Extron electronic GSS 100 Operation, cont’d, Selecting an image to display, Menu system overview

Operation, cont’d

NIf the displayed file name is too large (more than eight characters, including the file extension) for the LCD, the LCD shifts the file name to the left when it displays the name in the default display cycle (figure 3-3).

Viewing	Viewing	Viewing
File.jpg	le.jpg	jpg

Figure 3-3 — File name indication

Selecting an image to display

NValid image files must be uploaded to the GSS for them to be available for output. See chapter 5, HTML Control and IPL File Manager, to upload images.

The only valid file formats for stored images are *.bmp and *.jpg.

Valid file names are up to 240 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

Progressive *.jpg images are not supported.

Bitmap (*.bmp) images must be formatted as 24-bit

RGB.

Select an image to display as follows:
1.	Press and release the Image button (figure 3-4).
	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
	IMAGE		TAKE
		ADJUST/
		SELECT
		Select	Loading	Default
		PassThru	Image	Cycle
		or
		Select
		Filename
Figure 3-4 — Selecting an image
2.	Rotate the Adjust/Select knob to select either PassThru or
	one of the previously loaded images by file name.
3.	Press and release the Take button. The LCD shows
	Loading Image and then returns to the default display
	cycle once the image is loaded.

Muting the video output

To toggle the video output mute on and off, press and hold the Take button for approximately 3 seconds (figure 3-5). When the video output is muted (video is not output), an asterisk (*) appears and blinks in the LCD default display cycle, in either the output resolution display or the RGB pass-thru display. When the video output is unmuted (video is output), the asterisk is not present.

Muting the				Unmuting the
Output				Output
TAKE	3			TAKE	3
	Sec.	Release the			Sec.	Release the
		button.				button.
Press and				Press and
hold.		*1024 x		hold.
						1024 x
		768	@72			768	@72
Default		Asterisk (*)		Default		Asterisk (*)
		blinks to indicate				goes out to indicate
Cycle				Cycle
		the output is muted.				the output is unmuted.
		* RGB				RGB
		PASSTHRU				PASSTHRU

Figure 3-5 — Muting and unmuting the output

Menu system overview

Figure 3-6 shows a flowchart of the main menus in the menu system.

Power	Extron		3 sec.	Version	3 sec.	Default
on	GSS	100		n.nn	Menu	Cycle
			10 sec.		10 sec.
	Switch		Menu	Output	Menu
	Effect			Config
			10 sec.		10 sec.
	Slide		Menu	Advanced	Menu
	Show			Menu
			10 sec.
Menu	Exit		Next
	Menu

Figure 3-6 — Menu system flowchart

Menu button — Press the Menu button to activate the menu system and to scroll through the five main menus.

Next button — Press the Next button to move between the submenus of a selected main menu, to activate one for viewing or configuration, and to save a selection.

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