PTN MV4 User Manual

PTN MV4 User Manual

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DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4
USER MANUAL
MV4
PTN DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4
Version: MV42013V1.4
PTN Electronics Limited
www.PTN-electronics.com

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  • Page 1 DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 USER MANUAL PTN DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 Version: MV42013V1.4 PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 2 Please refer to the dealers for the latest details. This manual is copyright PTN Electronics Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced without the prior written consent of PTN Electronics Limited.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 Table of Contents Introduction ......................1 1.1. Introduction to MV4 ..................1 1.2. Package Contents..................1 Specification ......................1 Rear Panel and Connection ................... 2 3.1. Rear panel introduction .................. 2 3.2. Connection with RS232 Communication Port ..........3 3.3.
  • Page 4 Diagram of Video Wall Displaying ..............28 6.2. Diagram of Multi-Viewer Displaying ............. 30 6.3. Diagram of Full Images Displaying .............. 31 Firmware Upgrade ....................33 Troubleshooting & Maintenance ................34 Safety Operation Guide ..................35 10. After-sales Service ....................36 PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    4 output ports. It is not only a matrix switcher, but also a Multi-viewer or video wall processor. As a video wall processor, MV4 is able to zoom in one input image three/ four times to the outputs. And as a Multi-viewer processor, MV4 can mix inputs with any combos to one image, and then transfer to all the outputs.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel And Connection

    Power Supply Temperature -20 ~ +70℃ 50/60Hz Power Humidity 10% ~ 90% Consumption Case W483 x H44x Product Weight 5.2Kg Dimension D235mm 3. Rear Panel and Connection 3.1 Rear panel introduction Figure 3-1 MV4 Interface Introduction PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 7: Connection With Rs232 Communication Port

    1) Use a RS232 cable to connect the COM port of the computer to the RS232 connector of MV4. Figure 3-3 Connect with PC 2) Run the control software and select RS232 connection. 3) If connection is OK, then we can control the MV4. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 8: Connection With Usb Interface

    USB interface of MV4. 3.4 Twist Pair Connection MV4 provides with TCP/IP communication port, user can control it by using the related communication software.  Activity LED: The yellow LED always blinks when the network works normally.
  • Page 9: Operations Of The Front Control Panel

    1) For the non-numeric buttons, you can use the menu buttons after you press on any numeric buttons, or use the numeric buttons directly. Example: Press the button move to enter into the menu of HP/VP settings. Press the button resolution, it will show the corresponding menu. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 10: Operations Of The Menu Buttons

    4.3 Operations of the Input/output Selection Buttons Buttons Operation Description Select the corresponding input image from the images of the 4 input channels. Select the corresponding output CH1′ CH2′ CH3′ CH4′ image form the images of the 4 output channels. Note: PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 11: Operations Of The Function Buttons

    (up, down, left and right) when use. Set the focus of the image to scale the image, it is available zoom together with the direction buttons (up, down, left and right) when use. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 12: Operations Of The Customized Buttons And The Numeric Keys

    First Level Second Level Third Level MENU Quarter Type 1 MENU rusolution 1 1920X1080 MENU Colour MENU OUT 1 brightness 0512 contrast MENU FULL Channel Switch Type 1 IN 1 OUT 1 MENU rusolution 1 1920X1080 PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 13 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MENU board MENU OUT ALL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 OFF OFF OFF OFF MENU display MENU OUT 1 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 ON ON ON ON MENU Colour MENU OUT 1 brightness 0512 contrast PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 14 MENU Factory set MENU SAVE MENU RECLL MENU CLEAR Note: In the first column, MENU (in red) is showed in the first row of the displayer, and MENU (in blue) is showed in the second row. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 15: Operations Of The Software

    Ways for Software Control: MV4 provides three ways for control, includes RS232 serial port, USB interface and TCP/IP network port. Software Activation: We can control MV4 if any of connections is connected and it is the key point to activate the software.
  • Page 16: Main Interface

    Open is to open a saved image display mode file, and Save is to save the current image display mode file, and Save as is to save the current image display mode file to another path. As shown in Figure 5-4. Figure 5-4 File Menu PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 17: Connection Button

    5.3.4 Help Button Function: Check the version of the software and the firmware of MV4. Detailed operations: Click the sub menu About Soft Version to check the version of the software or the firmware. As shown in Figure 5-5.
  • Page 18: Zoom-In Function

    The first displayer shows a blue screen. The buttons are used for choosing the image of any one input channel to the outputs. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 19: Matrix Switching Function (Full Displaying)

    6-5. 5.4.4 Picture in Picture (PIP) Displaying Function: MV4 is able to present all the input images of the four channels on a single screen. It means that while the screen is showing the main video, any of the other three input images (Had been compressed) also can be showed on this screen.
  • Page 20 From input 3 From input 4 Button Effect Figure 5-8 The Second PIP Display Effect From input 2 From input 1, From input 3 bottom Layer From input 4 Button Effect Figure 5-9 The Third PIP Display Effect PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 21: Picture Outside Picture (Pop) Displaying

    , the display mode area on the software interface will show the display effect of all the four input channels. The images (all are complete) on any output channels are made by the four input images. The buttons are used for checking the output PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 22 From input 3 From input 4 Button Effect Figure 5-13 The Second POP Display Effect From input 1 From input 2 From input 3 From input 4 Button Effect Figure 5-14 The Third POP Display Effect PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 23: Additional Function Settings

    Border Setting: When you need to set the border of the image of a single channel or all channels, just select the corresponding check boxes. And press the button Set to confirm your operation. The button OFF/ON is used to off-set/set the border of the input images of all channels. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 24 1) The image begins to zoom in/out from the top left corner, and extends to a fixed maximum size, whenever you drag the mouse or set the values. 2) Image zoom setting is available only in Full Displaying mode. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 25 1) Bezel size setting is mainly used when there is offset between the images on the displayers. 2) In Figure 5-18, the position of the images on the left side is lower than the right ones. The place marked with circle shows the effect that the images joined (before & after). PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 26 DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 Figure 5-18 The Original Image Figure 5-19 The Image Adjusted PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 27: Settings In The Function Area On The Main Panel

    The default resolution is 1080P (1920*1080).  Input Channel Setting MV4 supports to assign one input image to one output channel (not the physical output interface connected with the displayer). The operation area is at the bottom of the main interface, as shown in Figure 5-21.
  • Page 28 DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4  Overlay Hierarchical Relationship Setting Overlay Hierarchical setting in MV4 is applied for PIP display mode. In the following picture Figure 5-22, L1 (Level 1) is the bottom layer, and L4 (Level 4) is the top layer.
  • Page 29: Advanced Function Settings

    User can set it in Mode setting, press the button Set Name to rename it. And there is no limitation to name it (Name repetition, long name, and special characters are available). PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 30 Default POP display mode, the first POP 19,20 mode to the last POP mode (from left to right). Used to save the modified matrix switching mode (same to matrix switching mode No.9, but has been modified with additional function settings). PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 31: Shortcut Button Customization

    5.6.2 Shortcut Button Customization With the shortcut buttons, MV4 can switch quickly to a customized display mode. The operation area is showed in Figure 5-27. Figure 5-27 Shortcut Button on the Main Interface User can set this in Mode setting: select a saved mode and press the button Set Shortcut Button, it will pop up a window to set the shortcut button.
  • Page 32: System Diagram

    The system diagrams of the application occasions are showed as below. 6.1 Diagram of Video Wall Displaying 4x Zoom-in: It means MV4 is able to zoom in the input image and spilt to 4 parts, and then full-screen display on the output displayers one to one.
  • Page 33 3x Zoom-in: There will be no output image on the first output channel (the displayer just shows a blue screen), and the images on the second, third and fourth displayers (rotated 90 degrees) make up a whole image same with the input image. Figure 6-2 Diagram of 3x Zoom-in Displaying PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 34: Diagram Of Multi-Viewer Displaying

    DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 6.2 Diagram of Multi-Viewer Displaying Multi-Viewer: It means MV4 is able to display multi-channel output images on a single displayer. And it supports several displaying effects, such as PIP, POP etc. Figure 6-3 Diagram of Multi-Viewer Displaying PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 35: Diagram Of Full Images Displaying

    DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 6.3 Diagram of Full Images Displaying Matrix switching: With four input ports and four output ports, MV4 is able to display any inputs to any outputs. Figure 6-4 Diagram of Matrix Switching PTN Electronics Limited...
  • Page 36 DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 Distribution display: All output images are the same and also the same as the image of one input channel. Figure 6-5 Diagram of Distribution Displaying PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 37: Firmware Upgrade

    To meet with the request of different users or add function in future, the firmware of MV4 can be upgraded via USB. When you need to upgrade it, first copy the update EXE file to the PC in controlled and double chick the program to execute the following operations.
  • Page 38: Troubleshooting & Maintenance

    8) If the switcher cannot be controlled by the buttons on the front panel or any of the control ports, the switcher may have broken. Please send it to the dealer for repairing. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 39: Safety Operation Guide

    DO NOT repair it on your own, in case of accident or increasing the damage of the equipment. 7) DO NOT splash any chemistry substance or liquid in the equipment or around. PTN Electronics Limited www.PTN-electronics.com...
  • Page 40: After-Sales Service

    DVI Video Processing Switcher 4x4 10. After-sales Service 1) If there appear some problems when running MV4, please check and deal with the problems reference to this user manual. Any transport costs are borne by the users during the warranty.

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