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I – turn on/off the simple help text
S – turn on/off stretch mode - this toggles between displaying at normal pixel size, or
enlarging the image to full the display.
G - turn on/off the graticule. This option is only present if the current view is either the
vectorscope, or one of the waveform views.
It is also possible to configure the function keys, F1 to F4, to bring up specific display
types, which can be done from the ‘Full Screen’ menu under ‘Configuration’. The
left/right and up/down cursor controls will also step through the entire list of available
views.
Another useful function is F5, which changes the graticule calibration from SMPTE data
range to full range (ie from 64 to 940/960, to 0 to 1023).
Help text is available at the bottom of the screen. The text is displayed in the main
graticule colour, so check whether this is set to black, if no text appears. This is set by
the configuration selection from the Full Screen menu on the main application.
Size and Position Snap
By default, windows will be set to ‘jump’ if they are sized or moved. This works as if the
windows are magnetic, so a window placed near another one will jump to line up with the
edge of the other window. This is not a jump to grid function. This mode of operation can
be confusing sometimes, and if you wish to position a window adjacent to two others, it
may be necessary to move one away whilst the move is taking place, and to put it back
afterwards. By right clicking on a window, you get an option to disable this magnetic
jumping function, so that windows can be moved to any position, regardless of what is
nearby. If you subsequently use the menu to enable the magnetic jumping feature, then
this will only take effect next time you move/size the window – it won’t affect the current
size and position.
Viewing Sync information
The trace windows usually only show the active part of the video line. If you click within
the mini-pic, you find that you cannot select outside of the active area. However, if you
position the cursor near an edge of the mini-pic, turn on the trace horizontal magnify
mode, and then adjust the pixel values in the crosshair toolbar, you’ll find that the trace
windows scroll so that they let you display the blanking period, together with any ancillary
data. Please note that this scrolling function is only enabled with magnify turned on. Also
note that the vectorscope display is always based on the values being shown in the trace
windows. Hence if the trace windows are displaying audio packets, the vectorscope will
attempt to display these as if they were vectors, which will produce possibly unexpected
results. Of course, the audio and TRS data will only be visible if TRS PASS has been
selected (from the analyzer menu).
‘Shift’ Keyboard Shortcuts
At any time you may press and hold the ‘Shift’ key. A small menu appears providing
immediate access to some common functions. The menu disappears when either a
function is activated, or the Shift key is released. Of particular use, Shift-E immediately
opens the Engineering dialogue.
