Colorlight S2 User manual

S2 Synchronous Sender

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Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Interface Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
3. Hardware Connection ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
4. LEDVISION Installation and Preliminary Configuration ....................................................................................................... 4
4.1 Computer Configurations ........................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 USB Driver Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.3 Graphic Card Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 7
5. Parameter Configuration .................................................................................................................................................. 11
5.1 Confirmation on Hardware Connection .................................................................................................................... 12
5.2 LED Screen Setting.................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2.1 Sending Device Setting .................................................................................................................................... 15
5.2.2 Screen Parameters ........................................................................................................................................... 17
5.2.3 Connection Parameters (Look from front) ....................................................................................................... 18

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1. Introduction
As a new generation of sender, S2 Sender has updated its core chips, and the performance significantly improved. It
adopts dual USB2.0 as the communication interface to achieve high speed communication between the PC and senders. S2
Sender realizes cascading between multiple senders and much more convenient. S2 Sender can be applied to small display
perfectly.
2. Interface Description

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Name Function Remarks
1
Indicator panel
and Configuration
button
Adjust the brightness of the entire screen ( 16 levels );
Display the whole screen test mode conversion
Press “+”and “–“together to switch between
brightness adjustment and testing mode.
2 Power Switch On/off
3 Power Socket AC 100~240V
4 Output Ports RJ45, to transmit network signals The control area of the two outputs can be
separately set.
5 Audio input Input audio signal via Ethernet cable
6 USB TYPE-A USB output, cascading among multiple senders
7 USB TYPE-B USB input, connecting PC for configuring parameters
8 DVI Input DVI output interface, connect to the graphics card

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3. Hardware Connection
1) Power Supply (PCI)：
Match with computer PCI slot, or DC 3.8-12V for power supply.
2) Video Signal Input（DVI）：
Connect PC with S2 via proper DVI/HDMI cable via DVI interface.
3) Screen Configuration (USB)：
Use a standard USB A/B cable to connect S2 with PC for S2 configuration.
4) Ethernet Cable (RJ45)：
Connect S2 sender with the receiving card via Ethernet cable for controlling receiving card and the screen (Note: The Ethernet cable
must be CAT5E or CAT6).

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4. LEDVISION Installation and Preliminary Configuration
4.1 Computer Configurations
 CPU Frequency>= 2.0GHZ
 Host Memory>=1G
 Graphic card with DVI/HDMI interface: Memory ≥512MB
 The resolution of PC’s graphic card should be equal to or larger than the actual LED display’s.
Computer configuration can be adjusted according to the actual situation. Adjustment mainly aims at total pixels of LED
display, the complexity of playing contents and whether playing HD video or not.

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4.2 USB Driver Installation
First download the installation package of LEDVISION software from Colorlight’s official website www.colorlightinside.com,
and complete the installation according to the diagrams shown below.
1. Run the software package, and select [ English ] for installer language. Click [ OK ] to move on.
Note: Run LEDVISION version 4.18 or higher while using S2.

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2. After selecting a language, an installation wizard like below will appear. Click [ Next ];
Then choose installation location, click [ Browse ] to change default target location, then click [ Next ] after completing.
Choose components according to your own computer status, click [ Install ] to complete.
After the installation is complete you are ready to use LEDVISION.

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4.3 Graphic Card Settings
Set up the working mode of the computer graphic card after completing hardware connection and powering S2 on, you
can select Duplicate mode or Extend mode according to the different requirements.
 Duplicate Mode: That the contents displayed on LED screen are consistent with computer, that is to say, copy the
computer contents onto LED screen, as pic below.
PC Screen LED Screen

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 Extend Mode：That the contents displayed on LED screen are inconsistent with computer’s, that is, to extend a
display image from the right side of PC screen, which was consistent with LED display’s, we also call it “background
playing”, as pic below.
PC Screen LED Screen