Kramer Electronics VP-725XLA Understanding the PIP Feature1, PIP Source Appearance Availability

Operating the VP-725XLA Presentation Switcher / Scaler

7.4 Understanding the PIP Feature1

The Picture-in-Picture inserter (PIP) applies to the Scaler operation mode and is used for the simultaneous display of video and graphic sources, and lets you display:

•An inserted video source2 PIP over a graphic source3

•An inserted graphic source3 PIP over a video source2

When selecting a PIP source, the Presentation Switcher / Scaler automatically recognizes and can display the selected graphic PIP source on any video source4 or the selected video source on any graphic4 source, compliant to Table 5.

Table 5: PIP Source Appearance Availability

				PIP Source
		VIDEO			GRAPHIC
Main Source	CV		YC	VGA	HDMI	COMP5
CV	No		No	Yes	Yes	Yes
YC	No		No	Yes	Yes	Yes
VGA	Yes		Yes	No	No	No
HDMI	Yes		Yes	No	No	No
COMP	Yes		Yes	No	No	No
USB	Yes		Yes	No	No	No

Activate the PIP Feature by:

•Pressing the PIP front panel button

•Switching on the PIP functionality via the OSD Menu (see section 8.1.4)

•Pressing the PIP key on the remote control transmitter (see section 8.3)

Toggle between the PIP and screen source by:

•Pressing the SWAP key on the remote control transmitter (see section 8.3)

Resize the PIP by:

•Using the OSD menu (see section 8.1.4)

•Pressing the PIP Size key on the remote control transmitter (see section 8.3)

1 See section 7.4

2 That is, composite, s-Video

3 That is, HDMI or UXGA or component

4 Even if the input signal is not connected. In this case the PIP appears over a blank screen

5 In this machine COMP is considered a graphic source even in the case where it is at video resolutions

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