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Introduction 3 1I n t r o d u c t i o n 1.1 Customer notic e Thank y ou for buying B ar co! Barc o is a world lead er in display and visualiz ation solutions . We are c onvinc ed that you will enjoy our products. 1.2 Change r ecor d 1.3 C ontents of the user manual 1.3.1 Structur e of the user manual Chapter 1: Introduction The introduc tion contai[...]

4 Introduction 1.4 Product descrip tion 1.4.1 ECU- 100 GVD-series The ECU- 100 is a pow erful, Quad Cor e Industrial PC pro viding a high end video w al l contr ol ler solution capable of capturing RGB/HD/HD MI/DVI/SD C o mposit e and S- Video sourc es. The captured sour ces can be displa y ed anywhere on the display wall using our Display Control [...]

Introduction 5 1.4.3 Display C ontrol Serv er v ersu s Application This syst em comes pre-installed. ECU- 100 consists o f two separat e elements that work toge ther to enable you to c ontrol the display w all: 1. ECU- 100 server 2. Display Contr ol Application ECU- 100 Serv er The Display Cont rol Server is used to display EC U and application win[...]

6 Introduction 1.5.2 Cop yright © Barco n.v ., All rights reser ved. The information c ontained herein is Barc o confidentia l information. No part of the information cont ained her ein may be disc losed outside of the organization of the r ecipient , its sub- contr a ctors, and customers in any form or by any means and/or stored in a database or [...]

Introduction 7 1.6.2 Safety Pr ecautions WAR N IN G : For y our own pro tection, observe the following safe ty precautions when installing, operating and servicing your device: • Befor e operating the units ple ase read this manual thoroughly and r etain it for future refer ence! • Observe all warnings and instru ctions pr inted on the devices![...]

8 Introduction 1.6.3 Unpacking WAR N IN G : The ECU- 100 chassis is he avy , lifting pre cautions should be taken . Inspect items for damage. Should any items show any signs of damage , report it immediately to your vendor . IMPORTANT : The ECU- 100 contains addi tional packag ing inside the c hassis. T h i s M U S T b e r e m o v e d p ri or t o o[...]

Introduction 9 1.6.5 Cleaning pr ecautions Unplug this product from the w al l outlet before clea ning. • Use a soft cloth to periodically clean the ca binet . Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth lightly dampened with mild detergent solution. • Nev er use strong solv ents, such as thinner or benzine, or abr asive cleaner s, since the se[...]

10 Introduction 1.7 Envir onmental information 1.7.1 Disposal of the product (W aste Electrical and Electr onic Equipment) This symbol on the product indicates that, under the European Directiv e 2002 /96/EC gov erning waste fr om electrical and electr onic equipment , this pr oduct must not be disp osed of with ot her mun icipa l waste. Plea se di[...]

First use 11 2F i r s t u s e 2.1 Starting up the syst em This par agraph guid es you thr ough the basic st eps to start up the ECU- 100 server and the application and t o bring the first inputs on the Displa y W all: Connect t he components S witch on the system Launch Display Co ntrol Display in puts on the wall 2.2 C onnect the components 2.2.1 [...]

12 First use 2.2.2 Connecting the output scr eens CAUTION : Y ou should exer cise great car e when connecting all cables to the conn ectors. If the pins are orient ed correctly and the c onnector is pushed on squar ely , the use of forc e is not require d. Poor handl ing may cause s ome pins to b end withi n the plug on the cab le and this, in turn[...]

First use 13 Figure 5: Monitor c onnection (display w al l) • Con n e ct t h e m o n it or s of t h e d i sp l ay wa l l to the output connect ors using the DVI Splitter Cables provided. The example abo ve illustrates the c onnection for screens 1 to 4 by m aking use of out - put connections 1 and 2. Figure 6: Outputs location e xample of an ECU-[...]

14 First use 2.2.3 Connecting the input sour c es The system provides tw o types of input connectors: • DVI-I –T ype (See “Rear View” figur es in paragraph “ Overvie w of pr econfigured E CU hardware conf iguration s ”) • D- T ype (See “Rear Vie w” figures in paragr aph “ Overvie w of preconfigur ed ECU hard- w are configur atio[...]

First use 15 • An RGB (VGA) input is c onnected to the DV I- I connector using the supplied DVI- VGA Adapter: Figure 10: RGB (V GA) to DVI-I c onnector D- T yp e • Composit e/S- Video inputs are connected t o the D - Type C onnector using the supplied Composite/S -Video Cable: Figure 11: Composite/S- Video to D - T ype connector • Use of Comp[...]

First use 2.3 S witch on the syst em 2.3.1 S witching on • Ensure that both Pow er Supply U nits at the re ar side are switched on. • Pres s and release the main powe r switch at the front side. 2.3.2 Setup pr ocedur e (only first use) • The BIOS and boot mess ages will appear on the Control Screen that is plu gged into the V G A o u t p u t [...]

First use 2.3.3 Changing pre-configur ed factory se ttings • T o change the pre-configur ed fact ory settings for the w al l lay out and screen resolution, use the W all Configuration tab . • T o acc ess the W al l Configur ation tab , right click on the desktop an d select Screen Reso- lution, the following dialog is display ed: Figure 12: Dis[...]

First use Figure 13: W all Configuration • In some instances, these cha nges may require a sy stem re- start .[...]

First use 2.4 Launch Display C ontrol 2.4.1 Starting up the Display C ontrol application Click on the Windows Start button and select All Progr ams/Display Contr ol . From the Display Contro l menu, select Display Control and the foll owing dialog is display ed : Fig ure 14 : Dis play Con trol a pplic ation[...]

First use 2.4.2 Make c onnection with the Display C ontrol server If the Display C ontrol Applic ation and Displa y Control server are instal led on the same machine then select Display C ontrol-My Comput er from the progr am s menu, alternatively , double click My Comp uter in the Machines list on the Display C ontrol Application To o l b a r . Th[...]

First use 2.4.4 T oolbar The icons displa yed in the application toolbar id entify which type of sourc e is available t o eac h i np ut . Figure 16: Applicat ion toolbar icons If an icon is highli ghted green, this indicate s th at an active input of that type is present . For exa mp le in th e f ig ure ab ove i n put 1 i nd ic a tes that the D VI [...]

First use 2.5 Display inputs on the w a ll 2.5.1 Cre ating Windows Onc e the c onnection to the server has been esta blished then windows can be cre ated for display . Windows can be cre ated using the New menu or th e application To o l b a r . •B y u s i n g t h e New menu , the following wind ows can be cre ated and displa yed: 3 ECU - A ECU o[...]

First use 2.5.2 Moving Windo ws around the Displa y W all Setting up a video wall requires windows to be moved on the desktop . Al l types of window can be mov ed in the same wa y . Using the Window Properties Windows can also be moved using the Window Pr operties dialog acc essible via the “ Adapting Window menu options (Window menu) ”. Using [...]

How t o 3H o w t o 3. 1 How to Re - size a Wi ndow The Windows can be re- siz ed in various w ays depending on the s tyle setup on the Window Properties sheet . If the window has a border and title bar: • Using the mouse, click on the top , bottom, left or right of the window border . The cursor will change to a siz e cur sor as shown below: • [...]

How t o • Acc ess the Windo w s Properties dialog box b y selecting Window Properties from the Windows Menu. Use the Siz e controls to re-size the window . NOT E : The applica tion can also be re-sized in the Displa y Contr ol desktop r epresenta tion. If the window has no title bar or border: • Use the command line interf ace -Windo w as descr[...]

How t o • Use the cursor keys to mov e the Window t o the required position. • Use the Command Line Interfac e -window as described in the Com ma nd Li ne Inte rfa ce paragr aph. • Acc ess the Windo w s Properties dialog box b y selecting Window Properties from the Windows Menu. Use the Siz e controls to re-size the window . 3. 3 H ow to Save[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 4 Display C ontrol menu descrip tions 4.1 Overvie w Menu Options The Display Co ntrol Application has following menu options: File Managing layou t files and connections (File menu ) New Opening new Windows (New menu) Layout Crea tin g grids, rulers and guides (Layout menu) Window Adapting Window menu options (Wind[...]

28 Display Control menu descriptions 4.2 Managing layout files and c onnections (File menu) The file menu allows you t o mana ge lay o ut files and c onnections New Opening a new (empty) la yout file Open Opening an existing la yout file Sa ve Saving the current lay o ut Sa ve A s Saving a lay out with a specific name and location Connect Connectin[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 29 Opening a new (emp ty) layout file When New is selected: • A prompt is displayed asking if any change s to the current la yout are to be sav ed. • If changes ar e to be saved, click Ye s and follow the steps detailed in Save/Sav e As • If changes ar e not requir ed to be saved click No • The windows on t[...]

30 Display Control menu descriptions Select Canc el and the operat ion is terminated. Select OK : • If Close Windows is selected, all windows ar e closed and the connection is terminat ed. Prev iou sly Save d Layo uts When opening a previously sav ed layout the f o l lowin g dialog will be display ed should an error oc cur: The dialog displays de[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 31 Saving a layout wit h a specific name and location Select Sa ve A s t o s a v e a l a y o u t w i t h a s p e c i f i c n a m e t o a p a r t i c u l a r l o c a t i o n u s i n g t h e display ed dialog. NOT E : Note : This function is only a vailable if th ere is an activ e con nection. Connecting the applicat[...]

32 Display Control menu descriptions Connecti ng the application using a local client • Select Con ne c t… from the File menu and the following dialog w ill be displayed: • Use this dialog to specify which machine is to be c o ntrolled using the Display C ontrol application: 3 Use the drop down arr ow to display a list of the most rec ently s[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 33 Connecti ng the application using an external cl ient An exte rnal client connection is needed wh en you would like to run the Display C ontrol Application from a diff erent machine (= external client) o ver a network . Theref ore you will need to: 1. Install the Display C ontrol Application o n t h e e x t e r [...]

34 Display Control menu descriptions 3 Close existing windows: Closes al l Display Contr ol managed windows. • Click on OK to c onnect to the selected machine. In case you c onnect to a machine tha t has been configur ed to authe nticate c onnections : • Y o u will be required t o provide a user name and password. The user name and pass word mu[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 35 • If the error message below is displa yed one of the following problems has oc curred: 3 The user name, the pass word or the mach ine/doma in that you have entered are not c o rrect. Try entering the details again. 3 If the machine to which you are c onnecting is running Windo ws XP® Service P ack 2 a nd yo [...]

36 Display Control menu descriptions Opening one of the most r ecently used la yout files Most Rece ntly Used File List : The File Menu c ontains a section where the six most r ecently used files are display ed, the most recent at the t op of the list . By selectin g a particular file, the lay out is re -loaded. T o select a file simply click on it[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 37 4.3 Opening new Windo ws (New menu) The New menu displays options for e ach window category Preset Windows Opening a n ew Preset Window ECU Wi ndow Opening a new ECU Windo w Run Application Opening the Run Application dialog Opening a new Pr eset Window When Preset Windo w… is selected fr om the New Menu the f[...]

38 Display Control menu descriptions Opening the Run Application dialog When Run Application… is selected from the Ne w menu and the following dialog is displayed: Application The full path of the application executable must be specified. Y ou can select the appli cation as follo w s: • Use the drop down list to select a pr eviously run applica[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 39 Bold - Elements that you must type ex actly as shown. Ellipsis (...) - Parame ter that can be repeat ed sev eral times in a command line . Between br ackets ([]) - Optional items. Be t we en b ra ce s ( { }) - S et of c ho i ces ( s ep a rat e d b y I ) fr o m w h ic h yo u m us t c h o os e on l y on e. Courier[...]

Display Control menu descriptions When a layout file is opened, ECU- 100 closes the windows and applications it is responsible for and then creat es the windows specified in the layout file. The windows and applications are sent mes sages to close them. The Pow erPoint applica tion is run to cre ate a Pow erPoint window . If the existing Po werPoin[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 4.4 Cre ating grids , rulers and guides (Layout menu) T h e L a y o u t M e n u e n a b l e s y o u t o c r e a t e g r i d s , r u l e r s a n d g u i d e s i n t h e D i s p l a y C o n t r o l application. Crea te Guide Define Grid Clear Guide Clear all Guid es Crea te Guide Select the Cre ate Guide option and t[...]

42 Display Control menu descriptions Using the up and down arrows, sele ct the size of grid r equired. Pixels The grid can be define d by pixel siz e i.e. 150 x 150 pixels. Divisions of a desktop This option wil l divide the desktop i nto equa l siz e d rectangles depending on the number of divisions selected. When the c o rrect grid spacing has be[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 43 4.5 Adapting Windo w menu options (Window menu) The options contained in the Window menu will not be ac tiv ated unless windows are display ed in the application. Window Properties Input Settings On Screen Display Split int o Sub - Windows Save As Preset Window Restore Move Siz e Minimise Max imi se Close Window[...]

44 Display Control menu descriptions Window Pr operties Selecting Window Properties from the Window Menu will displa y a properties di alog box relev ant to the type of window curr ently active: ECU Proper ties Application Windo w Pr operties[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 45 ECU Pr operties The ECU Windo w Properties she et enables you t o change the appe aranc e of the ECU window . When the required change s have been entered, click on Apply or OK for t he changes t o take effect. Select "Window Pr operties" with an ECU Window activ ated and t he following dialog i s disp[...]

46 Display Control menu descriptions Pos itio n The position of the selected E CU window can be adjusted to suit y our requirements using the following c ontrols: T op and Left Using the up and down arro ws the selected EC U wi nd ow ca n b e p osi ti one d a nyw he re on the desktop . The values are in pixels. The v alu e T op = 0 and Left = 0 wil[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 47 If you select Maintain aspect ratio y ou can specify the aspect ratio you would like the E CU window to ha ve. When the required v alues have been ent ered, click on Apply or OK and the ch anges will take effect . Style The appe aranc e of the ECU window can be changed to suit your particu lar requirements: Bord[...]

48 Display Control menu descriptions Window ID Use the up/down arr ows to select a r equired Window ID . The Window ID identifie s a w i n d o w e n a b l i n g i t t o b e m o d i f i e d f r o m the c ommand line. See Command Line Int erfac e dialog. Caption The Caption edit box can be used to change the capt ion in the title bar of the select ed[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 49 8-8-8 If this option is selected then th e format will be captured at 32 bit . Deinterlac e Deinterlace is only av a ilable if an interlaced sourc e is being captured. Bob Bob is more suited to captures displaying motion and off ers higher frames per second. Wea ve W e a v e i s m o r e s u i t e d f o r i m a g[...]

50 Display Control menu descriptions Application Window Pr operties Select Window Pr operties... with an Application window activat ed and the following dialog is displaye d. There are various w ays to ac cess the Window Properties page , select from the f ollowing: • In the ECU- 100 application, with the window active, open the Windo w menu an d[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 51 When this dialog is displayed, the application window i s dis abled, pr eventing o ther users from modifying or closing it. Siz e and Position The siz e and position of the window can be enter ed manual ly . The position v alues are relat ive to the top l eft corn er of th e desk top. Style The Style options can[...]

52 Display Control menu descriptions Caption The caption bo x displays the ti tle of the application windo w .[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 53 Input Settings Selecting Input Settings from the Windows menu will display the Input Settings dialog relev ant to the type of window curr ently active: ECU Input Settings Application Input Settings[...]

54 Display Control menu descriptions ECU Input Settings Ac cessing the ECU Input Settings. There ar e various w ays to ac ces s the Application Input Set tings page, select from th e fol lowin g: • In the Display C ontrol application, with the Application window activ e, open the Win- dow menu and select Input Settings… from the list of options[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 55 RGB/ DVI Video Captur e The ECU Input Settings sheet has the following groups: Sourc e Capture Settings[...]

56 Display Control menu descriptions Resolution a nd Refresh Cropping Video Adjustments Colour Ad justments Sourc e The Sourc e control specifies which sour ce is display ed in the window . Select the input from the drop do wn list . Y ou can give the inp uts meaningful labels in the C onfigure ECU dialog . When you chan ge inputs, the Capt ur e Se[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 57 The cropping co ntrols allow you to display a specific are a of the signal within the E CU window . The co-ordinat es are relative to the s tart position defined b y Horizontal P osition and V ertical Position. For a single ECU window , a different cropping are a is remembered for each video mode. If the source [...]

58 Display Control menu descriptions Black Level At the beginning of e ach line the sourc e must be sampled to measure the black le vel. This sample is used as a ref erence for determining the brightness of the pix els on the line. The Black Level c ontrol allows you to specify the posi tion at which the black lev el of the signal is sampled. This [...]

Display Control menu descriptions 59 Colour Balanc e The Colour Balance dialog allows y ou to change the colour balanc e for an input connect or . All controls in this dialog box are inter activ e so the changes you make will be seen when the next fr ame of data is displayed in the ECU windo w . All Colours The Brightnes s and Contr ast contr ols a[...]

60 Display Control menu descriptions Application Input Settings Ac cessing Applicat ion Input Settings There ar e various w ays to ac ces s the Application Input Set tings page, select from th e fol lowin g: • In the Display C ontrol application, with the Application window activ e, open the Win- dow menu and select Input Settings… from the lis[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 61 When this dialog is display ed, the application window is disabled preve nting other users from modifying or closing it. The dialog displa ys the application curr ently selected and the c ommand line arguments (if any) associated with the applic ation.[...]

62 Display Control menu descriptions On Screen Displa y Selecting On Screen Display from the Wi ndow Menu will display the screen display dialog relev ant to the type of window curr ently active: ECU On Scr een Display Pr operties Ac cessing E CU On Screen Display . There ar e various w ays to ac cess the On Screen Display (OSD) properties shee t ,[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 63 The On Screen Display shee t al lows y ou to configur e the On Screen Display in the ECU window . Any changes made to the settings on the On Screen Displa y sheet take eff ect immediately . I f a E C U wi nd o w is op e ne d w it ho u t a so ur c e c onnected, any t ext entered in the On Screen Display dialog is[...]

64 Display Control menu descriptions Fixed siz e When Fixed siz e is selected, the OSD is displaye d at th e sa me si ze r eg ar dle s s o f t he si ze of the window . Scale with window When Scale with window is select ed, the OSD is scal ed up or do wn ac c ordi ng t o the s iz e of the window . Simple T ext T o enter text f or the OSD simply type[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 65 Bac kgr oun d Tra n s p a r e n t When T ransparent is selected, the ECU capture in the are a behind the text is visible. Opaque When Opaque is selected, the ar ea behind the te xt is displayed in a chosen c olour . A range of c olours are available by selecting C olour… Mar gin s The margins define the are a [...]

66 Display Control menu descriptions Split int o Sub -Windo ws Ac cessing the Split into Sub- Windows dialog There are various wa ys to acc ess the Spli t int o Sub Wind ows pa ge, select from the fol lowin g: • In the Display Control application, with an ECU window active, open the Windo w menu and select Split int o Sub - Windows . • In the d[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 67 T h e S p l i t i n t o S u b - W i n d o w s d i a l o g i s u s e d t o d i v i d e a n a c t i v e E C U w i n d o w i n t o s u b - windows. Each sub-window will display a cr op ped portion of the image that w as shown in the original window . Th e sub-windows will all be the s ame size and will occup y the [...]

68 Display Control menu descriptions the size of the window being split . The mi nimum sub -windo w size is 160x120 pix els. Therefore, in o rder to spl it a wi ndow into si xteen sub-windo ws then the size of the windo w being split must be at least 640x480 pix els. U se the horizontal and vertical window edit box es to select the desired sub-wind[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 69 Onc e al l option s hav e been selected, click OK to s plit into s ub -window s. Prev iew The previe w frame displays an image sho wing how the window wil l look after it is split into sub-windows.[...]

70 Display Control menu descriptions Save As Preset Windo w Onc e a window has been configur ed and the window properties and cr opping have been set , the window can be saved as a preset . The presets are s aved with a .WCP file ext ension in a folder called Pre set Windows inside th e dir ectory where Display C ontrol Server was installed. T o sa[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 71 Res tore This option re stores the current window . This option is only a vailable when the window is minimized or maximiz ed.[...]

72 Display Control menu descriptions Move The selected windo w can be moved using the ke yboard interfac e of the re presentation. Th is option is not av ailable when the window is minimiz ed or maximized.[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 73 Size The siz e of the selected windo w can be ch anged using the keyboard interf ace of the representation . This op tion is not av ailable when the window is minimized or maximized.[...]

74 Display Control menu descriptions Minimise Selecting this option minimi ses the select ed window and an icon representing t he minimised window is display ed in the bott om left corner of the repr esentation.[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 75 Maxim ise Selecting this option maximi ses the window acros s the de sktop of the targe t machine.[...]

76 Display Control menu descriptions Close Select this option to close the selected window .[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 77 Windows Selecting Windows… from the Windo w s Menu displays the f ol lowing dialog: The Windows dialog displays a list of the wi ndo ws being controlled by the Display Control application. If you click on a single window in the list , you can activ ate or close the windo w using the buttons. If you click on mu[...]

78 Display Control menu descriptions 4.6 Ac ces sing other tools (T ools Menu) The tools menu displays a list o f available t ools in use in c on junction with Displa y Control. 4.7 C onfiguring types of windo w to be displayed (C onfigure Menu) The c onfigure menu allows you to c onfigure the type s of window to be displaye d. Display Contr ol Scr[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 79 Display C ontrol Select Display C ontrol from the Configu re menu and the following di alog is displayed: Display C ontrol Application Window Alw ays on top This option, if selected f orces the Display Co ntro l application window on t op of all other application windo ws. Save Lay out Dialog Select Show dia log[...]

80 Display Control menu descriptions Select Capture de sktop and the desktop is display ed in the Display Control application window . The captur ed desktop is re freshed appro ximately ev ery second. Capturin g the deskto p wil l use up more sys tem reso urc es than the wire fr ame display . Show gaps enables y ou to display any desktop gaps you h[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 81 Screen Or der Select Screen Order fr om the Co nfigure menu and the following dialog is displayed: The dialog is used to set the or der in which the screens appear on th e desktop . When first opened, the dialog displays the current scr een order . The screen order is se t by clicking the scr eens in the re pres[...]

82 Display Control menu descriptions Screen Labels Select Screen Labels from the Configure menu and the following dialog is displayed: The Screen Labels dialog enables you t o display labels on each screen within the Display Control application window . T o label the screens, click inside the label edit box in the screen repr esentation on the left[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 83 Server Applications Selecting Serv er Applications displays the following dialog: The Server Application Manager shows the status of each of the server applications instal led on the Display C ontrol server and allows th em t o be started, stopped and configur ed. The Status column indicates the status of each o[...]

84 Display Control menu descriptions ECU When ECU is selected the following dialog is displayed: Input Labels Click on Add… to cre ate a new label and the following dialog is d isplayed: Label T ype the label in the Label edit box . The labe l can be up to 31 char acters long with no leading or tr ailing spaces. Only one label can be cre ated f o[...]

Display Control menu descriptions 85 4.8 Inf ormation about Display C ontr ol (Help Menu) The Help Menu provides inf ormation about how Displa y Control w orks and how to use the application. Con ten ts About… Con te n ts Selecting Con ten ts opens the on-line help files displayi ng a contents tr ee containing al l the help topics associated with[...]

86 Hardwa re possi bilit ies 5 Har dwar e possibilities 5. 1 Ove r vi ew of p re con fi gu re d EC U ha rdwa re co nf i gu rat io n s 5.1.1 Naming c onvention hardw are c onfigura tions This is the nami ng conv ention used for the E CU hardwar e configur ations. All items ha ve a specific me aning explained below . T a ble 1: E CU naming convention[...]

Hardw are possibilities 87 5.1.2 Fr ont view ECU- 100 GVD- series Figure 17: F ront view F1 DVDRW drive F2 2 x 500GB removable SATA hard drives F3 Power switch F4 PSU Alarm Reset switch F5 Operating LED’s F6 System Reset switch[...]

88 Hardwa re possi bilit ies 5.1.3 Re ar view E CU- 100 GVD- 0800808 Figure 18: Rear view ECU- 100 GVD- 0800808 P1 Power Connectors P2 Main Power Switches 1 Output connector fo r screens 1 and 2 2 Output connector fo r screens 3 and 4 3 Output connector fo r screens 5 and 6 4 Output connector fo r screens 7 and 8 5 Input connector for DVI/HDMI/Comp[...]

Hardw are possibilities 89 5.1.4 Re ar view E CU- 100 GVD- 0400804 Figure 19: Rear view ECU- 100 GVD- 0400804 P1 Power Connectors P2 Main Power Switches 1 Output connector fo r screens 1 and 2 2 Output connector fo r screens 3 and 4 3 Input connector for DVI/HDMI/Component/RGB (VGA) input (Input 1) 4 Input connector for DVI/HDMI/Component/RGB (VGA)[...]

90 Hardwa re possi bilit ies 5.1.5 Re ar view E CU- 100 GVD- 1600808 Figure 20: Rear view ECU- 100 GVD- 1600808 P1 Power Connectors P2 Main Power Switches 1 Output connector fo r screens 1 and 2 2 Output connector fo r screens 3 and 4 3 Output connector fo r screens 5 and 6 4 Output connector fo r screens 7 and 8 5 Output connector fo r screens 9 a[...]

Hardw are possibilities 91 5.1.6 Re ar view E CU- 100 GVD- 1601604 Figure 21: Rear view ECU- 100 GVD- 1601604 P1 Power Connectors P2 Main Power Switches 1 Output connector fo r screens 1 and 2 2 Output connector fo r screens 3 and 4 3 Output connector fo r screens 5 and 6 4 Output connector fo r screens 7 and 8 5 Output connector fo r screens 9 and[...]

92 Hardwa re possi bilit ies 5.2 Gr aphic cards 5.2.1 Compatible har dwar e Disp lay Contro l is de signed for us e wit h the follow ing ha rdware: ECU-4HDOUT ECU- 2DVI ECU-8VID ECU-4HDOUT ECU-4HDOUT opera tes under Windows® 7 an d spreads the Windo ws desktop across the multi-screen display . Both portrait and landsc ape display c onfigurations a[...]

Addendum 93 6 Addendum 6.1 Online Help In the Help menu of the Display C ontrol applica tion, an online help system can be consulted. 6.2 T roubleshooting Common Error Mes s ages: Ac ces s is denied RPC Server una vailable The endpoint is a duplicate The remot e procedur e cal l fa iled and did not e xecute Changing Screen Re solution Acc ess is de[...]

94 Addendum If a connect ion is possible with the Display C ont rol application either remotely or local ly , you can use the Server Application Ma nager dialog to find out if the serv er application has been installed, is running and whic h po rt a nd p ort nam e i t is u si ng a nd i f an erro r occur red. In t he Display Contr ol application, go[...]

Addendum 95 6.3 Event Vie wer Each of the server applications writes to the event log at f ollowing times: • When the serve r application is s tarting. • When the co mmunications ports are opened. • When an error oc curs. The message includes a description of the erro r . • When the serve r application is s topping. T o open the Event Vie w[...]

96 Addendum 6.4 Networking If you int end to allow acc ess to y our Display C ontrol Server across a ne twork you wil l need to : Decide the Security Policy Configure sec urity level in Display Contr ol Configure y our Operating S ystem (Windows® 7) Decide the Security Policy In order f or a user to conn ect to a Display C ont rol server , the ser[...]

Addendum 97 Con figure your Opera ting System (Windo w s® 7) If the Display C ontrol server is not participat i n g i n a d o m a i n , y o u w i l l n e e d t o c h a n g e t h e Inbound Rules. Prior to carrying out t his procedure , ensure that a netw ork cable is plugged in to y our machine. Open the Control P anel a nd click on Windows ® Fire[...]

98 Addendum Click on Inbound Rules to op en the Inbound Rules dialog: Locate all Display Contr ol settings and ensure each one is active (has a green icon). The Profile should = Domain, Enabled shou ld = Y es and Action should = Allow . T o u nb lo ck or a ll o w a b r ok en c o n ne c ti on , do ub le c li ck on th e sp e ci fi c I nb o un d r ul [...]

Addendum 99 Onc e al l the Inbound Rules hav e been establ ished, ensure the Netw ork cable is plugged into your machine and then r e -install Display Control.[...]

100 Addendum 6.5 C ommand Line Interfac e 6.5.1 Display C ontrol - C ommand Line Interf ace The Display Co ntrol command line interf ac e allows you to open lay out files. The command line interfac e can be ac cessed in a number of w ays: • Fr o m a shortcut specifying wallctl.exe as the tar g et f ol low ed by the command line options separat ed[...]

Addendum 101 -W in d ow =[ top ],[ left ],[ width ],[ height ] • This option enables the Display C ontrol application wind ow t o be positioned. • If a number is left out of the list then the v alue s av ed when the application was last terminated is used. • T o change the position of the window without changing the size: -windo w=100,200 •[...]

102 Addendum 6.5.2 ECU - C ommand Line Inte rfac e The command line interf ace allows you t o create , modify or close ECU windows. The command line interfac e can be ac cessed in a number of w ays: • From a short cut specifying RGBXCMD .E XE as the targe t followed by the c ommand line options separat ed by spaces. • From a comm and prom pt by[...]

Addendum 103 -Windo wStyle= { BorderAndTitleBar | BorderOnly | NoBorderOrTitleBar } -DisplayMes s ageAfter = time in mil lisec onds -C ap tu re F or ma t= { Automatic | 5-5-5 | 5- 6 -5 | 8-8-8 } - Tr an sferData= { ViaS ystemMemory | DirectT oGraphicsCard} -Sc ali ng= { Fas t | Slow } -A c t i v e C a p t u r e R a t e =percentage • Select one of[...]

104 Addendum Alw ays shows the cursor within the client area of the windo w - Cur so rSt yl e = Hide Alw ays hide the cursor within the client area of the window - Cur so rSt yl e = HideWhenActive Only hide the cursor within the client are a of the window when the window is t he active window on the desktop . Networking Op tions T o cont rol a wind[...]

Addendum 105 6.5.3 On Scr een Display - C ommand Line Interf ace Nomenclature Italic - Information that y ou must supply . Bold - Elements that you must type e xactly as shown. Ellipsis (...) - Parame ter that can be repeat ed sev eral times in a command line . Between br ackets ([]) - Optional items. Be t we en b ra ce s ( { }) - S et of c ho i ce[...]

106 Addendum • When OSDBackground i s set t o Opaque, this option specifies the colour displa yed behind the text in r ed, green and blue co mponents. Each of the co mponents is a num- ber from 0 t o 255. - OSDMargins= [ top ],[ left] ,[ right ],[ bottom ] • The margins de fine the area in whi ch OSD is displayed. • If ScaleWithWindow is spec[...]

Addendum 107 6.6 Driver Installation This chapt er guides you thr o ugh the installation of the Barc o Windows Drivers f or the co mpatible cards as de scribed in the chapt er ab ove . Follow the inst ructions described in the installation Wizard below . The drivers can be found in the tools direct o ry on the User Manual CDROM . • The wizard ins[...]

108 Addendum • Select the number of screens and how y ou would like them to be arr a nged. • Set the resolutio n, refresh r ate and pixel depth you would lik e to use. • The following dialog gives a summary of th e selected options. It is not recommended to select “For ce Driver Install” when si mply upgrading a system with a new driver .[...]

Addendum 109 NOT E : The For ce Drive r Install option cann ot harm a system if it is select ed, howe ver the driver in st allation can take a lot longer t o run. On v ery large syst ems it may tak e ten minutes. • W ait until Driver instal lation is done.[...]

110 Addendum 6.7 Application Installation/Upgra de The application instal lation zip file can be found in the tools directory on the User Manual CDROM. • Cop y the application zip fi le on a USB stic k . • Plug the stick into the ECU server . • Unzip the application zip file and Run the Install.exe file. • Follow the dif ferent steps o f th[...]

Addendum 111 • Select folder f or application shortcuts and associated applications and clic k Next to con- tinue. 1. T o install the Displ ay C ontrol Server and Appl ication on the same machine (a local machine), make selection below: 3 Select both “Install the Display C ontrol server” and “Install the Displa y Control application” if t[...]

112 Addendum 2. In case you w ant to be able to run the Display C ontrol Application from a different machine o ver a network (via an e xternal client connection), the Display Control application needs to be installed on the other machine by making the selection below: 3 Select “Install the Display Contr ol application”. • A summary of th e i[...]

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114 Addendum 6.8 S ystem r eco very Using the Barco Rec overy DVD will overwrit e the system and rest ore it to its original fact ory settings. All pr eviously saved da ta wil l be er ased. NOT E : Only use this rec overy D VD after an erro r or a crash, and w hen nothing else is helping • T o rec over the syst em, insert the Barco Rec overy D VD[...]

Addendum 115 • Select ”Res tore your c omputer using a sys tem image that you cre ated earlier” and click Next . • The disk will then be scanned for a system image.[...]

116 Addendum • When the scan is complet e, details of a syst em image back up will be displayed in the “Select a syst em image backup” dialog. Sele ct “Use the late st available sys tem image (rec ommended)” and click Ne xt to con tin ue. • In the “Choose additional restor e options” dialo g click Ne xt .[...]

Addendum 117 • Click Finish to rest ore your system to its original factory settings. • When the syst em restor e warning message is displa yed Click Ye s .[...]

118 Addendum • The sy stem rest ore proc ess c an take approxi mately 1 hour . • Once the r estore is c o mplete y ou wil l need to set up the opera ting system b y selecting the language. Click Ne xt to co ntin ue.[...]

Addendum 119 • Select the country or r egion, time, currency a nd keyboard layout . Click Next to con - tinue. • T ype in a user name and comput er name and click Next .[...]

120 Addendum • Type th e p assword ( if n o pa ssword i s req uired just cl ick n ext) . • Enter Pr oduct Key and click Ne xt . The Pr oduct Key is located on the Oper ating Sys tem CD case in the supplied Ac cessories pack . F5E3M-Z1S22-X3OP4-45TRE -V8SD0[...]

Addendum • Select “I ac cept the lic ense terms” and click Ne xt to con tinu e • Click on “Use rec ommended settings”[...]

Addendum • Setup the time zone and adjust the clock . Click Next to conti nue. • T o activate Windows, click Activ ate now .[...]

Ta b l e o f co n t e n t s 7T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s 1 Introdu ction ................................................................................................................ .................. 3 1.1 Customer notice ........... ......................................... .................................... ................... ..........[...]

Ta b l e o f co n t e n t s 4.1 Overview Menu Options .............................. .................................... ................................... ........ 27 4.2 Managing layout files an d connections (File menu) .................................. .............................. 28 4.3 Opening new Windows (New menu) .....................[...]

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