User guide

Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction..........................................................................................5
1.1 General introduction............................................................................................ 5
2. Installation............................................................................................7
2.1 General Requirements ......................................................................................... 7
2.2 Software installation............................................................................................ 7
2.3 Starting up....................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Closing..........................................................................................................11
3. Configuration Wizard ............................................................................ 13
3.1 The wizard window ............................................................................................13
3.2 Set up paths....................................................................................................13
3.3 Creating a new configuration .................................................................................14
3.3.1 Based on ViewScape devices ..........................................................................14
3.3.1.1 Getting started ......................................................................................14
3.3.1.2 Set up................................................................................................15
3.3.2 Based on the output requirements (resolution) .......................................................17
3.3.2.1 Getting started ......................................................................................17
3.3.2.2 Set up................................................................................................18
3.3.3 Creating a configuration starting from last saved file.................................................19
3.3.4 Current Configuration....................................................................................19
3.3.5 Digitizer output selection ................................................................................20
3.3.6 Defining the working windows ..........................................................................21
3.3.7 Removing windows out of the list.......................................................................22
3.3.8 Configuration preview ...................................................................................22
3.3.9 Autodetection of connected devices ...................................................................23
3.3.9.1 RS232 Communication Settings..................................................................23
3.3.9.2 Start Autodetection.................................................................................25
3.3.9.3 Serial Numbers .....................................................................................26
3.3.10Compare Autodetected configuration – Created configuration......................................27
3.3.11 Updating the configuration ..............................................................................28
3.3.12Output check .............................................................................................29
3.3.13Mechanical overlap setup...............................................................................32
3.3.14Input Balance Adjustment...............................................................................34
3.3.15Gamma setup – Soft edge blending ...................................................................34
3.3.16Contrast and Color equalization........................................................................35
3.3.17Black level Adjustment of the images..................................................................36
3.3.18Loading final settings ....................................................................................37
3.3.19Finishing the wizard......................................................................................38
3.4 Loading a saved configuration ...............................................................................39
4. The ViewScape application..................................................................... 41
4.1 Menu structure overview......................................................................................41
4.2 Display selection...............................................................................................42
5. RS232 Set up....................................................................................... 43
5.1 Start up .........................................................................................................43
5.2 Quick status change of RS232...............................................................................44
6. Autodetect page................................................................................... 45
6.1 Start up of the Autodetect page ..............................................................................45
6.2 Actions on the Autodetection page ..........................................................................46
7. Windowing ......................................................................................... 47
7.1 Input and Display configuration ..............................................................................47
7.2 Selecting a Window ...........................................................................................48
7.3 Moving a window ..............................................................................................48
7.4 Scaling Windows...............................................................................................49
R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004
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