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USER MANUAL
Article No: RGB-RD-UM- X3 E006
Revision No: V1.6

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Article No: RGB-RD-UM- X3 E006 Revision No: V1.6...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2 Installing Your Product......................10 2.1 Plugging in Signals........................10 2.2 Plugging in Main Power.......................10 2.3 Turning on Your Product......................10 2.4 Connect X3 and Computer......................11 Chapter 3 Using Your Product........................12 3.1 XPOSE Installation........................12 3.2 XPOSE Controls X3........................15 3.2.1 Login in XPOSE........................

  • Page 3: Declarations

    30 days after the transfer of risks. In the event of justified notice of compliant, RGBlink can repair the fault or provide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period. If this measure proves to be impossible or unsuccessful, the purchaser can demand a reduction in the purchase price or cancellation of the contract.

  • Page 4: Operators Safety Summary

    Normal wear as well as normal maintenance are not subject to the guarantee provided by RGBlink either. The environmental conditions as well as the servicing and maintenance regulations specified in this manual must be complied with by the customer.
  • Page 5 If there is damage, notify the shipping carrier immediately for all claims adjustments. Site Preparation The environment in which you install your X3 should be clean, properly lit, free from static, and have adequate power, ventilation, and space for all components.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Your Product

    Chapter 1 Your Product 1.1 In the Box AC Power Cord USB Cable Network Cable HDMI to DVI DVI Cable SDI Cable Cable Antistatic Bag Screw Driver Note: AC Power Cable supplied as standard according to destination market. User Manual...

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    DVI, VGA, HDMI, CVBS, SDI and USB (for media files play) or video sources. Hundreds of additional video or graphic sources can be input to the X3 using the RGBlink AVDXP Matrix and Router. Multiple X3 can be cascaded to create very large display arrays.

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    1.2.1 Front Panel OLED Panel Show the input shot and output slot information, device status, COM. Version, IP address and serial address. POWER Power button, long push the button, the device can be boot up. Under normal running state, push the button once, the info shown on OLED can be refreshed once ;...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    1.2.2 Rear Panel Chassis Module Structure 2 output module slots Genlock interface 4 input module slots Power Switch and Power Module Communication ports Input Interface 4 input slots,supports input modules including DVI, VGA, HDMI, USB, CVBS, 4K@60HZ module and 12G-SDI. For details, please refer to Specification at the end of this document.

  • Page 10: Dimension

    Power Connection Power Switch Connect the windows control program and device upgrade. Power Interface AC:100-240V Power: Max 65W Power Supply Interface:IEC-3 1.2.3 Dimension Following is the dimension of x3 for your reference: User Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Installing Your Product

    Chapter 2 Installing Your Product 2.1 Plugging in Signals Connect signals to the product (ensure all the device are all power off first).Tighten connector screws/locks where provided. 2.2 Plugging in Main Power Connect IEC cable to device and plug into wall socket. Turn on power at wall socket. 2.3 Turning on Your Product Turn on the power switch on the real panel.

  • Page 12: Connect X3 And Computer

    COM. Versions. IP address and serial number. 2.4 Connect X3 and Computer Use network cable to connect the X3 and computer as the following picture show: Set the IP address of the computer and make sure the computer and the device are in same network range.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Using Your Product

    Chapter 3 Using Your Product 3.1 XPOSE Installation Environment Requirements: Processor: 1 GHz or above 32 bit or 64 bit processor Memory: 2 GB or more Graphics: Support DirectX 9 128M or above (open AERO effect) Hard disk space: Above 16G (primary partitions, NTFS format) Monitor: Resolution must be 1280 x720 pixel or above (it can not display normally if the resolution is lower than 1280 x720) Operating system: Windows 7 or above (full version, not Ghost version or compact...
  • Page 14 Select “Browse...” to select the XPOSE software install location: Note: User should get the rights in “Roles Management” when install the software to disk C if the system is Windows 7 or above. Click “Install”: During installation, it will pop up the window of InstallShield Wizard for Virtual Com port: User Manual...
  • Page 15 If user install the XPOSE software for the first time, click “Next Then click “Install", as shown in the figure below: User Manual...

  • Page 16: Xpose Controls X3

    3.2.1 Login in XPOSE Double click the icon on the desktop. Log in interface will be enter after opening, the user name is Admin, and there is no password, select “VEUNS X3”, and enter the XPOSE by clicking “Login”. User Manual...
  • Page 17 If user want to change the language to Chinese, click the drop down arrow after “Language” and select “Chinese”, as shown in the figure below, then click “Login” to enter into the XPOSE. X POSE management software interface is shown as follows. XPOSE management software contains the functions including: Web Links, Search, User Manual...

  • Page 18: Connect With The X3

    3.2.2 Connect with the X3 Click the shortcut “Search” on the operation interface. Then it will search the X3, and show the device name, device number and IP after search, as shown in the figure below: Finally, click the VEUNS X3 to connect, as shown in the figure below:...
  • Page 19 Note: Right click the device, user can set tag name. The tag will be added behind X3 . It can help users to differentiate the devices when more than one X3 are searched. If select “Clean Tag Name”, the modified tag name will be cleared.

  • Page 20: Output Settings

    3.2.3 Output Settings Click the “Output Settings”, and enter the interface as follows: Output Setting, DE Setting, Test pattern and OSD are included in output settings, specific User Manual...
  • Page 21 Output Setting Click the “Output Setting”, and pop-up window as follows: Output: Click the drop down arrow after the format, and select the output resolution in the pull-down menus according to actual need. Custom: The width, height and frequency can be set if select “Custom” in “Format”. Click “Setting”...
  • Page 22 DE Setting Click the “DE Setting”, and pop-up window as follows: Output Port: Select one port or all ports. Output Type: Select DVI or HDMI. Color Range: Select image or video. Bits: 8 bits can be selected if the output type is DVI. 8 bits, 10 bits and 12 bits can be selected if the output type is HDMI.
  • Page 23 Output: User can select any board among the four boards. Color Choice: Signal source, color bar and pure color can be selected. #FFFFFF: Preview the corresponding RGB values and the color. Click the “OSD”, and pop-up window as follows: Output Mode: One output mode or more output mode can be selected. In one output mode, user need to enable the OSD function and select the output first.

  • Page 24: Operation Mode

    1~16. OSD Scroll: Can select no scroll, left scroll and right scroll. Click “Save” and “Apply” after setting. 3.2.4 Operation Mode Click the “Operation Mode”, and enter to the interface as follows: Fade Mode, Videowall Mode, Matrix Mode, Preview Mode, Link Mode and 3D-Mode are included in operation mode, specific as follows: Videowall Mode Click the “Videowall Mode”, and enter to the interface as follows:...
  • Page 25 Signal List The signal list is shown as follows: It displays the input module type, the quantity of inputs and input format. Right click the input for the following settings: LOGO: Right click HDMI/DVI input, and select “LOGO”, it will enter to the LOGO menu User Manual...
  • Page 26 items. LOGO capture: Select the LOGO, there are 10 groups of LOGO. The image is frozen when capture LOGO. Hide LOGO: Select “Hide LOGO”, the LOGO will be hidden. Display LOGO: Select the number of “Display LOGO”. Live/Freeze: Select “Live/Freeze”, the image is frozen. Cancel it, the image is live. Change Name: Select “New Name”, and input the new name, click “OK”...
  • Page 27 Crop: Crop the left, top, width and height. Display Mode: Select “Live” or “Freeze”. Mirror: Enable or disable the mirror function, default “OFF”. Bypass Mode: Enable or disable the bypass mode. When select “ON”, the output format will be the same with the input format. Alpha: Set the alpha, the adjustment range is 0~128.
  • Page 28 In videowall mode, there are max 16 image in the output interface, group of two outputs, one output module can display 8 images. Split Mode: Default quick split “OFF”. User can enable the quick split function by sliding the switch to “ON”. LED type and LCD type can also be selected by sliding the monitor type switch, specific as follows: LED Type: Default LED type.
  • Page 29 Unequal Split Type: User can custom the H total, V total, row and column, for example, set H total as 6720, V total as 3960, Row and Column as 4, as shown in the figure below: Click “OK”, it will pop up windows as below: Set H1, H2, H3, V1, V2 and V3.
  • Page 30 LCD Type: Slide the monitor type switch, and select “LCD Type”. Besides H total, V total, row and column, user can custom the top border, bottom border, left border and right border in LCD type, as shown in the figure below: Note:Top border and bottom border, left border and right border are changed equivalently.
  • Page 31 shown in the figure below: Close monitor: Click the icon on the top right corner of the monitor to close one monitor, or click the shortcut on the right side of the interface to close all monitors. Reset monitor: User can reset the monitor by clicking the shortcut on the right side of the interface.
  • Page 32 Rotation: Select the monitor, and set the rotation as 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° in the bottom of the interface. Click “OK” to confirm. As shown in the figure below: Right click the monitor can also rotate the monitor, and each output module can only swap one output.
  • Page 33 b. Select the layer to be adjusted, and set the X, Y, width and height in the bottom of the interface. Hierarchical relations between layers: After creating the layers, the hierarchical relations can be changed by the following: click the shortcut key bring layer to top “ ”, bring layer to bottom “...
  • Page 34 Scale: Set the X, Y, width and height. Crop: Crop the left, top, width and height. Display Mode: Select “Live” or “Freeze”. Mirror: Enable or disable the mirror function, default “OFF”. Alpha: Set the alpha, the adjustment range is 0~128. Sharpness: Set the sharpness, the adjustment range is 0~100.
  • Page 35 Click the EDID shortcut “ ”, and pop-up window as follows: The special display project or LED display application would like to require special resolution settings to meet the requirement. Select the input or output board to read and write the EDID. As shown in the figure below: If select the 4K input card, as shown in the figure below: Click the input port, and set the width, height and frequency.
  • Page 36 Loop Click the loop shortcut “ ”, and pop-up window as follows: Slide the loop switch to enable or disable the loop function for the bank. If select “ON”, the bank play time can be set. Sync Click the sync shortcut “ ”...
  • Page 37 Factory Reset Click the factory reset shortcut “ ” to reset to factory settings. Out Card Set Click the out card set shortcut “ ”, and pop-up window as follows: Click any output, and pop-up window as follows: X, Y, width, height, rotate can be set. Click “Advanced Setting”, pop-up window as follow: If user need to connect to the LED display, or there is deviation in splitting, enter to the advanced setting, and scale or crop the image.
  • Page 38 Click the shortcut “ ”, and pop-up window as follows: Save Page: Click any one of page 1~page 16. The button light will be on and then turn to gray if save the scene successfully. Load Page: The button light on is the saved scene, and can be loaded. Short Key Click the shortcut “...
  • Page 39 Use shortcut key to operate fast and easily. Take Default display the Take window. Click the shortcut “ ”, it will hide the Take window, click the shortcut again, it will pop-up the window. The Take window is shown as the figure below: Set the alpha time, and the adjustment range is 0~10S.
  • Page 40 The operations for Fade mode are same with Videowall mode. The difference is, in Fade mode, there is only one layer in one output, user can adjust the size and position of the layer. Matrix Mode Click the “Matrix Mode”, and pop-up window as follows: Click “OK”, and the system will synchronize the data, about 5 seconds later, it will enter the interface as follows: User Manual...
  • Page 41 In matrix mode, any operations are unavailable except signal selection, bank selection, alpha time and black scene setting. Default source 1 to monitor 1, source 2 to monitor 2, and so on. Select the signal, and drag it to the source that will set. For example, set signal 9 for source 1, as shown in the figure below: Note: Click the monitor (the border of the monitor will turn to red), then double click the signal (the border of the monitor will turn to yellow), the signal will be switched to the...
  • Page 42 In preview mode, Default outputs 2.4.6.8 as preview channel and outputs1.3.5.7 as program channel. All scene settings are done in PST and display on preview monitor. Users can drag the signal from the singal list to PST and when the scene setting is finished. Use the virtual T-Bar to switch the display to PGM.
  • Page 43 Click the “Link Mode”, and pop-up window as follows: Click “OK”, the system will synchronize the data, and it will finish about 5 seconds later, click “OK”, it will enter the interface as follows: The link mode can achieve 5 pictures to 5 pictures seamless switching. It needs to connect output 6 and output 8 to the inputs ports that support for same signal, for instance, if output 6 is DVI connector, then link it to DVI input or HDMI input via adapter;...

  • Page 44: Input Settings

    Default 2D-Mode, right click the signal, and select “Set Input 3D Type”, it will enter the interface as follows: User can select “3D-Mode One InputSource” or “3D-Mode Two InputSource”. If select “3D-Mode One InputSource”, it will show “3D” on the signal, as shown in the figure below: If select “3D-Mode Two InputSource”, it will show “3D-1”...
  • Page 45 DSK settings, source backup, source merge , 4K input set and H264 Input Settings are included in input settings, specific as follows: DSK Settings Click the “DSK Settings”, and pop-up window as follows: Select DSK ON, as shown in figure , then set the input ports, including preset selection, custom mode, alpha and color setting.
  • Page 46 Enable the hot backup function, as shown in figure , and set the backup signal for Hot Backup 1 to Hot Backup 8. It will switch to the backup signal if the signal is interrupted. Source Merge Click the “Source Merge”, and pop-up window as follows: The DVI and S-HDMI input optional module support signal merger.
  • Page 47 figure below: User can also scale or crop the layer. 4K Input Set Click the “4K Input Set”, and pop-up window as follows: Input Module: Click the pull down arrow to select the 4K input module. Source: 1. If select 4Kx2K, user can only select one source from source 1 (select one among DVI, HDMI and DP).
  • Page 48 then select the source, for example, select HDMI for source 1, and select HDMI for source 2, shown as follows: 2. Open the videowall mode, it will display the combined HDMI signals in the signal list, shown as follows: 3. Drag any signal to the monitor, the two outputs will combine to a picture with 3840x1080 automatically, shown as follows: H264 Input Settings Click the “H264 Input Settings”, and pop-up window as follows:...

  • Page 49: Access Control

    Input Card：The default input card is input card 1. Input Pot：Users can select input port 1&2 or input port 3&4 IP Set：If select “ IP Set“, users can set IP address,Netmask,Gateway,DNS and MAC. Network URL Set ： If select “ Network URL Set“, users can set “ One Window“ ,“Four Windows“and “...
  • Page 50 Role Management Click the “Role Management”, and pop-up window as follows: Add: Input the user name and password, and select the user type as “Admin’ or “Users”, click “Add” after setting. Edit: Select the admin or users in user’s list, then edit the password or user type, click “Edit”...

  • Page 51: System Settings

    The admin can manage all the admin users and users user. Admin users can manage all the users user, except the admin users. Users can not mange all the users, including admin user and users user. 3.2.7 System Settings Click the “System Settings”, and enter the interface as follows: Connect Setting, System information, IP settings, factory reset, power on settings and help document are included in system settings, specific as follows: Connect Setting...
  • Page 52 Select the serial connect and net connect, the software will search all the devices if not select “Search by this configuration”. If select “Serial Connect” and “Search by this configuration”, the software will search all the devices with corresponding serial port. If select “Net Connect”...
  • Page 53 Default “Auto get ip address”. Users can also set IP address, mask and gateway manually. This is usually used if one computer control some devices or remote control. It takes effect after reboot the software if change IP through network. Factory Reset Click the “Factory Reset”, and pop-up window as follows: Select “Remove the LOGO”, and click “OK”, the LOGO will be removed.

  • Page 54: Slave Unit

    Click the “Slave Unit”, and enter the interface as follows: If need more X3 devices to be backup, connect all X3 devices into one router, Users can type in the Device Numbers and Set Numbers, then it will pop up the following...

  • Page 55: Logout

    3.2.9 Logout Click the “Logout”, and enter the interface as follows: Click “OK” will logout the XPOSE. User Manual...

  • Page 56: Chapter 4 Ordering Codes

    Chapter 4 Ordering Codes Product 310-0003-11-0 4.2 Options 4.2.1 Input Options 190-0003-01-0 Quad DVI Input Module 190-0003-02-0 Quad D- HDMI Input Module 190-0003-03-0 Quad VGA Input Module 190-0003-04-0 Quad D-SDI Input Module 190-0003-06-0 CVBS Input Module 190-0003-07-0 Quad USB Input Module 190-0003-11-0 4K@30Hz Input Module 190-0003-25-0...

  • Page 57: Chapter 5 Support

    Chapter 5 Support 5.1 Contact Us User Manual...

  • Page 58: Chapter 6 Appendix

    Chapter 6 Appendix 6.1 Specification DVI Input Module Interface Appearance Dimension 216*200*20(mm) Number of Connectors Connector DVI-I Input Resolution SMPTE 480i | 576i | 720p@50/59.94/60 | 1080i@50/59.94/60| 1080p@50/59.94/60 VESA 800×600@60 |1024×768@60 |1280×768@60 | 1280×1024@60 | 1600×1200@60 | 1920×1080@60 Format Standard Single Link DVI Color Space 8bit RGB...
  • Page 59 Connectors Connector HDMI-A Input Resolution SMPTE 720P@60 | 1080P@60 |2160@60 VESA 800×600@60 | 1024×768@60 | 1280×720@60 | 1280×800@60 | 1366×768@60 | 1400×1050@60 | 1600×1200@60 | 1920×1080@60 | 2048×1152@60 | 2560×812@60 | 2560×816@60 | 2560×1600@60 | 3840×1080@60|3840×2160@23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50 /60 | 4096×2160@60 | 7680×1080@60 Format Standard HDMI 2.0 Color Space...
  • Page 60 Supported Standard SMPTE ST 2082-1, SMPTE ST 2081-1, SMPTE ST 424, SMPTE ST 292-1, SMPTE 274M SMPTE 296M | SMPTE 272M | SMPTE 299M | SMPTE ST 259, DVB-ASI,MADI Color Space 10bit YUV 4:2:2 Indicator Light White Light:normal signal connection;Unlit:no signal connection HDBaseT Input Module Interface Appearance...
  • Page 61 Indicator Light White Light:normal signal connection;Unlit:no signal connection 4K@30 Input Module Interface Appearance Dimension 216*212*20（mm） Number of Connectors Connector DVI-I | HDMI-A | DisplayPort Input Resolution SMPTE 480i | 576i | 720p@50/59.94/60 | 1080i@50/50.94/60 | 1080p@ 23.94/24/25/30/50/59.94/60 | 2160p@23.94/24/25/30 VESA 800×600@60 | 1024×768@60 | 1280×768@60 | 1280×1024@60 | 1600×1200@60 |1920×1080@60 | 1920×1200@60 | 2048×1152@60 | 2560×1440@60 |...
  • Page 62 10 bit RGB/YUV 4:2:0/YUV 4:2:2/YUV 4:4:4 12 bit RGB/YUV 4:2:0/YUV 4:2:2/YUV 4:4:4 Indicator Light White Light:normal signal connection;Unlit:no signal connection DVI Output Module Interface Appearance Dimension 216*200*20(mm) Number of Connectors Connector DVI-I Signal Level TMDS pw, 165MHz bandwidth Output Resolution SMPTE 720p@50/59.94/60| 1080p@50/59.94/60 VESA...
  • Page 63 Number of Connectors Connector HDMI-A Output Resolution SMPTE 480i | 576i | 720p50/59.94/60 | 1080i50/59.94/60 | 1080P50/59.94/60 VESA 800×600@60 | 1024×768@60 | 1280×768@60 | 1280×1024@60 | 1600×1200@60 | 1920×1080@50/60 Format Standard HDMI 1.3 Color Space 8 bit RGB 10 bit RGB 12 bit RGB Indicator Light White Light:normal signal connection;Unlit:no signal connection...
  • Page 64 3 years parts and labor warranty 6.2 Installing Options X3 supports replaceable input and output optional modules, user can install or replace the optional module according to actual need. Take X3 for example, the specific installation steps are as follows: Install the Optional Module 1.
  • Page 65 2. Install the input module: For the whole PCB input module with DVI or HDMI interface, fix the input module on the plate with 2 M3*4 flat screws, also need to install the 2G Micro SD card. Micro SD card DVI input module: User Manual...
  • Page 66 For the joined PCB input module with CVBS, HDMI, VGA, USB or SDI interface, fix the input module on the plate with 2 M3*4 flat screws and 2 M3*4 round head screws. HDMI input module: VGA input module: User Manual...
  • Page 67 CVBS input module: USB input module: 3. Fix the input module block with fixed screws, as shown in figure: 4. Push the input modules into the device along the slide rail, and screw the captive screws, as shown in figure: User Manual...
  • Page 68 Note: The install steps of output module installation and input/output module replacement are the same as above. 6.3 Terms & Definitions ●RCA: Connector used primarily in consumer AV equipment for both audio and video. The RCA connector was developed by the Radio Corporation of America. ●BNC: Stands for Bayonet Neill-Concelman.
  • Page 69 a nominal data rate of 1.485 Gbit/s. ●3G-SDI: Standardized in SMPTE 424M, consists of a single 2.970 Gbit/s serial link that allows replacing dual link HD-SDI. Standardized in SMPTE ST-2081 released in 2015, 6Gbit/s bitrate and able to support ●6G-SDI: 2160p@30.
  • Page 70 ●DP 1.2: Introduced on 7 January 2010, effective bandwidth to 17.28 Gbit/s support increased resolutions, higher refresh rates, and greater color depth, maximum resolution 3840 × 2160@60Hz ●DP 1.4: Publish on 1 Mar, 2016.overall transmission bandwidth 32.4 Gbit/s ,DisplayPort 1.4 adds support for Display Stream Compression 1.2 (DSC), DSC is a "visually lossless" encoding technique with up to a 3:1 compression ratio.
  • Page 71 ●USB 1.1: Full–Bandwidth USB, specification was the first release to be widely adopted by the consumer market. This specification allowed for a maximum bandwidth of 12Mbps. ●USB 2.0: or Hi–Speed USB, specification made many improvements over USB 1.1. The main improvement was an increase in bandwidth to a maximum of 480Mbps.
  • Page 72 ●ST2110: A SMPTE developed standard, ST2110 describes how to send digital video over and IP networks. Video is transmitted uncompressed with audio and other data in a separate streams. SMPTE2110 is intended principally for broadcast production and distribution facilities where quality and flexibility are more important.
  • Page 73 wide range of other devices including video controllers. DMX512 is delivered over cable of 2 twisted pairs with 5pin XLR cables for connection. ●ArtNet: An ethernet protocol based on TCP/IP protocol stack, mainly used in entertainment/events applications. Built on the DMX512 data format, ArtNet enables multiple “universes” of DMX512 to be transmitted using ethernet networks for transport.
  • Page 74 equipment to align the video output. ●ColourBurst: In colour TV systems, a burst of subcarrier frequency located on the back part of the composite video signal. This serves as a colour synchronizing signal to establish a frequency and phase reference for the Chroma signal. Colour burst is 3.58 MHz for NTSC and 4.43 MHz for PAL. ●Colour Bars: A standard test pattern of several basic colours (white, yellow, cyan, green, magenta, red, blue, and black) as a reference for system alignment and testing.
  • Page 75 6.4 Revision History The table below lists the changes to the Video Processor User Manual. Format Time ECO# Description Principal V1.0 2015-01-06 0000# Release. Vira V1.1 2015-05-07 0001# 1. Add the optional module. Vira 2. Update the menu tree. 3. Update the windows control program.
  • Page 76 All information herein is Xiamen RGBlink Science & Technology Co Ltd. excepting noted. is a registered trademark of Xiamen RGBlink Science & Technology Co Ltd. While all efforts are made for accuracy at time of printing, we reserve the right to alter otherwise make change without notice.

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