User manual BARTELS MEDIA MAXIVISTA 1.0.18

[. . . ] Even if you already have a Multi-Monitor solution you may use MaxiVista to add yet another PC as an additional monitor. Because two PCs are involved, MaxiVista is a package of two software programs: 1. The Server Program on the Primary PC which viewing range you would like to extend 2. The small Viewer Program on the PC which acts as the Secondary display 1 · · Bold, italic type in this documentation indicate either a procedure or menu items Filenames and webpage addresses are printed in italic letters This symbol indicates an important note or useful hint All MaxiVista settings are made from the task-bar icon of the Server Program. [. . . ] This can be done in MaxiVista Configuration Network settings If you use a Firewall, Router or switch, please make sure that following ports are open: UDP Port on the Secondary PC 5999 6000 TCP Port on the Primary PC 5950 5951 Demo version Full version - , 7 8 $ 26 $ Following procedure is only required if you have activated the built-in firewall of Windows XP: Right-click My Network Places on the Primary PC desktop Properties Right-click the network adapter which connects to the Secondary PC Properties tab Advanced Settings. . . Enter following information: Description: "TCP 5950", IP address: The network adapter IP address of the Primary PC which connects to the Secondary PC, External and Internal port: 5950 (or 5951, if using the MaxiVista full version), check TCP confirm with OK: On the Secondary PC, right-click My Network Places Properties Right-click the network adapter which connects to the Primary PC Properties tab Advanced Settings. . . Enter following information: Description: "UDP 5999", IP address: The network adapter IP address of the Secondary PC which connects to the Primary PC, External and Internal port: 5999 (or 6000, if using the MaxiVista full version), Enable UDP confirm with OK: Page 5 of 12 If using a different firewall, please refer to its documentation for information how to release UDP/TCP ports. 8 4 -$ , . You must purchase a license for each installation of MaxiVista on your site. Not only because of the license policy, but also for an important technical reason: For each license key, the MaxiVista installation dynamically creates an unique pair of Server and Viewer Programs. This mechanism ensures that multiple Viewer Programs on the same network show the screen's contents of its corresponding Server Program. A Viewer Program created by the MaxiVista installation using license key `A' cannot be used together with a Server Program with the license key `B'! To uninstall MaxiVista click Start Programs MaxiVista Uninstall MaxiVista on both PCs. If using the full version of MaxiVista (vs. the demo) the Viewer Program is removed by simply deleting the single program file. There will be no traces left on the Secondary PC A reboot is required on the Primary PC to remove the virtual graphics adapter driver Afterwards you may check whether the program folder c:/program files/MaxiVista has been removed. If the virtual graphics adapter driver is not removed, you can do this manually: Right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop Select Properties tab Hardware Device Manager double-click Display adapters. If the MaxiVista driver is still listed, right-click on it and select Uninstall and reboot the system. Page 6 of 12 '$ ( 1 () , " . " Make sure that the Server Program is running on the Primary PC and the Viewer Program is running on the Secondary PC and that both have a yellow taskbar icon (Also see chapter `MaxiVista status conditions' on page 11). Following methods activate the Secondary Display: · · · · Select Enable Secondary Display from the Server Program pop-up menu Double-click on the Server Program taskbar icon Select Configuration from the Server Program pop-up menu and select the desired resolution and color depth for the Secondary Display. However, only standard screen resolutions are shown here To set higher screen resolutions up to 3200x1600 pixels or portrait mode resolutions please right-click your Windows desktop Select Properties tab Settings Select the MaxiVista secondary display icon and the desired screen resolution tick Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor click OK Short flicker on both screens directly after activation is normal. If the activation fails please refer to the trouble-shooting section on page 11. ( , " . " To deactivate the Secondary Display either. . . · · · · · Select Disable Secondary Display from the Server Program menu Double-click on the Server Program taskbar icon Select Exit from the pop-up menu to quit the Server or the Viewer Program. The only disadvantage is that if you want to re-activate the Secondary Display it will take longer for the Server Program to find the viewer program on the network again Shut-down the Secondary PC or pull out the network cable. Then the Secondary Display will be disabled automatically after a short delay You may also quit the Viewer Program at any time by hitting the ESC key on the Secondary PC Short flicker on both screens directly after deactivation is normal. (, · · - , , " . " Select Configuration from the Server Program pop-up menu and select the desired resolution and color depth for the Secondary Display. However, only standard screen resolutions are shown here To set higher screen resolutions up to 3200x1600 pixels or portrait mode resolutions please right-click your Windows desktop Select Properties tab Settings Select the MaxiVista secondary display icon and the desired screen resolution tick Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor click OK If you disable the option Remember last used resolution, MaxiVista will always use the screen resolution which is set on the secondary PC. Page 7 of 12 (, - , , " . " You can set the location of the Secondary PC monitor in the standard Windows Display Properties dialog: Right-click your Windows desktop Select Properties tab Settings and arrange the monitor icons corresponding to your setup: When selecting a certain location and screen resolution, the secondary display switches to Portrait mode. If you enable the option Rotate 180° in the MaxiVista configuration, the screen will be rotated by an additional 180°. Combining both options allows setting any orientation of 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° (. . , " . "9 The frame rate depends on the selected screen resolution, color depth, the network connection bandwidth and amount of changing screen content. Follow these hints to optimize the performance of MaxiVista: · · · · · Select a Windows desktop background with a single color instead of a image pattern or a photo (Rightclick your Windows desktop Select Properties Tab Background Choose None (the first selection) as your wallpaper Reduce other network traffic when MaxiVista is active. avoid transferring large files between the connected PCs Router/Switches and Firewalls between Server and Secondary PC may also decrease the speed. with a cross-over ethernet cable (refer to www. maxivista. com/lan. htm) Use a lower color depth and lower Secondary Display resolution. [. . . ] However the Secondary Display is not yet active Green The Secondary Display is active , - Latest version of this section can be found at faq. maxivista. com First of all, please check whether you have the latest version of MaxiVista (See section `. . . Update the software' on page 10) ) After installation and launch of the programs I can not see the MaxiVista taskbar icon Windows XP only: Right-Click on Start Properties Tab Taskbar disable the option Hide inactive taskbar symbols to make sure that Windows does not hide the MaxiVista taskbar icon I cannot activate the Secondary Display (The taskbar icons remain blinking yellow) Make sure that both programs, the Server and the Viewer Program are running. If the Server Program has not yet found the Viewer on the network, the icon periodically flashes in yellow. In this case check whether both computers are connected on the same network via the TCP/IP protocol (Right-Click on My Network Places (icon on your desktop) Properties Local Area Connection (or whatever the name of the network connection is which links your both PCs) ) If you have disabled automatic network settings in MaxiVista, check whether you have entered the correct IP address of the Secondary PC Make sure that no firewall/router or switch is locking the UDP/TCP ports as described in chapter `Network settings' on page 5 ) The screen frame update on the Secondary PC rate is rather slow See the corresponding item in the How-To section on page 8 Page 11 of 12 ) I only see a black frame during video playback (e. g. MS Mediaplayer) Disable any Video acceleration in the Media Player Settings (Media Player 7: Tools Options Performance. [. . . ]