TV Type

Select the type of TV: flat panel, CRT, or CRT curved

Screen Aspect

Select the aspect ratio of the screen: 4:3 (Standard) or 16:9 (Wide screen); curved CRT screens cannot have a 16:9 aspect ratio

Casing

Select the television model from a library; available models depend on the selected TV Type and Screen Aspect

Size

Displays the television size

Width (image)

Displays the width of the screen image area

Height (image)

Displays the height of the screen image area

Weight

Enter the weight of the television

Show Coverage Zone (2D only)

Indicates the viewing area based on the screen size; observers within the area should be able to see the screen

Zone Reference

Calculates the coverage zone based on screen width, height, or diagonal measurement

Max Horiz. Angle/Max. Vert. Angle

Indicates the maximum viewing angle of the screen horizontally and vertically, relative to dead-on

Viewing Height

Enter the height of the average viewer when watching (likely, a seated height)

Near Multiplier

Specifies the multiplier of the reference dimension to determine the extent of the near coverage zone

Far Multiplier

Specifies the multiplier of the reference dimension to determine the extent of the far coverage zone

Edit Screen Image

Opens the Edit Screen Image dialog box to select the image for screen display

Screen Image

Displays the name of the current screen image

Add Adjustable Stand

For flat panel televisions, adds a stand to the screen casing

Stand Height

Specifies the height measurement from the base of the stand to the bottom of the screen casing

Wattage

Enter the required wattage, for power consumption calculations and reporting

Note

Adds a note, which can be placed on the drawing with the Text Options 

Text Options

Opens the Text Options dialog box, to enable the display and format the text of labels

Default Text Positions

Restores text labels to their default positions

Classes

Opens the Classes dialog box, to specify class naming for the various portions of the television. This allows portions of the television to be set to visible, grayed, or invisible.

Use the suggested standard class, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Television Class> to place the television element in the same class as the television.

●    Class Prefix: Specifies an optional default root class naming standard for all television parts; click Use Standard Classes to begin all television class names with the prefix, so that they are sorted together.

●    Use Standard Classes: Sets the class names for all television elements to the default suggested standard names, using the Class Prefix if there is one.

●    Television elements: For each portion of the television, specifies the class name standard; the class names shown here are applied to the elements.

Update

Updates the object when changes have been made to the Object Info palette parameters