Manual

Power and video input connections Outputs and control connections
A AC power connector
B Universal analog 15-pin HD connector
C HDMI connector (HDMI/DVI inputs)
D DisplayPort connector
E HDMI connectors (2) (HDMI/DVI outputs)
F
RJ-45 connector (DTP or HDBaseT
output), selectable by DIP switch
G
5-pole captive screw connector
(for DTP RS-232 and IR insert)
H
USB A connectors (2)
I
Reset button and LED
J
RJ-45 LAN connector
K
Remote RS-232 3-pole captive
screw connector
L
Remote contact closure 3-pole
captive screw connector
Input Selection — This opens a pop-up palette
displaying the selectable inputs. Selecting an input
button switches the display to that input.
Fill — Select this when selecting rectangle or ellipse,
to draw a solid shape filled with the selected color.
Pointer — This changes the cursor to an extra large
arrow of the currently selected color.
Undo — This undoes the last 15 completed annotations or
a Clear action.
Auto Image — When selected, the unit performs an
Auto-Image on the currently selected input.
Redo — If selected while using the Undo function, it
recreates the last undone annotation.
Freehand — This allows freehand drawing on the
display.
Clear — This clears the screen of all unsaved annotations.
This action can be undone with the Undo function.
Line — This creates a straight line between two points.
Tools — This opens a secondary palette with advanced
tools: Capture, Freeze, Mute, Whiteboard, Spotlight, Zoom,
and Pan.
Arrow — This creates a straight line with an arrowhead.
Capture — This takes a snapshot image of the current
program output, including annotations. Captured images
can be saved to the unit or PC.
Rectangle — This creates a rectangle with edges
parallel to the raster.
Freeze — This freezes the live video. Re-select to unfreeze
the video, or alternatively, switch inputs.
Ellipse — This creates an ellipse between the primary
and the opposite corner.
Mute — This mutes the video input and displays a black
screen. Annotations and menus are still visible. Re-select
to unmute.
Text — This creates on-screen text at any point
selected. Press the <Enter> key to commit the text to
the screen.
Whiteboard — This creates a white screen for annotations.
Re-select to disable the whiteboard.
Highlighter — This creates a semi-transparent line
allowing the video to show through.
Spotlight — This creates a no-fill ellipse to focus on a
specific area of the screen, while the brightness of the
outer area is greatly reduced.
Size Select — This adjusts size of the annotation tool,
such as text size, after selecting the Text tool.
Zoom — This zooms in on a specific area of the screen.
Using the cursor, create a rectangle at that area. Create a
rectangle of less than 100 pixels to reset zoom to default.
Eraser — This erases any (unsaved) annotations on the
screen. The size is defined by the size tool.
Pan — Select this while an image is zoomed in, to
move the focus to a new area. Place the cursor on a
zoomed image and drag to the new area.
Color — This allows up to 16 colors to be selected for
any drawing function (fill or outline), text, or pointer.
Basic SIS Commands Table
The Annotator 300 can be congured with specic SIS commands via USB, RS-232, or a LAN connection. This table lists a selection of
the commands. For a full list of SIS commands see the Annotator 300 User Guide, online at www.extron.com.
Command ASCII command
(host to annotator)
Response
(annotator to host)
Additional description
Select input
X!! InX!
]
Select video from input
X!
.
Execute Auto-Image
A Img0
]
Execute an Auto-Image.
Mute video to black
X#*1B
Vmt
X#*
1
]
Mute
X#
video and display to a black screen.
Unmute video
X#*0B
Vmt
X#*
0
]
Unmute video mute.
Freeze input
1F
Frz1
]
Freeze selected input.
Unfreeze input
0F
Frz
0]
Unfreeze selected input.
Show/hide annotations
EX#Ashw} Ashw X#]
Set output(s) to display the annotations.
Show/hide cursor
EX#Cshw} Cshw X#]
Set output(s) to display the cursor.
Show/hide OSD menu
EX#Mshw} Mshw X#]
Set output(s) to display the OSD menu.
Clear all annotations
E0Edit}
Edit
0]
Clears all annotations on the output (can be undone).
NOTE:
X!
= Input number: 1, 2, or 3
X#
= Output group selections: 0 = All (default), 1 = Output 1 only (HDMI), 2 = Output 2A and 2B only (HDMI and DTP), 3 = None
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