Specifications

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Understanding Media Types

2. Enter a distinctive logical name (for example, Corporate Blue)

3. Enter either the RGB values or the Hex value.

4. Click Add.

Finding the RGB Values for a Color

Here is an easy method for finding the RGB values for a color you want to use on your iCOMPEL.

1. On a Microsoft Windows PC, click Start, then Programs (or All Programs), then Accessories, and select Paint.

2. Open an image that includes the color you want to use.

3. Use the Pick Color tool (shaped like an eye-dropper) to select a pixel in the image that is the color you want the RGB

values for.

4. Select Colors, then Edit Colors, then Define Custom Colors.

5. The RGB values for this color are given in the Red, Green and Blue boxes. Make a note of these values to use in the

iCOMPEL.

3.7 Fonts

The iCOMPEL has a collection of standard fonts that are suitable for most purposes. To view the installed fonts, select

Media, then Fonts from the menu bar, and then click the Font Families tab.

The Font Families tab shows details of all the fonts available on the iCOMPEL, including user-installed fonts. The Font

Files tab lists details of all user installed fonts.

If you need to use specific fonts, you can add your own font files. The iCOMPEL supports TrueType Font (*.TTF or *.TTC)

and OpenType (*.OTF) format font files on the iCOMPEL.

If you are distributing content in a Channel , you must install your additional fonts on every Subscriber iCOMPEL

Adding a Font file

To add a font file, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Media, then Fonts, and click the Add Fonts tab.

2. Browse to the font file you wish to add.

3. Click Add.

4. After you add a font file, you must restart the iCOMPEL. Follow the prompts to restart.

Previewing a font

To preview a font, click the Audition button . This interrupts the current Layout display and shows a test message

on the screen. You can change the test message using the Font Options tab.