EXtron Annotator User Manual

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Annotator

Annotation Graphics Processor

68-1661-01

Rev. Ax2

09 09

PRELIMINARY

Precautions

Safety Instructions • English

This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment.

This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock.

Caution

Read Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.

Retain Instructions • The safety instructions should be kept for future reference.

Follow Warnings • Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the equipment or in the user

information.

Avoid Attachments • Do not use tools or attachments that are not recommended by the equipment

manufacturer because they may be hazardous.

Consignes de Sécurité • Français

Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur que la documentation fournie avec le matériel contient des instructions importantes concernant l’exploitation et la maintenance (réparation).

Ce symbole sert à avertir l’utilisateur de la présence dans le boîtier de l’appareil de tensions dangereuses non isolées posant des risques d’électrocution.

Attention

Lire les instructions• Prendre connaissance de toutes les consignes de sécurité et d’exploitation avant

d’utiliser le matériel.

Conserver les instructions• Ranger les consignes de sécurité aﬁn de pouvoir les consulter à l’avenir.

Respecter les avertissements • Observer tous les avertissements et consignes marqués sur le matériel ou

présentés dans la documentation utilisateur.

Eviter les pièces de xation • Ne pas utiliser de pièces de ﬁxation ni d’outils non recommandés par le

fabricant du matériel car cela risquerait de poser certains dangers.

Sicherheitsanleitungen • Deutsch

Dies es Symbol soll dem Benut zer in der im Liefer umfang ent haltenen Dokumentation besonders wichtige Hinweise zur Bedienung und Wartung (Instandhaltung) geben.

Dieses Symbol soll den Benutzer darauf aufmerksam machen, daß im Inneren des Gehäuses dieses Produktes gefährliche Spannungen, die nicht isoliert sind und die einen elektrischen Schock verursachen können, herrschen.

Achtung

Lesen der Anleitungen • Bevor Sie das Gerät zum ersten Mal verwenden, sollten Sie alle Sicherheits-und

Bedienungsanleitungen genau durchlesen und verstehen.

Aufbewahren der Anleitungen • Die Hinweise zur elektrischen Sicherheit des Produktes sollten Sie

aufbewahren, damit Sie im Bedarfsfall darauf zurückgreifen können.

Befolgen der Warnhinweise • Befolgen Sie alle Warnhinweise und Anleitungen auf dem Gerät oder in der

Benutzerdokumentation.

Keine Zusatzgeräte • Verwenden Sie keine Werkzeuge oder Zusatzgeräte, die nicht ausdrücklich vom

Hersteller empfohlen wurden, da diese eine Gefahrenquelle darstellen können.

Warning

Power sources • This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This

equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety feature, do not attempt to bypass or disable it.

Power disconnection • To remove power from the equipment safely, remove all power cords from the rear of

the equipment, or the desktop power module (if detachable), or from the power source receptacle (wall plug).

Power cord protection • Power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be stepped on or pinched by

items placed upon or against them.

Servicing • Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. To

prevent the risk of shock, do not attempt to service this equipment yourself because opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.

Slots and openings • If the equipment has slots or holes in the enclosure, these are provided to prevent

overheating of sensitive components inside. These openings must never be blocked by other objects.

Lithium battery • There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace it only with the

same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Avertissement

Alimentations• Ne faire fonctionner ce matériel qu’avec la source d’alimentation indiquée sur l’appareil. Ce

matériel doit être utilisé avec une alimentation principale comportant un ﬁl de terre (neutre). Le troisième contact (de mise à la terre) constitue un dispositif de sécurité : n’essayez pas de la contourner ni de la désactiver.

Déconnexion de l’alimentation• Pour mettre le matériel hors tension sans danger, déconnectez tous les cordons

d’alimentation de l’arrière de l’appareil ou du module d’alimentation de bureau (s’il est amovible) ou encore de la prise secteur.

Protection du cordon d’alimentation • Acheminer les cordons d’alimentation de manière à ce que personne ne

risque de marcher dessus et à ce qu’ils ne soient pas écrasés ou pincés par des objets.

Réparation-maintenance • Faire exécuter toutes les interventions de réparation-maintenance par un technicien

qualiﬁé. Aucun des éléments internes ne peut être réparé par l’utilisateur. Aﬁn d’éviter tout danger d’électrocution, l’utilisateur ne doit pas essayer de procéder lui-même à ces opérations car l’ouverture ou le retrait des couvercles risquent de l’exposer à de hautes tensions et autres dangers.

Fentes et orices • Si le boîtier de l’appareil comporte des fentes ou des oriﬁces, ceux-ci servent à empêcher

les composants internes sensibles de surchauffer. Ces ouvertures ne doivent jamais être bloquées par des objets.

Lithium Batterie • Il a danger d’explosion s’ll y a remplacment incorrect de la batterie. Remplacer uniquement

avec une batterie du meme type ou d’un ype equivalent recommande par le constructeur. Mettre au reut les batteries usagees conformement aux instructions du fabricant.

Vorsicht

Stromquellen • Dieses Gerät sollte nur über die auf dem Produkt angegebene Stromquelle betrieben werden.

Dieses Gerät wurde für eine Verwendung mit einer Hauptstromleitung mit einem geerdeten (neutralen) Leiter konzipiert. Der dritte Kontakt ist für einen Erdanschluß, und stellt eine Sicherheitsfunktion dar. Diese sollte nicht umgangen oder außer Betrieb gesetzt werden.

Stromunterbrechung • Um das Gerät auf sichere Weise vom Netz zu trennen, sollten Sie alle Netzkabel

aus der Rückseite des Gerätes, aus der externen Stomversorgung (falls dies möglich ist) oder aus der Wandsteckdose ziehen.

Schutz des Netzkabels • Netzkabel sollten stets so verlegt werden, daß sie nicht im Weg liegen und niemand

darauf treten kann oder Objekte darauf- oder unmittelbar dagegengestellt werden können.

Wartung • Alle Wartungsmaßnahmen sollten nur von qualiziertem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden.

Die internen Komponenten des Gerätes sind wartungsfrei. Zur Vermeidung eines elektrischen Schocks versuchen Sie in keinem Fall, dieses Gerät selbst öffnen, da beim Entfernen der Abdeckungen die Gefahr eines elektrischen Schlags und/oder andere Gefahren bestehen.

Schlitze und Öffnungen • Wenn das Gerät Schlitze oder Löcher im Gehäuse aufweist, dienen diese zur

Vermeidung einer Überhitzung der empndlichen Teile im Inneren. Diese Öffnungen dürfen niemals von

anderen Objekten blockiert werden.

Litium-Batterie • Explosionsgefahr, falls die Batterie nicht richtig ersetzt wird. Ersetzen Sie verbrauchte

Batterien nur durch den gleichen oder einen vergleichbaren Batterietyp, der auch vom Hersteller empfohlen wird. Entsorgen Sie verbrauchte Batterien bitte gemäß den Herstelleranweisungen.

PRELIMINARY

Instrucciones de seguridad • Español

Este símbolo se utiliza para advertir al usuario sobre instrucciones importantes de operación y mantenimiento (o cambio de partes) que se desean destacar en el contenido de la documentación suministrada con los equipos.

Este símbolo se utiliza para advertir al usuario sobre la presencia de elementos con voltaje peligroso sin protección aislante, que puedan encontrarse dentro de la caja o alojamiento del producto, y que puedan representar riesgo de electrocución.

Precaucion

Leer las instrucciones • Leer y analizar todas las instrucciones de operación y seguridad, antes de usar el

equipo.

Conservar las instrucciones • Conservar las instrucciones de seguridad para futura consulta.

Obedecer las advertencias • Todas las advertencias e instrucciones marcadas en el equipo o en la

documentación del usuario, deben ser obedecidas.

Evitar el uso de accesorios • No usar herramientas o accesorios que no sean especiﬁcamente recomendados

por el fabricante, ya que podrian implicar riesgos.

安全须知 • 中文

这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中有重要的操作和维护说明。

这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴露的危险电压，有触电危险。

注意

阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理解所有安全和使用说明。保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使用。遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安全和操作说明。避免追加 • 不要使用该产品厂商没有推荐的工具或追加设备，以避免危险。

Advertencia

Alimentación eléctrica • Este equipo debe conectarse únicamente a la fuente/tipo de alimentación eléctrica

indicada en el mismo. La alimentación eléctrica de este equipo debe provenir de un sistema de distribución general con conductor neutro a tierra. La tercera pata (puesta a tierra) es una medida de seguridad, no puentearia ni eliminaria.

Desconexión de alimentación eléctrica • Para desconectar con seguridad la acometida de alimentación eléctrica

al equipo, desenchufar todos los cables de alimentación en el panel trasero del equipo, o desenchufar el módulo de alimentación (si fuera independiente), o desenchufar el cable del receptáculo de la pared.

Protección del cables de alimentación • Los cables de alimentación eléctrica se deben instalar en lugares donde

no sean pisados ni apretados por objetos que se puedan apoyar sobre ellos.

Reparaciones/mantenimiento • Solicitar siempre los servicios técnicos de personal calicado. En el interior no

hay partes a las que el usuario deba acceder. Para evitar riesgo de electrocución, no intentar personalmente la reparación/mantenimiento de este equipo, ya que al abrir o extraer las tapas puede quedar expuesto a voltajes peligrosos u otros riesgos.

Ranuras y aberturas • Si el equipo posee ranuras o oriﬁcios en su caja/alojamiento, es para evitar el

sobrecalientamiento de componentes internos sensibles. Estas aberturas nunca se deben obstruir con otros

objetos.

Batería de litio • Existe riesgo de explosión si esta batería se coloca en la posición incorrecta. Cambiar esta

batería únicamente con el mismo tipo (o su equivalente) recomendado por el fabricante. Desachar las baterías usadas siguiendo las instrucciones del fabricante.

警告

电源 • 该设备只能使用产品上标明的电源。设备必须使用有地线的供电系统供电。第三条线

（地线）是安全设施，不能不用或跳过。

拔掉电源 • 为安全地从设备拔掉电源，请拔掉所有设备后或桌面电源的电源线，或任何接到市

电系统的电源线。

电源线保护 • 妥善布线，避免被踩踏，或重物挤压。维护 • 所有维修必须由认证的维修人员进行。设备内部没有用户可以更换的零件。为避免出现

触电危险不要自己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。

通风孔 • 有些设备机壳上有通风槽或孔，它们是用来防止机内敏感元件过热。不要用任何东

西挡住通风孔。

锂电池 • 不正确的更换电池会有爆炸的危险。必须使用与厂家推荐的相同或相近型号的电池。

按照生产厂的建议处理废弃电池。

声明

所使用电源为 A 级产品，在生活环境中，该产品可能会造成无线电干扰。在这种情况下，可能需要用户对其干扰采取切实可行的措施。

FCC Class A Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The Class A limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to ensure compliance with FCC emissions limits.

For more information on safety guidelines, regulatory compliances,

EMI/EMF compliance, accessibility, and related topics, click here.

PRELIMINARY

Table of Contents

Chapter One • Introduction ......................................................................................................1-1

About this Manual .....................................................................................................................1-2

About the Annotator ............................................................................................................... 1-2

Denitions ......................................................................................................................................1-3

Features ............................................................................................................................................1-4

Chapter Two • Installation ........................................................................................................2-1

U/L Safety Requirements .......................................................................................................2-2

Important safety instructions .................................................................................................. 2-2

Mounting the Annotator .......................................................................................................2-3

Tabletop placement .................................................................................................................. 2-3

UL guidelines for rack mounted devices ...............................................................................2-3

Rack mounting ..........................................................................................................................2-3

Rear Panel Features and Connections ...........................................................................2-4

Power and video input connections .......................................................................................2-4

Output, user interface, and control connections .................................................................2-5

Installation and cabling ............................................................................................................2-6

Powering Up .................................................................................................................................. 2-6

Default display cycle ................................................................................................................. 2-7

Resetting the Unit with the Reset Button .................................................................. 2-7

Chapter Three • Front Panel Operation ............................................................................ 3-1

Front Panel Overview .............................................................................................................. 3-2

Switching Inputs ......................................................................................................................... 3-3

Button Backlighting .................................................................................................................. 3-3

The Annotator Menu System ..............................................................................................3-4

Overview of menus ............................................................................................................ 3-4

User Presets .......................................................................................................................... 3-4

Input Conﬁguration ............................................................................................................3-4

Output Conﬁguration .........................................................................................................3-4

Advanced Conﬁguration .....................................................................................................3-4

View Comm Settings ...........................................................................................................3-4

Edit Comm Settings (hidden) .............................................................................................. 3-4

Exit menu .............................................................................................................................3-4

Scan Converter Conﬁguration ............................................................................................3-4

Using the menus ................................................................................................................ 3-5

User presets ........................................................................................................................ 3-6

Save a user preset ................................................................................................................ 3-6

Recall a user preset ..............................................................................................................3-6

Input Conﬁguration ................................................................................................................. 3-6

Output Conﬁguration ..............................................................................................................3-7

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Advanced conﬁguration ..........................................................................................................3-9

View comm settings ................................................................................................................ 3-10

Edit comm settings ..................................................................................................................3-10

Exit Menu .................................................................................................................................3-10

Scan converter conﬁguration ................................................................................................3-11

Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes) ...............................................3-11

Enabling or disabling Executive mode 1 from the front panel ..................................... 3-11

Setting up the Annotator to work with a Matrix Switcher ..........................3-12

Chapter Four • On Screen Annotation .............................................................................. 4-1

RS-232 Driver Conguration ...............................................................................................4-2

USB Driver Conguration .....................................................................................................4-2

Touchscreen Calibration ......................................................................................................... 4-2

Annotation Overview .............................................................................................................. 4-2

Default annotation buttons ....................................................................................................4-2

PRELIMINARY

Chapter Five • SIS™ Programmer’s Guide ....................................................................... 5-1

RS-232/RS-422 Link .....................................................................................................................5-2

Ethernet (LAN) Port ..................................................................................................................5-2

Ethernet connection ................................................................................................................. 5-2

Default IP addresses .................................................................................................................. 5-2

Establishing a connection ........................................................................................................5-2

Connection timeouts ......................................................................................................... 5-3

Number of connections

Using verbose mode .................................................................................................................5-3

............................................................................................................5-3

Host-to-Processor Instructions ...........................................................................................5-3

Processor-Initiated Messages .............................................................................................5-3

Processor Error Responses .................................................................................................... 5-4

Using the Command/Response Table for SIS Commands ..................................5-4

Symbol deﬁnitions ....................................................................................................................5-4

Command/Response Table for SIS Commands .........................................................5-8

Chapter Six • Annotator Software.......................................................................................6-1

Installing and Starting the Signal Processor Products

Control Program .........................................................................................................................6-2

Installing the program .............................................................................................................6-2

Starting the program ................................................................................................................6-2

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Using the Program ..................................................................................................................... 6-3

Orientation ................................................................................................................................6-3

Control program menus ........................................................................................................... 6-4

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File menu .............................................................................................................................6-4

Options menu ......................................................................................................................6-4

Tools menu ........................................................................................................................... 6-5

Help menu ...........................................................................................................................6-8

Control tab .................................................................................................................................6-9

I/O Conﬁguration tab .............................................................................................................6-10

Advanced Settings tab ...........................................................................................................6-11

Scan Converter tab ..................................................................................................................6-12

Image Capture tab .................................................................................................................. 6-12

Font tab ....................................................................................................................................6-13

Status bar .................................................................................................................................6-13

Chapter 7 • HTML Operation ..................................................................................................... 7-1

Accessing the Web Pages ...................................................................................................... 7-2

System Status Page ..................................................................................................................7-3

Conguration Pages ................................................................................................................. 7-4

System Settings page ........................................................................................................ 7-4

IP Settings ﬁelds ..................................................................................................................7-4

Unit Name ﬁeld .............................................................................................................. 7-5

DHCP radio buttons ....................................................................................................... 7-5

IP Address ﬁeld ..............................................................................................................7-5

Gateway IP Address ﬁeld ............................................................................................... 7-5

Subnet Mask ﬁeld .......................................................................................................... 7-5

MAC Address ﬁeld .........................................................................................................7-5

Firmware ﬁeld ................................................................................................................7-5

Model ﬁeld .....................................................................................................................7-5

Part Number ﬁeld ..........................................................................................................7-5

Date/Time Settings ﬁelds .........................................................................................................7-6

Scaler Settings page .................................................................................................................. 7-7

Input conﬁguration .......................................................................................................7-7

Output conﬁguration .................................................................................................... 7-8

Advanced conﬁguration ................................................................................................ 7-8

Passwords page .........................................................................................................................7-9

Firmware Upgrade page ........................................................................................................ 7-10

PRELIMINARY

File Management Page .........................................................................................................7-12

Uploading ﬁles ........................................................................................................................7-12

Adding a directory .................................................................................................................. 7-13

Other ﬁle management activities .........................................................................................7-13

Control Pages ..............................................................................................................................7-14

User Control page ................................................................................................................... 7-14

Presets page ............................................................................................................................. 7-15

PIP page ....................................................................................................................................7-15

Images Page ................................................................................................................................7-16

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Appendix A • Reference Information ............................................................................... A-1

Specications — Annotator ................................................................................................ A-2

Part Numbers, Cables, and Accessories ....................................................................... A-5

Included parts ........................................................................................................................... A-5

Cables ......................................................................................................................................... A-5

Optional I/O boards ................................................................................................................. A-5

Appendix B • Ethernet Connection .....................................................................................B-1

Ethernet Link ................................................................................................................................B-2

Ethernet connection .................................................................................................................B-2

Default address .........................................................................................................................B-2

Ping to determine Extron IP address ..................................................................................B-3

Ping to determine Web IP address .....................................................................................B-3

Connect as a Telnet client ........................................................................................................B-3

Telnet tips ...................................................................................................................................B-4

Connecting to an Annotator (Open command) ................................................................B-4

Escape character and Esc key ..............................................................................................B-4

Local echo ............................................................................................................................B-5

Set carriage return-line feed...............................................................................................B-5

Closing the link to the switcher ..........................................................................................B-5

Help ......................................................................................................................................B-5

Exiting Telnet (Quit command) ...........................................................................................B-5

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Subnetting — A Primer ...........................................................................................................B-5

Gateways ....................................................................................................................................B-5

Local and remote devices .........................................................................................................B-6

IP addresses and octets .............................................................................................................B-6

Subnet masks and octets ..........................................................................................................B-6

Determining whether devices are on the same subnet ......................................................B-6

All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners.

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Annotator

Chapter One

Introduction

About this Manual

About the Annotator

Deﬁnitions

Features

PRELIMINARY

Introduction

50/60Hz

100-240V .5A MAX

RS-232

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

USB

RESET

LAN

RGB/R-Y,Y,B-Y

R/ R-Y

B/ B-Y

V S

G/ Y

HDSDI/ SDI

RGB/R-Y, Y, B-Y

4 5 7

R/ R-Y

G/Y VID

H/HV V

CR-Y

B/C B-Y

B-Y /C

VID /Y

O U T P U T S

I N P U T S

DVI-D

MTP

DVI OUT

Mouse

Keyboard

Extron Annotator

Annotation Graphics Processor

Annotator Touchscreen

Projector

DVD

Video Conference Codec

Laptop

About this Manual

This manual contains installation, conﬁguration, and operating information for the Extron Annotator. It covers conﬁguring and operating the device using the front panel controls and Simple Instruction Set (SIS

the displayed image. It also describes how to load and start up the Windows®-

based Signal Processing Products Control Program (SPPCP) and how to connect to

the built-in HTML pages, for operating the processor.

About the Annotator

The Extron Annotator, Annotation Graphics Processor, is a scaling product that

allows a presenter to draw, point, or type on video or computer source outputs using a touch panel, mouse, or keyboard.

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) commands, and how to annotate

PRELIMINARY

Figure 1-1 — Typical Annotator application

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Annotator • Introduction

Denitions

The following terms are used throughout this manual:

EDID — Extended Display Identication Data. A communications protocol or

instruction set developed by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association)

for the identiﬁcation of display devices to computers using the DDC (Display Data Channel) transmission standard.

DVI — Digital Visual Interface. The digital video connectivity standard that was

developed by DDWG (Digital Display Working Group). This connection

standard offers two different connectors: one with 24 pins that handles digital video signals only, and one with 29 pins that handles both digital and analog video. This standard uses TDMS (Transition Minimized Differential Signal)

from Silicon Image and DDC (Display Data Channel) from VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association). DVI-D is a DVI connector that supports digital signals only, and DVI-I supports both digital and analog signals.

SDI — Serial Digital Interface. The standard based on a 270 Mbps transfer rate.

This is a 10-bit, scrambled, polarity independent interface with common

scrambling for both component ITU-R 601 and composite digital video and

four channels of embedded digital audio.

HD-SDI — High-denition version of SDI specied in SMPTE 292M. This

standard transmits audio and video over a single coaxial cable with a data

rate of 1.485 Gbit/second.

Preset — A conﬁguration that has been stored, allowing the setup and recall of

recurring I/O conﬁgurations using either the front panel, RS-232/422, or Ethernet control.

Input: Up to 128 input presets (individual I/O congurations) may be saved

and recalled. An input preset is a user-deﬁned set of input and picture control settings that can be saved for each source within a system so that they can be recalled whenever the source is active. Input presets can be recalled on any input that supports the saved input’s video format. This type of preset saves speciﬁc settings for size, centering, contrast, brightness,

detail, zoom, and input conguration. Unlike user presets, input presets save

parameters that can be recalled only on the source that was active when the preset was saved.

User: Up to 16 user presets per input are available. A user preset saves specic settings for color, brightness, detail, size, and centering. User presets

are used when a shortcut is needed to quickly recall a group of settings that

relate to the current content or current input. Each input has it’s own set of 16 user presets.

Auto Memory — The automatic saving and recall of input and picture controls for

signals that have been previously applied.

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Features

Real time annotations over high resolution PC and video graphics — This allows

a presenter to draw, point, or add text in real time over live video and computervideo presentations.

Inputs: Two RGB or HD component video on 15-pin HD connectors; congurable

input on BNCs for RGB, HD component video, S-video, or composite video; component video, S-video, or composite video on BNCs; S-video or composite video on BNCs; DVI-D; and optional SDI/HD-SDI.

Outputs: Simultaneous scaled outputs as RGB or HD component video on BNCs,

15-pin HD, and Extron MTP twisted pair output; optional fourth output for DVID, HD-SDI, or scan-converted component video, S-video, or composite video.

Conﬁgurable Preview and Program outputs — The outputs can be conﬁgured as

separate Preview and Program outputs. The Preview output allows a presenter

or system operator to view the annotation GUI, while the audience sees the

video and annotation through the Program outputs. This can also be used by the system operator to preview annotations before making them live.

Hardware-based graphics and video processing — The Annotator features a fully

hardware-based system architecture designed to deliver the performance and operational reliability essential for mission-critical applications.

Intuitive graphical user interface — A user friendly on-screen display enables

quick and easy annotation. Essential annotation tools are available for drawing

freehand or straight lines, adding rectangular or elliptical shapes, typing in text, highlighting an area of an image, and pointing to an object on-screen. Customizing options are available for text and graphics including point size and color.

Integrated seven-input presentation switcher — The Annotator allows for

switching between DVI, RGBHV, component video, and S-video or composite video sources. An input for SDI/HD-SDI is available as an option.

Auto input format detection — Each input can be set to detect the incoming signal

format, automatically reconﬁguring itself to provide the appropriate decoding and signal processing. This feature can reduce the number of required outputs for a device, lowering system cost while improving manageability.

RGB, HDTV, and video scaling — RGB computer-video, high denition video, and

standard deﬁnition video sources can be scaled to the desired output resolution.

RGB upscaling and downscaling — The Annotator features an advanced

scaling engine with high quality upscaling and downscaling of high resolution computer-video signals.

Compatibility with popular touchscreen displays — The Annotator supports

touchscreen displays from third-party manufacturers and also can be used with a standard keyboard and mouse.

Optional SDI/HD-SDI input — SDI or HD-SDI signals from cameras or other

professional video equipment can easily be integrated into presentations with the

optional SDI/HD-SDI input board.

Four simultaneous annotated video outputs — Two high resolution RGB or

component video outputs are available, as well as Extron MTP twisted pair and an optional output that can be congured as DVI, HD-SDI, or scan-converted

video.

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Extron MTP twisted pair output — This provides built-in transmission of RGB or

component video signals over twisted pair cables for long distance transmission

to a remote display. A compatible Extron MTP Series twisted pair receiver is

required.

Optional DVI, HD-SDI, or scan-converted output — A ﬂexible output expansion

port which can be populated to support optional DVI, HD-SDI, or scan converter

output boards. These boards serve as a third Program output and offer additional system capabilities, such as recording or digital signal transmission.

Output rates — A total of 81 output rates are available, including computer-video

rates up to 1920x1200, and HDTV rates up to 1080p/60 Hz.

Image freeze control — A live image can be frozen using the annotation GUI, the

freeze button on the front panel, or through RS-232 serial control and IP Link

Ethernet control.

Image capture — A snapshot of the live video output, including annotations, can

be captured and stored as a BMP le on the Annotator or downloaded to a PC for

archiving.

Auto-Image™ — Using the annotation GUI or the front panel, the sizing, centering,

and ﬁltering can be automatically adjusted to optimize the output image.

Auto Input Memory — When activated, the Annotator automatically stores size,

position, and picture settings based on the incoming signal. When the same

signal is detected again, these image settings are automatically recalled from memory.

EDID emulation — The Annotator provides a means for specifying the rate of the

incoming DVI or VGA signal through the RS-232 serial port. EDID emulation

allows proper communication with the video source.

Glitch-free switching — Switching is glitch-free between RGB and video inputs

with selectable cut or fade to black transitions. Presentations can be enhanced by eliminating distracting visual jumps, glitches, and distortion commonly seen when switching between computer and video sources.

PIP - picture-in-picture — Allows a video source to be displayed within an RGB

image, or vice versa, with dynamic, fully adjustable window positioning for the PIP window. PIP mode is available through RS-232 serial control or IP Link

Ethernet control.

Picture controls for brightness, contrast, color, tint, detail, and horizontal and

vertical positioning, sizing, and zoom. Sixteen memory presets are available for each input to store all image settings.

Aspect ratio conversion — Any video input can be adjusted horizontally and

vertically to meet a speciﬁc aspect ratio requirement. Alternatively, the input

aspect ratio may be specied as 4:3 or 16:9 and xed.

Front panel security lockout — This locks out all front panel functions except for

input selection; all functions however, are available through RS-232 control.

Automatic 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown detection — Advanced ﬁlm mode processing

techniques help maximize image detail and sharpness for NTSC, PAL, and

HDTV 1080i sources that originated from lm.

Motion adaptive 1080i to 1080p deinterlacing — High performance deinterlacing

for 1080i signals from HD sources including broadcasts and Blu-ray

optimized image quality through advanced motion compensation.

Quad standard video decoding — This uses a digital, four-line adaptive comb ﬁlter

to decode NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, and SECAM video for integration into

systems worldwide.

Disc™, allows

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Introduction, cont’d

IP Link Ethernet monitoring and control — An IP integration technology

developed by Extron. IP Link enables the Annotator to be controlled and proactively monitored over a LAN, WAN, or the Internet.

RS-232 serial control port — Using serial commands, the Annotator can be

controlled and congured via the Extron Windows-based control program (SPPCP), or integrated into third-party control systems. Extron products use

the SIS (Simple Instruction Set) command protocol, a set of basic ASCII code commands that allow for quick and easy programming.

Rack-mountable 1U, full rack width, metal enclosure Internal universal power supply — The 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, international

power supply provides worldwide power compatibility.

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Annotator

Chapter Two

Installation

U/L Safety Requirements

Mounting the Annotator

Rear Panel Features and Connections

Powering Up

Resetting the Unit with the Reset Button

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Installation, cont’d

Installation

UL/Safety Requirements

The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) requirements listed below pertain to the safe installation and operation of this Annotation Graphics Processor.

Important safety instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the

manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves,

or other apparatus (including ampliﬁers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug. A

polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at

plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the

manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long

periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel. Servicing is required when

the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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Rack Mount Bracket

Mounting the Annotator

If the Annotator is to be rack mounted, it is important to mount it before cabling it. Four rubber feet are included with the unit. Install the feet only if the unit is to be mounted on a table top (see “Tabletop placement” below).

Tabletop placement

For tabletop placement, install the self-adhesive rubber feet/pads (provided) onto the four corners of the bottom of the device.

UL guidelines for rack mounted devices

The following Underwriters Laboratories (UL) guidelines pertain to the safe

installation of the Annotator in a rack.

. Elevated operating ambient temperature — If installed in a closed or multi-unit

rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature. Therefore, install the device in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature

(Tma = +122 °F, +50 °C) specied by Extron.

2. Reduced air ﬂow — Install the equipment in a rack so that the amount of air ﬂow

required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

3. Mechanical loading — Mount the equipment in the rack so that a hazardous

condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading.

4. Circuit overloading — Connect the equipment to the supply circuit and consider

the effect that circuit overloading might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

5. Reliable earthing (grounding) — Maintain reliable grounding of rack-

mounted equipment. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (e.g., use of power strips).

Rack mounting

To rack mount the Annotator, insert screws under each opposite corner of the unit and secure it to the the rack (see ﬁgure 2-1).

Figure 2-1 — Mounting the Annotator

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Installation, cont’d

50/60 Hz

100-240V 2A

RGB/R-Y, Y, B-Y

LAN

USB

RS-232

R-Y R/

B-Y B/

R/ R-Y

B-Y

G/Y VID

G/YB/

B-Y

B/C B-Y

H/HV

VID

LORES OUT

R-Y

Y/ G

HDSDI/SDI

I N P U T S

O U T P U T S

RS-232

RESET

MOUSE

KEYBOARD

RGB/R-Y,Y,B-Y

VID

MTP

DVI-D

RGB/R-Y,Y,B-Y

Component Video (Y, R-Y, B-Y)

R-Y

B-Y

VID

Composite Video

S-video (YC)

R-Y

B-Y

VID

R-Y

B-Y

VID

Composite Video

S-video (YC)

VID

Rear Panel Features and Connections

Figure 2-2 — Annotator rear panel features

a AC power connector j (Optional) output card (scan converter shown) b RGB/HD VGA connectors (inputs 1 and 2) k MTP twisted pair output connector c Universal connectors (input 3) l PS/2 mouse port d Component/S-video/composite BNC connectors (input 4) m PS/2 keyboard port e S-video/composite BNC connectors (input 5) n USB A ports f DVI connector (input 6) o RJ-45 Ethernet LAN connector g (Optional) HD-SDI connector (input 7) p 9-pin RS-232 connectors h RGB/HD YUV BNC ouput connectors q Reset button and LED i RGB/HD VGA output connector

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Power and video input connections

AC power connector — After connecting all input and output cables, plug a

standard IEC power cord from a 100 to 240 VAC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz power source

into this receptacle.

RGB/HD VGA connectors (inputs 1 and 2) — Connect high resolution

computer-video input signals to either of the two 15-pin HD connectors.

Universal connectors (input 3) — Connect high resolution computer-video

input signals to this group of female BNC connectors.

Composite/S-video/component BNC connectors (input 4) — Connect

composite video, S-video, and component video signals. Connect cables as shown below.

S-video/composite video BNC connectors (input 5) — Connect S-video or

composite video input signals to this pair of female BNC connectors. Connect

cables as shown below.

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RGBHV

/R-Y

/B-Y

/R-Y

RGBS/ RGBcvS video

/B-Y

R /R-YG/Y

B-Y

RGsB/Component Video

(Y, R-Y, B-Y)

H/ HV

DVI-D

DVI-D connector (input 6) — Connect a high resolution

input signal to this DVI-D connector.

Optional input board (HD-SDI with BNC’s shown) connector (input 7)

— Connect an appropriate input to the optional board connector.

Output, user interface, and control connections

RGB/HD YUV BNC connectors — Connect a display to these for RGB, or HD

YUV component output.

RGB/HD 15-pin VGA connector — Connect a display to this for RGB or HD

component video output.

Optional output card (scan converter with BNC connectors shown) —

Connect a display to this for composite, S-video, or component video output.

MTP output — Connect a mini twisted pair receiver to this port

PS/2 mouse port — Connect a PS/2 mouse to this port for annotation use.

Keyboard port — Connect a Microsoft® compatible keyboard to this port for

annotation use.

USB A ports — Connect up to two touch panel devices (or a USB mouse and

keyboard) to these ports.

LAN Ethernet port — Connect the Annotator to an Ethernet LAN or WAN

via this RJ-45 connector. Ethernet control allows the operator to control the processor from a remote location. When connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN, the device can be accessed and operated from a computer running a standard Internet browser. The Link LED lights green when the Annotator is connected to an Ethernet LAN, and the Act LED ickers amber, indicating

data transmission as the devices communicate.

Do not use standard telephone cables, as they do not support Ethernet or Fast

Ethernet. See Appendix B for correct cabling.

Do not stretch or bend cables. Transmission errors can occur.

See chapter 5, “SIS Programmer’s Guide”, for deﬁnitions of the SIS commands

and chapter 6, “Annotator Software” to install and use the control software.

Remote (RS-232) 9-pin ports — These connectors provides for two-way

RS-232 communication. See chapters 5 and 6 for information on how to install

and use the control software and SIS commands.

The default protocol is 9600 baud, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no ow control.

Ethernet connection indicators — The LEDs marked “Link” and “Act”

indicate the status of the Ethernet connection.

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Installation, cont’d

Installation and cabling

Step 1 — Mount the unit

Turn off or disconnect all equipment power sources and rack mount the

Annotator. See page 2-3.

Step 2 — Connect inputs

Connect inputs from video and/or audio sources to the applicable connectors

marked “Inputs” (see page 2-4,

Step 3 — Connect outputs

Connect audio and video output devices to the applicable I/O board connectors

Step 4 — Connect user interface devices

PS2 mouse and keyboard ports — Connect a mouse and/or a keyboard for

Step 5 — Connect touch panel devices

USB A ports — Connect a touch panel device as desired.

Step 6 — Connect control devices

LAN Ethernet port — Connect to an Ethernet LAN or WAN via this RJ-45

Remote ports — For serial RS-232 or RS-422 control, connect a host computer or

Step 7 — Connect power

AC power connector — Plug in a standard IEC power cord from a 100 to 240 VAC,

See Appendix B for input and output cabling and connector details.

marked “Outputs” (see page 2-4,

annotation use.

connector

browser. See Appendix B for network cable termination method. Ethernet connection indicator LEDs marked indicate the status of the Ethernet connection. The green LED lights when connected to an Ethernet LAN, and the amber LED

ﬂickers as the devices communicate.

control system via the 9-pin D connector

• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit • no parity • 8 data bits • no ow control.

50 - 60 Hz power source into this receptacle

b to g for connector types).

h to k for connector types).

to control the processor from a remote location, using a PC’s Internet

Do not use standard telephone cables, as they do not support Ethernet or Fast Ethernet. Do not stretch or bend cables as transmission errors could occur.

p. RS-232 protocol (default values):

See chapter 5, “SIS Programmer’s Guide” for deﬁnitions of the SIS commands. See chapter 6, “Annotator Software” to install and use the control software.

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RESET

Release, then immediately press and release again. Reset LED flashes in confirmation.

Modes 3, 4, and 5

Press and hold the Reset button.

Mode 1

Reset LED flashes once, twice, or three times.

Press and hold for 3, 6, or 9 seconds.

Apply Power

RESET

Release Reset button.

10 sec.

3 sec.

Apply

Power

Extron

Annotator v 1.xx

1 sec.

2 sec.

Default Display Cycle

Input #2

60.0kHz 75.0Hz

1024x768 60.0Hz

Output Rate

The input and output rates shown in the default display cycle may differ, depending on the type of video signal active

Menu and Next

buttons

remain lit.

All buttons flash

in sequence

(green, red, then amber).

1 sec.

All input buttons

flash consecutively

(amber).

1 sec.

Last active input

buttons remains lit.

= unlit

= lit

= flashing

Key

Powering Up

When applying power to the Annotator, the unit undergoes a start-up self testing

sequence (see image below) and then the LCD displays the default display cycle.

Default display cycle

When in use but not in any menu mode, the LCD screen defaults to cycling through

the input/output conﬁguration currently installed. The displayed content may vary, depending on the input video signal type. See ﬁgure 2-3 for a typical default display cycle.

Figure 2-3 — Typical Default Cycle

The default display cycle shows the output rate and the refresh rates for the currently selected input.

Resetting the Unit with the Reset Button

There are four reset modes (numbered 1, 3, 4, and 5 for the sake of comparison

with Extron IPL products) that you can access by pressing the Reset button on the

rear panel. The Reset button is recessed, so use a pointed stylus, ballpoint pen, or

Extron Tweeker to press it. See the table on the next page for a summary of the

reset modes.

C Review the reset modes carefully. Using the wrong reset mode may result

in unintended loss of ﬂash memory programming, port reassignment, or processor reboot.

N The reset modes listed in the table close all open IP and Telnet connections and

close all sockets. Also, each mode is a separate function, not a continuation from mode 1 to mode 5.

Figure 2-4 — Resetting the Annotator

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Installation, cont’d

PRELIMINARY

After a mode 1 reset is performed, update the Annotators’s ﬁrmware to the latest

version. Do not operate the ﬁrmware version that results from the mode 1 reset. If you want to use the factory default ﬁrmware, you must upload that version again.

If you do not want to update ﬁrmware, or you performed a mode 1 reset by mistake, cycle power to the device to return to the ﬁrmware version that was running before the mode 1 reset. Use the 0Q SIS command to conﬁrm that the factory default ﬁrmware is no longer running (look for the asterisk [*] following the version number).

Reset Mode Comparison Summary

Mode Activation Result Notes

Hold down the recessed

Reset button while applying power to the unit.

Hold down the Reset button

for about 3 seconds, until

the Reset LED blinks once.

Then, within 1 second, press Reset again brieﬂy (for less than 1 second).

Hold down the Reset button for about 6 seconds, until the Reset LED has blinked

twice (once at 3 seconds,

once at 6 seconds). Then,

within 1 second, press Reset brieﬂy (for less than 1 second).

Hold down the Reset button

for about 9 seconds, until

the Reset LED has blinked

three times (once at 3

seconds, once at 6 sec., once

at 9 seconds). Then, within 1 second, press Reset brieﬂy (for less than 1 second).

Mode 1 causes the unit to revert to the factory default

rmware. Event scripting does not start if the unit is

powered on in this mode. All user ﬁles and settings (drivers, audio adjustments, IP settings, etc.) are maintained.

Mode 3 turns events on or off. During resetting, the Reset

LED ashes 2 times if events are starting; 3 times if events

are stopping.

Mode 4 does the following:

• Enables ARP capability.

• Sets the IP address back to factory default.

• Sets the subnet back to factory default.

• Sets the default gateway address back to the factory

default.

• Sets port mapping back to factory default.

• Turns DHCP off.

• Turns all events off. The Reset LED ashes 4 times in quick succession during

reset.

Mode 5 performs a complete reset to factory defaults (except the ﬁrmware).

• Does everything mode 4 does.

• Resets everything that was set via the Real Time

Adjustments part of the control program: all video settings and miscellaneous options.

• Resets all IP options.

• Removes/clears all les from the processor. The Reset LED ashes 4 times in quick succession during

the reset.

Use mode 1

to remove a version of ﬁrmware if incompatibility issues arise.

Events must

be turned on if you want to change IP settings or scheduling.

Mode 4 enables you to set IP address information using ARP and the MAC address.

Mode 5 is useful if you want to start over with control software conﬁguration and uploading, and to replace events.

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Annotator

Chapter Three

Front Panel Operation

Front Panel Overview

Switching Inputs

Button Backlighting

The Annotator Menu System

Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)

PRELIMINARY

Setting up the Annotator to Work with a Matrix Switcher

Front Panel Operation

ANNOTATOR

ANNOTATION GRAPHICS PROCESSOR

ADJUST

DETAIL

ZOOM

/PAN

BRIGHT

/CONT

COLOR

/TINT

SIZE

POSITION

UNDO

/CLEAR

CAPTURE

/RECALL

AUTO

IMAGE

FREEZE

6 754321

INPUTS

6 7

6 feet

Sleeve (Gnd)

Ring

Tip

9-pin D Connection TRS Plug

Pin 2 Computer's RX line Tip Pin 3 Computer's TX line Ring Pin 5 Computer's signal ground Sleeve

Front Panel Operation

Front Panel Overview

Figure 3-1 — Front panel features

Front panel conﬁguration port — Connect a control system or computer to this

(RS-232) port, using an optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS-232 cable, part 70-335-01 (see below). RS-232 protocol (default values):

• 9600 baud • 1 stop bit • no parity • 8 data bits • no ow control

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Annotator • Front Panel Operation

Figure 3-2 — Front 2.5 mm port conﬁguration cable, part 70-335-01

Input selection buttons — Select/switch inputs and indicate which input is

active.

Special function buttons — These four buttons are:

• Undo/Clear — Allows a reversal of up to seven of the last annotation points or clears selected annotations.

See chapter 4 for an overview of image annotation.

• Auto Image— Allows auto image adjustment on the selected input.

• Capture/Recall — Allows the capture and saving of the current image,

or the recall of a saved image.

• Freeze — Allows the current displayed image to be frozen or unfrozen as desired.

Picture control buttons — These six buttons are:

• Size — Allows adjustment to the displayed image size.

• Bright/Cont — Allows adjustment of the brightness and contrast settings

for the displayed image.

• Detail — Allows adjustment of the detail (sharpness) settings for the displayed image.

• Position — Allows horizontal and/or vertical position adjustment of the displayed image.

• Color/Tint — Allows adjustment of the color and tint settings for the displayed image.

• Zoom/Pan — Allows displayed image to be zoomed in or out, or panned horizontally and/or vertically.

The above adjustments are made using either or both Adjust knobs.

LCD display — This LCD screen displays two rows of menu, control response,

and conﬁguration text.

Menu navigation buttons — These two buttons give access to menu

commands. See “The Annotator Menu System” section in this chapter.

Menu button — This button, always lit amber, gives direct access to a series

of ﬁve menus.

Next button — This button, always lit amber, allows page changes within

each one of the menus, and to exit the menu cycle.

Adjust knobs — These two knobs are used with the picture control buttons and

the menu navigation buttons to adjust settings.

Switching Inputs

To switch inputs, simply press the desired input button. The button lights amber with an active video signal. If the output is conﬁgured correctly for the display device, the image changes to the new input. An inactive signal gives no image.

Button Backlighting

The buttons can be backlit a dimmed amber.

To turn the backlighting on or off, press and hold the Bright/Cont and Color/Tint

buttons simultaneously until the buttons become lit or unlit.

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3-3

Front Panel Operation, cont’d

User

Presets

Output

Configuration

Exit Menu

Press NEXT

View Comm

Settings

Advanced

Configuration

Input

Configuration

Scan Converter

Configuration

Optional

Front Panel Operation

The Annotator Menu System

The Annotator can be congured using the menu system, via the Extron Simple

Instruction Set (SIS™) of commands through an RS-232 or LAN connected PC, or via

the Extron software program, SPPCP.

The Annotator has six front panel conguration menus: User Presets, Input Conguration, Output Conguration, Advanced Conguration, View Comm Settings. A hidden menu (Edit Comm Settings) is also accessible

board is installed a scan converter conﬁguration menu becomes available.

Overview of menus

User Presets

This menu allows the user to save the current image settings to a preset number

(1-16), and recall any saved preset to become the current image settings. Each input

has sixteen user selectable presets.

Input Conguration

This menu allows conﬁguration of the following setting for any selected input:

Input type, Film detection, vertical and horizontal start points, pixel phase, the

number of total and active pixels and the number of active lines, DVI input and EDID rate (see EDID tables on page 3-6).

For SIS commands and SPPCP conﬁguration methods see chapters 5 and 6.

. If the optional Scan Converter

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Output Conguration

This menu allows conﬁguration of the following settings for the active output:

Resolution and Refresh rate (see table on page 3-6), Output Type, and Sync Polarity

(where applicable).

Advanced Conguration

This menu allows advanced conﬁguration of the following Annotator settings:

Auto Image, Auto Memories, Input EDID, RGB Delay, Switch Effect, Test Pattern,

MTP Pre-Peaking, Internal Temp (view only), Calibrate Panels, and Reset to Factory defaults.

View Comm Settings

This menu allows the user to view the following serial and IP settings for the unit:

Serial port baud rate, MAC address, DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) setting, IP address, Subnet Mask address, and Gateway address

These settings can not be edited from within this menu. See next section.

Edit Comm Settings (hidden)

To display and enter this menu, press and hold the Detail and Color/Tint buttons simultaneously and then press Next. The hidden menu appears.

This menu allows the user to edit the following serial and IP settings:

Serial port baud rate, DHCP mode, IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address.

Exit Menu

At this menu pressing Next exits the Menu system and returns to the default cycle.

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Scan Converter Conguration

This menu, displayed only when the optional scan-converter board is installed, allows the user to conﬁgure the settings for scan-converted outputs.

Annotator • Front Panel Operation

Input

Configuration

Input #x RGB

Rotate to select video input type.

Input #x

Film Detect On

Rotate to turn Film Detect on or off.

Input #x

Vert Start 128

Rotate to adjust Ver tical Start value.

Input #x

Horz Start 128

Rotate to adjust Horizontal Start value.

Input #x

Pixel Phase 28

Rotate to adjust Pixel Phase value.

Input #x

Total Pix *2200

Rotate to adjust Total Pixel value (* = default).

Input #x

Active Pixels *1920

Rotate to adjust Active Pixels value (* = default).

Input #x

Active Lns *1080

Rotate to adjust Active Lines value (* = default).

User

Presets

<NA>

Recall Preset

Rotate either to select a preset to recall settings.

<02>

Save Preset

Rotate either to select a preset to save current settings to.

Output

Configuration

Rotate to adjust Resolution value Rotate to adjust Refresh rate

Resol 1024x768

Refresh 60.00Hz

Output Type

RGBHV

Sync Polarity

H Neg V Pos

Rotate either to adjust Output type value

Rotate either to adjust Sync Polarity values

Advanced

Configuration

Auto Image

Input #x Off

Rotate to turn Auto Image mode On or Off

Auto Memories

Serial Port

9600 RS232

DHCP Mode

MAC Address 005A6003C24

This is set at the factory and cannot be changed in “Edit Comm Settings” menu.

IP Address

192.168.254.254

Gateway Address

000.000.000.000

Subnet Mask

255.255.000.000

View Comm

Settings

Exit Menu

Press NEXT

Rotate either to turn Auto Memories On or Off

Rotate either to adjust RGB Delay value

Switch Effect

Dissolve

MTP Pre-Peaking

Off

Test Pattern

Color bars

Rotate either to change Test Pattern

Rotate either to turn MTP Pre-Peaking On or Off

Rotate either to change Switch Effect

Internal temp

96 F 35 C

Reset to Factory

Press Detail

Calibrate Panels

Press size

Indicates Internal temperature (not adjustable)

Press Size to callibrate panel sizes

Press Detail to reset unit to factory settings

RGB Delay

0.5 Seconds

Serial Port

9600 RS232

Edit Comm

Settings

Rotate to select RS-232 or RS-422 mode. Rotate to change baud rate.

DHCP Mode

<On>

Rotate either to turn DHCP mode On or Off.

IP Address

<192>168.254.254

Gateway Address <000>000.000.000

Subnet Mask

<255>255.000.000

Rotate to select octet field. Rotate to change address.

“Hidden” Menu *

Input EDID

1024x768 60.0Hz

Rotate either to adjust EDID values

H Size V

2048 2048

Scan Converter

Settings

Rotate to adjust H value. Rotate to adjust H value.

Output Format

S-video/Comp

Output Standard

NTSC

Flicker Filter

H Center V

2048 2048

Rotate to adjust H value. Rotate to adjust H value.

Rotate either to select output format.

Rotate either to select output standard.

H Filter

Encoder Filter

Rotate either to select output standard.

Optional I/O Board Menu **

*N To activate the hidden menu “Edit Comms”, press and hold Detail and Color/Tint buttons simultaneously, then press Next.

**N The Scan Coverter Settings menu is only available when an optional Scan Converter I/O board is installed.

Using the menus

To conﬁgure the Annotator using any of the above menus, do the following:

1. Press the Menu button repeatedly to get to the desired conﬁguration menu.

2. Press the Next button repeatedly to go to the desired submenu.

3. The LCD shows the current values. Observe the LCD and rotate either (or

both) adjust knob to change the values as desired.

For individual menu details see the following pages.

Pressing the Menu button within any level takes the user back to the current top

level menu. Whilst within any menu if for approximately 25 seconds no buttons are pressed

or no adjust knobs rotated, the unit times out and returns to the default cycle.

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Front Panel Operation, cont’d

Save Preset

<N/A>

Recall Preset

<02>

Input #2

YUVp/HDTV

User presets

Within this menu up to 16 presets can be saved or recalled.

Save a user preset

1. From the default display cycle press Menu to enter the User Presets submenu.

2. Press Next twice to go to the Save Preset menu.

3. Rotate either front panel encoder to select a preset (1 to 16)

to save the current settings to Select <N/A> and press Next to move to the next submenu without saving.

4. Press Next to save the current image settings to the selected Preset number.

The Preset is saved and the LCD goes back to the top level User Preset menu.

Recall a user preset

1. From the default display cycle press Menu to enter the User Presets submenu.

2. Press Next to go to the Recall Preset menu.

3. Rotate either front panel adjust knobs ([{) to select a preset

4. Press the Next button. The Preset is recalled, the image changes to the

If an existing Preset is chosen to save to, the previous settings are overwritten in

favor of the new (current) settings.

(1 to 16) to recall as the current settings

Select <N/A> and press Next to move to the next submenu without recalling.

recalled settings and the LCD goes back to the top level User Preset menu.

. Default setting is <N/A>.

. Default setting is N/A.

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Input conguration

Within this menu any of the seven inputs can be congured. Each input has

different settings depending on the signal format. Consult the tables below for signal formats per input and possible adjustments per signal format.

To conﬁgure inputs:

1. From the top level Input Conﬁguration menu press the Next button to bring

up the input selection screen. The active input is displayed on the LCD with current signal format.

2. With the correct input displayed, rotate the right adjust knob ({) to change the

Input #1 Input #2 Input #3 Input #4 Input #5 Input #6 Input #7

*RGB *RGB *RGB *YUVi *S-Video *DVI *SDI

YUVp/HDTV YUVp/HDTV YUVp/HDTV S-Video Composite HD-SDI

Auto Detect Auto Detect RGBcvS Composite Auto Detect Auto Detect

If the input showing is not the one to be adjusted, press the

desired input button.

signal format (refer to table below for signal type per input).

YUVi Auto Detect

S-Video

Composite

Auto Detect

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Figure 3-3 — Signal formats per input (*= default value)

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Input #2

Horz Start 122

3. Press the Next button to go to the next setting. If necessary repeat pressing

Next until the desired level is attained. Refer to the table below for adjustable settings for each signal format.

Input Format RGB YUVp/

HDTV

Film Detect X X X X X X X

H Start X X

V Start X X

Pahse X X

Total Pixels X X

Active Pixels X X X X X X X

Active Lines X X X X X X X

Figure 3-4 — Adjustments possible per signal format

4. At the desired setting (for example, Horizontal Start on

input #2 with a YUVp/HDTV signal), rotate the right adjust

knob ({) to adjust the settings value as desired (here to 122).

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each setting as desired.

6. When complete press Menu once or Next repeatedly to return to the top level

menu. Alternatively, allow to time out to return to the default cycle.

RGBcvS YUVi S-vid SDI HD-SDI

Output conguration

Within this menu an outputs resolution, refresh rate, output signal type, and sync

polarity can be selected and adjusted. Refer to the table below for applicable resolution and refresh rates.

1. Press Next to bring up the Resolution submenu. In this submenu, the

resolution and refresh rate can be adjusted.

2. Rotate the left front panel encoder (

)

(

rotate the right encoder

There are 25 pre-installed output resolutions (see table on next page) to choose

from (640 x 480 at 50 Hz through 1080p and 2048x1080 at 60 Hz). The refresh rate is based on the resolution selected.

to adjust the refresh rate.

{

[) to adjust the resolution value, and

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See table on next page.

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Front Panel Operation, cont’d

Resolution 23.98 Hz 24 Hz 25 Hz 29.97 Hz 30 Hz 50 Hz 59.94 Hz *60 Hz 75 Hz

640x480 X X X

800x600 X X X

852x480 X X X

1024x768 X X X

1024x852 X X X

1024x1024 X X X

1280x768 X X X

1280x800 X X X

1280x1024 X X X

1360x765 X X X

1360x768 X X X

1365x768 X X X

1366x768 X X X

1365x1024 X X X

1440x900 X X X

1400x1050 X X

1680x1050 X X

1600x1200 X X

1920x1200 X X

480p X X

576p X

720p X X X X X X X X

1080i X X X

1080p X X X X X X X X X

2048x1080 X X X X X X X X X

Figure 3-5 — Output resolution/refresh rate table

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3. Press Next to enter the next submenu, Output Type. Within this submenu the

output signal type (RGBHV, RGsB, YUV Bi-Level, or YUV Tri-Level) can be

selected.

4. Rotate either front panel adjust knob ([{) to select the output signal type

5. Press Next to enter the next submenu, Sync Polarity. Within this submenu,

the Sync Polarity can be set (H- V-, H+ V-, H+ V+, or H- V+).

6. Rotate either front panel adjust knob ([{) to select the sync polarity N

An incorrect sync polarity setting will result in the loss of the output image.

7. Press Next or Menu to return to the Output Conﬁguration.

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Color Bars

Split Grayscale

4x4 Crosshatch

Alternating

Pixels

Crosshatch

1.78 Aspect

1.85 Aspect 2.35 Aspect

Crop

Ramp

White Field

1.33 Aspect

Safe Area 5% 10%

Auto Image

Input #2 On

Input EDID

1024x768 60.0Hz

Advanced conguration

Within this menu auto imaging and auto memory can be turned on or off, Input EDID can be set, RGB delay value adjusted, the switch effect chosen, a test pattern

selected to aid setting up the display, and the MTP pre-peaking turned on or off. In addition the internal temperature can be read, the size of the touch panel display can be calibrated, and the unit can reset to factory default settings.

1. Press Next to enter the ﬁrst sublevel, Auto Image. The

current active input and setting status is displayed.

2. With the applicable input showing, rotate the right adjust knob ({) to turn the

3. Press Next to enter the next sublevel, Auto Memory and rotate either adjust

4. Press Next to go to the next sub-level (Input EDID), or press Next repeatedly

For Test Pattern settings, the following are available:

None (default), Split Color Bars (8), Crosshatch 4x4, 32 Level Grayscale,

At any submenu, if the input is incorrect, press the desired input button, and

then proceed with the setting adjustment.

Auto Image on or off.

knob ([{) to turn the Auto Memory on or off.

to get to any applicable level. At each level, rotate the adjuster knobs (right only or both) as needed to change the settings to the desired value.

The Input EDID setting adjustment applies only to the VGA and DVI inputs.

Refer to ﬁgure 3-5 for resolution and refresh rate details.

For some settings (e.g., panel calibration) follow any on-screen instructions.

The internal temperature is a “read-only” screen. No adjustment is possible.

Ramp, Alternating Pixels, Whiteeld, Crop, 1.33 Aspect ratio, 1.78 Aspect ratio, 1.85 Aspect ratio, 2.35 Aspect ratio, Safe Area, Blue Mode.

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N The test patterns may vary based on the output rate selected. For example

if a 4:3 rate is selected, then the 4:3 crosshatch (32x24) and aspect ratio crop patterns appear. The raster border is independent of the aspect ratio, always surrounding the active area of the screen.

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Front Panel Operation, cont’d

If a touch panel screen is attached to the Annotator, the touch accuracy can be calibrated using the Calibrate Panels setting in the Advanced conﬁguration menu.

1. Within the Advanced conguration menu press Next repeatedly to cycle to

the Calibrate Panels submenu.

2. Press the Size button and observe the touch panel screen. A cross appears in the upper left corner. Tap the screen at the cross, and repeat at each cross.

3. After tapping the fourth cross, the unit saves the calibration data and restarts the sequence. Repeat the process for each connected touch screen.

4. Press any front panel button to exit the sequence and save the data.

View comm settings

Within this menu the current IP settings are only viewable. To make any adjustments the hidden “Edit Comm Settings menu must be accessed (see below).

1. Press Next to go through each sub-level to view the following: Serial port

2. Press Next or Menu to return to the View Comm Settings menu.

To enter the “hidden” Edit Comms menu, press and hold in the Detail and Color/Tint buttons simultaneously, and then press the Next button. The Edit

Comms menu appears.

See page 4-2 for detailed touchscreen setup instructions.

(baud rate and communication type), MAC address (cannot be changed

within the Edit Comm menu), DHCP status (on or off), IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway address.

PRELIMINARY

Edit comm settings

1. Press Next to go through each sublevel to edit the following: serial port

settings, DHCP (on or off), IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address.

2. At each level, use both adjust knobs to set new values as desired. For example

3. Press Next or Menu to exit the Edit Comm Settings menu, keeping the new

The hardware address (the MAC address) is hard coded and cannot be changed.

In edit mode the MAC address menu is not displayed.

rotate the left front panel Adjust knob ( 19200, 38400, or 115200), and rotate the right Adjust knob ( connection type (RS-232/RS-422).

For IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address settings, the left Adjust knob

moves between octets and the right Adjust knob changes the values.

Where already connected to a remote PC via LAN, changing the IP address can result in the loss of connection.

The device’s default IP address is 198.162.254.254.

settings.

Exit menu

Within this menu press Next to exit the menu system and return to the default

display cycle.

to adjust the baud rate (9600,

[)

) to select the

{

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Press and hold for about

2 seconds.

DETAIL

ZOOM

/PAN

BRIGHT

/CONT

COLOR

/TINT

SIZE

POSITION

Executive Mode

Enabled

Executive Mode

Disabled

LCD screen displays either

Scan converter conguration

This menu is available only when a scan converter board is installed.

Within this menu horizontal and vertical image size and centering can be

conﬁgured, output format and output standard chosen, and ﬂicker, horizontal, and encoder ﬁlters set.

1. Press Next to enter the ﬁrst sublevel, horizontal and vertical size. The current

settings are displayed. (2048 is the default setting)

2. Rotate the left front panel adjust knob (

)

(

to adjust the vertical value.

rotate the right adjust knob

{

3. Press Next to go the second sublevel, horizontal and vertical centering.

4. Rotate the left front panel adjust knob (

)

(

rotate the right adjust knob

to adjust the vertical value.

{

5. Press Next to go to the next sub-level (Output Format), or press Next

repeatedly to get to any level. At each level, rotate either adjuster knobs as needed to change the settings to the desired values: Output format (S-video/Comp, YUVi, or RGsB) Output Standard (NTSC or PAL)

Flicker, Horizontal, and Encoder lter values (0 to 3)

6. When complete press Menu once or Next repeatedly to return to the top level

menu. Alternatively, allow to time out to return to the default cycle.

[) to adjust the horizontal value, and

Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)

The Annotator has two levels of front panel security lock that limit the operation of the device from the front panel.

Executive mode 0 (disabled) — The front panel is fully unlocked. This is the default setting.

Executive mode 1 (enabled) — The front panel is locked except for input switching, video freeze, and auto image.

Executive mode 2 (enabled) — The front panel is completely locked. This mode can only be enabled and disabled using SIS commands. See chapter 5 SIS Commands for further details.

Enabling or disabling Executive mode 1 from the front panel

Figure 3-6 — Turning Executive mode on or off

If the Annotator is in Executive mode 0 (unlocked), this procedure selects mode 1

(locked).

If it is in Executive mode 1, this procedure selects mode 0 (unlocks the unit).

PRELIMINARY

When either Executive mode is enabled and a front panel action is attempted (other

than input switching, video freeze, and auto image), the LCD displays the status for 2 seconds.

Lock mode 1 can also be enabled or disabled by SIS commands. See chapter 5 for SIS commands.

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Front Panel Operation, cont’d

Document Camera

HD Tuner

Camera

Display

LAN

INPUTS

RESET

H SYNC

V SYNC

OUTPUTS

DVD/VCR

AV Tuner

Extron RGB 109xi

Interface

Extron CrossPoint 300 84 HV

Matrix Switcher

ANNOTATOR

ANNOTATION GRAPHICS PROCESSOR

ADJUST

INPUTS

CONFIG

DETAIL

ZOOM /PAN

BRIGHT /CONT

COLOR /TINT

SIZE

CENTER

AUTO IMAGE

FREEZE

UNDO /CLEAR

CAPTURE /RECALL

ANNOTATOR

ANNOTATION GRAPHICS PROCESSOR

ADJUST

INPUTS

CONFIG

DETAIL

ZOOM /PAN

BRIGHT /CONT

COLOR

/TINT

SIZE

CENTER

AUTO IMAGE

FREEZE

UNDO

/CLEAR

CAPTURE /RECALL

Extron Annotator

Annotation Graphics Processor

Extron Annotator

Annotation Graphics Processor

Setting up the Annotator to work with a Matrix Switcher

The Sync to Matrix tool is a powerful tool which can simplify the control system

necessary when using an Extron Matrix switcher and an Annotator.

The “Sync to Matrix” script can sense when a new tie that is made on the matrix is routed to the Annotator and automatically recalls the input preset associated with the input on the matrix switcher. The input preset recalls all the settings for the input including the signal format, input sampling settings, and picture controls.

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Figure 3-7 — Annotators connected to a Matrix switcher

To conﬁgure the input presets required using the Sync to Matrix tool, do the following:

1. Install and connect the Annotator as described in the chapter two of this manual, but connect the Annotator’s input 3 to one of the matrix switcher’s outputs.

2. Tie input 1 of the matrix switcher to whichever matrix switcher output is

Annotator • Front Panel Operation

Multiple Annotators can be connected to a single matrix switcher.

connected to input 3 of the Annotator (see ﬁgure 3-8).

Input 1

Input 6

Input 5

Input 4

Input 3

Input 2

Input 64

Output 1 Input 3

Output 6 Input 3

Output 5

Output 4

Output 3

Output 2 Input 3

Annotator #1

Annotator #6

(optional)

Annotator #2

(optional)

Output to display

Output 4

Output 3

Matrix Switcher

Figure 3-8 — Multiple Annotator’s connected to a Matrix switcher

3. On the Annotator, conﬁgure the input as follows: a). Switch to input 3 on the Annotator. b). Set the following input sampling settings as needed: signal type,

horizontal and vertical start, pixel phase, total pixels, active pixels, and active lines

Do not use auto detect setting for the input type when using input presets.

c). Set the following picture controls as needed: size, position, color, tint,

brightness, contrast, and detail.

d). Save the adjusted settings as input preset 1. Refer to chapter 5,

“Programmers Guide”, for the SIS commands to save the preset.

Each input preset must be saved with the same number as the input on the

matrix switcher. For Example, input 24 on the matrix will be associated with the input preset 24 on the Annotator.

e). Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each matrix input that is used on the Annotator.

4. Synchronize the Annotator to the matrix switcher as follows: a). Open the control program (SPPCP) and connect to the Annotator.

Connection must be via IP (not RS-232).

b). From the Tools menu, select Sync to

Matrix Switcher... . The Sync to Matrix

Switcher window opens

c). In the IP Address ﬁeld, enter the matrix

switcher’s IP address.

d). Click Connect to Matrix button. The

matrix switcher’s size is displayed.

e). From the drop-down menu next to

Annotator Input #3 select the matrix

output number that is connected to Input 3 on the Annotator. Click Take. The devices now sync.

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Annotator

Chapter Four

On Screen Annotation

RS-232 Driver Conﬁguration

USB Driver Conﬁguration

Touchscreen Calibration

Annotation Overview

PRELIMINARY

On Screen Annotation

The Extron Annotator is a high performance, hardware-based annotation processor

for video and computer-video sources. Annotating over motion video or still images is possible using common touchscreen panels, as well as any standard keyboard and/or mouse. The touchscreen panels can be connected by RS-232 or

USB hubs. A touchscreen device driver can be uploaded to ensure compatibility

with the Annotator. A number of touchscreen panels are supported. For a full list of compatible panels visit www.extron.com. Contact the Extron

HelpLine if the device you wish to use in not listed.

RS-232 driver conguration

RS-223 driver conﬁguration is possible using the Signal Processing Products Control Program. The Touch Screen Panel Conﬁguration option allows you to conﬁgure a touchpanel so that it can be used with the Annotator.

Using a NULL RS-232 cable only, connect the touchscreen to the Annotator via either of the two rear panel RS-232 comm ports.

To conﬁgure a touchpanel for use with the Annotator:

1. Open the SPPCP program on a connected PC

2. From the Tools menu, select RS-232 Touch Screen Panel Conﬁguration. This

opens the Touch Screen Conﬁguration window.

3. In the appropriate section, depending on which COM port has a touchpanel

connected, select the type of touchpanel from the drop-down list. This enables the Upload Driver button.

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Figure 5-1 — Touch Screen Conﬁguration screen

4. Click Upload Driver. This uploads the appropriate touchpanel driver

A dialog box indicates progress. The box closes when the driver has been uploaded.

To delete a driver from an attached touchpanel: Follow steps 1 and 2 above if necessary.

In the appropriate section, depending on which COM port has the touchpanel connected, click Delete Driver. This deletes the driver associated with the touchpanel.

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1 2 3 4

Annotator

USB #1

Hubs

USB driver conguration

Touch screen panels can be connected via the two rear panel USB ports. By daisy chaining USB hubs (3 per Annotator USB port) up to 20 devices can be connected.

For a full list of compatible panels visit www.extron.com.

A number of common touchpanels are automatically supported. A mix of size and vendor type can be connected, but unsupported devices may cause adverse affects.

The USB ports also support USB keyboards and mice. Before use, panel calibration is advised (see ”Touchscreen calibration” below). Using a suitable USB A cable, connect a touchscreen device or hubs to the either of

the two USB A ports on the rear panel of the Annotator.

Figure 5-1 — Connect USB hubs for multiple displays

Touchscreen calibration

If a touchscreen is attached to the Annotator, the touch accuracy should be calibrated using the Calibrate Panels setting in the Advanced conﬁguration menu.

Both RS-232 and USB connected touchscreens require calibration.

To calibrate a connected and powered-on panel, do the following:

1. Press the Menu button on the front panel of the Annotator repeatedly until reaching the Advanced Conﬁguration menu.

2. Within the Advanced conguration menu press Next repeatedly to cycle to

“Calibrate Panels Press Size”.

3. Press Size and observe the touchpanel screen. A cross appears in the upper left corner.

4. Tap the screen at the cross, which then moves to the top right corner.

5. Tap the second cross. This moves to the bottom right corner.

6. Tap the third cross. This moves to the bottom left corner.

7. Tap the fourth cross. The unit saves the calibration data and restarts the

sequence.

8. Repeat the process for each connected touchscreen.

9. Press any front panel button to exit the sequence and save the data.

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Figure 5-1 — Sequence of crosses for setting touch accuracy

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On Screen Annotation, cont’d

Annotation Overview

The Annotator's output has the capability to include a graphical tool bar which

is used for annotation. The tool bar can be enabled or disabled as desired. When

enabled, the tool bar is visible down the right side of the display and allows selection of the following:

Inputs selection, Pointer, Auto Image, Freehand, Line, Arrow, Rectangle Ellipse, Text, Highlighter, Size select, Eraser, Color, Fill, Undo, Redo, Clear, Tools; Capture, Freeze, Mute, Whiteboard, Spotlight, Zoom, and Pan.

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Figure 5-2 — Annotation menu examples

When clicking on the tool bar arrow

right side, and can be accessed through a touch screen, or by using a Microsoft® compatible mouse and/or keyboard attached to the rear PS/2 ports.

The tool bar disappears (hides) after a user-speciﬁed time-out. If the time-out is set to zero, the tool bar remains on-screen indeﬁnitely.

Default annotation buttons

Input selection — Selecting this button opens a pop-up

palette displaying the Annotator's six inputs. Selecting any input button switches the display to that input.

A seventh input button is also displayed if an optional HD-SDI card

is installed.

Pointer — Selecting this button changes the cursor to an

extra-large arrow of the currently selected color.

Auto-Image™ — On selection of this button, the unit performs an

auto image on the currently selected input. A secondary button appears to the left of the Auto Image button to conﬁrm the function has been completed.

, the tool bar slides in from the

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Freehand — Selecting this button allows the user to draw freely on the

display screen.

For Freehand, Line, Arrow, and Highlighter functions, the start point is where

the screen is touched (by ﬁnger or stylus), or where the cursor starts when holding down the primary mouse button. The ﬁnish point is where the stylus or ﬁnger is lifted from the screen, or at the point where the mouse button is released.

For all drawn annotations, line color and weight are adjustable.

Line — Selecting this button allows the user to create a straight line

between two points.

Arrow — Selecting this button allows the user to create a straight line

between two points with an arrow at the end point.

Rectangle — Selecting this button allows the user to create a rectangle

with edges parallel to the raster.

For Rectangle and Ellipse functions, the primary corner is where the screen is

ﬁrst touched (by ﬁnger or stylus), or where the cursor starts when holding down the primary mouse button. The opposite corner is where the stylus or ﬁnger is lifted from the screen, or at the point where the mouse button is released.

Unless the ﬁll option is selected, only the rectangle or ellipse outline is drawn.

Ellipse — Selecting this button allows the user to create an ellipse

between the primary and the opposite corners of a non-drawn rectangle.

Text — Selecting this button allows the user to create on-screen text with

a keyboard connected at the Annotator's rear PS2 port. Text insertion begins either at the mouse operated cursor point, or where the screen is touched. If no insertion point is deﬁned, then text is inserted at the previous active function's end point.

Highlighter — Selecting this button allows the user to highlight the

video information, not the annotation.

Size Select — Select this button to adjust size of text and/or line weight

(not linked), after selecting a drawing or text function, such as line, rectangle, or text. A secondary palette opens displaying either line weight or text point size depending on the active function. From the secondary palette select the desired size button. Functions this applies

to are Text, Line, Arrow, Freehand, Highlighter, Arrows, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Eraser.

Eraser size, text size, and line weight have discrete size settings.

Eraser — Select this to erase any (non saved) annotations on the screen.

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Color — Select this button to choose the color of any drawing function

(ﬁll or outline), text, or pointer color. On selection, a secondary palette opens with 16 color swatches. Select a color as desired. The active function now uses the selected color.

The current active color is shown on the Color button as the large swatch.

64 colors are deﬁnable via SIS Display) only shows 16 of the most common colors.

Fill — Selecting this button in conjunction with selecting the rectangle or

ellipse button, allows the user to draw a solid shape, ﬁlled with the currently selected color.

A drawn, unﬁlled shape cannot be ﬁlled afterwards, and vice versa.

™

commands, although the OSD (On Screen

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On Screen Annotation, cont’d

Undo — Selecting this allows the user to undo the last 7 completed

annotations or undo a Clear action.

A completed annotation is deﬁned by lifting the ﬁnger or stylus from the touch

screen, pressing the keyboard Enter key, or releasing the primary mouse button.

Redo — If selected while using the Undo function, it recreates the last

undone annotation.

Clear — Selecting this clears the screen of all unsaved annotations, and

can be undone with the Undo function.

Tools — Selecting the Tools button opens a secondary palette containing

the following advanced tools: Capture, Freeze, Mute, Whiteboard, Spotlight, Zoom, and Pan. On selection of any tool, the secondary

palette closes. To reopen the palette, click on the Tools button.

Capture — Select this to take a snapshot image of the current program

output, including annotations (but not any open OSD palettes). This captured image can be saved to the Annotator's memory for later recall.

Using SIS commands the Capture tool can be customized to send out an

unsolicited response, indicating an image is ready to be streamed directly to an external PC.

Freeze — Select this to freeze the live video. To unfreeze the video,

reselect this button or switch inputs.

Mute — Select this to mute the video input and display a black screen.

Annotations and menus are still visible. To unmute the video, reselect

the Mute button, or select the Whiteboard tool, or switch inputs.

Whiteboard — Select this to create a white canvas for annotations. No

input video image is visible. To remove the white canvas, reselect the

Whiteboard button, select mute, or switch inputs.

Spotlight — Select this to create an ellipse to focus on a speciﬁc area of

the screen, while the outer area's brightness is greatly reduced. The shape and size of the ellipse is adjustable by dragging the cursor while outside of it, to any point. The ellipse can be moved to any point by dragging the cursor while within the ellipse.

Zoom — Select this to zoom in to a specic area of the screen. Using the

cursor, create a rectangle at the desired area and the Annotator zooms in to view that area. If the boundaries of the area are beyond the zoom capabilities, then the view will not change. To zoom out draw a small rectangle (<100 pixels, ~1"x 1") and the normal view is restored.

Pan — Selecting this while in zoom mode, allows the user to move the

focus to a new area. Place the cursor on a zoomed image and drag to the desired area.

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Annotator

Chapter Five

SIS™ Programmer’s Guide

RS-2323/RS-422 Link

Ethernet (LAN) Port

Host-to-Processor Instructions

Processor-Initiated Messages

Processor Error Responses

PRELIMINARY

Using the Command/Response Tables for SIS commands

Command/Response Table for SIS Commands

SIS Programmer’s Guide

The Annotator can be operated and conﬁgured using Simple Instruction Set (SIS™) commands input via a PC connected to either of the processor’s serial ports or the

Ethernet port. See

RS-232/RS-422 Link

The Annotator has two rear ports and one front port that can be used for serial

control. All ports enable use of SIS commands and the Windows-based control

software. The default protocol for these ports is:

• 9600 baud, • 1 stop bit, • no parity, • no ow control, • 8-bit.

on pages 2-4 through 2-5 for connection details.

See

Ethernet (LAN) Port

The rear panel Ethernet connector on the unit can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN. Communications between the unit and the controlling device is via

Telnet (a TCP socket using port 23). The TCP port can be changed if necessary. This connection makes SIS control of the unit possible using a computer connected to

the same LAN or WAN. The SIS commands and behavior of the unit are identical

to that when communicating to it via RS-232.

Ethernet connection

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application. See Appendix B for

cable termination details.

o and p

on page 2-4, and Appendix B for wiring details.

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Default IP addresses

To access the Annotator via the Ethernet port, you need the Extron IP address and

may need the subnet mask and the gateway address. If the IP address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, the actual numeric IP

address can be determined using the ping (ICMP) utility (see Appendix B for more

details). If the addresses have not been changed, the factory-speciﬁed defaults are:

IP address: 192.168.254.254, subnet mask: 255.255.0.0, gateway address: 0.0.0.0

Establishing a connection

Establish a network connection to the processor as follows:

1. Open a TCP socket to port 23 using the processor’s IP address.

The processor responds with a copyright message including the date, the

2. If the processor is password protected, enter the appropriate administrator or

If the password is accepted, the processor responds with Login User or

If the password is not accepted, the Password prompt reappears.

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁed default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁeld.

name of the product, ﬁrmware version, part number, and the current date/ time.

If the processor is not password-protected, the device is ready to accept SIS

commands immediately after it sends the copyright message.

If the processor is password-protected, a password prompt appears below the

user password.

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Connection Timeouts

The Ethernet link times out after a designated period of time of no communications. By default, this timeout value is set to ve minutes but the value can be changed.

See the “Global congure IP port timeout” command on page 5-xx.

Extron recommends leaving the default timeout at ﬁve minutes and periodically

issuing the Query (Q) command to keep the connection active. If there are long idle periods, Extron recommends disconnecting the socket and reopening the connection when another command must be sent.

Number of connections

The Annotator can have up to 200 simultaneous TCP connections, including all http

sockets and Telnet connections. When the connection limit is reached, the processor

accepts no new connections until some have been closed. No error message or indication is given that the connection limit has been reached. To maximize performance of an IP Link device, the number of connections should stay low and unnecessary open sockets should be closed.

Using Verbose Mode

Telnet connections to the processor can be used to monitor for changes that occur on the processor, such as front panel operations and SIS commands from other Telnet sockets or a serial port. For a Telnet session to receive change notices from the processor, the Telnet session must be in verbose mode 1 or 3. See the Verbose

Mode command on page 5-xx. In verbose mode 1 or 3, the Telnet socket reports

changes in messages that resemble SIS command responses.

Host-to-Processor Instructions

SIS commands consist of one or more characters per command ﬁeld. They do not require any special characters to begin or end the command character sequence.

Each processor response to an SIS command ends with a carriage return and a line

feed (CR/LF = ]), which signals the end of the response character string. A string is one or more characters.

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Processor-Initiated Messages

When a local event such as a front panel operation occurs, the processor responds

by sending a message to the host. The processor-initiated messages are listed below.

With an RS-232/422 connection (upon power up):

With an Internet connection:

The processor initiates the copyright message when powered on or when

connection via Internet protocol (IP) is established. Vx.xx is the rmware version

number.

]

Password: The processor initiates the password message immediately after the copyright message when the controlling system is connected using TCP/IP or Telnet and the processor is password protected. The processor requires an administrator or user level password before performing the commands entered.

]

The processor initiates the login message when a correct administrator or user password has been entered. If the user and administrator passwords are the same, the processor defaults to administrator privileges.

Password prompt is re-displayed if an incorrect password is entered.

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ASCII to HEX Conversion Ta ble

•

Reconﬁg] The processor sends the Reconﬁg message whenever a new resolution is applied.

Exen The processor initiates the Exe message when executive mode is toggled on or off

from the front panel. “n” is the executive mode status: 1 = on, 0 = off.

Processor Error Responses

When the Annotator receives an SIS command and determines that it is valid, it

performs the command and sends a response to the host device. If the processor is unable to perform the command because the command is invalid or contains invalid parameters, the processor returns an error response to the host. The error response codes are:

E01 — Invalid input channel number (out of range) E10 — Invalid command E11 — Invalid preset number E12 — Invalid output number/port number E13 — Invalid parameter (out of range) E14 — Command not available for this conguration E17 — Invalid command for this signal type E22 — Busy E24 — Privilege violation E25 — Device not present E26 — Maximum number of connections exceeded E27 — Invalid event number E28 — Bad lename/le not found

Response given seen via RS-232 connection only.

]

Using the Command/Response Table for SIS Commands

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The command/response table begins on page 5-8. Lowercase letters are acceptable in the command ﬁeld except where indicated. The table below shows the hexadecimal equivalent of ASCII characters used in the command/response tables.

ASCII to hexadecimal conversion

Symbols are used throughout the table to represent variables in the command/ response ﬁelds. Command and response examples are shown throughout the table.

Symbol denitions

]

= Carriage return with line feed

¦ or }

• = Space

= Carriage return with no line feed

or W = Escape key

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X! X@

0 = All outputs (default)

1 = Program only (BNC, MTP, optional output card) 2 = Preview only (VGA)

3 = None

1 = RGB (default) 2 = YUVp/HDTV 3 = RGBcvS 4 = YUVi

5 = S-video 6 = Composite video 7 = SDI

8 = HD-SDI 9 = DVI

10 = Auto detect

X$ X^ X& X* = X( X1) X1!

0 = No signal 1 = NTSC 2 = PAL 4 = SECAM

- = N/A (occurs when input is set to a high resolution signal format)

X1@ X1#

and leading zeros e.g., 075.3)

X1% X1^ X1& X1*

Default for low resolution video = 111% Default for high resolutrion video = 100%

X1(

(default = 100 center point)

X2)

0 = Off (default) 1 = Color bars 2 = Crosshatch 3 = 4x4 Crosshatch 4 = Grayscale

If unit does not support or recognize the entered commands, nothing will

happen and no response is issued.

= Input selection, 1 to 7

= Output selection:

= Input video format:

= H/V start — 0 to 255 (default midpoint = 128)

= Pixel phase — 0 to 31 (default = 16)

= Total pixels — (±512 of the default value)

Active pixels — (±512 of the default value)

= Active lines — (±512 of the default value)

= Off/disable (0) or On/enable (1)

= Input standard:

= Internal temperature (in degrees Celsius)

= Horizontal and vertical frequencies (format is three digit with single decimal

= Picture adjustment — 0 to 127 (default 64) = H and V position (zero location is 2048, and limits are ± the output resolution) = H and V size (0 to 200% of the output area, in single pixel increments) = Zoom (100 to 500%)

= Pan — 0 to 200 (zero location is 0, and limits are ± the output resolution)

= Test patterns:

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5 = Ramp

6 = Alternating Pixels 7 = White eld

8 = Crop 9 = 1.33 Aspect ratio 10 = 1.78 Aspect ratio 11 = 1.85 Aspect ratio 12 = 2.35 Aspect ratio 13 = Safe area

14 = Blue mode

X2!

= Scaler resolution:

1 = 640 x 480 15 = 1440 x 900 2 = 800 x 600 16 = 1400 x 1050 3 = 852 x 480 17 = 1680 x 1050 4 = 1024 x 768 18 = 1600 x 1200

5 = 1024 x 852 19 = 1920 x 1200

6 = 1024 x 1024 20 = 480p 7 = 1280 x 768 21 = 576p

8 = 1280 x 800 22 = 720p 9 = 1280 x 1024 23 = 1080i

10 = 1360 x 765 24 = 1080p 11 = 1360 x 768 25 = 2048 x 1080 12 = 1365 x 768 13 = 1366 x 768 14 = 1365 x 1024

X2@ = Output refresh rate:

2 = 24 Hz 3 = 25 Hz 4 = 29.97 Hz 5 = 30 Hz 6 = 50 Hz 7 = 59.94 Hz 8 = 60 Hz (default) 9 = 75 Hz

X2# = Output polarity:

1 = H-/V+ 2= H+/V 3 = H+/V+

X2$ = Output sync format:

1 = RGsB 2= YUV bi-level 3 = YUV tri-level

X2% = Memory presets — 1 to 16 X2^ = Input presets — 1 to 128 X2* = On-screen menu timeout — 1 to 64, in 1 second increments, 0 = always

displayed, default = 10

X3& = RGB delay — 0 to 50, in 0.1 second increments, default = 05 (0.5 seconds)

1 = 23.98 Hz

0 = H-/V- (default)

0 = RGBHV (default)

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Red

Value

Green

Value

Blue

Value

Format:

X5) = Annotation type:

0 = Eraser

2 = Freehand

3 = Highlighter 4 = Vector line

5 = Arrow line (arrow appears at the endpoint of the vector) 6 = Ellipse 7 = Rectangle 8 = Text tool 9 = Spotlight 10 = Zoom tool 11 = Pan tool

X5! = Font selection — 16 character le name including *.FNT extension,

0 = default font (Arial)

X5@ = Font size — 8 to 63 point font, default = 8 pt X5# = Line color — 6 bit RGB, 64 total colors

e.g. 000000 = Black

010000 = Medium red (66%) 110000 = Bright red (100%) 001100 = Bright green (66%) 000011 = Bright blue (default) 111111 = White

010101 = Dark gray (33%)

X5$ = Line weight or eraser width — 1 to 63 pixels wide, default = 8 X5^ = On-screen clock:

0 = Disabled (default) 1 = Date and time 2 = Time only 3 = Date only

X5& = Annotation Coordinates — 8 digit number with ﬁrst four being the X

coordinate, last four the Y coordinate, limits = 1000,1000. Fixed for any output rate.

Example, (0,0) = 00000000 = top left; (500,500) = 05000500 = screen center.

X7% = Scan converter output format

0 = S-video/composite video

1 = YUVi 2 = RGsB

X7^ = Scan converter output standard

0 = NTSC 1 = PAL

X7& = Scan converter ﬁlter level (encoder, horizontal, ﬂicker) — 0 to 3

1 = Pointer

010000 = Dark red (33%)

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Command Response Table for SIS Commands

Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Input Switching and Conguration

Input selection

Select input View current input !

X! ! In

Input video format

Set format

View format

View detected format

X!*X#

\ TypX!*

*\ AtypX!*

DVI input EDID

Specify an EDID value

View EDID value

EX2!*X2@EDID}

EEDID} X2!*X2@]

Auto image

Enable auto image

Disable auto image

Execute auto image A

View auto image

X!*1A Img

X!*0A Img

X!A X1)]

Response

(processor to host)

X!] X!]

X#]

X2!*X2@]

Edid

]

Img

Additional description

Select video from input X!.

View currently selected

input source.

Set input X! to video format

View video format of input

View actual video format

auto detected on input

Set EDID resolution and refresh for DVI and VGA

inputs.

View EDID resolution and refresh for DVI and VGA

inputs.

Auto image input X! when selected.

Turn off auto image for

input

Execute auto image for

current input.

View auto image setting.

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Horizontal start

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Vertical start

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

EX$HSRT}

E+HSRT} E-HSRT}

HsrtX!*

EHSRT} X$]

EX$VSRT}

E+VSRT} E-VSRT}

VsrtX!*

EVSRT} X$]

X$]

X$] X$]

X$]

X$] X$]

Set horizontal location of ﬁrst active pixel in active input.

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show horizontal location of ﬁrst active pixel in active input.

Set vertical location of ﬁrst active pixel in active input.

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show vertical location of ﬁrst active pixel in active input.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Pixel phase

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Total pixels (RGB and YUVp/HDTV only)

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Active pixels

Specify a value

Increment value

EX^PHAS}

E+PHAS}

E-PHAS}

EPHAS} X^]

EX&TPIX}

E+TPIX}

E-TPIX}

ETPIX} X&]

EX*APIX}

E+APIX}

Response

(processor to host)

X^]

PhasX!*

X^]

PhasX!*

X^]

PhasX!*

X&]

TpixX!*

X&]

TpixX!*

X&]

TpixX!*

X*]

ApixX!*

X*]

ApixX!*

Additional description

Set pixel phase to speciﬁed value for active input.

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show pixel phase.

Set total pixels to speciﬁed value for active input.

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show total pixels.

Set active pixels to speciﬁed value for active input.

Increase value.

Decrement value

View value

Active lines

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

3:2/2:2 Film mode detect

Enable lm mode

Disable ﬁlm mode

View setting

E-APIX}

ApixX!*

EAPIX} X*]

EX(ALIN}

E+ALIN}

E-ALIN}

AlinX!*

EALIN} X(]

EX!*1FILM

EX!*0FILM

EX!FILM

}

FilmX!*

} X1)]

X*]

X(]

X1)]

Decrease value.

Show active pixels.

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Set active lines to speciﬁed value for active input.

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show active lines.

Turn ﬁlm mode detection on.

Turn ﬁlm mode detection off.

View settings.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Picture Adjustments

Video mute

Mute video to black

Mute video to white

Unmute video

View mode

Color

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

EX1%COLR}

E+COLR}

E-COLR}

ECOLR} X1%]

Tint

Specify a value

EX1%TINT}

Response

(processor to host)

]

Vmt1

]

Vmt2

]

Vmt0

]

00 to 02

X1%]

ColrX!*

X1%]

ColrX!*

X1%]

ColrX!*

X1%]

TintX!*

Additional description

Mute video and display a black screen.

Mute video and display a white screen.

Restore picture.

Mute status.

Set color level to

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show color level.

Set tint level to

X1%

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Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Contrast

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Brightness

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

E+TINT}

E-TINT}

TintX!*

ETINT} X1%]

EX1%CONT}

E+CONT}

E-CONT}

ContX!*

ECONT} X1%]

EX1%BRIT}

E+BRIT}

E-BRIT}

BritX!*

EBRIT} X1%]

X1%]

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show tint level.

Set contrast level to

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show contrast level.

Set brightness level to

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show brightness level.

X1%

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Detail lter

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Horizontal shift

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Vertical shift

Specify a value

EX1%HDET}

E+HDET}

E-HDET}

EHDET} X1%]

EX1^HCTR}

E+HCTR}

E-HCTR}

EHCTR} X1^]

EX1^VCTR}

Response

(processor to host)

HdetX!*

HctrX!*

VctrX!*

X1%]

X1^]

Additional description

Set detail level to

Increase value.

Decrease value.

Show detail level.

Set horizontal position to

X1^

Shift position right.

Shift image left.

Show horizontal position value.

Set vertical position to

X1%

X1^

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Horizontal size

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Vertical size

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

E+VCTR}

E-VCTR}

VctrX!*

EVCTR} X1^]

EX1&HSIZ}

E+HSIZ}

E-HSIZ}

HsizX!*

EHSIZ} X1&]

EX1&VSIZ}

E+VSIZ}

E-VSIZ}

VsizX!*

EVSIZ} X1&]

X1^]

X1&]

Shift image up.

Shift image down.

Show vertical position value.

X1&

Set horizontal size to

Widen the image.

Make image narrower.

Show horizontal size value.

Set vertical size to

Make the image taller.

Make image shorter.

Show vertical size value.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Horizontal zoom

Specify a value

Increment value

Decrement value

View value

Pan

Specify a horizontal value

Pan left

Pan right

Specify a vertical value

Pan down

Pan up

EX1*ZOOM}

E+ZOOM}

E-ZOOM}

EZOOM} X1*]

EX1(HPAN}

E+HPAN}

E-HPAN}

EX1(VPAN}

E+VPAN}

E-VPAN}

Response

(processor to host)

ZoomX!*

HpanX!*

VpanX!*

X1*]

X1(]

Additional description

Set zoom percentage to

Zoom in.

Zoom out.

Show zoom percentage.

Set horizontal pan value to

X1(

Pan left.

Pan right.

Set vertical pan value to

X1(

Pan down.

Pan up.

X1*

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Output Conguration

Output scaler rate

Set output rate

View output rate

Output polarity

Set polarity

View polarity setting

Output sync format

Set format

View sync setting

EX2!*X2@RATE}

X2!*X2@]

Rate

ERATE} X2!*X2@]

EX2#OPOL}

Opol

X2#]

EOPOL} X2#]

EX2$OSYN}

Osyn

X2$]

EOSYN} X2$]

Select output resolution and refresh rate.

Show selected output rate.

Set output polarity for

RGBHV ouput.

Show current output polarity.

Set output sync format.

Show current output sync format.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Scan Converter Board

Video output format

Set output format

View output format

Video output standard

Set output standard

View output standard

Scan converter horizontal position

Speciﬁc value

Increment up

Increment down

View

EX7%VTPO}

EVTPO} X7%]

EX7^VSTD}

EVSTD} X7^]

ESX1^HCTR}

ES+HCTR}

ES-HCTR}

ESHCTR} X1^]

Response

(processor to host)

X7%]

Vtpo

X7^]

Vstd

X1^]

HtcrS

X1^]

HtcrS

X1^]

HtcrS

Additional description

Select video output format

X7%

View setting.

Select video output standard to

View setting.

Set horizontal position to

X1^

Shift image right.

Shift image left.

Horizontal position value

X1^

X7^

Scan converter vertical position

Speciﬁc value

Increment up

Increment down

View

Scan converter horizontal size

Speciﬁc value

Increase size

Decrease size

View

Scan converter vertical size

Speciﬁc value

Increase size

ESX1^VCTR}

ES+VCTR}

ES-VCTR}

ESVCTR} X1^]

ESX1&HSIZ}

ES+HSIZ}

ES-HSIZ}

ES+HSIZ} X1&]

ESX1&VSIZ}

ES+VSIZ}

VtcrS

HsizS

VsizS

X1^]

X1&]

X1&

X1^

X1&

Set vertical position to

Shift image down.

Shift image up.

Vertical position value is

X1^

Set horizontal size to

Widen image.

Make image narrower.

Horizontal size is

Set vertical size to

Make image taller.

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Decrease size

View

ES-VSIZ}

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Make image shorter.

Vertical size is

X1&

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Scan converter Horizontal lter

Set detail level

Increment up

Increment down

View detail value

ESX7&HDET}

ES+HDET}

ES-HDET}

ES+HDET} X7&]

Flicker lter

Set ﬂicker ﬁlter level

Increment up

Increment down

View icker lter level

ESX7&VDET}

ES+VDET}

ES-VDET}

ES+VDET} X7&]

Encoder lter

Set encoder ﬁlter level

View

ESX7&VENC}

EVENC} X7&]

Response

(processor to host)

X7&]

HdetS

X7&]

HdetS

X7&]

HdetS

X7&]

VdetS

X7&]

VdetS

X7&]

VdetS

X7&]

VencS

Additional description

X7&

Set H lter level to

Increase H lter level.

Decrease H lter level.

H lter level is

Specify the ﬂicker ﬁlter level to

X7&.

Increase the ﬂicker ﬁlter

level

Decrease the ﬂicker ﬁlter

level

View the icker lter level

Set video encoder ﬁlter level

X7&

View the encoder lter level

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Presets

User Memory presets

Recall presets

Save presets

Input presets

Recall presets

Save presets

Auto Memory

Enable

Disable

View setting

X2%.

X2%,

X2^.

X2^,

E1AMEM}

E0AMEM}

1Rpr

1Spr

2Rpr

2Spr

Amem1

Amem0

EAMEM} X1)]

X2%]

X2^]

]

X2^

X2%

Recalls memory preset for selected input.

Saves memory preset for selected input.

Recalls input preset

Saves input parameters to

X2^

preset

Set auto memory on. Previous settings for incoming signal are auto recalled.

Set auto memory off. Default settings are always used unless input preset is recalled manually.

View auto memory status.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Advanced Congurations

Test pattern

Set test pattern

View test pattern

EX2)TEST}

ETEST} X2)]

Freeze

Enable

Disable

View

RGB delay time

Set value

View setting

EX3&VDLY}

EVDLY} X3&]

Switch effect

Cut

E0SWEF}

Response

(processor to host)

X2)]

Test

]

Frz1

]

Frz0

X1)]

X3&]

Vdly

]

Swef0

Additional description

Select test pattern

View which test pattern is

selected.

Freeze selected input.

Unfreeze selected input.

View freeze status.

Set RGB delay.

View RGB delay setting.

Sets the switch effect to cut.

X2)

Fade

View setting

E1SWEF}

ESWEF} 0] (or 1])

MTP Pre-peaking

Enable

Disable

View setting

E1OPEK}

E0OPEK}

EOPEK} X1)]

Front panel lockout (executive mode)

Enable Mode 1 1X

Enable Mode 2 2X

Disable 0X

View front panel lock status X

For full lock mode details, refer to chapter 3, “Setting the Front Panel Locks (Executive Modes)” section.

Swef1

Opek1

Opek0

]

Exe1

]

Exe2

]

Exe0

X1) ]

]

Sets the switch effect to fade through to black.

View effect setting.

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Enables pre-peaking on the

MTP output.

Disables pre-peaking on the MTP output.

View pre-peaking setting.

Limited front panel adjustments only.

Lock out entire front panel.

Adjustments and selections can be made from front panel.

Show executive mode status.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Picture in Picture

PIP on/off

PIP on

PIP off

View PIP status

When PIP is enabled, all picture control commands apply to the image in the PIP window.

EX!PIP}

E0PIP}

EPIP} X! ]

Swap PIP

Swap

Annotation

Annotation type

Set type

View type

EX5)DRAW}

EDRAW}

Response

(processor to host)

X!]

Pip

]

Pip0

]

Tke0

X5)]

Draw

X5)]

Draw

Additional description

Turn PIP on and display

input

Turn PIP off.

View PIP window selection.

Swap content between main and PIP window.

Sets current annotation type to

View current annotation

type.

X5)

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Annotation coordinates

Location

Complete annotation

All coordinate values sent to the Annotator will be interpreted according to the guidelines for the current annotation

Example: Draw a square

type.

Esc 00000000APNT

Annotation color

Set color

View color

The color setting applies to all annotations.

Annotation object ll

Enable object ll

Disable object ﬁll

View setting

EX5&APNT}

EASTP}

}

Esc 00100010APNT } Esc 00200020APNT } Esc 00300030APNT } Esc ASTP

EX5#ACOL}

Apnt

Astp

Acol

X5&]

]

X5#]

EACOL} X5#]

E1FILL}

E0FILL}

Fill1

Fill0

]

EFILL} X1) ]

Places the annotation location at

Indicates the end of an annotation function.

Sets the color to

View current annotation

color.

Enable ll for new objects

drawn.

Disable ﬁll for new objects drawn.

View current ll setting.

X5&

X5#

}

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

Text conguration

Set text font

View font

Font ﬁles must be stored on the hardware in the nortxe-font folder.

Set text size

View text size

Line conguration

Set line weight

View size

Drop shadow

Enable drop shadow

Disable drop shadow

EX5!FONT}

EFONT} X5!]

EX5@TXSZ}

ETXSZ} X5@]

EX5$LNWT}

ELNWT} X5$]

E1SHDW}

E0SHDW}

Response

(processor to host)

X5!]

Font

X5@]

Txsz

X5$]

Lnwt

]

Shdw1

]

Shdw0

Additional description

X5$

X5!

Set annotation font to

View current font le name.

Set annotation text size to

X5@

View current text size.

Set line weight to pixels.

View current line weight

setting.

Enable a drop shadow.

Disable drop shadow.

View setting

Eraser size

Set eraser size

View size

Annotation edit functions

Clear all annotations

Undo last annotation

Redo annotation

Annotation display

Set output to show Annotation

View font

Cursor display

Set output to show cursor

View font

ESHDW} X1) ]

EX5$ERSR}

Ersr

X5$]

EERSR} X5$]

E0EDIT}

E1EDIT}

E2EDIT}

EX@ASHW}

Edit0

Edit1

Edit2

Ashw

EASHW} X@]

EX@CSHW}

Cshw

ECSHW} X@]

]

X@]

View current ll setting.

X5$

Set the eraser size to pixels.

View current eraser size.

Clears all annotations on the output. Cannot be undone.

Undoes the last annotation.

Seven states are held in memory.

Previously removed annotation is placed on the output.

Set which video outputs display annotations.

View setting.

Set which video outputs display the cursor.

View setting.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

On-screen clock

Enable on-screen clock

View settings

On-screen clock horizontal position

Speciﬁc value

Increment up

Increment down

View settings

On-screen clock vertical position

Speciﬁc value

Increment up

Increment down

EX5^TIME}

ETIME} X5^]

E K X1^HCTR}

EK +HCTR}

EK -HCTR}

EK HCTR} X1^]

E K X1^VCTR}

EK +VCTR}

EK -VCTR}

Response

(processor to host)

X5^]

Time

X1^]

HctrK

X1^]

HctrK

X1^]

HctrK

X1^]

VctrK

X1^]

VctrK

X1^]

VctrK

Additional description

Display the time on the video output.

View setting.

Set horizontal position to

X1^

Shift clock right.

Shift clock left.

Horizontal position value

X1^

Set vertical centering to

Shift clock down.

Shift clock up.

X1^

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View settings

EK VCTR} X1^]

On-Screen Menu Conguration

Menu timeout

Set menu timeout

View timeout

Setting the timeout to zero disables the OSD timeout.

Menu display

Set which output to show menu on

View setting

If the menu is being displayed on one output, annotating in the menu area on outputs not showing the menu still affects

the menu. The area is safe for annotation on any screen after the menu times out and docks away.

EX2*MDUR}

EMDUR}

EX@MSHW}

EMSHW} X@]

Mdur

Mshw

X2*]

X@]

Vertical position value is

X1^

Sets the Menu duration to

X2* seconds

View setting.

Sets which video outputs display the OSD.

View setting.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

OSD capture button mode

Save to internal memory

Save to external location

View setting

E 0MCAP}

E 1MCAP}

E MCAP}

Image Capture/Recall

Image capture/recall to Annotator ash memory

Save image

Recall image

Mute image

Current image

The ﬁlename must be 16 characters or less, including the *.bmp extension.

E 0*ﬁlenameMF} Ims*ﬁlename]

E 0*ﬁlenameRF} Imr*ﬁlename] E 0*0RF} Imr0*]

E RF} ﬁlename]

Response

(processor to host)

]

Mcap 0

]

Mcap 1

]

1] /0

Additional description

Sets the OSD image capture button to capture the image to internal ﬂash memory.

Sets the OSD image capture button to send the image to internal RAM memory. This mode allows images to be streamed to an external PC for archiving/printing.

View setting.

Saves currently displayed image to memory under designated name.

Recalls displayed image.

Mutes image on the output and reveals live input video

View currently displayed

image name.

Image Quick Capture

Save image to RAM

Stream image to PC

*Requires Quick Capture software to run on requesting PC.

Resets

Erase user-supplied Web pages

and ﬁles

Erase current directory and les

Erase current directory and

subdirectories

Erase ash memory

Reset all device settings to factory default settings

Absolute system reset

Absolute system reset (but retain IP)

E QCAP} Qcap]

E 1MF}

(raw bitmap data with checksum)

E ﬁlenameEF} Del•ﬁlename]

E /EF} Ddl] E //EF} Ddl]

E ZFFF} Zpf]

E ZXXX} Zpx]

E ZQQQ} Zpq]

E ZY} Zpy]

Saves currently displayed image to RAM.

Steams image data for RAM

directly to requesting PC*.

Includes resetting IP to

192.168.254.254 and subnet

mask to 255.255.000.000.

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Command ASCII command

(host to processor)

This reset is similar to ZQQQ but excludes IP address, subnet mask, gateway addresses, unit name, DHCP setting, and

port mapping (telnet/web/direct access) in order to maintain communications with device. Recommended after a ﬁrmware update.

Information request

General information 1/i

Query ﬁrmware version Q/q

Query part number N/n

View internal temperature

E 20STAT} STAT20•X1@]

Response

(processor to host)

Vid

•TypX#•Std

]

x.xx

68-968-xx

]

X1!

•Blk

Additional description

X1)

X1#

•Hrt

View part number.

Temperature in degrees Celsius.

•Vrt

X1#

•Pip

X!]

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Chapter Six

Annotator Software

Installing and Starting the Signal Processing Products Control Program

Using the Program

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Annotator Software

Installing and Starting the Signal Processing Products Control Program

The Annotator can be operated via the Windows®-based Signal Processing Products Control Program (SPPCP). This program is on the Extron Software Products DVD

(included with the unit) or available at www.extron.com. Install and run this

program on a Windows-based PC connected to either of the serial ports or the Ethernet port. See page 2-4 for connection information. The program cannot be run from the DVD.

Installing the program

1. Insert the DVD into the drive. The DVD self starts.

The Extron software window appears.

The DVD starts only if you have a DVD drive on your PC.

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2. Click the Software tab.

3. Scroll to the Signal Processing Products program and click Install.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions. The installation program creates a

• Signal Processing program

• Signal Processing Help

• Uninstall Signal Processing Control program

If the disc does not self-start, run Launch.exe from the disc.

C:\Program Files\Extron\Signal Processing folder. Three icons are created:

Starting the program

1. Click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Signal Processing > Signal

Processing Products Control Program.

The Select Connection Type window appears.

2. Either choose the comm (serial) port that is connected to the Annotator or

select the TCP/IP tab.

If you selected a serial port in step 2 click OK. The control program is ready

For a comm port, check the baud rate displayed in the comm port selection

window. To change the baud rate, click the Baud button, select the desired rate. To exit without starting the program, click Cancel.

for operation.

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3. If you selected TCP/IP tab in step 2, the TCP/IP Connection window

appears.

a. Examine the IP Address eld, which displays the last IP address entered, or

the drop-down box which lists the most recently used IP addresses.

If listed, select the applicable IP address, or enter the correct IP address in the

ﬁeld.

b. If the unit is password protected, enter the

c. Click Connect. The Control Program is ready

Using the Program

The Signal Processing Products Control Program (SPPCP) is used to conﬁgure and operate the Annotator from the PC on which the program resides.

Orientation

The SPPCP main window (gure 6-1) has 5 tabs: Control, I/O Conﬁguration,

Advanced Settings, Image Capture, Font.

The menu bar on the main window shows File, Options, Tools, and Help. Click on each

as desired.

At the bottom of the window is the status bar, indicating the status of the connection or any conﬁguration error messages.

192.168.254.254 is the factory-speciﬁed default IP address.

appropriate administrator or user password in the Password ﬁeld.

for operation.

Click on each as desired.

Figure 6-1 — The control program main window

For detailed Signal Processing Product Control Program instructions when the

program is open; press F1 or click on Help, Contents.

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Control program menus

File menu

Click on this to open a drop-down menu displaying six selectable options; Connect, Disconnect, Save Conﬁguration..., Restore Conﬁguration...,

File Manager, and Exit.

• Connect — Select this to reconnect the Annotator (or

connect a new device) when it has been disconnected from the Signal Processing Products Control Program. Then follow the steps for “Starting the program” on page 6-2.

• Disconnect — Select this to disconnect the unit from the Signal Processing

Products Control Program. The SPPCP remains open, but items on the main window are grayed out and conﬁguration via the SPPCP is not available.

• Save Conﬁguration... — Select this to save the current conﬁguration.

A secondary window opens allowing choice of items to save, and selecting a folder location for the saved xxx.cfg ﬁles.

hese ﬁles are saved to the root directory of the Annotator, they are accessible

• Restore Conﬁguration... — Select this to restore a saved conﬁguration.

• File Manager — Select this to load the Extron IP Link

• Exit — Select this to exit the Control Program. This disconnects and closes the

If t

at a later time.

A secondary window opens allowing a choice of which folder to restore the ﬁles from. A pop-up conﬁrmation window opens allowing the action to be completed or cancelled.

This application is useful in uploading and downloading ﬁles to and from IP Link-enabled devices.

This option becomes enabled when the File menu is accessed after installing

File Manager. In order to use this option, download the IP Link File Manager application at www.extron.com.

Signal Processing Products Control Program application.

File Manager application.

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Options menu

Click on this to open a drop-down menu displaying two selectable options: Show Splash Screen, and

Display Errors on Status Bar.

• Show Splash Screen — Select this to show the Extron

Control Program splash screen upon startup. Deselected, the program opens immediately at the Select Connection Type window.

• Display Errors on Status Bar — Select this to display any operation errors on the

status bar at the bottom of the window

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Signal Processing Products

Tools menu

Click on this to open a drop-down box displaying

nine selectable options: Data View/Trace Window... Executive Mode, Image Quick Capture...,

On Screen Display, RS-232 Touch Screen Conﬁguration..., Sync Scaler to Matrix Switcher...,

System Settings..., Reset, and Update Firmware....

• Data View/Trace Window... — Select this to open

a separate window in which the transmit and receive (Tx/Rx) data between the control software on the host PC and the Annotator can be viewed in ASCII format (see ﬁgure at right). During data transmission and receipt, the data tracer window is constantly updated. To close the window, click Close or the X in the window’s top right corner.

• Executive Mode — Select this to open a secondary drop-down

box, allowing selection between Input Switch/Freeze only, On, or Off. Select as desired.

• Image Quick Capture — Select this to open a secondary

window. Within that window select the image to capture,

where to save the image to if desired, and/or to print the image (after capture).

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• On Screen Display — Select this to open a secondary drop-down box, offering

the choice of using the Default OSD or the Custom OSD. Select as desired. If selecting Custom OSD, a separate window opens allowing customization of the

OSD menu bar (Button OSD) and inputs selection bar (Input OSD).

• RS-232 Touch Screen Conﬁguration... — Select

this to open a secondary window. Within that

window select the applicable comm port (top or bottom), the touch screen type and upload (or delete) the relevant driver. Click Close or the X in the window’s top right corner to exit without making changes.

• Sync Scaler to Matrix Switcher — Select this to

open a secondary window. Within that window

enter the IP address of the matrix switcher to which the Annotator is connected. If required enter the password, then click Connect to Matrix. Select the output number from the Matrix Output to Annotator drop-down list and click Take. The Matrix Status section displays the matrix output that is being monitored and the tied input. The Annotator Input #3 section displays the current status of the input being used.

Click Refresh Status to update the status of the matrix switcher. Refreshing

If you need to change the matrix IP address or to which output of the matrix the

The matrix switcher must be connected to

via a conﬁgured input on the Annotator. See page 3-12 for information.

The matrix and the Annotator must to be connected to an active network at all times to allow the products to remain synchronized. If the connection is lost, the script needs to be restarted by either sending the SIS command or by power cycling the Annotator.

the status returns updated information about which scaler input is tied to a particular matrix output.

Annotator is connected, click Remove Sync Scripts.

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• System Settings... — Select this to open a

secondary window. This allows changes to be made to various device settings: IP and RS-232 connections, date/time, and passwords. Select the applicable tab, change the settings as desired, and click Submit to make the changes effective.

Click Cancel or the X in the window’s top right corner to exit without making

• Reset — If it is necessary to reset the Annotator, select this to open a secondary

Reset to Factory Defaults resets all settings on the device to their factory

Reset to Absolute Defaults Except IP Settings resets all setting on the device

Select as desired.

• Update Firmware... — Selecting this opens the

In order for the Update Firmware function to work,

To download and install the Firmware Loader

1. Go to www.extron.com.

2. Enter “Firmware Loader” in the Search eld and press Enter.

3. Locate the Firmware Loader application in the search results and click

4. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the download.

To update the device’s ﬁrmware:

1. From the Tools menu, select Update Firmware. The SPPCP minimizes and

2. Click Browse to search for the device-speciﬁc ﬁrmware ﬁle (with the ﬁle

3. Click Upload. This uploads the new ﬁrmware to the connected device.

4. Exit the Firmware Loader. The SPPCP restores itself and displays the

Changing the IP address may result in

loss of connection to the LAN.

Only the baud rate can be changed when selecting the RS-232 tab.

changes.

drop-down box. Two options are available: Reset to Factory Defaults and Reset

to Absolute Defaults Except IP Settings.

defaults, including all video and audio settings, and clears all conﬁguration ﬁles from the device.

to their defaults, including all captured images and the customized On Screen Display. IP settings are not reset.

Firmware Loader application (where already installed on a connected PC). The Firmware Loader uploads new ﬁrmware to the device, through a serial port or TCP/IP connection.

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the Firmware Loader application must be installed on the connected PC. If already installed, skip steps 1 through 4 below.

application:

Download Now!

the Firmware Loader application opens.

extension “.S19”) that has been downloaded to the connected PC.

Connect dialog box. This dialog appears since the connection is lost after a ﬁrmware upload. Re-enter the connection information in the Connect dialog box to re-establish communication with the device.

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Help menu

Click on this to open a drop-down menu displaying

ve selectable options: Contents, Extron Home

Page, Check for Updates, Unit Info... and About....

• Contents — Select this (or press F1) to bring up

the Help le which gives step-by-step instructions

to conﬁgure the Annotator using the SPPCP

program. The Help File opens in a separate window (see gure 6-2). Select the subject matter

from the contents section at the left side of the window.

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Figure 6-2 — The control program’ Help File’s main window

• Extron Home Page — Select this to open the Extron Web site

(www.extron.com) home page. From this link, device ﬁrmware and necessary applications such as Firmware Loader and IP Link File Manager can be

downloaded, and supporting documentation for Extron products can be viewed.

• Check For Updates — Select this to update the software control program

(SPPCP). If an update is available follow any on-screen instructions to install it. A dialog box appears if no updates are currently available. Click OK or the X in the window’s top right corner to close it.

• Unit Info... — Select this to open a dialog box with information about the

connected device. The box shows the part number, the name, model description, currently installed ﬁrmware version and build, and the device’s internal temperature.

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Control tab

The Control tab displays the current conﬁguration of the Annotator, with numbered boxes representing the video inputs. Also shown on the Control tab are the PIP control buttons, current Picture Adjustment values, input and user presets, as well as Mute, Freeze and Auto Image buttons.

Figure 6-3 — The Control tab screen

• Inputs — The current active input is shown (yellow). Select a desired input

button to change to that input.

• PIP Control — To swap a selected Picture-In-Picture input for the main input as

desired, click Swap. To select a different PIP input click on that PIP input button, then click Swap. To turn the PIP feature off, click Off.

• Picture Adjustments — The Picture Adjustments section at the bottom of the

Control tab has three tables: Image, Input Settings, and Zoom/Pan. Each table’s value eld can be adjusted as desired. Refer to the SPPCP Help File for details.

• Input Presets — The speciﬁc settings for size, centering, contrast, brightness,

detail, zoom, and input conguration of an input can be saved to a preset. Up to

128 input presets can be saved. A saved preset can be recalled as desired. Select a preset number and click Save or Recall as applicable.

• User Presets — A user preset saves speciﬁc settings for color, brightness, detail,

• Video Mute— Select this to mute or unmute the video image. When selected,

• Freeze — Select this to freeze an image for use as a logo or for annotation.

• Auto Image — Select this to perform an auto image on an input.

Saving to an existing preset overwrites the prior saved data in favor of the new.

size, zoom and pan, and centering and up to 16 user presets per input are

available. These settings can then be recalled and applied to an applicable input. Select a preset number and click Save or Recall as desired.

the button text turns red.

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I/O Conguration tab

The I/O Conguration tab allows input and output conguration, as well as EDID

emulation settings to be adjusted.

Figure 6-4 — The I/O Conﬁguration tab screen

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• Input Conﬁg — Set a suitable video type for an input by clicking on the drop-

down box (see input 7 above) and selecting a listed video type. If Auto Image on an input is desired mark the check box. Check Film Mode if 3:2 pull down detection for NTSC and 2:2 ﬁlm detection for PAL video sources is relevant.

• Output Conﬁg — To conﬁgure an output’s resolution, refresh rate, output type,

or sync polarity, select the desired values from the respective drop-down list.

• EDID Emulation — To set resolution and refresh rates for EDID Emulation,

select the values from the drop-down list. Alternatively select Match Output to

automatically set the EDID to match the output resolution and refresh rate.

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Advanced Settings tab

The Advanced Settings tab allows advanced functions to be conﬁgured. These include test pattern selection, and advanced features, used primarily during initial setup.

Figure 6-5 — The Advanced Settings tab screen

• Test Pattern — Select any of the 14 test patterns to aid setting up an output

display device. A small thumbnail of the pattern is shown on the tab (see above). Select Off where a test pattern is not needed

• Advanced Features — Within this section RGB delay can be adjusted (from

0 to 5.0 seconds) in 0.1 second intervals with each click of the scroll arrows. In addition, auto memory can be turned on or off, and switch effect can be activated. If using mini twisted pair devices, pre-peaking can be turned on to compensate for long cable runs.

• On Screen Display — Within this section selections can be made to how

annotation display and cursor display is handled by choosing form each dropdown list. In addition by selecting or deselecting a check box, drop shadow on annotations can be turned on or off.

• Capture Mode — These two selectable radio buttons allow a choice of locations

for saving Quick Capture captured images to; either internal or external memory.

• Menu — The menu section allows a choice of display modes (all outputs,

program only, preview only, or none) and the display duration, either from 1 to

64 seconds (adjustable in 1 second intervals) or always on. Select as desired.

• Clock — In this section the clock display mode can be set or disabled, and it’s

on-screen horizontal and vertical position can be adjusted.

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Scan Converter tab

The Scan Converter tab allows viewing and changing of the conﬁguration settings. for the optional scan converter output board.

Figure 6-6 — The Scan Converter tab screen

The Scan Converter tab only appears if the optional scan converter output board

is installed in the Annotator.

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• Picture Adjustments — The Picture Adjustments and Image Filter sections of the

Scan Converter tab allows adjustments to be made to the image settings of the

scan converted output. Adjustable image settings are: Horizontal Center, Vertical Center, Horizontal Size, and Vertical Size. Change the value eld (from

0 to 4095) as required. In addition the Image Filter settings (ﬂicker, horizontal detail, and encoder sharpness) can be set as desired from each drop-down list.

• Output Conﬁg — In this section the output standard (PAL or NTSC) and the

format of the scan converted output (S-video/Composite, YUVi, or RGsB) can be

set. Select the applicable standard and format as desired.

Image Capture tab

The Image Capture tab allows capturing, saving, recalling, and deletion of displayed images.

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Figure 6-7 — The Image Capture tab screen

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• Image Capture — Use this section to capture a displayed image. Enter a suitable

name (maximum 12 characters) and click Capture.

• Image Recall — Use this section to recall a captured image. Select the desired

image and click Preview to see a thumbnail image on the connected PC or Recall to show the image on a connected display device. In addition, a displayed image can be hidden and a captured image can be deleted within this section.

Font tab

The Font tab allows generation and selection of font type used by the Annotator.

Figure 6-8 — The Advanced Settings tab screen

• Font Generation — Use this to generate a font type to use by selecting from the

font Style drop-down list and font style (regular or bold). Select the country

whose font characters are to be used (United States, France, or Germany) and

click Load. Enter a le name for the saved font le in the Save As dialog box and click Save.

• Font Selection — Within this section select a font to use from the list and click

Apply. If so desired check the Set to Default Font box. To delete a font select it and click Delete.

For full details on the tabs and using the software, refer to the Help File within the SPPCP.

Status bar

The status bar appears at the bottom of the SPPCP screen. It displays information about the application’s current status as well as that of the device.

It shows unit connected, connection type (IP address or comm port), current user permission level (for example, Administrator), and any error information. If connected via Telnet, then the IP address or unit name of the device are displayed, and if connected via serial port, the baud rate and port number are displayed.

Error information appears for 5 seconds in the status bar and then is replaced by

connection and device information.

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Chapter Seven

HTML Operation

Accessing the Web Pages

System Status Page

Conﬁguration Pages

File Management Page

Control Pages

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Image Page

HTML Operation

Accessing the Web Pages

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The Annotator can be controlled and operated through its Ethernet port, connected via a LAN or WAN, using a Web browser such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer®. The browser displays the unit’s factory-installed Web pages, which provide an

alternative means of viewing and operating the device.

Access the HTML pages as follows:

1. Start the Web browser program.

2. Click in the browser’s Address ﬁeld and enter your Annotator’s IP address.

4. If you want the browser to display a page other than the default page (such as

5. Press the keyboard’s Enter key. The Annotator checks to see if the unit is

If the unit is not password protected, the System Status Web page is

If the unit is password protected, the network password dialog box is

If your Ethernet connection to the Annotator is unstable, try turning off the

proxy server in your Web browser. To do this in Microsoft Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, and clear the “Use a proxy server...” check box. Click OK.

If the local system administrators have not changed the value, the factory-

speciﬁed default, 192.168.254.254, is the correct value for this ﬁeld.

a custom page that you have uploaded), enter a slash (/) and the name of the ﬁle to open.

The browser’s Address ﬁeld should display the address in the following format:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/{optional_ﬁle_name.html}

The following characters are invalid in ﬁle names:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and space.

password protected.

displayed.

displayed (ﬁgure 7-1).

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Figure 7–1 — Example of a network password dialog box

6. In the Password ﬁeld, enter the appropriate administrator or user password.

If desired, select the check box to have the system input your password the next time you enter your Annotator’s IP address. Click OK.

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A user name entry is not required.

Some Web pages may not be available or may be viewable only when logged in as a user.

The Annotator checks several possibilities, in the following order, and then

responds accordingly:

• Does the address include a specic le name, such as 192.168.254.254/

ﬁle_name.html? If so, the unit downloads that HTML page.

• Is there a ﬁle in the device’s memory that is named “index.html”?

If so, the device downloads “index.html” as the default startup page.

• If neither of the above conditions is true, the device downloads the

factory-installed default startup page, “nortxe_index.html” (ﬁgure 7-2), also known as the System Status page.

Any of the ﬁve main pages (System Status, Conﬁguration, File Management, Control, and Images) can be accessed at any time by clicking on the relevant tab. Some of the main pages have a series of sub-pages, accessible by clicking on the links in the sidebar menu.

System Status Page

The System Status page (ﬁgure 7-2) displays system information (unit name, model, ﬁrmware version, etc.), IP settings, and serial port settings. The page updates itself periodically to reﬂect the latest status of the Annotator components. If a variable changes, the display shows the change in status the next time it updates.

Figure 7-2 — System Status page

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Conguration Pages

The Conﬁguration pages allow System settings (such as IP address, date/time, etc.), scaler settings ( ), and passwords (admin and user), to be conﬁgured as desired.

Additionally by selecting the Firmware Upgrade link the current rmware can be

upgraded.

System Settings page

The Annotator displays the System Settings page (ﬁgure 7-3) when you click the Conﬁguration tab. The screen consists of ﬁelds in which you can view and edit

IP administration and system date and time settings. See Appendix B for basic

information about IP addresses and subnetting.

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Figure 7–3 — System Conﬁguration page

On password-protected connections, there are two levels of protection: administrator and user.

Administrators have full access to all unit capabilities and editing functions. Users

can change inputs, create and recall presets, change images, and view all settings with the exception of passwords.

Ethernet connection to the unit, either entering SIS commands (see chapter

• 5, “SIS Programmer’s Guide”) or using the Extron Signal Processing

Products Control Program (see chapter 6, “Annotator Software”) is password protected.

Connection via the RS-232/RS-422 port is not password protected.

•

IP Settings elds

The IP Settings ﬁelds provide a location for viewing and editing settings unique to the Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click Submit at the bottom of the IP Settings section.

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Unit Name eld

The Unit Name eld contains the name used as the “from” information when the

Annotator e-mails notiﬁcation of its failed or repaired status. This name ﬁeld can be changed to any valid name, up to 24 alphanumeric characters.

DHCP radio buttons

The DHCP On radio button directs the device to ignore any entered IP addresses and to obtain its IP address from a Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP) server (if the network is DHCP capable).

The DHCP Off radio button turns DHCP off. Contact the local system

administrator to determine this control’s setting.

IP Address eld

The IP Address ﬁeld contains the IP address of the Annotator. This value is encoded in the unit’s ﬂash memory.

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subelds separated by dots (periods). Each eld can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeros, up to 3 digits total per eld, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

The factory-installed default address is 192.168.254.254, but if this conicts with

other equipment at your installation, you can change the IP address to any valid value.

Gateway IP Address eld

The Gateway IP Address eld identies the address of the gateway to the mail

server to be used if the device and the mail server are not on the same subnet.

The gateway IP address has the same validity rules as the system IP address.

The following characters are invalid in the device name:

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.

IP address changes can cause conﬂicts with other equipment. Only local system

administrators should change IP addresses.

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Subnet Mask eld

The Subnet Mask ﬁeld is used to determine whether the Annotator is on the same subnet as the mail server when you are subnetting. For more information, see

“Subnetting — A Primer”, in Appendix B, “Ethernet Connection”.

MAC Address eld

The Media Access Control (MAC) Address is hard coded in the device and cannot be changed.

Firmware eld

This ﬁeld shows the ﬁrmware version number. This ﬁeld changes only when the ﬁrmware is updated.

Model eld

This ﬁeld shows the model (Annotator) and cannot be changed.

Part Number eld

This eld shows the Annotator part number (60-968-xx) and cannot be changed.

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Date/Time Settings elds

The Date/Time Settings ﬁelds (ﬁgure 7-4) provide a location for viewing and setting the time functions.

Figure 7–4 — Date/Time Settings ﬁelds

Change the date and time settings as follows:

1. Click the desired variable’s drop box. The adjustable variables are month,

2. Click and drag the slider or click the scroll up

3. Click on the desired variable.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for other variables that need to be changed.

5. Select the appropriate Daylight Saving radio button. To turn off daylight

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6. Click the Submit at the bottom of the Date/Time Settings section to implement

day, year, hours, minutes, AM/PM, and (time) zone. A drop-down scroll box appears.

or down buttons until the

desired variable is visible.

If setting the time, set the local time. The Zone variable allows you to then enter

the offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Zone ﬁeld identiﬁes the standard time zone that has been selected and

displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference.

savings time, select Off.

When daylight saving time is enabled, the unit updates its internal clock

between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in the United States of America and parts of Europe and Brazil. When daylight saving time is turned off, the unit does not adjust its time reference.

your selections.

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Scaler Settings page

Access the Scaler Settings page (ﬁgure 7-5) by clicking the Scaler Settings link on the sidebar menu on the Conﬁguration page.

Figure 7–5 — Scaler settings page

The Scaler Status page displays input conﬁguration settings (input signal format, auto image and ﬁlm mode status) and output conﬁguration settings (resolution and refresh rates, output sync format, and polarity), and advanced conﬁguration

settings (RGB delay, test pattern selection, auto memory status, switch effect, and MTP pre-peaking setting, and EDID resolution and refresh rates). Any settings

can be changed and the unit updated to the new settings. The page updates itself periodically to reﬂect the latest status of the Annotator components. If a variable changes, the display shows the change in status the next time it updates.

Input conguration

For each of the seven inputs, the input format can be changed by clicking on the drop-down arrow and selecting the appropriate signal type:

• Input 1: RGB, YUVp/HDTV, Auto Detect

For each input Auto Image can be set on or off.

For each of the inputs Film mode can be enabled or disabled.

Selecting Auto Detect allows the device to automatically set the input to the

appropriate signal format.

Input 2: RGB, YUVp/HDTV, Auto Detect Input 3: RGB, YUVp/HDTV, RGBcvS, YUVi, S-video, composite, Auto Detect Input 4: YUVi, S-video, composite, Auto Detect

Input 5: S-video, composite, Auto Detect

Input 6: DVI Input 7: SDI, HD-SDI, Auto Detect

Film mode processing helps maximize image detail and sharpness for NTSC,

PAL, and HDTV 1080i sources that originated from ﬁlm.

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Output conguration

Depending on the optional output card installed, the output connector and display device being used, the resolution and refresh rates can be set to one of 81 output

rates from 640x480/50 Hz to 1920x1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 Hz. For a full

table of output rates see page 3-8.

The output sync format can be chosen from RGBHV, RGsB, YUV bi-or tri-level sync. Output polarity can be selected from H-/V- (default), H+/V-, H+/V+, or H-/V+.

Advanced conguration

Within this section, RGB delay can be set from a range of 0.0 seconds up to

5.0 seconds in 0.1 second steps. Use the drop-down box to select the desired setting. When switching inputs, the new input is displayed after the current RGB

delay time, for example, 2.0 seconds.

If desired, an internal test pattern can be selected from the drop-down list of 14 patterns in order to aid the setting up a display device.

Switch effect can be toggled between Cut and Fade. The selected effect is seen on the connected display when inputs are switched.

Auto memories can be toggled on or off as desired.

When using the MTP (mini twisted pair) output, the pre-peaking setting can

be turned on or off to compensate for the poor image quality of video signals transmitted over long distance twisted pair cable runs to a remote display. A

compatible Extron MTP Series Twisted Pair Receiver is required for this output

type.

Using EDID emulation, the Annotator provides a means for specifying the rate of the incoming DVI or VGA signal, and allows proper communication with the video source. EDID settings can be selected from the drop-down resolution and refresh

rate lists.

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Figure 7–6 — RGB delay, Test pattern, and EDID selections

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Passwords page

Access the Passwords page (ﬁgure 7-7) by clicking the Passwords link on the sidebar menu on Conﬁguration page.

Figure 7–7 — Passwords page

The ﬁelds on the Passwords page are for entering and verifying administrator and user passwords. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to 12 upper- and

lowercase alphanumeric characters. Each password must be entered twice – once

in the Password ﬁeld and then again in the Re-enter Password ﬁeld to the right.

Characters in these elds are masked by four bullets (••••). If you do not want to password-protect an access level, leave the Password and the Re-Enter Password

ﬁelds blank. After entering the desired password in both ﬁelds, click Submit at the bottom of the page.

To clear an existing password so that no password is required, delete the bullets in the Password and Re-enter Password ﬁelds and enter a space in each ﬁeld, then click Submit at the bottom of the page.

An administrator password must be created before a user password can be

created.

Some items may not be available or may be viewable only, when logged in as a user.

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Firmware Upgrade page

The Firmware Upgrade page (gure 7-8) provides a way to replace the rmware

that is coded on the Annotator’s control board without needing to take the device out of service.

Figure 7–8 — Firmware Upgrade page

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Update the Annotator rmware as follows:

1. Visit the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, and download the latest ﬁrmware

2. Access the Annotator internal Web pages.

3. Select the Conﬁguration tab.

4. On the Conguration page, click the Firmware Upgrade link on the left

5. Click Browse. A Choose ﬁle window opens.

6. Navigate to the folder where you saved the ﬁrmware upgrade ﬁle. Select the

The Firmware Upgrade page is only for replacing the ﬁrmware that controls all

the device operation. To insert your own HTML pages, see File Management

Page, later in this chapter.

ﬁle to your computer.

a. On the Extron Web page, select the Downloads tab. b. On the Download Center page, click the Firmware link on the left sidebar

menu.

c. Click on the Annotator name. d. On the next screen, ﬁll in the required information, then click the

Download product name_firmware version.exe button.

e. On the File Download - Security Warning window, click Save. f. On the Save As window, browse to the folder where you want to save the

ﬁrmware ﬁle, and click Save. The ﬁrmware installation ﬁle is placed on your hard drive.

sidebar menu.

ﬁle.

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Figure 7–9 — Choose ﬁle window with a ﬁrmware ﬁle selected

7. Click Open.

8. On the Firmware Upgrade page, click Upload.

While the rmware is uploading, the Upload button changes to Uploading... .

Valid ﬁrmware ﬁles must have the ﬁle extension “.S19.” Any other ﬁle

extension is not a ﬁrmware upgrade.

The original factory-installed ﬁrmware is permanently available on the

Annotator. If the attempted ﬁrmware upload fails for any reason, the device reverts to the factory-installed ﬁrmware.

When the uploading process is complete, the button changes back to Upload.

The uploading may take a few minutes.

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File Management Page

This page allows the user to upload or delete user les (such as HTML pages, or

bitmaps) from the Annotator.

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Figure 7–10 — File Management page

The ﬁles listed in ﬁgure 7-10 are shown for example only and may not be present

Uploading les

Files to be uploaded to the Annotator must contain only valid alphanumeric characters and underscores.

To upload ﬁles from the server, follow these steps:

1. Click Browse (to the right of the ﬁle name ﬁeld).

2. Browse to locate the le that you want to upload, and open it. The le’s

3. Click Upload File. The selected ﬁle name appears in the Files column on the

The following characters are invalid in ﬁle names:

name and directory path are displayed in the ﬁle name ﬁeld on the File Management screen.

File Management screen. (Files are listed separately under headings of their extensions.)

If you want one of the pages that you create and upload to be the default startup

on your unit.

+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and space.

page, name that ﬁle “index.html.”

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Adding a directory

To add a directory or folder to the Annotator’s ﬁle system, follow these steps:

1. Enter the directory name in the Dir: eld, following the slash (/).

2. Click the Add Dir button or click Add Dir.

3. With the directory name displayed, perform the Uploading les procedure

described in the previous section to add a ﬁle to the directory. The directory name appears at the top of the Files column, preceded by a slash.

To add more ﬁles to the directory, click the directory name to open it, then use the

Uploading les procedure. To exit the directory, click (root) or (back).

Other le management activities

You can also perform the following tasks on the File Management screen:

Open a ﬁle — Click on the name of the ﬁle in the Files column. Delete a ﬁle — Click Delete (at the right end of the line that contains the ﬁle you

want to remove).

Delete all ﬁles — Click Delete All. Display ﬁles by ﬁle extension — The Filter by File Extension menu lists the

extensions of the ﬁles that have been uploaded to the Annotator. This menu lets you choose to display only ﬁles with the extension you select. Click Select All to display all uploaded ﬁles.

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Control Pages

These three Control pages (User Control, Presets, and PIP Setup) allow limited device conguration. From the User Control page, the selection and viewing of

inputs, mute and freeze selection, and execution of auto image is possible. Picture

control and input sampling is also available on the User Control page. From the Presets page, up to 16 Memory presets and up to 30 Input presets can be saved and recalled. Using the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) page an input can be selected

and swapped to become either the main image or the secondary (PIP) image. In addition, the PIP can be turned off and auto image can be performed an either

input. Within PIP Setup limited picture control is possible. The Control pages initially open on the User Control page.

User Control page

The User Control page emulates some of the front panel features and displays the

current picture control settings and input sampling data (see ﬁgure 7-11). In addition, image muting/unmuting, freezing/unfreezing and Auto Image can be selected.

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Figure 7–11 — User Control page

To select an input to be displayed, click on an input number. The selected input is displayed.

To mute or unmute, freeze or unfreeze the input image, click on the appropriate

button. Muting the image blanks the display screen. Unmuting the image allows

the image to be displayed. Freezing the image keep the same image displayed, even when the input is

switched. Unfreezing the image allows images from switched inputs to be viewed.

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Presets page

From this page up to 16 Memory or 30 Input presets can be saved and recalled.

Figure 7–12 — Presets page

To save the current conﬁguration to a memory or input preset, click on the applicable drop-down box, scroll to the desired preset number and click Save.

To recall a memory or input preset as the current conﬁguration, click on the applicable drop-down box, scroll to the desired preset number and click Recall. The current conﬁguration is then replaced by the recalled conﬁguration.

PIP page

With this page, Picture-in-Picture setup is possible by selecting the main image and

the secondary PIP image inputs.

Figure 7–13 — PIP page

To toggle between two inputs click Swap.

To turn off the PIP format click Off.

Auto image is applied to any selected input when Auto Image is clicked on.

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Images Page

This page allows images (.bmp format) to be added to or deleted from the Annotator, previewed, and recalled to be shown on a connected display device.

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Figure 7–14 — Images page

To add an image, click Add, browse to the image location on the connected PC, and click Upload Image. The image is uploaded to theAnnotator and a thumbnail of the image is viewable on the Images Page (see ﬁgure 7-14).

To preview an image without displaying it, click on the thumbnail.

To display an image click on a thumbnail image and then click Recall. The image is displayed. If no image appears on the display device, check the input selected and image format is correct.

To delete an image click on a thumbnail and then click Delete. The image is deleted from the Annotator ﬁles.

The image is not yet displayed.

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Annotator

Appendix A

Reference Information

Speciﬁcations — Annotator

Part Numbers, Cables, and Accessories

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Reference Information

Specications — Annotator

Video input

Number/signal type ..................... 2 RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, component video (Y, R-Y, B-Y; progressive or HD)

1 RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, component video (Y, R-Y, B-Y; interlaced, progressive, HD), S-video, composite video 1 component video (Y, R-Y, B-Y; interlaced), S-video, composite video

1 S-video, composite video

1 single link DVI-D 1 optional SDI, HD-SDI

Connectors ..................................... 2 female 15-pin HD: RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, component video

5 female BNC: RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, component video, S-video, composite

video

3 female BNC: component video, S-video, composite video 2 female BNC: S-video, composite video 1 female DVI-I: DVI-D 1 female BNC: optional SDI, HD-SDI

Nominal level ................................ 1 Vp-p for Y of component video and S-video, and for composite video

0.8 Vp-p for SDI

0.7 Vp-p for RGB and for R-Y and B-Y of component video

0.3 Vp-p for C of S-video

Minimum/maximum levels ........ Analog: 0.0 V to 2.0 Vp-p with no offset

Impedance ...................................... 75 ohms

Horizontal frequency .................... Autoscan 15 kHz to 100 kHz

Vertical frequency .......................... Autoscan 50 Hz to 120 Hz

Resolution range ........................... 640x480 to 1920x1200*, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p, digitized pixel for

pixel; higher resolutions are undersampled. *Reduced blanking

Return loss ...................................... <-30 dB @ 5 MHz

DC offset (max. allowable)........... 0.5 V

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Video processing

Digital sampling ............................ 30 bit, 10 bits per color; 13.5 MHz standard (video), 162 MHz standard (RGB,

YUVp, DVI)

Colors .............................................. 1 billion, 1024 per color channel

Encoder (for scan converted output)

10 bit digital

Horizontal ltering (for scan converted output)

3 levels

Vertical ltering (for scan converted output)

3 levels

Encoder ltering (for scan converted output)

3 levels

Video output

Number/signal type ..................... 2 buffered scaled RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, or scaled HD component video

(Y, R-Y, B-Y)

1 MTP

1 optional single link DVI-D; HD-SDI; or interlaced component video, S-

video, composite video

Connectors ..................................... 6 female BNC: RGB or component video

1 female 15-pin HD: RGB or component video 1 female RJ-45: output to an MTP device

1 slot for an optional DVI-D, HD-SDI, or interlaced component, S-video,

composite video output card

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Nominal level ................................ 1 Vp-p for Y of component video and S-video, and for G of RGsB

0.8 Vp-p for SDI

0.7 Vp-p for RGB and for R-Y and B-Y of component video

0.3 Vp-p for C of S-video

Minimum/maximum levels ........ 0.0 V to 1.0 Vp-p

Impedance ...................................... 75 ohms

Scaled resolution ........................... 640x480

1280x768 1365x768

, 1680x1050

HDTV: 480p

= 23.98 Hz, 2 = 24 Hz, 3 = 25 Hz, 4 = 29.97 Hz, 5 = 30 Hz, 6 = 50 Hz, 7 =

59.94 Hz,

6,8,9

, 800x600

6,8,9

, 1280x800

6,8,9

, 1365x1024

6,8

= 60 Hz, 9 = 75 Hz

6,8,9

, 1920x1200

7,8

, 576p6, 720p

, 852x480

6,8,9

, 1280x1024

6,8,9

, 1366x768

6,8

3,4,5,6,7,8

6,8,9

, 1024x768

6,8,9

, 1080i

6,8,9

, 1024x852

, 1360x765

, 1400x1050

6,7,8

, 1080p

6,8,9

, 1360x768

6,8

, 1440x900

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

6,8,9

, 2048x1080

Sync

Input type ....................................... RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, RGBcvS, and component video

Output type .................................... RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, and component video (tri-level or bi-level)

Standards ........................................ NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, SECAM

Optional SDI/HD-SDI input: SMPTE 259M-C, SMPTE 292M

Input level ...................................... 2.75 V to 5.0 Vp-p for RGBHV or RGBS

0.6 Vp-p for component video tri-level sync

0.3 Vp-p for component video bi-level sync or RGsB

Output level ................................... TTL: 5.0 Vp-p, unterminated, bi-level or tri-level

Input impedance ........................... Horizontal: 75 ohms

Vertical: 510 ohms

Output impedance ........................ 75 ohms

Polarity............................................ Positive or negative (selectable)

, 1024x1024

6,8,9

, 1600x1200

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

6,8,9

Control/remote — signal processor

Serial control port .......................... 2 RS-232/RS-422, female 9-pin D connectors (rear panel)

1 RS-232, 2.5 mm mini stereo jack (front panel)

Baud rate and protocol ................. 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 115200 baud, adjustable; 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,

no parity

Serial control pin conﬁgurations

9-pin D connector .............. RS-232: 2 = TX, 3 = RX, 5 = GND

RS-422: 2 = TX-, 3 = RX-, 5 = GND, 7 = RX+, 8 = Tx+

2.5 mm mini stereo jack .... Tip = TX, ring = RX, sleeve = GND

Ethernet control port..................... 1 RJ-45 female connector

Ethernet data rate .......................... 10/100Base-T, half/full duplex with autodetect

Ethernet protocol ........................... ARP, ICMP (ping), IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, HTTP, SMTP, Telnet

Ethernet default settings .............. Link speed and duplex level = autodetected

IP address = 192.168.254.254

Subnet mask = 255.255.0.0

Gateway = 0.0.0.0 DHCP = off

Web server ...................................... Up to 200 simultaneous sessions

40 MB nonvolatile user memory

Program control ............................. Extron control/conguration program for Windows

Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS™)

Microsoft

Internet Explorer®, Telnet

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Control/remote — annotation

Number/signal type ..................... 20 USB devices (via hubs)

2 serial devices 1 PS/2 mouse 1 PS/2 keyboard

Connectors ..................................... 2 USB type A

2 RS-232, female 9-pin D (shared with standard control) 2 female PS/2

General

Power .............................................. 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 30 watts, internal

Temperature/humidity ................ Storage: -40 to +158 °F (-40 to +70 °C) / 10% to 90%, noncondensing

Operating: +32 to +122 °F (0 to +50 °C) / 10% to 90%, noncondensing

Cooling ........................................... Convection, vented on sides and top

Mounting

Rack mount ........................ Yes, with included brackets.

Furniture mount ................ Yes, with optional under-desk or through-desk mounting kit

Enclosure type ............................... Metal

Enclosure dimensions ................... 1.7" H x 17.5" W x 12.0" D (1U high, full rack wide)

(4.3 cm H x 44.4 cm W x 30.5 cm D)

(Depth excludes connectors and knobs.)

Product weight .............................. 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg)

Shipping weight ............................ 11 lbs (5 kg)

DIM weight .................................... 12 lbs (6 kg)

Vibration ......................................... ISTA 1A in carton (International Safe Transit Association)

Regulatory compliance

Safety ................................... CE, c-UL, UL

EMI/EMC .......................... CE, C-tick, FCC Class A, ICES, VCCI

MTBF ............................................... 30,000 hours

Warranty ......................................... 3 years parts and labor

All nominal levels are at ±10%.

Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice.

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Part Numbers, Cables, and Accessories

Included parts

Included part

Annotator 60-968-xx

US style IEC power cord

Rubber feet, self-adhesive

Annotator Setup Guide

Tweeker (small screwdriver)

Extron Software Products DVD

Cables

For signal cable requirements, please check the latest Extron catalog or visit

www.extron.com for a comprehensive list.

The cable listed below is for front panel RS-232 use.

Accessory Part number

CFG 9-pin D female to 2.5 mm TRS conguration cable 70-335-01

Optional I/O boards

The following I/O boards are optional and can be ordered separately.

I/O board Part number

SDI/HD-SDI input board 70-560-02 DVI output board 70-487-02 Scan Converter output board 70-486-02 SDI/HD-SDI output board 70-559-02

Replacement part

number

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Annotator • Reference Information

A-5

Annotator

Appendix A

Ethernet Connection

Ethernet Link

Subnetting — A Primer

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Ethernet Connection

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RJ-45

Connector

Insert Twisted

Pair Wires

Pins:

Straight-through Cable

(for connection to a switch, hub, or router)

End 1 End 2

Pin Wire Color Pin Wire Color

1 white-orange 1 white-orange 2 orange 2 orange 3 white-green 3 white-green 4 blue 4 blue 5 white-blue 5 white-blue 6 green 6 green 7 white-brown 7 white-brown 8 brown 8 brown

Crossover Cable

(for direct connection to a PC)

End 1 End 2

Pin Wire Color Pin Wire Color

1 white-orange 1 white-green 2 orange 2 green 3 white-green 3 white-orange 4 blue 4 blue 5 white-blue 5 white-blue 6 green 6 orange 7 white-brown 7 white-brown 8 brown 8 brown

ACT

LINK

LAN

Ethernet Link

The rear panel Ethernet connector on the Annotator can be connected to an Ethernet LAN or WAN. This connection makes SIS control of the unit

possible using a computer connected to the same LAN.

Ethernet connection

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (gure B-1).

Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the

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Annotator.

Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the Annotator to an Ethernet LAN.

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B-2

Default address

Ping to determine Extron IP address

Annotator • Ethernet Connection

Figure B–1 — RJ-45 connector pinout tables

To access the Annotator via the Ethernet port, you need the unit’s IP address. If the

address has been changed to an address comprised of words and characters, the actual numeric IP address can be determined using the ping utility. If the address

has not been changed, the factory-specied default is 192.168.254.254. Ping can also be used to test the Ethernet link to the Annotator

Theping utility is available at the DOS prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet interface

between the computer and the Annotator. Ping can also be used to determine the actual numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web address.

Ping the device as follows:

C:\>ping 192.168.254.254

Pinging 192.168.254.254 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.254.254: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Run... . The Run window opens.

2. In the Open text ﬁeld, enter command.

3. Click OK. A DOS command window opens.

4. At the DOS prompt, enter ping IP address. The computer returns a display

similar to gure B-2.

The line Pinging ... reports the actual numeric IP address, regardless of

whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.

Figure B–2 — Ping response

Ping to determine Web IP address

The ping utility has a modiﬁer, -a, that directs the command to return the Web address rather than the numeric IP address.

At the DOS prompt, enter ping -a IP address. The computer’s return display is

similar to the ping response shown in gure B-2, except that when you specify

the -a modiﬁer, the line Pinging mail... reports the Web IP address instead of the numeric IP address, regardless of whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.

Connect as a Telnet client

The Telnet utility is available from the DOS prompt. Telnet allows you to input SIS

commands to the Annotator from the PC via the Ethernet link and the LAN.

Access the DOS prompt and start Telnet as follows:

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Run... . The Run window opens.

2. In the Open text ﬁeld, enter command.

3. Click OK. A DOS command window opens.

4. At the DOS prompt, enter Telnet. The computer returns a display similar to

gure B-3, on the next page.

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B-3

Ethernet Connection, cont’d

Microsoft (R) windows 2000 (TM) Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client Telnet Client Build 5.00.99203.1

Escape Character is 'CTRL+]'

Microsoft Telnet>

Figure B–3 — Telnet screen

Telnet tips

It is not the intention of this manual to detail all of the operations and functionality

of Telnet; however, some basic level of understanding is necessary for operating the

Annotator via Telnet.

Connecting to the Annotator (Open command)

You connect to the Annotator using the Open command. Once your computer is

connected to the unit you can enter the SIS commands the same as you would if you were using the RS-232 link.

Connect to the device as follows:

1. At the Telnet prompt, enter open IP address. If the processor is not password protected, no further prompts are displayed

until you disconnect from the Annotator.

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If the processor is password protected, Telnet displays the password prompt.

2. If necessary, enter the password at the password prompt.

Connection to the processor via the Ethernet can be password protected.

There are two levels of password protection: administrator and user.

A person logged on as an administrator has full access to all the processing

capabilities and editing functions.

Users can select test patterns, mute or unmute the output, select a blue

screen, and view all settings with the exception of passwords. By default, the

processor is delivered with both passwords set to carriage return.

Once you are logged in, the processor returns either Login Administrator or

Escape character and Esc key

When Telnet is rst started, the utility advises that the Escape character is ‘Ctrl+]’. Many SIS commands include the keyboard Esc key. Consequently, some confusion may exist between the Escape character and the Esc key.

The Telnet Escape character is a key combination: the Ctrl key and the ] key pressed

simultaneously. Pressing these keys displays the Telnet prompt while leaving the connection to the Annotator intact.

The Escape key is the Esc key on the computer keyboard.

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Local echo

Once your computer is connected to the Annotator, by default Telnet does not display your keystrokes on the screen. SIS commands are entered blindly, and only the SIS responses are displayed on the screen. To command Telnet to show all keystrokes, enter set local echo at the Telnet prompt before you open the connection to the processor.

With local echo turned on, keystrokes and the processor’s responses are displayed on the same line. Example: 1*1*1!01Out01 In01 All where 1*1*1! is the SIS

command and 01Out01 In01 All is the response.

Note that all keystrokes are displayed, even those that should be masked, such as the password entry. For example, when entering a password with local echo turned on, you see a display such as a*d*m*i*n*, where admin is the keyed-in password and ***** is the masked response.

Local echo can be turned off by entering unset local_echo at the Telnet prompt. If your computer is connected to the Annotator, and you need to access the Telnet prompt to turn local echo off, enter the Escape sequence (Ctrl + ]).

Setting carriage return-line feed

Unless commanded otherwise, Telnet transmits a line feed character only (no carriage return) to the connected processor when you press the Enter key. This is

the correct setting for SIS communication with the processor. The Telnet set crlf command forces Telnet to transmit carriage return and line feed characters when Enter is pressed; however, if crlf is set, the SIS link with the processor does not function properly.

Closing the link to the processor

To close the link to the processor, access the Telnet prompt by entering the Escape

sequence (Ctrl + ]). At the Telnet prompt, enter close.

Help

For Telnet command deﬁnitions, enter ? at the Telnet prompt.

Exiting Telnet (Quit command)

Exit the Telnet utility by entering quit at the Telnet prompt. If you are connected to the Annotator, access the Telnet prompt by entering the Escape sequence (Ctrl + ]).

Subnetting — A Primer

A subnet is a subset of a network — a set of IP devices that have portions of their IP addresses in common. It is not the purpose of this manual to describe TCP/

IP protocol in detail. However, some understanding of TCP/IP subnetting is

necessary in order to understand the interaction of the Annotator and the mail server gateway. To understand subnetting at the level required to install and operate the Annotator, you must understand the concepts of a gateway, local and remote devices, IP addresses and octets, and subnet masks and octets.

Gateways

The Annotator can communicate with the e-mail server that it uses for e-mail notiﬁcation directly (if they are on the same subnet), or the communication can be routed via a gateway (a computer that provides a link between different subnets).

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B-5

Ethernet Connection, cont’d

192.168.254.254Typical IP Address:

Octets

255.255.0.0Typical Subnet Mask:

Octets

255 indicates that this octet will be

compared between two IP addresses.

0 indicates that this octet will not be compared between two IP addresses.

192.168.254.254

255.255.0.0 (?.?.X.X)

192.168.2.25 =.=.X.X — Match

(Same subnet) (Different subnet) (Different subnet)

Local IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Remote IP Address:

Match?:

Example 1 Example 2

192.168.254.254

255.255.0.0 (?.?.X.X)

190.190.2.25

≠.≠.X.X — No match

Example 3

192.168.254.254

255.255.0.0 (?.?.X.X)

192.190.2.25 =.≠.X.X — No match

Local and remote devices

The local and remote devices are deﬁned from the point of view of the function being described. In this manual, subnetting is an issue when you are using the controlling PC to set TCP/IP values in the Annotator.

IP addresses and octets

Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subelds, properly

called octets, which are separated by dots (periods) (gure B-4). Each octet can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeros, up to 3 digits total per octet, are

optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.

Figure B–4 — IP address and octets

Subnet masks and octets

The subnet mask (gure B-5) is used to determine whether the local and remote

devices are on the same subnet or different subnets. The subnet mask consists

of four numeric octets separated by dots. Each octet can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeros, up to 3 digits total per octet, are optional. Each

octet typically contains either 255 or 0. The octets determine whether or not the same octets of two IP addresses will be compared when determining if two devices are on the same subnet.

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Figure B–5 — Subnet mask and octets

Determining whether devices are on the same subnet

To determine the subnet, the local device’s IP address is compared to the remote

device’s IP address (gure B-6 below). Each address’s octets are compared or not,

depending on the value in the related subnet mask octet.

If a subnet mask octet contains the value 255, the related octets of the local

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device’s address and the remote device’s IP address are unmasked.

Unmasked octets are compared (indicated by ? in gure B-6).

If the subnet mask octet contains the value 0, the related octets of the local

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device’s and remote device’s IP addresses are masked.

Masked octets are not compared (indicated by X in gure B-6).

If the unmasked octets of the two IP addresses match (indicated by = in gure B-6, example 1), the two addresses are on the same subnet.

If the two unmasked ﬁelds do not match (indicated by an unequal sign in gure B-6, example 2 and example 3), the addresses are not on the same subnet.

B-6

Figure B–6 — Comparing the IP addresses

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