User Guide User guide

Introduction
This manual contains installation, conguration, and operating information for the Extron
Annotator. It covers configuring and operating the device using the front panel controls
and Simple Instruction Set (SIS
™
) commands, and how to annotate the displayed image.
It also describes how to load and start up the Windows
®
-based Signal Processing Products
Control Program (SPPCP) and how to connect to the built-in HTML pages, for operating
the processor.
About the Annotator
The Annotator is a high performance, hardware-based annotation processor for video and
computer-video sources. It allows the presenter to draw, point, or add text to electronic
presentation materials using a touchscreen and/or a keyboard and mouse. The Annotator
supports all common analog and digital video and data formats, from composite video
to high resolution DVI, RGBHV and optional SDI/HD-SDI. Input video is scaled and made
available in a variety of output formats, including analog RGBHV and Extron MTP twisted
pair, as well as optional DVI, HD-SDI, or scan-converted video. The Annotator is ideal
for applications that require the overlay of graphics and text within AV presentations,
including schools, law enforcement, medicine, telepresence, and live events.
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Figure 1. Typical Annotator Application
Annotator • Introduction 1