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  • Page 1 Z6 PRO-G2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Safety Precautions ..............................1 2. Overview .................................. 2 3. Hardware .................................. 4 3.1 The Front Panel ............................4 3.2 The Back Panel ............................5 4. Connection Diagram ..............................7 5. Operating Software ..............................8 5.1 Device Information ............................8 5.2 Video Source Setting ..........................9 5.3 Control ................................16 5.4 Layout ................................

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    1. Safety Precautions To prevent personal injury and to protect the device from damage, read and follow these safety precautions. 1.1Do not remove the cover To avoid personal injury, do not remove the top cover. 1.2Only use the power supply and accessories specified by the manufacturer The operating voltage of this product is 100V-240V AC.

  • Page 4: Overview

    2. Overview Z6 PRO-G2 is a new-generation professional LED display controller. Combining video splicing, video processing and sending functions, it does not only have strong video signal receiving, UHD image processing and LED display control capabilities, but also has cinematic professional color adjusting functions such as 3D-LUT, Color Magic and Color Curve.
  • Page 5 different grayscale levels  Color magic with multi-color adjustment based on HSV color model to realize color transformation  3D-LUT for cinematic color adjustment, with color adjustment strength setting  Picture adjustment for adjusting the hue, saturation, contrast, and brightness compensation of the device output ...

  • Page 6: Hardware

    3. Hardware 3.1 The Front Panel Item Description Display operation menu or system information Knob Press the knob to enter the submenu or confirm the selection Rotate the knob to select a menu item or adjust parameters Shortcut OK: Enter key ESC: Exit the current menu Bright: Adjust brightness Black: Blackout...

  • Page 7: The Back Panel

    3.2 The Back Panel Control Neutrik (NE8FBH) Fast Ethernet port, connect to the computer, or connect to the router for access to the local area network RS232 DB9 port, for control of serial communications protocol, connect to the third-party device USB IN USB2.0 Type B port, connect to the computer for debugging, or as cascading input...
  • Page 8 Support EDID setting 12G SDI Support SMPTE 2082/2081/424M/292M standard, compatible with SD/ HD/3G/6G-SDI Maximum resolution: 4096×2160@60Hz Support deinterlacing display, EDID setting is not supported Output 10G FIBER 1/2  2×10G main fiber outputs  Built-in 10G single-mode fiber module, wavelength: 1310nm, transmission distance: 2km, support Neutrik opticalCON DUO (NO2-4FDW-A）and LC-LC fiber connector, recommend using single-mode fiber with a wire diameter of 9/125μm and with a PC/UPC connector...

  • Page 9: Connection Diagram

    4. Connection Diagram Z6 Pro-G2 needs to be connected to an fiber optic transceiver, use H10FN as a schematic diagram for reference only.

  • Page 10: Operating Software

    5. Operating Software Please make sure the correctness of the hardware connection before setting, then iSet detect senders receiver cards. (Download url: www.colorlightinside.com) Device Information 1. Click [Device Information] to enter the [Devices Information] page. The software will automatically acquire the sender index, name, and type. Please check the hardware connection or the installation of the relevant driver if cannot detect senders.

  • Page 11: Video Source Setting

    5.2.1 Windows and PIP The Z6 PRO-G2 supports up to 4 windows,one window per board, each PIP window can be set individually. Click “ ”to add a new PIP window, select PIP window and right-click on it to select the signal, meanwhile, cropping and scaling can be set as before.
  • Page 12 You can right-click the window to change the input signal. 5.2.2 Scale Right-click in the window that needs to scale, then select [Set window size] to set X (Horizontal), Y (Vertical), width, and height. Or you can click the border of window, and drag it with the mouse.
  • Page 14 5.2.3 Crop In the [video format] area, chose the signal and click “ ” to enter the setting. In the cropping interface, click [Crop] to enable this feature , set X (Horizontal), Y (Vertical), width, and height. 5.2.4 EDID EDID: Set sender resolution, the first one is the default as the current resolution.
  • Page 15 In the [Signal Selection] area, and select the correct video format, and click “ ” to enter the setting window. Mainstream resolution can be selected from the dropdown list, and you can also customize the sender resolution, by setting the width/height and frame rate. Click [Save] after setting.
  • Page 16 You can click [Output color depth] to set output color depth. The device output resolution up to 10bit, 4096x2160@60Hz. 5.2.6 Video Sync The Z6 PRO-G2 supports lock sync to every signal, genlock and internal VSync. Video Sync will lock to the bottom layer with signal when set to [Free Run]. 5.2.7 Picture Adjustment You can click“...
  • Page 17 5.2.8 Preset In [Video Source Setting], the user may set up to 16 preset modes. All the preset modes support renaming, and setting information such as cropping, PIP, EDID, Brightness, color setting information. When the user finished setting in [Video Source Setting], click“ ”to save preset and need to set a name for it, click [OK] to finish.

  • Page 18: Control

    5.3 Control Click [Control] to enter sender setting. Selecting the processor to set the brightness, color, test patterns, picture adjustment, HDR and other. 5.3.1 General settings The General settings interface including brightness, color, test mode, picture adjustment, HDR, IP setting, etc.
  • Page 19 1. Brightness Preset four ways to quickly adjust the brightness of the processor: 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. If you need to adjust other brightness levels, you can adjust it by dragging the slider with the mouse. 0% is a black screen, and 100% is the maximum brightness.
  • Page 20 You can click the "Settings" to choose the output port that you need to be controlled for each group, but a output port can only be assigned to one group. After setting, you can adjust brightness of the group by the slider or the fine-tuning button of the value box, then you can rename the group as needed.
  • Page 21 Click the "Adjust by color temperature" , you can change the color temperature by moving the slider, so as to change the LED display effect. Click the "Default" to quickly reset the color temperature to 6500K, the color temperature range that can be set is 2000K-10000K.
  • Page 22 HDR (high dynamic range images)can provide more dynamic range and image detail than ordinary images. Both HDMI and DP of this device support HDR, including HDR10 and HLG. Prerequisites: You need to set the Z6 PRO-G2's output color depth to 10bit/12bit and enable "Precise color management"; The receiving card firmware should support HDR, set the input bit depth of receiver parameters as 10bit / 12bit, and then click other parameters >...
  • Page 23 Freeze: Check "Freeze", the output images will freeze that you can see a red "Freeze" appears at the bottom right of the software interface. Black screen: Check "Blackout", and output images is black. There will be a red "Blackout" at the bottom right of the software interface. If you check "Freeze" and "Blackout"...
  • Page 24 Frequency multiplication: Check "Enable" to select automatic frequency multiplication or specify frequency multiplication. The device supports a maximum of 240Hz. Restore to factory settings: The device parameters are restored to the factory state. 5.3.2 Advanced color settings The advanced color setting interface allows more professional color adjustment, it includes precise color, color magic, color curve, 3D-LUT.
  • Page 25 1. Precise color Enable this function to accurately adjust the color gamut of the LED, which is used to display a picture more suitable for the color gamut of the video source. It needs to be used with i9 and above receivers. Enable "...
  • Page 26 the approximate value will be selected within the LED's original range. 2. Color magic This function what adjusts hue (H) , saturation (S) and value (V) under HSV color model. When the hue, saturation or value of a color is adjusted separately, the effect of other colors will not be changed, so as to realize local color adjustment.
  • Page 27 Enter the color magic interface, click " enable " and select the slot to enable the color magic. Select the color to be adjusted according to your needs, you can left-click drag the slider to adjust the values of H, S and V . If you need to adjust the bright and dark parts of overall output screen, you can adjust white or black, and then click save.
  • Page 28 After clicking "Browse" and loading the ".cube" file in the computer, the 3D LUT will be automatically enabled. You can select the slot and adjust the strength as your needs. If the strength is 0, it is no effect. Note: 3D LUT must be enabled under the video source with full RGB output to ensure the effect of 3D LUT.
  • Page 29 5.3.4 Frame multiplexing Frame multiplexing for multi-camera shooting of virtual background, support fusion output of multiple video signals. Click the "Enable" in the frame multiplexing interface to enable this function. Select the multiplier according to the required number of images overlays. For example, if there are three different backgrounds, you need set the multiplier to three.

  • Page 30: Layout

    5.4 Layout Click [Layout] to enter setting of receiving cards. 1. Add Cabinets Select the right sender output port, and click [Add Cabinets], click [Custom], fill out in the [Cabinets Size] box, and click [OK]. Moving a box with mouse to the right place and click, the cabinets will be added.
  • Page 31 2. Setting Mapping Added Cabinets will set default connection mapping, it may not correct. Before resetting the new mapping, please make sure the sender port is correct. Manual number Click “ ” at the top symbol line, then click the cabinets one by one from the start to the end.
  • Page 32 Fast Mapping Using mouse to select the cabinets, then choose the right type of mapping. Tips: Since the cabinets may not be the same size, each of them can be set individually. 3. Save Mapping Once the cabinets connection mapping is finished, click [Save], the cabinets connection mapping will be sent to sender and saved.

  • Page 34: Lcd Operate Instruction

    6. LCD Operate Instruction Operational Instruction Knob/OK: Press the knob/OK under the main interface to enter the operation interface of  the menu. Rotate the knob to select the menu or press the knob/OK under the operation  interface of the menu to select current menu or enter submenu. Rotate the knob to adjust parameters after selecting the menu with parameter;...

  • Page 35: Starter

    6.2 Starter When powering on the Z6 PRO-G2, it will show the picture until Z6 PRO-G2 ready. 6.3 Main Interface After starting the controller, the main interface of the LCD display is as follows: First row: Company name and logo.

  • Page 36: Display Setting

    “Display Setting”. Broadcast Press “OK” to turn on and turn off broadcast, the broadcast is allowed to set in one Z6 PRO-G2 to control all Z6 PRO-G2. Brightness In the option of “Brightness”, rotate the knob to change the brightness, and it will be auto-saved if there is no following operation.
  • Page 37 Picture Adjustment Enter the setting interface of “Picture Adjustment”, and press the knob/OK to turn on/off “Enable”. If “Enable” has been turned on, users can set hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast of the image by knob, and then save the data. Users can also reset all parameters to default values, hue and brightness default to 0, saturation and contrast default to 100.

  • Page 38: Edid Setting

    Precise Color Management Press the knob/OK to enter“Precise Color Management”setting, Enable it and set the“Color & Bright before Calibration”and “Color & Bright after Calibration”and “Output Color Space”, then color and bright could be changed by your needs. 6.4.2 EDID Setting Rotate the knob/ok to select EDID setting, then press the knob/OK to enter submenu of “EDID Setting”.

  • Page 39: Cropping Setting

    6.4.3 Cropping Setting Rotate the knob/OK to select cropping setting, then press the knob/OK to enter submenu of “Cropping Setting”. Rotate the knob to select cropping setting, then press the knob/OK to enter submenu of “Cropping Setting”. The input boards may be mixed-use, and the name will show as order.

  • Page 40: Lock To Input

    6.4.5 Lock To Input When several controllers were cascaded with each other, “Lock To Input” is necessary to ensure the synchronization of the video display. Rotate the knob to select “Lock To Input”, then press the knob/OK to enter submenu of it, in the submenu, you can select Genlock synchronous signal source by the Knob/OK.

  • Page 41: Network Setting

    Output shift includes two ways: “Whole” and “By Port”. In the setting interface of “Whole”, you can rotate the knob to set X and Y of the whole image and save it, in the setting interface of “By Port”, you can set X and Y of the image of each net port respectively, then save it.

  • Page 42: Language Setting

    6.4.9 Language Setting Enter the setting interface of “Language”, press the knob/OK to switch the language. 6.4.10 System Setting Enter the setting interface of “System Setting”, you can restore factory settings and check current firmware information.

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