6.14 Configuration Menu > Adjustment > Background Configuration

General

Assigning input connectors to backgrounds is very similar to creating Inputs as it was discussed in the previous section. Therefore, the menus are also very similar and for the sake of simplicity the same menus are not going to be presented in this section.

This menu provides:

  • + Add Single Background: A button to manually allocate selected Input connectors to a Background configuration.
  • + Add Multiple Background(s): A button to manually allocate more than one Input connector to multiple Background configurations. Each single connector is configured as an individual Background.
  • Delete Backgrounds: A button to delete unused or obsolete Backgrounds.
  • A list of all the Backgrounds already created on the system (e.g. Background1 and Background2).

Note: Users can now link more than two E2s, or more than two S3–4Ks in a single system. In this configuration, only input expansion is supported. Users can select up to 48 SL inputs for linked E2 systems and 24 SL inputs for linked S3–4K systems to be marked it as a "Global Input." Global Input checkboxes are available in the Configuration page, under the Input and Background tabs for inputs.

Backgrounds can also be designated as “Global Inputs” by checking the "Global" checkbox on the Adjust panel for the Background.

One of the differences between Inputs and backgrounds is in the number of connectors that can be assigned to each one. As it was presented in the previous section, an input can be defined from 1, 2 or 4 connectors. A background channel, however, can be defined by any number of connectors between 1 and 8. The same rules apply as in the Input definition: The connectors need be on the same card (or adjacent cards) and be of the same format.

Backgrounds can be created from all input connector types, and as many as you have available connectors.

Backgrounds can also be configured from Dual Link and 4K capacity input connectors, forming a background of one or several 3840x1080 or higher resolutions.

Background Adjustment panel description

If the selected background is composed by more than one input connector, the adjustment menu will include a diagram of the configuration.

The diagram defaults to a horizontal configuration. If a vertical configuration is desired, the user clicks in the circle next to the “V” and then the Apply button.

The Grid (early) or the H by V (later) dialog is used for a background conflating two or more inputs.

Background resolutions must match the overall output resolution of the Destination for which they are created.

Note: Please note that connector assignments for the backgrounds cannot change from what is shown in the diagram. The system wiring needs to reflect the same order