NovaStar MCTRL R5 User manual

Brand: NovaStar

Model: MCTRL R5

Type: User manual

NovaStar MCTRL R5 is an Independent Controller with Gigabit Ethernet ports for large LED screen control. It supports 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 optical fiber ports for screen configuration, supports multiple video input interfaces such as 6G-SDI, HDMI and DVI, and features a high loading capacity of 3.84 million pixels.

Independent Controller MCTRL R5

File number: NS110100279

Version number: V1.0.0

Statement

Dear users,

Welcome to use NovaPluto software. This manual is intended to help you to

understand and use the product. For accuracy and reliability, NovaStar may make

improvements and/or changes to this manual at any time without notice. Any

problem in using this manual or any good suggestion, please contact us through

ways provided in the manual. We will try our best to solve the problems, and

evaluate and adopt the suggestions as soon as possible. Thank you very much!

translated. It shall not otherwise be recorded, transmitted or stored in a retrieval

system without the prior written consent of NovaStar.

Trademark

is the registered trademark of NovaStar.

Safety

To avoid potential hazards, please use this product according to regulations. In the

event of breakdowns, only trained personnel may disassemble it for maintenance.

Please contact the after-sales department of NovaStar timely for help. Power outlet

should be installed near the unit and easy to reach.

High-voltage hazard: Operating voltage of this product ranges from

100V to 240V AC.

Grounding: Ground connection of this product is enabled through

power cords. Please make sure that ground conductors are in good

condition.

Electromagnetic interference: Keep this product far away from

magnets, motors and transformers.

Moisture proof: Keep this product in a dry and clean environment.

In case of liquid immersion, please pull the power plug out

immediately..

Keep the product away from flammable and explosive hazardous

substances.

Prevent liquids or metal fragments from dropping into the product in

order to avoid accidents.

Table of Contents

1 Appearance.................................................................................................. 1

Front Panel ...................................................................................................................... 1

Back Panel........................................................................................................................ 1

2 Signal Connection ....................................................................................... 3

3 Dimensions ..................................................................................................3

4 Main Interface .............................................................................................4

5 Menue Operation ........................................................................................ 5

Step 1 Quick configuration ........................................................................................ 5

Step 2 Input settings .................................................................................................... 6

Step 3 Rotation settings.............................................................................................. 6

Step 4 Brightness adjustment ................................................................................... 7

Screen configuration .................................................................................................... 7

Image settings................................................................................................................ 8

Advanced settings ........................................................................................................ 8

Communication ...........................................................................................................10

Language .......................................................................................................................10

6 Specifications ............................................................................................11

7 Common Problems and Notes ................................................................ 12

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1 Appearance

Front Panel

① : indicates status of R5 indicators:

Blue indicator keeps on → normal; Red indicator keeps on → alarm; Orange

indicator keeps on → No signal; Blue breathing light keeps on → standby.

②: A liquid crystal display and an operation screen

③: A knob. Press the knob to enter the current option or save the option;

Rotate the knob to select an option or adjust parameters.

④: BACK, go back to the previous menu.

⑤: POWER, a standby power button.

⑥: USB interface, connect to USB flash drive for firmware upgrade only.

Operation instructions

Knob:

• Press the knob in the main interface to enter the menu operation interface;

•Rotate the knob in the menu operation interface to select an option, and press

the knob to enter the current option or enter the sub-menu;

•Rotate the knob to adjust parameters after selecting the menu with parameters,

and remember to press the knob again to save such adjustments.

BACK: a key used to return to the current menu or operation.

Button Lock/Unlock: Simultaneously press both the knob and BACK button for

5s.

Back Panel

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Inputs

④

6G-SDI 6G-SDI interface

HDMI HDMI 1.4 interface

DVI Dual-link DVI interface

Output Interface

⑥1~8 8-way Neutrik Gigabit port output

⑤OPT1~2 2-way fiber output

OPT1: From Port 1 to Port 8

OPT2 is the backup for OPT1.

Control Interface

①ETHERNET Control interface

②

USB (flat mouth) Control interface of the upper computer

USB (square mouth) Casecading interface

GenLock

③

GenLock synchronizing signal is to make

sure that the large-screen display image and

external GenLock source are synchronized.

GenLock type: Blackburst

LOOP The loop out port of GenLock

Power Supply

⑧AC 100-240V ～ 50/60HZ AC power interface

Switch

⑦Power switch ON/OFF

Note: Direct connenction between A-type USB interface (flat mouth) and the control

computer is forbidden.

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2 Signal Connection

Connect the required hardware device by referring to the following diagram and

interface introductions in previous chapters and. (Note: Turn off the power first

before signal connection.)

Connect multiple controllers according to the following diagram.

3 Dimensions

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(Unit: mm)

4 Main Interface

After the controller is started up, following interface will be displayed on the screen:

①: Device name;

② : Resolution and frame frequency of the currently connected input source.

③ : IP address;

④ : Specify video connection status and are the supported video source types by the

controller.

⑤ : Indicate port connection status. Black indicates that port connection is valid

and is in control status; white indicates that no port connection is available or port

connection is invalid; upper coner mark indicates that port connection is valid and is

in redundant status..

⑥、⑦ : Status display. Meaning of each icon is shown below:

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Power feeding voltage

Temperature inside the cabinet

Screen brightness

1~2 Connection status of fiber port: Black indicates that

port connection is valid and is in control status; white

indicates that no port connection is available or port

connection is invalid

/ / Control interface status: USB Flash Drive Connection/

Network Connection /GenLock Synchronization

/Rotate to start/ Rotate to lock

5 Menue Operation

MCTRL R5 features powerful functions and simple operations. Typically, users can

enable the display screen as well as rotation function by completing the first four

steps only. Selectively set other options in the menu to get better display effects.

Step 1 Quick configuration

Operation steps of fast display screen enabling:

1) Supply power to the display screen. If the screen displays normally, go to step 2; if

the screen cannot display normally, load cabinet files first, and then save the files to

the receiving card. Refer to related chapters for specific operations;

2) Enter the sub-menu of Quick Config, and then rotate the knob to respectively

enter other options;

3) Set the row number and column number of a cabinet based on the actual

condition of a display screen;

4) Set the number of cabinets connecting to Port 1. There are limits on connecting

number of ports set by devices. See a) in Note for details;

5) Set cabinets connection type, and refer to c), d), and e) in Notes for Screen Setting

for details.

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Notes:

a) If n ports are used

during connection,

the number of

cabinets connecting

to the first (n-1)

ports must be:

1. The same,

2. The integer

multiple of the

number of rows/

columns,

3. No less than the

cabinets connected

to the nth port.

Example:

If all from port 1 to port 8 have been connected, the

number of cabinets connecting to each one from port 1 to

port 7 must be the same, and is the integer multiple of the

row number/column number of cabinets. Therefore, set

the number of cabinets connecting to port 1 based on the

actual situation during screen configuration. The number

of cabinets connecting to port 8 shall not b

e greater than that of cabinets connecting to port 1.

b) For anomalous cabinets with different dimensions, connection software

NovaLCT-Mars is required for display screen configuration;

c) In the process of setting cabinet connection type, rotate the knob to preview

display effects of different cabinet types in real time on the screen. Press the

knob to save the satisfied settings, and press the return key to exit the current

operation with the previewed connection type not being saved;

d) In the process of setting cabinet connection type, make sure that every port

can be connected downwards along the same direction;

e) In the process of setting cabinet connection type, make sure that starting

positions of both Port 1 and the whole connection are the same.

Step 2 Input settings

Users can select the input video source type and set resolution for the input source

as required.

Following two methods can be used to set input resolution:

Method 1: Preset resolution

Select a proper one from the preset resolutions, or use method 2 to customize the

resolution.

Method 2: Custom resolution

Rotate the knob to set the custom width (growing in even numbers), custom height,

and custom refresh rate, choose Apply, and then press the knob to confirm the

setting. If Apply is not enabled, the custom resolution is invalid.

Step 3 Rotation settings

Rotation mode includes port rotation and screen rotation.

Port rotation: specifies the rotation of cabinets connecting to Ethernet ports (For

example, cabinets connecting to Port 1 of LED display screen will rotate according to

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the set angle degree of Port 1.).

Screen rotation: specifies the screen rotates for the set angle degree and takes LED

display screen center as the rotation center.

Rotation setting steps are shown as below:

1) Press the knob to enable the rotation function;

2) Perform selection between the port and screen rotation, and set parameters such

as rotation stepping and angle degree;

3) Save parameters. If parameters are not saved, the set parameters are invalid.

4) If the device is restarted caused by power failure, previous rotation effects cannot

be recovered.

Note: Hardware configuration is required to be done before rotation setting.

Step 4 Brightness adjustment

Go back to the main menu, press the knob, select corresponding values of brightness

adjustment menu, and then rotate the knob to adjust brightness values.

Screen configuration

Except quick screen configuraiton, advanced configuration and image offset

configuration can also be done in screen configuraiton.

Advanced configuration

Select Yes and then enter the advance screen configuarion interface. Respectively set

loading capacity for each Ethernet port after selecting startup, and settings include

cabinet rows, cabinet columns, horizontal offset, vertical offset, and screen wiring

method.

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Image offset

Horizontal offset and vertical offset of devices' loading image can be set.

Image settings

Normal display: Normally displays contents of current inputs.

Image freezing: Freezes currently displayed contents.

Image black out: Dispaly screen does not display normally and is black out.

Test image: Inclues eight types including full color and line pattern.

Image quality adjustment: Set brightness, color temperature, and Gamma value

for red, green, and blue of images to satisfication as required, and then save the

parameters.

Advanced settings

Advanced setting includes setting options of multiple main functions, and the

following pictures explain each function in details.

Mapping

When mapping function is enabled, each cabinet displays its port number and

cabinet number, and users can visually get the wiring method and loading condition.

Configuration files of connected cabinets

Connect to PC, run NovaLCT-Mars on the PC, and then import the saved

configuration files of cabinets.

1) Save cabinet's configuration files

After configuration of the receiving card, click to save configuration files of

cabinets to PC's local files.

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1) Import configuration files into MCTRL R5.

Note: In the setting page of MCTRL R5, NovaLCT-Mars will automatically read the

existed configuration files of MCTRL R5 to perform some operations like file name

modification, file order, and deleting.

1) Load configuration files.

2) Save cabinet files to the receiving card.

Control threshhold value setting

Set upper limit value and lower limit value for temperature and voltage.

Save to the receiving card

Save all configuration files related to the receiving card to the receiving card, by

doing so, data will not lose in case of power failure.

Redundant settings

Set this device to main contorl or backup mode.

Preset template

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Save information including configuration information, rotation parameters, and user

settings as templates of which the maximum adding quantity is 10.

Hot backup of input sources

Set backup sources for the current input source, and other input sources supported

by the device can be used as backup sources.

Factory settings

Restore the device to factory settings.

Main interface returning duration (s)

Automatically return to the main interface after the duration the current page is kept

for without any operation.

Greyscale adjustment

Adjust greyscale among the range from 4 to 15 for the LED display screen.

Hardware version

Check the hardware version of this device. If new a version is found, connect to LCT-

Mars through PC to upgrade the firmware program.

Communication

Set communication modes and network parameters of MCTRL R5.

Communication modes include USB Preferred and LAN Preferred. Since the current

device simultenously connects USB control interface and Ethernet control interface,

USB Preferred is selected, and the system also uses the USB Preferred mode.

Conversely, LAN Preferred mode will be selected.

Network setting includes manual mode and auto mode, and IP address cannot be

conflict with that of other devices in manual setting mode.

Language

Switch language for devices' interfaces.

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6 Specifications

Inputs

Port Quantity Specifications

6G-SDI 1Subject to 6G-SDI standard, support resolution up to

3840×2160@30Hz, and be downward compatible.

HDMI 1Subject to HDMI 1.4 standard, support resolution up to

3840×1080@60Hz, and be downward compatible.

DVI 1Subject to VESA standard, support resolution up to

3840×1080@60Hz, and be downward compatible.

Outputs

Port Quantity Specifications

RJ45 8Neutrik Gigabit Ethernet port

OPT 2

Fiber interface, single-mode dual-fiber, LC connector,

1310nm

OPT1 transmits data from Port 1 to Port 8.

OPT2 is the standby channel of OPT1.

Control Interface

Port Quantity Specifications

ETHERNET 1Control interface

USB (flat mouth) 1Control interface of upper computer

USB (square mouth) 1Cascading interface

GenLock

Port Quantity Specifications

Genlock type: Blackburst

Genlock synchronization signal guarantees

synchronization between large-screen display image and

external Genlock source.

LOOP 1Loop out port of Genlock

Overall Specifications

Input power AC 100~240V, 50/60Hz

Overall power consumption 25W

Operating temperature -20~60℃

Dimension 482.6×330×45 (mm)

Weight 4.0kg

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7 Common Problems and Notes

Problem Troubleshooting

LED display screen does not work.

Check whether power supply is connected

correctly and the switch is turned on;

Make sure whether the LED display screen is

connected correctly and can work normally

on the self-test image;

Check whether signals are available for

device input, and whether output is black

out;

Check whether screen configuration method

and parameter configuration are correct.

HDMI signal loading capacity

cannot reach 3840×2160@60Hz. Check whether the graphics card HDMI

interface is subject to the Standard 1.4.

DVI signal loading capacity cannot

reach 3840×1080@60Hz. Check whether the DVI interface is subject

to the VESA Standard.

SDI signal loading capacity cannot

reach 3840×1080@60Hz. Check whether the SDI interface is subject

to the SMPTE ST2081 Standard.

Notes

1) Currently, this product only supports

computer-free configuration for the regular

screen composed of cabinets with the same

size and same specifications; anomalous

cabinets and screens require on-line

configuration;

2) Computer-free configuration and on-line

configuration for the same display screen at

the same time is not recommended;

3) MAP function is supported only by the

receiving card with special model (Only A

serie receiving cards are involved currently.).

Perform troubleshooting according to above steps. In case of insolvable problems,

timely contact local dealers or customer service of the company for help.

There are high-voltage components inside the device, and do not maintain the

processor arbitrarily for your safety.

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