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RGBlink X2 Quick Start Manual

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X2 Quick Start
Support power module pluggable technology and power
1+1 redundancy function
Auto input formats detect and conversion
Support EDID edit for inputs and read EDID for outputs
Replaceable input and output optional modules
Support genlock and reference input
Support resolution real-time total adaptation
Support output layers 90°, 180° and 270° rotate
Support color uniformity compensation technology
Support isolated storage and frame rate conversion
Support preview all output images
Support dual pictures operation and DSK
Support input signals hot backup function
Used-defined resolution adjustments
Multiple cascade synchronization split

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  • Page 1 X2 Quick Start Support power module pluggable technology and power  1+1 redundancy function Auto input formats detect and conversion  Support EDID edit for inputs and read EDID for outputs  Replaceable input and output optional modules  Support genlock and reference input ...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT Product Introduction..............................2 Packing Configuration..............................3 Hardware Orientation..............................4 Front Panel................................4 Back Panel................................4 Software Operation..............................5 Software Installation............................5 Software Operation.............................7 Login to the Software..........................7 Connect the Device............................. 8 Output Settings............................10 Operation Mode............................13 Input Settings............................29 System Settings............................

  • Page 3: Product Introduction

    Product Introduction X2 is a multiple outputs video processor, it offers nine card cages that accepts a wide variety of video signals, including VGA, CVBS, S-HDMI, SDI, HDMI, H.264, 4K and USB (for media files play). It combines truly seamless, fade in fade out, glitch-free switching with advanced scaling technologies to meet the requirements of high quality, high resolution video presentations.

  • Page 4: Packing Configuration

    Packing Configuration AC Power Cord Network Cable HDMI to DVI USB Cable Cable Screw Driver DB9 to Audio Antistatic Bag Cable Note: AC Power Cable supplied as standard according to destination market.

  • Page 5: Hardware Orientation

    Hardware Orientation Front Panel Button Instruction Menu and back button OLED Panel Show operation menu items Power button Knob-Confirm and adjust OLED menus USB interface Used for device upgrade Back Panel Chassis Module Structure 4 input module slots, support S-HDMI, Genlock interface, including 1 BNC SDI, VGA, CVBS, USB, HDMI, H.264 and 4K connector and 1 HDMI-A connector...

  • Page 6: Software Operation

    Software Operation Software Installation Environment Requirements: Processor: 1 GHz or above 32 bit or 64 bit processor Memory: 2 GB or more Graphics: Support DirectX 9 128M or above (open AERO effect) Hard disk space: Above 16G (primary partitions, NTFS format) Monitor: Resolution must be 1280 x720 pixel or above (it can not display normally if the resolution is lower than 1280 x720) Operating system: Windows 7 or above (full version, not Ghost version or compact version)
  • Page 7 Note User should get the rights in “Roles Management” when install the software to disk C if the system is Windows 7 or above. Click “Install”: Click “Finish” and is ready to run the XPOSE management software:...

  • Page 8: Software Operation

    Log in interface will be enter after opening, the user name is Admin, and there is no password, select “VENUS X2”, and enter into the software by clicking “Login”. If user want to change the language to Chinese, click the drop down arrow after “Language” and select...

  • Page 9: Connect The Device

    XPOSE management software interface is shown as follows. XPOSE management software contains the functions including: web links, search, output settings, operation mode, input settings, access control and system settings. In the following parts, we will introduce these in detail. Connect the Device First, set up the device IP, and ensure the IP of the computer and device is on the same network segment.
  • Page 10 Then it will search the device, and show the device name, device number and IP after search, as shown in the figure below: Finally, click the device to connect, as shown in the figure below:...

  • Page 11: Output Settings

    The software will automatically synchronize after connection, as shown in the figure below: Output Settings Click the “Output Settings”, and enter to the interface as follows:...
  • Page 12 Output Setting, DE Setting, Test pattern and OSD are included in output settings, specific as follows: Output Setting Click the “Output Setting”, and pop-up window as follows: Output: Click the drop down arrow after the format, and select the output resolution in the pull-down menus according to actual need.
  • Page 13 Brightness: The brightness adjustment range is between 0~128. Click “Set” to confirm. De: User can select one port or all ports, and enable the De function by sliding the De Switch. The settings for De include X, Y, width, height, line polarity and scene polarity. Vertical spliting can be selected in “Output Port”. Test Pattern Click the “Test Pattern”, and pop-up window as follows: Output: User can select any board among the four boards.

  • Page 14: Operation Mode

    Output Mode: One output mode or more output mode can be selected. In one output mode, user need to enable the OSD function and select the output first. The operations are as follows: Size and Position Adjustment: The size and position can be adjusted by setting X, Y, W and H. Font Setting: The font, font size, font type and font color can be set.
  • Page 15 Videowall Mode Click the “Videowall Mode”, and enter to the interface as follows: Signal List The signal list is shown as follows:...
  • Page 16 It displays the input module type, the quantity of inputs and input format. Right click the input for the following settings: Change Name: Select “New Name”, and input the new name, click “OK” after setting. Refresh Signals: Right click the input and select “Refresh Signals”. If there is signal, it will show the input format, or it will show “No Input”.
  • Page 17 Set Input Property: Right click the input and select “Set Input Property”, it will enter to the interface as follows: Scale: Set the X, Y, width and height. Crop: Crop the left, top, width and height. Display Mode: Select “Live” or “Freeze”. Mirror: Enable or disable the mirror function, default “OFF”.
  • Page 18 Split Mode: Default quick split “OFF”. User can enable the quick split function by sliding the switch to “ON”. LED type and LCD type can also be selected by sliding the monitor type switch, specific as follows: LED Type: Default LED type. In LED type, user can custom the H total, V total, row and column, as shown in the figure below: LCD Type: Slide the monitor type switch, and select “LCD Type”.
  • Page 19 Note Top border and bottom border, left border and right border are changed equivalently. For example, if set top border as 100, bottom border will be changed to 100 automatically, and if set left border as 200, right border will be changed to 200 automatically. For example, set the top border, bottom border, left border and right border as 100, as shown in the figure below: Close monitor: Click the icon...
  • Page 20 Rotation: Select the monitor, and set the rotation as 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° in the bottom of the interface. Click “OK” to confirm. As shown in the figure below: Right click the monitor can also rotate the monitor. Output Area Size Setting: Move the mouse to the output area and slide the mouse wheel, the output area size can be zoom in and out.
  • Page 21 a. Drag the opened layer by mouse. The details are: move the mouse to the brink of the opened layer, when the mouse shows”<—>”, press the left key of the mouse and drag the window to a suitable size and then release the mouse.
  • Page 22 Scale: Set the X, Y, width and height. Crop: Crop the left, top, width and height. Display Mode: Select “Live” or “Freeze”. Mirror: Enable or disable the mirror function, default “OFF”. Bypass Mode: Enable or disable the bypass mode. When select “ON”, the output format will be the same with the input format.
  • Page 23 Drag the signal to the H264 video area, the preview signal will be switched, as shown in the figure below: Click the arrow on both sides of the H264 video, the groups of the preview signals will be switched, as shown in the figure below: Take The take interface is shown as the figure below:...
  • Page 24 Set the alpha time, and the adjustment range is 0~10S. Slide the black scene switch to enable or disable the black function. Auto take on is the default state. If select black scene and auto take on, the preview image will black or seamless switch to LED display instantaneously. Click “Cut”...
  • Page 25 Slide the loop switch to enable or disable the loop function for the bank. If select “ON”, the bank play time can be set. Sync Click the sync shortcut “ ” to synchronize the current data. Load Script Click the load script shortcut “ ”, user can load the data from the computer.
  • Page 26 Click any output, and pop-up window as follows: X, Y, width, height, rotate can be set. If click “Advanced Setting”, pop-up window as follow: In advanced setting, scale and crop can be set. Not recommended to use “Advanced Setting”. Short Key Click the shortcut “...
  • Page 27 Matrix Mode Click the “Matrix Mode”, and pop-up window as follows: Click “OK”, and the system will synchronize the data, about 5 seconds later, it will enter the interface as follows: In matrix mode, any operations are unavailable except signal selection, bank selection, alpha time and black scene setting.
  • Page 28 Source 1 will be switched to signal 3, click source 1, then click “TAKE” icon , the signal will be switched to the corresponding monitor. Connect the signal to the corresponding output after setting. Preview Mode Click the “Preview Mode”, and pop-up window as follows: Click “OK”, the system will synchronize the data, and it will finish about 5 seconds later, click “OK”, it will enter the interface as follows:...
  • Page 29 Select the preview mode, and select multiview or splice multiview, then select the preview image according to actual need. User can select max three outputs in one output card. The connection diagram area will show the corresponding splice guidance figure, as shown in the figure below: Click “Ok”, the settings will be displayed in the monitor, as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 30: Input Settings

    Note The adjustment for monitor is available when there is no any layer in PST or PGM window. Input Settings Click the “Input Settings”, and enter the interface as follows: DSK settings, source backup, source merge and H264 input settings are included in input settings, specific as follows: DSK Settings...
  • Page 31 Click the “DSK Settings”, and pop-up window as follows: Select DSK ON, as shown in figure , then set the input ports, including preset selection, custom mode, alpha and color setting. Click “Set” to confirm. Source Backup Click the “Source Backup”, and pop-up window as follows: Enable the hot backup function, as shown in figure , and set the backup signal for Hot Backup 1 to Hot Backup 8.
  • Page 32 Click any layer, then click any source, and the layer source can be switched, as shown in the figure below: User can also scale or crop the layer. H264 Input Settings Click the “H264 Input Settings”, and pop-up window as follows: Select the input board and input port.

  • Page 33: System Settings

    System Settings Click the “System Settings”, and enter the interface as follows: Connect Setting, IP settings, System information,Streaming IP Power on Settin Fan Control, Factory Reset and Streaming Setting are included in system settings, specific as follows: Connect Setting Click the “Connet Setting”, and pop-up window as follows: Select the serial connect and Ethernet connect, the software will search all the devices if not select “Search by this configuration”.
  • Page 34 System Information Click the “System Information”, and pop-up window as follows: Display the device version information. Including device model, serial number, IP address, firmware version, etc. IP Settings Click the “IP Settings”, and pop-up window as follows: Default “Auto get ip address”. Users can also set IP address, mask and gateway manually. This is usually used if one computer control some devices or remote control.
  • Page 35 Factory Reset Click the “Factory Reset”, and pop-up window as follows: Select “Remove the LOGO”, and click “OK”, the LOGO will be removed. Select “Remove EDID”, and click “OK”, the EDID will be removed. Streaming IP & Power On Setting & Fan Setting Click the “Streaming IP Power On Setting Fan Control”, and pop-up window as follows: H264 Display: Enable or disable the H264 display function.
  • Page 36 Streaming Setting Click the “Streaming Setting ”, and enter the default mode of Streaming Setting and pop-up window as follows: Users can choose any one from the 16 signal source from right bottom section. Users can custom the streaming display by selecting Custom and choose Color Fill or Image Fill. Choose Color Fill as following example: Choose Image Fill, users can load image from computer, see below:...
  • Page 37 Transparency: range from 0-100 which can ajust the transparency of the the filled image or color on the streaming display Text Text: Users can type in the text to show on the streaming display. Font Size: Adjust the font size of the text, range from 0-100 X: Adjust the text horizontal position Y:Adjust the text vertical position Choose Color: Choose color for the Text.

  • Page 38: Slave Unit

    Click the “Slave Unit”, pop-up window as follows: If X2 need to cascade with other devices, type in the number of devices and Set Numbers. IP of other devices will be shown. Users can close/open one by one or all.

  • Page 39: Access Control

    Access Control Click the “Access Control”, and enter the interface as follows: Role management and rights management are included in access control, specific as follows: Role Management Click the “Role Management”, and pop-up window as follows: Add: Input the user name and password, and select the user type as “Admin’ or “Users”, click “Add” after setting.
  • Page 40 Select the admin or users in user’s list, then click the rights in “Managements Detail”. Click “OK” after setting. User can operate the rights that selected. User Info: Display all the Admin or Users list, double click it will unfold or fold the list. Management Details: The admin can manage all the admin users and users user.

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