KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Understanding the Presentation Switcher / Scaler
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7.4 Understanding the PIP Button Feature
The Picture-in-Picture inserter (PIP) is used for the simultaneous display of
video and graphic sources, and lets you display:
An inserted video source
1
PIP over a graphic source
2
An inserted graphic source
2
PIP over a video source
1
Your Presentation Switcher / Scaler automatically recognizes and displays
only the relevant sources, as the following two examples illustrate:
Choosing the AV 1 PIP source when the VGA input is selected, will insert
the composite video source over the VGA graphic displayed on the
screen. You can choose a component
3
, YC 1, YC 2 or AV 2 PIP source
4
(instead of the AV 1). You cannot choose VGA 1, VGA 2 or DVI
5
Choosing the VGA 1 PIP source when the AV 1 input is selected, will
insert the VGA graphic source over the composite video displayed on the
screen. You can choose a component
6
, VGA 2 or DVI PIP source
7
(instead of the VGA 1). You cannot choose AV 2, YC 1, or YC 2
7.4.1
Activating the PIP Feature
To activate the PIP (which illuminates the PIP button), do one of the
following:
Press the PIP button
Switch on the PIP functionality via the OSD Menu
Press the PIP key on the remote control transmitter (see Figure 55)
When the Source Prompt is ON, the PIP is enclosed by an orange frame, and
the OSD PIP status appears superimposed over the top right corner of the
screen for a few seconds, as Figure 13 illustrates. After a few seconds
8
, the
orange frame and the OSD PIP status automatically disappear
9
.
Activating the PIP subsequently cycles between the PIP with the orange
frame and no PIP.
1 That is, composite, s-Video or component
2 That is, DVI, VGA or component
3 At video frequencies
4 As long as it is connected and switched on. Otherwise, choosing it will display a blank screen
5 As these are graphics sources and you cannot insert a graphics PIP over a graphics source
6 At graphic frequencies
7 As long as it is connected and switched on. Otherwise, choosing it will display a blank screen
8 By default, 20 seconds. But you can reset the timeout (from 3 to 60 seconds), see section 9.1.5.7
9 Trying to activate the PIP again while the PIP is still enclosed by an orange frame deactivates the PIP
