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DCN Video Display
Security Systems
Software User Manual
en LBB 3584
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VIDEO DISPLAY Video Display Digital Congress Network Software User Manual Page 2
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VIDEO DISPLAY CONTENTS Title Page 1 - ABOUT VIDEO DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1 What is Video Display? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2 - VD CLIENT INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2.2 On the DCN Operator PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2.3 On another PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VIDEO DISPLAY 5 - DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 5.2 Voting window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 5.3 Attendance window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 5.4 Message window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.5 Microphone window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VIDEO DISPLAY ABOUT VIDEO DISPLAY What is Video Display? The Video Display module is one of the DCN software modules designed to be used in conferences and discussions using the DCN contribution equipment. Its function is to interface the DCN software with conference video displays. The Video Display module provides a means of displaying conference-related information on video displays located in the conference venue. The information can consist of text, numbers and graphical elements like bar
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VIDEO DISPLAY This VD Client application accepts four different types of display information: • Voting Results display. This information is generated using the Parliamentary Voting module (LBB 3575) and the Multi Voting module (LBB 3576) and consists of a voting motion and the results of the vote on that motion. • Message display. This information is generated using the Message Distribution module (LBB 3582) and consists of a conference-related text message (e.g. when and where lunch will be, or
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VIDEO DISPLAY VD CLIENT INSTALLATION Introduction VD Client can be installed on the DCN operator PC as well as on another PC that has an Ethernet connection to the DCN operator PC. On the DCN Operator PC To install VD Client on the DCN operator PC: • Put the CD-ROM that contains the VD Client software in the CD- ROM drive of the PC. • Select the ‘Start’ button on the Windows Taskbar and click on ‘Run’. A dialogue box appears. • Type in the ‘Open’ field and click on
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VIDEO DISPLAY A dialogue box appears. • Type in the ‘Open’ field and click on the ‘OK’ push button. If the CD-ROM drive has a letter assigned other than D, enter that letter in place of D. Follow the instructions that appear on-screen. • Put the CD-ROM that contains the VD Client software in the CD- ROM drive of the VD Client PC. • Select the ‘Start’ button on the Windows Taskbar and click on ‘Run’. A dialogue box appears. • Type in the ‘Open’ field
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VIDEO DISPLAY STARTING AND EXITING VIDEO DISPLAY AND VD CLIENT The Video Display server is started from the DCN Startup screen of the PC that will act as DDE server. This is shown below: Fig. 1 - The DCN Startup screen. The Video Display icon For details on the Video Display icon and how to start Video Display from Startup, please refer to section 3.2 of the Startup user manual, under the heading ‘Opening other modules from Startup.’ Digital Congress Network Video Display Page 9 Software User Ma
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VIDEO DISPLAY Exiting Video Display To exit Video Display: • Click once with the right mouse button on the ‘Video’ icon. • Select ‘Close’ from the menu which appears. You will exit Video Display on the DDE server. Starting VD Client VD Client can be installed on the DCN operator PC as well as on another PC that has an Ethernet connection to the DCN operator PC. The procedure for starting VD Client depends on which PC the VD Clients software has been installed. If VD Client has been installed on
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VIDEO DISPLAY ALTERING VD CLIENT PARAMETERS Introduction The VD Client parameters can be configured either during installation or, at any time, by pressing the function key. In both cases, the ‘Configuration window’ is displayed, which provides access to all VD Client parameters. Overview The next screen shows the ‘Configuration window’ of VD Client. Fig. 2 - Configuration window. Digital Congress Network Video Display Page 11 Software User Manual
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VIDEO DISPLAY The configuration windows contains the following blocks of parameters: • Screen parameters (‘Screen Settings’). • Environment parameters (‘Environment’). • Background bitmap parameters (‘Background bitmap’). • Message parameters (‘Message setting’). • Screen line parameters (‘Screen line display’). • Individual voting result parameters (‘Individual Voting results’). • Start-up window parameters (‘Start-up window’). • Blank screen parameters (‘Blank screen background’). • Window sw
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VIDEO DISPLAY Screen texts The ‘Screen text’ button provides access to the ‘Screen text editor’ (see the next figure). By default, all information in headers and footers is displayed in English. Using the ‘Screen text editor’, it is possible to translate these texts in another language. Fig. 3 - Screen text editor. Digital Congress Network Video Display Page 13 Software User Manual
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VIDEO DISPLAY Voting results The ‘Voting colours’ button provides access to the ‘Voting colours’ window (see the next figure). In this window, the colours for displaying the voting results are configured. Fig. 4 - Voting colours window. Using the ‘Parliamentary voting setting’ block, the colours for displaying the results of a parliamentary voting in the Voting window (see the next chapter) are configured. • Use the ‘Yes colour’ button to specify the colour for the “Yes” results. • Use the ‘No
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VIDEO DISPLAY Using the ‘Multiple voting setting’ block, the colours for displaying the results of a multiple voting in the Voting window (see the next chapter) are configured. • Use the ‘Answer A/--’ button to specify the colour for the first answering option. • Use the ‘Answer B/-’ button to specify the colour for the second answering option. • Use the ‘Answer C/0’ button to specify the colour for the third answering option. • Use the ‘Answer D/+’ button to specify the colour for the fourth an
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VIDEO DISPLAY Background bitmap Using the ‘Background bitmap’ block, bitmaps (*.bmp or *.jpg) that are displayed on the background of the Voting, Attendance, Message or Microphone windows are defined. The bitmaps must have the same size as the desktop area of the PC that runs VD Client (min. 800 x 600 pixels, max. 1280 x 1024 pixels). Furthermore, the bitmap must be present in the VD Client directory and always contain the correct file extension (*.bmp or *.jpg). Message setting Using the ‘Messa
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VIDEO DISPLAY Start-up window Using the ‘Start-up window block’, the start-up window of VD Client is configured. VD Client provides the following windows: Voting, Attendance, Message and Microphone (see the next chapter). • If the start-up window must be the Blank screen, select ‘Idle window’. • If the start-up window must be the Voting window, select ‘Voting window’. • If the start-up window must be the Attendance window, select ‘Attendance window’. • If the start-up window must be the Messag
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VIDEO DISPLAY Fig. 5 - Help window. Note: This help window can be opened by pressing the key. When the option ‘Function keys & automatic’ is selected, two lists appear to define priorities for the application windows. The ‘Application’ list shows the names of the application windows (i.e. Voting, Attendance, Message and Microphone), whereas the ‘Priority’ list shows the priorities for the application windows. (The window with the highest priority is on top of the ‘Priority’ list.). Double cl
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VIDEO DISPLAY DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS Introduction The VD Client application provides the means to show conference-related information on video displays located in the conference venue. This information can consist of text, numbers and graphical elements such as bar charts. The data for information displayed is generated by other DCN modules, and it is not possible to alter this information in VD Client. The VD Client provides the following windows: • Voting window • Attendance window • Messag
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VIDEO DISPLAY Voting window The Voting window displays voting information coming from the LBB3575 Parliamentary Voting and LBB3576 Multi Voting software modules. Voting information can be displayed in textual form as well as in graphical form (see the next figures for an example). Fig. 7 - Voting window (text). Video Display Digital Congress Network Software User Manual Page 20
