VZ-PRO-ST SERIES VIDEO WALL CONTROLLER SETUP & OPERATION USER MANUAL Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy for future reference.
CONTENTS Safety Instruction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Mark Indication & Substance ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Warning .................................................................................................
SAFETY INSTRUCTION Important Safety Instruction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Read all warnings and manuals before operation. Follow all instructions to ensure longevity of product. Do not place the VZ-PRO Controller near water. Clean only with non-static electronic dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
SAFETY INSTRUCTION Important Safety Instruction Mark Indication and Substance CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated & dangerous voltage within the monitor’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
SAFETY INSTRUCTION Important Safety Instruction Caution • • • • • • • • • If the connector between the plug and the pin is dusty or dirty, clean it properly using a dry cloth. Make sure to unplug the power cord before cleaning the VZ-PRO Controller. Do not drop the VZ-PRO Controller when moving it. Place the VZ-PRO Controller in a location with low humidity and minimum dust. Do not place the monitor on an unstable or small surface area.
INSTALLATION Installation Tools The following tools may be required depending on your installation. Electronic Stud Finder Pencil Protective Eye-wear Level Phillips Screwdriver Assembly Components - provided Your ViewZ PRO series is shipped with all proper installation hardware and components. If there are parts missing and/or damaged, please stop the installation and contact ViewZ USA at (888)-998-4399. V.1.9.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Local Videowall Control PC H/W Requirement 1. Hardware Specification on local videowall control PC 2. Processor: Intel i3 4th Gen. or Higher | RAM: DDR4 8G or Higher HDD: SSD 128/256GB or Higher Network: General TCP/IP network with Gigabit LAN 3. OS Specification - OS: Windows 7 or later Caution The media contents (images & videos) will not be saved into the local videowall controll PC or VZ-PRO-ST Controller. User Manual Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
BASIC FEATURES VZ-PRO Architecture 1. The designed FPGA system provides stable image processing capabilities for 24/7 operation. 2. The VZ-PRO Controller adopts a modular design, which can be flexibly matched with a variety of input and output cards, which can be upgraded, expanded, and maintained; Video Interface Signals 1. The standard VZ-PRO Controller comes with HDMI input & output cards to accept upto 1080p resolution.
BASIC FEATURES Video Wall Functions 1. Achieve display functions of multiple signal sources on the wall, splicing, roaming, cross-screen, zoom-in, picturein-picture, pictureout-picture, screen overlay, etc. 2. Support all signals in the full screen range to open window roaming, superimposing, zooming, no window position, size, scale restriction. 3. Support single-screen with multi-window. 4.
CONNECT EXTERNAL EQUIPMENTS Interface Input Ports - PRO-ST q w AC 100V ~ 240V 50/60Hz er t y u i 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. HDMI OUT - Output for Videowall Monitors HDMI IN - External Input Sources ETHERNET 10/100 (RJ 45) N/A RS232 (RJ-45) IN - Serial Control / IR Receiver N/A o 7. USB 3.0 IN 8. USB 2.0 IN x 2 - Firmware Update 9. AC 100 - 240V IN Power On - Connect All Cables 1. 2. 3. 4. 10 Connect a power from the Controller to the AC outlet. Connect all of input source cables to the Controller.
CONNECT EXTERNAL EQUIPMENTS Available Input Cards (Optional) P/N INTERFACE PORT MAX RESOLUTION / SUPPORTED FRAME RATE VZ-H2K-IN4 HDMI 4 1920x1080p@ 60 VZ-H4K-IN1 HDMI 1 3840x2160p@ 30 VZ-D2K-IN4 DVI 4 1920x1080p@ 60 VZ-V2K-IN4 VGA 4 1920x1080p@ 60 VZ-S2K-IN4 SDI 4 1920x1080p@ 60 VZ-I2K-IN2 RJ45 2 H.
INSTALL CONTROL SOFTWARE Setup WTRemote and IP Setting Software 1. Prepare the Local-Control PC with Window OS • Before installation, ViewZ recommends using a clean PC. If you are using lots of program on the computer (which will be using for Local-Control PC), there might be an issue. 1.1. Install WTRemote Videowall Controller SW • When you have the VZ-PRO-ST/MX product package, use a CD to install the SW into the computer. Please run the "WTRemote_V1.0.X.X_setup.exe" program and install it.
SETUP VIDEOWALL & CONNECTION Setup the Connection between VZ-PRO Controller and Control Software 1.2. Connect VZ-PRO Vdeo Wall Controller via SW • After the installation and launching, you will see the below interface. • You can also launch the program - run 'WTRemote' icon on desktop. 192 . 168 . 0 . 100 192 . 168 . 0 . 100 192.168.1.250 WtServer 192.168.1.50 WtServer 192.168.1.
CONTROLLER IP ADDRESS Change IP Address 1.3. IP Setting Software • If you want to configure the IP address of VZ-PRO Controller, please use the IP address setting software. • On the network system, you shuold use the proper IP address for VZ-PRO Controller. 1. Launch IP setting software - 'SearchNvsDemo' (it will be loaded on the desktop after this installation) to setup the IP address of VZ-PRO controller, if you have multiple VZ-PRO controllers in the network. 2.
C0NTROLLER SETUP Videowall Monitor Setup 2. Synchronize Monitors with Control Software • After login, you can see the below window and click 'Maintenance' tab to setup the number of monitors. User Manual Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
C0NTROLLER SETUP Videowall Monitor Setup 2.1. Synchronize Monitors with Control Software - Logical & Physical Setup • On Maintenance, click 'Screen Set' button, then 'Screen Set' window will popup. • On Screen Set, check the 'Enable Screen Group' and follow the next step; 1. Type the group 'Name' & Select the 'Screen Resolution' - each output card resolution. 2. Select the 'Physical Screen' ROW/COL number - physical screen number means actual monitor number. 3.
C0NTROLLER SETUP Videowall Monitor Setup 2.1. Synchronize Monitors with Control Software - Logical & Physical Setup 4. Click the 'Port Set' button. Then, the 'Screen Port Set' window will pop up • On 'Screen Port Setting' window, please follow the next step; 1. Check the left-tree menu which shuold show connected port 2. Check the right display-box layout based on the arranged monitor 3. Drag & drop the menu list (left-tree structure) to the monitor layout window (right-side array) one by one 4.
C0NTROL OPERATION WTRemote - Videowall Controller Software Interface 3. Interface • The videowall controller software is composed by 3 parts - Main Navigation, Screen Layout and Quick Menu. 1. MAIN NAVIGATION (top area) has “Main Function”, “Background Manage", “Subtitle Manage”, “Maintenance” and “System”. 2. QUICK MENU has “Video Input Source”, “Group Management” and “Net Video Source”. 3. SCREEN LAYOUT will dsiplay current display setup on monitors.
C0NTROL OPERATION Main Function / Screen Group 3.1. Create & Setup Multiple Screen Groups • The Main Function is consist of 'Window control', 'Screen Group' and 'View'. • Before operation of videowall controller software, you need to set the Screen Group. • If your monitors are installed at different location and you want to controll all of them via 1 controller, you need to make different Screen Group on this controller.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Group 3.1. Create & Setup Multiple Screen Groups • After the setup of multiple groups, you can see the activated groups based on group number. • On the MAIN NAVIGATION, click the Group # (which you desired) and drag & drop into the SCREEN LAYOUT area. Then, you can see both Groups at atime These images are the background image. These are not the actual input source image/video. 20 Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
C0NTROL OPERATION Matrix Mode 3.2. Enable / Disable Matrix Mode • If this mode is activated, you cannot edit the current windows - size & position. • Enable/Disable matrix mode is simply operated by clicking the Matrix Model button. • Also, you can still add the current input source from quick menu/video input source. Click Caution This mode requires additonal switch device. User Manual Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
C0NTROL OPERATION Video Input Source 3.3. Video Input Source • The VZ-PRO Controller can accept direct input signal and IP video input source. The direct (local) input signal means one-to-one connection between monitor and controller output port - you can use DVI, VGA, HDMI (default) or IP Video input source. • On the Video input source panel, you can see icons - Tree, list, Add Comb and Add matrix. 1. Add comb: this function makes multiple different input source to combine into 1 signal.
C0NTROL OPERATION CMS SW - Video Input Source Tree 3.3.1. Video Input Source - Tree • On the Video input source panel, click the 'Tree' icon and click structure with all input card ports icon. Then, you can see the expanded tree Click to expand tree structure • If VZ-PRO Controller has live-input signal, the system (of controller) will automatically detect the input source signal. It means if the source signal input is wrong.
C0NTROL OPERATION Video Input Source 3.3.2. Video Input Source - List • If you click the 'List' icon, then the Video Input Source panel will show all input sources. 3.3.3. Video Input Source - Add comb • This function let the VZ-PRO Controller combine multiple input sources into 1 signal source. That is, if you have different input source signals (like HDMI, DVI & VGA) and you want all input source to display at a screen, you need to use this function to prevent error.
C0NTROL OPERATION Display Input Source 4. Video Input Source - Display • After all setup, you can now put the input source into the monitors. 4.1. Screen Display - Insert Input Source The selected input source will popup on the panel of Screen layout after drag & drop.
C0NTROL OPERATION Splicing Display Windows 4.2. Screen Display - Split the Single Screen • You can divide one screen as multiple input windows (Maximum 9 windows per monitor). Also, you can divide a screen (composed of many monitors) as multiple areas. • There are two way to split the screen 1.
C0NTROL OPERATION Splicing Display Windows 4.2. Screen Display - Split the Single Screen 2. On SCREEN LAYOUT window, choose the screen window which you want to split. After the selection, do right-click. Then, you can see the select the screen that needs to use the single-screen split quick template, right-click the mouse button as shown below. 3. Select the template you want to apply, such as one, four, nine, sixteen & sixty screen.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.2.1. Screen Display - Setup One Screen for Multiple Monitors • You can use lots of monitors as one screen. Select Row '1' & Col '1' 1. Go to Main Function tab and find MAIN NAVIGATION/Window control/Quickly Window, you can setup the number of row and column which you desired. In here, type/select 1 / 1 for row & column. 2. Select the input source 28 Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.3. Screen Display - Positioning of Screen (Input Source) • You can setup the position of input source window wherever you want in the screen area. 1. On SCREEN LAYOUT, click & drag the selected input source window. You can also increase or decrease the size of window. Drag & drop the window for resizing 2. To make up the full screen by using input source, click the right-top corner icon or you can double click this window to fit 1 monitor.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.4. Screen Display - Layer (Input Source Window) Order • When multiple input source windows are stacked, click one of them with the left mouse button, to directly put this source on top • When multiple input source windows are stacked, right-click one of input source windows (which you want) and select the corresponding operation to adjust the layer(window) order - move down, move up, front and back.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.6. Screen Display - Image Attribute • The image attributes will show the information of the video input source, cropping, adjustment and input signal ( name, type, interface location, and video format of the input signal). • If you want to see or adjust the image atrribute: 1.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.7. Screen Display - Naming for Input Source • You can give specific name for each video input source. • Select the desired input source on the Video Input Source window and right click. And go to the Image Attribute window (on the right side). • Change the video input source name in the Base Info/Name column, such as "Computer 1". After changing and click other place, the CMS SW will automatically change & save the modified name, as shown below.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.7.1. Screen Display - Display Source Name on Screen layout area • Input source name displayed on the top-left corner of input source window. • You can click Show Switch icon to display the name or not. • After click, you can edit the name / font size / font color & typeface at that window. Click this icon to display the name User Manual The name will be shown at the topleft corner of selected monitor Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.8. Screen Display - Crop the Input Source • The Picture Cut (crop) function is useful for specific usage. The Picture Cut can cut the left, right, top, and bottom parts of the input source image separately. This function is useful when taking out the black edge of the video/image source or partially enlarging the signal source. • Select the desired part and enter the cuting value (pixel value).
C0NTROL OPERATION Screen Layout Area Operation 4.9. Screen Display - Adjust the Input Source • Based on the type of video signal, the input source adjustment will be different. • The color of the video source, including brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation, can be adjusted • The brightness, sampling phase, horizontal and vertical offset of VGA input source can be also adjusted. 1. If the VGA input source is noisy, the displayed image will be shaken.
C0NTROL OPERATION Group Management 5. Group - Save • The Group management function is to save the plan which is convenient for the next usage. • After the layout arrangement and input source adjustment is completed, you can save the current setup. • On the Main Function/Window Control, click the Save Modal button & enter the name of the current setup in the dialog box. If you do not need to keep the current setup, it is okay to skip this. If not, please process this step.
C0NTROL OPERATION Group Management 5. Group • The grouping is necessary when you need to display the different layout video/image on the monitors. So, if you want to add groups, please follow next setp. 5.1. Group - Add 1. On the Main Function/Window Control/Save Modal window, click Add Group and then Modal Group Atrribute window will popup. 2. Enter the new group name into the Modal Group Name. 3. Set the play time based on your desire.
C0NTROL OPERATION Group Management 5.1. Group - Add 6. After loading groups, the loaded group will be displayed in the right window of Modal group attribute. You can delete the group and change the order of display. 7. Click the OK button to save & exit. You can confirm this at the management tree. You can also start to run or wait until the scheduled time. Save Modal window to make a new group or added the curent layout into the existing group. Click 'Add group' to make the new one.
C0NTROL OPERATION Group Management 5.2. Group - Automatic Save • On the MAIN NAVIGATION/Main Function/Window Control, click the Auto Save butto. During the adjustment of current group, the control software will automatically save the current setup when this button is activated. • If Auto Save button is activated, the control software will automatically retrieve the previous setup when restarting the system.
C0NTROL OPERATION Group Management 5.3. Group - Switch • There are two ways to switch group (plan) display. One is manual and another is automatic switching. 1. Manual Switch: You can see the preview pictures of all saved plans in the Quick Menu/Group Management. Click the preview picture to switch to the group (plan). 2. Automatic Switch: On the Group Mangement list, you can see the preview picture of saved plans. Select the plan which you want to be loaded on the monitors.
C0NTROL OPERATION Network Input Source 6. Network Input Source • Network Input Source is divided into two categories: IP camera and PC input sources. • PC input sources include network desktop, network media server, streaming video and general output of computer video signals. • Built-in IP decoder of the VZ-PRO Controller, the network signal will be decoded and displayed on the monitors.
C0NTROL OPERATION Network Input Source 6.2. Network Input Source - Display Setup • To setup the display of IP signal, you need to setup an IP address in 'Encoder Set' window. The decoder IP address setting method is as follows: 1. On the MAIN NAVIGATION, go Maintenance/Encoder button to pop up the encoder setting window 2. Type the IP/Gateway/Subnet Mask & DNS based on your network preference. 3. Type the Name as you prefer and choose the Display Type / Group (layout) 4.
C0NTROL OPERATION Network Input Source 6.3. Network Input Source - IP Camera Input • You can access IP camera via IP address or RTSP streams (with H.264 encoding format) of DVR, NVR, streaming media server, encoder and other devices. 6.3.1. Network Input Source - IP Camera Input/Add Group • If you have many IP cameras and display on the monitors, you need to make grouping of them. • In this case, you have to add groups manually. The specific steps are as follows:: 1.
C0NTROL OPERATION Network Input Source 6.3.1. Network Input Source - Add Camera • Automatic discovery 1. On QUICK MENU/Net Video Source, click the Auto Discovery (magnifier icon) button at the top area. 2. The Input Username & Password window will pop up and type those to add cameras. 3. The desired IP cameras shoule be located on the same network segment and the ONVIF protocol should be already turned on. 4.
C0NTROL OPERATION Network Input Source 6.3.1. Network Input Source - Add Camera • Manual Add If the Automatic discovery process cannot find the desired camera or you want to add the RTSP streaming forwarded by the NVR, DVR, or streaming server, you shuold manually add the camera or RTSP streaming. The steps are as follows; 1. On QUICK MENU/Net Video Source, click Add Camera ('+' icon on top) button to open the Add IP Camera window 2.
C0NTROL OPERATION Background 6.4. Background Mangement • The Background Management function can edit and change the background of SCREEN LAYOUT. • It is easy to setup quickly. The steps are as follows: 1. On MAIN NAVIGATION/Background Manage, click Start Edit button to edit the background picture. 2. Click Clear Picture, if Screen layout already has a background image. 3. Click Add Picture, to add a new picture to the background. 4. Click Full screen button in the top-right corner of the added picture. 5.
C0NTROL OPERATION Background 6.4. Background Mangement Click the Add Picture icon to find the background image The background image will be basically loaded into the 1 monitor area. Double-click the background image window, then it will fit into the full screen. Find the proper background image on the browser. Select & click 'Open' to load the background image. Click 'End Edit' button to apply the background image. Caution • On MAIN NAVIGATION/Main Function, confirm the Back Picture box is checked.
C0NTROL OPERATION Subtitle 6.5. Subtitle Mangement - New Caption • To create a caption, please follow the process: 1. On MAIN NAVIGATION/Subtitle Manage, click Start Edit button and then you can use this function. 2. After entering the Subtitle Manage mode, please press & hold the left mouse button and draw the subtitle display area on the Screen layout - the drawing area will be colored as gray box. 3. Release the left mouse button to confirm the subtitle displayed area.
C0NTROL OPERATION Subtitle 6.5. Subtitle Mangement - Import the Existing Caption • On MAIN NAVIGATION/Subtitle Manage, click Start Edit button and then you can use this function. • Click the Import button to open the file interface, then select the saved subtitle file, and click Open to load it. The caption file has 'cap' extension. You can load the saved caption file. User Manual Visit the ViewZ USA website at https://www.viewzusa.
C0NTROL OPERATION Subtitle 6.5. Subtitle Mangement - Adjust Font, Size, Color, Scroll Direction & Scroll Speed • On MAIN NAVIGATION/Subtitle Manage, click Start Edit button and then you can use this function. • When you create a new caption, you will see the 'Edit Subtitle Content' window. You just need to type the info whatever you want to display. 6.6. Subtitle Mangement - Delete the Caption • On Subtitle Editing Mode, click the close button.
C0NTROL OPERATION Subtitle 6.5. Subtitle Mangement - Adjust Font, Size, Color, Scroll Direction & Scroll Speed • On MAIN NAVIGATION/Subtitle Manage, click Start Edit button. • On Subtitle Editing Mode/Attribute, click the font, font-color, font-background color and font size to adjust. • On Subtitle Editing Mode/Attribute, click the subtitles scroll button to scroll subtitle from right to left. • On Subtitle Editing Mode/Attribute, click the subtitles scroll button to scroll subtitle from bottom to top.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.6. Maintenance • Maintenance mode setup the Input/Output ports, Input Source Name, Power On/Off Remote Control via RS232 and the VZ-PRO Controller Operating Status. 6.6.1. Maintenance - Screen Set & Backdisplay Screen • About the Screen Set, please refer to page 14, 2. Synchronize Monitors with Control Software. The Screen Set mainly described about Screen Group setup. • On MAIN NAVIGATION/Maintenance, click Screen Set button and then Screen Set window will popup.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.6.1. Maintenance - Screen Set & Backdisplay Screen 1. On the Screen Set window of MAIN NAVIGATION/Maintenance, click enable Screen Group and set the physical screens and logical screens. ex. If you have total 4 monitors (2x2), you decide to use 3 monitors (as the Main Group screens) and 1 monitor (as a Backdisplay Screen). Then, you need to type Physical Screens Row - 3 & Col - 1 and Logical Screens Row - 1 & Col - 1. 2.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.6.2. Maintenance - Two Videowall Monitors (two sets located at different location) • The Left & Right Independent Screen function is to show the same display on two location / two monitor groups. • The two monitor groups share the same display. Left Independent Screen Right Independent Screen Location A Location B 1. Connect the isolated monitor set to the VZ-PRO Controller and then setup this monitor group as a single screen mode. 2.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.7. Maintenance - Decode & Encode • About the Decode and Encode, please refer to page 41 - Decoder setting and page 42 - Preview display setting. 6.8. Maintenance - Pocket Format • The center management platform send COMMANDS to the VZ-PRO Controller or the VZ-PRO Controller send responses to the center management platform. The data will collect all data pocket, the data pocket format start with $ and end with ^ character. OP means operate commands, one char.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.10. Maintenance - Serial COMMAND • On Quick Menu, click Group Management. And use below code for Serial Command. Group Management - Central Command OP SCR DATA Example 1 1 byte - range from 1 to 4, specify the sequence number of the screen packet None Call the screen group 1 - $11^ Call the screen group 2 - $12^ Call the screen group 3 - $13^ Call the screen group 4 - $14^ Group Management - Device Response OP DATA 2 Multiple plan names separated by spaces (UTF8 format).
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.10. Maintenance - Serial COMMAND Switch the Video Source - Central Command OP SCR DATA 5 1 byte - range from 1 to 4, specify the sequence number of the screen packet [Screen Type][Number][Video Source Number] For the DATA, the [ ] cannot omit Screen type: 0 = main screen, 2 = Left independent screen, 3 = right independent screen Number: You can find it at the 'Window Attribute' panel.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.11. Maintenance - Signal Name • On Group Management/Signal Name, click Show switch button to choose showing the source name or not - on the Screen Layout. Also, you can setup the source name format, colors and etc. • Source Name Edit : 1. Select the input source name from the QUICK MENU tree 2. Right click & choose Image Attribute 3. Then, the Image Attribute information window will popup on the right 4.
C0NTROL OPERATION Maintenance 6.12. Maintenance - Screen Switch • On Screen Control Command, you can setup the power on/off commands for monitors. • Type the Open and Close commands to control monitor power on/off remotely. 6.12. Maintenance - Advanced Setting • On MAIN NAVIGATION/Maintenance/Advanced Setting, this function is using for check the VZ-PRO video wall controller working states. • Modify EDID - you can set the screens drive board resolution.
C0NTROL OPERATION System 7. System • On MAIN NAVIGATION/System, you can control connection between monitor and VZ-PRO controller, setup the password, power on/off and etc. • Connect / Disconnect : you can simply click Connect or Disconnect icon to connect between the VZ-PRO Controller and the monitors. • Power control : Remotely control the power on/off of monitors • License : Load the proper license to the VZ-PRO Controller.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE - Check the following before calling for service. - If the same problems continue after checking, contact the reseller you purchased the controller from. Use this troubleshooting guide to help fix issues you have. If symptom persists, follow the instructions below. After following the instructions below, please contact your reseller or call us at 1-888-99-VIEWZ.
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WARRANTY ViewZ USA LIMITED 3 YEAR WARRANTY What and Who is Covered by this Limited Warranty and for How Long ViewZ USA warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for 3 years to the original owner of this product. The limited warranty is valid only for the original purchaser of the product. What ViewZ USA Will Do At the sole discretion of ViewZ USA, ViewZ USA will repair or replace any product or product part that is defective.
