Recording and Playing Video
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28.7.1 Procedure - Displaying the Computer Screen

The PC screen is displayed on the screen of the display unit with the installed Image Unit.

  1. From the [Project] menu, point to [System Settings], and click [Image Unit].

  2. Select the unit installed in [Image Unit] and select [Disable] in the [Video Control Start Address].

    • If [Video Control Start Address] is set to [Enable], 42 words from the setup control address are automatically used to control the video display. For the items in the video control, see the following.
      28.12 Video Control Area

    • When displaying only the PC screen on the display unit using RGB input, you can select either [NTSC] or [PAL] as the video [Video Input] without affecting the display. When selecting [DVI Unit], the [Video Input] item will not be displayed.

  3. In the [Screen] menu, select [New Screen], or click icon. The [New Screen] dialog box appears.

  4. For the [Screens of Type] select [Image Unit Window]. Set the [Screen Number] and [Title] then click [New]. (For example, [Screen Number] =1, [Title] = Video)

  5. The Image Unit Window appears.

  6. Select the display area (blue area) by clicking it, and adjust the size of the border by dragging it.
    As necessary, drag the Resize Boundary located at the four corners of the screen to adjust the screen size.

  7. Double-click the blue display area. The following dialog box appears. In [Video Layout] click.

  8. In the [Channel] list, select [RGB(IN)] and set the [Display Size] to [Normal].

    • If the selected [Display Size] is larger than the display unit or the blue display area, the entire image will not display. You can use [Video Display position] on the [Custom Settings] tab to specify which part of the input image to be displayed. If you want to display the entire image, set the [Display Size] smaller than the size of the blue display area.

    • The display size varies depending on a type of display unit and display mode.
      28.13.2 Display Size - RGB Unit/DVI Unit

    • When selecting [DVI Unit], the [Channel] is fixed to [DVI/RGB Input Image].

  9. Click [OK] to finish and exit the [Image Unit Window] settings.

  10. Click [Base 1] to switch to the base screen.
    On the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Image Unit Display (V)] or click to place the [Image Unit Display] on the screen.

  11. Double-click the [Image Unit Display]. The following dialog box appears.
    In [Video Layout], select [Always ON] and in [Video Number], enter a video screen number (for example 1).


    Click [OK] to confirm the settings.