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USER MANUAL
Article No: RGB-RD-UM- X3p E000
Revision No: V1.0

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Article No: RGB-RD-UM- X3p E000 Revision No: V1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2 Install Your Product........................11 2.1 Plug in Signals..........................11 2.2 Plug in Main Power........................11 2.3 Turn on Your Product........................11 2.4 Connect X3p and Computer....................... 11 Chapter 3 Use Your Product........................13 3.1 Install XPOSE 2.0..........................13 3.2 XPOSE Controls X3p......................... 17 3.2.1 Login in XPOSE........................

  • Page 3: Declarations

    30 days after the transfer of risks. In the event of justified notice of compliant, RGBlink can repair the fault or provide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period. If this measure proves to be impossible or unsuccessful, the purchaser can demand a reduction in the purchase price or cancellation of the contract.

  • Page 4: Operators Safety Summary

    Installation Safety Summary Safety Precautions For all X3p processor installation procedures, please observe the following important safety and handling rules to avoid damage to yourself and the equipment. To protect users from electric shock, ensure that the chassis connects to earth via the ground wire provided in the AC power Cord.
  • Page 5 If there is damage, notify the shipping carrier immediately for all claims adjustments. Site Preparation The environment in which you install your X3p should be clean, properly lit, free from static, and have adequate power, ventilation, and space for all components.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Your Product

    Chapter 1 Your Product 1.1 In the Box Network HDMI to DVI USB Cable AC Power Cable Cable Cord Screw Driver SDI Cable USB Disk DVI Cable Antistatic Note: AC Power Cable supplied as standard according to destination market. Upgrade tool package and user manual are stored in the USB disk, please keep it. User Manual...

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    DVI, VGA, HDMI, CVBS, SDI and USB (for media files play) or video sources. Hundreds of additional video or graphic sources can be input to the X3p using the RGBlink AVDXP Matrix and Router. Multiple X3p can be cascaded to create very large display arrays.

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    1.2.1 Front Panel OLED Panel Show the input shot and output slot information, device status, COM. Version, IP address and serial address. POWER Power button, long push the button, the device can be boot up. Under normal running state, push the button once, the info shown on OLED can be refreshed once ;...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    1.2.2 Rear Panel Chassis Module Structure 2 output module slots Genlock interface 4 input module slots Communication ports 2 dedicated slots for PVW modules Power Switch Power modules Input Interface 4 input slots,supports input modules including DVI, VGA, HDMI, USB, CVBS, 4K@60HZ module and 12G-SDI.
  • Page 10 Genlock Interface Includes 1 Genlock input and1HDMI output. Genlock Inout Input signal from the controller or signal generator and other device. HDMI Input Connect to the display device, video processor or matrix. Communication Interface Serial USB In Serial RS232 In Power Connection Power Switch AC:100-240V Power: Max 65W Power Supply Interface:IEC-3...

  • Page 11: Dimension

    1.2.3 Dimension Following is the dimension of X3p for your reference: User Manual...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Install Your Product

    The system begins to work,and the OLED module shows the input slot and output slot information, device status, COM. Versions. IP address and serial number. 2.4 Connect X3p and Computer Use network cable to connect the X3p and computer as the following picture show: User Manual...
  • Page 13 Set the IP address of the computer and make sure the computer and the device are in same network range. IP address of the device is available on the OLED screen after it is powered on. For example if the IP of the device is 192.168.110.1, just make sure the IP of the computer is in 192.168.xxx.x, but not exact the same as the device.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Use Your Product

    Chapter 3 Use Your Product 3.1 Install XPOSE 2.0 Environment Requirements: Window Processor: 1 GHz or above 32 bit or 64 bit processor Memory: 4 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 1920x1080 pixel or above (it can not display normally if the resolution is lower than 1920x1080) Operating system: Windows 7 or above (full version, not Ghost version or compact version)
  • Page 15 Click “Browse...” to select the XPOSE software install location: Click “Install”: During installation, it will pop up the window of Install Shield Wizard for Virtual Com port: User Manual...
  • Page 16 If user install the XPOSE software for the first time, click “Next Then click “Install", as shown in the figure below: User Manual...
  • Page 17 Click “Finish” and complete the installation, as shown in the figure below: Click “Finish” and is ready to run the XPOSE : User Manual...

  • Page 18: Xpose Controls X3P

    3.2 XPOSE Controls X3p 3.2.1 Login in XPOSE Double click this icon ,and enter the log on interface as follow The initial language of XPOSE2.0 is self adjusted based on the operation system language of the computer. Click Register and fill in the blank with first name, last name, email, company and country and then click Register Now.
  • Page 19 After login, users can find the management including:Topology Diagram,Search,Display System, Layer Management, Preset Management, Keyboard Settings. The details of each hierarchy will be described hereafter. In the following text, we are going to show how to use XPOSE 2.0 to control X3p. User Manual...

  • Page 20: Topology Diagram

    XPOSE control. 1. Drag device, input source device and output device from the list on the left based on the field application. For example, drag X3p from Device, DV from Input and LCD from Output list as follows: 2.
  • Page 21 2.1. After X3p is dragged into the topology diagram interface, users can find how many X3 devices currently linked in the same network from the drop-down arrow after SN. After one of the device is chosen, the device on the topology diagram shows the SN and IP address of the chosen one.
  • Page 22 2.2 In and Out port will show according to the topology diagram. For example topology diagram as follow: The chosen port of board of In and Out indicated by red dot as below: 3. Users can check the state in Input and Output User Manual...
  • Page 23 4. If there are not enough devices in the device list on the left column, users can select and load more devices to the list from the Library. User Manual...

  • Page 24: Input And Output Settings

    First, choose the device from All Devices for example X3p SN:0000 Then click icon behind X3p in Chosen Device,IP and SN of this device is shown on the left top corner of the interface ,which indicates that the device is connected to the computer and it can be operated by XPOSE 2.0 from now on.
  • Page 25 Output Setting 1. Click any output port in blue area, the board where the port locates is selected. Users can do settings to the board now. A red rectangle flashes around the chosen port when it is clicked. 2.1 After 2K DVI or HDMI board is selected, users can do the following settings in the edit section after clicking icon 2.1.1 Resolution Setting Switch Mode: Slide to Manual or Auto, If Manual is selected, users can slide ON or OFF to Output...
  • Page 26 2.1.2 Test Pattern slide ON/OFF the Status. After slide ON the test pattern, users can choose Color Bar or Pure Color as test Pattern. Color Bar Pure Color 2.1.3 DE Setting Output Port：choose current port or Port All HDMI Output Type: DVI or HDMI Color Range: Image or Video Bits：8 bits for DV, 8bits/10bits/12bits for HDMI Brightness：0-128...
  • Page 27 Line Polarity：POS or Neg (Positive or Negative) 2.1.4 OSD Setting： Output port: the current port Status: ON or OFF X/Y:the starting horizontal and vertical position Width/Height:the horizontal and vertical size of the text Font：font of the text,all fonts installed in the computer is available Font Type：Normal,Italic,Bold,Bold Italic Font size：0-300 pixels Pixel alignment：Left, Right, Center to Horizontal,Vertical Center Right, Align Bottom Right, Align...
  • Page 28 2.2 When 4K (HDMI 2.0) Output board is selected. Resolution setting and Test Pattern are available. User Manual...
  • Page 29 Input Setting 1. Click any input port in purple area, the board where the port locates is selected. Users can do settings to the board now. A red rectangle flashes around the chosen port when it is clicked. 2.1 When DVI input module is chosen, Property, DSK Setting,EDID Setting,LOGO,Source Merge could be done.
  • Page 30 Contrast Red： Slide to adjust Green： Slide to adjust Blue： Slide to adjust 2.1.2 DSK Setting： Input Port:Current Port Preset： Customize,White on Black 1,White on Black 2,Black on White 1,Black on White 2,Green on Black 1,Green on Black 2,Green on White 1,Green on White 2,Red on Black 1,Red on Black 2,Red on White 1,Red on White 2 DSK Setting switch：On or Off Operation Mode：0 or 1,automatically show according to user’s Preset choice...
  • Page 31 2.1.3 EDID Setting Input Port: Current Port and type Customized EDID EDID Template : RGB-DVI and RGB-HDMI to choose White Height Frequency: automatically show current port. Read Control Export File: Export to local computer and store to XPOSE 2.0 File. Write Control Write HDMI Write DVI...
  • Page 32 2.1.4 Logo Input Port：Current Port Select Logo capture or Set Logo Logo Catpure Logo ID：select from Logo1-Logo10 Slide to enable Logo capture Set Logo Logo ID: select from Logo1-Logo 10 Slide to enable Show Logo User Manual...
  • Page 33 2.1.5 Source Merge Source merge is used to merge input sources on the same input module, and combine the inputs to display in the same layer, with different layout. User Manual...
  • Page 34 Input Port:Currently chosen port Resolution：resolution of current input source Channels:Choose one channel to be the “base” for the merged signal. Layers：up to 4 layers (choose layers first, layers depending on how many pictures needed to show on one display) Merge patterns (choose merge patterns after layer number decided) Click the layer to select it User Manual...
  • Page 35 then select from source 1 to 4 to change the content of this layer. Adjust the layer by Scale if needed. 2.2 When HDMI port is select, users can do setting of Property and EDID 2.3When SDI port is select, users can do setting of Property , DSK, LOGO and Source Merge. 2.4When USB port is selected, Property and USB setting could be done.
  • Page 36 2.5 Select H.264 input port. Property could be set： Input Port：Current port and type Scale：set position（X,Y）,and size（Width,Height） Crop：set starting position（X,Y）,and size（Width,Height） 2.6 Select any port on 4K@60 board. There comes Property,4K Setting ,EDID Setting 2.6.1 Property User Manual...
  • Page 37 2.6.2 EDID Setting Input Port Current Port and Type Customized EDID Width, Height, Frequency:current 2.6.3 4K Setting Input Module: current module position Operation mode: 4K x 2K, 4K x 1K, 2K x 1K, PIP 4K x 2K Input type 1: select from DVI, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0 and DP User Manual...
  • Page 38 4K x 1K Input type 1 & Input type 2: select from DVI, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0 and DP 2K x 1K Input type 1&Input type 2: select from DVI, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0 and DP Select Main and Subsidiary picture from DVI, HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0 and DP User Manual...
  • Page 39 Device Overview Click Return , there are overview, IP setting,Factory Setting,Power ON,Fan Control Overview show Device Info, board info in each slot. IP：select Auto IP addres or manually type in the IP address, MASK and Gateway Factory setting：Remove Logo and/or Remove EDID Power on：0-255S User Manual...
  • Page 40 Fan Control：Auto adjustment,Fan speed 0-99 User Manual...

  • Page 41: Display System

    3.2.4 Display System Display System is for users to set layout of outputs. Click this icon first and then click enter the interface as follow: Template： There are 16 types of basic “Display Area” which is used to contain output interface,and could be regarded as layout of output.
  • Page 42 Mode： At present, there are Presentation Mode, PST+PGM Mode,Matrix|Aux,Rotation Mode and Edge Blending . Rotation and Edge blending is valid only when ARO rotation module is installed to the device. XPOSE 2.0 allows multiple modes running on one same interface, to differentiate each mode, different color is given to each mode.
  • Page 43 Created: Click Customize below template, user can type in the H total (width), V Total (height) ,Row and Column, according to actual display in field.It will automatically calculate the width and height of each monitor based on the parameter above, eg. Create a container 5700x2100.
  • Page 44 Monitor Show all the output ports (monitors) of this device. If the monitor is in dark (black), it indicates that this monitor is used, otherwise it is in grey. Parameters It is designed to adjust the size and position of monitor. Under the mode of Presentation, PST|PGM, Matrix|Aux, Parameter works the same as the bar under interface.
  • Page 45 Note: Edge Blending Mode and Rotation Mode only work under the circumstance that ARO Rotation module is installed to X3p device. Parameter here is to set the RGB value of each output port of Rotation board but bar is still the bar is still for single monitor.

  • Page 46: Layer Management

    3.2.5 Layer Management Layer Management is designed to manage the layer of each monitor. Click this icon to enter the interface: Display Area Here is to show all the Display Area set in previous step System Management. Click cancel or use the corresponding Display Area. Signal To show the signal list of 16 inputs.
  • Page 47 This is standard 8 monitor layout, each monitor allows 2 layers. When neighboring monitor is canceled, the remaining monitor allows 4 layers each. Layer Adjustment Under the Presentation Mode, there are two ways to adjust layer. 1. Use the bar under the interface Choose one layer and the bar shows its signal source, type in position and size.
  • Page 48 Layer Movement Place the cursor on the layer, it turns to a palm icon , press the left of mouse, the icon turns to a fist , moving the mouse can drag the layer. Layer Remove Click the cross on the top right of the layer to remove the layer if needed. Layer Max Click this icon , to cover up all monitors in the same Display Area with the one signal, as the...
  • Page 49 Layer Lock Click the lock icon on the right middle of the later boarder. When the layer is locked, any movement or removal to the layer is invalid H.264 Slide H.264 to ON Module Index: H.264 Image Quality: to choose from 1:1,1:2,1:3,1:4,1:5,1:6, the higher the ratio is the better the preview image is but if band width of network is not good enouh, high ratio image quality may cause problem.
  • Page 50 Save to Bank Automatically When one Bank (where the set is contained) is finished, click next Bank, previous set is saved to bank. User Manual...

  • Page 51: Preset Management

    3.2.6 Preset Management Preset Management is designed to switch bank (scene setting done in last step). Preset Management Mode：1 Manual Mode, 2 Schedule Mode Manual Mode Fade Time 0.0-10.0S Black out: slide to ON or OFF The tick on the bank indicates that the bank is selected. CUT|TAKE Cut:Switch scene (Bank) from PST (Preset) to PGM (Program) directly without any Fade time.
  • Page 52 Step1: click Bank 2 and open Display Area Step 2: click the icon behind to cancel the display area of 2 and 3 and click confirm, Step 3:TAKE or Cut Keep|Swap Under the Keep status, users need to select a bank and use Cut or Take to switch image from PST to PGM.
  • Page 53 becomes red. The bank is loaded from page to PST. Script Save and Load Save Script Click ,fill in the blank with the name of setting and Save Load and Delete Script After the script is saved, the bank name will appear in the load list. Select the file and click Load Select the file and click Delete, the chose file can be deleted from list.
  • Page 54 Preset Name Select a bank and click Preset Name , fill in the blank after New Preset Name to rename a Preset (Bank) Click the color block after Color Selection and choose a new color for the boarder of chosen bank. For exmaple change Bank1to RBGLINK, with green boader User Manual...
  • Page 55 Schedule Mode This mode is designed to set auto bank (scene/preset) switch. Loop Click under , select a bank and set Start Time and End Time. Click OK , the bank will be added to the loop list on the left. Enable Loop to On Long pressing to remove the bank from loop list when loop is OFF...

  • Page 56: Keyboard Setting

    3.2.7 Keyboard Setting Keyboard setting is designed to fit for different operation systems such as Windows and Mac. Users can set short cut keys for Input, Output, Layer and Preset. Drag Input, Output, Layer and Preset from the list to the keys you desired as follow: Input, Output, Layer and Preset.
  • Page 57 User Manual...

  • Page 58: System Setting

    3.2.8 System Setting Click this icon and enter the interface System Info,Software Version and Language options with English and Russia to choose. Communication Setting,this is to decide how XPOSE to communicate with the device By serial port,ethernet connection,or both are choosen Find Device：choose the devices that users need to be connected Authorization setting：type in the password and to set up subordinate user’s authorization.
  • Page 59 XPOSE do operation on one device, same operation synchronized to other devices. For example, there are two devices linked to the same network, one with IP IP192.168.0.112 SN 0027, the other 192.168.0.129 SN 3344 as followed: If users need to back up operation from current running device 3344 to 0027, slave unit shall be used.

  • Page 60: Chapter 4 Order Codes

    Chapter 4 Order Codes 4.1 Product 310-1003-11-0 X3p (Standard with PVW) 4.2 Options 4.2.1 Input Options 190-0003-01-0 Quad DVI Input Module 190-0003-02-0 Quad 2K HDMI Input Module 190-0003-03-0 Quad VGA Input Module 190-0003-04-0 Quad 3G SDI Input/Loop Module 190-0003-06-0 Quad CVBS Input/Backup Module...

  • Page 61: Chapter 5 Support

    Chapter 5 Support 5.1 Contact Us User Manual...

  • Page 62: Chapter 6 Appendix

    Chapter 6 Appendix 6.1 Specification CVBS Input Module Interface Appearance Board Size 216*200*20（mm） Number of 8 (4 Inputs and 4 backup) Connectors Connector Standard BNC Socket Supported Standards PAL I NTSC I SECAM Signal Level 1Vpp±3db (0.7V Video+0.3v Sync ) 75 ohm Supported 480i I 576i Resolution...
  • Page 63 Signal Level TMDS pwl, single pixel input,165MHz bandwidth Format Standard Single Link DVI USB Input Module Interface Appearance Board Size 216(L)×20(W)（mm） Number of Connectors Connector Standard USB port Supported Standard Support general Image and video formats HDMI Input Module Interface Appearance Board Size 216(L)×20(W)（mm）...
  • Page 64 Connectors Connector Supported SMPTE 480i | 576i | 720p@50/60 | 1080i@59.94/60 | Resolution 1080p@23.98/24/25/29.97/30/59/59.94/60 | 1080psf@23.98/24/25/29.97/30 Supported Standard SMPTE 425M (Level A & B) | SMPTE 424M | SMPTE 292M | SMPTE 259M-C | DVB-ASI 12G-SDI Input Module Interface Appearance Board Size 216(L)×20(W)（mm）...
  • Page 65 Supported 176x144@60 | 240x180@60 | 320x180@60 | 320x240@60 | 320x256@60 | Resolution 352x228@60 | 352x480@60 | 400x224@60 | 400X3p20@60 | 480x270@60 | 480x272@60 | 480X3p20@60 | 480X3p60@60 | 480X3p84@60 | 480x480@60 | 544x480@60 | 608x448@60 | 640X3p60@60 | 640x480@60 | 704x576@60 | 720x404@60 | 720x480@60 | 720x540@60 | 720x576@60 | 850x480@60 |1024x576@60 | 1280x720@60 | 1680x1056@60 | 1920x1080@60...
  • Page 66 SDI Output Module Interface Appearance Board Size 216(L)×20(W)（mm） Number of Connectors Connector BNC interface Signal level 800mV±10% Supported Standard SMPTE 425M - 3G Level A Format Supported SMPTE 480i | 576i | 720p/50/59.94/60 | 1080i/50/59.94/60 Resolution |1080p/50/59.94/60 Equalization Belden 1694A 100m HD 1.485G, 300m SD 270Mbps 2K HDMI Output Module Interface Appearance Board Size...
  • Page 67 HDMI 2.0 Output Module Interface Appearance Number of 2xHDMI-A Connectors Supported SMPTE 720p@60|1080p@60|2160p@60 Resolutions VESA 1280x720@60 | 1360x768@60 | 1366x768@60 |1600x900@60 | 1920x1080@60 | 2540x1440@60 | 3480x2048@60 |3840x2160@60 Supported Standard HDMI 2.0 PVW Module (Standard with 2 ) Interface Appearance Number 2 x DVI-I | 1 x RJ45 Connectors...
  • Page 68 Switch Support any two inputs fade in fade out Extras Power Supply 100-240V IEC-3 Working 0°C~45°C Environment Stored Environment 10% to 90% Product Warranty 3 years parts and labor warranty User Manual...

  • Page 69: Install Options

    6.2 Install Options X series (X2/X3/X3p/X7) supports replaceable input and output optional modules, user can install or replace the optional module according to actual need. Take X3 for example, the specific installation steps are as follows: Install the Optional Module 1.
  • Page 70 Micro SD card DVI input module: For the joined PCB input module with CVBS, HDMI, VGA, USB or SDI interface, fix the input module on the plate with 2 M3*4 flat screws and 2 M3*4 round head screws. HDMI input module: User Manual...
  • Page 71 VGA input module: CVBS input module: USB input module: 3. Fix the input module block with fixed screws, as shown in figure: User Manual...
  • Page 72 4. Push the input modules into the device along the slide rail, and screw the captive screws, as shown in figure: Note: The install steps of output module installation and input/output module replacement are the same as above. User Manual...

  • Page 73: Clean Cooling Fan

    6.3 Clean Cooling Fan High temperature generated by device running can affect the device working. Too much dust on the cooling fan can reduce cooling and cause malfunction to the device, therefore we suggest cleaning the cooling fan modules regularly, at least once a half year. Step 1: Loosen the screw (the red arrow pointed in the Step: Clean dust on the front and back of the fan module picture)and pull out the fan module...

  • Page 74: Terms & Definitions

    6.4 Terms & Definitions The following terms and definitions are used throughout this guide.  “ASCII”: American Standard for Information Interchange. The standard code consisting of 7-bit coded characters (8 bits including parity check) used to exchange information between data processing systems, data communication systems, and associated equipment.
  • Page 75  “Color temperature”: The color quality, expressed in degrees Kelvin(K), of a light source. The higher the color temperature, the bluer the light. The lower the temperature, the redder the light. Benchmark color temperature for the A/V industry include 5000°K, 6500°K, and 9000°K. ...
  • Page 76 degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality. Produces blocking artifacts.  “MPEG”: Motion Picture Expect Group. A standard committee under the auspices of the International Standards Organization working on algorithm standards that allow digital compression, storage and transmission of moving image information such as motion video, CD-quality audio, and control data at CD-ROM bandwidth.
  • Page 77 a given color in any image is free from white. The less white in a color, the truer the color or the greater its saturation. On a display device, the color control adjusts the saturation. Not to be confused with the brightness, saturation is the amount of pigment in a color, and not the intensity.
  • Page 78  “VGA”: Video Graphics Array. Introduced by IBM in 1987, VGA is an analog signal with TTL level separate horizontal and vertical sync. The video outputs to a 15-pin HD connector and has a horizontal scan frequency of 31.5 kHz and vertical frequency of 70 Hz (Mode 1, 2) and 60 Hz (Mode 3).

  • Page 79: Revision History

    6.5 Revision History The table below lists the changes to the Video Processor User Manual. Format Time ECO# Description Principal V1.0 2019-08-08 0000# Release Fanny User Manual...

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