6. Basic Usage

Admin Page

“Display” tab

You can turn the power of the display on or off, change the display input, and view/edit/delete displays.

Display management operation can be easy and efficient by attaching tags made up of common display settings to the display. You can configure setting items the same as those of the display in to a tag, then enable the settings of the attached tags as display settings.

• You can attach 0 or more tags to one display.
  • If multiple tags are attached, a previously attached tag is enabled.
    • You can change the order of the tags by dragging and dropping them in the display settings.
• You can attach tags to 0 or more displays.
• You can select to overwrite a display’s settings or use a tag’s settings when a tag is attached.

Bulk display control

You can control multiple displays at a time by clicking the checkboxes of the displays and clicking “Display control”.

Editing bulk tags

You can edit the tags of multiple displays at a time by clicking the checkboxes of the displays and clicking “Bulk tag edit”.

“Tag” tab

You can view/edit/add/delete tags.

“Settings” tab

You can configure the server settings, schedule integration settings and authentication settings.

Home Screen

While the home screen or an external input is displayed, you can perform the following by remote control or by touching the touch panel.

Remote Control Operations

Operation	Action
“↑”, “↓”, “←”, “→”, or “Enter” button	Displays the menu.
“0” button	Switches visibility of the status bar displayed in the top right corner of the screen. The status bar is always displayed on the HOME screen.
“1” button	Switches external input to HDMI 1.
“2” button	Switches external input to HDMI 2.
“3” button	Switches external input to HDMI 3.
“4” button	Switches external input to HDMI 4.
“9” button	Displays the time setting dialog box.
“Play” button	Displays the setting dialog box.
“Red” button	Displays the presentation timer of the menu.
“Green” button	Starts the annotation mode.
“Yellow” button	Launches the video conference.
“Blue” button	Displays Help.

Touch Operations

When you touch anywhere on the screen, the menu guide will be shown on the bottom of the screen. When you touch the menu guide, the menu will be shown.

Automatic Switching of Inputs

Connected inputs are automatically switched to if external equipment (e.g., PC) is connected to the HDMI terminal on BRAVIA.

• If an external equipment is connected when BRAVIA is OFF, BRAVIA is automatically turned ON and the newly connected input is automatically switched to.
• If additional equipment is connected when external equipment is already connected and an input already selected, the newly connected equipment is automatically switched to.
  • If the additionally connected external equipment is disconnected, the previously connected external input is automatically switched to.

Presentation Timer

You can set the presentation timer from the home menu.

You can increase or decrease the timer in 1-minute increments by pressing the up/down buttons on the remote control or by touching the up/down arrow of the menu. To start countdown, press the “Enter” button on the remote control or touch the timer display part of the menu.

The countdown is displayed at all times at the top center of the screen. When the timer has counted down to 0, a notification is displayed on the screen.

Annotation (draw function) Mode

The Annotation mode can be started using the following operations:

• Press the “→” button on the remote control, select “Annotation” in the displayed menu and press the “Apply” button
• Press the green button on the remote control
• Touch the “Annotation” icon on the touch menu.

When BM1 Client is in use, the mode automatically transitions to the Annotation mode when Remote Pointer is connected.

If the mode is started up in the absence of external input, the screen background is white and can be used as a whiteboard. If the mode is started up with an external input present, drawing directly over the display screen of the external input is possible.

You can perform the following operations in the Annotation mode:

• Drawing tools
  • Switch to the mode for mouse operation of the PC connected by Remote Operation (Can be selected only while Remote Operation is connected)
  • Switch to the mode for touch operation of the PC connected by Remote Operation (Can be selected only while Remote Operation is connected and the PC supports touch operation)
  • Switch to draw operation
  • Select draw operation colors
  • Switch to rubber eraser operation
  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Clear entire screen
  • Save drawings to USB storage device. USB storage device must be inserted into BRAVIA. When capturing screenshots is not allowed, images cannot be saved.
  • Exit Annotation mode
• Move Annotation toolbar
  • Move Annotation toolbar up/down/left/right by dragging and dropping button-free area of toolbar
• Minimize Annotation toolbar
  • Minimize Annotation toolbar by touching button-free area of toolbar
    • Resize minimized toolbar by touching a spot nearby the toolbar

You can exit the Annotation mode using the following operations:

• Touch “x” button on Annotation toolbar
• Press “Apply” or “Back” button on remote control
• Turn BRAVIA power OFF