5.8 AV Settings: Still Stores

General

This section provides information about capturing, naming, and using stills. To enter the Still menu from the Setup menu, scroll to and select Still.

  1. Scroll to and select Still Stores on the AV Settings menu.

    Image 5–148 AV Settings: Still Stores selection
Still Stores menu tree

Refer to Image 5–149 for an illustration of the Still menu tree.

Image 5–149 Still Stores menu tree
Still Stores: Capture From Input
  1. Use the Adjust knob to scroll to Capture From Input. Select Capture From Input to enter the Capture From Input Menu.

  2. Using the Adjust knob to scroll to Source Name.

    Image 5–150 Capture From Input: Source Name selection

  3. Select Source Name. Choose the desired source that you want to capture a still from.

    Image 5–151 Capture From Input: Source Name adjustment

  4. Use the Adjust knob to scroll to Capture New Still. Select it to capture the still image.

    Image 5–152 Capture From Input: Capture New Still

Use the Adjust knob to scroll to Back and return to the Still Stores menu.

Still Stores: Select Still

To select a still…

  1. Select Select Still on the Still Stores menu

    Image 5–153 Still Stores: Select Still selection

    Once Select Still is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan. Turning the adjust knob scrolls through the available Stills.

    Image 5–154 Still Stores: Select Still adjustment
  2. Turn the Adjust knob to scroll through the available still stores.
  3. Press the Adjust knob to select the desired still store.
Still Stores: Name

Use Still Stores: Name to rename the selected still.

  1. Scroll to and select Name on the Still Stores menu.

    Image 5–155 Still Stores: Name selection

    The system displays the default name of the selected still store.

    Once Name is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan. The first letter of the name is highlighted in green.

    Image 5–156 Still Stores: Name adjustment

  2. Turn the Adjust knob to scroll through the available characters for the first position.

    The available characters are:

    • A – Z
    • a – z
    • 0 – 9
    • - (hyphen)
    • . (period)
    • / (slash)
    • A blank character deletes the space.
  3. Press the Adjust knob to select the desired character.

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed to rename the still store.

    Image 5–157 Still Stores: Name adjustment (continued-1)
    Image 5–158 Still Stores: Name adjustment (continued-2)

  5. Select a blank space for the last character of the new name, and press the Adjust knob to select the new name.

    Image 5–159 Still Stores: Name selection
  6. Select Back, or press the ESC button, to return to the AV Settings menu.
Still Stores: Assign as Logo

  1. Using the Adjust knob scroll to Assign as Logo.

    Image 5–160 Still Stores: Assign as Logo selection

  2. Select Assign as Logo. Select the PGM to assign the selected still to.

    Image 5–161 Still Stores: Assign as Logo adjustment
Still Stores: Delete Selected

Use Still Stores: Delete Selected (once a still has been selected) to delete a selected still.

  1. Scroll to and select Delete Selected on the Still Stores menu.

    Image 5–162 Still Stores: Delete Selected selection.

    Once Delete Selected has been selected, the system displays a message.

    Image 5–163 “Do you really want to delete?” message

  2. To delete the selected still store, turn the Adjust knob to select “Yes,” and press the Adjust knob.

    (“Yes” is the system default.)

    To not delete the selected store and return to the Still Stores menu, turn the Adjust knob to select “No,” and press the Adjust knob.

Still Stores: USB Import/Export

Use Still Stores: USB Import/Export to import stills from, or export stills to a USB flash drive.

Note: To import stills from a USB flash drive, the stills must be located in the Stills\Import subfolder of the EM folder on the USB flash drive. No more than eight stills may be stored in the PDS-4K.

To import Stills from a USB flash drive...

  1. Insert the flash drive with the stills to be imported into the unit’s USB port.

  2. Scroll to and select USB Import/Export on the Still Stores menu.

    Image 5–164 Still Stores: USB Import/Export selection

    If the system detects a USB flash drive, the “USB Detected” line reads “Yes.”

    Image 5–165 USB Detected: “Yes”

  3. Scroll to and select Import PNG on the USB Import/Export menu.

    Image 5–166 USB Import/Export: Import PNG selection

    While the import is in progress, the system displays the “Importing” message.

    Image 5–167 “Importing” message

    Press the Adjust knob to cancel the import.

    If the total number of Stills in the system is eight (8), the system displays the “Total number of Stills cannot exceed 8” message.

    Image 5–168 “Total number of Stills cannot exceed 8” message

    Press the Adjust knob to complete the import.

To export Stills to a USB flash drive...

  1. Insert the flash drive with the stills to be exported into the unit’s USB port.
  2. Scroll to and select USB Import/Export on the Still Stores menu.

  3. Scroll to and select Export PNG on the USB Import/Export menu.

    Image 5–169 USB Import/Export: Export PNG selection

    While the export is in progress, the system displays the “Please wait” message.

    Image 5–170 “Please wait” message

    The system places the exported Stills in the Stills\Export subfolder of the EM folder on the USB flash drive. If the Export subfolder does not already exist, the system creates it.