User guide

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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
4.1 The RS-422 Mode
To the right of the bin the control area of the I/O Tool is located. After
starting the DVS software and switching to the I/O Tool the control
area is by default in the RS-422 mode where you can control an exter-
nal device.
Figure 4-1: The RS-422 mode of the control area
The following sections describe the user interface of the RS-422 mode
in detail.
4.1.1 The Video Overlay
At the top of the control area in the RS-422 mode you can see the video
overlay. With it you can view the video material from the external play-
er in real time, i.e. you can view the video signal that is connected to
the input of the DVS system (live mode). A mouse click on the video
When the control area is in the bin mode of the I/O Tool (see
section “The Bin Mode” on page 3-5), you can switch to the
RS-422 mode manually using the B
IN button of the controls
(see section “The Controls” on page 3-8 for more details).
To use this mode an external player must be connected to the
remote output of the DVS system and, if applicable, the player
must be set to accept remote control. Furthermore, the player’s
video output should be connected to the video input of the
DVS system.