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Video Wall Controller • User Manual HIKVISION SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER-ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INFECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, HIKVISION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Preface Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the C30S series video wall controller. Default Parameters Type Default Parameter Device Login user name: admin IP address: 192.0.0.64 SSH connection To improve system security, it is highly recommended to change password regularly. In order to protect your privacy and corporate data and avoid network security issues, it is recommended to set strong password that meets security requirements.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Safety Instructions In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region. Provide a surge suppressor at the inlet opening of the device under special conditions such as the mountain top, iron tower, and forest.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Overview As a new-generation FPGA-based hardware image processing device, the DS-C30S series video wall controller (hereinafter referred as the device or the controller) has a new system architecture, adopts dual data exchange technology, and uses main control board plus input board and output board.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual First-Time Configuration Process Activate the device Log in to the device Set the device IP address Set the video wall scale Bind outputs with video walls Bind signal sources with video walls Operate video walls (Optional) Configure (Optional) Configure (Optional) Maintain the...
Password cannot contain user name, 123, admin, 4 or more continuously ascending or descending digits, or 4 or more consecutive repeated characters. Activate the Device via SADP Software Download the SADP software from the Hikvision website and install the SADP software. Open the SADP software. Select the device that is not activated.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Activate the Device via SADP Software Activate the Device via Web Browser Use a network cable to connect a computer to the device. Set an IP address for the computer. The IP address of the computer ranges from 192.0.0.2 to 192.0.0.253 (excluding 192.0.0.64). By default, the device IP address is 192.0.0.64.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Activate the Device via Browser...
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 3 Device Configuration On the web page, you can configure video walls, operate video walls, configure the device parameters, and maintain system and device security. Log In to the Device via Web Browser Enter the device factory IP address in the web browser of the computer.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure the Device IPv4 Address Select the NIC type. Set the IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, and IPv4 gateway. Click Save. Remove the network cable that connects the device and computer, and use the network cable to connect the device to the on-site network.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Video Wall Configuration Page According to the actual screen quantity, set the video wall scale and click Save. Set the Video Wall Scale You can also drag the mouse with the left button held to scale the video wall. A video wall can contain one screen or multiple screens.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual If all screens of the video wall are bound with output ports, click in the upper right corner of a screen and then bind another output port with the screen. Bind Output Ports with Video Wall Click of an output port on the left to configure the following items: ...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual For an output board with four HDMI ports or four DVI ports, the loading capacity of each port cannot exceed 2.6 MP. For an output board with two HDMI ports, the loading capacity of each port cannot exceed 8.8 ...
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Click Unlink All Output Ports at the top of the Video Wall Configuration page, then click OK on the pop-up window. Click Display Output No. at the top of the Video Wall Configuration page to display the output port number on the screen.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Screen Attribute 2) Select a sending port, and click the screen to finish the signal connection. 3) Select other sending ports to finish the signal connection. 4) Click Save. Set Signal Connection Click Complex Settings and complete the following parameters:...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select Complex Settings 1) Set the screen attribute. 2) Set the signal connection. 3) Select the screens that are bound with sending cards and lighten the screens. − Select Load from Screen as the screen configuration mode, and click Load. −...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Display Effect Click Display Effect Settings to configure basic screen parameters, Gamma table, receiving card expansion parameters, and advanced image parameters and view the receiving card basic parameters. Configure Display Effect Correct Screen or Seam When you enable correction for the first time, load the original correction data to make the data in the light board consistent with the data of the receiving card.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual − Click to enter the start and end coordinates of the area to be corrected. Set Correction Area Coordinate 3) Click Original Correction Preview to preview the original correction data. 4) Click Load Original Data to load the factory correction data of light board. 5) If the light board data still exists, select Manual Correction.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Manual Correction of Screen − Select Seam Correction, and then set the calibration range and seam width.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Manual Correction of Seam 7) Drag the control bar to set the RGB (Red Green Blue) values. The value ranges from 800 to 1200, and the default value is 1000. 8) Click Preview to view the display effect. If the display effect does not meet the requirements, adjust the RGB values again.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual If the light board data is missing, you can import the correction file to batch correct screens or seams. Correction file should be in VU3 format, and the file size should be no more than 1 GB. 1) Switch on Enable to start the correction configuration.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual If you select Conventional Network Source, enter Number of Channels according to the channel quantity of the network signal source, and select the channel to add. If you want to add a Network Video Recorder (NVR), the number of channels should start from 33.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add a Network Signal Source via IP Address Click Save. Add a Network Signal Source via URL Address Go to Video Wall Operation → Signal Source, click , and select URL. Enter the signal source information.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Enter the URL address of the signal source. The format of URL address should be RTSP://IP address: 554/h264/ch1/main/av_stream/?username=user name?password=password?linkmode=TCP. Select an added group or click Add Group to create a new group. Add a Network Signal Source via URL Address Click Save.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Drag Signal Sources to Video Wall Drag a signal source folder to the video wall to batch bind multiple signal sources with the video wall. Drag a Signal Source Folder to Video Wall Operate a Video Wall Go to Video Wall Operation and perform the following operations as required: ...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select a signal source window to move directly. Select a signal source window, and enter the specific X and Y values in the pop-up window. Adjust Position of a Signal Source Window ...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Decoding Status of a Network Signal Source View the window status. You can click Show All to enter decoding status list to view details. View Window Status Click at the upper right corner of a signal source window to preview the signal source. Click to cancel the live view.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Preview Signal Source Click Clear Window to clear all signal sources bound with the video wall. Select a network signal source to be edited, and then click to edit the signal source parameter.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual You can add subtitles to the video wall. Go to Video Wall Operation, click Subtitle, press and hold the left mouse button to drag the text to screens bound with output ports. Select a Subtitle Type Drag a Subtitle to Screen To add multiple subtitles, you drag the remaining subtitles.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Enter Subtitle Content Adjust the subtitle position and size. Adjust Subtitle Position and Size Adjust the font size, font direction, alignment, and background transparency. Enable Move to set the movement direction and speed. The subtitle will scroll according to the set speed and direction.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Text Subtitles Configure a Time Subtitle Select Time as the subtitle type and adjust the position and size of the subtitle. Adjust Position and Size...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Adjust the time format. Adjust Time Format Adjust the font size, alignment, and background transparency. Adjust Text and Background...
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Up to 128 scenes are supported. Go to Video Wall Operation to manage scenes. Click Save Scene to save the current video wall configuration as a new scene or overwrite the existing scene. Save Scene ...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Only some models support screen maintenance. Please refer to the actual capability of the device. Go to Configuration → System → Serial Port Settings → Mater Device Serial Port Settings, select Screen Control as the working mode, set the baud rate of the device same as the baud rate of the screen, and set other serial port parameters.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select an input source type. Set the image brightness, contrast, color, and sharpness. Adjust the image position. (Optional) Click Copy to All Screens to copy the screen parameters to all screens. (Optional) Click to power on the screen or click to power off the screen.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Click Video Parameter, select a signal source and color mode, and adjust the brightness. Set Video Parameters If you select Custom as the color mode and select Simple Restore in the Backup and Reset page, the video parameters will be restored to the default settings.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Clip a Signal Source The clipping value ranges from 0 to 200. The clipping value at the top and bottom edges should be a multiple of 2, and the clipping value at the left and right edges should be a multiple of 4. Customize the Resolution If the resolution of a signal source does not match the resolution of the screen, you can customize the resolution of signal source.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Only UHD signal sources (such as 4K HDMI input channels or 4K DP input channels) support the resolution customization. Set OSD Display You can add multiple On-Screen Displays (OSDs) to the input signal image. Click OSD Display and select a signal source.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Only local signal sources support splicing. Only UHD signal sources (such as 4K HDMI input channels or 4K DP input channels) support splicing. All spliced signal sources should use the same resolution and frame rate to avoid affecting the display effect.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add a Joint Signal Source Go to Configuration → Performance Configuration to select a performance mode of the UHD input board and the UHD output board, and click Save. If you select Standard Mode, a UHD input board supports 2 channels of 4K 60 fps signal source input, and a UHD output board supports 2 channels of 4K 60 fps signal source output.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Sub-Stream Configure Displayed Video Wall on HikCentral Professional Control Client To display the video wall images of the device on the HikCentral Professional Control Client in real time, configure this function. Go to Configuration → Other Settings → Network Display on Video Wall, and select a video wall to be displayed on the HikCentral Professional Control Client.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Display on HikCentral Professional Control Client Configure the Device Go to Configuration → System to configure the following parameters: Go to System Settings → Basic Information to view the device information and edit the device name as required.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual View Basic Information Click Upgrade to go to the upgrade page. Go to System Settings → Time Settings to configure the following parameters: If you select NTP Sync, the device clock synchronizes with the clock of the NTP server at the specified interval.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select NTP Sync If you select Manual Time Sync, you can click Sync with Computer Time to make the device time same as the computer time. Select Manual Time Sync...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual If you enable DST (Daylight Saving Time), the device clock is set forward a specified time during the summer months. − Set the start time and end time. − Set the bias time. Enable DST ...
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add User Click to edit the user name or password. Click to delete the user. When the user type is administrator, you cannot edit its user name or delete it. Go to Configuration → Network → Network Service → HTTP(S). Set the HTTP port number.
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure HTTP (S) Parameters Go to Configuration → Event to configure the audible warning and alarm reporting to the platform when the following exceptional events occur: The IP address of the device is the same as that of other devices in the network. ...
Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Device Exception Alarm Maintain the System Go to Maintenance and Security → System Maintenance to configure the following parameters: Click Restart to restart the device. Click to select an upgrade file, and click Upgrade. You need to get the upgrade file in advance and save it locally.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Backup Device Parameters Reset the device: − Click Simple Restore to restore other parameters except user information and network parameters to the default settings. Please use this function with caution. − Click Factory Reset to restore all functions and parameters of the device to the factory settings.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Search Logs Debug the Device Click Device Debugging to configure the following parameters: Enable SSH (Secure Shell) as required. With SSH enabled, you can use a computer installed with the SSH client to access the device. ...
Video Wall Controller • User Manual If the programs of receiving cards in the same LED screen are inconsistent, you can manually upgrade the receiving cards. 1) Click Upgrade LED Receiving Card. 2) Select a sending card to be upgraded. 3) Select a sending card upgrade file and click Upgrade.
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Video Wall Controller • User Manual Enable Syslog as required. With Syslog enabled, the device logs can be uploaded to the Syslog server. Enable Syslog...
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