NovaStar VX4 User manual

User's Manual
LED Display Video Controller VX Series
Rev1.0.0 NS160100130
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Statement
Welcome to use the product from Xi’an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter
referred to as “Novastar”). It is our great pleasure to offer this manual to help
you understand and use the product. We have striven for precision and reliability
during the compilation of this manual. Contents of this manual are subject to change
without notice. If you have any problem or suggestion in use, please feel free to
contact us according to the contact information provided in this manual. We will do
our utmost to satisfy your needs. We would like to express our sincere appreciation
and make an assessment of your suggestions for adoption as soon as possible.
Copyright
No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means without prior written consent of NovaStar.
Trademark
is the registered trademark of NovaStar.
Safety Notice
To avoid potential hazards, please use this unit according to the regulations. In case
of damages, non-professionals are not allowed to disassemble it for maintenance.
Please contact the after-sales department of NovaStar.
High voltage danger: The operating voltage range of this product is
100-240V AC.
Grounding: This product is grounded through grounding cord of power
supply. Please keep the grounding conductor well grounded.
Electromagnetic interference: The product should be kept far away
from magnets, motors and transformers.
Moisture proof: Keep the product in a dry and clean environment. In
the event of liquid immersion, please pull the plug immediately.
Keep away from flammable and explosive dangerous substances.
Prevent liquid or metal fragments from being dropped into the product
to avoid safety accidents.
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Contents
1 Model Description ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
2 Appearance�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
Front Panel............................................................................................................................ 1
Rear Panel.............................................................................................................................. 2
3 Signal Connection��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5
4 Installation Dimensions ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6
5 Operating Motion Instruction������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
6 Main Interface��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
7 Operation Instruction��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
Step1: Input Settings ......................................................................................................... 8
Step2: Screen Settings....................................................................................................... 9
Setp3: Brightness ..............................................................................................................10
Setp4: Output Settings....................................................................................................10
Image Mosaic.....................................................................................................................12
Advanced Settings............................................................................................................13
USB Play Settings..............................................................................................................18
Factory Reset......................................................................................................................19
Communication Settings................................................................................................19
Language.............................................................................................................................19
8 Specifications ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������19
9 FAQs �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������20
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1 Model Description
Model Description (inputs)
VX2 DVI×1, VGA×3, CVBS×2, HDMI×1, DP×1
VX2U DVI×1, VGA×2, CVBS×2, HDMI×1, DP×1, USB×1
VX4 DVI×2, VGA×3, CVBS×3, HDMI×1, DP×1
VX4S DVI×1, VGA×2, CVBS×2, HDMI×1, DP×1, SDI×1
VX4U DVI×1, VGA×2, CVBS×2, HDMI×1, DP×1, USB×1
Tip: The number, types, functions and specifications of the interfaces of VX series are
basically the same. In this manual, VX4U is described as an example.
2 Appearance
Front Panel
①:
Power switch
②:
Operation screen(Please see details in the Chapter: Main Interface.)
③:
Knob: Pressing the knob means Enter or OK and rotating the knob represents
selection or adjustment.
④:
ESC: Escape current operation or selection.
⑤:
Four control shortcuts
PIP: Enable/Disable PIP. The indicator light on denotes PIP is enabled, otherwise,
PIP is disabled.
SCALE: Enable/Disable screen scaling. The indicator light on denotes scale function
is enabled, otherwise, it is unavailable.
MODE: Shortcut menu for loading or saving models. The indicator light is on when
entering the model or shortcut menu. The indicator light is off after exiting.
TEST: Shortcut for enabling or disabling test patterns. In the event of entering test
picture, the indicator light is on, otherwise, the light is off.
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⑥:
Shortcuts for switching of 8 signal input sources.
Press the key to set corresponding source as main screen input source, and long
press to set as PIP input source. The result can be viewed on the operation screen
while setting.
Functions of shortcuts while in USB play mode:
CVBS1: Stop HDMI: Play/Pause DVI: Fast rewind
VGA1: Fast forward CVBS2: Previous DP: Next
⑦:
Function keys
TAKE: Shortcut for screen switching. After pressing TAKE key, PIP will be enabled.
Switching between MAIN and PIP will be realized after it is enabled.
Fn: Custom shortcut key.
⑧:
Flat mouth (Type A USB) is USB interface for connecting USB drive;
Square mouth (Type B USB) is USB control interface to connect PC for
communication.
Rear Panel
VX4U
VX2U
Inputs
Audio 1 Set of Audio Input
DP 1 DP Input
HDMI 1 HDMI Input
USB 1 USB Input
DVI 1 DVI Input
CVBS1~CVBS2 2 PAL/NTSC TV Composite Video Inputs
VGA1~VGA2 2 VGA Inputs
Outputs
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DVI LOOP DVI LOOP Output
Monitor -VGA OUT VGA Monitoring Interface
Monitor -DVI OUT DVI Monitoring Interface
LED Out 1, 2, 3, 4 4 Ethernet Outputs
Control
ETHERNET Ethernet Control (Communicating with PC, or accessing
network)
Type B USB USB Control (Communicating with PC, or cascade IN)
Type A USB USB Cascade OUT
Power
AC 100-240V ～ 50/60HZ AC Power Interface
Note:Type A USB interfaces on both the front and rear panel are not allowed to connect
PC directly. VX2U have two output interfaces: LED OUT 1, 2.
VX2
Inputs
Audio 1 Set of Audio Input
DP 1 DP Input
HDMI 1 HDMI Input
DVI 1 DVI Input
VGA1~VGA3 3 VGA Inputs
CVBS1~CVBS2 2 PAL/NTSC TV Composite Video Inputs
Outputs
Monitor -VGA OUT VGA Monitoring Interface
Monitor -DVI OUT DVI Monitoring Interface
LED Out 1, 2 2 Ethernet Outputs
Control
ETHERNET Ethernet Control (communicating with PC, or
accessing network)
Type B USB USB Control (communicating with PC, or cascade IN)
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Power
AC 100-240V ～ 50/60HZ AC Power Interface
Note:Type A USB interface on the front panel is not allowed to connect control computer
directly.
VX4
Inputs
Audio 1 Set of Audio Input
DP 1 DP Input
HDMI 1 HDMI Input
DVI-1~DVI-2 2 DVI Input
VGA1~VGA3 3 VGA Inputs
CVBS1~CVBS33PAL/NTSC TV Composite Video Inputs
Outputs
DVI LOOP DVI Loop Output
Monitor -VGA OUT VGA Monitoring Interface
Monitor -DVI OUT DVI Monitoring Interface
LED Out 1, 2, 3, 4 4 Ethernet Outputs
Control
ETHERNET Ethernet Control (communicating with PC, or
accessing network)
Type B USB USB Control (communicating with PC, or cascade IN)
Type A USB USB Cascade Out
Power
AC 100-240V ～ 50/60HZ AC Power Interface
Note:Type A USB interfaces on both the front and rear panel are not allowed to connect
PC directly.
VX4S
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Inputs
Audio 1 Set of Audio Input
DP 1 DP Input
HDMI 1 HDMI Input
SDI IN 1 SDI Input
DVI 1 DVI Input
VGA1~VGA2 2 VGA Inputs
CVBS1~CVBS2 2 PAL/NTSC TV Composite Video Inputs
Outputs
DVI LOOP DVI Loop Output
SDI LOOP SDI Loop Output
Monitor -VGA OUT VGA Monitoring Interface
Monitor -DVI OUT DVI Monitoring Interface
LED Out 1, 2, 3, 4 4 Ethernet Outputs
Control
ETHERNET Ethernet Control (communicating with PC, or
accessing network)
Type B USB USB Control (communicating with PC, or cascade IN)
Type A USB USB Cascade Out
Power
AC 100-240V ～ 50/60HZ AC Power Interface
Note:Type A USB interfaces on both the front and rear panel are not allowed to connect
PC directly.
3 Signal Connection
Connect the required hardware equipments refering to the interface description of
the previous chapters.
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VX4U Signal connection diagram
If it is required to control more sets of VX4U units, please connect them according to
the figure below.
Multiple units connection
4 Installation Dimensions
VX4U dimensions (Unit:mm)
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5 Operating Motion Instruction
Knob:
Press the knob while in the main interface to enter menu operation;
Rotate the knob to select menus or press the knob to select current menu or
enter submenus;
Rotate the knob to adjust the parameters after selecting a menu with parameter;
press the knob again for confirmation after adjustment.
ESC: Return key, exit current menu or operation.
Key lock/unlock: long press the knob and ESC key simultaneously.
6 Main Interface
After starting the controller, the main interface of OLED display is as follows:
1VGA1
2HDMI
1024x768@60Hz
1024x768@60Hz
NovaStar 192.168.0.10
1
2
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25%
First row: company name; the name and IP of the product are shown alternately;
Second row: main screen 1; signal source; input signal format;
Third row: PIP 2; signal source; input signal format;
Forth row: status bar. The meanings of all icons are shown below.
Ethernet output (Port 2 is selected as current output and in
primary mode. Bckup status is shown as ).
PIP disabled.
PIP enabled.
Current effect is point-to-point display.
Scale down
Scale up
Image Mosaic is not enabled.
Image Mosaic is enabled.
USB control
Ethernet control
Current brightness is 25%.
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