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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS..............I. SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION .............1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION..............2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..............2. HOW TO USE THIS USER MANUAL............3. SETUP: QUICK REFERENCE..............3. SAFETY WARNING.................4. FEATURES.....................5. SPECIFICATIONS..................5. SECTION 2 LED MATRIX (hardware)..........6. LIMITATIONS ..................7. LED MATRIX PANEL INSTALLATION............7. RECEIVER to PANEL connections............8. SYSTEM SETUP DIAGRAMX..............9. - Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS..............II. DISPLAY TEXT..................30. DISPLAYING TEXT IN TEXT WINDOW..............30. SINGLE LINE TEXT WINDOW.................31. DISPLAYING TEXT IN FILE WINDOW..............32. DISPLAYING TEXT IN STATIC TEXT WINDOW ............33. DISPLAYING PICTURE FILES..............34. DISPLAYING ANIMATIONS..............35. DISPLAYING A TABLE................36. ADD TABLE......................37. TABLE PROPERTIES....................37. ADD TABLE......................37. DELETE TABLE......................38.
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Page 4: Section 1 Introduction
INTRODUCTION PRODUCT INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HOW TO USE THIS USER MANUAL SETUP: QUICK REFERENCE SAFETY WARNING FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS 2006.6.28 INTRODUCTION... -
Page 5: Product Introduction
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION The LED FLOOR TILE is a system that is suitable for a wide range of indoor applications such as architectural lighting, stage lighting and floor effect applications. The system is controlled using the simple and quick to learn LEDstudio software allowing the user to display many different formats of pictures, videos, text and graphics. -
Page 6: How To Use This User Manual
HOW TO USE THIS USER MANUAL Carefully read the introduction, paying special attention to the SAFETY WARNING. Read Section 2 describing how to design a system and how the hardware should be installed. Follow the instructions in Section 3 explaining settings for INTERFACE CARDS. Section 4 describes how to install and operate the LEDstudio software PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING INSTALLATION AND OPERATION... -
Page 7: Safety Warning
SAFETY WARNING IMPORTANT ALWAYS READ THE USER MANUAL BEFORE OPERATION. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THE POWER SUPPLY STATED ON THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY UNITS IS THE SAME AS THE SUPPLIED MAINS POWER IN YOUR AREA. This product must be installed by a qualified professional. Always operate the equipment as described in the user manual. -
Page 8: Features
FEATURES LEDstudio Intelligent Tracker - Use the mouse to select and lock area of LED MATRIX. User Friendly - Software allows the user to operate all functions from the operating windows of the LEDstudio software. The software allows the user to display a wide range of Multimedia - different picture, animation, video, text and other graphic formats (including BMP JPG GIF PCX / MPG... -
Page 9: Section 2 Led Matrix (Hardware)
LED MATRIX (HARDWARE) LIMITATIONS LED MATRIX PANEL INSTALLATION RECEIVER to PANEL connections SYSTEM SETUP DIAGRAM SETUP CHECKING 2006.6.28 2 LED MATRIX (hardware) -
Page 10: Limitations
LIMITATIONS VERTICAL: 1 panel = 8 rows of LED clusters = 8 vertical pixels Min. Max. (1 RECEIVER) 16 panels= 128 rows of LED clusters = 128 vertical pixels HORIZONTAL : 1 panel = 8 columns of LED clusters = 8 horizontal pixels Min. -
Page 11: Receiver To Panel Connections
RECEIVER to PANEL connections Each RECEIVER has 16 output ports (J1-J16) with one output port controlling 1 row of ANIMATE TILE units. The number of output ports used is determined by the length (L) of the ANIMATE TILELED MATRIX screen (see section 3.4 for further details on connection of RECEIVER output ports). -
Page 12: System Setup Diagramx
SYSTEM SETUP DIAGRAM DISPLAY CARD 1~128 ROW OUT 2 RJ-45 RJ-45 OUT 1 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 TRANSMITTER CARD DATA IN 129~256 ROW POWER CABLE POWER CABLE POWER IN POWER CABLE ~100-240V...50/60Hz IDE-20P SIGNAL CABLE IDE-20P SIGNAL CABLE IDE-20P SIGNAL CABLE 42310 42310... -
Page 13: Setup Checking
SETUP CHECKING Check that connection from the LED CLUSTERS to the DRIVERS are correct Check that the POWER SUPPLY units are correctly connected and that the power load has not been exceeded(220V-upto 16 panels in series / 120V-upto 8 panels in series) Confirm that that POWER SUPPLY units stated voltage is the same as your local area Check that all connecting wires with the PC are correct and secure Connect the power and confirm that the LED on each DRIVER is red. -
Page 14: Section 3 System Card Settings
SYSTEM CARD SETTINGS TRANSMITTER CARD SYSTEM CARDS INSTALLATION RECEIVER OUTPUT CONNECTIONS RECEIVER SETTINGS 3.4-1 JP1 SWITCH SETTINGS 3.4-2 JP2 SWITCH SETTINGS 3.4-3 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS ATI DISPLAY CARD SETTINGS SYSTEM CHECKING MAKING ADDITIONAL NET CABLE 2006.6.28 3 SYSTEM CARD SETTINGS... -
Page 15: Transmitter Card
TRANSMITTER CARD The TRANSMITTER CARD is installed in the PC and acts as an interface between the PC hardware & software and the LED MATRIX screen hardware. DVI PORT DATA OUT2 DATA OUT1 Fig.3.1-1 TRANSMITTER CARD The PIN definitions of the DVI Port must correspond to the PIN definitions of the Display Card. -
Page 16: System Cards Installation
SYSTEM CARDS INSTALLATION Insert the Transmitter Card in the relevant available PCI slot in the PC. Connect the TRANSMITTER CARD and the DISPLAY CARD together using the DVI cable provided. Connect the serial port (OUT 1) to the RECEIVER card using the net cable. Connect the TRANSMITTER AUX Port and the PC COM Port using the cable provided. -
Page 17: Receiver Output Connections
RECEIVER OUTPUT CONNECTIONS When installing the RECEIVER it is necessary to calculate the number of RECEIVER output ports required. This is calculated on the vertical height of the LED MATRIX screen in number of rows (H). Figure 3.4-1 shows the RECEIVER output ports J1-J16 Figure 3.3-1 RECEIVER output ports In order to calculate the number of RECEIVER output ports required, please refer to the table below (Fig.3.4-2). -
Page 18: Receiver Settings
RECEIVER SETTINGS When installing the RECEIVER it is necessary to calculate the position settings for the RECEIVER JP1 switches. This is calculated on the length of the ANIMATE TILE screen in number of columns (L). The diagram below shows the RECEIVER default switch settings where a black square represents the position of the switch (i.e. - Page 19 Example: An LED FLOOR TILE of width 22M would consist of 22 x 8 columns = columns. The start value of JP1 is 32, so therefore 176=32+144, referring to the table 3.5-2, RECEIVER switches 5(W128), 3(W32) and 11(-W32) must be in the ON position. Please refer to figure 3.5-2 for all columns and switch settings..
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Page 20: Ati Display Card Settings
ATI DISPLAY CARD SETTINGS Right click the mouse on the open space of the desktop. The following menu will appear. C l i c k < T h e a t e r m o d e o p t i o n s > Click <Properties>... -
Page 21: System Checking
SYSTEM CHECKING STEP 1: Check that the green LED on the TRANSMITTER card is flashing. If the green LED is flashing, please move to step 3. If the green LED is not flashing, please restart your computer and check the status of the green LED during the start up of your PC. -
Page 22: Making Additional Net Cable
MAKING ADDITIONAL NET CABLE NOTE: Standard NET CABLE cannot be used to replace the NET CABLE required to transmit the information for the LED MATRIX system. Please follow the following instructions in order to create extra NET CABLE. Bear back the outer casing of the wire by around 30mm The wires should now be colored as follows: white &... -
Page 23: Section 4 Ledstudio (Software)
LEDstudio (SOFTWARE) INSTALLATION UNINSTALL GETTING STARTED MAIN OPERATION CONTROL PANEL & DISPLAY SCREEN 4.4-1 DISPLAY WINDOW 4.4-2 CONTROL PANEL FILE MENU CONTROL MENU TOOL MENU OPTION MENU TEST MENU 4.10 HELP MENU 4.11 CREATE A NEW PROGRAM 4.12 DISPLAY TEXT 4.12-1 DISPLAYING TEXT IN TEXT WINDOW 4.12-2 SINGLE LINE TEXT WINDOW 4.12-3 DISPLAYING TEXT IN FILE WINDOW... -
Page 24: Section 4 Ledstudio (Software)
4.19 DISPLAYING EXTERNAL EXE FILES 4.20 DISPLAYING TIMER 4.21 DISPLAYING VCD/DVD 4.21-1 PLAYING VCV/DVD DIRECTLY FROM THE CONTROL PANEL 4.21-2 DISPLAYING VCD/DVD IN VCD/DVD WINDOW 4.22 DISPLAYING VIDEO 4.23 DISPLAYING POWERPOINT 4.24 SCHEDULED COMMAND 4.24-1 EDIT SCHEDULED COMMANDS 4.24-2 DELETE SCHEDULED COMMANDS 4.24-3 START UP SCHEDULE 4.24-4 EXIT 4.25 DESKTOPDISPLAY... -
Page 25: Installation
INSTALLATION LEDstudio is compatible with most modern PCs. Please see the requirements below before installing the software into your PC. Operating System Windows XP/XP2 Hardware CPU: >200MHz Internal Memory: 32M Display: Standard VGA 256 Display(or better) Display Card: ATI display card (note that the NVIDIA display card is not compatible) Insert the CD-ROM Select the required version of the software for installation LEDStudioD.exe (demo version) or LEDStudio.exe Standard Version... -
Page 26: Uninstall
UNINSTALL The LEDstudio software also includes a complete program removal function. This allows the user to easily delete all LEDSTUDIO files, shortcuts & programs. The user may delete all the relevant files by selecting <ADD/DELETE> from the <CONTROL PANEL>Select <Automatic> in order to remove all relevant files. Figure 4.2 Uninstall LEDstudio GETTING STARTED Hardware Setup after installing the software please check that your Hardware is setup with... -
Page 27: Main Operation Control Panel & Display Screen
Check that the default settings for all three windows are as below. Please note that it is important that the system is set as 8 rows/zone in <System Setup>. Once the LEDMATRIX hardware and interface cards are set up as described in sections 2 & 3. -
Page 28: Display Window
4.4-1 DISPLAY WINDOW Display window shows the images that will be displayed on the LED MATRIX screen. The user can view all images whether it be text, pattern, photo, animations..etc. The images displayed in the Display window will be in-step with the images displayed on the LED MATRIX screen. -
Page 29: Control Menu
CONTROL MENU Play: Pause: Display current Pause the LEDstudio file LEDstudio file currently being displayed. Stop: Stop the LEDstudio file currently being displayed. Stop PowerPoint File: Play PowerPoint File: Stop PowerPoint Display PowerPoint file. File currently being displayed. Play VCD/DVD: Send File: Display VCD/DVD Send the current file... -
Page 30: Option Menu
OPTION MENU Screen Brightness/Contrast/Color: Restore to Default: set the brightness, contrast & color reset to factory settings (see figure 4.8-2) Screen Area: Move the Display Window to a new location. Please note that when displaying the Figure 4.8-2 LED Screen Brightness/Contrast/Color Play Background: Select to show the <Display Window>... -
Page 31: Test Menu
TEST MENU Grey Test: Perform screen grey scale test Grid Test: Perform screen accuracy test on display. Dot Test: Perform screen high frequency test Color Bar Test: Perform screen color-layer test Check Position: Check coor Check Color: dinates of screen Check value of screen position color... -
Page 32: Create A New Program
4.11 CREATE A NEW PROGRAM Select <New> from the <File> menu to create a new file or simply click the new file icon < > The <Screen 1> window will appear (Figure 4.11-1) ---to add step ---to create new Window ---to delete a Step/Window ---to reposition Step/Window files ---to reposition Step/Window files... -
Page 33: Display Text
4.12 DISPLAY TEXT Text can be displayed in four different display window formats: <Text window>, <Single Line Text Window>, <Static Text Window> & <File Window> 4.12-1 DISPLAYING TEXT IN TEXT WINDOW This function is most suitable for simple text such as short welcome notes, notices, names...etc. -
Page 34: Single Line Text Window
Text may be directly input or copied into the <Text Edit> window. In this window all text formatting operations may be performed such as change font, color, background, paragraph format, reveal speed, reveal action, pause time...etc. Close the Text Edit window in order to return to the Text Window. All text and formatting operations will be stored and a Text file will be created. -
Page 35: Displaying Text In File Window
The following window will appear Figure 4.12-6 Single Text Wi n dow settings Directly input text into the text box and perform the required format and effect operations. (Note that for scrolling, please select left/right in the action box) 4.12-3 DISPLAYING TEXT IN FILE WINDOW Click the Create New Window button <... -
Page 36: Displaying Text In Static Text Window
Click the Add File icon < > Figure 4.12-9 Select file to be opened and then perform the required format and effect operations. 4.12-4 DISPLAYING TEXT IN STATIC TEXT WINDOW Click the Create New Window button < > and select <Static Text Window>... -
Page 37: Displaying Picture Files
4.13 DISPLAYING PICTURE FILES Click the Create New Window button < > and select File Window . Figure 4.13-1 New Window Figure 4.13-2 File Window settings Width: Set the width of frame Name: Frame: Name of current Set the width and color of display window Start X: the border frame... -
Page 38: Displaying Animations
To insert Background click the browse icon . Select the Picture File to import as the background and click open. To insert Music click the sound icon . Select the Sound File to insert and click open. To insert Text click the Text box button. The following window will appear. Figure 4.13-5 Picture/Text Click the <Add>... -
Page 39: Displaying A Table
Click the Add File icon < > Select file to be opened. After the Flash File is selected, effects operations can be performed using the tools shown in figure (4.14-3) Figure 4.14-3 Animation file actions window 4.15 DISPLAYING A TABLE There are two methods of displaying a table in the LEDstudio software. -
Page 40: Add Table
4.15-1 ADD TABLE Click the Add Table icon < > - --to set Table properties - --to add row/column --- to delete row/column Figure 4.15-3 Edit T able --- to join/split selected rows & columns 4.15-2 TABLE PROPERTIES Click the < > button in order to set the Table properties. The user may perform the required actions by setting the values in the diagram below. -
Page 41: Delete Table
4.15-4 DELETE TABLE Click the < > button to delete the last row/column. Figure 4.15-6 Delete T able 4.15-5 JOIN/SPLIT Click the < > button in order to join/split the currently selected rows & columns. Figure 4.14-7 shows the selected area being joined to make one box. Figure 4.15-7 Join T able Figure 4.154-8 shows the selected box being split back into its original rows and columns. -
Page 42: Displaying A Web
4.16 DISPLAYING A WEB PAGE URL Click the Create New Window button < > and select File Window . The following window will appear. Figure 4.16-1 New Window Figure 4.16-2 File Window settings Width: Set the width of frame Name: Frame: Name of current Set the width and color of... -
Page 43: Database Window
Input the desired Web Homepage and click Ok. (Example: www.163.com) The screen will now return to the File Window. Here the settings can be adjusted to the file window and different effects actions may be performed. Figure 4.16-4 Homepage window settings 4.17 DATABASE WINDOW Click the Create New Window button <... -
Page 44: Displaying Date/Time
Select Database by clicking the Select Database icon < >. The following window will appear. Figure 4.17-3 Select Database Figure 4.17-4 Open Access File Select the required database files and perform the desired format and action operations. 4.18 DISPLAYING DATE/TIME Click the Create New Window button <... -
Page 45: Analog Clock
4.18-1 ANALOG CLOCK Selecting this style of clock will bring up the following screen. Here the user may adjust the settings as in the diagram below in order to perform the desired actions. Figure 4.18-3 Analog clock settings 4.18-2 DIGITAL CLOCK Selecting the digital clock will bring up the following screen. -
Page 46: Displaying External Exe Files
4.19 DISPLAYING EXTERNAL EXE FILES Click the Create New Window button < > in Screen 1 and select <External Exe Window>. The following window will appear. Figure 4.19-1 Figure 4.17-2 File Window settings Figure 4.19-2 Width: Set the width of frame Name: Frame: Name of current... -
Page 47: Displaying Timer
4.20 DISPLAYING TIMER The Timer Window allows the user to display a timer counting to or from a certain time and date. Click the Create New Window button < > in Screen 1 and select <Timer Window>. The following window will appear. Figure 4.20-1 New Window Figure 4.20-2 Timer window settings Width:... -
Page 48: Displaying Vcd/Dvd
4.21 DISPLAYING VCD/DVD VCV/DVD can be played directly from the Control Panel or from the VCV/DVD window. 4.21-1 PLAYING VCD/DVD DIRECTLY FROM THE CONTROL PANEL Insert a VCD/DVD in the VCD/DVD reader drive. Select the file by clicking on <Play VCD/DVD> from the Control Menu. Figure 4.21-1 Play VCD/DVD 4.21-2 DISPLAYING VCD/DVD IN VCD/DVD WINDOW C l i c k t h e C r e a t e N e w W i n d o w b u t t o n <... -
Page 49: Displaying Video
4.22 DISPLAYING VIDEO NOTE: A TV/VIDEO card must be installed in the computer in order to display this format of file. Click the Create New Window button < > and select <Video Window>. S e e f i g u r e 4.21-1 The following window will appear. -
Page 50: Displaying Powerpoint
4.23 DISPLAYING POWERPOINT Select <Play PowerPoint File> from the Control Menu. See figure 4.23-1 Figure 4.23-1 Play PowerPoint File Select the desired PowerPoint file by browsing in the <Open> menu. Click <Open> will import the PowerPoint file to the LED MATRIX screen. (Note: If the user wishes to control the order of programs, the user should use the Schedule Command Table see section 4.24) In order to stop the PowerPoint file, click on the control menu and then select <Stop... -
Page 51: Edit Scheduled Commands
Open the <Scheduled Command> by clicking the <ADD> button (See above figure 4.24-2) The following table will appear. Program File: Command Properties: Select Program to be Select command (Note: default displayed (only includes: command is Turn on LED screen power Program Files, External .exe Files &... -
Page 52: Start Up Schedule
4.24-3 START UP SCHEDULE Click the <Start up schedule> button in order to put the Scheduled Command Table into operation. Figure 4.24-5 Start up schedule 4.24-4 EXIT Click <Exit> in order to store settings and return to control panel. 4.25 DESKTOPDISPLAY NOTE: This mode can only berealized using Windows98/XPoperating systems.) In the open area of the desktop click the right mouse button.The following... -
Page 53: Cancel Desktop Display
4.25-1 CANCEL DESKTOP DISPLAY Click the <Properties> button. Click the <Settings> button to bring up the following screen. Figure 4.25-2 Display Properties Select <Monitor 2> by clicking on the Monitor 2 icon <> Deselect the <Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor> Click <Apply>... -
Page 54: Trouble Shooting
4.26 TROUBLE SHOOTING 4.26-1 DURING STARTUP MCI SYSTEM ERROR Microsoft Media Player has not been installed. Please install from the CD-ROM the file Mpsetup2K.exe (using WIN2k/XP/me) or Mpsetup98.exe (using win98) 4.26-2 DURING STARTUP LED SCREEN NOT FOUND OR COMMUNICATION ERROR? There is a connection problem between the PC and the LED MATRIX screen. -
Page 55: Section 5 Maintenance And Warranty
MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING WARRANTY 2006.6.28 MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY... -
Page 56: Maintenance And Cleaning
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING The equipment must be kept clean at all times. Dust, dirt and smoke residues must not be allowed to buildup on or within the equipment. Regular cleaning will guarantee that the light output of the equipment is not diminished. Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol to clean the equipment.