NovaStar MCTRL660 PRO Manuale utente

MCTRL660

LED Display Controller

User Manual

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MCTRL660 LED Display Controller User Manual

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Change History

Document Version

Release Date

Description

V1.4.3

2021-09-28

Added the hot backup verification function.

Added the 10-bit Gamma adjustment function.

Support the 10-bit and 12-bit video source inputs.

Optimized the device cascading solution. Up to 20 devices

can be cascaded.

Changed the document style.

Optimized the document content.

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Contents

1 Overview..........................................................................................................................................................................1

2 Appearance......................................................................................................................................................................2

3 Applications......................................................................................................................................................................4

4 Cascade Devices .............................................................................................................................................................4

5 Home Screen................................................................................................................................................................... 5

6 Menu Operations.............................................................................................................................................................. 6

6.1.1 Step 1: Set Input Resolution ............................................................................................................................6

6.1.2 Step 2: Quickly Configure the Screen..............................................................................................................7

6.3.1 Offset Position..................................................................................................................................................8

6.3.2 Image Quality...................................................................................................................................................9

6.3.3 Master/Redundancy.........................................................................................................................................9

6.3.4 Load Cabinet Files...........................................................................................................................................9

6.3.5 Save to RV Card............................................................................................................................................10

6.3.6 Smart Brightness............................................................................................................................................10

6.3.7 Factory Reset.................................................................................................................................................10

7 Operations on PC........................................................................................................................................................... 12

7.3.1 NovaLCT........................................................................................................................................................13

7.3.2 SmartLCT.......................................................................................................................................................13

8 Specifications................................................................................................................................................................. 15

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1 Overview

Introduction

The MCTRL660 is an LED display controller developed by NovaStar. It supports 1x DVI input, 1x HDMI input,

1x audio input, and 4x Ethernet outputs. A single MCTRL660 device supports input resolutions up to

1920×1200@60Hz.

The MCTRL660 adopts an innovative architecture to implement smart screen configuration without using a

computer, allowing a screen to be configured within 30 seconds. It also allows users to adjust screen

brightness manually, which is faster and more convenient.

The MCTRL660 can be mainly used in the rental and fixed applications, such as concerts, live events, security

monitoring centers, Olympic Games and various sports centers.

Features

3 types of input connectors

−1x SL-DVI

−1x HDMI 1.3

−1xAUDIO

4x Gigabit Ethernet outputs

1x type-B USB control port

2x UART control ports

They are used for device cascading. Up

to 20 devices can be cascaded.

Support for high-bit-depth inputs:

8bit/10bit/12bit

Support for 18-bit grayscale processing

and display

Support for manual screen brightness

adjustment, which is fast and

convenient

Quick screen configuration without

using a computer

An innovative architecture to implement

smart screen configuration, allowing a

screen to be configured within 30

seconds and greatly shortening the

stage preparation time

Pixel level brightness and chroma

calibration

Work with the calibration platform to

perform brightness and chroma

calibration on each LED to effectively

remove color differences and greatly

improve display brightness consistency

and chroma consistency, allowing for

better image quality.

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2 Appearance

Front Panel

No.

Name

Description

Power switch

ON/OFF

Indicator

PWR

(Red)

Always on: The power supply is normal.

Off: The power is not supplied, or the power supply is abnormal.

RUN

(Green)

Slow flashing (flashing once in 2s): The video input is unavailable.

Normal flashing (flashing 4 times in 1s): The video input is available.

Rapid flashing (flashing 30 times in 1s): The screen is displaying startup image.

Breathing: The Ethernet port redundancy has taken effect.

STA

(Green)

Always on: The device is operating normally.

Off: The device is not operating, or operating abnormally.

LCD screen

Display the device status, menus, submenus and messages.

Knob

Rotate the knob to select a menu item or adjust the parameter value.

Press the knob to confirm the setting or operation.

BACK button

Go back to the previous menu or exit the current operation.

Rear Panel

Connector Type

Connector Name

Description

Input

DVI IN

1x SL-DVI input connector

Maximum resolution: 1920×1200@60Hz

Support custom input resolutions.

Maximum width: 3840 (3840×600@60Hz)

Maximum height: 3840 (548×3840@60Hz)

Do NOT support interlaced signal input.

HDMI IN

1x HDMI 1.3 input connector

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Maximum resolution: 1920×1200@60Hz

Support custom input resolutions.

Maximum width: 3840 (3840×600@60Hz)

Maximum height: 3840 (548×3840@60Hz)

Support HDCP 1.4.

Do NOT support interlaced signal input.

AUDIO

Audio input connector

Output

4x RJ45

4x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports

Capacity per port up to 650,000 pixels

Support redundancy between Ethernet ports.

HDMI OUT

1x HDMI 1.3 output connector for cascading

DVI OUT

1x SL-DVI output connector for cascading

Control

TO PC

Type-B USB 2.0 port to connect to PC

UART IN/OUT

Input and output ports to cascade devices.

Up to 20 devices can be cascaded.

Power

AC 100V-240V~50/60Hz

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3 Applications

Figure 3-1 Applications

4 Cascade Devices

To control multiple MCTRL660 devices simultaneously, follow Figure 4-1 to connect them.

Figure 4-1 Cascading devices

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5 Home Screen

Figure 5-1 shows the home screen of the MCTRL660.

Figure 5-1 Home screen in the sending card mode

Figure 5-1 Home screen icon description

Icon

Description

Indicate that the HDMI connector has a video source

connected. It flashes when the video source has no

signal.

Indicate that the device is in the master mode.

These are the Ethernet output ports. Ethernet port 2 is

currently used for output.

The current screen brightness is 50%.

It is the button lock icon. When this icon appears, it

means that the knob and BACK buttons are currently

locked.

Indicate that the resolution is 1920×1080 pixels and the

frame frequency is 60 Hz.

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6 Menu Operations

The MCTRL660 is powerful and easy to use. You can quickly configure the LED screen to light it up and

display the entire input source following steps in 6.1 Light a Screen Quickly. With other menu settings, you

can further improve the LED screen display effect.

Light a Screen Quickly

Following the two steps below, namely Set Input Resolution > Quickly Configure the Screen, you can quickly

light up the LED screen to display the entire input source.

6.1.1 Step 1: Set Input Resolution

This function is used to set the output resolution of the graphics card. In general, the content shown on the

screen cannot exceed the output resolution of the graphics card.

Enter the Advanced Setting menu to set the video source resolution. It can be achieved in two methods:

select a preset resolution and customize a resolution.

Method 1: Select a preset resolution

Select a proper resolution and refresh rate from the standard resolution presets in the controller. If there is no

proper preset, use method 2 to customize a resolution.

Input Source

Available Standard Resolution Presets

HDMI/DVI

1024×768@(24/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

1280×1024@(24/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz

1366×768@(24/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz

1440×900@(24/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz

1600×1200@(24/30/48/50/60)Hz

1920×1080@(24/30/48/50/60)Hz

1920×1200@(24/30/48/50/60)Hz

2560×960@(24/30/48/50)Hz

Method 2: Customize a resolution

Step 1 On the home screen, press the knob to enter the main menu.

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Step 2 Choose Advanced Setting > EDID Resolution. Customize a horizontal resolution, vertical resolution and

refresh rate.

Step 3 Select Apply and press the knob to apply the custom resolution.

If it is not applied, the customized resolution will not take effect.

6.1.2 Step 2: Quickly Configure the Screen

Follow the steps below to complete quick screen configuration.

Step 1 Power on the screen.

If the cabinet is in normal display, go to Step 2.

If the cabinet is in abnormal display, load the cabinet file first and save it to the receiving card following

operations in 6.3.4 Load Cabinet Files.

Step 2 Enter the Screen Setting submenu and set the parameters.

Set Cabinet Row QTY and Cabinet Col QTY (numbers of cabinet rows and columns to be loaded)

according to the actual situation of the screen.

Set Out1 Cabinet QTY (number of cabinets loaded by Ethernet port 1). The device has restrictions on

the number of cabinets loaded by the Ethernet ports. For details, see Note a).

Set Data Flow of the screen. For details, see Note c), d), and e).

Figure 6-1 Quick configuration

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