Grass Valley NV96xxV Windows v.1.7 - Manual (Page 13)

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NV96xx Virtual Panels
Windows Setup Guide
Minor Configurations
In addition to the panel configuration, the virtual panels also allow minor display configura-
tions. Virtual panel operators may change display parameters during operation. The display
configurations include:
• Resizing the panel on the screen.
• Changing the font size.
• Setting the ‘Always On Top’ flag. When this option is enabled, the panel is always displayed
in front of every other window on your Windows “desktop.”
• Displaying the panel with, or without, its Windows frame.
• Whether to reconnect to the router control system automatically (on startup or restart of the
control system).
The options are available in the context menu. See Context Menu Commands on page 10.
 Each instance of any panel starts with settings contained in the last saved .INI file for that
panel.
Usage
Functionally, the virtual panels are exactly identical to their matching hardware panels.
However, there are a few slight operational differences. The most obvious is that with a physical
panel, you press a physical button and with a virtual panel, you click on a colored rectangle (a
virtual “button”) that might change color or text, depending on context.
Differences between virtual panels and hardware panels
1 Virtual panels have no GPIOs. GPIO configurations apply to the NV9605, NV9640, and
NV9641 hardware panels and are ignored by the virtual panels.
2 Virtual panel buttons are relegendable. Buttons on some physical panels have fixed legends
(plastic button inserts). (The NV9616, NV9640, NV9641, and NV9642 physical panels do have
relegendable buttons.)
3 The virtual panels have a context menu with which to connect or disconnect the panel and
to select certain display options. (See Minor Configurations previous.)
4 The virtual panels can be resized and repositioned on your screen.
5 Dark (i.e, disabled) buttons illuminate if you click on them and hold the mouse down.