Setting Up The Videowall Using Vcs; Wall Configuration - Extron electronics Quantum Ultra Series Setup Manual

Quantum Ultra • Setup Guide (Continued)
Connection Screen
Figure 3.
If you do not see your device in the Select Device(s) to Add panel:
a.
Click the Manually Add Device button (see figure 3,
Manually Add Device window opens (shown at right).
b.
In the IP Address field, enter the address of the Quantum to be
connected and select the Pull from Hardware radio button.
c.
Select the device type from the Device Type drop-down list.
Quantum Ultra devices can be selected if a Quantum Ultra 305 or
610 project was created. Quantum Ultra Connect devices can be
selected if a Quantum Ultra Connect 84 or 128 was created.
d.
Click Add. The connection information for the device is displayed in the System Devices panel (
method is not displayed in the Select Device(s) to Add panel.
5.
Edit IP address settings for your device as needed.
a.
In the Select Device(s) to Add panel, click the Edit button (see
b.
The Communication Settings dialog box opens. In this window, you can enter a new IP address and edit other IP
settings as desired.
To enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), select the DHCP checkbox. When this box is selected, an
available IP address is assigned automatically to the Quantum when it is connected to a supporting network. (When this
box is selected, all other IP settings fields become read-only.)
If you added this device manually, click the Device Settings button (shown at right) on the taskbar.
On the Device Details screen, click the Communication Settings button to display the
Communication Settings window. If the device cannot be detected or manually added, connect to
the Quantum Ultra using USB or RS-232 and configure the IP address using SIS commands.

Setting Up the Videowall Using VCS

To use the VCS program to configure the videowall, start by setting up a project. In the project, you can define the Quantum Ultra
processors, create one or more videowalls, set up video sources and outputs, and create presets. At the top of the Quantum Ultra
screen is a row of task buttons. After connecting to the desired Quantum Ultra device (processor or chassis) or devices, click the
task buttons to access screens for the setup tasks. For best results, perform the following setup procedures in the order shown.

Wall Configuration

Click the Wall Configuration button (shown at right) to configure the outputs and to select the output
channels on the Quantum Ultra device or processors for the videowall. The Wall Configuration window
opens, providing a Canvas to set up the wall (see
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