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Section One:Getting Started Introduction
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ntroduCtion
The Pointmaker® CPN-5800 is a professional, hardware-based video processor,
designed so that users can display and share content from an iPad, as well as from
multiple video and computer sources. This model also has the ability to change
settings, switch video sources and annotate from the convenience of an iPad.
Pointmakers are valuable assets in courtrooms, boardrooms, class rooms, city
council chambers, government training facilities, sports or weather broadcasts,
video conferences, and more.
Live Streaming Annotation System with iPad Control, Capture,
Print and Network Capabilities
The CPN-5800 gives the user the ability to capture, print and share annotated
images directly from the Pointmaker unit. An annotated image may be “cap tured”
by saving it to a USB storage device, like a flash drive. You can print annotated
images to a color PostScript printer. The printer must be connected either over a
TCP/IP network, or directly through the Pointmaker unit’s USB port to a
IEEE1284 port on the printer. Images are easily shared over a TCP/IP network or
through the mobility of the USB storage device, which is easily transported or
connected to a computer. With a separately purchased iPad, you can download
and use the Pointmaker PVI Control app to annotate and control the Pointmaker
from anywhere in the room.
Marking devices
Drawing lines and markers are controlled by the user during a presentation with
an optional USB digitizing tablet (DTU-CTL470). The included keyboard
provides a few more marking features as noted below. The CPN-5800 is also
compatible with most touch screens and mouse devices.
All Pointmaker video markers offer several simple-to-use graphics, called markers.
There are two types of markers with which to annotate a video image: pointers and
freehand drawing. Among the 12 pointers available, there is a selection of 8
arrows, each oriented at a different angle; 2 dot pointers, small and large; and 2
cross hair pointers, small and large. Of course, there is an option to display no
pointer at all. The second marking capability is free hand drawing. You can select to
draw in 1 of 4 different line widths, with or without drop shadows.
When the keyboard is attached, it enables four additional marker types: frames,
text, a date/time stamp, and straight line drawing. Frames include boxes and
circles which can be sized in advance of a presentation, then used to frame or fill
certain areas of the video image. Using the keyboard, presenters may type alphanu-
meric text directly on the video image, or select an active date and time label that