ACTi TVW-301 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
TVW-301
4-Monitor Tower Standalone TV Wall
V.21.09.30

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Thank you for purchasing ACTi Standalone TV Wall Server. This guide
contains all the information you need to quickly set up the TV Wall system
with a local display interface.
For detailed instructions on operation, please search for the product manual
on http://www.acti.com/downloadcenter.
The items below are required for installation:
• USB keyboard
• USB mouse
• Network cable
• HDMI / DVI / DisplayPort Monitor
• HDMI / DVI / DisplayPort Cable
• CMS Server
This package includes the following items:
√TVWUnit √PowerCord √SocketConverters
√USBMouse
√ScrewPack
√HardDiskDataCables
√HardDiskPowercables
√DocumentationDisk
UNPACK
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BEFORE YOU START

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REAR PANEL
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1 Power Switch
2 Power Connector
3 Display Port Connectors
4 HDMI Ports
5 DVI Ports
6 USB 3.0 Ports
7 USB 3.1 Ports
8 LAN Ports x 2
9 Audio Input / Output
FRONT PANEL
Power Button
LED Indicator
Restart Button
Audio Out
USB 3.0 Ports x 2
Mic In
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The example below displays a local network consisting of the TVW, network
cameras and basic required peripherals to start using the device.
CONNECT THE DEVICES
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Network Switch
USB Devices
# 1
Power Source
POWER UP
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2. On the front panel, press the POWER BUTTON
to turn on the device.
1. Turn on the the POWER SWITCH at the back
of the device.
TVW
HDMI / DVI / Display Port Monitors
# 2 (optional)# 3 (optional) # 4 (optional)
NOTE: If the video
connector of your
monitor is not
available on TVW,
use display connector
converters.

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SETUP LOGIN PASSWORD
NOTE: To assign a static IP address to the TV Wall server, after entering Windows operating
system,congurethenetworksettingsinWindows Network and Sharing Center.
On Windows login screen, follow the on-screen instructions to setup
your login password. This will be used in succeeding Windows login. It
is strongly recommended not to leave the password blank.
1. Click Sign In.
2. Click OK.
3. Leave the Password box blank. On the New password box, type your
desired login password. Re-type it on the Conrm password box to
conrm,thenclick .
Use the new password for succeeding login to the TVW.

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After successfully logging in to the TV Wall Server, the ACTi logo is shown on
the screen. By default, the TV Wall server is ready to display monitor clients.
Now, it’s time to add TV Wall to the CMS Server.
ADD TV WALL TO CMS SERVER
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NOTE: Ensure the CMS server has been updated to the latest version.
1. On the CMS server, go to Setup page > TV Wall, then click Add TV Wall.
2. Input the Name of the TV Wall Server and its connection properties: Host
IP address, Port, Account and Password.
3. Click “Apply”to save this server.
The CMS server will detect the display arrangement. If you apply new display
settings on the TV Wall server later, CMS will be synchronized simulataneously.
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CREATE TV WALL VIEWS
To start real-time handling of the TV Wall monitors via CMS interface, create a
view on the CMS Live View screen which will act as a deck dedicated as the TV
Wall Controller.
1. On the CMS, click on the View ToolbarandllintheView properties.
It is recommended to name this View as “TV Wall Controller” and create a
new View group.
2. Highlight this View, select a layout and click to enter the View Edit
mode.
3. On a blank channel window, click Create TV Wall Controller.
Create TV Wall Controller
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4. As the channel window shows the TV Wall Controller background, click
to save the View.
5. Scroll the left-panel menu towards TV Wall and drag the TV Wall server
source onto the TV Wall Controller view. You may drag multiple TV wall
servers here as you want.
6. The TV Wall View appears, drag the bottom-right corner to adjust the
dimensions. Click to save this TV Wall View.

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ASSIGN VIEWS TO MONITORS
To assign a camera device to the view, simply drag a camera channel to the
grid on the the TV Wall View. Continue to drag another camera to the view. The
TV Wall Monitor(s) will immediately display the camera views.
Or, you may select a live channel on the CMS Live view interface, right-click
“Send to TV Wall” to send the live stream of that channel to the TV wall.
Display on TV Wall Stations

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MANAGE TV WALL VIEWS
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When you click on a TV Wall source, the Controller Toolbar on top of the
window becomes enabled. Use the toolbar to manage the TV Wall Views.
View Mode: Toggle between Viewer Mode and Screen Mode.
Select TV Wall View: Use this drop-down box to select and change from one view set to
another.YouneedtocreateTVWallViewsetrst.
View Manager: Allows you to manage the TV Wall view sets, such as rename or delete.
View Patrol:Allowsyoutocreateandcongurepatrolfunctions.Whenactivated,allows
theTVWallviewstochangeinsequencefromoneviewsettoanothereveryspecied
period of time.
Create View: Click to create a new TV Wall View set.
Save View: Click to save the view.
Clear Content: Click to clear the assigned cameras to the TV Wall view.
Reset Position: Click to move the TV Wall view set to its default position and dimensions
on the CMS interface.
Playback Control: Click to display the Playback Control toolbar on the TV Wall Controller
window. Click a channel from the view to view it on playback mode. All controls like play,
pause, forward, rewind or go to schedule etc. are done on the CMS interface while the
video playback actually occurs on the TV monitors.
Right-click to change View Layout
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Due to continuous product improvements, some contents may have changed
from the time this documentation was written.
You can download the latest user documentation from
http://www.acti.com/downloadcenter .
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