User's Manual
Operating the VP-725XLA Presentation Switcher / Scaler 
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7.4  Understanding the PIP Feature
1
The Picture-in-Picture inserter (PIP) applies to the Scaler operation mode and 
is used for the simultaneous display of video and graphic sources, and lets 
you display: 
•  An inserted video source
2
 PIP over a graphic source
3
•  An inserted graphic source
3
 PIP over a video source
2
When selecting a PIP source, the Presentation Switcher / Scaler automatically 
recognizes and can display the selected graphic PIP source on any video source
4
or the selected video source on any graphic
4
 source, compliant to Table 5
. 
Table 5: PIP Source Appearance Availability  
  PIP Source 
  VIDEO  GRAPHIC 
Main Source  CV  YC  VGA  HDMI  COMP
5
CV 
No  No 
Yes  Yes  Yes 
YC 
No  No 
Yes  Yes  Yes 
VGA 
Yes  Yes  No  No  No 
HDMI 
Yes  Yes  No  No  No 
COMP 
Yes  Yes  No  No  No 
USB 
Yes  Yes  No  No  No 
Activate the PIP Feature by: 
•  Pressing the PIP front panel button 
•  Switching on the PIP functionality via the OSD Menu (see section 
 8.1.4) 
•  Pressing the PIP key on the remote control transmitter (see section 
 8.3) 
Toggle between the PIP and screen source by: 
•  Pressing the SWAP key on the remote control transmitter (see section 
 8.3) 
Resize the PIP by: 
•  Using the OSD menu (see section 
 8.1.4) 
•  Pressing the PIP Size key on the remote control transmitter (see section 
 8.3) 
1 See section  7.4 
2 That is, composite, s-Video 
3 That is, HDMI or UXGA or component 
4 Even if the input signal is not connected. In this case the PIP appears over a blank screen 
5 In this machine COMP is considered a graphic source even in the case where it is at video resolutions 










