Ultimatte-9 Operations Manual
March 1, 2000
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1. Hard and Soft Buttons
A "hard" button is defined as one with a fixed function as determined by the template. A "soft" button is
defined as one with a function dependent on software implementation i.e., selection
of sub-menus or
functions indicated by a label on the display. If the label corresponding to a "soft" button is blank, then the
corresponding button has no effect.
The functions of the Main Unit are selected and controlled through a series of menus. The "soft" buttons
and knobs select or control different functions in each menu. The menu tree is designed to follow the logic
of operation and certain functions that are used more often than others can be accessed through more
than one menu.
2. Display
The Smart Remote has a 6.4" Electroluminescent flat panel VGA (640 x 480) pixel display using Planar
Icebrite technology. The active viewing area, which is amber on a black background is 5.1"(129.3mm) x
3.8"(97mm) with a wide viewing angle of 160 degrees. There are no external adjustments to control
brightness. This is achieved through the software by changing the scan rate. If there is no activity for a
period more than 15 minutes, the Ultimatte logo is displayed and scrolls to prevent the possibility of
"burning" the screen.
Avoid touching the screen to minimize possibility of scratching surface.
3.
Primary Menus
Figure 6: ON AIR and Main Menu Select Buttons.
The Smart Remote can access up to 4 Ultimatte-9/Ultimatte-400 Main Units (pushbutton switches are
numbered 1-4) and is constantly polling to determine the units available. An available unit is indicated by
the led(s) in the corresponding switch (es) turned on at a low intensity level. When the unit is selected the
corresponding led is turned on at a higher intensity level.
Note that a failure to communicate with any of the Ultimatte-9 units will result in a "Failure to
Communicate with unit xx." message on the display.
The menu selection is done by selecting one of the Menu pushbuttons to the left of the display. Anytime
one of these buttons is pressed, the appropriate menu will be displayed. Figure 5 shows the general
ON AIR switches
& LEDS