ViewZ VZ-MV802 User manual

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Driving Visual Innovation
VZ-MV802 (8CH INPUTS / 2CH OUTPUTS)
VZ-MV1604 (16CH INPUTS / 4CH OUTPUTS)
MULTIVIEWER SYSTEM
VZ COMMANDER SOFTWARE

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TableofContents
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•1: Getting Started
o Running VZ Commander
o Online Mode
o Changing IP Address
o Offline Mode
o VZ Commander Overview
•2: System Design
o Introduction
o Output Manager
o Display Overview
o Workspace
o Working with Objects
•3: Windows
o Window Manager
o Window Layout
o Window Configuration
•4: Labels and Tallies
o Labels
o Tallies
o Tally Interfacing
o TSL
•5: Audio Meters
o Audio Meter Basics
o Advanced Configuration
o Audio Monitoring
•6: Alarms
o Video Format
o Video Frozen
o Video Black
o WSS AFD
o Lost Audio
o Customizing Text
o Alarm Output
•7: Safety Areas Markers, Closed Caption.
•8: Additional Objects
o
Clocks
o Timers
o Analog Clock Skins
o Logo Images
o Temperature Alarm
•9: Saving Configurations
o
Save & Load Presets
o Recalling Presets
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GettingStarted
This section will help you get the editor up and running as quickly as possible.
RunningVZCommander
Before you can successfully run the VZ Commander, you must first copy it from the provided CD or
download it from the VIEWZ website (www.viewzusa.com) and place it in an appropriate location on
your HDD.
Now you can run the VZ Commander by double clicking on the ViewZ VZ Commander icon.
Note: A firewall exception may appear, if it does be sure to give the VZ Commander permission to
access the network.
Figure1:Double‐clickontheViewZ VZCommandertolaunchtheVZCommander
AftertheVZCommanderlaunchesyouwillseetheInitializationscreen.
Figure2:VZCommanderInitializationscreen

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ConnectingtheVZCommander
Once the VZ Commander is running, you will have to choose to run it in Online or Offline mode. If you
want to configure your ViewZ VZ-MV802 series Multiviewer and see the changes being made in real
time, you will want to select Online. If you don’t want to directly affect the Multiviewer because it is in
use or you are waiting for it to arrive, select Offline.
OnlineMode
Note: At anytime while you configureOnline mode a firewall or similar program may try to block the
VZ Commander from communicating with the network. Be sure to allow the VZ Commander through
the firewall. If you have trouble connecting, consult the FAQ or contact ViewZ Support for help.
IMPORTANT: To connect to the multiviewer your PC must be connected to the same subnet as the
multiviewer. The default IP address for all ViewZ multiviewers is 192.168.1.151 There are three
ways to connect to the multiviewer,
1) Use Auto Discovery to have the VZ Commander attempt to automatically find multiviewers on your
network.
•Check the “Auto Discovery” box
•Once all the multiviewers have appeared, click “STOP”
•If the multiviewers do not appear, you may have to resort to manually entering the IP address(es)
Figure3:AutoConnectinprocess
2) Manually enter the IP address using the VZ Commander o Right-click on “PC”
•Select “Add IP Address”
•Enter the IP address in the window and click on “OK”
•Repeat this process for every multiviewer
•Click “Connect”

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Figure4:AddIPAddress
Figure5:InputtheIPaddressforthemultiviewer
3) Manually enter IP address in a .ini file
•Create a .ini file in the same VZ Commandery as the VZ Commander’s executable called
“ViewZ_Ctrl_IP_Address.ini”
•Add the IP address(es) of your multiviewers in the file, one per line, in the order you would like to
connect to them.
•You may have to close the VZ Commander and run it again for this change to take effect.
Figure6:AddingIPaddressusinga.inifile
After you have completed one of the above steps, choose from the Retrieve Options and click “OK” to
continue.
Retrieve Options will download the current configurations from the multiviewer to your computer's
hard-drive. Checking "ON" downloads the currently loaded and displayed configuration known as
"LATEST Preset". Checking "Preset" will also download the stored preset configuration files from the
multiviewer.
X NOTE: This screen shows the firmware versions currently installed on your multiviewer.

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Figure7:Afterhavingsuccessfullyconnectedtoamultiviewer(s)click“OK”
Now you are ready to edit your multiviewer layout!
Figure8:TheVZCommanderrunningwithadefaultlayout,click“OK”tofinish

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ChangingtheMultiviewer’sIPAddress
If you wish to change your multiviewer’s IP address from the default, you must first connect to it as seen
in Figure 7, then right-click on the multiviewer’s icon, and select “Change IP Address”.
Figure9:Right‐ClickonthemultiviewerandselectChangeIPAddress
Then edit the IP Address/Gateway to your preference.
Figure10:EdittheIPAddressFieldandclick"OK"
A confirmation dialog will pop up. Select “OK” to make the IP Address change to your multiviewer.
Figure11:Select"OK"tochangethemultiviewer'sIPAddress

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OfflineMode
After selecting “Offline” a warning dialog will appear asking for confirmation if you want to use Offline
mode. Select “Yes”.
Figure12:Afterselecting“Offline”,click“Yes”toconfirm
You will then be asked if you want to copy the Online configuration to the Offline configuration. If you
would like to do so, click “Yes” if not, click “No”. If it is your first time running the VZ Commander, it
will not matter as the Online files should be identical to the default files.
Next click“Insert Module” to create a dummy multiviewer that will simulate an actual multiviewer. You
will then be prompted to insert a predefined ViewZ VZ-MV802 series multiviewer. Choose the one that
is identical to your multiviewer. Each multiviewer will be created with the ViewZ default IP address,
192.168.1.151, unless you change it. If you plan on configuring your multiviewers to a different IP
address, it is recommended that you change it now so that you may easily export the Offline
configuration to the multiviewer in the future.
Figure13:Selectthemultiviewerandclick“Insert”
After inserting the proper module(s), click “OK”
Figure14:Nowthatthemultiviewerisinserted,click“OK”tocontinue
Now you are ready to edit your multiviewer layout!

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UsingtheVZCommanderLayoutEditor
Overview
TheVZCommanderLayoutEditorcontains3zones,3menus,andatoolbar.
Figure1:ZonesoftheLayoutEditor
Zones:
•Workspace
Thisrepresentstheoutputdisplayofthemultiviewer.Itsshapeandsizechangesaccordingtothe
outputvideoresolution.Itcanbeviewedinnormalor"1:1"zoommode.Zoommodepanningis
performedwiththearrowkeys.TheWorkspacecontainsagrid.Whenthe"snaptogrid"optionisset,
movingorsizingobjectsadjusttothenearestgridsquare.
•DisplayBin
Alistingofalloutputdisplaysofallconnectedmultiviewers.Whichdisplayisshownintheworkspaceis
selectedbyclickinghere.Thenumberofdisplaysissetwithinthe"OutputManager",andtheirnames
aresetinthe"DisplayOverview".
•ObjectBin
Containstheadditionalstand‐aloneobjectsthatcanbedraggedanddroppedontothedisplay
workspace.
Menus:
•TopLevelMenu
(InthestandardWindowslocation.)
•ContextSensitiveMenus
Right‐clickanyobjectintheworkspaceforitscontextmenu.
•OutputLevelMenu
Right‐clicktheworkspaceorthegrayareaaroundit,fortheOutputLevelMenu.

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SystemDesign
Introduction
UnderstandinghowtoconfiguretheViewZ VZ-MV802lineofmultiviewersbeginswithunderstanding
howtheyfunctionandsomeofthetermsweuse.
Inputs,Outputs,WindowsandDisplays
TheVZ-MV802multiviewer'sbasicunitisthevideoprocessingmodule(VPM).TheVPMacceptsfour
videoinputsandproducesonemultivieweroutput.EachVPMcandothisindependentlyoritcan
cascadeitsinputstothenextVPMwithintheunit.TheinputsofasingleVPMcannotbesplitbetween
differentoutputs(i.e.AVZ-MV1604sending11inputstoonescreenand5toanotherisnotpossible.)
EachVPMvideoinputismappedtoitsownwindowonthemultiviewerDisplay.
NotethattheVZCommandersoftwarenumbersthedisplaysfromthelastVPMbackwards.Thelast
VPMwillalwaysproduceanoutputsinceithasnofurtherVPMtocascadeto.
Figure1:VZ-MV1604MultiviewerExample
WiththecascadingfunctionoftheVPM'sthemultiviewercanbesetinavarietyofconfigurations.The
followingtableillustratestheconfigurationsofa16inputVZ-MV1604.ConfigurationsforViewZ'sfrom
4to32inputscanbeextrapolatedfromthisexample.Somephysicalconfigurationsarelogicallythe
same.(i.e.Thistablehas3configurationswhichproduce4,4,and8windowdisplays.)
Possible
Configurations
Multiviewer
Output1
Multiviewer
Output2
Multiviewer
Output3
Multiviewer
Output4
14windows4windows4windows4windows

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Inputs1‐4Inputs5‐8Inputs9‐12 Inputs13‐16
8windows4windows4windows
2carryover‐‐>Inputs1‐8Inputs9‐12 Inputs13‐16
4windows8windows4windows
3Inputs1‐4carryover‐‐>Inputs5‐12 Inputs13‐16
12windows4windows
4carryover‐‐>carryover‐‐>Inputs1‐12 Inputs13‐16
4windows4windows8windows
5Inputs1‐4Inputs5‐8carryover‐‐>Inputs9‐16
8windows8windows
6carryover‐‐>Inputs1‐8carryover‐‐>Inputs9‐16
4windows12windows
7Inputs1‐4carryover‐‐>carryover‐‐>Inputs5‐16
16windows
8carryover‐‐>carryover‐‐>carryover‐‐>Inputs1‐16
Table1:VZ-MV1604outputpossibilities.

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OUTPUTMANAGER
TheOutputManagerdialogcanbereachedbygoingtotheTopLevelMenuandselecting“System”,“Output
manager”.
Figure2:VZ-MV1604OutputManagerexample
HereintheOutputManageryouwillseealistingofalltheVZ-MV1604unitsyou'recurrently
connectedtoandconfiguring,identifiedbytheirIPaddressandbasicmodelname.
Undereachunitisalistofthemultivieweroutputsofthatunit.Ignorethefirstnumberonthelines
andnotetheoutputnumber.ThisisthephysicalVPMoutputontherearoftheunit.Eachoutputcan
besettobeONorOFF.Thenumberofmultiviewerdisplaysyou'llbeconfiguringissetbythis.The
numberofwindowslistedforthatoutput/displayincludestheinputsfrompreviousVPM'swhose
outputsareOFF.
"1,OUTPUT4:ON(Display:1)‐(12Windows)‐(1024x768)60Hz"
Inthisexample,VPM's2and3cascadeintooutput4tocreateDisplay1with12windows(inputs5
thru16),whileVPM1usesonlyitsowninputstocreateDisplay2with4windows(inputs1thru4).
OutputSwitch
Clickontheoutputlineinthelisttochoosethatoutput.IntheOutputSwitchsectionbelowchoose
ONorOFF.AsyoudothistheDisplaysandnumberofWindowsperdisplayinthelistwillupdate.
Thiscanalsobesetwithinacontextmenu,right‐clicktheoutputlineinthelistforthismenu.
AutoSetOutput
TheAutoSetOutputsectionisashortcutmethodforsettingdisplaysonoroff.Toquicklysetup
oneofthedefaultschemes,chooseanoptionandclicktheSetButton.
RESOLUTION
TheresolutionofeachmultiviewerdisplaydrivenisalsosetwithintheOutputManager.
Thepull‐downlistatthetoplabeled"OutputResolutionSelection"willchangeALLoutputs/displays.
Toseteachdisplayindividually,right‐clicktheoutputlineinthelisttoobtainacontextmenuand

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choose"SetOutputResolution".ThecontextmenualsoprovidesforturningtheoutputsONand
OFF.
Therefreshrateshouldalsobesetalongwiththeresolution.
Figure3:VZ-MV1604OutputManager–Resolution
Cat5outputpre‐emphasis
Ifyoumonitorisshowingsignsofsignaldegradationenablingpre‐emphasismayhelp.
Firstselectanoutputfromthelistbyclickingittoinsureitishighlighted,markthe"Enable"
checkbox,choosealevelofpre‐emphasis,andthenclicktheApplybutton.
Note:(onlyforcableslongerthan15ft/5m,MAYDAMAGEEQUIPMENTIFMISSUSED)
SDI‐OUT
ThissettingonlyappliesifyourmultiviewerisequippedwiththeSDI‐Outoption.
You'llrememberfromaprevioussectionthateachVPMcancascadeitsoutputtothenextVPM.The
lastVPM'scascadesignalisbroughtbacktothecontrolmodulewhereitisconvertedtoSDIand
providedtotheSDI‐Outport.ThismeansthattheSDI‐Outisaduplicateofthefinaldisplay(Display
1).
Noscalingisperformed.TheresolutionoftheSDI‐OutwillmatchtheresolutionofDisplay1forthat
multiviewer.However,itsformatmaybechosenhereintheOutputManagerwindow.
•FirstselectDisplay1intheoutputlist.
•Setthedisplay'sresolutiontoaresolutioncompatiblewithSD,HD(720),orHD(1080).
•NowselectavideoformatfortheSDIoutputfromtheSDI‐Outselectionpull‐downlist.
DISPLAYOVERVIEW
SelectWorkspaceinthemenuandchoose"SetDisplayOverview…"

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Figure4:DisplayOverviewSetup
TheDisplayOverviewisforreferenceonlywithintheVZCommandersoftwareanddoesnotconfigure
theVZ-MV802unit.Itcanbeusefulwhenconfiguringalargesystemwithamultiplemonitordisplay
wall.
TheZoomcontrolontheleftandthescrollbarswillhelpyounavigatetheoverviewarea.Atfirstthe
displaysmaybealargedistanceapartandshowverysmall.Right‐clickthebackgroundareaandclick
the"DefaultArrangement"menuitem.Thiswillreturnalldisplaystothecenteroftheareaandplace
themsidebyside.
Selectadisplaytoeditbyclickingonit(itwillhighlightingrey).Choosethedisplayratio,andtheInch‐
sizeofthemonitor.Thesebothaffectonlythisoverviewdisplayasthedisplayworkspaceofthemain
screenofVZCommanderissetbytheoutputresolution.
ThedisplaycanbenamedbyenteringashortnameandclickingtheNextbutton.Settingthenameis
usefulbecauseitshowsinthedisplaybinsectionontheleftofthemainscreen.ClickingOKsavesyour
overview.
The"Applytoall"buttonappliestheDisplayRatioandInch(size)settingstoalldisplays.
MorethanonedisplaycanbeselectedbyusingtheCtrlkeyandclickingthemouse.Whenmorethan
onedisplayisselectedthe"AlignTop"buttonalignstheselecteddisplays.
UsingtheDisplayOverview
OpeningtheDisplayOverviewisperformedwiththetoolbarbutton.Thedisplaycurrentlybeing
configuredwillbehighlightedinyellow.

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Double‐clickingonadisplaywillchoosethatdisplaytoconfigureandreturnyoutothenormal
Workspaceconfigurationscreen.
Figure5:DisplayOverviewscreen

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TheWorkspaceMenus:
SnaptoGrid
Whenchecked,sizingandmovingactionsarefollowedbytheobjectbeingsizedorpositionedtothenearest
equalorsmallergridcoordinate.
GUISIZE
ThismenusetsthesizeoftheVZCommander'sprogramwindow.(Dotoprogrammingconstraintsthe
windowisheldtosetsizesratherthanvariable)
GUIMODE,1:1
Thismenuitemzoomsthedisplayworkspacetoaone‐to‐onepixelmagnification.Thiscanalsobetoggled
usingtheZOOMtoolbarbutton.
WithintheZOOMmode,panningaroundthedisplayisperformedwiththekeyboardarrowkeys.
GUIMODE,Lockallobjects
Thislocksthesizeandpositionofallobjectsonthedisplayworkspace.
ShowWindowSourceNumbers
Thismenuitemtogglesthewindowidentificationnumbersonoroff.Thesenumbersareonlyshownwithin
VZ Commanderandarenotpartofthemultivieweroutput.
SetDisplayOverview…
ThisopenstheDisplayOverviewsetupwindow.OpeningtheDisplayOverviewisperformedwiththe
toolbarbutton.
Detailsofthissetupwindowwerecoveredinaprevioussection.

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WorkingwithObjects
ObjectsintheWorkspace
Therearemanydifferentobjectsintheworkspace,mostofwhicharelimitedinnumberbythehardwareof
yourmultiviewer.Todeterminethemaximumnumberofobjectsthatcanbeusedbythe VZ Commander,see
theHardwaresectionofthemanual.TheVZCommanderwillnotallowyoutousemoreobjectsthenyour
multiviewercanaccommodate.
Figure1:WindowObjects

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Figure2:AdditionalStand‐aloneobjects
SelectingObjects
Selectedwithleft‐click(objectwillbecomeoutlinedwithagreenborder).
Selectmultipleobjectsbyholdingdownctrlandleft‐click(objectwillbecomeoutlinedwithaborder).
Selectmultipleobjectsbyleft‐clickinganddraggingaselectionboxaroundtheobjects.
DeletingObjects
DeletedorRemovedbyselectingthemandthenpressingthe<Delete>key.
DeletedorRemovedbyright‐clickandselecting“Close”intheContextSensitiveMenu.
RecoveringDeletedObjects
Forwindows,opentheWindowsManagerfromtheoutputlevelmenuandmarkthecheckboxforthedeleted
window.
Forwindowobjects,right‐clickthewindowandselect:SetObjects,SetAudioMeters,etc.
Forstand‐aloneobjects,deletedobjectsarereturnedtotheobjectsbin.Simplydragbackontothedisplay.
MovingObjects
Clickanddragontheobjecttomoveit.
Orselectitandusethearrowkeystomoveit.
ObjectsmovefreelyabouttheWorkspace.
Allobjectsrelatedtoasinglewindowmovewiththewindow.
Audiometerscanbemade"stand‐alone"toNOTmovewiththeirwindow.
SizingObjects

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Whenanobjectisselecteditwillbehighlightedbyagreenbordercontainingadjustinghandles.Clickingand
draggingtheadjustmenthandlesresizestheobject.
Someobjectshaveonlyhorizontaladjustinghandles.Verticalsizemaybecontrolledbythefontsizeofthe
object.
Someobjectsrequiresizetobesetthroughthecontextmenus.
TheLogoandAnalogClockobjectssizesarepresetbytheirimagesizeinpixels.
CopyandPaste
TheVZCommander’scopyandpastefunctionscopiesthepropertiesofoneobjectsothatthoseproperties
canbepastedontoanotherobjectofthesametype.
ToCopyeither,
•Right‐clicktheobjectandselect“Copy”
•Selecttheobjectandclickonthe buttoninthetoolbar
•SelecttheobjectanduseCtrl+C
ToPasteeither,
•Right‐clicktheobjectandselect“Paste”
•Selecttheobjectandclickonthe buttoninthetoolbar
•SelecttheobjectanduseCtrl+V
Undo
Undowillundotheplacement,movement,orsizingofanyobject(s),uptoatleastthelast10actions.
UndoisnotlinkedtoCtrl+Z.
ToUndo,pressthebuttoninthetoolbar.

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Windows
WINDOWMANAGER
ThewindowmanagerallowsyoutoturnthewindowswithineachmultiviewerdisplayoutputONor
OFFdependingonwhetheryoursystemwillbeusingthatinputornot.
InthemainscreenofVZCommanderright‐clickthewhitegridbackgroundofthedisplaytoaccessthe
display'scontextmenu.Ifthedisplayiscompletelyfilledwithwindowsandnoneofthewhitegrid
showsright‐clickinthegrayareaoutsidethedisplaygridarea.ChooseWindowManager…inthe
contextmenu.
Figure1:Accessingthedisplaycontextmenu
Figure2:WindowManager
TheWindowManagerwilllistalltheInput‐Windowsdisplayedtothemultivieweroutputdisplay
you'recurrentlyediting.Uncheckingthewindowinthelistwillremoveitfromthedisplay.Awindow
canalsoberemovedfromadisplaywithoutgoingintothewindowmanagerbyselectingthewindow
inthedisplayworkspaceandpressingtheDeletekeyofthekeyboard.