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Introduction
This section gives an overview of the Annotator 401 and its features. Topics include:
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About this Guide
This guide contains information to install, configure, and operate the Extron Annotator 401
HDCP-compliant annotation graphics processor.
NOTE: Throughout this guide, the general terms "scaler" and "Anntotator" are used
Product Description
The Extron Annotator is a high performance, hardware-based annotation processor that
enables users to draw, point, or type over live presentations. Presenters can annotate
using any combination of a touch display, keyboard, or mouse. An intuitive on-screen menu
allows for quick and easy annotation. Annotated images may be captured and saved to
internal memory, a removable USB flash drive, or a network location. The unit is HDCP 2.3
compliant and supports HDMI signals from 480i up to 4K/60 @ 4:4:4. Dual HDMI outputs
provide selectable annotation, menu, and cursor visibility.
Features
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Product Description
Features
Application Diagram
interchangably to refer to Annotator 401.
Inputs: One female HDMI Type A connector
Outputs: Two female HDMI Type A connectors
4K/60 4:4:4 hardware annotation processor with high-performance scaling —
The Annotator 401 allows a presenter to draw, point, or add text in real-time over live
video and graphics presentations.
Dual HDMI outputs with selectable annotation, menu, and cursor visibility —
Two HDMI outputs are available to drive the main display and a confidence monitor.
Intuitive, graphical, and customizable annotation user interface — A user-
friendly on-screen display facilitates quick and easy annotation. Essential annotation
tools enable drawing freehand or lines, adding rectangular or elliptical shapes, typing
text, highlighting an area of an image, pointing to an object, and using the screen as a
whiteboard. Customization options are available for text and graphics, including point or
font size and color.
Capture and store images to a USB flash drive, internal memory, or a network
location — An image can be captured as a snapshot of the live video output, including
annotations, and saved to internal memory, a removable USB flash drive, or archived in
a network location.
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