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DAKTRONICS  

WARRANTY & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

 

Copyright © Daktronics, Inc.  SL-02374  Rev 12  19Nov15   Page 1 of 2 

 

This Warranty and Limitation of Liability (the “Warranty”) sets forth the warranty provided by Daktronics with respect to the Equipment. By accepting delivery of the 
Equipment, Purchaser agrees to be bound by and accept these terms and conditions.  Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms within the Warranty shall have the 
same meaning and definition as provided elsewhere in the Agreement. 
 
DAKTRONICS WILL ONLY BE OBLIGATED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UPON RECEIPT OF FULL PAYMENT FOR THE 
EQUIPMENT.   
 
1. 

Warranty Coverage

 

  

A.  Daktronics warrants to the original end-user that the Equipment will be free from Defects (as defined below) in materials and      
workmanship for a period of one (1) year (the “Warranty Period”).  The Warranty Period shall commence on the earlier of: (i) four weeks from the date 
that the Equipment leaves Daktronics’ facility; or (ii) Substantial Completion as defined herein. The Warranty Period shall expire on the first anniversary 
of the commencement date.   
 
“Substantial Completion” means the operational availability of the Equipment to the Purchaser in accordance with the Equipment’s specifications, 
without regard to punch-list items, or other non-substantial items which do not affect the operation of the Equipment.   

 

B.  Daktronics’ obligation under this Warranty is limited to, at Daktronics’ option, replacing or repairing, any Equipment or part thereof that is found by 
Daktronics not to conform to the Equipment’s specifications.   Unless otherwise directed by Daktronics, any defective part or component shall be 
returned to Daktronics for repair or replacement.  This Warranty does not include on-site labor charges to remove or install these components.  
Daktronics may, at its option, provide on-site warranty service.  Daktronics shall have a reasonable period of time to make such replacements or repairs 
and all labor associated therewith shall be performed during regular working hours.  Regular working hours are Monday through Friday between 8:00 
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the location where labor is performed, excluding any holidays observed by either Purchaser or Daktronics.    
 
C.  Daktronics shall pay ground transportation charges for the return of any defective component of the Equipment. All such items shall be shipped by 
Purchaser DDP Daktronics; designated facility.  If returned Equipment is repaired or replaced under the terms of this warranty, Daktronics will prepay 
ground transportation charges back to Purchaser and shall ship such items DDP Purchaser’s designated facility; otherwise, Purchaser shall pay 
transportation charges to return the Equipment back to the Purchaser and such Equipment shall be shipped Ex Works Daktronics designated facility.  All 
returns must be pre-approved by Daktronics before shipment.  Daktronics shall not be obligated to pay freight for any unapproved return.  Purchaser 
shall pay any upgraded or expedited transportation charges. 
 
D.  Any replacement parts or Equipment will be new or serviceably used, comparable in function and performance to the original part or Equipment, and 
warranted for the remainder of the Warranty Period.  Purchasing additional parts or Equipment from the Seller does not extend the Warranty Period. 
 
E.  Defects shall be defined as follows.  With regard to the Equipment (excepting LEDs), a “Defect” shall refer to a material variance from the design 
specifications that prohibit the Equipment from operating for its intended use.  With respect to LEDs, “Defects” are defined as LED pixels that cease to 
emit light.   The limited warranty provided by Daktronics does not impose any duty or liability upon Daktronics for partial LED pixel degradation nor does 
the limited warranty provide for the replacement or installation of communication methods including but not limited to, wire, fiber optic cable, conduit, 
trenching, or for the purpose of overcoming local site interference radio equipment substitutions. 
 
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DAKTRONICS DISCLAIMS 
ANY AND ALL OTHER PROMISES, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND REPLACES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR 
CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACTY OR QUALITY OF DATA.  NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION, OR ADVICE GIVEN BY THE COMPANY, ITS AGENTS OR 
EMPLOYEES, SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.   
 
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS NOT TRANSFERABLE.   
 

2. 

Exclusion from Warranty Coverage 

 

 The limited warranty provided by Daktronics does not impose any duty or liability upon Daktronics for:  

A.  Any damage occurring, at any time, during shipment of Equipment unless otherwise provided for in the Agreement. When returning Equipment to 
Daktronics for repair or replacement, Purchaser assumes all risk of loss or damage, and agrees to use any shipping containers that might be provided by 
Daktronics and to ship the Equipment in the manner prescribed by Daktronics;  
 
B.  Any damage caused by the improper handling, installation, adjustment, use, repair or service of the Equipment by anyone other than personnel of 
Daktronics or its authorized repair agents;  
 
C.  Any physical damage which includes, but is not limited to, missing, broken, or cracked components resulting from non-electrical causes; altered, 
scratched, or fractured electronic traces; missing or gauged solder pads; cuts or clipped wires; crushed, cracked, punctured, or bent circuit boards; or 
tampering with any electronic connections;   
 
D.  Damage caused by the failure to provide a continuously suitable environment, including, but not limited to: (i) neglect or misuse, (ii) improper power 
including, without limitation, a failure or sudden surge of electrical power (iii) improper air conditioning, humidity control, or other environmental 
conditions outside of the Equipment’s technical specifications such as extreme temperatures, corrosives and metallic pollutants, or (iv) any other cause 
other than ordinary use;  

Summary of Contents for VIP-4400

Page 1: ...201 Daktronics Drive PO Box 5128 Brookings SD 57006 tel 800 325 8766 fax 605 697 4700 www daktronics com VIP 4400 Video Image Processor Operator s Manual DD1709843 Rev 06 07 July 2015...

Page 2: ...ereon may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying taping or information storage and retrieval systems without written permission of...

Page 3: ...Source 7 Section 4 Configuration Using Tera Term Software 9 4 1 Using Tera Term Software 9 4 2 Initial Setup 9 Section 5 Configuration Using V Tour Software 13 5 1 Using V Tour Software 13 5 2 Summary...

Page 4: ...ion 34 9 4 Data Distributor Configuration 35 9 5 Effect Transitions 36 9 6 Miscellaneous Commands 36 9 7 VIP 4510 Commands 37 9 8 VIP 4510 Video Format Commands 39 Section 10 Exchange Repair Return Pr...

Page 5: ...400 has 10 bit digital processing that allows for 4 4 trillion colors depending on display type It accepts standard and high definition digital formats such as HD SDI up to 1080i SD SDI VGA SVGA XGA a...

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Page 7: ...Max 4 signal over fiber optic cable or coax V Max 4 signal over fiber optic cable or coax Figure 3 VIP 4400 System Logic Flow V Max 4 signal over fiber optic cable or coax 2 2 Input Output Options Ea...

Page 8: ...800 72 600 x 800 60 600 x 800 75 600 x 800 72 768 x 1024 60 600 x 800 75 768 x 1024 70 768 x 1024 60 768 x 1024 75 768 x 1024 70 1024 x 1280 60 768 x 1024 75 864 x 1152 75 1024 x 1280 60 720 x 1280 60...

Page 9: ...er selecting a sign the Sign Type field automatically populates 3 Click the drop down arrow next to V Link Index to select which VIP 4400 to control or press Alt X and use the up and down arrows to se...

Page 10: ...rea settings Click Save Position Settings or press Alt V to open the Save Position Settings dialog box Type the name of the position settings for example Position 1 Click OK or press Enter to save the...

Page 11: ...Figure 7 video immediately displays on the default sign Before an event change the data source to the DMP 7000 controller To change the data source follow the steps below 1 Click the drop down arrow...

Page 12: ...or press Alt A to move the cursor to the Data Source text box and use the up and down arrows to select Venus 11 Click the drop down arrow next to Data Source and then click Overlayed to go to Overlay...

Page 13: ...x 4 input port Refer to Figure 11 Note Ensure the VIP 4400 is turned on and Venus 7000 sign service is stopped 2 Open the Tera Term program and go to Setup Serial Port The Serial port setup window ope...

Page 14: ...is 0 255 Zero is full black and 255 is full white VC 64 Video Contrast 64 sets the video contrast level The default value is 64 The range is 0 127 VH 128 Video Hue 128 sets the video hue The default v...

Page 15: ...at all other parameters are set as shown in Figure 12 Refer to Figure 13 for an example of Tera Term configuration Note Enter CS F to save the settings To avoid losing these settings do not power the...

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Page 17: ...fusion e g VIP Left VIP Right VIP 2 Choose Network or Serial in the Communications box If Network is chosen enter the corresponding IP address If Serial is chosen select the Port from the drop down li...

Page 18: ...es 3 Select Import System Configuration from the File menu 4 Select the appropriate vcd file from the Open window 5 Click Open Saving Display Configuration Settings 1 Select Export System Configuratio...

Page 19: ...P 4400 Create VLC files after completing the initial setup or after changing the configuration To create a backup configuration file follow the steps below 1 Open the Venus 7000 Shell 2 Click the VLin...

Page 20: ...el 1 on a VIP that controls the left half of the display might be named Left_CH1 5 19 15 VLC Refer to Figure 24 7 Repeat Steps 4 6 for each channel of the VIP 4400 6 2 Creating a Backup Script File Fo...

Page 21: ...Script File 5 Click Add Line to create a scripting line Refer to Figure 28 6 Select the scripting command VLSendConfig File then click Next Refer to Figure 29 Figure 28 Creating Scripting Line 7 Clic...

Page 22: ...tions 12 Navigate to the VLC file location created in Step 10 and open it as a TXT file in Notepad 13 Erase all the current settings and replace them with CF S Refer to Figure 34 14 Click File Save As...

Page 23: ...itoring Note If web monitoring is unavailable do not reset the VIP 4400 Verify the system configuration and display are working correctly by switching to the backup system if available To reset the co...

Page 24: ...w a Click the VLink button in the bottom right corner of the Venus 7000 Shell Refer to Figure 39 b Select the sign connected to the VIP 4400 in the Sign drop down box Refer to Figure 40 Figure 39 Venu...

Page 25: ...le the configuration must be re entered manually 7 Save the configuration on the VIP 4400 by entering CF S in the V7 VLink Debugger Command box and create a backup configuration if not done previously...

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Page 27: ...V Link Debugger program to view the current configuration settings Refer to Figure 46 The viewable area should be set to the same size as the LED display and the window area should be the same as the...

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Page 29: ...configured only once and then saved on the VIP 4400 8 1 VIP 4400 Web Page To access the web interface type the VIP 4400 s IP address into the internet browser This opens the main web page Refer to Fig...

Page 30: ...Figure 49 Figure 49 General Configuration Sign The Sign sub tab allows the user to adjust the sign by setting the gamma control and dimming control Refer to Figure 50 Figure 50 Sign Configuration Set...

Page 31: ...Refer to Figure 52 Figure 52 Download Configuration 8 3 Imaging Tab The Imaging tab displays an image of the selected video source channel or incoming outgoing V Max 4 signal Refer to Figure 53 Figur...

Page 32: ...eports the current configuration of the selected channel Refer to Figure 55 Figure 55 Get Config Utility Get Status The Get Status sub tab reports the current status and resolution of the incoming vid...

Page 33: ...Web Page Navigation 29 Reset The Reset Utility sub tab allows the user to reset the VIP 4400 from the Internet and performs an XR command Refer to Figure 58 Figure 58 Reset Utility...

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Page 35: ...ets the pixel thickness of the border BT 0 CH x Channel select 1 4 Shows the channel number CH 1 DE x y Detail Enhancement 0 63 x detail level y detail noise threshold Sets the noise and filtering lev...

Page 36: ...Video input selection 1 4 Composite 11 14 S Video 21 24 Component 31 32 VGA 41 44 SD SDI 51 52 DVI Assigns an input number to the video SI 41 SK r g b Key Color 0 255 Sets the key color SK 0 247 0 VA...

Page 37: ...ank width vas vertical active start vae vertical active end ve vertical end fr frame rate Sets the frame generation parameters FG 1280 358 26 745 750 0 FGC r g b Frame Generation Color 0 255 Sets the...

Page 38: ...w SECAM with pedestal Sets the processor to a specific video input format VF A VK x x x V Max 4 Key Color RGB 0 255 Sets the V Max 4 key color VK 0 247 0 XD x Frame Delay 1 63 Delays video by the sele...

Page 39: ...Sign Number 0 14 Assigns sign number SN 0 SP t l h w Sign Position absolute t top start point l left start point h window height w window width Sets the absolute sign position SP 26 1 480 640 VY V Max...

Page 40: ...1 1 10 5000 TE5 ch t l h w t Move Resize Window Area ch channel 1 4 t top start point l left start point h window height w window width t time milliseconds Moves and resizes the channel window area TE...

Page 41: ...10 Commands Command Description Definition Example Default VXAR x Auto Refresh Enable 1 Enable 0 Disable Enables disables the waveform monitor s automatic refresh option VXAR 1 VXGC Get Configuration...

Page 42: ...t h window height w window width Adjusts the VIP 4510 viewable area VXVA 0 0 480 640 VXVB x Video Brightness 0 255 Adjusts the video brightness through the VIP 4510 VXVB 128 VXVC x Video Contrast 0 12...

Page 43: ...640 Component A10 PAL component 576 x 720 Component A11 PAL component underscan 576 x 720 Component A12 PAL component overscan 576 x 720 Component R0 VGA 640 x 480 480 x 640 DVI VGA R1 SVGA 800 x 600...

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Page 45: ...hools primary through community junior colleges religious organizations municipal clubs and community centers 877 605 1115 Universities and professional sporting events live events for auditoriums and...

Page 46: ...prevent damage during shipping Electronic components such as printed circuit boards should be placed in an anti static bag before boxing Daktronics does not recommend packing peanuts when shipping 4...

Page 47: ...gned software that controls displays EDID Extended Display Identification Data A data structure from a display that provides information to a video source such as display size and serial number Firmwa...

Page 48: ...cause televisions are designed to display separate Luminance Y and Chrominance C signals SXGA Super eXtended Graphics Array A standard monitor resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels Tera Term Program A comp...

Page 49: ...ecification VIP 4400 Physical Size 4 318 cm 1 7 high 48 3 cm 19 wide 58 4 cm 23 deep Weight 7 48 kg 16 5 lb Video Compatibility VGA DVI SDI 480i 480p 720p 1080i Display Inputs SDI HD SDI 4 VGA DVI 2 V...

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Page 51: ...Daktronics Warranty Limitation of Liability 47 Appendix B Daktronics Warranty Limitation of Liability This section includes the Daktronics Warranty Limitation of Liability statement...

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Page 53: ...upgraded or expedited transportation charges D Any replacement parts or Equipment will be new or serviceably used comparable in function and performance to the original part or Equipment and warrante...

Page 54: ...of data loss resulting from system or service failure malfunction incompatitbility or breaches in system security or b any special consequential incidental or exemplary damages arising out of or in a...

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