User guide

Page 6 - Pointmaker CPN-5600, CPN-6000 Color Video Markers Boeckeler Instruments, Inc.
Introduction Section One:Getting Started
• Sync generation allows the Pointmaker to automatically select the sync if
no live video is desired. In the event that sync from a poor video source is
lost, the Pointmaker will automatically switch to chalkboard mode if
auto-chalkboard is enabled.
• Keyboard control provides a quick way to select many of the Menu System
options without having to go to the Menu System. Instead, function keys
provide choices for pointer type, background, marker colors, brightness
levels, video source selection and more.
• Pen Proximity feature allows you to determine what happens to the active
pointer as the pen is moved away from the tablet. e pointer can be made
to disappear as the pen is pulled away, or to remain on the video image,
ready for positioning
• Brightness adjustment gives you the opportunity to set the brightness of
the Pointmaker markers to coincide with the brightness level of the video
signal, so that the markers are displayed optimally for standard video or for
professional broadcasting.
• A/V programmable so that A/V remote control systems can control the
Pointmaker using commands supplied in this manual.
• Two RS-232 ports allow the simultaneous use of two RS-232 tablets or
RS-232 touch screens (or other RS-232 communications devices).
• Eight USB ports allow the simultaneous use of up to eight USB tablets,
USB touch screens, or other USB control devices. e use of USB hubs
increases the device limit from eight to ten USB control devices.
• Options available to multiple users designate which RS-232 tablet or
touchscreen takes pri ority over the other when both are drawing.
Figure 1-2: Marking example