# Configure a video input source

Captured video sources don't usually need configuration, but you can change some of the video settings using the Admin panel

**Open the configuration page for an input source using the Admin panel**

- Log in to the Admin panel as **admin**.

- Ensure a source is connected to the input port

- From the Inputs menu, click the **source name**. The configuration page for the source opens.

**Video settings**

| **Value** | **Input type** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enable deinterlacing | HDMI, DVI | Enable this feature to convert an interlaced source signal to a non-interlaced signal. |
| Enable 4K downscaling4K  (Pearl-2 ) | HDMI | Selecting this option means that your 4K UHD1 source will be automatically downscaled to 1080p using the Pearl-2's hardware. |
| Image | HDMI, DVI, SDI | This menu allows you to choose a custom no-signal image for the channel. The drop-down list gives you the option to choose the default image or any image you have uploaded through the Add a custom No Signal image |
| Timeout | HDMI, DVI, SDI | The timeout represents the number of seconds after losing the signal that the no-signal is displayed. You may change this number to adjust how soon you wish the no-signal image to appear after the signal disappears. |

| 1Requires 4K feature add on |
| --- |

**SDI video settings**

The following options are available for signals via the SDI port.

| **Value** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Image | This menu allows you to choose a custom no-signal image for the channel. The drop-down list gives you the option to choose the default image or any image you have uploaded through the Add a custom No Signal image |
| Timeout | The timeout represents the number of seconds after losing the signal that the no-signal is displayed. You may change this number to adjust how soon you wish the no-signal image to appear after the signal disappears. |

For USB video and web camera settings, see USB video and web camera settings in the Pearl Family shared guide.

> product: pearl-2 · topic: specs-ports · source: pearl-2-userguide.md · updated: Oct 13, 2026