The Multi-Screen Feature; Selecting The Input Signals To Be Displayed - RCA Scenium PHD50400 User Manual

The Menu System

The Multi-Screen Feature

The Multi-Screen feature is used to show either a single picture or two pictures on the screen at the same time. One of the pictures
must be from the RGB input.
SINGLE – Displays a single picture on the screen.
SIDE BY SIDE – Displays two pictures from different input signals side-by-side.
PICTURE IN PICTURE – Displays two pictures from different input signals; one fills the screen and one appears in a window on top of
the other picture.
Side-By-Side
VIDEO1 VIDEO2
VIDEO1
VIDEO2
subscreen
VIDEO1
VIDEO1
The top screen shows VIDEO1 as the active picture.
The bottom screen shows VIDEO2 as the active
picture.
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Side-by-side 1: VIDEO1
is the active picture.
Side-by-side 2: VIDEO1
is the active picture.
To use the Multi-Screen feature:
1. Press the WHO•MULTI button on the remote to select a mode.
2. If side-by-side mode or picture-in-picture mode has been selected, use the
VIDEO2
left/right arrow buttons to position the subscreen as shown below.
3. The active picture (indicated in the above illustrations by the double box) is
the picture that is affected be remote actions and menu selections. To
switch the active picture, press the OK button. Press the OK button again to
change back to the other picture.
Note: Changing the active picture doesn't change the size or location of the pictures.

Selecting the Input Signals to be displayed

To change the input signals displayed in multiscreen operations:
1. Press the MULTI button to activate the Multiscreen function. Press the OK
VIDEO2
button to make the desired picture active.
2. Press the RGB, VIDEO or CMPNT button to change the input signal. The
INPUT•GO BACK button on the front of the monitor can also be used to
change input selection.
Picture-in-Picture
VIDEO2
VIDEO1
main screen
subscreen
VIDEO2
main screen
Picture-in-picture
(window on the left):
VIDEO1 is the active picture.
Picture-in-picture
(window on the right):
VIDEO1 is the active picture.
VIDEO1
subscreen
Chapter 2