Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual page 135

Status – Displaying a summary of the screen's Extended Display Identification Data (EDID), including screen resolution.
Tests – Testing different aspects of screen performance.
Before setting up your screen, you need to understand the Layout Canvas Size setting and understand its application
when designing your content.
You use the layout canvas size setting to:
Define the size of the display space on which the iCOMPEL will render your layouts.
Define the design space for the layout editor tool.
Specify the screen resolution if the iCOMPEL cannot read it automatically.
Follow these best practice principles when designing your content:
Decide on your desired output resolution (typically, 1360 x 768 or 1920 x 1080).
Set the layout canvas size to match that output resolution.
Choose or design layouts to fit that layout canvas size.
If your content will be distributed in a channel, set all the screens involved to the same layout canvas size.
The iCOMPEL configures the screen by plug-and-play, using values obtained from the screen's EDID information. If the
screen does not include a preset display mode matching your layout canvas size, the iCOMPEL automatically scales the
layout to fit the screen as best it can. In that case, so long as your layout fills the layout canvas size, the iCOMPEL will
display all of your layout though some of the screen may remain unused.
If the iCOMPEL is unable to obtain EDID values, it outputs at the same resolution as the layout canvas size and uses the
fallback timings you provide on the Settings tab. This can occur because your screen is connected through a VGA
extender or distribution amplifier that does not support EDID or DDC. Otherwise, fallback timings should only be needed for
VGA screens as all digital interface specifications mandate plug and play support.
Note: Only connect one screen to the iCOMPEL at a time.
Settings:
To configure your screen, complete the following information then click the
Layout Canvas Specify the dimensions you want for your layout canvas size in pixels:
Size
Width – Whole numbers in the range 640 to 2000.
Height – Whole numbers in the range 480 to 2000.
Orientation Specify the orientation of the display relative to the screen by selecting from the drop-down list:
Landscape - Top edge at top – Default. Corresponds to 0 degrees of rotation.
Portrait - Left edge at top – Corresponds to 90 degrees of rotation.
Portrait - Right edge at top – Corresponds to 270 degrees of rotation.
Landscape - Bottom edge at top – Corresponds to 180 degrees of rotation.
Fallback Timings Select and complete the fallback timings appropriate to your screen:
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