NovaStar VX4 User manual

User's Manual
LED Display Video Controller VX Series
Rev1.0.0 NS160100130
XI'AN NOVASTAR TECH CO., LTD.

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
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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
34
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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Key lock marking. When this icon appears at the main
interface, keys and knob are locked.
Single loop mode
List loop mode
No USB drive is inserted.
USB drive is inserted.
USB drive is inserted but its format is not supported.
7 Operation Instruction
VX4U has powerful functions and is easy to operate. All operations can be completed
through a knob and a return key. The design of shortcut keys makes the operations
more efficient.
Generally, LED display can work normally, and the brightness is moderate after
following four steps: Input Settings → Screen Settings → Brightness → Output
Settings. Other menus such as display control and advanced settings can help users
better control LED displays.
See the following section for detailed operation.
Step1: Input Settings
Set resolution of input signal. Resolution can be directly set and changed for input
interfaces of DVI, HDMI and DP. Resolution of other sources can only be changed
through front-end input devices.
Input resolution can be set through two methods:
I: Preset Resolution.
Choose a proper resolution from the standard resolutions(@60Hz) preset on the
controller. If there is no the resolution you want, please move on to method II:
Customize Resolution�
Brightness
Output Settings
25%
Screen Settings
Input Settings
1024x768
1280x1024
1366x768
1440x900
Preset Resolution
Custom Resolution
II: Custom Resolution.
Set Height, Width and Custom refresh rate, then select "Apply" and press the knob
for application. If not confirmed, custom resolution is invalid.
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Width (H)
Height(V)
Custom Refresh Rate
Apply
1920
1080
60Hz
59.94Hz
50Hz
30Hz
Preset Resolution
Custom Resolution
Step2: Screen Settings
The preconditions of quick screen settings is that the screen and cabinets must be
regular (not special-shaped) and the load of each cabinet is same.
Operating steps of screen settings:
Step 1 Switch on the screen. If cabinets display normally, move on to Step 2. If the
cabinets display abnormally, load cabinet file first and save it to receiving
card. See detailed operation in Advanced Settings ;
Step 2 Return to “Screen Settings” sub-menu. Rotate the button to switch to
sub-menus of other options respectively for configuration, as shown in the
following figures:
Brightness
25%
Input Settings
Cabinet Row Qty
Cabinet Column Qty
Port 1 Cabinet Qty
Data Flow（Front View）
3
3
4
Screen Settings
Output Settings
Step 3 Set Cabinet Row Qty and Cabinet Column Qty according to the actual
situation of the screen;
Step 4 Set Port1 Cabinet Qty. The device has some limitations on the cabinet
quantity of ports. For details, see precautions for screen settings;
Set Data Flow (Front View). Pay attention to precautions for screen settings c), d) and
e) below.
Precautions for screen settings:
（a）If the number of ports
with loads is n (n≤4), the first
n-1 ports must load the same
number of cabinets, which must
also be an integral multiple of
the number of cabinet rows or
columns and be greater than or
equal to the number of cabinets
for the nth ports.
Example:
For example, if port 1, port 2, port 3 have loads,
port 1 and port 2 must have the same number of
cabinets, which must also be an integral multiple
of the number of cabinet rows or columns.
Therefore, you only need to set port 1 cabinet Qty
according to the actual situation when setting the
screen. The number of receiving cards port 3 loads
must be smaller than or equal to port 1.
（b）In the case of special-shaped cabinets, different cabinet sizes and special-
shaped screen, NovaLCT-Mars is required to be used to configure the screen.
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（c）During Data Flow setting, you can rotate the knob to see the results of different
data flow on the screen in real time. If you are satisfied with the result, you must press
the button to save the setting. You can press the ESC to exit from current operation.
（d）During Data Flow setting, you must ensure that the data flow of each port is
downward in the same direction.
（e）During Data Flow setting, you must ensure that Port 1 is the start position of the
whole data flow connection.
VX4U can load 2.3 million (2048x1152@60Hz) pixels in maximum. The width of
horizontal load can reach 3840 pixels in maximum (3840x600@60Hz); the vertical
load can reach 1920 pixels in maximum (1920 x1200@60Hz).
Setp3: Brightness
Return to the main menu interface. Press the knob to select corresponding value of
Brightness. You can rotate the Knob to adjust the value now.
Brightness
Screen Settings
Input Settings
Output Settings
25%
Brightness
Screen Settings
Input Settings
Output Settings
25%
Setp4: Output Settings
Output settings are divided into three cases:
I: Scaling disabled, i.e., the sizes of output image and input image are the same,
and output is based on original scale. If tinput resolution is smaller than the LED
display in one direction, LED display may not become bright in this direction; if the
input resolution is greater than the LED display in one direction, the input contents
may not be displayed completely in this direction. This option is applicable to the
application scenarios requiring point-to-point display. Horizontal offset and vertical
offset of images can be set according to the needs, and at this time the displayed
contents may move to the left or top at the LED display.
In this case, [Scaling] is disabled.
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II: Auto Fit� In this case, [Scaling] is enabled, and [Auto Fit] is enabled.
When enabling [Auto Fit], the input contents will be fully zoomed to the size of LED
display, and the input contents will be adaptive to the size of LED display. This mode
is suitable for full-screen playback of the contents.
III: Custom Scaling� In this case, [Scaling] is enabled, while [Auto Fit] is disabled.
The following steps should be followed for custom scaling:
Step 1 Set Input Capture, i.e., capture part of screen you interested in from one
start point of input image and display it on LED display. It is generally
required to set Horizontal Res (smaller than or equal to the horizontal
resolution of input source), Vertical Res (smaller than or equal to the vertical
resolution of input source), horizontal X and vertical Y.
Scaling
Auto Fit
Custom Scaling
Image Offset
Enable
Disable
Input Source
Width(H)
Height(V)
Start X
HDMI
720
Input Capture
Output Window
240
Start Y
0
0
Step 2 Set Output Window. The size of window is smaller than or equals to the size
of LED display. After the settings of window is done, the images can only
be adaptive to the displayed size within the range of window. This option is
applicable to the application scenarios requiring reserving border at the LED
display or restricting playing area.
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Step 3
Height (V)
Start X
Start Y
600
100
Input Capture
Output Window
Width (H)
800
100
After setting according to the above two steps, the captured contents will only be
input and displayed at the specified area on the LED display, as shown below:
Input Source LED Display
(100,100)
800
600
(0,0)
720
240
Image Mosaic
If the resolution of an LED display exceeds the loading capacity of a single VX4U unit,
it is required to use Image Mosaic. The total loading area of all cascaded VX4U units
is the resolution of the whole LED display.
Choose the method of Image Mosaic: Equal Division, Unequal Division.
Equal Division: Each VX4U has same load area. It is only required to set total
pixels, rows, columns of the LED display and the serial No. of each VX4U.
Unequal Division: Each VX4U could have different load area . It is required to set
the total pixels and the load area size as well as load area start position of each
VX4U.
Example: The total number of pixels of LED display is 3000×1000, exceeding the
loading capacity of a single VX4U unit. Two VX4U units are used for Image Mosaic. The
connection method is shown in the figure below.
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Please choose Equal Division or Unequal Division while setting detailed parameters.
The specific parameter settings are shown in the following tables.
Equal Division Unequal Division
VX4U
（1）VX4U（2）VX4U（1）VX4U（2）
Total Width Pixels 3000 Total Width Pixels 3000
Total Height Pixels 1000 Total Height Pixels 1000
Mosaic Row Qty 1Load Area Width 1500 1500
Mosaic Column Qty 2Load Area Height 1000 1000
Load Area Position 1 2 Load Area Start X 01500
—— —— —— Load Area Start Y 0 0
Advanced Settings
Several setting options of main functions are included in advanced settings, as
shown in the figure below. Operation of each function will be detailed for users in
the following chapters.
Image Mosaic
Factory Reset
Advanced Settings
Communication Settings
PIP
Redundancy
Advanced Attr
Presettings
Fn Settings
Audio Settings
Display Control
Inputs Backup
OLED Brightness
13
Hardware Version
V1.3.0.0
Output Resolution
Cabinet Settings
PIP
PIP
LAYOUT
Main Source
PIP Source
Disable
R+B
Height（V）
Start X
Start Y
128
0
128
0
Transparency
Window Swap
PIP Crop Settings
0
PIP
Redundancy
Advanced Attr
Presettings
Width（H）
Enable or disable PIP. Set the input source of main screen and PIP, as well as
parameters of PIP.
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LAYOUT: The position of PIP relative to main screen, including eight types of layouts
such as Custom, Left Top, Left Bottom, Right Top, etc. When any type except Custom
is selected, the values of horizontal and vertical offset of PIP will be automatically
adjusted to the corresponding values of the selected layout . The meaning of each
layout type is introduced below:
Custom refers to that the size and position of PIP can be set.
Left Top, Left Bottom, Right Top, Right Bottom, Center refer to that PIP overlaps
with the top-left corner, bottom-left corner, top-right corner, bottom- right
corner and center of main screen. Now the size of main screen will become full-
screen while the size of PIP does not change.
Top Bottom, Left Right refer to that main screen and PIP are distributed from top
to bottom or left to right.
Main source/PIP source: Input source switching of main screen and PIP is the same
as the role of input source switching on the front panel.
Horizontal Res: Horizontal offset of PIP
Vertical Res: Vertical offset of PIP
Horizontal X: Horizontal width of PIP
Vertical Y: Vertical height of PIP
PIP Crop Settings: Picture is cropped from the set starting position and is displayed
on PIP and its size is set horizontal width and vertical height.
Enable this function and then set horizontal width, vertical height, horizontal X and
vertical Y.
Transparency: The transparency of PIP
Window Swap: Swap the content of main screen and PIP.
The Conflict List of PIP Signal Sources (VX4U)
HDMI Input Source of Main Channel
HDMI DVI VGA1 VGA2 CVBS1 CVBS2 USB DP
PIP
Input
Source
HDMI ×√√√√√√
DVI ×√√√√√√
VGA1 √ √ ×√√√√
VGA2 √√×√ √ √ √
CVBS1 √√√√ ×√√
CVBS2 √√√√×√ √
USB √√√√√√ √
DP √√√√√√√
Redundancy
Set this controller as primary or backup.
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Advanced Attribute
PIP
Redundancy
Presettings
Advanced Attr
VGA Auto ADJ
ADC Calibration
Video Synchronization Enable
Go Homepage（s） 60
VGA Auto ADJ: Sampling parameters of VGA input signal are automatically
adjusted so that the VGA picture is clear and complete. Select this menu and
then press the knob once and perform VGA automatic adjustment once. (VGA1
of VX4 does not support this function)
ADC Calibration: Controllers without ADC calibration may cause abnormalities
such as color cast or picture dark while accessing analog signal. VX4U can
automatically perform ADC calibration based on input analog signal (including
CVBS and VGA) to solve the problems above. Select this menu and then press
the knob once and perform ADC calibration once.
Video Synchronization: Keep the input in sync with output.(This function is not
compatible with image mosaic.)
Go Homepage(s): A certain period of time, if the system remains on current
page for the certain period of time without any operation, then it will go back to
homepage automatically.
Presettings
Save current configuration parameters as Presettings. The Presettings can be directly
loaded next time, and 10 Presettings are saved by default.
Fn Settings
Customize the function of Fn key, including Black Out, Freeze, VGA Auto ADJ, Video
Synchronization. Press Fn and the corresponding function will kick in.
Audio Settings
Enable/disable audio function and control volume and audio mode.
For example, when using Audio In port to input audio, it is required to enable audio
function first and then set audio mode to fixed. When using the audio from HDMI,
set audio mode to accompanied after enabling audio function and then switch
source to HDMI. Now the audio we hear comes from HDMI.
Fn Settings
Audio Settings
Display Control
Inputs Backup
Audio
Volume
Audio Mode
Enable
100
Display Control
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Normal
Black out
Freeze
Test Pattern
Fn Settings
Audio Settings
Display Control
Inputs Backup
Image Settings
Switching Effect
Normal: Normal display.
Black Out: Display is blank
Freeze: Current screen is frozen.
Test Pattern: There are eight types of test patterns in total, including pure color
and lines.
Image Settings: Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Color Temperature, Red, Green, Blue
and Gamma value can be set as required. After they are adjusted to satisfaction,
the parameters should be saved.
Switching Effect: Set the effect when switching screens, including Quick switch,
Fade, Shrink Center, Shrink Left Top, Zoom Center, Zoom Left Top and turning
off. After selecting the desired effect, it will take effect after pressing the knob.
Tip: When PIP function is enabled, the switching effect will automatically disabled. Only
when PIP function is disabled, the special effects of channel switching can take effect.
Inputs Backup
Specify the backup of input source. It will switch to backup source automatically if
the signal of input source has faults, which makes it more reliable.
Fn Settings
Audio Settings
Display Control
Inputs Backup
Backup
Backup 1
Backup 2
Backup 3
Enable
HDMI
VGA1
CVBS1
DP
SDI
VGA2
Custom Backup
CVBS2 SDI
HDMI DP
denotes that DP has been set as the backup of HDMI. Main input
source(unable to be changed) is in left side of the arrow while backup(able to be
changed) is in the right side.
Both main input source and backup can be customized in Custom mode.
Output Resolution
This function can be used to set the output resolution of monitoring. Users can set
the function according to actual use and choose either Reset Resolution or Custom.
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Preset Resolution
Custom Resolution
OLED Brightness
13
Hardware Version
V1.3.0.0
Output Resolution
Cabinet Settings
Cabinet Settings
Load RCFG Files
Save to RV Card
OLED Brightness
13
Hardware Version
V1.3.0.0
Output Resolution
Cabinet Settings
Load Cabinet Files
VX4U is connected with PC. Run NovaLCT-Mars on PC and import the cabinet
configuration files saved before into the controller.
1 ) Save cabinet configuration files.
After receiving card is configured, click and save cabinet
configuration files (.rcfg) to local file on PC.
2 ) Import cabinet configuration file into VX4U.
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