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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn Muliti-media server User manual Service hotlane:400-159-0808 official website:www.kystar.com.cn Follow WeChat Official Account Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD...
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn Statement Thank you for using our products. The copyright of this manual belongs to the company. Without the written permission of the company, it is strictly prohibited to copy, transfer, distribute and store any content of this document in any form. The company reserves the right to modify and improve any product functions described in this document without prior notice.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn Safety instructions power supply normal power supply this equipment 100~220V AC, please make sure to use this product within this voltage range. high voltage This device contains high voltage components. Non-professionals do not disassemble This equipment is not equipped with maintenance...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn I. Foreword With the rapid development of the LED industry, LED display screens are used in various places. The dot pitch of LEDs is getting smaller and smaller, the size is getting bigger, the display effect is getting better, and the display requirements are becoming more and more complicated.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn support, but for multi-screen unified Play control management is rare, and there is an urgent need on the market for a combination of control and playback software and hardware.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn II. Product Brief Kommander-Z4 is an LED multimedia server developed and produced by Kastar Technology, an integrated broadcast control server specifically designed for multimedia fields such as engineering projects and rental performances. The product has powerful functions, flexible and convenient operation, and extremely high stability and cost performance.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn Support multiple file list playback, single file loop playback and other playback methods Support multiple play modes to realize loop play between plans Support seamless switching of scene/picture fade-in and fade-out, no black screen, flower screen, flash screen and other bad phenomena ...
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn output port Types of specification VGA Maximum support ·1920×1080@60Hz HDMI HDMI 2.0Maximum support 3840×2160@60Hz Audio 3×3.5mm interface Control port Types of specification RJ-45 1000M USB3.0×4 USB2.0×2 serial RS232...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn III.Kommander Z4 Interface introduction Kommander Z4 The software interface is as follows: The Kommander software interface can be divided into five functional areas, namely: ① menu bar, ② media resource library, ③ broadcast control area, ④...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 3.1.2 Canvas menu The canvas menu is mainly used to set parameters such as the size ratio and position of the canvas 3.1.3 Resource menu The resource menu is mainly used to add various materials to the...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 3.1.4 setting menu The software is mainly set in the setting menu (1) System settings: Set the basic properties of the software operation to facilitate the smooth operation of the software; (2) Device linkage: it can be linked with Kaisida processor to control the hardware device and software together;...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn About us: product basic information description, providing remote update entrance Problem feedback: Provide a description of the problem feedback channel. 3.2、Media library Manage and organize media resources, including material files, gadgets, playlists, and special effect resources provided by the system.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 3.2.2 small tools Provide subtitles, digital clocks, analog clocks, tables, countdown, countdown, weather, lottery widgets. Support users to create media materials through these gadgets. The specific attributes are introduced in "Chapter 5 Material Support". 3.2.3 playlist Support for creating, editing, and deleting playlists.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn material to the broadcast control area and adjust the size and position. After clicking to play, you can monitor the large screen display content in the output area in real time, and you can switch the material or plan at any time.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 3.3.2 Canvas editing Support drag and drop material or call plan to canvas. The media that has been loaded into the canvas supports drag and drop to change the position, zoom size, and adjust the rotation angle.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn playback status. 3.3.5 Material settings on canvas (1) Return to the origin of the canvas: the origin of the canvas refers to the (0, 0) coordinate point. When the user moves to another location and is unsure of the origin, he can click “Return to Canvas Origin”...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 3.4、Parameter setting bar Used to view and set the basic parameters of the corresponding material. 3.4.1 Level adjustment Provide adjustment buttons for top, bottom, previous layer and next layer to adjust the level of the material on the canvas.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn When calling the plan containing the material, it will first determine whether the current output contains, if it contains, it will maintain the current progress playback; if it does not contain (or has ended), it will play again.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn If the user finds that the screen is grayed out and the item is not enabled, the modification is enabled. If the user finds that the screen is black and the item is enabled, modify it to not be enabled.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn From here, you can set the material to fast forward, rewind, pause, and play. Support collective seek operation of the same group of materials. Collective Seek: After enabling this function, drag a video progress, the program...
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 1. Save the plan After editing the materials on the canvas, click the "Save Plan" in the plan area or right-click on the canvas "Save as Plan" to call the plan to save. 2. Rename the plan The name of the right mouse button can be customized and changed according to the needs.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn IV.Quick guide 4.1、Switch computer display mode At the same time click the "Windows" + "P" button, the following window appears, select the expansion mode; 4.2、Run the software Double-click the software icon ,Run Kommander T1 player software;...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 4.4、Add material After creating a new playback solution, enter the main interface of the system, click the + sign in the material resource area to add the playback material, and select the corresponding addition option according to the type of material to be added.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 4.5.1 Add display port The left part of the figure above adds display ports and screens and sets properties. If the expansion screen is connected when creating a new project, the display port and screen will be automatically created, and only editing is required at this time.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn screen can reduce the editing workload, reduce the position or size errors, can achieve different layout effects, and can realize the ultra-long and ultra-wide screen output with one port. 4.6 Canvas editing and output After finishing the screen management, return to the main interface, as shown in the figure above.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn V. Material support 5.1、Local media 5.1.1 Media introduction Local media includes video, audio, and pictures. This software comes with video decoding function, so it can basically support all formats. Example: Video mp4, avi, mkv, flv, mov, wmv, asf, mpeg, etc.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 5.3、subtitle 5.3.1 Introduction to subtitles Subtitles are to display the required text on the screen, and you can edit it according to your needs (text content, font color, size, etc.), such as some welcome words, company name, etc.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn canvas in the broadcast control area to play. 5.4.2 office support Office documents can be automatically turned pages, or you can use the page turning pen to turn pages. Currently the software supports Microsoft Office 2010-2016 version, WPS and other office software are not supported yet.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 5.7、Screenshot 5.7.1 Screenshot introduction Screen capture is to capture your computer screen as output, the output content is the current computer display interface, and it is updated in real time. By setting the cutting parameters in the...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn width of the interface on the editing website interface to achieve full display. 5.9、small tools 5.9.1 subtitle Welcome words, company name, etc. can be added on the screen: 5.9.2 Digital clock The following are two digital clocks and two display formats, which can be set according to requirements.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 5.9.5 Positive timing Set the start time of the event and view the duration of the event in real time 5.9.6 Countdown 5.9.7the weather Weather needs to be used online to detect weather conditions 5.10、NDI collection Step 1: Install Z4 or NDI client on the collected computer.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn Description: One computer supports running multiple NDI programs to collect multiple screens on the computer. Step 3: Add NDI collection to the Z4 material library on the computer side of the collection and output. Description: 1) Scanning may be slow here, please be patient.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn system setting interface is as follows: (1) Display adapter: When the computer has multiple graphics cards, you can select the graphics card configuration to make the software run under a higher graphics card configuration. Generally, the default selection is a discrete graphics card.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 6.2、Project packaging Organize the project materials and project information into a folder for easy copying to other output computers. Packaging steps: ① Select the project package in the file on the menu bar. ② Edit the package project name, save path, and select the packaged material.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn For more products, please go to www.kystar.com.cn to learn more about Z1,Z3, T1, F2 and other products. 6.4、Picture optimization :Indicates that automatic optimization is turned on, and the target resolution is set when turned on. After opening, the pictures added to the material library will be optimized automatically.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 6.6、Cloud Control Kommander supports remote control via kommander cloud control APP. Mainly includes material playback, plan switching, playback control, PPT page turning, etc. For cloud control, please set relevant parameters through "System Settings- Connection Settings". At present, only when kommander works in master mode and allows cloud control, cloud control can control kommander.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 6.8、synthesis Z4 provides a synthesis function, which can generate the current content on the canvas as a movie or picture according to the set layout, similar to non-editing software. Layout the canvas content, click the "Composite" tab, set the name and storage path of the composite file, and click "Start Synthesis"...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn VII. Q&A 7.1、 How does Z4 realize the looping playback plan When there are many plans that need to be looped repeatedly or if you need to add a list of materials other than videos and pictures to loop and play, you can achieve this requirement by establishing a playback plan.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn by default. • "Mute when black screen", the installation software is not checked by default. 7.3、How to realize the progress of the previous plan after the plan is switched Tick the material continuation progress attribute in the new plan. Or set in the plan properties.
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Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn to achieve point-to-point (2) Implementation method: ① Add a 1920*1080 display port in the screen management. ② Create four 1920*250 screens and place them in the same display port as shown in the figure below. Set the splicer to determine the splicing relationship between each screen and the actual screen.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 7.6、How to use a display port to realize the output of special- shaped screen (1) Requirements: Three special-shaped screens, want to display different areas of a screen, and the text is always displayed upward. (2) Implementation method: ①...
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 7.7、Why sometimes the page turning pen is invalid? Make sure that the "System Settings-Enable Direction Keys to Turn Office Documents" option is selected. We support pagedown/pageup and the up, down, left, and right arrow keys to page office documents, but the page turning logic adopted by each page turning pen manufacturer is different.
Beijing KYSTAR Technology Co.,LTD www.kystar.com.cn 7.9、What should I do if the PPT output is abnormal? First determine the current office version, the software recommends that users use the office2010 version. Office2010 supports two output modes: animation mode and picture mode. The default value is set by the system setting menu "default enabled animation mode...
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