTL either Click and
Drag to the proper placement, or simply select the GTL with the mouse and then use the arrow keys on
the PC Keyboard to move the GTL around.
4. Repeat Steps 1 & 2 for all desired Source buttons
Note:
When a Source GTL is placed on the screen, a new PAGE is automatically inserted for placing
Function GTL’s associated with that Source. If extra pages are needed for that Source, multiple pages can
be inserted for a single source. (Please see
Inserting Pages
)
P
LACING
F
UNCTION
B
UTTON
GTL’
S
Once a Source page has been inserted, you may now start placing Function
Buttons
(GTL’s) associated with
that Source onto the Source Page.
1. Click on the
Source
button located in the SmartPAD LCD Systems window. The Source button should
now appear
selected
.
Note:
GTL’s have an
UP
and
DOWN
graphic associated with them.
UP
depicts
the GTL in its
non-selected
state and the
DOWN
graphic depicts the GTL in its
Selected
state. The UP
and DOWN graphics can be edited. Please see
Editing GTL Properties
for more information on this.
2. Click on the
Buttons
TAB in the GRAPHICS window. All of the Function Buttons associated with that
Style
will be displayed.
3. Select
a
Button
and
drag-and-drop
it anywhere on the Background in the SmartPAD LCD Systems
window.
