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NovaStar H Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 H Series Video Wall Splicers V1.2.0 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Change History

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Change History Document Version Release Date Description Added the description for simultaneous language  switching for both the device front panel menu and Web page. V1.2.0 2020-09-04 Added the description for HDR settings on the Web page.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Contents Change History ..................................i 1 Device Connections ................................. 1 1.1 Input Cards ................................1 1.2 Output Card ................................1 1.3 Power Supply ................................2 1.4 Control Card ................................2 1.5 Preview Card ................................3 2 Device Login ..................................

  • Page 4: Device Connections

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Device Connections 1.1 Input Cards The H series supports a variety of input sources. Connect the input sources to the matched input card connectors.  DVI, HDMI, SDI, CVBS, VGA or DP input sources Connect the input sources to the matched input card connectors using corresponding cables or converter cables.

  • Page 5: Power Supply

    Connect the power connector on the rear panel to the electrical outlet using the supplied power cord. 1.4 Control Card You can control the H series devices on a control PC through either of the following two methods.  Method I: Direct control, for single-user control Connect the device Ethernet port to the control PC.

  • Page 6: Preview Card

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual 1.5 Preview Card The H series allows you to monitor the inputs and outputs on a PC or monitor. Figure 1-4 Preview card connection  Via Ethernet port: Connect one of the Ethernet ports on the preview card and the Ethernet port of the control card to the same switch for the input source and screen monitoring on the Web page.

  • Page 7: Device Login

    Notes  When an H series device is connected directly to a control PC, the device and control PC must be on the same network segment and their IP addresses cannot conflict. For example, if the device IP address is 192.168.0.10, the IP address of the control PC must be 192.168.0.X and X cannot be 10.
  • Page 8  When an H series device is connected to a control PC using a router or switch, you must set to automatically get the IP address, and select Obtain an IP address automatically for the network settings on the control Go to Settings ＞...

  • Page 9: Screen Configuration

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Screen Configuration Configure the screen based on the structure and data flow of the screen loaded by the current device. Associating the screen with the outputs will make it convenient for you to control the screen by area.
  • Page 10 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 3-2 Screen configuration  Highlighted connector: The output connector is not used by the screen.  Gray connector: The output connector is used by the screen. Step 6 Click Save to save the screen settings.
  • Page 11 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 3-4 Selecting a communication port Step 4 Select the Sending Card tab to select the desired input sources and click Send. Step 5 Select the Screen Connection tab to show the screen configuration settings.

  • Page 12: Basic Operations

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Basic Operations 4.1 Adding Layers Step 1 Click Programming to enter the layer editing page. Step 2 On top of the Programming page, select the screen that you will operate. Step 3 Click an input in the Input Signal area on the left and drag it to the editing area to add a layer.
  • Page 13 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual − : Bring the selected layer to the front, and the layer image will be displayed completely. − : Send the selected layer to the back, and the layer will be partially covered by other overlapping layers.

  • Page 14: Adding Bkg

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 4-3 Cut synchronously  Cut: Deselect Cut Synchronously, and the layer editing process will not be displayed on the screen in real time. Click Cut after the layer editing is completed, and the screen will display the layer.

  • Page 15: Adding Osd

    Click a image in the BKG list to replace the current BKG. 4.3 Adding OSD The H series supports OSD text and OSD image. OSD text supports scrolling. On the Programming page, click OSD at the top to expand the OSD settings pane.
  • Page 16 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual OSD Text Step 1 Click the OSD Text tab to show the OSD text settings. Step 2 In the text box next to Content, enter the OSD text content. Step 3 Set the OSD text properties.

  • Page 17: Setting Presets

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Click Crop to crop the added OSD image if neccessary. If you select Enable in the first step, the OSD image setting process will be displayed on the screen in real time. 4.4 Setting Presets After the layer settings, you can save the current layer layout and settings as a preset for future use.

  • Page 18: Setting Preset Playbacks

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual  Click to clear all the presets. Step 3 Click a preset and the icon appears next to the preset name. Click this icon to load the current preset to the screen. Other Preset Operations Click a preset and “…”...
  • Page 19 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 4-12 Adding preset playbacks - 2 Step 4 Enter a name for the new playback. Step 5 Select the desired presets in the Preset List area on the left, and then click Add to add the selected presets to the Selected area.

  • Page 20: Grouping Input Sources

    Ungroup: Ungroup the current playlist. 4.6 Grouping Input Sources The H series supports the input source group management. Step 1 On the Programming page, click Input Signal on the left to view the input source list. The green connectors are accessed with signal sources.

  • Page 21: Cropping Input Sources

    Step 6 Click OK to complete the grouping. 4.7 Cropping Input Sources The H series supports the input source cropping function. The cropped input source can be used as a new input source. Step 1 On the Programming page, click Input Signal on the left to view the input source list. The green connectors are accessed with signal sources.
  • Page 22 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Step 4 Select Input Crop to pop up the input source cropping window. Figure 4-17 Cropping input source Step 5 Give a proper name for the cropped input source image. Step 6 Enter the values in the X and Y text boxes to set the horizontal and vertical start positions respectively for the cropping.

  • Page 23: Setting 3D Effect

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual 4.8 Setting 3D Effect The H series can work with the EMT200 3D emitter and 3D glasses to provide you with 3D visual experience. Note: Turning on 3D mode will halve the device output capacity.

  • Page 24: Setting Channel Logos

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 4-20 Setting 3D parameters Step 10 Select the video source format. The options are Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom and Frame Sequential. Step 11 Set the eye priority according to the 3D glasses mode. The options are Left eye and Right eye.
  • Page 25 Step 4 Select Set Logo to pop up the channel logo settings window. Figure 4-23 Setting logo Step 5 Enable the logo function. The H series supports text or image channel logos.  Text logo Enter the logo text in the Content text box.

  • Page 26: Setting Input And Output Edid

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Click Browse to import an image as the channel logo, and then set the X and Y values to set the logo position. 4.10 Setting Input and Output EDID Step 1 Go to Settings > EDID Management to enter the input and output resolution settings page.

  • Page 27: Managing Users

    The VGA, CVBS and SDI connectors do not support resolution and frame rate settings. 4.11 Managing Users The H series supports multi-user operations at the same time. You can add new users if needed and manage the user permissions. Adding Users Step 1 Go to Settings >...
  • Page 28 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 4-27 Adding new users Step 3 Enter the user name, password, phone number and email address. Step 4 Select Valid to make the user account a valid one. Step 5 Grant permissions to this new user as required.
  • Page 29 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 4-28 Changing password Step 3 Enter your current password in the Old Password text box. Step 4 Enter your new password both in the New Password text box. Step 5 Click OK to apply the change.
  • Page 30 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual www.novastar.tech...

  • Page 31: Lcd Menu Introduction

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual LCD Menu Introduction After the device powers on, the home screen is displayed as follows. Figure 5-1 Home screen Device Select Device to view the device-related information. Figure 5-2 Device You can view the device serial number (SN) and the connection statuses of all connectors.

  • Page 32: Multiviewer

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual 5.2 Multiviewer View the input and screen monitoring information. Figure 5-3 Multiviewer 5.3 Settings Set the device network mode, other advanced properties, and view the firmware version. 5.3.1 Communication Settings Set the network parameters for the device.

  • Page 33: Firmware Version

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 5-5 IP settings Note: When you select to obtain the IP address manually, the IP addresses of both the device and control PC must be on the same network segment. Serial Port Settings Set the baud rate, data bits, stop bits and other related information for the RS232 serial port.

  • Page 34: Advanced Settings

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 5-7 Firmware version 5.3.3 Advanced Settings The advanced settings include the device general settings, factory reset, firmware update and USB import and export. Select Advanced to enter the advanced setting screen. Figure 5-8 Advanced settings General Settings Select General and you can perform the following operations.
  • Page 35 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 5-9 Factory reset  Save IP: Reset all the parameters to factory defaults, except the device IP address.  Save IP & EDID: Reset all the parameters to factory defaults, except the device IP address and EDID.

  • Page 36: Language

    Step 3 When the message “Updated successfully” appears, click Close to restart the system. USB Import and Export The H series support importing and exporting the device data using a USB drive, which will greatly facilitate the new device configuration in the future.

  • Page 37: About Us

    The H2 does not support UI language switching via front panel menu. If you need to switch the language, set it on the Web page. 5.5 About Us View the device hardware version, company website (www.novastar.tech) and email address (support@novastar.tech). Figure 5-14 About us...

  • Page 38: Web Introduction

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Web Introduction  On the main user interface of the Web page, click at the top right to save the configuration data to your local hard drive for future use.  Click the drop-down arrow in the language area to change both the device front panel and Web UI language.
  • Page 39 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Output Locating Click the Locate button at the bottom right to show the output No. and output connector on the screen loaded by the device. By using this function, you can quickly check the corresponding relationship between the screen and the output connector or the virtual output connector, and adjust the screen structure accordingly as needed.
  • Page 40 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual The value range is 0 to 100, and it defaults to 50. Saturation Adjust the colorfulness of the output image. The value range is 0 to 100, and it defaults to 50. Set the relative degree of how bright or dark the output image is.

  • Page 41: Programming

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Function Parameter Description and cannot be all spaces. Color Space/Sampling Display the color space and sampling rate of the output Rate connector, which can be set on the Device page. Test Pattern Test pattern...

  • Page 42: Multiviewer

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 6-5 Programming Button and icon descriptions:  : Zoom out the layer editing area.  : Zoom in the layer editing area.  : Display all the layers in the editing area in a perfect way, that is all the layers can be viewed completely.
  • Page 43 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 6-6 Multiviewer editing  Screen: Display all the output images of the screens.  Input: Display all the input source images. Select View inputs with signals and the system only displays the input sources that are accessed with signals.

  • Page 44: Device

     The connector in gray is unavailable.  Self-Test: Diagnose the device and send the test result to NovaStar’s technical support engineers for confirming and fixing the problems as soon as possible. Input Card Click an input card to view the input card type, connector type, card version, card SN and connector status and so on.

  • Page 45: Settings

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual When you set the input connector 1/2 to dual link mode, connector 1 is unavailable and connector 2 is used as a dual link connector. The input connector 3/4 follows the same rule.

  • Page 46: Edid Management

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 6-10 Settings 6.5.1 EDID Management Set the input and output resolution. You can set the input or output connector resolution through the following four ways.  Standard resolution Select an input or output resolution from the drop-down list next to Standard Resolution.

  • Page 47: Ipc Management

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Note: The system supports simultaneous EDID settings for multiple input and output connectors of the same type and version. The H_16xRJ45+2xfiber sending card and H_20xRJ45 sending card only support custom resolution settings. The VGA, CVBS and SDI connectors do not support resolution and frame rate settings.
  • Page 48 H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Step 4 Click Add to add the IP camera information, and then the system will go back to the IPC management page. Step 5 Click + at the bottom to add an IP input template.

  • Page 49: User Management

    Step 11 Click Save to complete the IPC input source configuration. 6.5.3 User Management The H series supports multi-user operations at the same time. Only one user (admin) is created in the system by default. If multiple users are required, refer to 4.9 Managing Users...

  • Page 50: Communication Settings

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 6-18 Backup management  Import Configuration File: Import the saved configuration file for quick screen configuration, color, EDID, layer, BKG, OSD, preset and preset playback settings.  Export Configuration File: Click Export to export the device configuration parameters for future use.

  • Page 51: Firmware Update

    6.5.6 Firmware Update The H series supports firmware update through the Web page. Make sure you have downloaded the update package from NovaStar’s official website before the update. The system supports the update for the control card, AUX and MVR cards, input cards and output cards.

  • Page 52: Other Settings

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Figure 6-21 Reset Factory Reset Select the desired reset mode and click Apply.  Save IP: Reset all the parameters to factory defaults, except the device IP address.  Save IP & EDID: Reset all the parameters to factory defaults, except the device IP address and EDID.

  • Page 53: About Us

    H Series Video Wall Splicers User Manual Genlock Enable or disable the Genlock function. Preset Set the preset transition effect. Cut and fade effects are supported. When Fade is selected, transition duration can be set. 6.5.9 About Us On this page, you can view the information such as the official website, email address and device version.

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