Screen Resolution and Screen Saver

When you receive you console, the screen resolution is set to 1024x768 and the screen saver is set for 15 minutes.

Changing the screen resolution

If you find the display difficult to read, you will want to lower the screen resolution. If you have a good monitor that can support higher resolutions, you may with to raise the screen resolution.

  1. From the Marquee Control Panel, choose the Screen Resolution button.

  1. Using the trackpad, adjust the Screen resolution slider to the desired position.

  2. Click the OK button. The screen may blank for a moment or two and may ask you if you want to keep the settings. If your monitor cannot handle the new resolution after a short period of time, the settings will revert to their original state.

  3. Inside of the Marquee software, move the mouse over the line separating the Fixture Grid from the Cue List until it turns into this symbol .

  4. Click on the vertical line and hold down the mouse button to adjust the width of the Fixture Grid display.

OR

Right-click once the symbol appears, and select a set Channel Grid size from the right-click menu.

Setting up a Second Monitor

Some older Marquee Processors are purchased with the dual video option and have two 15-pin connectors on the rear. Other units use a USB-VGA adaptor. If you don't have the USB adaptor, follow these instructions. If you do have the USB adaptor, start at Step 5.

  1. Exit the Marquee software.

  2. From the Marquee Control Panel, choose the Screen Resolution button:

  1. Select the Advanced button and choose the Utility Manager tab:

  1. Select the Driver Mode Settings:

  1. Change the Driver mode from Mirror to Multimonitor. When you select OK, you will be asked to re-boot the system.

  2. After the system boots, choose the Screen Resolution option again from the Marquee Control Panel (as in Step 2 above):

  1. This time, a second monitor marked '2' will be apparent. Chose monitor 2 and check off Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. Choose the Screen Resolution that suites you and select OK.

Note:

You can click and drag the graphic representations of the monitors in the gray space shown in the dialog box above. That means that monitor 2 can be on the left. This prevents you having to plug and re-plug the connectors on the back of the processor.

Changing the Screen Saver

  1. From the Marquee Control Panel, choose the Screen Resolution/Screen Saver button.

  2. Select the Screen Saver tab.

  1. Choose the Setting button.

  1. Adjust the setting to suit your desire. You may change the Use pictures in this folder option to point to your own directory on the D:\ drive (the default directory is D:\Images). Place any images in that folder you want to see when your screen saver is active.

  2. Press OK

  3. Press OK in the Display Properties dialog box.

Note:

To change the power scheme for the monitor (auto power off), use the Monitor Power Saver . Do not choose the Power button in the Screen Saver properties box as you do not have the proper permissions to change the screen saver.

See Also:

ELO Touch Screens

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