Quadra User's Guide

OPERATIONS
Creating a Background
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CREATING A BACKGROUND
Quadra enables you to set an output channel’s background color, from a solid
color to a shaded “ramp” using the BackGroundSouRCe
command.
1. Request help text for the BackGroundSouRCe
command. Type:
H BGSRC Enter
Figure 3-22.
Help Text — Background Source Command
2. Query the source’s current background color. Type:
BGSRC <input #> Enter
3. Change the source’s background as desired. Type:
BGSRC <input #> [background selection] Enter
S Example: Set the background to solid blue for input 1.
Type:
BGSRC 1 BLUE Enter
S Example: Set the background to a red vertical ramp for input
3. Type:
BGSRC 3 REDRAMP Enter
S Example: Set the background to a green horizontal ramp for
input 1. Type:
BGSRC 1 HGREENRAMP Enter
S Example: Set the background to a custom RGB color for
input 4 (e.g., 13 red, 161 green, 238 blue). Type:
BGSRC 4 13 161 238 Enter
Note that available RGB values are 0 - 255 for each color.