KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Configuring and Operating Your PIP-500
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When selecting the SINGLE mode following the PIP or the QUAD mode, the
input channel (that is currently selected) is displayed.
7.1.1.1 PIP Sizing and Position
To size and/or position a PIP image (as Table 5 defines):
1. Press the desired input channel button (from 1 to 5)
1
. The input button blinks.
2. Select either PIP SIZING or PIP POSITION (using the up/down arrow
buttons) and press ENTER.
Table 5: PIP Sizing and Positioning Features
Menu Item
Function
PIP SIZING
Use the , arrow buttons to select between 1/1, 1/4, 1/9 and 1/16
display sizes or OFF
2
PIP POSITION
Use the , , and arrow buttons to position the selected channel
vertically and horizontally
When using one of the inputs as a full-sized background (PIP size 1/1), it is
recommended to limit the sizes of the other PIP windows according to Table
6. Combinations having window sizes larger than recommended, may result
in intermittent interruptions in the picture.
Note that these restrictions only apply when a 1:1 sized picture is used. When all
the pictures are reduced in size, there are no restrictions
Table 6: Recommended PIP sizes
1 PIP
2 PIPs
3 PIPs
4 PIPs
1/4
1/4 + 1/9
1/9 + 1/9 + 1/16
1/9 + 1/9 + 1/16 + 1/16
1/9
1/4 + 1/16
1/9 + 1/16 + 1/16
1/9 + 1/16 + 1/16 + 1/16
1/16
1/9 + 1/9
1/16 + 1/16 + 1/16
1/16 + 1/16 + 1/16 + 1/16
1/9 + 1/16
1/4 + 1/16 + 1/16
1/16 + 1/16
7.1.2
The Video Settings Submenu
Table 7 defines the video settings:
Table 7: Video Settings Submenu Features
Menu Item
Function
Range
Default
CONTRAST
Use the up/down arrow buttons to set the contrast
0 to 100 55
SATURATION Use the up/down arrow buttons to set the saturation
0 to 100 51
BRIGHTNESS Use the up/down arrow buttons to set the brightness 0 to 100 33
Video settings apply to all the input channels.
1 PIP-400 has four input channels
2 If OFF is selected, the selected input channel will not be displayed on the screen
