3.9 Digital Clock
3.9.1 Creation
A Digital Clock cannot be included in a Monitor.
To add a Digital Clock to a Layout:
- Select the Clock tool in the KEdit toolbar.
- Use the pull down arrow to change the current default Clock selection to Digital Clock if necessary (the available options are: analog clock, digital clock, and timer).
- Click at the appropriate place in the Layout, and drag to place a Clock of the desired size.
3.9.2 Configuration:
The attributes of a Digital Clock are adjustable using its Configuration Panel in KEdit. To access the panel for a Digital Clock:
- Click on the Digital Clock. Control points will appear at the corners and sides, showing it is selected.
NOTE: at this point the Digital Clock may be positioned (click on the Digital Clock and drag) and scaled (click and drag a control point) within the Layout.- Open the Configuration Panel for the Digital Clock by pushing F5, or from the Configuration Panel item in the View menu
3.9.2.1 Offline Panels
Configuration Tab
Select Clock Reference:
Internal selects the Kaleido's internal processor Clock, which can be set through the Windows Time and Date control panel. The local time zone can be selected in the pull-down list.
External selects the time code input of the Kaleido.
The LTC Calibration button is not active in the offline mode of operation.
Select Time Offset:
Set up an on-screen Clock that is offset from the time reference selected above by a specified amount in either direction.
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Appearance Tab
Change the clock color setting:
Background: select the background color on the Clock face. Click the arrow beside the icon to open a color selection window to choose a different color.
Digits: select the color of the digits displayed by the Clock. Click the arrow beside the icon to open a color selection window to choose a different color.
Clock display:
Use the radio buttons to select the digital clock display format:
Transparency:
Use the slider to select a transparency for the Clock. The transparency is only seen when the clock is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.
Border:
Select whether the Clock displayed on the Kaleido monitor wall output will have no border, or a lowered bevel border.
Note: the display font for this digital clock can be changed using the font selector pulldown in the KEdit toolbar. The font size is automatically scaled to fit the component, so the size pulldown is disabled.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Clock is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Clock is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
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3.9.2.2 Online Panels (Kaleido-K2 only)
Configuration Tab
Select Clock Reference:
Internal selects the Kaleido's internal processor clock, which can be set through the Windows Time and Date control panel. The local time zone can be selected in the pull-down list.
External selects the time code input of the Kaleido.
LTC Calibration:
Click the LTC Calibration button to open the LTC Delay Compensation control panel. This panel allows you to apply a correction to the time code to compensate for the delay it encounters while passing through the Kaleido system, so that the displayed LTC matches the incoming LTC.
The default delay is 5 frames.
The Custom Delay could range between 0 and 15 frames
To set the appropriate value, display the incoming LTC on a time code reader, and visually compare it to the LTC displayed at the Kaleido output.
Note: this offset has an impact on the accuracy of a Timer trigger action
Select Time Offset:
Set up an on-screen clock that is offset from the time reference selected above by a specified amount in either direction.
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Appearance Tab
Change the Clock color setting:
Background: select the background color on the Clock face. Click the arrow beside the icon to open a color selection window to choose a different color.
Digits: select the color of the digits displayed by the Clock. Click the arrow beside the icon to open a color selection window to choose a different color.
Clock display:
Use the radio buttons to select the digital clock display format:
Transparency:
Use the slider to select a transparency for the Clock. The transparency is only seen when the Clock is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.
Border:
Select whether the Clock displayed on the Kaleido monitor wall output will have no border, or a lowered bevel border.
Note: the display font for this digital clock can be changed using the font selector pulldown in the KEdit toolbar. The font size is automatically scaled to fit the component, so the size pulldown is disabled.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Clock is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Clock is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
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3.9.3 Operation (Digital clock)
3.9.3.1 Fire an Action
Left-click on the Digital Clock in the Kaleido display using the mouse.
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