Create and Edit Multiviewer Head Layouts

Create and Edit Multiviewer Head Layouts

Overview

A layout describes the picture-in-picture areas of one Multiviewer Head and the Destination Port that feeds each area. Create or change a layout from the Control Panel that opens for the Multiviewer Head. To create the head itself, see Configure a Monitor Wall.

Prerequisites

• Use an account with the Monitor Wall admin role and the enabled Monitor Wall feature.

• Configure the room and the Multiviewer Head. A single monitor has no layouts.

• Know which layout template matches the layout that the physical Multiviewer shows.

• To recall layouts on the device, configure a layout recall parameter for the head in the room configuration. Without it, you can still save layouts and a default layout.

Create a Layout

1. Open Monitor Walls, select the location and room, then select the Multiviewer Head to open its Control Panel.

2. In Display Layouts, select Add a new Layout.

3. In Edit Multiviewer Head Layout, enter a Layout Name.

4. Select a Layout Template that matches your current Multiviewer layout. The dialog shows the template's areas. Selecting another template replaces the areas and clears their Port assignments.

5. If the head has a layout recall parameter, enter or select the parameter value that corresponds with this layout. For an enum parameter, select [ No Recall ] to leave the value empty. For other parameter types, leave the value field empty. If no parameter is configured, the dialog says so and shows no value field.

6. Select one or more areas in the dialog, then select Assign ports.

7. In the Port Picker, select exactly as many Destination Ports as you selected areas, then select Assign. hi assigns the Ports to the selected areas in order.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until each area has a Port.

9. Select Create.

Create stays unavailable until the layout has a name and at least one area, which a template provides. An area without a Port is saved as unassigned.

Edit a Layout

1. In Display Layouts, select the layout.

2. Select Edit selected Layout. Alternatively, open the three-dot menu and select Edit current layout.

3. Change the name, template, parameter value, or Port assignments.

4. To remove Ports, select the assigned areas, then select Unassign. The button reads Unassign when every selected area has a Port.

5. Select Save.

1. The Layout Name and Layout Template fields.

2. The layout recall parameter value for this layout.

3. Assign ports assigns Ports to the selected areas.

4. The selected areas that still show [ Unassigned ]. The two upper areas already have Ports.

5. Save saves the layout.

Use the Select all and Deselect all buttons above the area grid to change the selection of all areas. An unassigned area shows [ Unassigned ]. An assigned Port that hi cannot find shows [ Unknown ]. Port names of 20 or more characters are shortened in the area.

Delete a Layout

1. In Display Layouts, select the layout.

2. Open the three-dot menu and select Delete current layout.

3. In Delete the selected "<layout name>" Display Layout?, select Delete.

Apply a Layout

Open the three-dot menu in Display Layouts and select the entry for the layout state.

1. Layout on device shows the active layout and Selected layout shows the layout you selected.

2. The layout buttons select a layout. The selected layout is highlighted.

3. Apply current layout applies the selected layout to the device.

Display Layouts shows Layout on device with the active layout and Selected layout with the layout you selected. If Apply reports Error recalling display layout., see Operate a Monitor Wall.

Verify the Result

Select the layout and confirm that the Destination areas show the assigned Ports. After you apply a layout, confirm that Layout on device shows its name and that the physical Multiviewer displays the layout.

Next Steps

Use Operate a Monitor Wall to route Sources to the layout areas.