Light Instruments EDGE C User manual

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EDGE C
Quickstart Guide

This quick start guide will give you a quick and
easy access to your EDGE C.
The EDGE C is a compact multi-video server.
It extends any projector by the possibilities of
projection mapping. The EDGE C is controlled
with our iPad app. Different media can be
projected quickly, precisely and without
perspective issues on various objects and
shapes: for information, advertising, design
and art.
The EDGE C was developed by li - Light
Instruments GmbH. We continue to work on
our visions of modern lighting technology
tools. We hope you enjoy a pleasant work flow
with your EDGE C!
For further guidance and assistance, please visit:
www.help.light-instruments.de
INTRODUCTION

TABLE
OF CONTENT
Scope of Delivery & Accessories
EDGE C Server
EDGE C App
Gesture Control
Set Up EDGE C Server
Set Up EDGE C App
Play Media Content
Customize Media Content
Mask Media Content
Create Playlists
Adjust the Volume
USB Stick
Live Signals via USB
Set New Password
Set New System Name
Update Process
Safety & Warnings
Contact
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SCOPE OF DELIVERY
& ACCESSORIES
Video connection cable
(HDMI oder Display Port)
iPad (at least iOS 10) with
installed EDGE C app at
www.app.light-instruments.de
Projector, screen or similar
output device
REQUIRED
ACCESSORIES
EDGE projector mount
USB stick (formatting FAT 32)
OPTIONAL
ACCESSORIES
EDGE C Server
Power adapter
Quickstart Guide
Packaging
SCOPE OF DELIVERY

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The EDGE C server has four USB 3.0 ports,
an Ethernet interface (for a router Internet
connection), and two HDMI ports for the output
with up to two projectors and/or screens.
A web camera can be connected via USB to the
EDGE C to retrieve snapshots of the scene in the
app.
EDGE C
SERVER

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On/O
Power
HDMI
Ethernet
USB
USB
HDMI

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EDGE C
APP
With the EDGE C app you control your
EDGE C server. In the app, you can
create surfaces, adjust perspectives
and mask media content. In the media
management, you can select videos and
images and manage them in playlists.
The Command bar will show you at any
time what mode you are currently in.
TIP
The color of the Command bar shows
you the mode you are currently in:
BLUE - SCENE MODE
TURQUOISE - OBJECT MODE
YELLOW - MASK MODE

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Command bar Media output
SCENE MODE
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Media on
the EDGE C
Media of the iPad and
USB stick, eects

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GESTURE
CONTROL
ZOOM PINCH
Shrinks or enlarges a selected
object. If no object is selected, the
workspace can be zoomed.
SINGLE FINGER DRAG
Move selected objects
SIMPLE TAPPING
Select objects and
confirm entries
DOUBLE FINGER DRAG
Move view

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SET UP
EDGE C
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4
To use the EDGE C server, it must be
connected to the power supply and
connected to an output device (such as a
projector). To control the EDGE C use the
EDGE C App (see page 12).
Connect the EDGE C Server to the
power supply with the supplied po-
wer adapter
Connect the EDGE C server to your
projector/monitor using an HDMI
cable or a DisplayPort cable
Turn on your projector/monitor and
select the correct media source
Start the EDGE C server by pressing
the On/Off button on the top of the
device
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3

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SET UP
EDGE C APP
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2
3
4
To control the EDGE C server, you must
connect it to an iPad.
Install the EDGE C app from the
Apple App Store.
Get the app here:
www.app.light-instruments.de
Go to the WLAN settings of your iPad
and connect it to the WLAN of the
EDGE C server.
The WLAN begins with edge and ends
with an individual string
(e.g. edge-b8-ae-ed-7d-11-b0).
The password is 00edge00.
Now open the EDGE C App
Select your EDGE C server and
connect it by pressing Connect

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NOTE
The rotating circle in front of the WLAN connec-
tion is permanently displayed when the EDGE
C server is not connected to the Internet; yet the
EDGE C server and the iPad are connected to
each other. If the EDGE C server is connected to
the Internet, a check is displayed instead of the
rotating circle.
You find the 12-digit device number out of which
the individual string of the WLAN is composed
on the bottom of the server. The name of your
EDGE C WLAN can be changed in the system
settings of your EDGE C (see page 21).

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PLAY MEDIA
CONTENT
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2
3
Create a surface and assign the favored
media content to realize your projection.
The iPad must be connected to the EDGE
C server (see page 12).
Add a new surface with Add Object.
Since no content has been assigned
yet, this surface displays a test pattern.
Tap Set Content to select media files
or effects in the media management.
Choose the content by tapping once.
Confirm your selection with Set
Content

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NOTE
Media files from the iPad, a USB stick and
effects can be found on the left side of the
media management. Already added media
files are copied to the internal data store, the
EDGE Storage on the right side. Depending
on the size and type of the media files, it may
take a moment for the media file to be dis-
played on the iPad. The app does not preview
the videos.
TIP
To adjust your projector optimally, display the
maximum projection surface by increasing
the added object with the pinch gesture to the
maximum size.

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CUSTOMIZE
MEDIA CONTENT
Bring surfaces with media content into
the favored shape:
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2
3
Single tap the surface you want
to adjust
Move the surface to the favored po-
sition by tap dragging the surface
Select one of the blue corner marks
and move it to adjust the area
NOTE
Bring your surface to the needed shape
to correct perspective distortions.

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MASK MEDIA
CONTENT
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2
3
4
5
Use the masking mode to display only
parts of the media content or to cut out
precise shapes
Select the favored surface
Add a new mask by tapping Edit
Mask. You have now entered the
yellow mask mode.
Move the yellow corner marks to ad-
just the mask
Use the +Icon on the outer edge of
the mask to add new corner marks or
remove them with Delete Point
Use Make Curve to convert individual
corner marks into curves to create
round masks
TIP
If there is no +Icon between two yel-
low corner marks, the corner marks
are too close together. In this case,
zoom in as far as possible.

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CREATE
PLAYLISTS
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2
3
4
5
Select the area that you want to
assign the playlist to
Tap Set Content
The number in the circle represents
the playing order of the files
Tap Set Content to play the playlist
NOTE
Videos are played back in their original
length. Images change in a 5-second in-
terval. Effects cannot be part of playlists.
A preview of the playlist is not featured
in the app.
Add a Playlist to a surface to play the me-
dia content in the favored order:
Select the files you want to play in this
playlist. You can select files from your
iPad, a USB stick or from the EDGE C
storage on the right side.

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ADJUST THE
VOLUME
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2
3
Videos can be played with sound. Ad-
just the volume of each surface sepa-
rately. This allows you to mix different
soundtracks and play audio tracks.
Select the surface to adjust the volume
Once you have selected the surface
with a tap, press Set Content
In the Content Manager, see the vo-
lume slider in the left down corner. It
determines the volume of the selec-
ted surface with values from 0 to 100
NOTE
The volume of a surface is set to zero
by default. The sound can be played
out via the jack output on the front of
the EDGE C or via HDMI.

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PLAY MEDIA FROM
A USB STICK
Play your media from up to three USB
sticks at the same time:
1
2
3
4
Insert a USB stick (see page 5) with
the favored files into a USB port of
the EDGE C server
Open the EDGE C app and add a
surface (see page 14)
Tap Set Content and select USB 1,
USB 2, or USB 3 on the left side of
the media management
Select the favored files and tap
Set Content