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- Page 1 MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual...
- Page 2 MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Change History Document Version Release Date Description V1.0.0 2023-06-09 First release www.novastar.tech...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Contents Change History ....................................i Contents ......................................ii 1 Overview ...................................... 1 2 Appearance ....................................2 2.1 Front Panel .................................... 2 2.2 Rear Panel .................................... 2 3 Applications ....................................5 4 UI Introduction ..................................... 6 4.1 Home Screen .................................. -
Page 4: Overview
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Overview The MX20 is an all-in-one LED display controller in the brand-new control system COEX series of Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NovaStar). This controller integrates video processing and video control into one box and offers 2x HDMI 1.3, 1x 3G-SDI input connectors, 6x Ethernet output ports, and 2x 10G optical ports. -
Page 5: Appearance
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Appearance 2.1 Front Panel Name Description Solid red: Standby Running Indicator Solid blue: The device is being started. Solid green: The device is running normally. Flashing red: The device is running abnormally. - Page 6 They have the same functions without priority and order, and can be connected to VMP software. No switch or router is needed to deploy multiple devices on the same LAN via device cascading as the network switching function is already built in. Up to 20 MX20 devices can be cascaded. www.novastar.tech...
- Page 7 A pair of Genlock signal connectors. Support Bi-Level and Tri-Level. IN: Accept the sync signal. LOOP: Loop the sync signal. For standard Genlock signal generators, up to 20 MX20 devices can be cascaded. An auxiliary connector that connects to the central control device (RS232) (Reserved) Power 100-240V~, An AC power input connector and switch 50/60Hz, 2- 0.8A...
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Page 8: Applications
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Applications The MX20 has two typical application scenarios as shown below. In those application examples, the LED screen size is 1920×1080. Application 1: Synchronous Mosaic Application 2: Long-Distance Transmission via OPT Ports www.novastar.tech... -
Page 9: Ui Introduction
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual UI Introduction 4.1 Home Screen After the device is powered on, the home screen showing device related information is displayed as follows. Figure 4-1 Home screen The home screen shown in Figure 4-1 is described in Table 4-1. -
Page 10: Main Menu
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Area Content Description Red: The signal is abnormal. Gray: The signal is abnormal and not used. For related operations in the Send-Only Controller working mode, please refer to 5.1.1 Set Input Source. - Page 11 MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Figure 4-2 Main menu www.novastar.tech...
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Page 12: Initial Screen Configuration
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Initial Screen Configuration If the LED screen, cabinets, data flow and the number of cabinets loaded by Ethernet ports can meet the following requirements, you can configure the screen via the device front panel menu; otherwise, screen configuration in VMP will be your ideal choice. -
Page 13: Load Cabinet Config File
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Choose input source > EDID. The input source is HDMI1 or HDMI2. Set Mode to Custom or Standard, and then set the resolution and frame rate. Custom: Set the resolution manually. Standard: Select the desired resolution from the drop-down options. -
Page 14: Swift Layout
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual After the configuration file is successfully saved, a message appears on the menu screen. 5.1.3 Swift Layout Set the screen configuration parameters to quickly complete the cabinet connection, so that the LED screen can display the input source image normally. -
Page 15: Display Effect Adjustment
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Display Effect Adjustment 6.1 Apply Presets Apply a saved preset in VMP to the device to quickly complete display effect adjustment. On the main menu screen, select Preset. The saved presets in VMP are displayed on the menu screen, as shown in Figure 6-1. -
Page 16: Adjust Color
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Figure 6-3 EDID When the device working mode is All-in-One Controller, the Select Input menu is not displayed. Set Mode to Custom or Standard, and then set the resolution and frame rate. Custom: Set the resolution manually. -
Page 17: Set Internal Input Sources
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Shadow/Blue Shadow same as that of black level, but only the RGB components are adjusted. Highlight/Green It is used to adjust the brightness of the highlight areas of the image. The principle is Highlight/Blue Highlight the same as that of contrast, but only the RGB components are adjusted. -
Page 18: Adjust Gamma And Color Temperature
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Figure 6-7 Screen brightness (the Send-Only Controller mode as example) Rotate the knob to adjust the brightness to the target value, and then press the knob to confirm. Select Screen Configuration > Save to RV Card. -
Page 19: Set Low Latency
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Figure 6-10 Save to RV card Select Yes in the displayed dialog box. After the values are successfully saved, a message appears on the menu screen. 6.4.3 Set Low Latency The low latency function is used to reduce the delay at the controller, or increase the latency when the device works with high-latency equipment. -
Page 20: Set Bit Depth
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual 6.4.4 Set Bit Depth Set the output bit depth of the input source. On the main menu screen, choose Advanced Functions > Output Settings. Figure 6-12 Bit depth Select the desired bit depth value from the listed ones. -
Page 21: Set Layers (All-In-One Controller Mode Only)
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Select Phase Offset. Select Adjustment Mode and then select the desired mode from the drop-down options. Off: Turn off the phase offset function. Angle: The related parameter Angle can be set. ... -
Page 22: Device Management
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Device Management 7.1 Switch Working Mode Set the device working mode to All-in-One Controller or Send-Only Controller. On the main menu screen, select System Settings > Working Mode. Figure 7-1 Working mode Select All-in-One Controller or Send-Only Controller. -
Page 23: Enable Mapping
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Figure 7-3 Network settings Select Mode and then select a mode from the drop-down options. Manual: Manually set a static IP address for the device. Auto: The device automatically obtains an IP address. -
Page 24: Control Display Status
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual 7.5 Control Display Status Set the display loaded by the controller to a black screen or frozen status. On the main menu screen, select Display Control. Figure 7-6 Display Control Select a display status as required. -
Page 25: View The Firmware Version
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Perform any of the following operations as required. View the diagnostic results Select View Results to enter the report page and view the results. Export the diagnostic result to a USB drive Insert the USB drive to the USB port on the front panel of the device. - Page 26 MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual The device restarts automatically while the data is being reset. www.novastar.tech...
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Page 27: Basic System Settings
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Basic System Settings 8.1 Set Language Change the system language of the device. On the main menu screen, select /Language. Select or English as required. Figure 8-1 Language 8.2 Set Session Timeout Specify a certain amount of time for session timeout after which the LCD will return to the home screen automatically if no action is performed during the specified time. -
Page 28: View Service Information
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual 8.4 View Service Information View the service information of NovaStar, allowing users to ask questions and give feedback. On the main menu screen, select System Settings > About Us. Figure 8-4 About Us View the official website, support email address and service hotline of NovaStar. -
Page 29: Product Specifications
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Product Specifications Electrical Power input 100-240V~, 50/60Hz, 2- 0.8A Specifications Maximum power 50 W consumption Operating –20º C to +50º C Temperature Environment Humidity 0% RH to 80% RH, non-condensing Storage –30º C to +80º C... -
Page 30: Video Source Specifications
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Video Source Specifications Input Bit Depth Sampling Format Max Input Resolution HDMI 1.3 8bit/10bit RGB 4:4:4 1920×1200@60Hz YCbCr 4:4:4 YCbCr 4:2:2 3G-SDI 10bit YCbCr 4:2:2 1920×1080@60Hz www.novastar.tech... -
Page 31: Ethernet Port Load Capacity
MX20 LED Display Controller User Manual Ethernet Port Load Capacity When Working with A10s Pro Receiving Card The formula of calculating the load capacity per Ethernet port and the detailed parameters are as follows. 8bit: Load capacity × 24 × Frame rate < 1000 × 1000 × 1000 × 0.95 ...
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