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  • Page 1 MG Series Distributed Processors AV over IP System User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Contents Contents ....................................ii 1 System Topology ................................1 2 Hardware Connections ..............................2 Encoder Connections ..............................2 2.1.1 Input Connections ............................2 2.1.2 Network Connections ............................3 Decoder Connections ..............................3 2.2.1 Network Connections ............................3 2.2.2 Decoder-KVM Connections ..........................
  • Page 3 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 3.8.11 Crop Input Sources ............................46 3.8.12 Set Signal Audio ............................47 3.8.13 Add OSD ..............................48 3.8.14 Other Operations ............................50 System Management ............................... 50 3.9.1 Factory Reset ..............................50 3.9.2 Backup Management ............................. 51 3.9.3 About ................................

  • Page 4: System Topology

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual System Topology www.novastar.tech...

  • Page 5: Hardware Connections

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Hardware Connections Encoder Connections The encoder can be used for encoding and transmitting the input signals. This section takes the MG420 as an example to illustrate. 2.1.1 Input Connections The inputs include the audio, video and control signals.

  • Page 6: Network Connections

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 2.1.2 Network Connections The encoder is able to encode the input video, audio and USB control signals and transmit them via the network signals. The encoder and switch can be connected in the following two ways.

  • Page 7: Decoder-Kvm Connections

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 2.2.2 Decoder-KVM Connections The monitor is connected to the decoder-KVM and each monitor is connected to one decoder-KVM. Figure 2-4 Decoder-KVM connections Keyboard and Mouse Connections Connect the mouse and keyboard to the decoder.

  • Page 8: All-In-One Decoder Connections

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 2-5 LED screen connections Connect the HDMI connector on the decoder to the input connector on the sending device using an HDMI cable. Connect the sending device and LED screen using Ethernet cables.

  • Page 9: Screen Connections

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 2-7 Network connections 2.3.2 Screen Connections 2.3.2.1 LED Screen With the sending function, the all-in-one decoder can directly load the LED screen. The connection method is shown as follows. Figure 2-8 LED screen connections 2.3.2.2 Local Input Sources...
  • Page 10 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 2-9 Local source connections 2.3.2.3 Screen Configurations Configure the LED screen in NovaLCT when the all-in-one decoder is used, Prerequisites  The IP address of the primary management node is obtained.  If the screens are built, you need to obtain the cabinet data flow.
  • Page 11 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 5 Select Configure Screen and click Next. Step 6 Select the Screen Connection tab to show the screen configuration settings. Figure 2-11 Screen configuration Step 7 On the Standard Screen window, set the column and row quantities of receiving cards. As shown in Figure 2- 12, the values of Columns and Rows are set to 15 and 8 respectively.

  • Page 12: Audio Connection

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual The connection rule of the receiving cards loaded by the Ethernet port No.1 is shown as follows. Right click the receiving card to cancel the configuration for this card. Figure 2-13 Receiving card connection...

  • Page 13: Web Control

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Web Control Log into Web Page 3.1.1 Configure Primary Management Nodes For multiple devices in the distributed system, configuring each of them is not efficient and also increases the management difficulty. The primary management node is used for centralized management and distribution of the configuration information to realize the standardized system management.

  • Page 14: Log Into System

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 3.1.2 Log Into System Prerequisites  The IP address of the primary management node is obtained.  The user name and password are obtained. − The default user name is "admin". − The default password is "password123".

  • Page 15: Configure Basic Data

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-3 Home page Note: Click at the bottom left to change the main menu style. Configure Basic Data The basic data includes the user, department, role and area configurations. 3.2.1 Configure Areas The system supports the management of the devices, signal sources and video walls based on different areas.
  • Page 16 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-4 Area management Step 2 Click Add to open the area adding window to add a new area. Figure 3-5 Add new areas Step 3 Fill the area-related information. If you need to set the precise location for the area, click Advanced to expand the settings area and enter the values in the Longitude and Latitude text boxes respectively.
  • Page 17 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 1 In the main menu bar, go to Configuration > Area to enter the area management. Figure 3-6 Area management Step 2 Click in the column of Operation of an existing area to open the sub-area adding window.

  • Page 18: Add Video Walls

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Operating Procedure Step 1 In the main menu bar, go to Configuration > Area to enter the area management page. Step 2 Click in the column of Operation to open the area editing window.
  • Page 19 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 5 Enter the values in the text boxes next to Rows and Columns.  When the wall type is the LED screen, set the values according to the number of the mosaic decoders.

  • Page 20: Configure Departments

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 9 Click Save to complete the screen configurations. 3.2.3 Configure Departments The department management is used to maintain and manage the organization flexibly. The multiple department level settings are supported. Each superior department can be configured with multiple sub- departments, and each sub-department can also be configured with subordinate departments.

  • Page 21: Configure Roles

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Parameter Description Configuration Method from the drop-down list. Phone Leader phone number Optional Enter the leader phone number in the text box. Email Leader email address Optional Enter the leader email address in the text box.
  • Page 22 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-11 Add new roles Table 3-2 Role parameters Parameter Description Configuration Method Role Name Role name Required The role name is the only identity information of a role and supports English letters, numbers, en dashes, underlines and spaces.
  • Page 23 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 3.2.4.2 Edit Roles When the permissions of a role are changed, you can reselect the permissions below the Menu Permissions tab, and the permissions of all the users associated with the role will also be changed.

  • Page 24: Configure Users

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 4 Click OK to complete the user assignment. Notes:  When selecting the user, you can perform a fuzzy or exact search in the Login Account, Department and Phone text boxes.  On the role assignment page, select the user assigned for a role and click Batch Remove Permissions or click in the column of Operation to remove the permissions.
  • Page 25 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-15 Add new users Table 3-3 User information Parameter Description Configuration Method Name User name displayed in the Required system The user name is identity information. It is recommended to use a name that is easy to identify.
  • Page 26 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Parameter Description Configuration Method Select a role from the drop-down list. Please refer to 3.2.4 Configure Roles for the job position configuration. Department User department Optional Select the user department from the drop-down list. Please refer to 3.2.3 Configure Departments...
  • Page 27 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-16 Edit users Step 2 Change the relevant information, including the role, department and permissions.  Select a role from the drop-down list next to Role to change the user permissions. A user can have multiple role permissions.

  • Page 28: Manage Devices

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual  Click Cancel to cancel the deletion. Manage Devices You can perform the settings as follows for an encoding node or decoding node.  Encoding node − Change the encoding node name. − Set an input connector for an encoding node.

  • Page 29: Device Calls

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual − Encoder: Display all the encoders in the device list. − Decoder-KVM: Display all the decoders of the Decoder-KVM type in the device list. − Decoder-Screen: Display all the decoders of the Decoder-Screen type in the device list.
  • Page 30 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-19 Device details Step 3 Enter a new name in the text box next to Name. Step 4 Click Save to complete the editing. Edit Encoder Connectors For the 4K encoder, either DP 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 can be used at a time. When using the device, you need to configure the connector first.
  • Page 31 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual − Code Rate Limit: Set the code rate limit of the video. The higher the code rate, the better the video quality. − Encoding Mode: The supported encoding modes include H.264 and H.265. −...

  • Page 32: Configure Decoders

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-21 Device status information  Running Status: Show the running status of the current device. − Online: The device is running normally. − Offline: The device is offline. − Abnormal: The device temperature or voltage is abnormal.
  • Page 33 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 3 Enter a new name in the text box next to Name. Step 4 Click Save to complete the editing. Set Decoder Types The decoding node is classified into the screen node and KVM node based on different functions. When the decoder node is used as the screen node, it can be only used to load the screens and does not have the KVM operator menu.

  • Page 34: Run Diagnostics

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-23 Change IP information  IP Address: Set the device IP address. On each network segment, the IP address is unique. When you change it, it cannot conflict with the IP addresses of other devices.

  • Page 35: Restart Devices

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 3.3.6 Restart Devices When a device is faulty, you can restart it to remove the faults first. On the device details page, click Restart on the rear panel to power off the device and restart it.

  • Page 36: Change Signal Names

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Table 3-4 Basic signal information Parameter Description Configuration Requirement Name Enter a name for the added Required signal source. It is recommended to use a name that is easy to identify. Type Set a type for the added signal The type is fixed to Network Source and cannot be source.

  • Page 37: View Signal Information

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 2 Click to enable the signal name editing status. Step 3 Enter a new name in the text box. Figure 3-27 Change signal names Step 4 Click to complete the editing. Notes: ...

  • Page 38: Manage Video Walls

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Manage Video Walls The video wall is the screen loaded by the Decoder-Screen nodes. The wall in the distributed system is mainly used to display the decision information. In the main menu bar, go to Configuration > Video Wall to enter the video wall management page.
  • Page 39 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Basic Information Click on the right edge to expand the wall properties pane. The Basic Information tab is shown by default. Table 3-5 Basic information Function Description Video wall Wall name: Enter a name for the video wall to easily manage it.

  • Page 40: Set Input And Output Edid

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 3 Click on the right edge to expand the wall properties pane. Step 4 Click the Color tab. Step 5 Drag the slider to set the values of the Contrast, Brightness, Saturation, Hue, and Gamma.

  • Page 41: Update Firmware

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-32 Parameters for advanced EDID settings  Import/Export EDID Export the configured resolution parameters file for future use, or import an existing EDID configuration file. − Export EDID: Only the input or output resolution of a single connector can be exported.

  • Page 42: Manage Screens

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 2 Click Select File and select the target update file in the popup window. Step 3 Select the desired device model from the drop-down list next to Model. Step 4 In the device list, check the boxes next to the desired devices.

  • Page 43: Adjust Layers

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-35 Add layers 3.8.2 Adjust Layers Click a layer to select it, and then you can adjust its size and position. Quick Adjustment  Adjust the layer size: Click the small square on the layer edge, and drag the square when the cursor turns to a double-sided arrow to quickly adjust the layer size.
  • Page 44 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-37 Precise adjustment Layer Priorities Adjustment Step 1 Click the desired layer to select it. Step 2 Click below the layer editing area to adjust the layer priorities.  Bring to Front: Bring the selected layer to the front, and the layer image will be displayed completely.

  • Page 45: Switch Layer Input Sources

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual  : Lock the layer.  : Make the selected layer fill the screen.  : Restore to the original layer size.  : Delete the selected layer. Layer Volume Adjustment Step 1 Click the desired layer to select it.

  • Page 46: Save Presets

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-40 Switch layer input sources 3.8.4 Save Presets The preset is used to save all the layer-related information in the current screen. After saving the preset, you can directly load it for future use, and there is no need to configure and operate a layer.

  • Page 47: Rename Presets

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-42 Delete single preset Delete All Presets Click Clear below the Preset tab to clear all the presets saved in the current screen. 3.8.7 Rename Presets Rename the saved preset to ensure that the preset can be correctly identified.
  • Page 48 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-43 Add preset playlists Step 3 Enter a name for the new playback. Step 4 Select the desired presets in the Preset List area on the left. Step 5 Click to add the selected presets to the Selected area.

  • Page 49: Crop Input Sources

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Play Presets Step 1 On the screen management page, click the Playlist tab to show the preset playback list. Step 2 Click to play the selected preset playlist. The screen is locked during the playback.

  • Page 50: Set Signal Audio

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-47 Crop input sources Step 4 Name the cropped input source image. Step 5 Enter the values in the X and Y text boxes to set the horizontal and vertical start positions respectively for the cropping.

  • Page 51: Add Osd

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-49 Input source operations menu Step 3 Go to Audio > Accompanied or go to Audio > Analog to change the input audio to the accompanied or analog audio. 3.8.13 Add OSD The OSD text is supported and you can configure the scrolling OSD text.
  • Page 52 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 3-51 OSD text properties  The text size is shown in percentage that indicates the ratio of the text size to the text area height.  Set the spacing between two letters or characters.

  • Page 53: Other Operations

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual 3.8.14 Other Operations Adjust Screen Brightness For the splicing screen loaded by the all-in-one decoders, click and drag the slider block to adjust the screen brightness. Click Save to complete the adjustment. Enable/Disable FTB...

  • Page 54: Backup Management

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Table 3-6 Kept info after factory reset Module Kept info Screen Imported pictures EDID Imported EDID files Note: The EDID parameters configured via EDID files will not be restored to the default values, while the parameters configured manually will be restored.

  • Page 55: About

    Click Import and the system will automatically import the configuration file. 3.9.3 About View the company website (www.novastar.tech), email address and software version. In the main menu bar, go to System > About to enter the company and software information page.
  • Page 56 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual All the operation logs are displayed by default. Figure 3-56 Operation logs Step 2 Set the query conditions and click Query to display all the operation logs according to the set conditions. Click Reset to clear all the query conditions.

  • Page 57: Kvm Operator System

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual KVM Operator System Log into System Prerequisites  The user information is configured on the Web page.  All the KVM connections are completed. Operating Procedure After all the KVM connections are completed, the login page will be displayed on the screen connected to the decoder with the keyboard and mouse.

  • Page 58: Add Decoder-Kvm Matrixes

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Notes:  If you are not the "admin" user, you must change the password on first login. Please follow the prompt to change it.  If the menus shown in Figure 4-2 are not shown completely after login, please go to the role and user management page to check whether you have the correspongding permissions.
  • Page 59 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 4-3 Decoder-KVM matrixes Step 2 Click All on the left to expand all the operator and operator group lists. Step 3 Click at the bottom to create a new matrix. Step 4 Click the created matrix in the list on the left to enter the matrix editing interface.

  • Page 60: Change Layout

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual  Click to delete an operator group and matrix. After the group is deleted, the matrix will be automatically added to the previous group.  Click to change the name of a matrix or group shown in the list on the left.
  • Page 61 MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 4-5 Take over signals Table 4-2 Status descriptions Status Description Status Description Icon Icon The input source is online. The input source is offline and cannot be used. The signal is not added to favorites.

  • Page 62: Take Over Signals

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual You can set the input source audio in the signal list. − Accompanied: Use the input audio connected to the HDMI or DP connector as the signal audio. − Audio In: Use the input audio connected to the AUDIO connector on the encoder, and the encoder is connected with the selected signal as the signal audio.

  • Page 63: Kvm Operations

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 4-6 Signal taking over prompts Rules for Taking Over Signals  One signal can be monopolized by one user only, but can be controlled or viewed by multiple users.  When a user of the same level wants to change the signal permissions, the request must be agreed by the user who has controlled or monopolized the signal before.

  • Page 64: Push Signals

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual  Expand the menu bar at the top to finish the KVM operations, or press Ctrl twice to exit the KVM control.  When an operator has the permission to control the signal, and other operator is operating it, wait for other operator to complete the operations, and then this operator can operate the signal.

  • Page 65: Push Signals To Led Screens

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 4 Click Push (View Only) or Push (Control) to push the signal to the selected KVM operator.  Push (View Only): The selected KVM operator only has the permission to view the pushed signal.

  • Page 66: Adjust Output Volume

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Figure 4-11 Push signals to LED screens Step 2 Select the desired screen from the list on the left. Step 3 Select the desired layer from the drop-down list next to Layer. The selected layer is highlighted with a frame.

  • Page 67: Change Operator Passwords

    MG Series Distributed Processors User Manual Step 2 Drag the slider block to adjust the volume. Change Operator Passwords Step 1 In the menu bar at the top, click System to enter the system settings page. Figure 4-13 System settings Step 2 Click Change Password to enter the password changing interface.

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