Avocent DSView 3 Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 18: Using the Video Viewer 243
performs best when the video parameters are set such that no (0) video packets are transmitted for a
static screen.
You may easily adjust your video parameters by clicking on the Auto Adjust Video button in the
Manual Video Adjust dialog box, which instructs the KVM switch to optimize the video to
ideal settings.
A green screen with yellow lettering may appear during auto-adjustment.
Refresh image
Clicking the Refresh Image button in the Manual Video Adjust dialog box will completely
regenerate the digitized video image.
You may also select View - Refresh from the Video Viewer menu to refresh the image.
Video test pattern
Clicking the Video Test Pattern button in the Manual Video Adjust dialog box will toggle a display
of a video test pattern. Click the Video Test Pattern button again to toggle back to a normal
video image.
Saving the View
The display of a Video Viewer window may be saved to a file or to the clipboard for pasting into
another program.
NOTE: Saving the view is only supported on Windows clients. The Capture to File menu option and link are
disabled on non-Windows clients.
To capture the Video Viewer window to a file:
1. Select File - Capture to File from the Video Viewer menu or click the Capture to File button.
The Save As dialog box appears.
2. Enter a filename and choose a location to save the file.
3. Click Save.
To capture the Video Viewer window to your clipboard:
Select File - Capture to Clipboard from the Video Viewer menu or click the Capture to Clipboard
button. The image data is saved to the clipboard.
Displaying Video Viewer Users
NOTE: This procedure is not available if the DSR Remote Operations software is being used.