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“Novastar”). We are pleased to offer this manual to help you understand and use the product. In the preparation of the manual, we try to make it accurate and reliable. NovaStar may revise and alter the contents of the manual at any time without notice. If you have any problems in the use, or you have any suggestions, please inform us in accordance with the contact provided in this manual.
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual 1 Safety statement Please use this equipment according to the stipulations to avoid possible dangers. In the case of any damage, non-professionals shall not disassemble and repair it without authorization and you shall timely contact after-sales department of this company.
2 Overview MCTRL660 is the latest independent master controller of NovaStar, which is mainly applied for display rental service. It supports screen configuration at any time without a computer. It has the following characteristics: It has adopted an innovative design to implement smart configuration and the screen configuration can be completed within 30 seconds;...
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Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual It is the only control system supporting the input of 12-bit high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) in China; It supports screen configuration at any time without a computer; It supports manual adjustment of screen brightness, which is convenient and efficient. These features have satisfied the special needs of display rental service to the maximum extent;...
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual 3 Hardware connection 3.1 Front panel ① Power indicator; ② LED Indicator PWR: Power indicator. RUN: Equipment running indicator 1. It blinks slowly when no video source is available. (The light keeps on for 2 seconds and then off for 2 seconds.).
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual 3.2 Rear panel Notes: The arrangement of interfaces can be slightly adjusted to enhance user experience. Please in kind prevail. INPUTS AUDIO Audio INPUT HDMI IN HDMI INPUT DVI IN DVI INPUT OUTPUTS DVI OUT DVI OUTPUT...
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual 4 Signal Connection Fig. 4-1 MCTRL660 Signal connection Connect as follows if it is necessary to control multiple MCTRL660 units simultaneously. Fig. 4-2 Multi-computer cascade www.novastar.tech...
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual 5 Operation Instructions All the operations of MCTRL660 can be achieved by one knob, one return key, two toggle keys of video source, 3D/2D toggle key and user-defined shortcut key. Knob: Press the knob under main interface to enter the operation interface of menu;...
60 Hz. 7 Procedures MCTRL660 is powerful and the operation is very simple. In general, the display can be started and normally used after the user complete the first three steps. Other options in advanced setting can be selectively set so as to achieve a better display.
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual Mode2: User-defined resolution Rotate the knob to set user-defined width (gradually increase in even number), height and refresh rate, select “Application” and then press the knob for confirmation. The user-defined resolution cannot work if it is not applied.
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Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual Cabinet Row QTY and Cabinet Col QTY according to the actual situation of the screen; Cabinet Out1 Num. The device has some limitations on the cabinet quantity of network interfaces. For details, see precautions for screen setting Set the alignment of the screen.
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual network interface. according to the actual situation when setting the screen. The number of receiving cards for network interface 3 must be smaller than or equal to cabinet out1 QTY. In the case of special-shaped cabinets, different cabinet size and special-shaped screen, the NovaLCT-Mars software is required to be connected to configure the screen.
Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual items. 7.4.1 Offset Position Adjust the starting point coordinates. Here the upper limit of offset is regulated, that is, the total of offset and screen size cannot exceed the output resolution of video card. 7.4.2 Image Quality Set Gamma, contrast, saturation, Hue value of image as required.
7.4.4 Loading Cabinet Files After the screen is powered on, you must load cabinet files first if the cabinet fails to display normally. The cabinet files must be sent to the MCTRL660 through the NovaLCT-Mars beforehand. The following figures show the procedure:...
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Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual Select the corresponding COM port of the MCTRL660. www.novastar.tech...
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Import the configuration file of cabinet into MCTRL660. The operation steps are as follows: Tip: After the MCTRL660 Setting interface is displayed, the NovaLCT-Mars automatically reads the existing configuration files in the MCTRL660. The NovaLCT-Mars can perform operations such as modification of file name, adjustment of file order and deletion to these files.
This parameter is set to Disable by default. To successfully enable this function, you must load the configuration files first. Currently, only non-pulse-width modulation (PWM) chips are supported. 7.4.7 Restoring to Factory Settings Restore to the factory Settings for the MCTRL660. www.novastar.tech...
7.5 Display Control 1) Normal: The screen is restored to normal display. 2) Black Out: The screen is black out, then the home page display of MCTRL660 operation screen is as follows: 3) Freeze: Screen freezes, then the home page display of MCTRL660 operation screen is as follows: 4) Test Pattern: The screen shall be tested through four colors (red, green, blue and white) and four shapes.
7.6 Language Setting 8 Hardware Program Updating Connect MCTRL660 to a computer and run NovaLCT-Mars on this computer. Log in as an advanced user and type in admin on the NovaLCT-Mars main interface to open the page for updating the hardware program.
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Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual Current Serial Port Select the serial port through which the hardware to be updated is connected to the computer. Program Path Select the program to be loaded to the hardware here. Sending Board MCU Select this option if the MCU program of a sending board is to be updated.
Type to test the image and confirm whether the connection of LED is correct and LED display is off works normally; Inspect whether MCTRL660 output has signal and shows blank screen; Inspect whether the mode and parameter of screen configuration are correct; 1) The product can only support configuration without computer for rectangular screen composed of cabinets of same size and specification;...
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Controller MCTRL660 User's Manual Corresponding with DVI input HDMI Corresponding with HDMI input Overall Specifications Input power AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz Overall power consumption Temperature of working environment -20~60℃ Humidity of working environment 0%~95% Net weight 3.9 Kg USB Cable 1.5M DVI Cable 1.5M...
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