10 The Kaleido-RCP Remote Control Panel
The Kaleido-RCP is designed specifically to operate Kaleido. It may be used to control, singly or together, multiple Kaleidos. See the Kaleido Hardware manual for installation instructions. The panel layout is shown here.
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Figure 10-1 Kaleido-RCP Functions
The use of these controls for operational adjustment of the Kaleido is detailed in the following section.
Layout Presets Group
In a production environment, display layouts need to be accessed quickly and easily. The Kaleido-RCP allows the user to access stored layouts through Layout Presets buttons 1 through 10. Push one of these buttons and the Kaleido instantly updates the layout being displayed. Above the buttons is a paper strip that can be used to identify these customized layouts.
You can also store the current layout in a Preset. Just hold the Preset for at least 6 seconds, and the current layout will be saved at that Preset.
Functions Group
The up, down, left and right arrow buttons are used for moving the selection pointer when adjusting the monitor-wall output.
Alphanumeric Group
The alphanumeric buttons are used to enter ID numbers when selecting a Kaleido to control. The delete key is included in this group.
Direct Command Access Group
This group is used to control certain on-screen effects directly.
Input invokes the input list to assign a Channel to a selected Monitor.
Full Screen applies to the most recently selected Monitor and enlarges it until it fills up the display area. You can cycle through all monitors having Channel assignments using the Right and Left buttons. Press Full Screen again to return to the multi-screen mode.
The Full Screen window's appearance does not necessarily match that shown in the Layout. All Full Screen presentations are identical. A default Layout is present, but may be modified by the user (see How to change the default Full Screen Layout?). If you push and hold the Full Screen button for at least 6 seconds, the current Layout is saved as the Full Screen Layout.
Aspect Ratio toggles a window's aspect ratio between 16:9 and 4:3.
Underscan toggles a window's scan mode between Underscan/Normal and Overscan, allowing the user to select whether the vertical and horizontal blanking areas are seen in the Video Screen.
Audio Mon activates audio monitoring for the selected window. Audio volume may be controlled by the Up and Down buttons; depressing the Left button will mute the audio output and depressing the Right button will attenuate the level by 20 dB. When multiple meters are active for the selected window, depressing Audio Mon again will cycle audio monitoring among the available pairs of audio inputs.
Note: if the audio originates in a .WAV file, its volume must be adjusted using the Kaleido's Windows volume control, as the signal is not processed through the Kaleido's hardware. You must connect a keyboard and mouse to the Kaleido to do this.
Display the Windows task bar on the Kaleido screen (CTRL+ESC or Windows Logo key) and click the Volume icon on the taskbar. Adjust the Volume Control in the window until the appropriate volume is heard on the audio monitor, then close the window.
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Load allows the user to change the current layout. Push the Load button to open a dialog listing layouts currently saved on the Kaleido [Note: This dialog lists the names of Layouts located in the "c:\iControl\Startup\KALEIDO_LAYOUTS" folder - layouts saved at other locations are not available through this dialog].
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The top layout will be highlighted.
Save allows the user to save the currently-displayed layout, under its present name, or with a new name. Pushing the Save button opens the following dialog, showing the current name:
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To save the layout under the current name, push the Enter button
If you select to cancel the save process by pushing ESC, the previous dialog will reappear. You may push ESC again to close the dialog, or change the name in the Layout Name window as follows.
- To enter a new name, use the alphanumeric keypad on the Kaleido RCP as shown in the following table:
If you press more than seven times, you cycle through the list of options again; e.g. eighth press brings you back to the "Pressed Once" option.
Use the right-arrow key to move to the next character once one has been entered.
When the full name has been entered, push ENTER to accept the name, or push ESC to cancel the operation.
NOTE: The case of letters used in the name will be preserved, but the software does not distinguish between cases when interpreting the name, so "LayOut" and "LAYOUT" will be considered as the same name.
Status: not used in this software version
Text: not used in this software version
Modes Group
The Kaleido-RCP has 4 modes of operation: Standby, Device, All Devices and Lock.
In Standby mode, the unit is waiting for an instruction to enter one of the 3 other modes. Standby is the default mode upon startup.
Device or All Devices modes let the user control a selected Kaleido frame or all Kaleido frames, respectively. In Device mode, the user is required to enter the ID number of the desired Kaleido. In All Devices mode, all Kaleido frames will be controlled at the same time (only the loading of Layouts can be controlled in ALL_DEVICES mode).
Lock mode effectively disables all but the Layout Presets buttons, preventing any change in the configuration of the Kaleido frames. Additionally, it can be used to restrain access to a selected Kaleido.
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