On-Screen Display (OSD)
Signal info drawn over the picture on your TV, plus the OSD mask and custom text options.
An on-screen display (OSD) is text that a device draws on top of the picture on your TV.
The Vertex can show signal details this way, so you can read them from your seat.
It can also show your own text or cover a small area of the picture with a box.
Can the HDfury Vertex show signal info on my TV screen?
YESYes. The on-screen display (OSD) draws signal details over the picture, and can also show your own text or a mask box. You switch it on or off and choose what it shows on the OSD page of the USB GUI.
How to use it with the Vertex:
- In the USB GUI, open the OSD page: enable the OSD, set X/Y position and colours, then click SEND (p.37).
- Under OSD INFO pick what to show (source name, video, HDR, audio); OSD FADE 0 means never fade (p.37).
- Positions are set for 1080p; with a 4K signal the values are doubled (p.37).
- Quick on/off: RS232 #set osd on/off (p.49) or IR vertex_osdon / vertex_osdoff (p.84).
What it is
An on-screen display (OSD) is text or graphics that a device draws on top of the video picture. You see it on the TV or projector screen itself.
On a signal processor it is useful because you can read the current format while sitting in front of the screen, without looking at the device.
On the Vertex
On the OSD page of the USB GUI you enable or disable the OSD, set its X and Y location, text colour, background colour and background transparency (p.37). Locations are set at 1080p; values are multiplied by 2 when the stream is 4K (p.37).
OSD INFO selects what is shown: Source name, Video Field, Video IF, HDR TX/TX info, HDR IF, Audio field, RX Video info, RX HDR info. OSD FADE sets the timer before the OSD fades out; 0 = never (p.37).
The OSD Mask draws a box between two corners (x0,y0 and x1,y1), with a transparency level from 1 to 7 and a grayscale level from 0 to 15 (p.37). The specifications mention using it to hide things like a TV channel logo (p.111). OSD CUSTOM TEXT shows your own text; NEVER FADE TEXT keeps it after the info has faded (p.38). Click SEND after each change (p.37–38).
RS232: #set osd, #set osdfadevalue, #set osdtext, #set osdtextstr, #set osdmask (p.49–50).
Common questions
How do I turn off the Vertex text on my screen?
On the OSD page of the GUI you can disable the OSD or set OSD FADE so it disappears after a while (p.37). A long press on INFO/OLED also cycles through light and OSD combinations, including OLED only (p.9).
Can the OSD hide a TV channel logo?
Yes, the OSD Mask draws a box with adjustable transparency, and the specifications mention hiding things like a channel logo (p.37, p.111).
Why is my OSD in the wrong place on a 4K picture?
Positions are set for 1080p; with a 4K stream the values are multiplied by 2 (p.37).