Extron Electronics Annotator User Guide - Manual (Page 22)

The Annotator Menu System
The Annotator can be configured using the menu system, via the Extron Simple Instruction
Set (SIS) of commands, or via the Extron Signal Processing Products Control Program
(SPPCP) software program, through an RS-232 or LAN connected PC.
NOTE: For methods see “SIS Communication and Control” and “ Signal Processing
Products Control Program ” section.
The Annotator has six front panel configuration menus: User Presets, Input Configuration,
Output Configuration, Advanced Configuration, View Comm Settings. A hidden menu
(Edit Comm Settings) is also accessible. If the optional Scan Converter board is installed a
scan converter configuration menu becomes available.
User
Presets
Menu Output
Configuration
Exit Menu
Press NEXT
View Comm
Settings
Advanced
Configuration
Input
Configuration
Menu Menu Menu Menu
Scan Converter
Configuration
Optional
Figure 8. The Annotator Front Panel Configuration Menus
Overview of Menus
See image on next page.
User Presets
This menu allows unnecessary the user to save the current image settings to a preset
number (1-16), and recall any saved preset to become the current image settings. Each
input has sixteen user selectable presets.
Input Configuration
This menu allows configuration of the following setting for any selected input:
Input type, film detection, vertical and horizontal start points, pixel phase, the number of
total and active pixels and the number of active lines.
Output Configuration
This menu allows configuration of the following settings for the active output:
Resolution and refresh rate (
see table on page 20 ), output type, and sync polarity (where
applicable).
Advanced Configuration
This menu allows advanced configuration of the following Annotator settings:
Auto Image, Auto Memories, Aspect Ratio, Input EDID (
see table on page 20 ), RGB
Delay, Switch Effect, Test Pattern, MTP Pre-Peaking, Internal Temp (view only), Calibrate
Panels, and Reset to Factory defaults.
View Comm Settings
This menu allows the user to view the following serial and IP settings for the unit:
Serial port baud rate, MAC address, DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) setting,
IP address, subnet mask address, and gateway address
NOTE: These settings can not be edited from within this menu. See”Edit Comm
Settings (hidden)” on next page .
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