© 2004 Bartels Media. All rights reserved. MaxiVista® is a registered trademark of Bartels Media ! " $ # ! % & '$ () * ...Activate the Secondary Display....................................................... 7 ...Disable the Secondary Display........................................................ 7 ...Change the resolution of the Secondary Display ............................ 7 ...Change the location of the Secondary Display ............................... 8 ...Speed up the Secondary Display's frame rate ................................ 8 ...Switch between Full-screen and Window mode.............................. 8 ...Activate the Secondary Display on every system start-up .............. 9 ...Let MaxiVista remember the last used resolution ......................... 10 ...Update the software ...................................................................... 10 ++ , , 0 " .. ++ +/ +/ Page 2 of 12 MaxiVista allows you to use any PC as an extended display screen of your main work PC. 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. To open the program menu "right-click" the icon and select the desired command from the pop-up menu. The Viewer Program has no setting dialogs at all. Special MaxiVista terms are explained in the Glossary on page 12. " # To run MaxiVista, your systems should meet following minimum specifications: 2 · · · · "2 3 , ,1 $ $ - -" $ 4 5 Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 3 MB hard disk space for installation of MaxiVista Internet Browser to view the online manual Optional: Internet access to have access to software updates "2 · · 3 , " . "5 Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT4/2000/2003/XP 500 KB hard disk space for the Viewer Program Both computers must be connected via a network connection with TCP/IP protocol, e.g., via Firewire, Wireless LAN, a `cross-over' Ethernet cable, or a network hub. For performance reasons it is recommended not to use a router, switch or Firewall between the PC network connection Page 3 of 12 $ MaxiVista requires an initial installation of the Server Program on the Primary PC and the Viewer Program on the Secondary PC. The installation file may be ZIP compressed and must be uncompressed before installation (e.g. with the software www.winzip.com). Windows XP already includes such an uncompressing function. Short screen flicker during installation is normal. , · · · · 1 Run Setup.exe on the Primary PC Follow the instructions as the Wizard guides you through the installation procedure During the installation, the Viewer Program file MaxiVistaViewer.exe has been generated and placed on your Windows Desktop Please transfer this single file to the Secondary PC by using the network connection, an USB memory stick or a diskette. There is no further installation required , 1 The demo version consists of two separate installation files. · · · · Uncompress the downloaded ZIP file (e.g. with www.winzip.com) Run Maxivista_Setup_PrimaryPC.exe on the Primary PC Run Maxivista_Setup_SecondaryPC.exe on the Secondary PC Follow the instructions as the Wizard guides you through the installation procedure 6 Launch the Server Program and the Viewer Program. If you have installed the MaxiVista demo version in language other than English, MaxiVista may download data in the appropriate language from the internet. No personal information will be transmitted. MaxiVista should now automatically enable the Secondary Display. This is indicated by the green colored taskbar icon (Also see information in chapter `MaxiVista status conditions' on page 11). You can also manually (de)activate the Secondary Display with a double-click on the Server Program icon of the Primary PC. MaxiVista assumes per default that your Secondary Display is located on the right side of the Primary PC monitor. If you have a different setup please refer to chapter `...Change the location of the Secondary Display' on page 8 Page 4 of 12 $ 4 - Per default, the MaxiVista Server Program finds the Viewer Program automatically on the network. If you have multiple network adapters installed, you can enter the IP address of the Secondary PC's network adapter you wish to connect to. 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... Add... 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... Add... 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 not, you can delete it via the Windows File Explorer. 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. E.g. avoid transferring large files between the connected PCs Router/Switches and Firewalls between Server and Secondary PC may also decrease the speed. Use a dedicated network connection for MaxiVista, e.g. with a cross-over ethernet cable (refer to www.maxivista.com/lan.htm) Use a lower color depth and lower Secondary Display resolution. Choosing 16-Bit colors compared to 24Bit color provides a 30% performance increase. You can set the resolution and color depth by clicking Configuration and selecting the desired Secondary Display resolution/color depth from the menu. Sign our newsletter at newsletter.maxivista.com to stay tuned for program updates which may include performance improvements ($ , $ 6 7 8 $ The Secondary Display content can be either displayed in a window on the Secondary Display or in full screen. Click Configuration from the Server Program pop-up menu and select Use Secondary Display in Page 8 of 12 full-screen to use the full display viewing space. If the screen resolution of the Secondary PC is higher than the selected Secondary Display resolution, the picture will be zoomed to fit to the screen. When using a flat-panel display, the screen may appear a bit fuzzy because the display monitor extrapolates the picture to the actually higher physical screen resolution You get best results if the Secondary Display resolution matches the physical resolution of the Secondary PC display :1 1 $ , ." Window mode Small Secondary Display content is shown in a window on the Secondary PC display Advantages Suitable if you want to see the Secondary Display and Secondary PC display content at the same time Required settings Disable Use Secondary Display in full-screen and choose a Secondary Display resolution under Configuration which is lower than the resolution defined on the Secondary PC Full-Screen mode Secondary Display content matches the Viewer display's resolution Fit-to-screen mode Small Secondary Display content is zoomed to fit to the higher Secondary PC display's resolution This is the default mode with optimal resolution This way the 2nd display can be used as a magnifying glass Disable Remember last used resolution and enable Use Secondary Display in fullscreen Enable Use Secondary Display in full-screen and choose a Secondary Display resolution under Configuration which is lower than the resolution defined on the Secondary PC ( 1 , " ." 1"" 7. Select Configuration and Auto-connect on startup from the Server Program menu. From now on the Secondary Display will be automatically enabled on startup of the Server and the Viewer Program. However, this still requires you to manually launch the Server and Viewer Program. To do this automatically, copy the Server Program icon to your MS Windows StartUp folder of the Primary PC and do the same steps correspondingly with the Viewer Program icon on the Secondary PC. Then the Secondary Display will automatically be activated after each system startup of both computers. Page 9 of 12 The option Auto-connect on startup will be temporarily disabled if you deactivate the Secondary Display via the Server Program. This prevents the Server Program from immediately enabling the Secondary Display again. With the next start of the Server Program, the option will be re-enabled again ( , Enable the option Remember last used resolution in the Configuration menu of the Server Program. If you disable this option, MaxiVista uses the screen resolution and color depth which is currently set on the Secondary PC. These settings can be changed on the Secondary PC if you right-click the Secondary PC's desktop Select Properties Display tab Settings The resolution which is generally used by default is highlighted in the list of available screen resolutions under Configuration (. , $ Note: This feature is not available in the demo version. Connect your Primary PC to the internet and select Visit our site menu of the Server Program. Check for Updates from the pop-up Please do not check for updates too often. 2..3 times a month is sufficient MaxiVista does not transmit any personal or confidential data. It only sends a portion of the license key and the version number of the current installation. If an update has been found, follow the instructions on the website. If you want MaxiVista to stay up-to-date automatically, please enable the option Auto-check for updates. This setting is enabled by default after installation. Page 10 of 12 MaxiVista can show three different status conditions which are represented by the taskbar icon color: Yellow ­ blinking When flashing, the Server Program tries to find its corresponding Viewer on the network. The blinking frequency decreases over the time Yellow The Server Program has found its Viewer Program on the network. 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. Media Player v6.4 and earlier: View Options Playback). In both cases slide the Hardware Acceleration slider to None Set an identical color depth on both PC in the Windows display properties dialog (Right-click your Windows desktop Select Properties Tab Settings) ) The Secondary Display is blurry To receive a sharp screen, disable the option Use Secondary Display in full-screen under Configuration or select a Secondary Display resolution which equals the physical display resolution of the Secondary PC Alternatively, disable the option Remember last used resolution. Then MaxiVista automatically takes the resolution as set on the Secondary PC. , .. Contact us if you have any problems with MaxiVista: Webpage: Email: Phone: FAX: Post mail: support.maxivista.com support@maxivista.com +49-(0)651-99919-50 Mo-Fr, 10am-18pm (PST +9h. EST +6h, GMT -1h) +49-(0)651-99919-51 Bartels Media ­ Im Treff 20 ­ 54296 Trier - Germany 0 " The PC which viewing range you would like to extend The PC which should act as the Secondary Display The MaxiVista program which sends the extended screen content to the Secondary PC. This software is installed on the Primary PC The MaxiVista program which displays the second screen's content. This software is installed on the Secondary PC Primary PC Secondary PC Server Program Viewer Program Secondary Display The monitor display of the Secondary PC which you would like to use as an extra screen Page 12 of 12