ViewZ VZ-PRO-ST Series User manual
USER MANUAL
Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy for future reference.
V IDEO WA LL CONTROLLER SETUP & OPERATION
VZ-PRO-ST SERIES
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CONTENTS
Safety Instrucon
Installaon
Setup
Trouble Shoong
Warranty
1. Mark Indicaon & Substance
1. Package & Features
1. Connecon between Videowall Controller and Control Soware
2. Synchroize Videowall Monitors with Control Soware
3. Control Soware Operaon
2. Warning
2. Interface
3. Cauon
4. Operaonal Temperature & Humidity
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1. Read all warnings and manuals before operaon.
2. Follow all instrucons to ensure longevity of product.
3. Do not place the VZ-PRO Controller near water.
4. Clean only with non-stac electronic dry cloth.
5. Do not block any venlaon openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instrucons.
6. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other heat generang devices.
7. Do not override the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.
8. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
9. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
10. The wide blade and the third prong are provided for your safety.
11. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult with electrician for replacement of the outlet.
12. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched parcularly at plugs, convenience receptacles and the
point where it connects to the monitor.
13. Only use aachment/accessories specied by the manufacturer.
14. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specied by the manufacturer or sold with the monitor.
When a cart is used, use cauon when moving the cart & monitor in combinaon to avoid injuries.
15. Unplug the VZ-PRO Controller during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of me.
16. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the VZ-PRO Controller has been
damaged in any way.
The monitor shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and objects containing liquids, such as vases
shall not be placed near the monitor.
The VZ-PRO Controller should be installed with enough distance (e.g. 10cm) from the wall for sucient
venlaon.
Important Safety Instruction
SAFETY INSTRUCTION
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This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated & dangerous voltage
within the monitor’s enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude to constute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operang and
maintenance (servicing) instrucons in the literature accompanying the monitor.
Important Safety Instruction
Mark Indication and Substance
Warning
SAFETY INSTRUCTION
CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
• Do not use damaged or loose cables and plug.
• Do not pull the plug out by the wire nor touch the plug with wet hands.
• Use only a properly grounded plug and receptacle.
• Do not connect too many extension cords or plugs to one outlet.
• Do not excessively bend the plug and wire.
• Do not disconnect the power cord while it's sll plugged into the monitor.
• Do not place any heavy objects on the power cord. Damage to the cord may cause shock or re.
• Never open the monitor. There are no user-serviceable parts inside and opening will void warranty.
• Removing covers may expose you to dangerous shock hazards or other risks.
• Keep any heang devices away from the power cable and VZ-PRO Controller.
• Do not place the VZ-PRO controller near water.
• Do not insert objects of any kind into the monitor's open slots, as they may touch dangerous voltage points.
• Please follow the laws and regulaons of your municipality to dispose the VZ-PRO Controller properly.
• Do not use the monitor in high temperature, humid, dusty or oily areas.
• Do not install the monitor where it will be exposed to connual vibraon.
• Keep the plasc packaging out of children’s reach.
• If any damage is detected upon rst opening the box, contact agency from which you bought the VZ-PRO
Controller directly.
• If the VZ-PRO Controller does not operate normally – in parcular, if there is any unusual sound or smell coming
from the VZ-PRO Controller – unplug it immediately and contact an authorized dealer or the service center.
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Important Safety Instruction
Caution
Caution - Equipment Grounding Requirements
Available Temperature & Humidity
SAFETY INSTRUCTION
• If the connector between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly using a dry cloth.
• Make sure to unplug the power cord before cleaning the VZ-PRO Controller.
• Do not drop the VZ-PRO Controller when moving it.
• Place the VZ-PRO Controller in a locaon with low humidity and minimum dust.
• Do not place the monitor on an unstable or small surface area.
• Disconnect the plug from the outlet during storms or lightning or if it has not been used for a long me.
• Do not try to move the VZ-PRO Controller by pulling on the power cord.
• Do not cover the vents on the VZ-PRO controller.
• When moving the VZ-PRO Controller, turn o and unplug the power cord. Make sure that all cables, including
HDMI cable and cables connected to other devices, are disconnected before moving it.
• Place the VZ-PRO Controller out of children’s reach, as they could damage it by hanging onto it.
• Make sure that the power supply and chassis of the spliced processor (here in aer, referred to as the
equipment) are well grounded.
• Make sure the power supply and housing of the large screen connected to the device are well grounded.
• Port damage due to the Non-grounded or improper grounded equipment, the videowall monitor (or large
screen) and videowall controller will not be covered by warranty.
• Operang Temperature : 32°F ~ 122°F / -30°C ~ 50°C
• Operang Humidity : 5 ~ 95% RH
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V.1.9.
The following tools may be required depending on your installaon.
Your ViewZ PRO series is shipped with all proper installaon hardware and components. If there are parts missing
and/or damaged, please stop the installaon and contact ViewZ USA at (888)-998-4399.
Electronic Stud Finder Protecve Eye-wearPencil Level Phillips Screwdriver
Assembly Components - provided
Installation Tools
VZ-PRO-ST Controller (Qty 1) 110V Power Cable (Qty 1) Soware CD (Qty 1)
includes User Manual
INSTALLATION
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1. Hardware Specicaon on local videowall control PC
2. Processor: Intel i3 4th Gen. or Higher | RAM: DDR4 8G or Higher
HDD: SSD 128/256GB or Higher
Network: General TCP/IP network with Gigabit LAN
3. OS Specicaon
- OS: Windows 7 or later
The media contents (images & videos) will not be saved into the local videowall controll PC or VZ-PRO-ST
Controller.
Local Videowall Control PC H/W Requirement
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Caution
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BASIC FEATURES
VZ-PRO Architecture
Video Interface Signals
1. The designed FPGA system provides stable image processing
capabilies for 24/7 operaon.
2. The VZ-PRO Controller adopts a modular design, which can be
exibly matched with a variety of input and output cards, which
can be upgraded, expanded, and maintained;
1. The standard VZ-PRO Controller comes with HDMI input & output cards to accept upto 1080p resoluon.
Oponal 4K HDMI, DVI, SDI, VGA and IP decoder card are available at factory opon. Please refer to page 11 for
details.
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Video Wall Functions
Other Functions
BASIC FEATURES
1. Achieve display funcons of mulple signal sources on the wall, splicing, roaming, cross-screen, zoom-in, picture-
in-picture, pictureout-picture, screen overlay, etc.
2. Support all signals in the full screen range to open window roaming, superimposing, zooming, no window
posion, size, scale restricon.
3. Support single-screen with mul-window.
4. Support special eect subtle funcon, the font, color, size, scroll speed and direcon of subtles, background
color, background transparency can be exibly selected
5. Support ultra-high-resoluon stac pictures, pictures support mulple picture formats, support mul-window
stac layouts, quick and easy replacement, and make the big screen pictures more colorful
6. Support the presets (scene/layout) in advance & switching scene/layout based on the specic internval me.
7. Support mul-level user management, so each user can set dierent operaon permissions
1. Intelligent fan speed adjustment funcon, which can automacally adjust the fan speed according to equipment
conguraon and temperature condions in various areas to achieve green energy saving and environmental
protecon
2. Support output port mapping technology. There is no need for one-to-one correspondence between the
connecon cables between the VZ-PRO Controller and ViewZ videowall monitors. It is only necessary to ensure
a valid connecon. Port mapping sengs are completed in the control soware, which greatly simplies the
installaon process and shortens the installaon me.
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Interface Input Ports - PRO-ST
Power On - Connect All Cables
CONNECT EXTERNAL EQUIPMENTS
AC 100V ~ 240V 50/60Hz
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1. HDMI OUT - Output for Videowall Monitors
2. HDMI IN - External Input Sources
3. ETHERNET 10/100 (RJ 45)
4. N / A
5. RS232 (RJ-45) IN - Serial Control / IR Receiver
6. N / A
7. USB 3.0 IN
8. USB 2.0 IN x 2 - Firmware Update
9. AC 100 - 240V IN
1. Connect a power from the Controller to the AC outlet.
2. Connect all of input source cables to the Controller.
3. Connect all of output cables to the videowall monitors.
4. Turn on the power of Controller.
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Available Input Cards (Optional)
Available Output Cards (Optional)
CONNECT EXTERNAL EQUIPMENTS
INTERFACE
INTERFACE
P/N
P/N
PORT
PORT
MAX RESOLUTION / SUPPORTED FRAME RATE
MAX RESOLUTION / SUPPORTED FRAME RATE
VZ-H2K-IN4
VZ-H2K-OUT4
VZ-H4K-IN1
VZ-H2K-OUT2
VZ-D2K-IN4
VZ-D2K-OUT4
VZ-V2K-IN4
HDMI
HDMI
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HDMI
HDMI
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DVI
DVI
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VGA 4
1920x1080p@ 60
1920x1080p@ 30
3840x2160p@ 30
1920x1080p@ 60
1920x1080p@ 60
1920x1080p@ 30
1920x1080p@ 60
VZ-S2K-IN4
VZ-I2K-IN2
SDI 4
RJ45 2
1920x1080p@ 60
H.264/MPEG4, IP decoder for 1080p @30 upto 8 ch
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Setup WTRemote and IP Setting Software
INSTALL CONTROL SOFTWARE
• Before installaon, ViewZ recommends using a clean PC. If you are using lots of program on the computer (which
will be using for Local-Control PC), there might be an issue.
• When you have the VZ-PRO-ST/MX product package, use a CD to install the SW into the computer. Please run
the "WTRemote_V1.0.X.X_setup.exe" program and install it.
1. Prepare the Local-Control PC with Window OS
1.1. Install WTRemote Videowall Controller SW
Before login, you should also check the IP address of your PC (which WTRemote program wass installed).
No DHCP connecon is allowed.
Caution
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1.2. Connect VZ-PRO Vdeo Wall Controller via SW
Setup the Connection between VZ-PRO Controller and Control Software
SETUP VIDEOWALL & CONNECTION
• Aer the installaon and launching, you will see the below interface.
• You can also launch the program - run 'WTRemote' icon on desktop.
• If your Local-Control PC successfully connected to the VZ-PRO Controller, the VZ-PRO Controller IP address will be
listed on the window (like the above picture). Please select that device and login.
The default IP address of VZ-PRO controller is '192.168.0.100'
The default Username & Password is 'admin' & empty.
192.168.1.250 WtServer
192.168.1.50 WtServer
192.168.1.235 WtServer
Caution
192 . 168 . 0 . 100 192 . 168 . 0 . 100
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Change IP Address
1.3. IP Setting Software
• If you want to congure the IP address of VZ-PRO Controller, please use the IP address seng soware.
• On the network system, you shuold use the proper IP address for VZ-PRO Controller.
1.Launch IP seng soware - 'SearchNvsDemo' (it will be loaded on the desktop aer this installaon) to setup
the IP address of VZ-PRO controller, if you have mulple VZ-PRO controllers in the network.
2.On the desktop of PC (which WTRemote program was installed) and nd 'IP Seng SW'icon & double click it.
CONTROLLER IP ADDRESS
3.Then, the Device Network Parameter Sengs window will pop up.
4.Click the Search Device buon on the top.
5.Then, you can see the info of connected VZ-PRO Controller and click Parameter Seng buon to modify the
info.
6.You can put the IP address/Subnet Mask/Gateway info and click OK to save/update the info.
7.If connecon is failed, you cannot see the listed VZ-PRO Controller. In this case, please check the cable, router
setup or network administrator.
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2.1. Synchronize Monitors with Control Software - Logical & Physical Setup
Physical Screen Row : 3 / Col : 4
Logical Scren Row : 1 / Col : 1
Physical Screen Row : 3 / Col : 4
Logical Scren Row : 2 / Col : 2
Videowall Monitor Setup
C0NTROLLER SETUP
• On Maintenance, click 'Screen Set' buon, then 'Screen Set' window will popup.
• On Screen Set, check the 'Enable Screen Group' and follow the next step;
1.Type the group 'Name' & Select the 'Screen Resoluon' - each output card resoluon.
2.Select the 'Physical Screen' ROW/COL number - physical screen number means actual monitor number.
3.Select the 'Logical Screen' ROW/COL number - logical screen number means how many windows will be assigned
in each monitor. This funcon will assign the max 9 input source per each monitor.
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Videowall Monitor Setup
C0NTROLLER SETUP
2.1. Synchronize Monitors with Control Software - Logical & Physical Setup
• On 'Screen Port Seng' window, please follow the next step;
1.Check the le-tree menu which shuold show connected port
2.Check the right display-box layout based on the arranged monitor
3.Drag & drop the menu list (le-tree structure) to the monitor layout window (right-side array) one by one
4.On the right window, if every monitor has matched port #, please click 'OK' buon to save this setup
If cable connecon or matching port number (with monitor) is failed, the related funcon will not work correctly.
Caution
4.Click the 'Port Set' buon. Then, the 'Screen Port Set' window will pop up
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WTRemote - Videowall Controller Software Interface
C0NTROL OPERATION
• The videowall controller soware is composed by 3 parts - Main Navigaon, Screen Layout and Quick Menu.
1.MAIN NAVIGATION (top area) has “Main Funcon”, “Background Manage", “Subtle Manage”, “Maintenance”
and “System”.
2.QUICK MENU has “Video Input Source”, “Group Management” and “Net Video Source”.
3.SCREEN LAYOUT will dsiplay current display setup on monitors.
• Aer launching the videowall controller soware and login, the video/image input source will be listed on the
QUICK MENU /Video Input Source panel.
• When you select a monitor from the SCREEN LAYOUT, the selected monitor will have the colored border line.
• If you successfully setup the connecon between monitors and CMS SW, you can drag & drop the video/image
input source to the monitor to display those by real me. Also, you can customize the size of input source -
posion, zoom in, zoom out, or remove on the virtual screen - SCREEN LAYOUT windows.
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• The Main Funcon is consist of 'Window control', 'Screen Group' and 'View'.
• Before operaon of videowall controller soware, you need to set the Screen Group.
• If your monitors are installed at dierent locaon and you want to controll all of them via 1 controller, you need
to make dierent Screen Group on this controller.
Window control Screen group View
Main Function / Screen Group
C0NTROL OPERATION
3.1. Create & Setup Multiple Screen Groups
If there is only one set of monitors & all monitors are installed at 1 locaon in the eld, this screen grouping
process is not necessary.
• In this case, you need to setup mulple Screen Groups
• Each group shoud have dierent group name and be checked about 'Enable screen group.'
• Refer other seng at page 37.
Caution
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Screen Group
C0NTROL OPERATION
• Aer the setup of mulple groups, you can see the acvated groups based on group number.
• On the MAIN NAVIGATION, click the Group # (which you desired) and drag & drop into the SCREEN LAYOUT
area. Then, you can see both Groups at ame
3.1. Create & Setup Multiple Screen Groups
These images are the background image. These are not the actual input source image/video.
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