Barco Projector Toolset For Hdx Series Reference Guide

							4. Preferences
4 different levels are defined:
• operator level
• service technician level
• theatre technician level
• Barco technician level
Each level can access specific functions in the service module. Only the operator level functions are
described in this manual.
4.4 Software Appearance
What can be changed ?
The following items can be changed:
• Language of the software.
• Look and feel of the software.
Language selection
1. Click onAppearance(image 4-2).
The appearance window opens.
2.ClickonthecomboboxnexttoAppearance of the application.(image4-4)
The possible languages will be displayed.
3. Select the desired language.
4. Click onApplyto confirm the selection.
An info window will be displayed to announce that the language change will take place after restarting
the software.
Image 4-4
Language selection
Look and feel of the software
1. Click onAppearance(image 4-2).
The appearance window opens.
2. Click on the combo box next toLook and Feel. (image 4-5)
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The possible look and feels will be displayed.
The following are possible:
- Windows
-Java
-Nimrod
-TinyLAF
Nimrod and Tiny LAF are collections of look and feels. If one of both are selected, the second line
becomes available to select a typical look andfile out of the collection. (image 4-6)
An info window will be displayed to announce that the look and feel change will take place after restarting
the software.
Image 4-5
Look and feel software
Image 4-6
Look and feel software for collection
Screen shots in this manual are made for a Java look and feel.
Use of specific fond
1. Click onAppearance(image 4-2).
The appearance window opens.
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2. Check the check box in front of Use specific font. (image 4-7)
The drop down menu becomes available.
3. Click on the drop down box and select the desired font.
4. Click onApplyto confirm the selection.
An info window will be displayed to announce that the look and feel change will take place after restarting
the software.
Image 4-7
Use of specific font
4.5 Bug report setup
SMTP
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a TCP/IP protocol used in sending E-mail.
Setup bug report
1. Click onBug reporting. (image 4-8)
The bug report setup window appears. (image 4-9)
Bug reporting is by default enabled.
2. Fill out the Personal data.
This personal data will be incorporated in the bug reportso that Barco can contact you.
Personal data contains the following information :
- First name
-Lastname
- Organization
- E-mail address
- Telephone number
- Mobile number
3. Click onEdit mail settings.
The mail settings window opens. (image 4-10)
4. Fill outYour mail account settings.
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The following settings should be entered :
- Your E-mail address
- Organization
- Barco’s E-mail address, automaticallyfilled out when installing the software.
5. If you want to receive a copy of the bug report E-mail to Barco, check this check box.
6. Fill out the address of the SMTP mail server.
Tip:Contact your system administrator in your organization to obtain the correct address.
7. Fill out the port of the mail server. Your system administrator can help you. The port is default set on
25.
8. ClickOK.
Image 4-8
Bug report selection
Image 4-9
Bug report setup window
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Image 4-10
Mail setup window
4.6 Logging
Start up
1. Click onLogging.
The logging preferences window opens. (image 4-11)
Image 4-11
Logging and debugging preferences
Logging level
Click on the slider bar to set the desired logging level.
The following levels are possible:
• Debug
•Info
• Error
• Warning
•Fatal
Message to logfile
The logging about the behavior of the program can be logged in afile. Each time the program is started a
new logfile is created. Thefile is saved in a subdirectorylogof the Projector Toolset install directory. The
file name contains the date and the sequence of start up at that date.
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The logging level can be set to limit the number of data. By default,Infolevel is setup. Other levels are
Debug,Warning,ErrorandFatal.
Check the check box in front ofWrite log messages tofileif you want to activate the logging. This is a
preferred setting.
The period a logging must be saved on disk can be set. Default set to 20 days. All logging older than 20
days will be removed.
When the period is set to “0”, only the last created logging will remain on the disk.
To clear the complete logging directory, click once onClear all.
4.7 Workspace selection
Start up
1. Click onWorkspace selection. (image 4-12)
The workspace selection dialog box opens.
2. To change to another workspace, click on the drop down box and select the desired workspace. (im-
age 4-13)
Or,
click on...to open anOpendialog box (a2).
3. Browse to a workspace or enter a new workspace in theFile namefield.
4. Click onOpen(b).
The current configurations will be closed.
5. Click onApplyto apply the new workspace (c).
Image 4-12
Select Workspace
preferences
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Image 4-13
Selecting a workspace
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							5. Configurator
5. CONFIGURATOR
Overview
• Introduction
•Configurator window
• Create a new configuration
• Adddevicetoaconfiguration via scanning
• Add projector to a configuration
• Reconnect a projector
• Edit projector properties
•Configuration preview
•Configuration properties
• Preview layout properties
5.1 Introduction
Overview
The configurator makes it possible to create configurations and to change the settings of each device
separately.
Start up
To start up the configurator, just click on the configurator icon () on the navigation button bar or click
onModulesand selectConfigurator.
Image 5-1
Configurator start up
5.2 Configurator window
Overview
The configurator window allows to create new configurations and to manage the projectors inside a con-
figuration.
5.3 Create a new configuration
Stepstobetaken
1. ClickFileon the menu and selectNew→New configuration(a). (image 5-2)
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Or,
pressCtrl+N.
TheNew configurationdialog box opens (b).
2. Fill out a name for the new configuration next toConfigurationname. The default name will beConfig-
uration_’digit’(c).
Note:Only the characters a to z, A to Z, 1 to 9 and (, ), _, -, @ or allowed in a name.
When it is thefirst configuration for this workspace, only the optionCreate by adding projectorsis avail-
able.
When there are already configuration available, the optionBasedonavailableconfigurationbecomes
available
3. Check the radio button of your choice (d).
4. WhenBasedonavailableconfigurationis checked, click on the combo box and select the configuration
on which the new configuration must be based on (e).
5. ClickOKto create the new configuration (f).
Image 5-2
Create new configuration
5.4 Add device to a configuration via scanning
What can be done ?
The network is scanned for possible devices which can be added to the configuration. The overview list
shows all possible devices on the network and not only the devices with an installed plug-in. Even the
devices which are already in the configuration are in the list.
Multiple devices can be added at the same time. It is not possible to add a device twice or to add a device
for a non installed plug-in.
The overview window gives the following items:
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