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  • Page 1 ET4000 Media Server V1.0.4 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Preface

    Preface Statement You are welcome to use the product of Xi’an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NovaStar). This document is intended to help you understand and use the product. For accuracy and reliability, NovaStar may make improvements and/or changes to this document at any time and without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Contents Preface ....................................i 1 Overview ..................................1 Introduction ................................1 Features ..................................1 Appearance ................................2 Optional Items ................................3 2 Applications ..................................5 3 ET4000 Settings ................................6 Set Main Display ................................ 6 Change Resolutions..............................

  • Page 4: Overview

    Overview Introduction The ET4000 is a brand new media server developed by NovaStar, which is specifically designed for multimedia exhibition halls, banquet halls, stage performances and other creative fixed installation scenarios. The ET4000 provides an excellent pixel-to-pixel display with ultra-high definition, diversified mosaic creativity and outstanding media arrangements for professional stage performances.

  • Page 5: Appearance

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Appearance Front Panel Area Description Power button Power on or power off the device. USB ports 2x USB3.0  Connect to a mouse and keyboard.  Insert a USB drive for importing media files. Rear Panel Note The rear panel picture shows the basic configuraton without any grahics cards installed.

  • Page 6: Optional Items

    Storage disk: Samsung M.2 SSD 500GB (Samsung SSD 980) Quiet fans (PCCOOLER), dedicated to high-frequency processors Keyboard & Mouse Keyboard and mouse suit (Logitech) Optional Items The following table lists the optional items that you need to purchase from NovaStar separately. Type Description Appearance Graphics Graphics card 4x DP 1.2...
  • Page 7 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Type Description Appearance Graphics card 4x DP 1.2, 1x Mini DP HPG5000  Single connector resolution: Up to 4096×2160@60Hz  Four connector mosaic output: Up to 7680×4320@60Hz  Connectors 1, 2, 3 and 5 are for ...

  • Page 8: Applications

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Applications www.novastar.tech...

  • Page 9: Et4000 Settings

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual ET4000 Settings Set Main Display Step 1 Right click on your desktop and select Display settings. Figure 3-1 Display settings Step 2 Select a display to set it as the main display. Figure 3-2 Multiple displays-1...

  • Page 10: Change Resolutions

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 3 For the Multiple displays item, select Extend these displays. Figure 3-3 Multiple displays-2 Step 4 On the window that appears, select Keep changes. Figure 3-4 Confirmation Step 5 Check the box next to Make this my main display.
  • Page 11 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 3-5 Display settings Step 2 Select a display to set it as the main display. Figure 3-6 Multiple displays-1 Note When mutiple displays are connected, you can click Identify to show the number at the bottom left corner on each display.

  • Page 12: Set Custom Resolutions

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 3 For the Display resolution item, select a desired output resolution. Figure 3-7 Multiple displays-2 Step 4 On the window that appears, select Keep changes. Figure 3-8 Confirmation Step 5 Repeat Step 2 to Step 4 to complete the resolution settings for other displays.
  • Page 13 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 2 On the NVIDIA Control Panel interface, go to Display > Change resolution. Figure 3-10 Change resolutions Step 3 Select a desired display. Step 4 Click Customize to show the customize window. Figure 3-11 Custom resolution-1...
  • Page 14 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 5 Click Create Custom Resolution. Step 6 Read the disclaimer information carefully and click Accept to show the Create Custom Resolution window. Step 7 Select a desired display. Figure 3-12 Custom resolution-2 Step 8 Set the horizontal pixels, vertical lines, refresh rate and scan type.
  • Page 15 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 3-14 Custom resolution-3 Step 10 Click OK to complete the custom resolution settings. After a custom resolution is created successfully, it will appear in the custom area as shown in the figure below. Figure 3-15 Custom resolution-4...

  • Page 16: Edid Management

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual EDID Management After the display resolution settings, you need to manage the EDID for precise identification of display properties and to avoid the on-site screen display disorder. Load EDID The procedure of how to load the EDID are as follows.
  • Page 17 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 3 Click EDID (Monitor) next to a desired output connector of the current graphics card to show the EDID management window. Figure 3-18 EDID (Monitor) Figure 3-19 Manage EDID Step 4 Click Export EDID and then name the exported EDID file in the window that appears.
  • Page 18 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 7 In the Select Connector to force EDID area, select a desired connector. Figure 3-20 Load EDID Step 8 Click Load EDID. Step 9 On the dialog box that appears, click OK to complete loading the EDID.
  • Page 19 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 10 Go back to Workstation > View system topology to check the EDID status. If the original EDID (Monitor) changes to EDID (File), the EDID is loaded successfully. Figure 3-22 EDID loaded successfully Unload EDID The procedure of how to unload the EDID are as follows.
  • Page 20 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 3-23 EDID (File) Step 3 Select the Unload tab and then select the desired connectors. Figure 3-24 Unload EDID www.novastar.tech...

  • Page 21: Output Mosaic

    Step 6 Go back to Workstation > View system topology to check the EDID status. If the EDID (File) changes to EDID (Monitor), the EDID is unloaded successfully. Output Mosaic The ET4000 support output connector mosaic output. Step 1 Right click on your desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. Figure 3-26 NVIDIA control panel...
  • Page 22 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 2 On the NVIDIA Control Panel interface, go to Workstation > Set up Mosaic. Figure 3-27 Set up mosaic Step 3 Click Create new configuration to show the mosaic settings window. Figure 3-28 Mosaic settings...
  • Page 23 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 4 Select the screen number from the drop-down list of Number of displays. Step 5 Select the screen mosaic layout from the drop-down list of Topology (rows x columns). Step 6 Select the screen orientation from the drop-down list of Orientation of displays.
  • Page 24 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 3-30 Arrange displays Step 10 Arrange the displays according to the screen arrangement and structure by dragging the available displays to the corresponding topology areas. Figure 3-31 Arrange displays www.novastar.tech...
  • Page 25 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 11 Click Apply and then click Yes on the confirmation window. Step 12 Click Next to proceed. Figure 3-32 Adjust overlap and bezel correction You can perform overlapping adjustment or bezel correction to the vertical or horizontal edges of the display as needed.

  • Page 26: Software Operations

    Software Licensing After the ET4000 is started, Trial is displayed at the top right of the user interface, indicating the software is a trial version. If you want to obtain the license, please contact NovaStar sales engineer for purchasing the dongle or registration code.

  • Page 27: User Interface Introduction

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual  When the dongle is inserted and recognized normally, the above window and the Kompass FX3 text on the output will disappear automatically. User Interface Introduction After the software is started, the main user interface is shown in Figure 4-2.
  • Page 28 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Area Item Description  : Open and display the test pattern.  : Disable the FTB function and display the playback content.  : Make the output fade to black. Two editing modes are provided.

  • Page 29: Project

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Area Item Description width.  Icons on the program: − : This icon indicates the layer is the main media and the timer in the Playback Progress area is based on this layer. − : After the playback of the media in current layer is completed, the layer stops the playback and displays the last frame of the playback image.

  • Page 30: Add Outputs

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 5-1 Edit outputs 5.2.2 Add Outputs Add and bind outputs automatically After startup, Kompass FX3 will detect the graphics card connectors automatically, and then complete the adding and binding of those detected connectors. All the connectors are displayed in the output list on the left.

  • Page 31: Configure Regular Screens

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual 5.2.3 Configure Regular Screens Step 1 Click to pop up the Edit Output window. Step 2 Organize the output connectors on the right via drag and drop operations to suit the loaded screen. Figure 5-3 Connector layout Step 3 Click OK to complete the editing.
  • Page 32 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 5-5 Output partitioning  : 1x sub-output  : 2x sub-outputs in horizontal position  : 3x sub-outputs in horizontal position  : 4x sub-outputs in horizontal position  : 2x sub-outputs in vertical position ...
  • Page 33 ET4000 Media Server User Manual  : Delete the output. Click to change the output name, connector binding relation and resolution. Step 1 Click and drag the sub-outputs on the right to reorganize them. Figure 5-6 Sub-outputs reorganizing You can change the size and position of the sub-output at the bottom.

  • Page 34: Manage Media Files

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 5-8 Sub-output and image mapping Manage Media Files You can add the desired media files to the current media library. Kompass FX3 supports pictures, videos, PowerPoint files and audio media files. The supported media formats are as follows: ...

  • Page 35: Manage Media Files

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Step 2 Select the target media files and click Open. Kompass FX3 will import the selected files to the media library automatically.  Importing a single file: Select the desired file and click Open to complete the importing.
  • Page 36 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 5-9 Edit programs Step 2 Adjust the layer size, position, rotation and priority. Figure 5-10 Adjust layers  Position adjustment: Drag and move the layer to quickly adjust the layer position, or fill in the values for the following parameters to precisely adjust the layer position.

  • Page 37: Set Program Properties

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual 5.4.2 Set Program Properties Right click a program to pop up the context menu as shown in the following, and you can set the program properties as needed. Figure 5-11 Set program properties  Rename: Give the program a new name for better management.

  • Page 38: Set Media Playback Properties

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Note If the PowerPoint file playback mode is enabled but there are no PowerPoint files in the play list, you can use the arrow keys, Page Up and Page Down keys on the keyboard to switch programs, and press the space key to start the playback.

  • Page 39: Crop Layers

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 5-13 Set layer opacity Step 3 Drag the slider to adjust the layer opacity degree, or enter a value in the text box below Reset to precisely adjust the layer opacity degree. The value range is 0 to 100. 0 stands for totally transparent and 100 stands for nontransparent.

  • Page 40: Set Layer Effects

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual 5.4.7 Set Layer Effects Layer effect settings include blurring, keying, mask and inverting colors. Step 1 Click the playing media in the Program Management area or in the Output area to select the media. Step 2 In the Media Properties area within the Output area, click Effect to set the related parameters.

  • Page 41: Save Projects

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual  None: Do not mask the layer image.  Rectangle: Mask the layer image, and the cropped part is left as a rectangle. Step 3 Set the height of the mask area (top and bottom) and the width of the mask area (left and right).

  • Page 42: Output Settings

    FX3 conveniently. For details on the commands and command writing rules of remote controlling and controlling via a control device, please see Control Protocol of NovaStar Playback and Control Software. Go to Settings > External Control to open the External Control window.

  • Page 43: Control Via Network

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 6-3 External control 6.4.1 Control via Network For control via network, Kompass FX3 supports remote control via UDP and TCP/IP protocols. Go to Settings > External Control to open the External Control window shown in Figure 6-3.

  • Page 44: Control Via App

    Step 5 Click Open Port to finish serial port settings. Step 6 Click Close to close the External Control window. 6.4.3 Control via App The ET4000 can also be controlled via an App named Visual Centralized Control Platform (VCCP). The connections for App control are as follows. www.novastar.tech...
  • Page 45 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 6-5 Connections for App control Connection Requirements The ET4000 media server, H series device and Pad device with VCCP installed must be on the same network segment. ET4000 Configuration  Obtain the IP address of the ET4000.
  • Page 46 ET4000 Media Server User Manual Figure 6-7 Obtain the IP address of the ET4000 IPv4 address indicates the IP address of the ET4000.  Configure the listening port of the ET4000. Run Kompass FX3 and then go to Settings > External Control to open the external control settings window.

  • Page 47: Help

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Help User Manual On the menu bar, go to Help > User Manual, or press the F1 key on the keyboard to open the user manual. About On the menu bar, go to Help > About to view the software statement and license agreement.

  • Page 48: Specifications

    ET4000 Media Server User Manual Specifications Power 100–240V~10-5A 47-63Hz Electrical connector Specifications Power 500 W consumption Temperature 0° C to 45° C Operating Environment Humidity 0% RH to 80% RH, non-condensing –10° C to +60° C Temperature Storage Environment Humidity...

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