Novastar VX4S User Manual Rev1.1.2
Novastar VX4S User Manual Rev1.1.2
Novastar VX4S User Manual Rev1.1.2
Rev1.1.1 NS160110080
Statement
You are welcome to use the products 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 strive for precision and reliability during the
compilation of this manual, and the contents of this manual are subject to change
without notice. If you have any problem in use or you have any suggestion, please
feel free to contact us according to the contact information provided in this manual.
We will do our utmost to satisfy your needs. Also, we would like to express our
sincere thanks to your suggestions and make assessment as soon as possible for
adoption.
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No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means without prior written consent of Xi’an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd.
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Safety Statement
To avoid potential hazards, please use this equipment according to the regulations.
In case of damages, non-professionals should not disassemble it for maintenance
without permission. Please contact the after-sales department of the company.
2 Appearance�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1
Front Panel���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
Rear Panel������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 2
3 Signal connection����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
4 Dimension����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
6 Main Interface����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4
7 Operation instruction������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5
Setp3: Brightness���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7
Image Mosaic����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
Advanced Settings�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9
Factory Reset����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15
Communication Settings������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15
Language�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15
8 Specifications��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16
9 FAQ�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17
V X 4 S/ V X 4 Use r's M an u al
1 Model description
Model Description (input interface type)
VX4 DVI×2, VGA×3, CVBS×3, HDMI×1, DP×1
VX4S DVI×1, VGA×2, CVBS×2, HDMI×1, DP×1, SDI×1
Tips: VX4 has different type and number of interface with VX4S, but their functions and
specifications are basically the same. In this manual, VX4 is described as the example.
2 Appearance
Front Panel
MENU CONTROL INPUTS FUNCTION USB
① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧
① : Power switch.
③ :Knob. To press knob means Enter or OK, rotating knob represents selection or
adjustment.
⑥ :Shortcut keys for switching of 10 signal input source. Short press to set as the main
screen input source, and long press to set as PIP input source. The key is bright
after press when the video source has signal; the key flashes when the input of
video source has no signal. The setting result can be checked while setting on the
display screen and OLED screen.
Note:You can enter numbers, such as layer size and offset value, by pressing the
number buttons. The number button will be highlighted after pressed.
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⑦ : Function keys.
TAKE: Display switching shortcut key. After short pressing TAKE key, PIP will
be opened; if it has been opened, the switching between MAIN and PIP will be
realized. Fn: Custom shortcut key.
⑧ : Flat mouth (Type A, female USB) is USB interface, which connects U disk;
Square mouth (Type B female USB) is USB controlling interface, communication with
PC.
Rear Panel
Input Source
DP DP Input
Output Interface
Controlling Interface
Type B, female USB USB Control (Communication with PC, or Cascade IN)
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Power
3 Signal connection
Connect the required hardware equipment reference with the interface descriptions
of the previous chapters.
If it is required to control more than one set of VX4, please connect them according
to the following figure.
4 Dimension
440 45
251.5
2.5
482.6
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6 Main Interface
After starting the controller, the main interface of OLED display is as follows:
NovaStar 192.168.0.10
1 VGA1 1024x768@60Hz
2 HDMI 1024x768@60Hz
1 2 3 4 25%
First row: Company name; the name and IP of the product are shown alternately;
Second row: Main screen 1; signal source; input source signal format;
Third row: PIP 2; signal source; input source signal format;
Forth row: Status bar. the meanings of all icons are shown below.
PIP is turned on
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Sign of press key lock. When this icon appears at the main
interface, it is in locking state for key and knob functions.
7 Operation instruction
The functions of VX4 are powerful with very simple operation, and multiple
operations can be completed with a knob and a return key. The design of more than
one shortcut keys makes operations more efficient.
Generally, the LED display can be used normally, and the brightness is moderate after
conducting the following four steps: Input settings → Screen settings → Brightness →
Output settings. Other menus such as screen control and senior setting can help users
better control LED display.
See the following section for details of operations.
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Step 2; if the cabinet is in abnormal display, first, load the cabinet file, and
save it to the receiving card; see detailed operation in Advanced Settings ;
Step 2 Return to the “Screen Settings” submenu. Rotate the button to switch to
submenus of other options respectively to perform configurations, as shown
in the following figures:
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;
Step 5 Set the Data Flow (Front View). Pay attention to precautions for screen
settings c), d) and e) below.
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VX4 can load 2.3 million (2048x1152@60Hz) pixels in maximum. The width of lateral
load can reach to 3840 pixels in maximum (3840x600@60Hz); the longitudinal load
can reach to 1920 pixels in maximum (1920 x1200@60Hz).
Setp3: Brightness
Return to the main menu interface. Press the Knob to select the corresponding value
of Brightness. You can rotate the Knob to adjust the value at this time.
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Second one: Auto Fit. At this point [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.
Third one: Custom Scaling. At this point [Scaling] is enabled, while [Auto Fit] is
disabled.
The following steps should be performed for custom scaling:
Step 1 Set the input Capture, i.e., capture part of the interesting screens from one
starting point of inputting image and display it on LED display. It is generally
required to set Horizontal Res (smaller than or equal to the lateral resolution
of input source), Vertical Res (smaller than or equal to the vertical resolution
of input source), horizontal X and vertical Y.
Start Y 0
Step 2 Set output window, the size of window is smaller than or equal to the size
of LED display; after setting the window, 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.
After setting according to the above two steps, the captured contents will only be
input and displayed at the set area on the LED display, as shown below:
Input Source LED Display
720
800
240 (0,0)
(100,100)
600
Image Mosaic
When the display screen is huge, two or more VX4 need to be cascaded for loading
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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.
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 text.
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Fn Settings
Audio Settings
Display Control
Inputs Backup
Output Resolution
Cabinet Settings
OLED Brightness 13
Hardware Version V1.3.0.0
PIP
PIP PIP Disable
Redundancy LAYOUT R+B
Advanced Attr Main Source
Presettings PIP Source
Width(H) 128
Height(V) 128
Start X 0
Start Y 0
Control the turn-on/off of PIP, Set input source of main screen and PIP, as well as
parameters of PIP.
Layout: the position of PIP relative to main screen, including eight modes of layout
such as Custom, Left Top, Left Bottom, Right Top etc. When choosing any mode
except Custom , the values of horizontal and vertical offset of PIP are able to adjust
to the corresponding values of layout automatically. The meaning of each layout
mode is shown below:
Custom refers to that the size and position of PIP need to 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.
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 picture and PIP is the same as
the role of input source switching on the front panel.
Horizontal Res : Horizontal offset of PIP
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Redundancy
Set this controller as primary or backup mode.
Advanced Attribute
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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
does not support this feature)
ADC calibration: when analog signal accesses, processors that are not calibrated
by ADC may have defects such as color cast or picture dark . VX4 can
automatically make 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: allow that the input and output of VX4 are synchronous.
Go Homepage(s): The time period during which the system stops at current
interface and then automatically returns to home screen when there is no
operation. The system default value is 60s.
Presettings
Save the current configuration parameters as Presettings. The Presettings can be
directly loaded next time, and 10 Presettings are saved by default.
Custom Button
Fn Settings. The functions of custom button include Black Out, Freeze、VGA Auto
ADJ、Video Synchronization. Press Fn key to directly conduct the function switch.
Audio Settings
Control the enabling /disenabling of Audio, volume and Audio mode.
For example, when using the audios input via Audio In port, it is required to enable
audios first and then select the Audio mode to be fixed; when using the Audio from
HDMI, set the Audio mode to be accompanied after enabling audios and then switch
source to HDMI, and the Audio we hear comes from HDMI.
Display Control
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Fn Settings Normal
Audio Settings Black out
Display Control Freeze
Inputs Backup Test Pattern
Image Settings
Switching Effect
HDMI DP Indicating that DP has been set as the backup of HDMI and main input
source(which cannot be changed) is in left side of the arrow while backup(which can
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 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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Cabinet Settings
VX4 is connected with PC. NovaLCT-Mars runs on PC and the cabinet setting file
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Save to RV Card
All current configurations about the recieving card of VX4 are saved into
receiving card and will not be lost after power fault.
OLED Brightness
Adjust the gray scale of OLED display.
Hardware Version
View the hardware version of VX4. If new version has been published, LCT-Mars can
be connected via PC and the hardware program of VX4 can be upgraded
Factory Reset
Reset to factory default setting.
Communication Settings
Set the communication mode and network parameter of VX4.
The communication modes include USB priority and LAN (local area network) priority.
When VX4 is connected to USB control and LAN control interface simultaneously,
USB takes priority in the settings, adopts USB control; otherwise, LAN takes priority
in the settings, adopts LAN control.
The network parameter can be set both manually and automatically. Ensure that the
IP address is not conflict with other equipment when setting parameter manually.
Language
Switch Language.
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8 Specifications
Input
Number
Port Resolution Specification
VX4 VX4S
VGA 3 2 VESA Standard, support max 1920×1200@60Hz input
DVI 2 1 VESA Standard (support 1080i input), support HDCP
CVBS 3 2 PAL/NTSC
EIA/CEA-861 standard, in accordance with HDMI-1.3
HDMI 1 1
standard, support HDCP
DP 1 1 VESA Standard
SDI 0 1 480i、576i、720P、1080i/P
Output
Number
Port Resolution Specification
VX4 VX4S
DVI LOOP 1 1 Consistent with DVI input
DVI 2 2 Monitoring output connector
SDI LOOP 0 1 Consistent with SDI input
4 Gigabit Ethernet outputs. Only Ethernet port 1
supports audio output. When the multifunction card is
connected for audio decoding, the multifunction card
LED OUT 4 4
must be connected to the Ethernet port 1.
Maximum horizontal resolution is 3840 pixels.
Maximum vertical resolution is 1920 pixels
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9 FAQ
Questions Methods
Inspect whether the power connection is correct and the switch
has been turned on;
Play the Self test image and confirm whether the connection of
LED display is off LED is correct and works normally;
Inspect whether VX4 output has signal and shows blank screen;
I n s p e c t w h e t h e r t h e m o d e a n d p a ra m e te r o f s c re e n
configuration are correct;
Check whether there is image input in input channel and
whether it is correctly displayed;
Check whether PIP has been turned on, whether there is signal
input in 2 channel and whether it is correctly displayed;
Monitoring port Check whether monitoring output is connected correctly and it
output is abnormal is not loose;
Please confirm whether Monitor supports the output resolution
of VX4;
Try to cut off the power of equipment and restart it, reset VX4
and operate again;
Phase of VGA
Perform VGA Auto ADJ;
input offset
Check whether there is signal input in 2 channel and it is
PIP display is
normally displayed;
abnormal
Check PIP and confirm whether parameter setting is normal;
Fading is abnormal Check whether Switching effect has been enabled;
Check whether the VX4 Image Mosaic switch has been turned on
Image Mosaic is
and whether Image Mosaic parameters settings is correct;
abnormal
Check whether input signal source is normal;
Check whether the volume settings is appropriate;
Check whether the Audio mode setting is correct;
Confirm VX4 is well connected to multifunction card, and the
Sound is abnormal corresponding output port icon on the main interface has
been highlighted; confirm whether the audio output mode of
multifunction card is HDMI mode (it is required to connect LCT
for confirmation and setting);
Please preliminarily investigate problems according to the above steps; if you cannot
eliminate the problems, please contact the local dealer or our company’s customer
service personnel.
There is high voltage inside the machine. In order to guarantee your safety, please do
not maintain the processor by yourself.
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