NewTek 3Play 330 - Manual (Page 63)

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The 3P LAY Desktop provides visual feedback for 3P LAY operations, including monitoring, event
marking, management and playback controls, and output control. In addition, it hosts the I/O
Configuration controls for your external sources and output connections.
The Desktop is shown after you click Start Session or Open Session in the Administration Screen.
Actually, 3P
LAY provides two Desktop variants.

The Standard Desktop is designed for use with the external 3P-10 control surface. It
allows as much space as possible to be devoted to event management.

If the 3P-10 is not detected for any reason on opening a session, the Dashboard appears
on the Desktop. The Dashboard is small panel allowing tasks normally performed using
the 3P-10 to be carried out with the mouse instead. (The Dashboard is discussed in
Section 6.4.9.)
6.4.1 TITLEBAR DISPLAY
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An information display in the Desktop titlebar provides useful data about the current session.
Displayed information includes:

Video Standard: (NTSC or PAL), along with format information such as HD 1080i60, HD
720p30, etc.

The current Output Mode (1-Out or 3-Out)

Time of Day (from the system clock)
6.4.2 I/O CONFIGURATION
Video and audio sources and output devices connected to 3P LAY need to be properly configured.
The video format and resolution are set in the Administration Screen (prior to launching the 3P LAY
Desktop), but other settings are located in the I/O Configuration panel. This arrangement permits
them to be freely modified as necessary during a session.