Novastar VX1000 - User Manual

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 4 2 Appearance Front Panel No. Area Function 1 LCD screen Display the device status, menus, submenus and messages. 2 Knob  Rotate the knob to select a menu item or adjust the parameter value.  Press the knob to confirm the setting or opera...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 5 No. Area Function 6 Shortcut function buttons  PRESET: Access the preset settings menu.  TEST: Access the test pattern menu.  Freeze: Freeze the output image.  FN: A customizable button Notes:  Hold down the knob and ESC button simult...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 9 3 Applications  Work as a video controller: The HDMI output connector is used for monitoring with a fixed output resolution of 1920 × 1080@60Hz. Note: Please do not manually set the HDMI 1.3 output connector's resolution via Advanced Sett...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 12 4 Home Screen Home Screen Figure 4-1 Home screen Icon Description VX1000 The device name 192.168.0.10 The device IP address  Main  PIP 1  PIP 2 The layer input source and resolution Screen The current screen resolution The screen brigh...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 13 Icon Description Sync source: SDI  : The sync function is enabled but the synchronization failed. Sync source: SDI  : The sync function is not enabled. SDI indicates the sync source you used last time. Display control The output image s...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 15 5 Menu Operations Operating Instructions  Knob: − On the home screen, press the knob to enter the operation menu screen. − On the operation menu screen, rotate the knob to select a menu item and press the knob to confirm the selection or...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 16 Screen Configuration Screen configuration allows you to perform the following operations, including configuring the screen, sending the cabinet configuration file, saving configuration to the receiving card, changing LED screen color, set...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 17 Operating Procedure Step 1 On the main menu screen, rotate the knob to go to Screen Configuration > Quick Configuration to enter the quick configuration screen. Step 2 Set Cabinet Row Qty and Cabinet Column Qty according to the cabinet...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 18 Add Cabinet Configuration File Step 1 Run the NovaLCT software. On the menu bar, go to User > Advanced Synchronous System User Login . Figure 5-5 Log in to NovaLCT Step 2 Go to Tools > Controller Cabinet Configuration File Import to...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 19 Step 1 On the main menu screen, rotate the knob to go to Screen Configuration > Send RCFGx Files . Step 2 Rotate the knob to select the desired configuration file and press the knob to confirm. The system will automatically send the se...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 20 Note: The receiving cards that are connected to the device must support the Mapping function. For the supported models of the receiving cards, please visit our official website at www.novastar.tech. On the main menu screen, go to Screen C...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 21 Figure 5-9 LED screen color Table 5-1 LED color parameter descriptions Parameter Description Gamma Adjust the image distortion degree from the input to output. The greater the value is, the more distorted the image will be. The value rang...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 23 5.3.1 Add Layers Button Operations Step 1 Press the MAIN , PIP 1 or PIP 2 button in the CONTROL area on the device front panel to quickly open the layer and the device screen displays the corresponding layer settings screen.  MAIN: Main ...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 24 Figure 5-11 Layer parameter descriptions Step 7 Rotate the knob to select Priority and set the layer z-order. 5.3.2 Switch Layer Input Sources Button Operations Step 1 Press the MAIN , PIP 1 or PIP 2 button in the CONTROL area on the devi...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 26 5.3.4 Adjust Layer Opacity Adjust the layer opacity according to your own needs. Step 1 On the main menu screen, go to Layer Settings > Main Layer/PIP 1/PIP 2 > Opacity. Step 2 Rotate the knob to adjust the opacity percentage and pr...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 27 When a DVI or HDMI input source is output by a graphics card, the resolution settings are supported. The following two methods are provided to set the input resolution:  Standard resolution  Custom resolution Note: The SDI input source ...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 28 Step 4 Rotate the knob to select Width and press the knob to confirm. Rotate the knob again to select the desired width and press the knob to confirm. Step 5 Rotate the knob to select Height and press the knob to confirm. Rotate the knob ...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 29 Figure 5-20 Input color Table 5-3 Input color parameters Menu Description Brightness Adjust the brightness or darkness of an input source image. The value ranges from 0 to 100 and defaults to 50. Contrast Adjust the difference in brightne...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 30 5.4.6 Configure Mosaic Sources The VX1000 supports a mosaic source composed of two input sources of the same type. Step 1 On the input settings screen, rotate the knob to select MOSAIC and press the knob to enter the mosaic source setting...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 31 Note: After a PIP layer is opened, the mosaic source cannot be used. Only the main layer can use the mosaic source. Preset Settings A preset is a set of parameters that save the layer and layer-related information. The VX1000 supports ten...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 32 Step 2 Press the knob to open the preset operations window. Step 3 Rotate the knob to select Load and press the knob to load the preset. After a preset is loaded, the preset status on the right side changes to In Use . 5.5.3 Clear Presets...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 33 Prerequisites Before using the image mosaic function, ensure that you turn on the synchronization function on each device and all the devices use the same input source as the sync source. Figure 5-23 Connection method for image mosaic Not...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 35 Notes:  If the freeze or FTB function is turned on, the test pattern function is unavailable.  If the 3D function is turned on, the main layer transition cannot be set. Advanced Settings The advanced settings allow you to set the device...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 36 Figure 5-27 Device Backup Step 2 Rotate the knob to select Primary . Follow the same procedure to set the other device as Backup . Notes:  In the device backup mode, the quantity of the cabinets loaded by each Ethernet port on both the p...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 38 Figure 5-31 Primary Ethernet ports Step 8 Repeat Step 6 and Step 7 to complete the backup settings for other Ethernet ports. 5.8.2 Ethernet Port Backup Test Test whether the pre-stored images, backup Ethernet ports and devices take effect...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 39 Menu Description Enable All Enable the output of all the Ethernet ports on the current device to complete the test. 5.8.3 Input Backup Input backup allows you to set the backup relationship between two input sources. When one input source...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 40 The layer input source will not be changed. − Input A: Signal. Input B: No signal If you manually switch the layer input source to input B, the source will automatically switch to input A.  Mosaic backup source descriptions: − MOSAIC (H)...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 41 Step 2 Rotate the knob to select Status and press the knob to confirm. Rotate the knob again to select On and press the knob to confirm. Step 3 Rotate the knob to select Source and press the knob to confirm. Then rotate the knob again to ...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 42 Figure 5-36 HDMI output Step 2 Rotate the knob to select Mode to set the HDMI output connector mode. HDMI output connector supports Monitor and Video Output modes.  Monitor: The image displayed on the LED screen will be appropriately pro...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 44 Figure 5-39 Audio output  Off: Turn off the audio.  Main Layer/PIP 1/PIP 2: Play the audio that comes with the main layer, PIP 1 or PIP 2. Step 3 Press the knob to complete the selection. 5.8.6.2 Volume Adjust the audio volume. The valu...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 46 Step 4 Select More to do the following settings. Figure 5-42 More Settings  Right Eye Start  Signal Delay (us)  Third-Party Emitter 5.8.10 OPT 2 Mode The VX1000 provides two OPT ports that work in different modes.  OPT 1 is used for i...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 48 System Settings The system settings allow you to set the Fn shortcut button, return to home time, diagnose the device, and view other related information. 5.9.1 Fn This function allows you to set a shortcut button for an assigned function...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 49 Note: Running diagnostics will transiently disrupt the output, and the output will resume after the diagnostics are completed. 5.9.4 About Under this menu item, you can view the firmware version, official website and email address. On our...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 50  Partial Reset: Reset the parameter settings to factory defaults, except for the communication, Fn and language settings, imported files and device name.  Reset All: Reset all the parameter settings to factory defaults. Communication Se...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 51 Step 2 Rotate the knob to select Network and press the knob to enter the network settings screen. Figure 5-50 Network settings Step 3 Select Mode and press the knob to confirm. The options include Manual and Automatic .  Manual: Set the ...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 52 − When the device is connected to a video processor, OPT 1 is used as an input connector. − When the device is connected to a fiber converter or a device working under the Fiber Converter mode, OPT 1 is used as an output connector.  The ...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 53 6 Device Update The VX1000 allows you to update the firmware in V-Can. Obtain Firmware Update Package Visit NovaStar ’ s official website at www.novastar.tech, and then go to DOWNLOADS > Processors > VX1000 > Firmware . Click Dow...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 54 Figure 6-2 Firmware update Step 4 Click Browse in the Update Program area to open a window where you can select the location of the downloaded firmware package. Note: If you need to update multiple devices, check the boxes next to the des...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 56 7 Device Backup/Restore Device Backup You can back up the device configuration to your local computer and restore it when needed. Prerequisites  You have made the necessary device configuration.  You have connected the device to the con...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 58 8 Screen Brightness Adjustment The VX1000 supports automatic brightness adjustment of the LED screen based on the ambient brightness collected by the light sensor. Prerequisites  The VX1000 is connected to a light sensor.  NovaLCT V5.4....

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 63 9 Specifications Electrical Parameters Power connector 100 – 240V~, 1.5A, 50/60Hz Rated power consumption 35 W Operating Environment Temperature 0 ° C to 45 ° C Humidity 20% RH to 90% RH, non-condensing Storage Environment Temperature – 2...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 64 10 Video Source Features Input Connectors Bit Depth Max. Input Resolution  HDMI 1.4  DVI (HDMI 1.4)  OPT 1 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 3840 × 1080@60Hz (Standard) 4092 × 1136@60Hz (Custom) 4096 × 1080@60Hz (Forced) YCbCr 4:4:4 YCbCr 4:2:2 YCbCr 4:...

VX1000 All-in-One Controller User Manual www.novastar.tech 65 11 Note and Caution Note For Battery  CAUTION: Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type，Dispose of Used Batteries According to the Instructions  ATTENTION: risque d'explosion si la pile est remplac é e par un ty...