Datapath Wall Control User Manual

Overview

Wall Control-red displays the desktop of the machine that is being controlled. It allows you to remotely display Vision, IPCamera and application windows across a network on another machine or locally on the same machine.

You can use Wall Control-red to interactively move, size and position application windows and control Vision and IP-Camera windows by using the Windows Properties sheet. Wall Control-red also has a guide and grid function to aid the positioning of windows.

Wall Control-red allows you to save specific wall layouts as .lay files enabling them to be re-called when required.

Wall Control-red also allows you to save Vision windows as templates called presets. New instances of the saved preset windows can be created in subsequent layouts. Presets can also be used with the split windows functionality, this allows you to divide a Vision window into a set of sub-windows, each displaying a cropped portion of the image in the original window.

There is an area of the application around the desktop where windows can be dragged allowing them to be manipulated without being displayed on the video wall.

Icons Displayed in the Wall Control-red Application Toolbar

The Icons displayed in the application toolbar identify which type of source is available to each input:

= Composite source

= S-Video source

= Analog source

= Component source

= DVI source

= Dual-Link DVI source

= SDI/HD-SDI/3G source

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= IP Camera source

If an icon has a green surround this indicates the type of source currently being captured for that particular input.

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Installation

Wall Control-red consists of two separate elements that work together to enable you to control the display wall, the Wall Control-red Application and the Wall Control-red Server.

Wall Control-red Application

The Wall Control-red Application should be installed on the machine that has been identified to control the display wall. This could be any machine on the network including the machine driving the display wall. The application element of Wall Control-red is used to control the position, size and properties of each window displayed on the Server machine.

Wall Control-red Server

The Wall Control-red Server is used to display Vision and application windows. The Server element of Wall Control-red needs to be installed on the machine from which you wish to create Vision and application windows.

Note: If you are using the Wall Control-red hardware key for the first time, it should not be inserted into your USB port until the installation of the application is complete. The operating system will not recognise the device and will allocate a generic driver.

To install Wall Control-red, browse and locate the INSTALL.EXE, double click on the install icon and the installation wizard will be activated.

The first dialogue displays details of compatible operating systems. Click Next> to continue and the Licence Agreement dialogue is displayed. To proceed with the application installation the terms of the License Agreement must be accepted by clicking on the acceptance box.

Once the Licence Agreement has been accepted click Next>.

Note: If you are using the Wall Control-red hardware key for the first time, it should not be inserted into your USB port before you get to this stage of the installation. The operating system will not recognise the device and will allocate it a generic driver.

The hardware key must remain in the USB port after installation otherwise the advanced Wall Control-red features will not function.

Wall Control-red will, by default, be installed in Program Files; the Destination dialogue can be used to select a different location for installation by clicking on Browse… Once the required location has been selected Click Next> to continue.

The next dialogue displays the name of the folder where the Wall Control-red application shortcuts will be created. The name of the folder can be changed to suit requirements. Click Next> to continue to the Application/Server dialogue.

The Application/Server dialogue enables you to select which elements of Wall Control-red are installed on a particular machine.

Wall Control-red Server

The Wall Control-red Server is used to display Vision and application windows. It should be installed on the machine that contains the relevant hardware.

Wall Control-red Application

The Wall Control-red Application is used to control the position, size and properties of each window displayed on the Wall Control-red Server machine. The Wall Control-red Application should be installed on the machine you wish to use to control the display. This could be any machine on the network or the same machine as the Wall Control-red Server. Click

Next> to continue to the Components dialogue.

Use the Components dialogue to select which components of Wall Control-red you wish to install. Click Next> to continue to the Install dialogue.

The Install dialogue displays a summary of the options you have selected during installation. If you wish to change any of the options, use the <Back button and locate the option you wish to change. Once the correct options have been selected, click Next> to install Wall Control-red.

Wall Control-red has now been installed; Click Finish and a prompt to reboot your machine will be displayed.

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Hardware Compatibility

Wall Control-red is designed for use with the following hardware:

ImageDP4

Image4

VisionRGB-X2

VisionRGB-E1

VisionRGB-E2

VisionSD8

VisionSD4+1

VisionDVI-DL

VisionSDI2

ImageDP4

ImageDP4 operates under Windows® Vista/XP/7 and spreads the Windows desktop across the multi-screen display. Both portrait and landscape display configurations are supported. Ideal for video wall and digital signage applications.

For information on how to correctly install and set up the card, refer to the User Manual

Image4

Image4 operates under Windows® Vista/XP/7 and spreads the Windows desktop across the multi-screen display. Both portrait and landscape display configurations are supported. Ideal for video wall and digital signage applications.

For information on how to correctly install and set up the card, refer to the User Manual

VisionRGB-E1

The VisionRGB-E1 is a PCI-e x4 low profile single channel capture card. It displays the output from one video source as a window on the desktop of your PC.

Wall Control-red is able to launch, configure, format the input sources and also move and re-size the Vision window on the display wall. For information on how to correctly install the card, refer to the User Manual.

VisionRGB-E2

The VisionRGB-E2 is a PCI-e x4 dual channel capture card. It displays the outputs from two video sources as windows on the desktop of your PC.

VisionSDI2

The VisionSDI2 is a PCI-e x4 dual channel Serial Digital Interface capture card that supports SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI.

The VisionSDI2 is able to launch, configure, format the input sources and also move and resize the Vision window on the

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display wall. For information on how to correctly install the card, refer to the User Manual.

VisionRGB-X2

The VisionRGB-X2 is a powerful analog capture card for the desktop PC. It displays the output from two video sources as windows on the desktop of your PC. Two separate analog data sources can be connected simultaneously with the ability to switch between them quickly and easily.

VisionSD8

The VisionSD8 is a PCI-e x4 eight channel video capture card. It displays the output from one video source as a window on the desktop of your PC.

VisionSD4+1

The VisionSD4+1 is a PCI-e x4 four channel video capture card and a single channel RGB,DVI capture card. It displays the outputs from two video sources as windows on the desktop of your PC.

VisionDVI-DL

The VisionDVI-DL is a PCI-e x4 single channel Dual-Link DVI capture card. It displays a single dual link video source on the desktop of your PC.

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IP-Camera

Wall Control-red is designed to allow you to view IP-Camera streams that use compatible network protocols 1. Wall Control-red is pre-configured for use with a list of recommended IP-Camera sources.

Axis 210

Axis 233D Network Dome

Axis Q4701 Encoder

Bosch NWC-0455 Dinion

Bosch VideoJet X10

Bosch VideoJet X20

Bosch VIP X1600 XFM4

Bosch VIP X1600 M4SA

Mitsubishi NM-C130FD

Moxa VPort 354 Video Encoder – 1

Moxa VPort 354 Video Encoder – 2

Moxa VPort 354 Video Encoder – 3

Moxa VPort 354 Video Encoder – 4

Panasonic WV-NP304

Axis 233D Network Dome

Axis Q4701 Encoder

Siqura encoder S60E - MPEG4

Siqura encoder S60E - H.264

Siqura HD62 - MPEG4

Siqura HD62 - H.264

TEST MODEL

Test Model

The Test Model is a default installed on the Render Station to enable the user to test the connectivity to the Render Station. For instructions on configuring the Test Model see Troubleshooting.

Wall Control-red can also be configured to support other models of IP-Camera, including those from additional manufacturers

Before any IP-Camera windows can be opened the user must add and configure one or more Render Stations 2. Render Stations display outputs must be connected using DVI cables to a VisionRGB-E2 contained in the Wall Control-red server. The outputs from the Render Station are captured and displayed using the VisionRGB-E2 hardware. VisionRGB-E2 cards assigned to the capture of Render Stations are no longer available as Vision inputs.

Once the Render Station has been configured the cameras can be added via the IP-Camera option on the Configure menu 2. The process of configuring cameras involves choosing the manufacturer and model of the IP-Camera, along with its network IP address or host name.

Notes:

1. Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)

2. Dependent on the type of Wall Control-red Licence purchased

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Networking

If you intend to allow access to your Wall Control-red Server across a network you will need to:

Decide on a security policy for the connections.

Configure Wall Control-red.

Configure your Operating System.

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Security Policy

In order for a user to connect to a Wall Control-red server, the server must be listening on at least one port. These ports have a potential vulnerability. If your server is working in a secure environment, you probably don’t need to worry about unauthorised access to the ports. If your Wall Control-red server is on a network that is generally accessible, you will probably want to restrict access to the ports.

By default, Wall Control-red will require that users who connect to a port on the Wall Control-red server provide a user name and a password. The user name and password must correspond to an account on the Wall Control-red server or if the Wall Control-red server is participating in a domain, an account on the domain.

To access the Wall Control-red Administrator dialogue select:

Start/All Programs/Wall Control-red/ Wall Control-red Administrator

Note: To use the administrative dialogue you must be a member of the Administrator Group.

Use the dialogue to select the level of security you require, if, as stated above, your Wall Control-red server is working in a secure environment then you may wish to allow network connections without the need to authenticate.

If the Wall Control-red server is on a generally accessible network then you may wish to select the Use Windows user

accounts to authenticate connections option.

Once Network Access has been determined, click on OK and re-boot for the changes to be applied.

You must be a member of the Administrator group to run the Wall Control-red Administrator program.

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Operating System Configuration

Wall Control-red works with the following Operating Systems:

Windows® XP and Windows® XP Service Pack 1

Windows® XP Service Pack 2

Windows® Server 2003/2008

Windows® 7

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Windows® 7

If the Wall Control-red server is not participating in a domain, you will need to change the Inbound Rules.

Prior to carrying out this procedure, ensure that a network cable is plugged in to your machine.

Open the Control Panel and click on Windows ® Firewall, the following dialogue is displayed:

Click on Advanced settings to open the Advanced Setting dialogue.

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Click on Inbound Rules to open the Inbound Rules dialogue:

Locate all Wall Control-red settings and ensure each one is active (has a green icon). The Profile should = Domain, Enabled should = Yes and Action should = Allow.

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To unblock or allow a broken connection, double click on the specific Inbound rule to open the Properties dialogue and on the General tab select Allow the connection and click on Apply as shown in the following dialogue:

Once all the Inbound Rules have been established, ensure the Network cable is plugged into your machine and then re-install Wall Control-red

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Windows® XP and Windows® XP Service Pack 1

If the Wall Control-red server is not participating in a domain, you will need to change the way network logons that use local accounts are authenticated. Network Authentication.

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Windows XP® Service Pack 2 and Windows Server® 2003/2008

Network Logons

If the Wall Control-red server is not participating in a domain, you will need to change the way network logons that use local accounts are authenticated. Network Authentication.

If password protection is enabled, accounts for users must have passwords.

Blocking

If Wall Control-red is installed on Windows XP® Service Pack 2 or Windows Server® 2003 the install program automatically configures the firewall.

The firewall needs to be configured manually if you upgrade to Windows XP® Service Pack 2 after Wall Control-red has been installed.

As each component of Wall Control-red tries to access the network, the firewall will display a dialogue:

Select the Unblock option in each dialogue to allow Wall Control-red to work correctly.

Changes made take effect immediately.

Components that must access the network are:

wallctl

rgbxsvr

appsvr

ipcamsvr

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Network Authentication

If a Windows XP® machine is not participating in a domain, there are two ways it can treat network connections:

Classic - local users authenticate as themselves.

Guest only - local users authenticate as Guest.

The default configuration is Guest only - local users authenticate as Guest.

In order for Wall Control-red to be able to authenticate users, your system must use Classic - local users authenticate as

themselves.

For more information, search for Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts in Windows XP® Help and Support.

To change the configuration to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves.

Open Control Panel in Classic View and select Administrative Tools.

Select Local Security Policy and the following dialogue is displayed:

Expand Local Policies in the left panel.

Select Security Options.

Scroll down the options and locate Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts as shown below:

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Double click on the Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts string and the following dialogue is displayed:

Select Classic - local users authenticate as themselves from the dropdown menu and click on Apply then OK.

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Running the Wall Control-red Application

How to Launch the Wall Control-red Application

Connect to a Wall Control-red Server

Creating Windows

Moving Windows

Changing Window Properties

Saving a Layout

Loading Layout File

Saving a window as a Preset

How to Launch the Wall Control-red Application

Click on the Windows Start button and select All Programs/Wall Control-red. From the Wall Control-red menu, select Wall

Control-red and the following dialogue is displayed:

Connect to a Wall Control-red Server

If the Wall Control-red application and Wall Control-red server are installed on the same machine then select Wall Control-red

– My Computer from the programs menu, alternatively, double click My Computer in the Machines list on the Wall Control-

red application Toolbar.

The Machines list shows the Wall Control-red Servers that have previously been connected to.

The Layouts list shows the most recently used layout files. Double click to open the selected file.

Details of how to connect to the server can be found HERE .

Creating Windows

Once a connection to the server has been established then windows can be created for display.

Windows can be created using the New menu or the application Toolbar.

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By using the New menu the following windows can be created and displayed:

Vision - A Vision output can be displayed if a Vision card is installed

Preset - A preset window can be displayed providing a Vision card is installed in the system and one or more Vision

windows have been saved as presets.

Application – Windows based applications can be opened and displayed eg. VNC Viewer, Picture.exe, Microsoft

Powerpoint, DGCPlay.

Select Wall Control-red from the Configure menu to capture the desktop and display in the Wall Control-red application window.

Using the Wall Control-red application Toolbar, you can select a particular device or input:

The application Toolbar displays a list of the type of windows that can be opened, depending on the hardware you have installed in your machine. Use the drop down menus to select the required inputs for display.

To open the required inputs:

Select the required input using the cursor and drag to a preferred position on the wall.

Double click on the required input and the window will open, positioned at the top left of the display wall.

Open multiple inputs by pressing the shift key and clicking the required number of inputs with the mouse.

Using the Define Grid function, the widows can be placed in a specific position using a 3-pixel width snap-to-grid functionality.

Moving Windows Around the Display Wall

Setting up a video wall requires windows to be moved on the desktop. All types of window can be moved in the same way.

Using the Window Properties

Windows can also be moved using the Window Properties dialogue. Using the Position controls Top and Left the windows can be placed anywhere on the display wall.

Using the Mouse

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Use the mouse to select the window in the Wall Control-red application; by keeping the left mouse button pressed, the window can be dragged to any preferred position on the wall. Used in conjunction with Grids and Guides, the window can be placed in an exact position.

Again, by using the mouse, right click over the window in the Wall Control-red application and select Move. This allows you to move the window around the display wall without depressing the mouse button. To release the window in a preferred position, click the left mouse button.

Changing Window Properties

The properties of a window can be changed using the Windows Properties, Input Settings and On Screen Display

Properties dialogs.

The Window Properties allow you to change the position of the window, the size and aspect ratio, the style, caption title and the window ID.

The Input Settings allow you to change the appearance of a Wall Control-red inputs using the Input, Cropping and Display setting controls.

The On Screen Display Properties allows you to configure the display type, text and font details of the on screen display.

Saving a Layout

When your display wall has been configured i.e. all the required windows have been opened and positioned, you may wish to save the layout. Wall Control-red allows you to save the layout as a .lay file and store it on your machine for future use.

To save a layout use the File menu on the Wall Control-red Application and select Save or Save As..

Only the full version of Wall Control-red allows you to save layout files.

Loading Layout Files

To load a saved layout file:

File Menu

With the Wall Control-red application open, select the File menu and then Open… You will be asked if you wish to save the changes you have made. Browse to the layout file you wish to load and select Open. The layout will be opened and the windows positioned on the display wall.

Saving a Window as a Preset

Once a window has been configured and the window properties and cropping have been set, the window can be saved as a preset. The presets are saved with a .WCP file extension in a folder called Preset Windows inside the directory where Wall Control-red Server was installed.

To save an Vision window as a preset, select a displayed Vision window and then select Save as Preset from the Window menu. Alternatively, right click on the Vision window and select Save as Preset .

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Menu Options

The Wall Control-red Application has six menu options:

File

New

Layout

Window

Tools

Configure

Help

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File Menu

The File menu allows you to manage layout files and connections.

New

Opens a new (empty) layout file.

Open

Opens an existing layout file.

Save

Saves the current layout.

Save As

Saves a layout with a specific name and location.

Connect

Connects the application to a specific machine.

Disconnect

Closes the current connection

Most recently used files

List of the most recently used layout files. Selecting one of these files opens it.

Exit

Closes the application.

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New

When New is selected:

A prompt is displayed asking if any changes to the current layout are to be saved.

If changes are to be saved, click Yes and follow the steps detailed in Save/Save As

If changes are not required to be saved click No

The windows on the machine close.

The image of the desktop from the machine will continue to be displayed.

The New option is only available when connected to a machine.

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Open

When Open is selected:

A prompt is displayed asking if any changes are to be saved.

Browse to the layout file to be opened.

When a layout file has been located and selected, the following takes place:

If a current active connection is being used and the selected layout file is for a different computer, the following dialogue is displayed.

Select Cancel and the operation is terminated.

Select OK:

If Close Windows is selected, all windows are closed and the connection is terminated.

Previously Saved Layouts

When opening a previously saved layout the following dialogue will be displayed should an error occur:

The dialogue displays details of any errors found by the application when opening a layout.

Use the up/down arrows to scroll through the displayed text.

Click on the Save As… button to save the information as a text file for later use or to assist in support queries.

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Save/Save As

Save:

Select Save to save the current layout.

If the layout has not been previously saved, i.e. it is a new layout then the Save As dialogue is displayed.

Browse to the folder where the layout is to be saved, enter a File name and click on Save.

Save As:

Select Save As to save a layout with a specific name to a particular location using the displayed dialogue.

Note: This function is only available if there is an active connection.

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Connect

Select Connect and the following dialogue is displayed:

Use this dialogue to specify which machine is to be controlled using the Wall Control-red application

Use the drop down arrow to display a list of the most recently selected machines; the list will include My Computer which can be used to connect to the machine where the Wall Control-red application is running.

The machine can be specified by name or by IP address.

Select Browse… to locate a machine on the local network.

Windows

Add existing windows to representation:

Displays the open windows.

Close existing windows:

Will close all Wall Control-red managed windows.

Click on OK to connect to the selected machine.

If you connect to a machine that has been configured to authenticate connections, you will be required to provide a user name and password. The user name and password must be for an account machine you are connecting to or on the domain if the machine is part of a domain.

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If the above error message is displayed one of the following problems has occurred:

The user name, the password or the machine/domain that you have entered are not correct. Try entering the details again.

If the machine to which you are connecting is running Windows XP® Service Pack 2 and you have not entered a password, you will need to change your account so that you have a password.

If the machine you are connecting to is running Windows XP® and it is not participating in a domain, you will need to change the Network Logon settings on the machine. Network Authentication.

You can create a shortcut on your desktop that specifies the machine and your user name. When you double click on this shortcut, it will take you straight to the Logon dialogue for you to enter your password.

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Disconnect

This option is only available when a connection is active.

When Disconnect is selected, the following dialogue may be displayed, depending on how Wall Control-red has been

configured.

The dialogue offers two selections.

Leave windows open:

Leaves open all windows that Wall Control-red manages.

Close windows:

Closes all windows that Wall Control-red manages.

If any changes to the layout have been made a Save prompt will be displayed.

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Recent Files

Most Recently Used File List:

The File Menu contains a section where the six most recently used files are displayed, the most recent at the top of the list. By selecting a particular file, the layout is re-loaded.

To select a file simply click on it or press the corresponding number on your keyboard.

If a file is selected that no longer exists then the file name will be automatically deleted.

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Exit

Select Exit to close the application.

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New Menu

The New Menu displays options for each window category.

Preset Windows

Opens a new Preset Window

Vision Window

Opens a new Vision Window

IP-Camera Window

Opens a new IP-Camera window

Run Application

Opens the Run Application dialogue

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Preset Windows

When Preset Window… is selected from the NewMenu the following dialogue is displayed:

The New Preset Windows option will not be available unless a Vision card is installed and preset windows have been previously saved.

Use the drop down list to select the preferred Preset Window and click on OK. A Vision window with the same window settings, input properties and on screen display that was saved as a preset is created and displayed in the top left of the display.

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Vision Window

When Vision Window… is selected from the NewMenu the following dialogue is displayed:

Use the drop down list to select the preferred Vision input and click on OK.

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IP-Camera Window

When IP-Camera Window… is selected from the New menu then one of two actions will occur. If no IP-Cameras have been configured then the following message is displayed.

Select Yes to display the IP-Camera configuration dialogue where you will be able to add and configure new IP-Cameras for use in Wall Control-red.

If one or more IP-Cameras have been configured, the following dialogue is displayed.

Use the drop down list to select the preferred IP-Camera window and click OK.

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Run Application

When Run Application… is selected from the New menu the Run Application dialogue is displayed. The dialogue has two tabs, Application and Application Input.

Application

The full path of the Application executable must be specified.

You can select the Application as follows:

Use the drop down list to select a configured Application to run.

Click on the Browse button to select a new Application

Type in the full path of the Application executable

Command line

Use the Command line edit box to specify parameters for the Application. Many Applications accept the name of a file to be opened. For details of command line arguments, refer to your Application documentation.

Start in folder

The Start in folder is the folder in which the Application is run.

If a Start in folder is not specified, the application will run in the folder in which it resides.

With Run Application, Wall Control-red can launch any application. Unfortunately, each application works in its own way so the exact outcome when you launch an application varies.

Application Command Line

The Command Line window displays the full Command Line that will be passed to the Wall Control-red.

Application Input

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The Application Input dialogue allows the user to identify and select Applications created in the Configure Application dialogueue.

Application

Use the Application drop down list to select the required Application. The list will only display those Applications that have been configured on the system.

Input

When the Application has been selected, use the Input drop down list to select the required input associated with the Application.

Switches

Once the Application and input have been selected the Switches edit box is automatically populated with the switches for that specific application.

Path

Once the Application and input have been selected the Path edit box is automatically populated with the path to the application.

Command Line

The command line window displays the resulting command from the switches and path edit boxes. The command is executed by clicking the Run button.

A new input can be created by editing the Input drop down list. Type in the name of the new input and edit the path or browse to a new file in the Path edit box. By clicking on the Run and Save button the new input will run and be saved on the system. The new input with be displayed in the input window on the Configure Application dialogueue.

This dialogueue cannot be used to modify and save an existing input.

Any modifications to the Switches edit box will result in the Run and Save button being disabled irrespective of other changes made to any other controls on this dialogueue.

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DGCPlay

DGCPlay is a utility that will play movie files including WMV, MPEG, and AVI depending on the codecs installed on the system. Some media will require additional codecs not installed as standard components of Windows.

To activate the DGCPlay application open Run Application from the New Menu by specifying Dgcplay.exe as the target followed by the command line options separated by spaces. The Dgcplay.exe will be located in the Wall Control-red folder

Command Line Options

Nomenclature

Italic - Information that you must supply.

Bold - Elements that you must type exactly as shown.

Ellipsis (...) - Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line.

Between brackets ([]) - Optional items.

Between braces ({}) - Set of choices (separated by I) from which you must choose only one.

Courier font - Code or program output.

–path=media file path

-Window=[left],[top],[width],[height]

Change the position and size of the window.

All the values are optional but the commas must be used.

-WindowStyle={BorderAndTitleBar|BorderOnly|NoBorderOrTitleBar}

-repeat={Yes|No}

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Picture.exe

Picture.exe is a utility that is used to display static pictures in any format supported by Windows® i.e. BMP, JPG, PNG etc To activate the Picture application open Run Application from the New Menu by specifying picture.exe as the target followed by the command line options separated by spaces. The picture.exe will be located in the Wall Control-red folder

Command Line

In the Run Application dialogue:

In the Application box put the full path of the Picture application.

For example:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Wall Control\picture.exe

In the Command Line box put the full path of the file. For example:

–file=”C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\koala.jpg” –xpos=0 –ypos=0 –width=2800 –height=2100 –caption=”Title Bar Caption”

If the file name or path contains spaces, enclose the path in quotes.

-file = name of the file to display

-xpos|-ypos = number

To define the position of the top left corner

-width|-height = number

To define the size of the window

-caption = text

Enter text for the description in the Title Bar. By default the picture is displayed without a border or title bar

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RealVNC Viewer

When you run RealVNC Viewer it will display a dialogue asking you for a RealVNC server and then display another dialogue for a password for that server. You may not be able to respond to these dialogues.

Once a connection has been made using RealVNC Viewer, you can save the connection details to a configuration file. The configuration file can be specified on the command line allowing RealVNC Viewer to run without displaying any dialogues.

Saving the Configuration File:

Connect to the machine you wish to view with RealVNC Viewer.

Click on the icon at left end of the title bar to display the menu.

Select Save connection info as…

Choose a file name and a folder and click on Save.

You will be asked Do you want to save the password to this file? Click on Yes.

Using the Configuration File

In the Run Application dialogue:

In the Application box put the full path of the RealVNC viewer application.

For example:

C:\Program Files\RealVNC\vncviewer.exe

In the Command Line box put /config followed by the full path of the configuration file. For example:

/config "C:\Documents and Settings\User\ My Documents\file.vnc"

If the configuration file name or path contains spaces, enclose the path in quotes.

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Microsoft PowerPoint®

To open a PowerPoint presentation as a slide show use the following command line:

/s "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\presentation.ppt"

If the presentation file name or path contains spaces, enclose the path in quotes.

For a slide show to continue cycling through the slides, the PowerPoint window must be the active window.

Only one PowerPoint application can be running at a time. If you try to start PowerPoint while it is already running, the second PowerPoint sends a message to the first and then exits.

When a layout file is opened, Wall Control-red closes the windows and applications it is responsible for and then creates the windows specified in the layout file. The windows and applications are sent messages to close them. The PowerPoint application is run to create a PowerPoint window.

If the existing PowerPoint application has not finished closing by the time Wall Control-red tries to open the new presentation, it is possible that a message to open a new PowerPoint presentation and a message to close are sent to the existing PowerPoint application. The result is that PowerPoint closes.

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Layout Menu

The Layout Menu enables you to create grids, rulers and guides in the Wall Control-red application.

Create Guide

Define Grid

Clear Guide

Clear all Guides

Snap Sensitivity

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Create Guide

Select the Create Guide option and the following dialogue is displayed:

Select the Orientation, either horizontal or vertical. Use the up/down arrows to adjust the position of the guide i.e. the number of pixels from the top for vertical or left for horizontal then click on OK. A guide is then created at the specified position.

You can also create a guide by clicking on one of the rulers.

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Define Grid

Using the Define Grid option, a grid may be placed over the representation to assist in the positioning of windows. The grid has a three pixel snap-to-grid functionality.

Using the up and down arrows, select the size of grid required.

Pixels

The grid can be defined by pixel size i.e. 150 x 150 pixels.

Divisions of a desktop

This option will divide the desktop into equal sized rectangles depending on the number of divisions selected.

When the correct grid spacing has been selected, click on OK and a grid will be displayed in the representation window.

To re-set a defined grid you must first select the Clear all Guides option otherwise the previous grid will remain displayed.

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Clear Guide

Right click on a guide in the ruler and select this option to clear the guide.

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Clear all Guides

The Clear All Guides option removes all guides from the Wall Control-red application window.

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Snap Sensitivity

The snap sensitivity dialogue allows you to customize the sensitivity of the snap-to-grid functionality for the current connection.

The sensitivity value effects the distance that representation windows need to be moved in order to snap to the nearest guide. The closer the sensitivity is to the maximum value 10 then the stronger the snap effect will be.

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Window Menu

The options contained in the Window menu will not be activated unless windows are displayed in the application.

Window Properties

Input Settings

Carousel Settings

On Screen Display

Split into Sub-Windows

Audio Settings

Restore

Move

Size

Minimise

Maximise

Windows

1. The Split into Sub-Windows function only applies to Vision windows.

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Restore

This option restores the current window. This option is only available when the window is minimised or maximised.

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Move

The selected window can be moved using the keyboard interface of the representation. This option is not available when the window is minimised or maximised.

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Size

The size of the selected window can be changed using the keyboard interface of the representation. This option is not available when the window is minimised or maximised.

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Minimise and Maximise

Minimise

Selecting this option minimises the selected window and an icon representing the minimised window is displayed in the bottom left corner of the representation.

Maximise

Selecting this option maximises the window across the desktop of the target machine.

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Close

Select this option to close the selected window.

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Windows

Selecting Windows… from the Windows Menu displays the following dialogue:

The Windows dialogue displays a list of the windows being controlled by the Wall Control-red application.

If you click on a single window in the list, you can activate or close the window using the buttons.

If you click on multiple windows with the Ctrl key held down, you could close the selected windows by clicking on the Close button.

Click on OK to close this dialogue.

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Window Properties

Selecting Window Properties from the Window Menu will display a properties dialogue box relevant to the type of window currently active:

Vision Properties

Application Properties

IP-Camera Properties

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Vision Window Properties

The Vision Window Properties sheet enables you to change the appearance of the Vision window. When the required changes have been entered, click on OK for the changes to take effect.

Select "Window Properties" with a Vision Window activated and the following dialogue is displayed.

The Vision Window Properties dialogue has the following groups:

Position

Size

Aspect Ratio

Style

Cursor

Window ID

Caption

Invalid Input

Capture Format

Deinterlace

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Transfer Data

Scaling

Capture Rate

Position

The position of the selected Vision window can be adjusted to suit your requirements.

Top and Left

Using the up and down arrows the selected Vision window can be positioned anywhere on the desktop. The values are in pixels. The value Top = 0 and Left = 0 will position the Vision window in the top left corner of the desktop. When the required values have been entered, click on Apply and the changes will take effect.

Size

The size of the selected Vision window can be adjusted to suit your requirements.

Width and Height

The required width and height of the Vision window can be determined by using the up and down arrows. The values are in pixels.

If Exclude borders is selected then the numbers in the "Width" and "Height" controls will not include the borders, title bar and menu, only the active area within the application window.

Aspect Ratio

Maintain aspect ratio enables the data to be resized by changing the height; the width is adjusted automatically so that the aspect ratio is maintained.

Do not maintain aspect ratio

Selecting Do not maintain aspect ratio enables the selected Vision window to be resized to any rectangular configuration without constraints.

Maintain aspect ratio of source

Checking the Maintain aspect ratio of source button will preserve the aspect ratio of the source captured by the Vision card in your machine.

If Cropping is not enabled on the Input Properties sheet then the "Width" and "Height" values displayed in the Capture

Settings group on the Input Properties sheet are used to reflect the aspect ratio.

If Cropping is enabled then the Width and Height values in the cropping dialogue are used as the aspect ratio.

Maintain aspect ratio

If you select Maintain aspect ratio you can specify the aspect ratio you would like the Vision window to have.

When the required values have been entered, click on Apply or OK and the changes will take effect.

Style

The appearance of the Vision window can be changed to suit your particular requirements:

Border and title bar

Select this option to display the border and title bar of the active Vision window.

Border only

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Select this option to display the Vision window with just a border. In this state, the Vision window may still be resized using the borders.

No border or title bar

Select this option to display the source only. The Vision window can only be resized by using the Size and Position function as described above. See "How To Re-size a Window".

Click on Apply or OK and the style chosen will take effect.

Show menu bar

Select to display the Vision window menu bar.

If you want to restore the menu bar you can access the Window Properties sheet by right clicking in the Vision window and selecting Window Properties from the menu. Show menu bar can then be selected.

Always on top

If the Always on top option is selected the windows will be displayed in front of all others windows that are not always on top.

Cursor

Always Show

Always shows the cursor in the client area of the window.

Always Hide

Always hides the cursor in the client area of the window.

Hide when window active

Only hides the cursor in the client area of an active window. If the window is divided using the split screen function, the cursor is visible in all sub-windows that are not active.

Window ID

Use the up/down arrows to select a required Window ID. The Window ID identifies a window enabling it to be modified from the command line. See Command Line Interface.

Caption

The Caption edit box can be used to change the caption in the title bar of the selected Vision window.

Variables

The Variables function is a means of displaying a changeable value in the title bar.

Invalid Input

Should the source become disconnected, switched off, changed to a mode that is out of range of the Vision capture card and no frames are being captured you have the option to:

Display message after - milliseconds

If you want to be made aware that the source cannot be captured then you can display a message informing you that no signal is being received.

Capture Format

This option allows you select the pixel format you wish use. The Capture Format has an effect on the performance of a system.

Automatic

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Select Automatic and the data is captured in the same pixel depth as the desktop.

5-5-5 or 5-6-5

If either of these options is selected, the format will be captured at 16 bit. For most systems this is by far the most efficient

8-8-8

If this option is selected then the format will be captured at 32 bit.

Deinterlace

Deinterlace is only available if an interlaced source is being captured.

Bob

Bob is more suited to captures displaying motion and offers a higher frames per second.

Weave

Weave is more suited for images captured with little or no motion, any change in the captured image will cause artifacts known as tearing.

None

Only a single field will be displayed.

Transfer Data

The Transfer Data section allows you to select which route captured data follows before it is displayed.

Direct to graphics card

Select Direct to graphics card and depending on the availability of off screen memory the captured data will be transferred direct to the graphics card without passing through the system main memory. If there is not enough off screen memory, the captured data will be transferred via system memory.

Via system memory

Select Via system memory if you want the data to be transferred to main memory before being transferred to the graphics card.

Scaling

The capture is scaled when the size of the interior of the Vision window is different from the size of the data you are capturing. The Scaling options allow you to choose how the capture is scaled.

Scaling Down

If Fast (default) is selected, the scaling down is performed before the data is transferred across the PCI bus.

If Slow (high quality) is selected, the captured data is transferred across the PCI bus without being scaled.

Scaling the capture down before transferring it across the PCI bus reduces the PCI bandwidth required.

If the capture is being transferred direct to the graphics card, the graphics chip does the scaling. The scaling algorithm used by the graphics chip is better than the scaling algorithm used on the Vision capture cards.

If the RGB data is being transferred to system memory, the display driver does the scaling using a halftone algorithm. The quality of the scaling and speed with which it is done will depend on the display driver and graphics card being used.

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Scaling Up

The captured data is transferred across the PCI bus without being scaled.

If the captured data is being transferred direct to the graphics card, the graphics chip does the scaling up. There is no difference between Fast (default) and Slow (high quality).

If the capture is being transferred to system memory, the display driver does the scaling. The Fast (default) and Slow (high quality) options allow you to choose between an ordinary algorithm and a halftone algorithm respectively. The quality of the scaling and speed with which it is done will depend on the display driver and graphics card being used.

Capture Rate

The Capture Rate control gives a degree of control over the capture rate by enabling you to select the percentage of frames to be captured from the source. 100% is the default capture rate.

For example:

If the refresh rate is 60Hz, selecting a capture at 15% will capture a maximum of 9 frames per second (FPS), selecting 10% will capture a maximum of 6 FPS.

If a capture rate of 100% is selected, an attempt is made to capture as many frames as possible. In this instance, the capture may be directed to the buffer at the same time as the buffer is being displayed. This can sometimes cause a single horizontal tear on moving images in the Vision application window.

A different capture rate can be selected for when the Vision window is inactive. This enables system resources to be managed more efficiently. Reducing the percentage of frames captured for an inactive window will free more system resources for other tasks.

Select Capture at____ when window is inactive and use the drop down menu to select the capture rate used when the window is inactive.

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IP-Camera Window Properties

The IP-Camera Window Properties sheet enables you to change the appearance of the IP-Camera window.

Select "Window Properties" with an IP-Camera window activated and the following dialogue is displayed.

Any changes made to the settings on the Windows Properties sheet will not take effect until the Apply button has been clicked.

When the IP-Camera Properties dialogue is displayed, the IP-Camera window is disabled, preventing other users from modifying or closing it.

The IP-Camera Window Properties sheet has the following groups:

Position

Size

Aspect Ratio

Style

Window ID

Caption

Position

The position of the selected IP-Camera window can be adjusted to suit your requirements.

Using the up and down arrows the selected IP-Camera window can be positioned anywhere on the desktop. The values are in pixels. The values Top = 0 and Left = 0 will position the IP-Camera window in the top left corner of the desktop (or Primary Monitor). When the required values have been entered, click on Apply and the changes will take effect.

Size

The size of the selected IP-Camera window can be adjusted to suit your requirements.

Width and Height

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The required width and height of the overlay window can be determined by using the up and down arrows. The values are in pixels.

If Exclude borders is selected then the numbers in the Width and Height edit boxes will not include the borders, title bar and menu, only the active area within the application window.

Aspect Ratio

Maintain aspect ratio keeps the width and the height of the displayed data in the same ratio. For example, if the width of the window is changed, a corresponding change is made to the height of the window.

Style

The appearance of the IP-Camera window can be changed to suit your particular requirements:

Border and title bar

Select this option to display the border and title bar of the active IP-Camera window.

Border only

Select this option to display the IP-Camera window with just a border. In this state, the IP-Camera window may still be resized using the borders however the window can only be dragged across the desktop using the IP-Camera window representation in the Wall Control-red application.

No border or title bar

Select this option to display the overlay source only. The IP-Camera window can only be resized by using the Size and

Position function as described above.

Click on Apply or OK and the style chosen will take effect.

Show menu bar

The Show menu bar control allows you to show or hide the window menu bar. You can access the menu for the window by right clicking on the window.

Always on top

If the Always on top option is selected the window is displayed in front of all other windows that are not always on top.

Window ID

Use the up/down arrows to select a required Window ID. The Window ID is not displayed anywhere in the application window; it is used in conjunction with creating shortcuts.

Caption

The Caption edit box can be used to change the caption in the title bar of the selected IP-Camera window.

Variables

The Variables function is a means of displaying a changeable value in the title bar.

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Application Window Properties

Accessing Application Properties

Select Window Properties... with an Application window activated and the following dialogue is displayed.

When this dialogue is displayed, the application window is disabled preventing other users from modifying or closing it.

Size and Position

The size and position of the window can be entered manually. The position values are relative to the top left corner of the desktop.

Style

The Style options can be used to alter the border style of the window, for example, select the Border only option and the title bar will not be displayed, select the No border or title bar and the application only is displayed.

The Show menu bar option allows you to hide the menu bar.

If the Always on top option is selected the window is displayed in front of all others windows that are not always on top.

Caption

The caption box displays the title of the application window.

Window ID

Use the up/down arrows to select a required Window ID. The Window ID identifies a window enabling it to be modified from the

command line.

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Accessing Window Properties

There are various ways to access the Window Properties page, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application, with the window active, open the Window menu and select Window Properties… from the list of options.

In the displayed window, open the Window menu and select Window Properties…

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the Window and click the right mouse button. Select Window Properties… from the list of options.

Place the cursor over the active Window on the desktop, click the right mouse button and select Window Properties… from the list of options.

In the Wall Control-red application, if a window has been minimized an application icon will be displayed in the Wall Control-red application bar. Place the cursor over the application icon and right click the mouse button. Select Window

Properties… from the list of options.

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Accessing Application Properties

There are various ways to access the Application Properties page, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application, with the Application window active, open the Window menu and select Window

Properties… from the list of options.

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the Application Window and click the right mouse button. Select Window Properties… from the list of options.

Properties… from the list of options.

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How to Re-size a Window

The Windows can be re-sized in various ways depending on the style setup on the Window Properties sheet.

If the window has a border and title bar:

Using the mouse, click on the top, bottom, left or right of the window border. The cursor will change to a size cursor as shown below:

Use the mouse to drag the border until the required size is achieved.

Press the Alt key and spacebar on the keyboard with the Vision Window active and a menu is displayed as follows:

Select Size from the menu options and the cursor will change to a cross hair cursor and displayed in the centre of the Vision window:

Use the cursor keys to resize the window.

Use the command line interface -Window as described in the Command Line Interface topic for the particular window type.

Access the Windows Properties sheet and re-size the window using the Size controls.

The application can also be re-sized in the Wall Control-red desktop representation.

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If the window has no title bar or border:

Use the command line interface -Window as described in the Command Line Interface topic.

Access the Windows Properties sheet and re-size the Vision window using the Size controls.

The application can also be re-sized in the Wall Control-red desktop representation.

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How to Re-position a Window

Windows can be re-positioned anywhere on the desktop. This can be achieved in a number of ways depending on the style setup.

If the window has a border and title bar:

Using the mouse, position the cursor on the title bar as shown below.

Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the window to the required position.

Press the Alt key and spacebar on the key board with the window active and a menu is displayed as follows:

Select Move from the menu options and the cursor will change to a cross hair cursor and displayed in the centre of the window:

Use the cursor keys to move the Window to the required position.

Use the Command Line Interface -window as described in the Command Line Interface topic for the particular window type.

Access the Windows Properties sheet and re-position the window using the position controls.

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Vision Variables

The Variables function is a means of displaying a changeable value in the title bar. For example, if you select the Input variable the current input source is displayed. If the input source is changed, the title bar is updated automatically to reflect this.

Select the variables you wish to display on the title bar from the list available and click on OK. The Input variable is selected as a default.

The % sign displayed in the Caption edit box is used to separate the variables.

Preset filenames

The Preset filename edit box allows you to select the filename (without suffix) that will be used to save the preset for the specific sub-window selected in Window number. The preset filenames must be unique with respect to each other. If the input variable is inserted into the Preset filename for a specific sub-window then it will be substituted with the name of the input itself before the preset is saved.

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IP-Camera Variables

Select the variables you wish to display on the title bar from the list available and click on OK. The Input variable is selected as a default.

The % sign displayed in the Caption edit box is used to separate the variables.

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Input Settings

Selecting Input Settings from the Windows menu will display the Input Settings dialogue relevant to the type of window currently active:

Application Input Settings

Vision Input Settings

IP-Camera Input Settings

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Vision Input Settings

Accessing the Input Settings.

The Input Settings sheet allows you to control how the source is captured and displayed in the Vision window. All the controls on this sheet are interactive; therefore, any changes made are shown when the next frame of data is displayed in the Vision window.

There are two types of Input Setting sheets in the Vision application; RGB/DVI capture and Video capture.

RGB/DVI

Video Capture

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The Vision Input Settings sheet has the following groups:

Source

Capture Settings

Resolution and Refresh

Cropping

Video Adjustments

Colour Adjustments

Source

The Source control specifies which source is displayed in the window. Select the input from the drop down list. You can give the inputs meaningful labels in the Configure Vision dialogue.

When you change inputs, the Capture Settings controls may change.

See the Vision User Manual for information on the input connections.

Capture Settings

Share these capture settings across all inputs.

With Share these capture settings across all inputs selected, the changes you make to the capture settings controls will be shared with other inputs of the same type. The capture settings will also be saved automatically so that the next time a Vision window is created, the capture settings can be used.

Use these capture settings with this input only.

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be applied to this Vision window only.

Reset

The Reset button will discard any changes you have made to the capture settings and display the source with default settings.

Resolution and Refresh

Width

The width specifies the horizontal resolution of the source.

Height

The height specifies the vertical resolution of the source.

Vertical Refresh

The Vertical Refresh specifies the vertical refresh rate of the captured source.

Cropping

The cropping controls allow you to display a specific area of the signal within the Vision window. The co-ordinates are relative to the start position defined by Horizontal Position and Vertical Position.

For a single Vision window, a different cropping area is remembered for each video mode. If the source being captured changes, a different cropping area is used.

If the source is VGA, the Overscan radio button can be selected. Overscan automatically configures the best cropping values for displaying the full input signal.

Video Adjustments

The Video Adjustment controls describe the video timings being used to capture the source. Ideally, the values should match the video timings of the source.

Horizontal Position

The Horizontal position specifies the offset, in pixels, from the end of the horizontal sync to the start of the active video.

Horizontal Size

The Horizontal size specifies the total number of pixels used to sample lines within the source. This includes the active portion of video and blanking.

Phase

If the captured image is noisy, it may be that the signal is being sampled close to the transition between pixels. The Phase control allows you alter the point at which the signal is sampled. You can think of it as a fine horizontal position control. This control is not available when composite or S-Video is being captured.

Vertical Position

The Vertical position specifies the offset, in lines, from the end of the vertical sync to the start of the active video. This control is not available when composite or S-Video is being captured.

Black Level

At the beginning of each line the source must be sampled to measure the black level. This sample is used as a reference for determining the brightness of the pixels on the line. The Black Level control allows you to specify the position at which the black level of the signal is sampled. This control is not available when composite or S-Video is being captured.

Note: The Video Adjustment settings are not available when a DVI source is being captured.

Video Standard

Select the required video standard from those available in the drop down menu.

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Equalisation

When using the VisionDVI-DL the Equalisation function becomes available. The VisionDVI-DL supports longer input cable lengths (up to 20m). Use the Boost slider to increase signal strength for longer input cables.

Colour Adjustments

Brightness

The Brightness control allows you to brighten or darken the capture.

Contrast

The Contrast control allows you to alter the difference between the light parts of the capture and the dark parts of the capture.

Colour Domain

The Colour Domain control allows you to change the detected colour domain format for the capture input. In some instances the driver may incorrectly detect the colour space, the Colour Domain control enables you to override it.

Saturation

The Saturation control allows you to increase or decrease the saturation

Hue

The Hue control allows you to increase or decrease the hue. This is only available for NTSC captures.

Click on the Colour Balance… button to change the colour balance for the specified input connector. This function is only available when capturing analog sources.

Note: All Colour controls are the only ones available when a DVI source is being captured., The Red, Green and Blue controls are for RGB analog only.

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IP-Camera Input Settings

Accessing the IP-Camera Input Settings

The Input Settings sheet allows you to control which input is used to display the source shown in the window. It also displays information about the source resolution for the currently selected IP-Camera.

Source

The source control specifies which input is used to display the source shown in the window. Select the name of the input from the drop down list.

When a new input is selected there may be a slight delay while the source is initialized. There will also be a further delay before the resolution information is displayed for the new source.

Resolution

These controls display information about the source resolution.

Width

The width specifies the horizontal resolution of the source.

Height

The height specifies the vertical resolution of the source.

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Colour Balance

The Colour Balance dialogue allows you to change the colour balance for an input connector.

All controls in this dialogue box are interactive so the changes you make will be seen when the next frame of data is displayed in the Vision window.

All Colours

The Brightness and Contrast controls alter the settings for all colours. These are the same as the Brightness and Contrast controls in the Vision Input Settings sheet.

Red

The red controls allow the brightness and contrast of the red part of the Vision signal to be adjusted a small amount relative to the over all brightness and contrast settings.

Green

The green controls allow the brightness and contrast of the green part of the Vision signal to be adjusted a small amount relative to the over all brightness and contrast settings.

Blue

The blue controls allow the brightness and contrast of the blue part of the Vision signal to be adjusted a small amount relative to the over all brightness and contrast settings.

Reset

The Reset button will set all the values to the default settings.

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Accessing Application Input Settings

There are various ways to access the Application Input Settings page, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application, with the Application window active, open the Window menu and select Input

Settings… from the list of options.

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the Application Window and click the right mouse button. Select Input Settings… from the list of options.

In the Wall Control-red application, if a window has been minimised an application icon will be displayed in the Wall Control-red application bar. Place the cursor over the application icon and right click the mouse button. Select Input

Settings… from the list of options.

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Application Input Settings

Select Input Settings with an Application window activated and the following dialogue is displayed.

When this dialogue is displayed, the application window is disabled preventing other users from modifying or closing it.

The dialogue displays the application currently selected and the command line arguments (if any) associated with the application.

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On Screen Display

Selecting On Screen Display from the Window Menu will display an on screen display dialogue relevant to the type of window currently active:

On Screen Display - Vision On Screen Display - IP-Camera

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Accessing On Screen Display

There are various ways to access the On Screen Display (OSD) properties sheet, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application with, a window active, open the Window menu and select On Screen Display… from the list of options.

In the displayed window, open the Window menu and select On Screen Display…

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the window and click the right mouse button. Select On Screen Display… from the list of options.

Place the cursor over the active window on the desktop, click the right mouse button and select On Screen Display… from the list of options.

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IP-Camera On Screen Display Properties

The On Screen Display sheet allows you to configure the On Screen Display in the IP-Camera window. Any changes made to the settings on the On Screen Display sheet take effect immediately.

If an IP-Camera window is opened without a source connected, any text entered in the On Screen Display dialogue is not displayed until a source has been connected.

Display Type

No on screen display

Disables the OSD function.

Simple Text

Select to insert the required text into the Simple Text edit box. When the Simple text option is selected, the Simple Text, Background, Margins and Alignment groups are displayed on the OSD sheet.

From File

Select to display an OSD bitmap. When the From file option is selected the Background, Margins and Alignment groups are displayed on the OSD sheet. Use the Browse button to select the bitmap image file (.bmp) from the file system of the Wall Control-red Server.

Scaling

Fixed size

When Fixed size is selected, the OSD is displayed at the same size regardless of the size of the window.

Scale with window

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When Scale with window is selected, the OSD is scaled up or down according to the size of the window.

Simple Text

To enter text for the OSD simply type the required message in the Simple Text edit box.

Variables

The Variables function is a means of displaying a changeable value in the title bar.

Line wrapping

With Line wrapping switched on, if a line of text does not fit between the margins, line breaks are inserted between words to produce shorter lines.

If Line wrapping is switched off, the text is displayed with the same spaces and line breaks as it has been entered.

Font

Select Font and the following dialogue is displayed:

Using the groups available, the characteristics of the font can be determined.

Background

Transparent

When Simple text is selected, the IP-Camera capture in the area behind the text is visible.

When From File is selected, the IP-Camera capture in the transparent colour parts of the bitmap image are visible. The transparent colour is chosen by selecting Colour… to the colour dialogue.

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The colour dialogue contains a scaled down version of the selected bitmap image file and controls with which to select the transparent colour. The colour can be selected by:

Clicking on a region within the scaled bitmap image.

Clicking on a colour from the basic colour palette.

Entering the hue, saturation and luma values into the HSL edit boxes.

Entering the red, green and blue values into the RGB edit boxes.

Opaque

When Simple text is selected, the area behind the text is displayed in a chosen colour. A range of colours are available by selecting Colour…

When From File is selected the entire bitmap image is displayed.

Margins

The margins define the area in which OSD is displayed.

If Scale with window is selected, the margins are measured in pixels of the source. If Fixed size is selected, the margins are measured in pixels of the interior of the IP-Camera window.

Any part of the OSD that falls outside the margins is not displayed.

Alignment

The alignment controls allow you to position the OSD within the margins.

Vertical

If you select Top, the top edge of the OSD will be displayed against the top margin.

If you select Centre, the centre of the OSD will be positioned half way between the top and bottom margins.

If you select Bottom, the bottom edge of the OSD will be displayed against the bottom margin.

Horizontal

If you select Left, the left edge of the OSD will be positioned against the left margin. For Simple Text each of the individual lines will be left aligned.

If you select Centre, the centre of the OSD will be positioned half way between the left and right margins. For Simple Text each of the individual lines will be centre justified.

If you select Right, the right edge of the OSD will be positioned against the right margin. For Simple Text each of the individual lines will be right aligned.

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Vision On Screen Display Properties

Accessing Vision On Screen Display.

The On Screen Display sheet allows you to configure the On Screen Display in the Vision window. Any changes made to the settings on the On Screen Display sheet take effect immediately.

If a Vision window is opened without a source connected, any text entered in the On Screen Display dialogue is not displayed until a source has been connected.

Display Type

No on screen display

Disables the OSD function.

Simple Text

Select to insert the required text into the Simple Text edit box. When the Simple text option is selected, the Simple Text, Background, Margins and Alignment groups are displayed on the OSD sheet.

From File

Scaling

Fixed size

When Fixed size is selected, the OSD is displayed at the same size regardless of the size of the window.

Scale with window

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When Scale with window is selected, the OSD is scaled up or down according to the size of the window.

Simple Text

To enter text for the OSD simply type the required message in the Simple Text edit box.

Variables

The Variables function is a means of displaying a changeable value in the title bar.

Line wrapping

With Line wrapping switched on, if a line of text does not fit between the margins, line breaks are inserted between words to produce shorter lines.

If Line wrapping is switched off, the text is displayed with the same spaces and line breaks as it has been entered.

Font

Select Font and the following dialogue is displayed:

Using the groups available, the characteristics of the font can be determined.

Background

Transparent

When Simple text is selected, the Vision capture in the area behind the text is visible.

When From File is selected, the Vision capture in the transparent colour parts of the bitmap image are visible. The transparent colour is chosen by selecting Colour… to the colour dialogue.

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The colour dialogue contains a scaled down version of the selected bitmap image file and controls with which to select the transparent colour. The colour can be selected by:

Clicking on a region within the scaled bitmap image.

Clicking on a colour from the basic colour palette.

Entering the hue, saturation and luma values into the HSL edit boxes.

Entering the red, green and blue values into the RGB edit boxes.

Opaque

When Simple text is selected, the area behind the text is displayed in a chosen colour. A range of colours are available by selecting Colour…

When From File is selected the entire bitmap image is displayed.

Margins

The margins define the area in which OSD is displayed.

If Scale with window is selected, the margins are measured in pixels of the source. If Fixed size is selected, the margins are measured in pixels of the interior of the Vision window.

Any part of the OSD that falls outside the margins is not displayed.

Alignment

The alignment controls allow you to position the OSD within the margins.

Vertical

If you select Top, the top edge of the OSD will be displayed against the top margin.

If you select Centre, the centre of the OSD will be positioned half way between the top and bottom margins.

If you select Bottom, the bottom edge of the OSD will be displayed against the bottom margin.

Horizontal

If you select Left, the left edge of the OSD will be positioned against the left margin. For Simple Text each of the individual lines will be left aligned.

If you select Centre, the centre of the OSD will be positioned half way between the left and right margins. For Simple Text each of the individual lines will be centre justified.

If you select Right, the right edge of the OSD will be positioned against the right margin. For Simple Text each of the individual lines will be right aligned.

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Accessing Split into Sub-Windows

There are various ways to access the Split into Sub Windows page, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application, with a Vision window active, open the Window menu and select Split into SubWindows.

In the displayed Vision window, open the Window menu and select Split into Sub-Windows

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the Vision window and click the right mouse button. Select Split into Sub-Windows from the list of options.

Place the cursor over the active Vision window on the desktop, click the right mouse button and select Split into SubWindows from the list of options.

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Split into Sub-Windows

Accessing the Split into Sub-Windows dialogue

The Split into Sub-Windows function only applies to Vision windows.

Select Split into Sub-Windows and the following dialogue is displayed:

The Split into Sub-Windows dialogue is used to divide an active Vision window into sub-windows. Each sub-window will display a cropped portion of the image that was shown in the original window. The sub-windows will all be the same size and will occupy the same total screen size and position as the window that is being split. Once a window has been split the subwindows will replace the original window and the split operation cannot be undone.

Cropping restrictions may result in pixel loss for certain input resolutions and split topologies.

The Split into Sub-Windows dialogue has the following groups:

Sub-Window Topology

Split Windows

Split Window Options

Preview

Sub-Window Topology

The Sub-Windows topology group allows you to select the number of sub-windows that will be created when the window is split. The number of sub-windows can be between two and sixteen. However, the maximum number of split-windows may be limited by the size of the window being split. The minimum sub-window size is 160x120 pixels. Therefore, in order to split a window into sixteen sub-windows then the size of the window being split must be at least 640x480 pixels. Use the horizontal and vertical window edit boxes to select the desired sub-window topology.

Split Windows

The Split Windows group allows you to select the caption names and preset filenames for the sub-windows. The preset

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filenames are used to save each sub-window as an individual template called a preset. These presets can subsequently be used in Wall Control-red to create an instance of the sub-window.

Window Number

The Window number drop down list allows you to select a specific sub-window. The Caption and Preset filename edit boxes may then be used to set the desired caption and filename for the respective sub-window. When All is selected then any changes to the Caption and Preset filename edit boxes will be applied to all of the sub-windows.

Caption

The Caption edit box is used to change the name in the title bar of the selected Vision sub-window(s).

Preset filenames

The Preset filename edit box will only be enabled if the Save as preset-windows checkbox is selected.

Split Window Options

The Split Window Options allow you to select whether existing Vision windows are closed or saved as presets when the window has been split.

Close existing input windows

If selected, other displayed Vision windows from the same input will automatically close when the window is split. Vision windows from other inputs are not affected.

By default, Close existing input windows is not selected.

Save as preset-windows

If selected then the sub-windows will be saved as Wall Control-red preset files when the window is split.

By default, Save as preset-window is selected.

Once all options have been selected, click OK to split into sub-windows.

Preview

The preview frame displays an image showing how the window will look after it is split into sub-windows.

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Carousel Settings

Selecting Carousel Settings from the Windows menu will display the Carousel Settings dialogue relevant to the type of window currently active:

Vision Carousel Settings

IP-Camera Carousel Settings

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Accessing Carousel

There are various ways to access the Carousel Properties page, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application, with the application window active, open the Window menu and select Carousel

Properties from the list of options.

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the Application Window and click the right mouse button. Select Carousel Properties from the list of options.

Properties from the list of options.

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Vision Carousel Settings

The Carousel Settings sheet allows you to define a number of inputs which the window will cycle through allowing you to view each in turn. The inputs to be used are defined by creating a Display List. Each entry in the list can be viewed for a specified duration and with different cropping rectangle. Once a Carousel Display List has been created, starting the Carousel causes the Vision window to automatically cycle through the list of inputs.

To configure the Carousel properties for a Vision window, right click on the active window and select Carousel Properties and the following dialogue is displayed:

When the Carousel Settings dialogue is displayed, the Vision window is disabled, preventing other users from modifying or closing it.

The Carousel Settings dialogue has the following groups:

Input Selection

Cropping

Carousel Display List

Input Selection

Using the Input drop down menu, select the required input source. Its display time may be adjusted in one second intervals using the Duration time control. The minimum display time is one second and the maximum is one day. The default setting is one minute.

Cropping

The cropping controls allow you to select a rectangular region from the input signal to be displayed in the OEM_VISION_TAG window. The Top and Left controls specify the position of the cropping rectangle relative to the top-left corner of the input signal. The Width and Height controls specify the size of the cropping rectangle. The On radio button must be selected for these values to be implemented. Selecting Off will ignore the cropping rectangle and display the raw input signal.

If the source is VGA, the Overscan radio button can be selected. Overscan automatically configures the best cropping values

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for displaying the full input signal.

Carousel Display List

When the input, duration and cropping have been selected, click Insert to place the input on the Carousel Display List. The list displays the input label, the duration of the display and the cropping details.

To remove an input from the display list, select the input and click on Remove. To change the display parameters, for example increase the duration, select the input from the list and amend the duration to the required time. Once changes to the input have been made click on Update to update the list.

Note: Modifying an input will not affect the Display List until the Update button has been clicked.

When the list of displays has been compiled the order in which they are displayed can be changed by selecting an input and using the up/down arrows to alter its position within the list.

By default, each input will be displayed for the specified duration regardless of whether a signal is present. To exclude disconnected inputs from being displayed in the Vision window, select Skip disconnected inputs checkbox. This will cause the carousel to automatically advance to the next valid input.

When the Carousel list has been defined, click Start to commence the display sequence.

Whilst the Carousel is active, the Carousel Properties dialogue will become disabled and the Start button will change to Stop. To stop the carousel from running, click Stop and the dialogue will be re-enabled.

Note, when the Carousel is active, both the Carousel and Input Properties dialogues are disabled.

Saving Carousel settings in a Layout or Preset file

The 'Save Layout' and 'Save Preset' operations will store any defined Carousel settings , including the start/stop status to file. When loading a layout or preset file containing a window with a Carousel input list, the window will automatically switch to the first input in the list and then start or stop the Carousel according to its status at the time the file was saved.

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IP-Camera Carousel Settings

The Carousel Settings sheet allows you to define a number of inputs which the window will cycle through allowing you to view each in turn. The inputs to be used are defined by creating a Display List, each entry in the list can be viewed for a specified duration. Once a Carousel Display List has been created, starting the Carousel causes the IP-Camera window to automatically cycle through the list of inputs.

To configure the Carousel properties for a IP-Camera window, right click on the active window and select Carousel Properties and the following dialogue is displayed:

When the Carousel Settings dialogue is displayed, the IP-Camera window is disabled, preventing other users from modifying or closing it.

The Carousel Settings dialogue has the following groups:

Input Selection

Carousel Display List

Input Selection

Carousel Display List

When the input and duration have been selected, click Insert to place the input on the Carousel Display List. The list displays the input label, the duration of the display.

Note: Modifying an input will not affect the Display List until the Update button has been clicked.

When the list of displays has been compiled the order in which they are displayed can be changed by selecting an input and

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using the up/down arrows to alter its position within the list.

When the Carousel list has been defined, click Start to commence the display sequence.

Note, when the Carousel is active, both the Carousel and Input Properties dialogues are disabled.

Saving Carousel settings in a Layout file

The Save Layout operation will store any defined Carousel settings , including the start/stop status to file. When loading a layout file containing a window with a Carousel input list, the window will automatically switch to the first input in the list and then start or stop the Carousel according to its status at the time the file was saved.

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Accessing Audio Settings

There are various ways to access the Audio Settings page, select from the following:

In the Wall Control-red application, with a Vision window active, open the Window menu and select Audio Settings.

In the displayed Vision window, open the Window menu and select Audio Settings

In the Wall Control-red application, place the cursor over the representation of the Vision window and click the right mouse button. Select Audio Settings from the list of options.

Place the cursor over the active Vision window on the desktop, click the right mouse button and select Audio Settings from the list of options.

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Audio Settings

The Audio Settings dialogue allows you to control the audio sources associated with a specific Visionwindow. All the controls within the dialogue are interactive; therefore any changes made are shown when the next frame is displayed in the window.

There are two groups of Audio dialogue in the Vision application; analogue and digital. If line out is not available, the line out control will not appear. If no audio input is available, the audio settings group will be disabled and unavailable; all other controls will be removed from the dialogue.

Analogue Dialogue

Digital Dialogue

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Audio Settings

Enable audio for current window

When Enable audio for current window selected is checked, an audio stream for the active window will open. An indication of the stream will appear in the Windows Mixer which is available in the Windows Operating System taskbar (small speaker icon). When disabled, the stream will be closed and removed from the Windows Mixer.

Mute window when not active

When Mute window when not active is checked, the application applies a software mute to any audio stream where the window is not active. The audio stream will still be active and will still appear in the Windows Mixer.

Reset

The Reset button will reset the hardware to its default settings. As this is a hardware device, setting it will apply to all windows sharing audio on the input.

Sample Rate

The Sample Rate box displays the sample rate currently selected by the Windows Mixer. This can be changed using the Advanced Properties tab in the Windows Mixer settings. To access the Advanced Properties, right click on the speaker icon on the right of the Windows taskbar, select Playback devices, right click on Speakers and select Properties.

Channel Left / Right

This is a visual display of the audio levels for the current window.

Line Out

Mute

Select to mute the line out in hardware.

Gain

Use the slide bar to control the gain applied by the hardware. Units are measured in dB.

Source

The Source determines whether the line out is from the digital or analogue input on the card.

Line out is only available to the user when an audio module device is fitted via a ribbon cable to the Vision capture card. The line out source for multiple input streamed devices is restricted to a maximum of two sources. The first output is analogue audio,

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available via the attached audio module, the second output is the first available digital device physically sharing the composite video device bridge on the PCIe bus.

Analogue

Unbalanced Input

Mute Input

Select Mute Input to mute the selected input in hardware.

Gain

Use the slide bar to control the gain applied by the hardware. Units are measured in dB.

Balanced Input

Select Mute Input to mute the selected input in hardware.

Boost 20dB

Selecting Boost 20dB will boost the gain applied to the balanced input by 20dB.

Gain

Use the slide bar to control the gain applied by the hardware. Units are measured in dB.

Output Mixer

Mute Input

Select Mute Input to mute the selected input in hardware.

Gain

Use the slide bar to control the gain applied by the hardware. Units are measured in dB.

Digital

Mute Input

Select Mute Input to mute the selected input in hardware.

Stereo Pair

The drop down menu allows the user to select a digital channel stereo pair (left/right) available on the source, for example a language selection.

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Datapath Wall Control User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Overview

Installation

Hardware Compatibility

IP-Camera

Networking

Security Policy

Operating System Configuration

Network Authentication

Menu Options

File Menu

Open

Connect

Disconnect

Recent Files

Exit

New Menu

Application

DGCPlay

Picture.exe

Microsoft PowerPoint®

Layout Menu

Create Guide

Define Grid

Clear Guide

Clear all Guides

Snap Sensitivity

Window Menu

Restore

Move

Size

Minimise and Maximise

Close

Windows

Window Properties

Accessing Window Properties

Accessing Application Properties

How to Re-size a Window

How to Re-position a Window

Input Settings

Colour Balance

Accessing Application Input Settings

On Screen Display

Accessing Split into Sub-Windows

Split into Sub-Windows

Carousel Settings

Accessing Carousel

Accessing Audio Settings

Audio Settings