NovaStar VX6s User manual

VX6s
All-in-One Controller
V1.3.1
User Manual
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Preface
Reader
This document is intended for the following personnel:
Technical support engineers
On-site operators
Symbols
Symbol
Description
High voltage danger: Operating voltage of the product ranges from 100 to 240 VAC.
Grounding: The product connects to the ground upon the ground wire of the power supply.
Please ensure good grounding of the grounding conductor.
Electromagnetic interference: The device shall be kept away from magnet, interphone, motor
or transformer.
Please put the device in a dry and clean environment. In case of liquid immersing, please pull
out the power plug immediately.
Keep the device away from explosive or flammable articles.
Forbid liquid or metal fragment immersing towards the machine interior to avoid security
accidents.
Change History
Document Version
Release Date
Description
V1.3.1
2020-12-31
Updated the rear panel appearance.
Updated the certifications.
V1.3.0
2020-05-20
Increased the maximum custom resolution width of DVI
and HDMI connectors to 3,840 pixels in the direct mode.
Added 3 scaling modes for windows.
Added the product packing information.
Added the function of adjusting the monitor resolution.
V1.2.0
2019-08-21
Added the SDI1 deinterlacing function.
Added the SDI synchronization function.
Deleted the OSD function.
V1.1.1
2019-07-17
None
V1.1.0
2019-04-28
Updated the device rear panel picture.
Added the hardware version description.
Changed part of menu names.
Adjusted the menu order.
V1.0.1
2019-03-21
Optimized the description for the following points.
−The maximum video output width and height are both
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Document Version
Release Date
Description
V1.3.1
2020-12-31
Updated the rear panel appearance.
Updated the certifications.
4,096 pixels.
−Updated the description for the CONTROL area on the
device front panel.
−Updated the description for the INPUTS area on the
device front panel.
Added the description for getting stuck when switching the
input source.
Added the description for the audio output of the Ethernet
port.
V1.0.0
2019-03-09
First release
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Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................................................................. i
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Appearance...................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.1 Appearance................................................................................................................................................................ 1
2.2 Applications................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.3 Home Screen............................................................................................................................................................. 4
3 Menu Operations.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.1 Operation Instructions................................................................................................................................................ 5
3.2 Screen Brightness...................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Screen Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.1 Quick Configuration.......................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.2 Loading RCFGx Files....................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.3 Saving to RV Card ........................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.4 Advanced Configuration................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.5 More Settings................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.4 Window Settings.......................................................................................................................................................11
3.5 Input Settings........................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.1 Input Resolution............................................................................................................................................. 12
3.5.2 Color Adjustment............................................................................................................................................ 12
3.6 Display Control ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.7 Preset Settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.8 Image Mosaic .......................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.9 Advanced Settings................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.10 Facotry Reset ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
3.11 Communication Settings........................................................................................................................................ 18
3.12 Language............................................................................................................................................................... 19
4 USB Playback................................................................................................................................................................ 19
5 Specifications................................................................................................................................................................. 21
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1 Overview
The VX6s is an all-in-one controller that integrates sending card functions with video processing. Designed
with powerful video processing capability, it supports 10 video inputs and 6 Gigabit Ethernet outputs.
Based on the powerful FPGA processing platform, the VX6s supports multiple transition effects, such as quick
seamless switching and fade, providing flexible display controlling and outstanding video presentations.
2 Appearance
2.1 Appearance
Front Panel
No.
Button
Function
1
ON/OFF button
Power button
2
OLED screen
Displays the current status and setting menu of the device.
3
Knob
Press the knob to confirm the settings or access the submenu.
Rotate the knob to select a menu item or adjust a parameter.
4
ESC button
Pressing the button exits the current menu or operation.
5
Window control
buttons
Pressing a button enters the corresponding window property menu.
Statuses of button indicators:
−On: The window is open.
−Off: The window is closed.
−Flashing: The window is being edited.
When a window is open, holding down the window button can close the
window.
In the USB playback mode, you can play, pause, play previous, play next or
stop current playback.
SCALE: This is a shortcut button for auto fit function. You can press this
button to make the window of the lowest priority fit the screen.
6
Input source
buttons
Pressing the button switches the input source for the window. The button
indicators indicate the statuses of the input source.
Button indicator descriptions:
Always on: The signal source is accessed.
Flashing: The input source is in use, but no signal source is accessed.
Off: The input source is not in use and no signal source is accessed.
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Function buttons
TAKE: In the switcher mode, pressing the TAKE button can switch the PVW
to PGM seamlessly with the transition effect set previously.
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No.
Button
Function
FN: A custom menu button. In USB playback mode, press the button to play
the media files in USB drive.
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USB
USB (Type-B): Connects to the upper computer.
USB (Type-A): A reserved port
Rear Panel
Input
Connector
Quantity
Description
3G-SDI
2
Supports input resolutions up to 1920×1080@60Hz and downward
compatibility.
Supports both progressive and interlaced signals.
SDI1 supports de-interlacing.
USB 2.0
2
Connects to a mouse/keyboard, or connects to a USB drive to play
media files stored in the drive. The supported USB drives and the
formats of the media files in it are described as follows.
USB drive: FAT/FAT32
The USB drive cannot be a partitioned one or used as the system
startup disk.
Picture file format: JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG and WEBP
Video file format: MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, 3GP, FLV and MPG
Video coding: MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, MVC, H.265/HEVC,
H.263, GOOGLE VP8, VC-1 and MOTION JPEG
Audio file format: MP3, WMA, WAV and 3GP
Audio coding:
−MPEG Audio: MPEG1/2/2.5 Audio Layer1/2/3
−Windows Media Audio: WMAVersion4/4.1/7/8/9, wmapro
−WAV Audio: MS-ADPCM, IMA-ADPCM, PCM
−FLAC Audio: Compress Level 0-8
−AAC Audio: ADIF，ATDS Header AAC-LC and AAC-HE, AAC-
ELD
−AMR Audio: AMR-NB, AMR-WB
DVI
2
VESA standard, input resolutions up to 1920×1200@60Hz
Support for custom resolutions:
−Direct mode: Width up to 3,840 pixels (3840×648@60Hz)
−Switcher mode: Width up to 2,048 pixels (2048×1200@60Hz)
−Height up to 1,600 pixels (1510×1600@60Hz)
HDCP 1.4 compliant
DOES NOT support interlaced signal input.
The frame rate of the DVI connector is 60 Hz by default and the supported
frequently used standard resolutions are as follows:
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800×600
1024×768
1280×720
1280×768
1280×800
1280×1024
1366×768
1440×900
1600×1200
1680×1050
1920×1080
1920×1200
DVI LOOP
1
DVI loop output connector
HDMI
2
VESA standard, input resolutions up to 1920×1200@60Hz
Support for custom resolutions:
−Direct mode: Width up to 3,840 pixels (3840×648@60Hz)
−Switcher mode: Width up to 2,048 pixels (2048×1200@60Hz)
−Height up to 1,600 pixels (1510×1600@60Hz)
HDCP 1.4 compliant
DOES NOT support interlaced signal input.
The frame rate of the DVI connector is 60 Hz by default and the supported
frequently used standard resolutions are as follows:
800×600
1024×768
1280×720
1280×768
1280×800
1280×1024
1366×768
1440×900
1600×1200
1680×1050
1920×1080
1920×1200
Output
Connector
Quantity
Description
Ethernet
6
6 Ethernet outputs
DVI
1
A monitoring connector, which can be set to preview the editing image or
monitor the PGM
The frame rate of the monitor output is 60 Hz and the supported
standard resolutions are as follows:
800×600
1024×768
1280×720
1280×768
1280×800
1280×1024
1366×768
1440×900
1600×1200
1680×1050
1920×1080
1920×1200
Control
Connector
Quantity
Description
ETHERNET
1
Connects to the PC for communication, or to the network.
USB
2
1 ×USB (Type-B)
−Connects to the PC for device control.
−Used as the input connector for cascading devices
1 ×USB (Type-A)
Used as the output connector for cascading devices
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2.2 Applications
Note:
This product should be use horizontally only. Wall mounting is not permitted.
2.3 Home Screen
After the VX6s is powered on, the home screen is shown in the figure below.
Figure 2-1 Home screen
No.
Icon
Description
1
/
Product name and device IP address
2
/
Resolution of configured screen and output refresh rate
3
Current window status, input source and input source resolution of each window
Window 1 is enabled, the input source is HDMI1 and the input source resolution
is 1920×1080.
Window 2 is enabled, the input source is DVI1 and the input source resolution is
1920×1080.
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4
Ethernet port 4 is used for output and the device works in primary mode.
Ethernet port 4 is used for output and the device works in backup mode.
In backup mode, the small triangle icon at the top left flashes.
5
Sync mode is not enabled.
Sync mode is enabled and DVI 1 is used as the sync source.
Set DVI 1 as sync source successfully.
Sync mode is enabled and DVI 2 is used as the sync source.
Set DVI 2 as sync source successfully.
Sync mode is enabled and HDMI 1 is used as the sync source.
Set HDMI 1 as sync source successfully.
Sync mode is enabled and HDMI 2 is used as the sync source.
Set HDMI 2 as sync source successfully.
Sync mode is enabled and SDI 1 is used as the sync source.
Set SDI 1 as sync source successfully.
Sync mode is enabled and SDI 2 is used as the sync source.
Set SDI 2 as sync source successfully.
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The device is not connected to the control computer.
The device is connected to the control computer via USB port.
The device is connected to the control computer via Ethernet port.
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LED screen brightness
Other
Hold down the knob and ESC button simultaneously to lock or unlock all the
buttons.
If the icon appears on the home screen, all the buttons are locked
currently and cannot be operated.
All the buttons are unlocked.
3 Menu Operations
The VX6s has powerful functions and is easy to operate. By using the knob and ESC button, you can perform
any operations. Besides, you can switch the input sources by pressing only one button.
3.1 Operation Instructions
Knob
On the home screen, pressing the knob enters the operation menu screen.
On the operation menu screen, rotating the knob selects a menu item, and pressing the knob confirms the
selection or enters the submenu.
When a menu item with parameters is selected, you can rotate the knob to adjust the parameters. Please
note that after adjustment, you need to press the knob again to confirm the adjustment.
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ESC This is a return button used to exit current menu or operation.
Button Locking and Unlocking
Hold down the knob and ESC button simultaneously for 3s or longer to lock or unlock all the buttons.
3.2 Screen Brightness
This function is used to adjust the LED display brightness.
On the home screen, press the knob to enter the menu. Then, rotate the knob to select Screen Brightness
and press the knob to enter the brightness adjustment status. At last, rotate the knob to adjust the brightness
value. After you set the brightness value, press the knob to confirm it.
Figure 3-1 Screen brightness
3.3 Screen Settings
3.3.1 Quick Configuration
Prerequisites
The LED screen is a regular one, not an irregular one.
The cabinets of the LED screen are regular, and each cabinet has the same resolution.
The cabinet connection (data flow) must be one of the following 8 patterns. The physical connection of
cabinets loaded by each Ethernet port must be along the same direction.
During data flow settings, ensure that the Ethernet port 1 is at the beginning position of the whole physical
connection and the ports must be connected in order.
Operating Procedure
Step 1 Power on the LED screen.
Step 2 On the menu page, choose Screen Settings > Quick Config to enter the Quick Config page.
Step 3 Set Cabinet Row Qty and Cabinet Column Qty (number of cabinet rows and columns) based on actual
conditions of the LED screen.
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Figure 3-2 Quick configuration
Step 4 Rotate the knob to select Port 1 Cabinet Qty (number of cabinets loaded by Ethernet port 1) and set the
number of cabinets.
Note:
The number of cabinets loaded by Ethernet port should follow the rules below.
Ethernet port 1 ≥Ethernet port 2 ≥Ethernet port 3 ≥Ethernet port 4 ≥Ethernet port 5 ≥Ethernet port 6
The number of cabinets loaded by each Ethernet port must be the integral multiple of the number of cabinet
rows or columns in the LED screen.
Step 5 Rotate the knob to select Data Flow (Front View) and press the knob to select one data flow according to
current cabinet connection.
When setting the data flow, you can view the results of different data flow patterns in real time on LED display
by rotating the knob. When you are satisfied with the LED display image in which no image parts are
overlapped or displayed repeatedly, press the knob to apply and save the selected data flow. If you press the
ESC button, you will exit current operation and the data flow in preview will not be saved.
Figure 3-3 Data flow
3.3.2 Loading RCFGx Files
After the LED screen is powered on, if a certain cabinet or the entire LED screen cannot be lit, you can load
the receiving card configuration files (namely RCFGx files) that have been configured on NovaLCT software to
the VX6s.
Step 1 On NovaLCT, after you configured the screen, click Save to File to save the configuration file to PC.
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Figure 3-4 Saving receiving card configuration file
Step 2 On NovaLCT, choose Tools > Controller Cabinet Configuration File Import, click Add Configuration File
and select the configuration file you have saved to PC in step 1.
Figure 3-5 Importing controller cabinet configuration file
Step 3 Review the configuration file name and click Save the Change to HW to save the configuration file to the
VX6s.
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Figure 3-6 Saving configuration file to VX6s
3.3.3 Saving to RV Card
After the cabinet configuration file is loaded or the receiving card color is changed, if you save the
configuration data to receiving card by using the Save to RV Card function, the configuration data will not be
lost even if power failure occurred.
Figure 3-7 Savingto hardware
3.3.4 Advanced Configuration
The connection of cabinets loaded by each Ethernet port must follow the 8 data flow patterns provided in the
VX6s.
In advanced configuration, you must manually set the Cabinet Row Qty, Cabinet Column Qty, Horizontal
Offset, Vertical Offset and Data Flow for each Ethernet port. It is recommended that you use this function
under guidance of technical personnel.
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Figure 3-8 Advanced configuration
3.3.5 More Settings
You can set the LED screen color, configuration template and cabinet mapping information.
Figure 3-9 More settings
LED Screen Color
You can adjust the color (namely image quality) of the images displayed on the screen, including Gamma,
color temperature, red/green/blue brightness (R/G/B), and reset the image quality to the default values.
Figure 3-10 LED screen color
Mapping
When the Mapping function is enabled, each cabinet's receiving card No. and Ethernet port information will
be displayed on the LED display, which makes it convenient to check the cabinet information.
Configuration Template
The VX6s supports configuring 3 templates of screen configuration. After the screen is configured, save the
configuration parameters as a configuration template. The screen configuration parameters can be directly
applied by choosing a template.
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Figure 3-11 Configuration template
3.4 Window Settings
The VX6s supports up to 3 windows. The input source, size, position, priority and input cropping of each
window can be set.
Window Settings
Step 1 Rotate the knob to select Window1 Setting, and press the knob to enter the submenu.
Step 2 Rotate the knob to select a parameter item you want to adjust and press the knob to enter the parameter
adjustment status. Then, rotate the knob to adjust the parameter value. At last, press the knob again to
confirm the parameter value.
Window1 State: The status of current window
Input Source: The input source used by current window
Scaling Mode: Three scaling modes are provided. The options are Full Screen, Pixel to Pixel and
Custom.
−Full Screen: Make the window image display in full screen.
−Pixel to Pixel: The window size is the same as the input source image resolution.
−Custom: Customize the image size.
H Width: The number of pixels in the horizontal direction
V Height: The number of pixels in the vertical direction
Initial X: The initial horizontal coordinate of the window
Initial Y: The initial vertical coordinate of the window
Priority: The displaying order of the window
Input Crop: The function of cropping the input source and displaying the cropped input source on current
window
Figure 3-12 Window settings
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3.5 Input Settings
The resolutions of input sources can be changed on the VX6s. Currently, only HDMI and DVI connectors
support the input resolution settings. To change the resolutions of other connectors, the only way is to change
the output resolutions on the front-end devices.
3.5.1 Input Resolution
The input resolution can be set through either of the following ways.
Choosing a standard resolution
Customizing a resolution
Figure 3-13 Setting input resolution
Standard Resolution
The refresh rate of standard resolutions defaults to 60 Hz. If you want to change the refresh rate, go to the
Custom menu.
Standard resolutions: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768,
1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200.
Figure 3-14 Standard resolution
Custom Resolution
Rotate the knob to set a custom width (increasing by even numbers), height and refresh rate. After setting
these parameters, rotate the knob to select Apply and press the knob to apply the settings. If you do not press
the knob to apply the settings, the custom resolution will not take effect.
Figure 3-15 Custom resolution
3.5.2 Color Adjustment
The VX6s supports adjustment of the input color (namely image quality), including brightness, contrast,
saturation, hue and red/green/blue brightness (R/G/B).
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Step 1 Choose Color Adjustment > HDMI 1 to enter the color adjustment page of HDMI 1 input source.
Step 2 Rotate the knob to select a parameter item you want to adjust and press the knob to enter the parameter
adjustment status. Then, rotate the knob to adjust the parameter value. At last, press the knob again to
confirm the adjustment.
Brightness: The brightness of the input source
Contrast: The ratio of the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black)
Saturation: The degree of how deep or how light the colors of the input source image is
Hue: The category of the colors of the input source image, namely red, green and blue
R: The color cast of input source images. When the red parameter value is greater, the image color is
redder. The G and B have the same meaning.
Reset: Reset all parameters in the input color adjustment menu to the original default values.
Figure 3-16 Adjusting input color
3.6 Display Control
This function is used to control the display. You can set the display to go black, display a test pattern, or go to
normal display. You can also set the Take effect and Take speed.
Figure 3-17 Display control
Take Effect: The transition effects of sending PVW image to PGM. There are 22 effects in total, such as
cut, fade, wipe from top, wipe from bottom, etc.
Take Time: Set the duration of the transition effect. The value range is 0.50s–2.00s.
Normal: The LED screen displays the content of current input source normally.
Freeze: The current frame is frozen and always displayed.
Black Out: The screen goes black and does not display the content.
Test Pattern: There are 22 test patterns in total, including pure colors, gradients and grids. You can adjust
the brightness, space and speed of the test pattern based on test needs.
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Figure 3-18 Test pattern
3.7 Preset Settings
The VX6s supports 16 user presets. After the preset data is configured, you can load and use the configured
presets by pressing the number buttons on device front panel directly.
Step 1 On the main menu screen, rotate the knob to select Preset Settings.
Step 2 Rotate and press the knob to select a preset. Then rotate the knob to select Save to save the settings to the
selected preset.
Step 3 You can load a preset through either of the following ways.
Rotate the knob to Load and press the knob to load the selected preset.
Press the number button on the device front panel to load a preset.
Figure 3-19 Preset settings
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3.8 Image Mosaic
When the pixel count of the LED screen is larger than the loading capacity of a single VX6s unit, the image
mosaic function is required. The total loading capacity of all cascaded VX6s units should be greater than or
equal to the total pixel count of the LED screen. The options are Disable, Equal and Unequal.
Disable
Disable the image mosaic function.
Equal
The areas loaded by all VX6s units are the same. You need to set the total H pixels, total V pixels, row
quantity, column quantity and current load area position.
Unequal
The areas loaded by all VX6s units are not the same. You need to set the total H pixels, total V pixels, load
area width, load area height, as well as the start X and Y of the load area.
Note:
When the image mosaic function is enabled, Scale function will be disabled automatically.
When HDMI or SDI input source is used for image mosaic, it is suggested you use video splicers or
video splitters in the front end.
When the image mosaic function is enabled, it is suggested you select the current playback source as
the sync source.
Example:
The total pixels of the LED screen is 3000×2000, which exceeds the loading capacity of a single VX6s unit.
You can use two VX6s units for image mosaic. The connection is shown as below.
Figure 3-20 Hardware connection for image mosaic
The parameter settings for Equal and Unequal are shown in the below table.
Equal
VX6s 1
VX6s 2
Total Width Pixels
3000
Total Height Pixels
2000
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Mosaic Row Qty
16
Mosaic Column Qty
24
Load Area Position
1
2
Unequal
VX6s 1
VX6s 2
Total Width Pixels
3000
Total Height Pixels
2000
Load Area Width
1500
1500
Load Area Height
2000
2000
Load Area Start X
0
1500
Load Area Start Y
0
0
3.9 Advanced Settings
The advanced settings include system mode, video sync mode, Fn settings, redundancy, monitor resolution,
advanced properties, HDCP settings, factory reset and hardware version, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 3-21 Advanced settings
System Mode
You can set the system mode of VX6s here, including switcher and direct modes.
Figure 3-22 System mode
Switcher: Monitor the image being edited. The edited image is displayed on the monitoring screen first,
and then click TAKE to send the image to the LED screen.
Direct: Monitor the image being displayed on the LED screen. The edited image is displayed on both the
monitoring screen and LED screen simultaneously.
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