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DS VISION 3000 Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Welcome........................................................................................................ 2 Introduction................................................................................................... 3 Features ........................................................................................................ 3 System components .....................................................................................
USER GUIDE 1. Welcome Thank you for buying the DS Vision 3000 system. This system is produced by Minicom Advanced Systems Limited. This document provides installation and operation instructions for Minicom’s DS Vision 3000. Technical precautions This equipment generates radio frequency energy and if not installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause radio frequency interference. This equipment complies with Part 15, Subpart J of the FCC rules for a Class A computing device.
DS VISION 3000 2. Introduction The DS Vision 3000 (DS Vision) system from Minicom is an out-of-band solution for the last step in a digital signage network. DS Vision combines video, stereo/audio and serial functions for distributing real-time multimedia content from player to multiple screens up to 300m/1,000ft away. The DS Vision system distributes Video, Audio and Serial control data from a single content source to up to 128 remote monitors over CAT 5/5e/6 UTP media.
USER GUIDE 4. System components The DS Vision system consists of the following components: · A Transmitter or Broadcaster + cables + power supply · Receivers / Receivers Long + power supply · (Optional) Line Splitters / Line Splitters Long+ Tuning cable+ power supply.
DS VISION 3000 The figure below illustrates the Receiver and Receiver Long ports } To speakers L L&R R VIDEO SERIAL To Serial device/ connection To screen Figure 2 Receiver and Receiver Long – side 1 System cable 5VDC Tuning adjuster SYSTEM TUNING Power connector Figure 3 Receiver – side 2 Serial Download cable System cable 5VDC SYSTEM TUNING Power connector Figure 4 Receiver Long – side 2 5
USER GUIDE Line Splitters Add Line Splitters / Line Splitters Long to use for clusters or to increase the number of Receivers in the system up to 128 – When using the Broadcaster 16 port. The Line Splitters come in the following models: · Line Splitter - p/n 0VS50001/R. Receivers can be up to 110m/360ft from Transmitter/Broadcaster · Line Splitter Long - p/n 0VS50002/R.
DS VISION 3000 Tuning Unit The optional Tuning Unit p/n 0VS50008 is used to manually tune Receivers Long / Line Splitters or to download preset tuning parameters. The figure below illustrates the Tuning Unit. Figure 6 Tuning Unit 5. DS Vision applications The figures below illustrate the versatility of the DS Vision system. Figure 7 shows a basic installation with a Receiver and Receiver Long. Receivers can be up to 110m/360ft away from the Transmitter/Broadcaster.
USER GUIDE Player Receivers 280m/920ft 20m/66ft Line Splitter Long Transmitter/Broadcaster Figure 9 Long cluster Figures 4 and 5 show different mixed installations with different combinations of Line Splitter and Line Splitter Long and Receiver and Receiver Long.
DS VISION 3000 7. The DS Vision cables The DS Vision cables are illustrated below. Video cable Serial Download cable Serial Extender cable Stereo Audio cable Figure 12 Cables Connecting the cables Connect the cables as illustrated in the figure below. Broadcaster/Transmitter connections 1.Connect the Video cable to the Broadcaster/Transmitter Video In port and the Computer’s Video card. 2. Connect the Serial Extender cable to the Broadcaster/Transmitter Serial port and the Computer’s Serial port. 3.
USER GUIDE Connecting CATx cables Connect the CATx cables between the System ports of the Broadcaster/Transmitter and Receivers/Receivers Long. Where there are Line Splitters/ Line Splitters Long: 1.Connect the CATx cables between the System ports of the Broadcaster/Transmitter and the System In ports of the Line Splitters/ Line Splitters Long. 2.Connect the CATx cables between the System Out ports of the Line Splitters/ Line Splitters Long and the System ports of the Receivers/Receivers Long.
DS VISION 3000 Connecting to the power supply Connect the Transmitter/Broadcaster and all Receiver and Line Splitter units to the power supply with 5 VDC, 2.5A from the AC/DC adapters provided. Ensure correct polarity (Center negative) and voltage. Once the system is connected the DS Vision system broadcasts to all remote monitors/speakers. Note! You can use the Service Utility provided to broadcast content to specific monitors or groups of monitors, see DS Vision system management on page 12 below. 8.
USER GUIDE 3.When you reach the desired table, press the Menu key. MNU=SAVE appears in the LCD and the table downloads. During downloading the LCD message blinks. 4.After downloading one table, a different table can be selected and downloaded. Saving and exiting To save all settings in the Receiver Long or Line Splitter unit: 1.Scroll to Save / ESC 2.Press the up arrow to save all changes and exit or press the down arrow to disregard all changes and exit. 9.
DS VISION 3000 For full functionality of the Service utility the DS Vision system (Broadcaster/Transmitter, Line Splitters and Receivers) must be connected and switched on. You can however configure the system topology manually even when the system is not operational. Connecting the Serial Download cable Connect the Serial Download cable to the Control port of the Transmitter/Broadcaster and a Serial port of the computer which has the Service Utility installed.
USER GUIDE Com port Choose Tools/Options. The Preferences window appears see Figure 16. In the Com port field select the Com port to which the Serial Download cable is connected to. Figure 16 Preferences window 11. Topology To utilize the Service Utility functions you must configure the system topology. To configure the system topology, click the Topology tab or select View/ Topology. The following appears.
DS VISION 3000 Auto-detect Note! Auto-detection only works if the Service Utility is online. Check the Title line of the Service Utility window, see Figure 17. When offline, connect to the system by choosing File/Connect. and when prompted click Yes. To auto-detect the topology, click A detected topology appears on the left showing all connected DS Vision units, as in the following figure.
USER GUIDE To do so: 1.Click undefined . Any new units detected appear as an connected but . You must still define the unit. 2.To define the units connected to the ports, click the checkbox of a port or a number of ports that have the same device connected. 3.Click . A drop-down menu appears. 4.Select the device type. Note! When the device is a Line Splitter, repeat the process of defining the connected devices for each port of the Line Splitter.
DS VISION 3000 3.To define the units connected to the ports, click the checkbox of a port or a number of ports that have the same device connected. 4.Click . A drop-down menu appears. 5.Select the device type. Note! When the device is a Line Splitter, repeat the process of defining the connected devices for each port of the Line Splitter. Naming a port To give a port an identifying name: 1.Check the port number (ensure that no other ports are checked). In the manual section, Set device name: appears. 2.
USER GUIDE Groups appear here Figure 20 Saving a Group To see the selected ports of a Group, hold the mouse over the Group name or folder or check box, a callout appears showing the selected ports. Deleting a Group To delete a Group: Select the Group and click . 12. Controlling the system To control the system: Click the Control tab or choose View/Control, the Control window appears, see Figure 21.
DS VISION 3000 The table below explains the functions of the Control icons: Icon Function Video broadcasting to remote unit Audio broadcasting to remote unit Serial command to remote unit Bi-directional Serial command Selecting the ports to command You can select the ports to command in any of the following ways. From the topology on the left hand side: Tick the individual checkboxes of the units you want to send a command.
USER GUIDE Sending/blocking Audio Click to toggle between sending and blocking audio. When receiving audio the device icons appear with a speaker like this: . Sending/blocking a Serial command Click to toggle between sending and blocking a Serial command. When sending a Serial command the device icons appear with an arrow like this: Sending/blocking a bi-directional Serial command When sending a Serial command, you can send a bi-directional Serial command to a single Receiver / Receiver Long.
DS VISION 3000 To tune from the Receiver Long or Line Splitter position: Connect the Serial Download cable to the Receiver Long or Line Splitter Tuning port and the Serial port of a computer containing the Service Utility. See the figure below. 5VDC SYSTEM TUNING To computer’s Serial port To Transmitter Serial Download cable Figure 22 Connecting the Serial Download cable to the Receiver Long 1.Open the test card located on our website www.minicom.com/support/skew.png or www.minicom.com/support/skew.
USER GUIDE Figure 24 Tuning window 3.The Drop-down menu contains preset tuning configurations for distances of between 1m and 300m. Note! These presets were made using a test cable which may not be an exact match for the cable that you are using. Choose the preset distance that is closest to the actual distance in meters between the Player and remote screen. 4.For fine tuning use the sliding bars to adjust the image. The bars are as follows.
DS VISION 3000 Faster Red Green Blue Slower Figure 25 RGB signals 5.Once you have a satisfactory image, press Store to keep the present tuning configuration. 6.Click Save Preset to save the tuning configuration for future use. The Enter Name box appears. 7.Type a name for the preset and click OK. The tuning configuration now appears in the drop-down menu. Delete preset - to delete a tuning configuration from the drop-down menu, click Delete preset.
USER GUIDE http://192.168.111.132 Remote tuner at the screen LAN DS Vision Service Utility installed here Broadcaster Receivers Line Splitter Player - IP: 192.168.111.132 Figure 26 Remote tuning At the player the setup is done as follows: 1.Connect the Serial Download cable to the Broadcaster/Transmitter and player. 2.Open the Service Utility and choose Tools/Options, the Preferences window appears, see Figure 16 above. 3.
DS VISION 3000 Figure 27 Select device web page 3.Select a unit and press Submit. The tuning page appears, see Figure 28. Figure 28 Remote tuning web page 4.Adjust the setting until you have a satisfactory picture. Press Submit to activate the new values. Press Store to save the new values. Restore – If after changing values you change your mind, you can restore the values to how they were the last time the Store button was pressed by pressing Restore. 5.Press reset to return to the default values. 6.
USER GUIDE The DS Vision 3000 Service Utility is running in “Remote” mode on the player (or on another computer) connected to the Broadcaster. This computer is attached to LAN and already has an IP Address. (for example 192.168.111.132) TFT450 Digital Signage Digital Digital Signage Signage Www.too-high-to-reach.com Www.too-high-to-reach.com Www.too-high-to-reach.com SD IP: 192.168.111.132 The “Remote control” mode turns on the builtin web service in the control utility Http://192.168.111.
DS VISION 3000 Figure 30 Service window Firmware Upgrade firmware to improve functionality and fix bugs. Firmware updates can be found on the Minicom website www.minicom.com in the Support section. 1.Save the firmware update on your hard drive. 2.Select the unit you want to upgrade, Broadcaster etc. 3.Click the Query button, a list of the firmware versions you can update appears: Hardware, firmware, loader or FPGA. When you click one of them, the current version appears. 4.Click Update.
USER GUIDE Note! Update the DDC information if you add or replace a monitor with a different resolution / refresh rate. Get stored DDC button – Once you have saved the DDC information of a Receiver’s monitor on a computer’s hard disk, you can retrieve this information using the Get stored DDC button if for example you dismantle and then re-install the system. Service To restore factory defaults press Restore to factory settings. Note! All configuration and tuning adjustments will be lost.
DS VISION 3000 17. Technical specifications Resolution HDTV up to 1080p. Up to 1920x1440 @ 60Hz. Depending on the cable length and quality Input/Output video signals Video Signals Analog signal red, green, blue 0.
USER GUIDE Cables & Connectors Dimensions Power Order Number Transmitter, Broadcaster 8/16 Line Splitter/Line Splitter Long VGA In - HDD15M VGA Local - HDD15F Stereo audio In/Out – Jack PL 3.5mm Serial In- DB9F Serial Local- DB9M System Out - 8/16 RJ45 Control – RJ11 Power LED – Green (front panel) 292.5x 153.6x41.5mm External Adaptor 5VDC 2.5A Broadcaster 8 0VS50003/R Broadcaster 16 0VS50004/R System In - RJ45 System Out - RJ45 Control – RJ11 Power LED – Green (front panel) 138x153.7x41.
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