NovaStar MCTRL R5 User manual

Independent Controller MCTRL R5
File number: NS110100279
Version number: V1.0.0
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Statement
Dear users,
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Safety
To avoid potential hazards, please use this product according to regulations. In the
event of breakdowns, only trained personnel may disassemble it for maintenance.
Please contact the after-sales department of NovaStar timely for help. Power outlet
should be installed near the unit and easy to reach.
High-voltage hazard: Operating voltage of this product ranges from
100V to 240V AC.
Grounding: Ground connection of this product is enabled through
power cords. Please make sure that ground conductors are in good
condition.
Electromagnetic interference: Keep this product far away from
magnets, motors and transformers.
Moisture proof: Keep this product in a dry and clean environment.
In case of liquid immersion, please pull the power plug out
immediately..
Keep the product away from flammable and explosive hazardous
substances.
Prevent liquids or metal fragments from dropping into the product in
order to avoid accidents.
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Table of Contents
1 Appearance.................................................................................................. 1
Front Panel ...................................................................................................................... 1
Back Panel........................................................................................................................ 1
2 Signal Connection....................................................................................... 3
3 Dimensions.................................................................................................. 3
4 Main Interface............................................................................................. 4
5 Menue Operation........................................................................................ 5
Step 1 Quick configuration........................................................................................ 5
Step 2 Input settings.................................................................................................... 6
Step 3 Rotation settings.............................................................................................. 6
Step 4 Brightness adjustment................................................................................... 7
Screen configuration.................................................................................................... 7
Image settings................................................................................................................ 8
Advanced settings ........................................................................................................ 8
Communication ...........................................................................................................10
Language .......................................................................................................................10
6 Specifications ............................................................................................11
7 Common Problems and Notes................................................................12
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1 Appearance
Front Panel
① : indicates status of R5 indicators:
Blue indicator keeps on → normal; Red indicator keeps on → alarm; Orange
indicator keeps on → No signal; Blue breathing light keeps on → standby.
②: A liquid crystal display and an operation screen
③: A knob. Press the knob to enter the current option or save the option;
Rotate the knob to select an option or adjust parameters.
④: BACK, go back to the previous menu.
⑤: POWER, a standby power button.
⑥: USB interface, connect to USB flash drive for firmware upgrade only.
Operation instructions
+
Knob:
• Press the knob in the main interface to enter the menu operation interface;
•Rotate the knob in the menu operation interface to select an option, and press
the knob to enter the current option or enter the sub-menu;
•Rotate the knob to adjust parameters after selecting the menu with parameters,
and remember to press the knob again to save such adjustments.
BACK: a key used to return to the current menu or operation.
Button Lock/Unlock: Simultaneously press both the knob and BACK button for
5s.
Back Panel
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Inputs
④
6G-SDI 6G-SDI interface
HDMI HDMI 1.4 interface
DVI Dual-link DVI interface
Output Interface
⑥1~8 8-way Neutrik Gigabit port output
⑤OPT1~2 2-way fiber output OPT1: From Port 1 to Port 8
OPT2 is the backup for OPT1.
Control Interface
①ETHERNET Control interface
②
USB (flat mouth) Control interface of the upper computer
USB (square mouth) Casecading interface
GenLock
③
IN
GenLock synchronizing signal is to make
sure that the large-screen display image and
external GenLock source are synchronized.
GenLock type: Blackburst
LOOP The loop out port of GenLock
Power Supply
⑧AC 100-240V ～ 50/60HZ AC power interface
Switch
⑦Power switch ON/OFF
Note: Direct connenction between A-type USB interface (flat mouth) and the control
computer is forbidden.
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2 Signal Connection
Connect the required hardware device by referring to the following diagram and
interface introductions in previous chapters and. (Note: Turn off the power first
before signal connection.)
Connect multiple controllers according to the following diagram.
3 Dimensions
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(Unit: mm)
4 Main Interface
After the controller is started up, following interface will be displayed on the screen:
①: Device name;
② : Resolution and frame frequency of the currently connected input source.
③ : IP address;
④ : Specify video connection status and are the supported video source types by the
controller.
⑤ : Indicate port connection status. Black indicates that port connection is valid
and is in control status; white indicates that no port connection is available or port
connection is invalid; upper coner mark indicates that port connection is valid and is
in redundant status..
⑥、⑦ : Status display. Meaning of each icon is shown below:
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Power feeding voltage
Temperature inside the cabinet
Screen brightness
1~2 Connection status of fiber port: Black indicates that
port connection is valid and is in control status; white
indicates that no port connection is available or port
connection is invalid
/ / Control interface status: USB Flash Drive Connection/
Network Connection /GenLock Synchronization
/Rotate to start/ Rotate to lock
5 Menue Operation
MCTRL R5 features powerful functions and simple operations. Typically, users can
enable the display screen as well as rotation function by completing the first four
steps only. Selectively set other options in the menu to get better display effects.
Step 1 Quick configuration
Operation steps of fast display screen enabling:
1) Supply power to the display screen. If the screen displays normally, go to step 2; if
the screen cannot display normally, load cabinet files first, and then save the files to
the receiving card. Refer to related chapters for specific operations;
2) Enter the sub-menu of Quick Config, and then rotate the knob to respectively
enter other options;
3) Set the row number and column number of a cabinet based on the actual
condition of a display screen;
4) Set the number of cabinets connecting to Port 1. There are limits on connecting
number of ports set by devices. See a) in Note for details;
5) Set cabinets connection type, and refer to c), d), and e) in Notes for Screen Setting
for details.
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Notes:
a) If n ports are used
during connection,
the number of
cabinets connecting
to the first (n-1)
ports must be:
1. The same,
2. The integer
multiple of the
number of rows/
columns,
3. No less than the
cabinets connected
to the nth port.
Example:
If all from port 1 to port 8 have been connected, the
number of cabinets connecting to each one from port 1 to
port 7 must be the same, and is the integer multiple of the
row number/column number of cabinets. Therefore, set
the number of cabinets connecting to port 1 based on the
actual situation during screen configuration. The number
of cabinets connecting to port 8 shall not b
e greater than that of cabinets connecting to port 1.
b) For anomalous cabinets with different dimensions, connection software
NovaLCT-Mars is required for display screen configuration;
c) In the process of setting cabinet connection type, rotate the knob to preview
display effects of different cabinet types in real time on the screen. Press the
knob to save the satisfied settings, and press the return key to exit the current
operation with the previewed connection type not being saved;
d) In the process of setting cabinet connection type, make sure that every port
can be connected downwards along the same direction;
e) In the process of setting cabinet connection type, make sure that starting
positions of both Port 1 and the whole connection are the same.
Step 2 Input settings
Users can select the input video source type and set resolution for the input source
as required.
Following two methods can be used to set input resolution:
Method 1: Preset resolution
Select a proper one from the preset resolutions, or use method 2 to customize the
resolution.
Method 2: Custom resolution
Rotate the knob to set the custom width (growing in even numbers), custom height,
and custom refresh rate, choose Apply, and then press the knob to confirm the
setting. If Apply is not enabled, the custom resolution is invalid.
Step 3 Rotation settings
Rotation mode includes port rotation and screen rotation.
Port rotation: specifies the rotation of cabinets connecting to Ethernet ports (For
example, cabinets connecting to Port 1 of LED display screen will rotate according to
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the set angle degree of Port 1.).
Screen rotation: specifies the screen rotates for the set angle degree and takes LED
display screen center as the rotation center.
Rotation setting steps are shown as below:
1) Press the knob to enable the rotation function;
2) Perform selection between the port and screen rotation, and set parameters such
as rotation stepping and angle degree;
3) Save parameters. If parameters are not saved, the set parameters are invalid.
4) If the device is restarted caused by power failure, previous rotation effects cannot
be recovered.
Note: Hardware configuration is required to be done before rotation setting.
Step 4 Brightness adjustment
Go back to the main menu, press the knob, select corresponding values of brightness
adjustment menu, and then rotate the knob to adjust brightness values.
Screen configuration
Except quick screen configuraiton, advanced configuration and image offset
configuration can also be done in screen configuraiton.
Advanced configuration
Select Yes and then enter the advance screen configuarion interface. Respectively set
loading capacity for each Ethernet port after selecting startup, and settings include
cabinet rows, cabinet columns, horizontal offset, vertical offset, and screen wiring
method.
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Image offset
Horizontal offset and vertical offset of devices' loading image can be set.
Image settings
Normal display: Normally displays contents of current inputs.
Image freezing: Freezes currently displayed contents.
Image black out: Dispaly screen does not display normally and is black out.
Test image: Inclues eight types including full color and line pattern.
Image quality adjustment: Set brightness, color temperature, and Gamma value
for red, green, and blue of images to satisfication as required, and then save the
parameters.
Advanced settings
Advanced setting includes setting options of multiple main functions, and the
following pictures explain each function in details.
Mapping
When mapping function is enabled, each cabinet displays its port number and
cabinet number, and users can visually get the wiring method and loading condition.
Configuration files of connected cabinets
Connect to PC, run NovaLCT-Mars on the PC, and then import the saved
configuration files of cabinets.
1) Save cabinet's configuration files
After configuration of the receiving card, click to save configuration files of
cabinets to PC's local files.
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1) Import configuration files into MCTRL R5.
Note: In the setting page of MCTRL R5, NovaLCT-Mars will automatically read the
existed configuration files of MCTRL R5 to perform some operations like file name
modification, file order, and deleting.
1) Load configuration files.
2) Save cabinet files to the receiving card.
Control threshhold value setting
Set upper limit value and lower limit value for temperature and voltage.
Save to the receiving card
Save all configuration files related to the receiving card to the receiving card, by
doing so, data will not lose in case of power failure.
Redundant settings
Set this device to main contorl or backup mode.
Preset template
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Save information including configuration information, rotation parameters, and user
settings as templates of which the maximum adding quantity is 10.
Hot backup of input sources
Set backup sources for the current input source, and other input sources supported
by the device can be used as backup sources.
Factory settings
Restore the device to factory settings.
Main interface returning duration (s)
Automatically return to the main interface after the duration the current page is kept
for without any operation.
Greyscale adjustment
Adjust greyscale among the range from 4 to 15 for the LED display screen.
Hardware version
Check the hardware version of this device. If new a version is found, connect to LCT-
Mars through PC to upgrade the firmware program.
Communication
Set communication modes and network parameters of MCTRL R5.
Communication modes include USB Preferred and LAN Preferred. Since the current
device simultenously connects USB control interface and Ethernet control interface,
USB Preferred is selected, and the system also uses the USB Preferred mode.
Conversely, LAN Preferred mode will be selected.
Network setting includes manual mode and auto mode, and IP address cannot be
conflict with that of other devices in manual setting mode.
Language
Switch language for devices' interfaces.
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6 Specifications
Inputs
Port Quantity Specifications
6G-SDI 1Subject to 6G-SDI standard, support resolution up to
3840×2160@30Hz, and be downward compatible.
HDMI 1Subject to HDMI 1.4 standard, support resolution up to
3840×1080@60Hz, and be downward compatible.
DVI 1Subject to VESA standard, support resolution up to
3840×1080@60Hz, and be downward compatible.
Outputs
Port Quantity Specifications
RJ45 8Neutrik Gigabit Ethernet port
OPT 2
Fiber interface, single-mode dual-fiber, LC connector,
1310nm
OPT1 transmits data from Port 1 to Port 8.
OPT2 is the standby channel of OPT1.
Control Interface
Port Quantity Specifications
ETHERNET 1Control interface
USB (flat mouth) 1Control interface of upper computer
USB (square mouth) 1Cascading interface
GenLock
Port Quantity Specifications
IN
1
Genlock type: Blackburst
Genlock synchronization signal guarantees
synchronization between large-screen display image and
external Genlock source.
LOOP 1Loop out port of Genlock
Overall Specifications
Input power AC 100~240V, 50/60Hz
Overall power consumption 25W
Operating temperature -20~60℃
Dimension 482.6×330×45 (mm)
Weight 4.0kg
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7 Common Problems and Notes
Problem Troubleshooting
LED display screen does not work.
Check whether power supply is connected
correctly and the switch is turned on;
Make sure whether the LED display screen is
connected correctly and can work normally
on the self-test image;
Check whether signals are available for
device input, and whether output is black
out;
Check whether screen configuration method
and parameter configuration are correct.
HDMI signal loading capacity
cannot reach 3840×2160@60Hz. Check whether the graphics card HDMI interface is subject to the Standard 1.4.
DVI signal loading capacity cannot
reach 3840×1080@60Hz. Check whether the DVI interface is subject to the VESA Standard.
SDI signal loading capacity cannot
reach 3840×1080@60Hz. Check whether the SDI interface is subject to the SMPTE ST2081 Standard.
Notes
1) Currently, this product only supports
computer-free configuration for the regular
screen composed of cabinets with the same
size and same specifications; anomalous
cabinets and screens require on-line
configuration;
2) Computer-free configuration and on-line
configuration for the same display screen at
the same time is not recommended;
3) MAP function is supported only by the
receiving card with special model (Only A
serie receiving cards are involved currently.).
Perform troubleshooting according to above steps. In case of insolvable problems,
timely contact local dealers or customer service of the company for help.
There are high-voltage components inside the device, and do not maintain the
processor arbitrarily for your safety.
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