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  • Page 1 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual...
  • Page 2 Change History Document Version Release Date Description V1.0.0 2022-08-30 First release www.novastar.tech...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Contents 1 Overview ..................................1 2 Appearance ..................................1 3 Applications ..................................4 4 Home Screen ................................... 6 Home Screen ................................6 Second Home Screen ..............................7 5 Menu Operations ................................8 Screen Brightness..............................8 Screen Configuration ..............................
  • Page 4 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual 5.9.1 Fn ................................... 34 5.9.2 Return to Home (s) ............................34 5.9.3 Diagnostics..............................34 5.9.4 About ................................34 Factory Reset ................................ 35 Communication Settings ............................35 5.11.1 Set Communication Mode ..........................35 5.11.2 Set Network Parameters ..........................36 Working Mode ................................

  • Page 5: Overview

    It features 4 Ethernet ports and supports video controller, fiber converter and Bypass working modes. A VX400 unit can drive up to 2.6 million pixels, with the maximum output width and height up to 10,240 pixels and 8192 pixels respectively, which is ideal for ultra-wide and ultra-high LED screens.
  • Page 6 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual No. Area Function not have a signal.  When two 2K video sources are connected to OPT 1, OPT 1-1 and OPT 1-2 both have a 2K signal.  PRESET: Access the preset settings menu.
  • Page 7 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Output Connectors Connector Description Ethernet ports Gigabit Ethernet ports  Max. loading capacity: 2.6 million pixels  Max. width: 10,240 pixels  Max. height: 8192 pixels Ethernet ports 1 and 2 support audio output. When you use a multifunction card to parse the audio, be sure to connect the card to Ethernet port 1 or 2.

  • Page 8: Applications

    Work in Bypass mode: The VX400 works as an independent LED display controller. The output image will not be processed and will be displayed in pixel-to-pixel. In this mode, only the main layer can be used, but the PIP layer is unavailable.
  • Page 9 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual  Work as a fiber convert for long-distance transmission Note: In long-distance transmission, either OPT 1 or OPT 2 can be used. When OPT 2 is used, switch its working mode to Copy. www.novastar.tech...

  • Page 10: Home Screen

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Home Screen Home Screen Figure 4-1 Home screen Icon Description VX400 The device name 192.168.0.10 The device IP address The layer input source and resolution  Main  Screen The current screen resolution The screen brightness, 0% (black) to 100% (brightest)

  • Page 11: Second Home Screen

    The second home screen page displays the working and connection statuses of the OPT ports and the working and connection statuses of the Ethernet ports on the fiber converter connected to the VX400. On the home screen, rotate the knob to access the second home screen page.

  • Page 12: Menu Operations

    Figure 4-3 OPT 2 backup mode  Master > Port: Display the connection and backup statuses of the Ethernet ports of the VX400.  Copy > OPT2: OPT 2 works in Backup mode. Display the connection and backup statuses of the Ethernet ports on the fiber converter connected to the VX400.

  • Page 13: Screen Configuration

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-1 Screen brightness Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the main menu screen. Step 2 Select Screen Brightness and press the knob to confirm the selection. Step 3 Rotate the knob to adjust the brightness value. You can see the adjustment result on the LED screen in real time.

  • Page 14: Send Cabinet Configuration File

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-3 Data flow 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 cabinets' actual row and column quantities.

  • Page 15: Save To Rv Card

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-5 Log in to NovaLCT Step 2 Go to Tools > Controller Cabinet Configuration File Import to enter the controller cabinet configuration file importing page. Figure 5-6 Import cabinet configuration file Step 3 Click Add Configuration File and select the desired file from the window that appears.

  • Page 16: Advanced Configuration

    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 Configuration > More Settings > Mapping and turn on the function.

  • Page 17: Led Screen Color

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-8 Mapping P:05 indicates the Ethernet port number of the sending device. #001 shows the number of the cabinet loaded by the Ethernet port. 5.2.6 LED Screen Color This function allows you to adjust the color temperature and Gamma value of the LED screen to make the images displayed on the screen more clear and vivid.

  • Page 18: Output Frame Rate

    The supported frame rates include 23.98 Hz, 24 Hz, 25 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 30 Hz, 47.95 Hz, 48 Hz, 50 Hz, 59.94 Hz, 60 Hz, 72 Hz, 75 Hz, 85 Hz, 100 Hz, and 120 Hz. Layer Settings The VX400 supports two layers. The layer properties and settings are shown in Table 5-2.

  • Page 19: Add Layers

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Menu Description  V Height: The size of the cropped part in the vertical direction. The value ranges from 64 to the height of the current input source.  Initial X: Set the start position for the cropping in the horizontal direction. The value defaults to 0.

  • Page 20: Switch Layer Input Sources

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual 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 or PIP 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.

  • Page 21: Input Crop

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Step 3 Rotate the knob to select the target input source and press the knob to confirm. 5.3.3 Input Crop This function allows you to crop the input source image and make the cropped part display on full screen.

  • Page 22: Input Settings

    Figure 5-16 Select input source 5.4.1 Set Input Resolution The VX400 provides the HDMI, DVI and 3G-SDI (optional) input connectors. 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: ...
  • Page 23 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Step 2 Select EDID and press the knob to enter the EDID settings screen. Step 3 Set the EDID mode to Standard. Step 4 Rotate the knob to select Resolution, and press the knob to show the resolution list.

  • Page 24: Set Input Source Color

    5.4.5 Configure Mosaic Sources The VX400 supports a mosaic source composed of two input sources accessed to OPT 1. Step 1 On the input settings screen, rotate the knob to select MOSAIC and press the knob to enter the mosaic source settings screen.

  • Page 25: Preset Settings

    Preset Settings A preset is a set of parameters that save the layer and layer-related information. The VX400 supports ten user-defined presets. After a preset is saved, you can load the preset simply by its name. The preset operations include Save, Load, Clear and Copy To.

  • Page 26: Save Presets

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-21 Preset settings 5.5.1 Save Presets After the layer settings, you can save those settings as a preset. Step 1 On the preset settings screen, rotate the knob to select a preset. Step 2 Press the knob to open the preset operations window.

  • Page 27: Rename Presets

    For the exact method and steps of how to rename a preset in V-Can, please refer to V-Can User Manual. Image Mosaic When the pixel count of an LED screen is larger than the load capacity of a single VX400 unit, the image mosaic function is required. You can use multiple device units together to load the LED screen.

  • Page 28: Display Control

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-23 Image mosaic Step 3 Set the mosaic-related parameters for each device.  Total H Pixels: The number of pixels in the horizontal direction of the LED screen  Total V Pixels: The number of pixels in the vertical direction of the LED screen ...

  • Page 29: Advanced Settings

    HDCP, low latency and OPT 2 working mode. 5.8.1 Device Backup The VX400 supports both the backup between devices and Ethernet ports. Backup Between Devices Device backup allows you to set the backup relationship between two devices. You can set one of the devices as the primary device or the backup device.
  • Page 30 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-26 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 primary and backup devices must be the same, but their data flow must be in a reversed way.
  • Page 31 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Step 2 Click Screen Configuration to enter the screen configuration page. Step 3 Click Next to enter the screen configuration page. Figure 5-28 Screen configuration Step 4 Select the Sending Card tab, and then click Add in the Redundancy area.

  • Page 32: Input Backup

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-30 Primary Ethernet ports Step 8 Repeat Step 6 Step 7 to complete the backup settings for other Ethernet ports. 5.8.2 Input Backup Input backup allows you to set the backup relationship between two input sources. When one input source has a problem or the input connector fails, the backup source will be used seamlessly and continue to work well to ensure the LED screen will not go black.

  • Page 33: Synchronization

    Note: If two or more VX400 units load an LED screen, the sync sources used by each device must be the same. 5.8.4 HDMI Output The HDMI output connector can be used for output. When the HDMI connector is used for output, its output resolution can be adjusted, but the Ethernet output will be affected.

  • Page 34: Audio

    HDMI output connector supports Monitor and Video Output modes.  Monitor: The image displayed on the LED screen will be appropriately processed based on the resolution and frame rate of the HDMI output connector, so that the device connected to the VX400 can properly receive the image. ...

  • Page 35: Output

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-35 Audio output connection On the main menu screen, go to Advanced Settings > Audio to enter the audio settings screen. Figure 5-36 Audio settings 5.8.5.1 Output Set to play which audio on the external speaker.

  • Page 36: Volume

    The VX400 can reduce the delay from the input to receiving card to as low as 1 frame when the low latency and synchronization functions are both turned on and the data runs vertically on the screen.

  • Page 37: System Settings

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-39 Copy Backup The connections in the Backup mode are shown below. Figure 5-40 Backup Note: When the OPT port works as the backup output port, OPT 2 is used for the connection. Firstly set the OPT 2 mode to Backup, and then make all the connections as shown above.

  • Page 38: Return To Home (S)

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual 5.9.1 Fn This function allows you to set a shortcut button for an assigned function. By using the Fn button, you can quickly navigate to the target menu screen and never need to access a specified menu item by entering the menus level by level.

  • Page 39: Factory Reset

    5.11.1 Set Communication Mode The VX400 can communicate with the control PC via either the Ethernet cable or USB cable. If the device is connected to the control PC via both the Ethernet cable and USB cable, you can select your preferred communication channel.

  • Page 40: Set Network Parameters

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 5-44 Communication mode Step 2 Rotate the knob to select Mode and press the knob to confirm. Rotate the knob again to select the desired mode and press it to confirm. The options include LAN Preferred and USB Preferred.

  • Page 41: Working Mode

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Working Mode The VX400 supports three working modes, including Video Controller, Fiber Converter and Bypass. On the main menu screen, select Working Mode to enter the working mode settings screen. Figure 5-46 Working mode Video Controller ...

  • Page 42: Device Update

    The VX400 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 > VX400 > Firmware. Click Download to download and save the latest software package to your local hard drive. Firmware Update Device Connection You can update the VX400 in V-Can or NovaLCT only.
  • Page 43 Figure 6-3 Program loading Step 4 Click Browse and select the program package. Step 5 Click Update and the system will update the VX400 firmware program. Step 6 After the update, the VX400 will restart automatically. Step 7 After the update, click Refresh under Hardware Program Version Information to check whether the version is the one after updated.

  • Page 44: Device Backup/Restore

    Step 3 Select the local path where the backup file is saved. Step 4 Select the backup file. Step 5 Click Open to complete the restoring. Screen Brightness Adjustment The VX400 supports automatic brightness adjustment of the LED screen based on the ambient brightness collected by the light sensor. www.novastar.tech...
  • Page 45 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Prerequisites  The VX400 is connected to a light sensor.  NovaLCT V5.4.4.6 or later software is installed on the control PC. Operating Procedure Step 1 In NovaLCT, go to User > Advanced Synchronous System User Login and log in to NovaLCT.
  • Page 46 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 8-3 Light sensor settings  Light Sensor Test: Test the light sensors connected to the control system, including the light sensors connected to all sending cards and multifunction card.  Refresh: Refresh the connection status of the light sensors to handle the situation that new light sensors are connected or the light sensors are disconnected.
  • Page 47 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual  Upper Limit: The maximum ambient brightness; screen brightness: the screen brightness corresponding to the maximum ambient brightness  Number of Subsections: The number of segments of ambient brightness between the maximum and minimum ambient brightness ...

  • Page 48: Specifications

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Figure 8-7 Advanced brightness settings Under Automatic brightness adjustment information, set Environment brightness detecting cycle and Times of reading environment brightness. The effective time for automatic brightness adjustment = Environment brightness detecting cycle × Times of reading environment brightness.

  • Page 49: Video Source Features

    VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual Noise Level (typical at 25° C/77° F) 45 dB (A) Video Source Features Input Connectors Bit Depth Max. Input Resolution  HDMI 1.3 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 1920×1200@60Hz (Standard)  3840×648@60Hz (Custom) YCbCr 4:4:4  OPT 1 600×3840@60Hz (Forced)
  • Page 50 VX400 All-in-One Controller User Manual  Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the manufacturer.

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