Colorlight Z6 PRO User manual

Z6 PRO
Super Controller
Z6 PRO
Super Controller

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Content
1. Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Overview................................................................................................................................................................ 4
3. Appearance ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
The Front Panel................................................................................................................................................. 5
The Back Panel ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Optional 4K input boards ................................................................................................................................. 6
4. Connection Diagram ............................................................................................................................................ 7
5. Operating Software .............................................................................................................................................. 8
5.1 Device Information ..................................................................................................................................... 8
5.2 Video Source Setting ................................................................................................................................. 9
5.3 Design........................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.4 Control........................................................................................................................................................ 23
6. LCD Operate Instruction.................................................................................................................................... 24
6.1 Operational Instruction ............................................................................................................................ 24
6.2 Starter......................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.3 Main Interface ........................................................................................................................................... 26
6.4 Operation Instruction................................................................................................................................ 26
6.4.1 Display Setting............................................................................................................................... 27
6.4.2 EDID Setting .................................................................................................................................. 30
6.4.3 Cropping Setting............................................................................................................................ 30
6.4.4 Preset Setting ................................................................................................................................ 31
6.4.5 Lock To Input.................................................................................................................................. 32
6.4.6 Title Mapping.................................................................................................................................. 32
6.4.7 Output Shift .................................................................................................................................... 32
6.4.8 HDMI/DP exchange ...................................................................................................................... 33
6.4.9 Network Setting ............................................................................................................................. 34
6.4.10 Language Setting........................................................................................................................ 34
6.4.11 System Setting............................................................................................................................. 34

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1. Safety Precautions
Please read all instructions before installing and using the device.
1.1 Never disassemble or modify this product in any way.
To avoid potential hazards, please use this equipment according to the regulations.
1.2 High voltage danger: The operating voltage of this product is 100-240VAC.
Incorrectly connecting the power supply or replacing battery may cause explosion, fire,
electric shock, or damage to the product. Securely plug the power cord into the power
receptacle.
1.3 Keep this product far away from magnets, motors and transformers.
This product is an electronic product. Contact of functional interface with charged objects
may cause damage to circuit components, thus affecting the normal use of the product.
1.4 Keep away from flammable and explosive hazardous substance.
If this product fails to operate normally, contact the nearest service center. Never
disassemble or modify this product in any way.
1.5 Do not install the unit in humid, dusty, or sooty locations.
When cleaning, do not spray water directly onto parts of the product. Doing so may cause
fire or electric shock.
1.6 If this product fails to operate normally, contact the nearest service center.

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2. Overview
Colorlight Z6 PRO is the newest generation all-in-one super controller, which including
the excellent video processing capabilities and sending card function,and it is designed for
high-end rental display and high-resolution LED displays, and it is the most competitive in the
market.
Key Features
⚫4 × 4k input boards, up to 4096×2160@60Hz resolution per board
⚫Support 3 types of optional 4k input boards, including HDMI/DP, 4×DVI, 4×SDI
⚫4 × 10G optical fiber output ports, loading capacity up to 8847360 pixels, maximum
width: 8192 pixels, maximum height: 4096 pixels
⚫Low latency
⚫Up to 16 PIP layers and allowed to freely adjust size and location
⚫Video sources switching, splicing, cropping and scaling
⚫Supports HDR
⚫Supports 3D display
⚫Improved gray-scale at low brightness
⚫Hue, saturation, contrast adjustment
⚫Supports USB, LAN and RS232 ports control
⚫Art-Net inside

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3. Hardware
The Front Panel
The Back Panel

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Optional 4K input boards
1) HDMI/DP board
Input Signal
1 × HDMI2.0+LOOP, 1 × DP1.2
only one of them will be working at the same time
Standard
HDMI: EIA/CEA-861 standard, HDMI-2.0 compliant, HDCP2.2 compliant
DP: DP-1.2 standard and HDCP1.3 compliant
Input resolution
3840×2160@60Hz
8bit: support RGB444, YCbCr444, YCbCr422,
YCbCr420
10bit: supports YCbCr422, YCbCr420
1920×1080@60Hz
8/10bit: support RGB444, YCbCr444, YCbCr422,
YCbCr420
4096×2160@60Hz
8bit: support RGB444, YCbCr444, YCbCr422,
YCbCr420
2) 4 × DVI input board
Input signal
4 x DVI inputs
Standard
VESA standard, support HDCP, compatible with HDCP1.4
Input resolution
1920×1080@60Hz
8bit: support RGB444, YCbCr444, YCbCr422, YCbCr420
3) 4 × SDI input board
Input signal
4 × 3G-SDI
Video source format
Compatible with 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, SD-SDI
Input resolution
1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480i, 576i
Transmission distance
1080p≤100 meters
The 4 input boards of Z6 Pro can be combined in any combination of above 3 input boards.

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4. Connection Diagram
Using Z6 PRO with H10FN

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5. Operating Software
Please make sure the correctness of the hardware connection before setting, then use
iSet to detect senders and all receiver cards. (Download url: www.colorlightinside.com)
5.1 Device Information
Click [Device Information] to enter the [Devices Information] page.
1. Click [Detect Senders] in [Device Information]. The software will automatically acquire
the sender index, name, and type. Please check the hardware connection or the installation
of the relevant driver if cannot detect senders.
2. Click [Detect Receiver Cards], the software will automatically acquire the receiver card
quantity of each network port of the sender, type of receiver cards, temperature, and other
information. Please check corresponding cable if the number of receiver card is inconsistent
with the actual status.

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5.2 Video Source Setting
Click the [Video Source Setting] and enter the video source setting page. Once the
input sources working, the software will automatically acquire the signal information and
display on the bottom right corner.
HDMI/DP Exchange
First, please switch the signal to HDMI or DP, then right-click in the image view area,
once the list showing up, make a selection.
Scale
In Image View Area, select the image that needs to scale, set X (Horizontal), Y (Vertical),
width, and height, or you can click the white box in the bottom right corner of the image and
drag it with the mouse, then click [Save].

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Cropping
In the [video format] area, chose the signal and click “ ” to enter the setting.
In the cropping interface, check [Cropping], select the image that needs to scale, set X
(Horizontal), Y (Vertical), width, and height.

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PIP
The Z6 PRO supports up to 10freely placable windows, each PIP window can be set
individually.

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Click “ ”to add a new PIP window, select PIP window and right-click on it to select
the signal, meanwhile, cropping and scaling can be set as before.
EDID
EDID: Set sender resolution, the first one is the default as the current resolution.
In the [Signal Selection] area, and select the correct video format, and click “ ” to
enter the setting window.
Mainstream resolution can be selected from the dropdown list, and you can also
customize the sender resolution, by setting the width/height and frame rate.
Click [Save] after setting.

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In the EDID Setting window, it will show the current computer resolution.
Click the resolution will show the list of all resolution options, and customs resolution
allows to set the height and width. The [Color Depth] and [Stand choose] are allowed to
choose by users. In the end, click [OK] to save.

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Preset
In [Video Source Setting], the user may set up to 16 preset models. All the preset
models support renaming, and setting information such as cropping, PIP, EDID, Brightness,
color setting information.
When the user finished setting in [Video Source Setting], click [save] to save preset
and need to set a name for it, click [ok] to finish. Click [Recall Preset] allows the user to use
the preset as saved before.

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Screen Adjustment
In [Screen Adjustment], user can change information which includes Hue, Saturation,
Brightness Compensation, and Contract.
Video Genlock
The Z6 PRO supports Genlock for every signal. Genlock will default to the main signal
when no setting on it.

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Low Latency
In the [Sender Setting], user can enable the [Low Latency], and HDMI/DP could
achieve 0 latency if they are the unique input signal.
Direct Output
This is the fast way to enable low latency,after selected [Direct Output] mode,all the
signal processing will turned off automatically, like PIP/scale/cropping, output mode would be
1:1.

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Color Depth
The [Color Depth] output of 8 bit up to 4096x216 and 10 bit up to 3820x2160.
Loop
Use two H10FN to connect the Z6 PRO optical fiber output port 1 and 2. Make the port
1 as the main output, and port 2 as reduentant output. Then, use network cables to connect
start of cabinets form the first H10FN and end connect to the second H10FN. When the main
output losts output signal, and the redundant one will work automatically, once the main signal
working again and output will switch to the main one.

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Screen Color and Brightness
In [Screen Color and Brightness] setting, make [Unknown] disable to change the
information or make the selection in [Color Space Setting].

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Restore Factory Settings
Click [Video Source Settings] to enter the setting, and right-click the sender, then click
[Reset Factory Settings].
5.3 Design
Click [Design] to enter setting.

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1. Add Cabinets
Select the right sender output port, and click [Add Cabinets], click [Custom], fill out in
the [Cabinets Size] box, and click [OK]. Moving a box with mouse to the right place and click,
the cabinets will be added. More boxes can be created by dragging the circle at the bottom
right corner or setting at [Seleted Information] on the right.
2. Setting Mapping
Added Cabinets will set default connection mapping, it may not correct. Before resetting
the new mapping, please make sure the sender port is correct.
①Manual number
Click “ ” at the top symbol line, then click the cabinets one by one from the start to the
end.