Table of contents
TABLE OF CON TENTS
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 5
1.1 About this manual .................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Related products ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Symbols and fonts.................................................................................................................... 6
2. Overview of the XDS software ................................................................................... 7
2.1 Introducing display software ......................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Introducing client software ........................................................................................................... 8
3. XDS Control Center ................................................................................................ 9
3.1 Starting the XDS Control Center application ........................................................................................ 9
3.2 Bringing up the XDS Control Center GUI........................................................................................... 11
3.3 XDS Control Center GUI ............................................................................................................12
3.3.1 XDS ControlCenter GUI:Levels of view.....................................................................................13
3.3.2 XDS C ontrol Center GUI: Changing the level of view .......................................................................13
3.3.3 XDS ControlCenter GUI:Menu bar..........................................................................................14
3.3.4 XDS ControlCenter GUI:Toolbar............................................................................................14
3.3.5 XDS ControlCenter GUI:Sources View .....................................................................................15
3.3.6 XDS ControlCenter GUI:Layouts View .....................................................................................23
3.3.7 Setting privacyoptions........................................................................................................29
3.3.7.1 Enabling auto a ccept client connection................................................................................ 29
3.3.7.2 Block remote us ers from connecting to the display ...................................................................30
3.3.7.3 Disconnecting the clients ...............................................................................................30
3.3.8 Configuring GUI settings of XDS Control Center ............................................................................31
3.3.8.1 Configuring XDS Control Center settings .............................................................................31
3.3.8.2 Configuring log file settings ............................................................................................32
3.3.8.3 Configuring START menu settings..................................................................................... 32
3.3.8.4 Show/Hide sources in the source widget ..............................................................................33
3.3.8.5 Configure the viewer settings..........................................................................................34
3.3.8.6 Setting default settings.................................................................................................34
3.4 Hiding the XDS Control Center application.........................................................................................34
3.5 Closing an XDS session.............................................................................................................35
3.6 Launching of a source...............................................................................................................36
3.6.1 Introduction. ...................................................................................................................36
3.6.2 Launching a source from XDS CC GUI ......................................................................................36
3.6.3 Launching a source from START menu......................................................................................37
3.6.4 Launching a locked source ...................................................................................................37
3.7 Settingsof a source — right-click option............................................................................................39
3.7.1 Locking aspect ratio...........................................................................................................40
3.7.2 Maximizing the viewer ........................................................................................................41
3.7.3 Moving a window of which the top bar is off-screen .........................................................................44
3.7.4 Moving a window without window decoration................................................................................45
3.7.5 Setting nativeresolution of a source.........................................................................................45
3.7.6 Showing/Hiding a window border . .. .........................................................................................46
3.7.7 Zooming a window ............................................................................................................47
3.7.8 Adjusting frame rate ..........................................................................................................48
3.7.9 Setting image quality..........................................................................................................49
3.7.10 Enabling hardware acceleration..............................................................................................49
3.7.11 Adjusting the image. ..........................................................................................................50
3.7.12 Adjusting the image file.......................................................................................................51
3.7.13 Setting Auto image............................................................................................................53
3.7.14 Knowing thedetails of installed XDS software...............................................................................53
3.7.15 Using remote keyboard/mouse control.......................................................................................54
3.7.16 Disable remote keyboard/mouse control.....................................................................................55
3.8 Introduction to layouts...............................................................................................................56
3.8.1 Introduction. ...................................................................................................................56
3.8.2 Creating a layout..............................................................................................................56
3.8.3 Saving a layout................................................................................................................57
3.8.4 Using the Save Layout Advanced dialog.....................................................................................60
3.8.4.1 Launching the Sa ve Layout Advance d dialog .........................................................................60
3.8.4.2 Saving an application to the layout ....................................................................................62
3.8.4.3 Options in Save Layout Advanced dialog .............................................................................62
3.8.4.4 Adding an application to the Layout...................................................................................63
3.8.4.5 Adding a video insertion................................................................................................65
3.8.4.6 Creating layouts containing Multi-viewport windows ..................................................................67
3.8.4.7 Using Viewport Insert Calculator.......................................................................................70
3.8.5 Launching a layout............................................................................................................70
3.8.5.1 Launching a lay out from different levels of view ......................................................................71
3.8.5.2 Launching two layouts on top of each other...........................................................................72
3.8.5.3 Using the navigation buttons...........................................................................................73
3.8.6 Managing Layouts ............................................................................................................73
3.8.6.1 Introduction to layout manager ........................................................................................73
3.8.6.2 Opening the layout manager...........................................................................................73
R59770497 XDS SOFTWARE REFERENCE GUIDE 17/11/2009
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