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User's Manual Video Controller NovaPro HD Rev1.4.4...
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Welcome to use the product from Xi’an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “NovaStar”). It is our great pleasure to offer this manual to help you understand and use the product. We strive for precision and reliability during the compilation of this manual, and the content of this manual are subject to change without notice.
Moisture proof: Keep the equipment in a dry and clean environment. In case of liquid immersion, please pull the power plug immediately. Keep away from flammable and explosive hazardous substance. Prevent liquids or metal fragments from being immersed into the product in order to avoid safety accidents. www.novastar.tech...
PC or PAD, namely, Web interface operation which is able to preview and assist with system settings in real time and confirm current working status of the system. 7) NovaPro HD is the flagship product of NovaStar new generation controllers. Being www.novastar.tech...
PIP. You can view the operation result on the operation screen during setting. The indictor is blue by default. It turns to green when the current input source is selected. ③ :Operation screen (Please see details in the subsequent Chapter: Main Interface). www.novastar.tech...
⑧ : Type B female interface is USB control interface to connect PC for communication. 3.2 Rear Panel Note: In order to improve user’s experience, layout of the interfaces may be adjusted a little. The picture is only for reference. Inputs Audio Audio Input DP Input HDMI HDMI Input www.novastar.tech...
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4 optical fiber outputs Control Interface Ethernet Control (connecting PC for communication or ETHERNET accessing Network) IN: connecting PC for communication or cascade input; USB Control connecting USB OUT of last NovaPro HD OUT: cascade output, Cascading USB IN of next NovaPro www.novastar.tech...
IN: connecting all consoles that support DMX512 interface DMX Control protocol. LOOP: DMX512 signal Loop output 4 Signal Connection Signal Connection Connect the required hardware devices referring to the interface descriptions in previous chapters. Note: Please turn OFF POWER before signal connection. Fig. 4-1 Signal Connection www.novastar.tech...
Mode 1: Machine operation. All operations can be completed by a knob and a button on NovaPro HD without PC. Mode 2: Web operation. Suitable for the situation when NovaPro HD and control computer are in the same LAN. Open up a browser on control computer and enter the IP of NovaPro www.novastar.tech...
Lock: simultaneously press the knob and ESC button for more than three seconds to lock the controller. Unlock: simultaneously press the knob and ESC button for more than three seconds to unlock the controller. 6.2 Main Interface After starting the controller, the main interface of LCD display is as follows: www.novastar.tech...
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When the voltage of NovaPro HD exceeds threshold value (able to be changed by users), the voltage value will turn red and blinks. Current effect is point-to-point display. Scaling down mode www.novastar.tech...
Choose a suitable resolution from the standard resolutions preset in the controller. If there is no suitable resolution, please go to II: Custom Resolution II: Custom Resolution Set custom width, height, refresh rate. Then turn the knob to select "Apply" and press the www.novastar.tech...
Step 2 Enter into the submenu of "Screen Settings" submenu. The options are shown in the following figure: Step 3 Set Cabinet Row QTY and Cabinet Column QTY according to the actual situation of the screen. Step 4 Set Port1 Cabinet QTY. The device has some limitations on the cabinet quantity of www.novastar.tech -10-...
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Port 1. meanwhile, be greater than or equal to the quantities of cabinets loaded by the nth port. b) In case of special-shaped cabinets, cabinets with different size and special-shaped www.novastar.tech -11-...
I: Point-to-point display, namely, scaling disabled. Size of output image is the same as input image and the output is based on original proportion. Horizontal and vertical offset of image are set as required and operation steps shown in the figure below. www.novastar.tech -12-...
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Effects of scaling disabled II: Output image is adjusted to the size of display screen, namely it is self-adaptive to the size of display screen. Operation: Enable scaling and auto fit to screen. III: Custom Scaling www.novastar.tech -13-...
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LED display. After window is set, images can only be displayed within the range of the window and be self-adapted to the size of the window. After setting according to the above two steps, the captured content will be only displayed on the set area of the LED display, as shown below: www.novastar.tech -14-...
Black Out: same as the function of BLK button. Test Pattern Picture quality adjustment Set contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, color temperature, red brightness, green brightness, blue brightness and Gamma as required. Save these parameters to hardware after adjusting to satisfaction www.novastar.tech -15-...
6.8 Advanced Settings Several options of major function setting are included in advanced settings, as shown in the figure below, including PIP, Advanced Configuration, Montage, etc. Operation of each function will be detailed for users in the following chapter. www.novastar.tech -16-...
To switch on or off PIP and set the input source of main screen as well as the size, position and transparency of PIP and PIP crop settings. PIP: Switching on/off PIP is the same as the function of PIP button on front panel and synchronous with it. www.novastar.tech -17-...
6.8.2 Advanced Configuration If the number of cabinets loaded by each Ethernet port is different and the preconditions of screen settings are not met, advanced configuration can be used now. Operating steps of advanced configuration are shown as below: www.novastar.tech -18-...
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When wiring method is set, real-time effect of different wirings can be displayed on the display screen by turning the knob. If you are satisfied, you must press the knob once to save the setting and press return key to exit the current operation. During data flow www.novastar.tech -19-...
Montage Example: the total number of pixels of the LED display is 4000×1000, which has exceeded the load of a single Pro HD unit. Montage can be applied and two Pro HD units can be used for montage. See detailed parameter settings and the connections in the chart www.novastar.tech -20-...
Connect NovaPro HD to PC and run NovaLCT-Mars on PC. Import cabinet configuration file saved before into the controller. 1) Save cabinet configuration file After receiving card is configured, click Save File to save cabinet configuration file (.rcfg) to local file on PC. www.novastar.tech -21-...
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NovaPro HD User's Manual 2) Import cabinet configuration file into NovaPro HD. Operating steps are shown in the figure below: 3) Load Cabinet File www.novastar.tech -23-...
Including following functions: VGA Auto Adj: sampling parameters of VGA input signal are automatically adjusted so that VGA image is clear and complete. Select this menu and then press the knob once to perform VGA automatic adjustment once. www.novastar.tech -24-...
Save all the configurations of NovaPro HD to hardware and the data will not be lost after power off. 6.8.8 Redundancy Set this controller as primary control or backup. “Primary” or “Backup” will be displayed on the main interface. www.novastar.tech -25-...
1st channel as available channels. Definitions of channel properties are shown in the table below: Channel No. Property Definition Global Brightness of LED display Contrast Saturation Color temperature Red component brightness Green component brightness Blue component brightness Gamma Undefined Undefined www.novastar.tech -26-...
LAN to control. If only USB port is connected, the setting will be unavailable and system will use USB to control. Network modes include “Manually” and “Automatically”. It is obtained through DHCP while in “Automatically” mode. www.novastar.tech -27-...
7.1 Network Establishment 1) Connect Pro HD to the same LAN and network segment as the control computer. 2) Turn on the power of Pro HD and set communication settings on the controller www.novastar.tech -28-...
If there are sub menus, sub menu bar will pop out. Six input source switching buttons: the input source of the main screen can be switched with mouse clicking. The switching of the input source of PIP needs to enter “Advanced www.novastar.tech -29-...
Settings” → “PIP” sub menu interface settings, as shown in the figure below. Three display control buttons: the indicator lights default to blue and turn green when enabled. 7.3 My Device The name of the device can be modified, which is a unique function of Web interface operation. www.novastar.tech -30-...
The main functions include screen configuration, brightness adjustment, monitoring, calibration, etc. Please refer to Nova M3 Control System User Manual for specific operations of these functions. Operation interface of LCT client is shown as the figure below: www.novastar.tech -31-...
You can upgrade the firmware of Pro HD by the NovaLCT client. Connect Pro HD to PC and run NovaLCT-Mars on PC. Log in advanced user and the password is “admin”. Then click “admin” on your keyboard after logging in and the program loading page will pop up. www.novastar.tech -32-...
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FPGA of receiving card: Check to update FPGA program of receiving card. Update: Change hardware program into hardware device. Refresh all: Check this option and click “Refresh” to refresh and display the program versions of all sending card and receiving card of current serial port. www.novastar.tech -34-...
Check whether monitor output is connected correctly and the output is abnormal connection is not loose. If connecting Pro to display, please confirm whether the display supports the output resolution of Pro. Try to cut the power and restart the device. Then reset Pro and do www.novastar.tech -35-...
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Please troubleshoot the devices according to above steps. If problems cannot be solved, please contact our local dealers or customer service department. Since there are components with high voltage inside the controller, please DO NOT maintain it by yourself for the sake of your safety. www.novastar.tech -36-...
4 Gigabit Ethernet outputs. Only Ethernet port 1 supports audio output. When the multifunction card is connected for audio decoding, the multifunction card must be connected to the Ethernet port 1. Maximum horizontal resolution is 3840 pixels. Maximum vertical resolution is 1920 pixels. www.novastar.tech -37-...
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Connected to all kinds of control interfaces that support DMX512 interface protocol. Overall Specifications Input power AC 100-250V~, 50/60Hz, 0.65A Overall power consumption 30 W Operating temperature -20℃~+60℃ Dimensions (L x W x H) 483 mm × 389 mm × 88.2 mm Weight 6 kg www.novastar.tech -38-...
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