NovaStar MCTRL R5 User manual

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Change History
Document
Version
Firmware
Version
Release Date
Description
V1.0.2
V1.0.2.0
2019-09-06
Optimized the document content.
V1.0.1
V1.0.2.0
2018-06-04
Updated the document style.
V1.0.0
V1.0.0.0
2016-06-06
First release
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Contents
Change History ..................................................................................................................ii
1 Overview..........................................................................................................................1
2 Features...........................................................................................................................2
2.1 Features....................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Video Formats Supported............................................................................................................................ 2
3 Applications ....................................................................................................................3
4 Cascading Devices.........................................................................................................4
5 Hardware Structure.........................................................................................................5
5.1 Appearance.................................................................................................................................................. 5
5.2 Dimensions.................................................................................................................................................. 8
6 Homepage .......................................................................................................................9
7 Menu Operations ..........................................................................................................11
7.1 Quick Screen Configuration........................................................................................................................11
7.1.1 Step 1 Setting Input Source.....................................................................................................................11
7.1.2 Step 2 Setting Input Resolution.............................................................................................................. 12
7.1.3 Step 3 Quickly Configuring Screen......................................................................................................... 13
7.2 Brightness Adjustment............................................................................................................................... 14
7.3 Screen Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 14
7.3.1 Quick Configuration................................................................................................................................ 14
7.3.2 Advanced Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 14
7.3.3 Image Offset........................................................................................................................................... 15
7.4 Rotation Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 15
7.5 Input Settings............................................................................................................................................. 16
7.5.1 Input Source Settings............................................................................................................................. 16
7.5.2 Input Resolution Settings........................................................................................................................ 16
7.6 Display Control .......................................................................................................................................... 16
7.7 Advanced Settings..................................................................................................................................... 17
7.7.1 Mapping Function................................................................................................................................... 17
7.7.2 Load RCFG Files.................................................................................................................................... 17
7.7.3 Alarm Threshold...................................................................................................................................... 18
7.7.4 Save to RV Card..................................................................................................................................... 18
7.7.5 Redundancy............................................................................................................................................ 19
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7.7.6 Presettings.............................................................................................................................................. 19
7.7.7 Inputs Backup......................................................................................................................................... 19
7.7.8 Factory Reset ......................................................................................................................................... 19
7.7.9 Go Homepage (s)................................................................................................................................... 20
7.7.10 OLED Brightness.................................................................................................................................. 20
7.7.11 HW Version........................................................................................................................................... 20
7.8 Communication Settings............................................................................................................................ 20
7.9 Language................................................................................................................................................... 20
8 Operations on PC .........................................................................................................21
8.1 Software Operations on PC....................................................................................................................... 21
8.1.1 NovaLCT................................................................................................................................................. 21
8.1.2 SmartLCT ............................................................................................................................................... 21
8.2 Firmware Update....................................................................................................................................... 22
8.2.1 NovaLCT................................................................................................................................................. 22
8.2.2 SmartLCT ............................................................................................................................................... 22
9 Specifications ...............................................................................................................23
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1 Overview
The MCTRL R5 is the first LED display controller of NovaStar that supports display
rotation. Asingle MCTRL R5 features a loading capacity of up to 3840×1080@60Hz.
It supports any custom resolutions within this capacity, meeting the on-site
configuration requirements of ultra-long or ultra-wide LED displays.
Working with theA8s or A10s Plus receiving card, the MCTRL R5 supports free
screen configuration in SmartLCT and allows for display rotation at any angle to
present a variety of images and bring an amazing visual experience to users.
The MCTRL R5 can be mainly used in rental and fixed applications, such as concerts,
live events, monitoring centers, Olympic Games and various sports centers.
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2 Features
2.1 Features
1 ×6G-SDI, 1 ×D-DVI and 1 ×HDMI 1.4 inputs, pixel capacity of each up to
4,140,000 pixels
8 ×Gigabit Ethernet and 2 ×fiber optic outputs
Display rotation at any angle
Innovative architecture to enable smart configuration and shorter stage
preparation time
NovaStar G4 engine to enable a stable and smooth display with good sense of
depth and no flickering or scanning lines
Supports the new generation of NovaStar pixel level calibration technology,
which is fast and efficient.
Supports quick and easy manual adjustment of screen brightness.
Supports firmware update via USB port on the front panel.
Multiple controllers can be cascaded for uniform control.
2.2 Video Formats Supported
Input Connector
Features
Bit Depth
Sampling Format
Maximum Input Resolution
HDMI1.4
8 bit
RGB 4:4:4
YCbCr 4:4:4
YCbCr 4:2:2
3840×1080@60Hz
Dual link DVI
8 bit
RGB 4:4:4
3840×1080@60Hz
6G-SDI
Maximum input resolution: 3840×1080@60Hz
Note: Do not support input resolution settings or interlaced signals.
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3 Applications
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4 Cascading Devices
If the control computer needs to control multiple MCTRL R5 units, you can cascade
the units via USB IN and USB OUT of the MCTRL R5 according to the figure below.
Up to 8 units can be cascaded.
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5 Hardware Structure
5.1 Appearance
Front Panel
No.
Name
Description
1
R5 indicator
Blue: The device is operating normally
Red: The device has an alarm.
Orange: The device has no signal.
Breathing blue: The device is in standby mode.
2
OLED screen
Display the menu.
3
Knob
Press to enter a menu or confirm an option.
Rotate to select a menu item or adjust a menu parameter.
Hold down the knob and BACK button simultaneously for 5s
to lock or unlock all the buttons.
4
BACK
Press to go back to the previous menu.
5
POWER
Standby button
6
USB
Insert USB drive to update firmware.
Rear Panel
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Input
SDI
6G-SDI input, resolutions up to 3840×1080@60Hz
Maximum input resolution: 3840×1080@60Hz
Support progressive input only
Note: Do not support input resolution settings.
HDMI
HDMI1.4 input, with a maximum resolution of 3840×1080@60Hz
and minimum resolution of 800×600@24Hz
Pixel capacity: 4,140,000 pixels
Custom resolution supported
Resolution limit with maximum width: 3840×1080@60Hz
Resolution limit with maximum height: 800×3840@60Hz
HDCP 1.4 compliant
Supported standard resolutions:
1024×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×720@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×1024@)24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1366×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1440×900@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1536×1536@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
1600×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2048×640@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
2048×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2304×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2560×816@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
2560×1600@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
3840×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
D-DVI
Dual link DVI input, with a maximum resolution of
3840×1080@60Hz and minimum resolution of 800×600@24Hz
Pixel capacity: 4,140,000 pixels
Custom resolution supported
Resolution limit with maximum width: 3840×1080@60Hz
Resolution limit with maximum height: 800×3840@60Hz
Supported standard resolutions:
1024×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×720@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×1024@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1366×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1440×900@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1536×1536@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
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1600×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
1920×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2048×640@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
2048×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2304×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
2560×816@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2560×1600@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
3840×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
Output
RJ-45 Gigabit
Ethernet
8 ×RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet outputs
Maximum pixel capacity of each port: 650,000 pixels
Do not support audio output.
Support redundancy between Ethernet ports.
OPT1–2
10G optical ports
−Single-mode twin-core fiber: Support LC optical connectors;
wavelength: 1310 nm; transmission distance: 10 km;
OS1/OS2 recommended.
−Dual-mode twin-core fiber: Support LC optical connectors;
wavelength: 850 nm; transmission distance: 300 m;
OM3/OM4 recommended.
The maximum loading capacity of a single optical port equals to
that of all the 8 Ethernet ports.
2 × OPT inputs/outputs
−OPT1 transmits data of Ethernet ports 1–8.
−OPT2 is a duplicate channel of OPT1.
Control
ETHERNET
Fast Ethernet port to connect to PC. Support TCP/IP.
USB IN
Input port for cascading devices, or connecting to PC
USB OUT
Output port for cascading devices. Up to 8 MCTRL R5 units can be
cascaded.
GENLOCK
IN
GENLOCK input connector
GENLOCK type: Blackburst
Input GENLOCK sync signal to ensure synchronization and same
refresh rate between the output signals of cascaded MCTRL R5
units and the external Genlock input signal.
LOOP
GENLOCK loop output connector. Up to 8 MCTRL R5 units can be
cascaded.
Power
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Power supply
AC 100 V–240 V, 50/60Hz
Power switch
ON/OFF
Note:
Type-A USB port is prohibited from being connected to the control computer
directly.
This product can only be worked horizontally. Wall mounting is not permitted.
5.2 Dimensions
Unit: mm
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6 Homepage
After the MCTRL R5 is powered on, the home screen is shown in the figure below.
No.
Description
①
Name of the device
②
Resolution and frame rate of the current input source.
③
IP address
④
Video source connection status, types of video sources supported
⑤
Ethernet port connection status:
Black: The Ethernet port connection works and the port serves as master.
White: The Ethernet port is not connected or the connection does not work.
A mark on top corner of icon: The Ethernet port connection works and is in
redundancy mode.
⑥
Operating status description:
Power voltage of the motherboard
Temperature inside the device
Screen brightness
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No.
Description
1~2
Optical port connection status:
Black: The optical port connection works and the port
serves as master.
White: The optical port is not connected or the connection
does not work.
/ /
Connection status of control ports:
USB connected/Ethernet connected/GENLOCK connected
/
Rotation enabled/disabled
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7 Menu Operations
The MCTRL R5 is powerful and easy to use. You can quickly configure the LED
screen to light it up and display the entire input source following steps in 7.1 Quick
Screen Configuration. With other menu settings, you can further improve the LED
screen display effect.
Instruction on knob operations:
Press the knob to enter a menu or confirm an operation.
Rotate the knob to select a menu item or adjust a menu parameter.
Hold down the knob and BACK button simultaneously for 5s to lock or unlock all
the buttons.
7.1 Quick Screen Configuration
Following the 3 steps below, namely Setting Input Source > Setting Input Resolution >
Quickly Configuring Screen, you can quickly light up the LED screen to display the
entire input source.
7.1.1 Step 1 Setting Input Source
Supported input sources include SDI, HDMI and DVI. Select an input source that
matches the type of the inputted external video source.
Constraints:
Only one video input source can be selected at the same time.
SDI video sources do not support the following functions:
−Preset resolution
−Custom resolution
The 10-bit video sources are not supported when calibration function is enabled.
Figure 7-1 Input source settings
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Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Chose Input Settings > Input Source to enter its submenu.
Step 3 Select the target video source and press the knob to enable it.
7.1.2 Step 2 Setting Input Resolution
Constrains: SDI input sources do not support input resolution settings.
The input resolution can be set through either of the following methods.
Method 1: Selecting a Preset Resolution
Select an appropriate preset resolution and refresh rate as the input resolution.
Figure 7-2 Preset resolution
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Choose Input Settings > Preset Resolution to enter its submenu.
Step 3 Select a resolution and refresh rate, and press the knob to apply them.
The MCTRL R5 supports the following preset resolutions.
1024×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×720@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×1024@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1366×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1440×900@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1536×1536@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
1600×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
1920×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2048×640@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
2048×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2304×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
2560×816@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
2560×1600@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
3840×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
Method 2: Customizing a Resolution
Customize a resolution by setting a custom width, height and refresh rate.
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Figure 7-3 Custom resolution
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Choose Input Settings > Custom Resolution to enter its submenu and set the
screen width, height and refresh rate.
Step 3 Select Apply and press the knob to apply the custom resolution.
7.1.3 Step 3 Quickly Configuring Screen
This function is used to quickly configure a screen.
Figure 7-4 Quick configuration
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Choose Screen Settings > Quick Config to enter its submenu and set the
parameters
Set Cabinet Row Qty and Cabinet Column Qty (number of cabinet rows and
columns to be loaded).
Set Port 1 Cabinet Qty (number of cabinets loaded by Ethernet port 1). The
device has restrictions on the number of cabinets loaded by the Ethernet ports.
For details, see Note a).
Set Data Flow of the screen. For details, see Note c), d), and e).
Note
a). If nports are used to load
the screen, the number of
cabinets loaded by each of
the first (n–1) ports must be
the same and the integral
multiple of the number of
cabinet rows or columns, and
it cannot be less than the
number of cabinets loaded
by the last port.
Example:
If all the 8 Ethernet ports are used to load the screen,
the number of cabinets loaded by ports 1–7 must be
the same and the integral multiple of the number of
cabinet rows or columns. Therefore, you need to set
only the number of cabinets loaded by port 1 according
to the actual situation. The number of cabinets loaded
by port 8 must be less than or equal to the number of
cabinets loaded by port 1.
b). Irregular screens must be configured in NovaLCT.
c). Rotate the knob to select the target data flow which can be previewed on the LED
screen in real time and then press the knob to save the one you select.
d). Ensure that the cabinets loaded by each Ethernet port are connected one by one in
the same direction.
e). Ensure that the Ethernet port 1 is at the beginning position of the whole physical
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connection.
f). If the rotation function is enabled, when you choose Screen Settings > Quick
Config, a message asking “Disable rotation, are you sure?” will appear. Please choose
Yes to continue.
7.2 Brightness Adjustment
Adjust the LED screen brightness value based on the current ambient brightness and
eye comfort. Appropriate brightness can extend life of LEDs in LED screen.
Figure 7-5 Brightness adjustment
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Select Brightness and press the knob to enter the adjustment status.
Step 3 Rotate the knob to adjust the brightness value. The LED screen displays the
adjustment effect in real time. Press the knob to apply the brightness value.
7.3 Screen Settings
Configure the LED screen to ensure the screen can display the whole image normally.
Screen configuration methods include quick and advanced configurations.
There are constrains on these methods, explained as below.
The two methods cannot be enabled at the same time.
Do not use any of the two methods on MCTRL4K to configure the screen again
after the screen is configured the in NovaLCT.
7.3.1 Quick Configuration
Configure the whole LED screen uniformly and quickly. For details, see 7.1.3 Step 3
Quickly Configuring Screen.
7.3.2 Advanced Configuration
Set parameters for each Ethernet port, including number of cabinet rows and
columns (Cabinet Row Qty and Cabinet Column Qty), horizontal offset (Start X),
vertical offset (Start Y), and data flow.
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Figure 7-6 Advanced configuration
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Choose Screen Settings > Advanced Config to enter its submenu.
Step 3 Enable Advance Config and set the parameters of target Ethernet ports.
7.3.3 Image Offset
After configuring the screen, adjust the horizontal and vertical offsets (Start X and
Start Y) of the overall display image to ensure it is displayed in the target position.
Figure 7-7 Image offset
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Choose Screen Settings > Image Offset to enter its submenu.
Step 3 Set the Start X and Start Y values.
7.4 Rotation Settings
There are 2 rotation methods: port rotation and screen rotation.
Port rotation: Display rotation of cabinets loaded by Ethernet port (For example,
set the rotation angle of port 1, and the display of cabinets loaded by port 1 will
rotate according to the angle)
Screen rotation: Rotation of the whole LED display according to the rotation
angle
Figure 7-8 Rotation settings:
Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu.
Step 2 Choose Rotation Settings > Rotation Enable, and choose Enable.
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