Vista Spyder Series, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...NUAL Document Revision 1 5 Release Date July 2005 Part Number MAN SPYDER Vista Systems Corp 2001 W Melinda Lane Phoenix AZ 85027 Phone 602 943 5700 Fax 623 582 3571 Web http www vistasystems net Email...

Page 2: ...ny time without notice or obligation Spyder Montage CanvasMaster ScreenMaster are trademarks of Vista Systems Corp Vista Systems Corp All rights reserved worldwide No part of this publication may be r...

Page 3: ...eries 7 3 2 Spyder 300 Series 7 3 3 Options 8 3 3 1 200X 300X Expansion Option 8 3 3 2 200C 300C Composite S Video Option 8 Section 4 Operation 10 4 1 Overview 10 4 2 Inputs 11 4 3 Outputs 12 4 4 Disp...

Page 4: ...ront or rear of device 6 A grounding plug type has two blades and a grounding prong If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 7 T...

Page 5: ...e configurations available to meet the most demanding environment and all models have expansion ability optional to provide more inputs windows or more output displays or both Providing a fast easy so...

Page 6: ...6 Section 3 Model Descriptions...

Page 7: ...No of Outputs 240 4 0 204 0 4 222 2 2 213 1 3 231 3 1 3 2 Spyder 300 Series The 300 series is a 3RU unit that utilizes 8 I O modules The range of configurations is listed below Model Number No of Inpu...

Page 8: ...ed together to expand Inputs Outputs or both See Figure 3 3 1 b on following page Figure 3 3 1 a InfiniBand Cable Vista P N CAB 60670 This cable allows multiple Spyder units to be connected to the Exp...

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Page 10: ...ontrols such as speed control z order acceleration and deceleration Windows can also have borders and drop shadows each of which have adjustable color border width softness shadow offset and transpare...

Page 11: ...e input connector for the supported signal types ANALOG SDI HD SDI DVI Composite and S Video Comp S Vid Optional Figure 4 2 a Input Configuration is accomplished for the selected input type via the co...

Page 12: ...ctor for the supported signal types ANALOG SDI HD SDI DVI DVI Dual Composite and S Video Comp S Vid Optional Figure 4 3 a As with Inputs all output settings are configured and set up through the contr...

Page 13: ...the front panel This is helpful in determining proper start up and shut down of the unit as well as indicating error messages The following diagram indicates the status when the unit has been booted...

Page 14: ...ol protocol available for 3rd party control systems Please contact Vista Systems for further information on the current line of Spyder 4 5 1 External control protocol for Spyder The Spyder frame uses...

Page 15: ...to save current window position and keyframe information to Argument 2 Duration This argument is optional If not specified duration will default to 60 Basic Preset Recall This command recalls an exis...

Page 16: ...rt the server application remotely Command SDN Argument 1 0 Power Off 1 Restart Force Server Save This command forces the remote Spyder frame to flush all configuration and user data changes to non vo...

Page 17: ...ion Argument 4 Learn Crop Argument 5 Learn Clone Argument 6 Learn Border Argument 7 Learn Shadow Treatment Recall This command recalls a treatment to one or more specified layers Command KTR Argument...

Page 18: ...D to adjust Argument 2 Border Thickness 255 255 negative for inside softness Argument 3 Color Red 0 255 Argument 4 Color Green 0 255 Argument 5 Color Blue 0 255 Argument 6 H Bevel offset 0 255 Argumen...

Page 19: ...e to one or more specified layers A source is defined as an input configuration and a router input Use Vista Advanced to create sources and define connected routers Command SRA Argument 1 Source Name...

Page 20: ...meters Spyder 2 RU 17 3 x 3 5 x 22 1 inches 43 9 x 8 9 x 56 1 centimeters Weight Spyder 3 RU 33lbs Approx Spyder 2 RU 25lbs Approx Power Consumption Spyder 3 RU 100 240V AC 375W max Fuse 5A Slow Blow...