User`s manual

USER’S MANUAL
Kaleido-ALTO/QUAD | 19
Alphanumeric Group
The alphanumeric buttons are used to type text in the name bar of a monitor or to enter ID numbers when
selecting a Kaleido-Alto/Quad 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 selected or 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 or Escape again to return to the multi-screen mode.
Aspect Ratio toggles a window’s aspect ratio between 4:3. 16:9, and a custom ratio.
Underscan toggles a window’s scan mode between Underscan/Normal and Overscan, allowing the user
to see whether the vertical and horizontal blanking areas are seen in the video window.
Audio Mon activates audio monitoring for the selected window. Audio volume may be controlled by the Up
and Down buttons; pushing the Left button will mute the audio output and pushing the Right button will
attenuate the level by 20 dB. When multiple meters are active for the selected window, pushing Audio
Mon again will cycle audio monitoring among the available pairs of audio inputs. When this feature is
used, the on-screen volume bar will appear, and can be used as a visual indicator of the volume level.
Text activates text edition for UMD and Text Label of the selected window. When multiple UMD’s and
Text Labels are present in the selected window, pushing Text again will cycle text edition among the
available UMD’s and Text Labels.
The Load and Save buttons are reserved for future use.
The Status button open the System Status window.
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-Alto/Quad or all Kaleido-Alto/Quad
units, respectively. In Device mode, the user is required to enter the ID number of the desired Kaleido-
Alto/Quad. 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 Kaleid-
Alto/Quad.
5.2 Using a keyboard to control Kaleido-Alto/Quad
For setting up a complex system including several Kaleido-Alto/Quad units, or when the Kaleido-RCP
and/or the mouse is missing or defective, it is possible to use a standard extended keyboard. The
keyboard is connected to the USB connector on the Kaleido-Alto/Quad rear panel, as shown in the
hardware manual. Note that the functionality is identical to that of a Kaleido-RCP. Figure 5.2 below shows
the keys used on a keyboard and their equivalent on the Kaleido-RCP.