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G408 User Guide Document: G408-2

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G408 Quick User Guide

Technical support:

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +886-2-2792-2819 Cell: +886-935-678-033

Skype: vns-inc

Version: 2.0

Website:

www.vnstw.com

The absolute opposite of ordinary

8 channel 4k/60 Video Wall controller

Support up to 7680x1200 30 fps input

2 in / 8 out, up to 8k/1k 30Hz and 4K/2k 60 Hz input, 10-bit, 4:4:4 Chroma sampling,

Independent rotation / scaling / cropping

Act as two Quad channel Processors

DCi/UHD

4k/60/4:4:4

HDMI 2.0

HDCP

2.2/1.4

10-bit

High-end

scaler

Cadence

Film 3:2 / 2:2

3D Motion

De-interlace

Deep Color

xvYCC/12-bit

Mosaic

Irregular wall

Multi-Unit

Cacade

Flexible

Aspect Ratio

Bezel Correction

Rotation

Landscape

Protrait

Loop Out

Daisy chain

Control

IR/USB/RS232

/Ethernet

Projector

Output

overlap

Didpla

1.2

RoHS

CE FCC

Summary of Contents for G408

Page 1: ...t 2 in 8 out up to 8k 1k 30Hz and 4K 2k 60 Hz input 10 bit 4 4 4 Chroma sampling Independent rotation scaling cropping Act as two Quad channel Processors DCi UHD 4k 60 4 4 4 HDMI 2 0 HDCP 2 2 1 4 10 bit High end scaler Cadence Film 3 2 2 2 3D Motion De interlace Deep Color xvYCC 12 bit Mosaic Irregular wall Multi Unit Cacade Flexible Aspect Ratio Bezel Correction Rotation Landscape Protrait Loop O...

Page 2: ...tem setting Box ID RS232 Ethernet 12 9 Video Wall Settings 14 9 1 Zoom Split Source Image 14 9 2 Pan Assign Image Position 15 9 3 Overlap Bezel Compensation and Position Alignment 15 9 4 3x3 Video Wall Setup 16 9 5 Bezel Compensation 17 10 OSD Lock and Unlock 17 11 Save and Load system settings 18 12 System Reset 19 13 Irregular Asymmetric video wall setting 13 1 Introduction 19 13 2 Wind Mill Asy...

Page 3: ...r warranty Warranties are effective upon the first delivery date to the end customer and are non transferable Warranty related repairs include parts and labor but do not include repair of faults resulting from user negligence special modifications abuse mechanical damage shipping damage and or other unusual damages The customer shall pay shipping charges when the unit is returned for repair Manufa...

Page 4: ...it cascade Each G408 consists of 2x HDMI inputs 8x HDMI outputs and 2x HDMI loop out ports It can serve as two Quad channel processors or one 8 channel processor while user connects two processing modules through loop out port Support up to 4096x2160 60Hz 7680x1200 30Hz input Input supports HDCP 1 4 2 2 and output supports HDCP 1 4 Two Loop through ports for multiple unit cascade in any scale disp...

Page 5: ...s equipped in the packing User can add audio cable to extend the distance up to 20 meters 2 2 How to avoid IR interference in multiple unit application If multiple units are used user can set different Box ID 1 99 or IP address in each Box for individual control For IR control the Box ID number range is 1 9 User can control individual GeoBox through below method when all boxes or IR extender recei...

Page 6: ...ave the final result into Profile Index Only 1 5 is valid for selection User can save twice to different Indexes as backup Click Reset 1 hotkey again to reset the system to test if the setting is properly saved or not 8 Click Profile hotkey and click Number key 7 1 again to recall the setting and make sure the settings are saved correctly System Information Channel selection OSD Menu operation key...

Page 7: ...up by CH A B hotkey in remote controller HDMI A input port will share the input signal for Processor 1 Processor 2 and Loop out 1 HDMI B input port will share the input signal for Processor 3 Processor 4 and Loop out 2 Each output has independent image rotation flip scaling cropping and color adjustment 2 Connecting the inputs Apply signal source to HDMI input port before video wall settings Other...

Page 8: ...stem when apply different contents to Module A and Module B 3 Connecting the outputs If user wants to display single content across entire video wall user can connect any output to any monitor without limitation User can assign the final image location through Video Wall PAN settings HDMI Input source for Module B Max 8k 1k CH 1 to CH 4 HDMI Output Connectors Max 2048 1200 CH 5 to CH 8 HDMI Output...

Page 9: ...display two different contents across 8 monitors user needs to connect the outputs in Module A to the monitors to show A content and Module B outputs to the monitors to show B content There is no special sequence in the connection in each display Module ...

Page 10: ...ber is related to source resolution and the quality of HDMI cables poor cable will have less connection number and good cable can connect more units in daisy chain connection If more monitor control is necessary user can add HDMI splitter or use multiple signal sources display card PC or synchronized multimedia players to expand connection without limitation For instance user can use 1x4 HDMI spli...

Page 11: ...deo wall system should be connected to one power Distribution Box with proper grounding Power on the system after finishing all connections to avoid system damage by floating voltage among devices When G408 power is switched on the booting time is about 19 seconds and the Input Output LEDs on front panel will stay Lighted permanently for the channel with correct input source and output monitor con...

Page 12: ... the Power key LED will be flushing at 1 0 interval User needs to press number keys 850 to disable menu lock Output resolution list 1024x768 1280x720 1280x800 1280x1024 1360x768 1400x1050 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1080 24 30 50Hz 1920x1200 1280x720 120Hz 2048x1080 2048x1200Hz Deep Color All output resolution is RGB 4 4 4 and progressive If the input source and display device can support 10 bit colo...

Page 13: ... settings Image Properties Output Mode Select output resolution Input green LED will light up when each processing module has detected input signal Power LED Red Power connected Green Power on Red flashing at 0 5 interval OSD lock through Menu key Red flashing at 1 0 interval Box ID lock through remote controller 85x ID control key 7 Set 10 bits color output If the input is 10 bit signal and the o...

Page 14: ...able can be used for direct connection between PC and GeoBox User needs to set PC TCP IPv4 with the same domain segment as GeoBox for instance to set IP address at 192 168 0 105 and subnet mask at 255 255 255 0 Open web browser Google Chrome or Internet Explorer and input G408 IP address default is 192 168 0 100 user can see GeoBox WebGui and menu with virtual keys similar to OSD for further syste...

Page 15: ...l settings User needs to apply signal source before video wall setting Once it is done the system will automatically change the parameters to adopt different input resolution Press Video Wall hotkey on Front Panel or Remote Controller to activate Video Wall menu WebGui and UHDWall Manager UWM PC tool are available for Ethernet configuration Note Image 90 270 flip and rotation are only available wh...

Page 16: ... be shifted It can compensate Bezel Size of the monitor and correct misalignment in monitor installation If overlap value is decreased each monitor will capture less image area and cause zoom in enlarged effect If overlap value is increased each monitor will capture more image area and cause zoom out shrunk effect User can also use this function to correct position mis alignment in installation sh...

Page 17: ...o G408 to reduce the cost G406s is dual channel video wall controller Different model GeoBox can work together Signal source all GeoBox must receive the same signal source through loop out port connections Output Port No specific connection sequence is required Zoom To set H Horizontal 3 V Vertical 3 in all channels Pan to set PAN based on the actual connection position TV1 H 1 V 1 TV2 H 2 V 1 TV3...

Page 18: ... 67 1 2 12 8 13 pixels to do bezel compensation for that edge to enlarge the image 13 pixels at that edge User can apply the same method to correct the position mis alignment in monitor installation or set image position for irregular video wall 10 OSD Lock and Unlock User can hold MENU key on front panel or remote controller for 5 seconds to lock OSD to prevent someone to change the settings Afte...

Page 19: ...ffect for one Display Group two channels only User needs to Save CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH 8 separately User can use Save hotkey Number key on remote controller to save settings directly for all channels at the same time Don t use Direction key or Enter to select Index Otherwise it will save only for two channels Five different display settings can be saved to Profile The data stored i...

Page 20: ...rest system through below method User small pin to insert RESET hole at back panel for 5 seconds user will see Reset to Default message It will apply to all channels at the same time It will also delete the data saved in Profile Indexes OSD menu to reset the system will only be functional for one Display Group two channels User Reset hotkey on remote controller will reset all channels at the same ...

Page 21: ...tion If users want to install monitor at other rotation angle G413 model should be used 13 2 Wind Mill Asymmetric Video Wall Setup Procedures System connection example Apply test pattern from signal source Below test pattern should be applied as signal source for easy setup Please download from below website http www vnstw com otherfile 14 file249 1 20180319194450 84 png User can open test pattern...

Page 22: ...all user can set TV2 TV3 Horizontal Zoom 4 and Horizontal Pan TV2 3 TV3 2 so that user can reduce the image position adjustment range Assign image location by Pan Set Horizontal Pan TV1 1 TV2 2 TV3 1 TV4 2 Set Vertical Pan TV1 1 TV2 1 TV3 2 TV4 2 Image rotation Test pattern downloaded from VNS website Test pattern applied to video wall TV1 TV4 TV3 TV2 ...

Page 23: ...video wall In the above example the horizontal borders are decided by TV1 TV4 Vertical borders are decided by TV2 TV3 User can decide video wall display center through test pattern It can be asymmetric Adjust image position by Overlap menu to finalize video wall settings Use Orientation menu to rotate images in TV2 and TV3 to display the same image direction After TV2 TV3 image 90 degrees rotation...

Page 24: ...1 Overlap is to change image capture range 2 Decrease value in Top Edge of TV1 will stretch top edge of TV1 to match image position of TV2 3 For TV2 adjustment user needs to adjust Overlap value based on the actual image direction but not based on OSD menu direction In this example user needs to stretch Right Edge to match TV4 ...

Page 25: ...Test Pattern and Rotate TV1 TV4 images at 90 degrees Original Image after applied test pattern Image after image rotation in TV1 TV4 Step 3 Determined image center marked with paper tape Step 4 Set standard Position Reference in horizontal and vertical directions After decrease TV4 Overlap value at Bottom Edge then it is finished After decrease TV3 Overlap value at Left Edge TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV2 TV...

Page 26: ... in Top Edge and decrease Overlap value in Bottom Edge to align Horizontal lines to match TV1 TV3 increase Overlap value in Bottom Edge and decrease Overlap value in Top Edge to align Horizontal lines to match TV4 TV4 increase Overlap value in Right Edge and decrease Overlap value in Left Edge to align Vertical lines to match TV2 Step 6 After final image position all horizontal and vertical patter...

Page 27: ...een display in PC output User will also see none distortion image If source resolution and content don t match the above conditions user can adjust the display aspect ratio in video wall settings to reduce image distortion but it may have below issues With some blanking area at some borders Display with full screen but some image will be stretched outside display borders and can t be seen If user ...

Page 28: ...ensions of the complete video wall setup for example 400cm X 180cm Determine the signal source resolution For example 3840 2160 Calculate the desired display pixel per centimeter horizontal 3840 400 9 6 pixel cm vertical 2160 180 12 pixels cm Based on the monitor layout to execute Zoom Pan and rotate the image if necessary When the image position of individual LCD is determined user needs to measu...

Page 29: ...should be assigned with 1920 pixels but Zoom setting assigns 3000 2 1500 pixels to TV1 It is necessary to use overlap adjustment function to add 1920 1500 420 pixel to TV1 After converting to signal source pixel TV2 Overlap Bottom Edge overlap adjustment value is 420 1 3889 302 4 Pixel 302 TV2 settings Zoom H 4 V 2 Pan H 2 V 1 When the TV2 horizontal zoom is 4 the actual hardware pixel in each hor...

Page 30: ...s 420 1 3889 302 4 Pixel 302 TV3 TV8 settings Below is Overlap adjusting value for each monitor without taking bezel compensation into account If bezel compensation is required user needs to enlarge the image in each monitor to the center line between two monitors some image will disappear Assume the bezel size is 10mm and the monitor is 42 active display area is 930 523 mm Horizontal pixel densit...

Page 31: ...n each monitor in both horizontal and vertical positions By using the position distance and pixel density user can calculate the pixels for position adjustment When user set Zoom and Pan for each monitor user can also understand the TV wall cutting position Based on the above information user can calculate Overlap adjustment value After finishing Overlap adjustment user can apply test pattern and ...

Page 32: ...V 3 3rd position of vertical direction TV3 Pan H 3 the 3rd position of horizontal direction V 3 3rd position of vertical direction and uses Overlap function to let the test pattern align together If there are some images missing or black borders at both sides user can shrink enlarge the TV1 TV2 TV3 grid size so that the grid can cover full frame of TV wall with the similar horizontal grid size in ...

Page 33: ...justment value will be converted to 900 pixels automatically to maintain the same image position If the input signal source is 1080p and the adjustment value is 1800 pixels maximum when switching to the 4k 2k input signal the adjustment value will be kept at 1800 pixels it should be double but the maximum is only up to 1800 pixels and the image position will be not the same as 1080p 15 PC tool Eac...

Page 34: ... operation similar to OSD menu through Virtual Keys and OSD Menu No PC or appropriate software tool is required User can turn on off the system through WebGui and see the status through power indicator WebGui can be controller through mobile phone Please note that iPhone may have different behavior and cause some mistake In WebGui operation the icon in the slide bar may need to move to middle poin...

Page 35: ...h PC keyboard and mouse User can backup system setting in PC and restore copy to other units UWM is for system setup and can t read back the settings parameters from GeoBox UWM PC tool is designed for G400 series product If user connects with G408 user will see 8 channels for selection instead of 4 channels User can execute full operation functions and also update Firmware and MCU code through UWM...

Page 36: ...s It has 4 processors Each processor controls two Channels 16 2 OSD Command Execution in all channels at the same time The following command will be applied to all channels at the same time Profile Load Index Options Setting Box ID one G408 has one Box ID and can only be set by CH1 or CH2 Options Setting Mute Options Setting Network one G408 has one Network setting and can only be set by CH1 or CH...

Page 37: ... at the same time The following commands will be applied to each channel independently Color adjustment All menu under Picture Image Properties Color Image Properties Orientation 17 Miscellaneous features 17 1 EDID Setting Options Setting EDID Customize EDID is in the selection list The range is H 1024 3860 V 720 2400 HDMI select CH1 or CH2 with HDMI input then to set EDID User can set EDID direct...

Page 38: ...ecting input signal user can control signal source to execute entire system on off control 17 4 Change Background Color When no signal input the system will show blue color background with Power Saving Mode message on the screen User can change background color to black from the OSD menu as below 17 5 Change OSD Menu display time User can set Options Accessibility Menu time out 0 to display OSD me...

Page 39: ...r if user rotates or flips the image there will be no 3D motion adaptive de interlaced function User may see some small flick image while the input is still image We recommend applying progressive signal for the best video quality Some media players will output maximum resolution when it is powered on each time but not follow the EDID settings in sink device It will cause abnormal display in the v...

Page 40: ...signal compatibility issue user can add one HDMI splitter or switch in the middle to change signal impedance It may fix the issue 20 3 Image rotation can t be implemented If the input signal is above 4k 2k 30Hz image 90 270 degrees rotation function will be disabled 20 4 Video quality issues Use the highest resolution and number of color bits RGB 4 4 4 images allowed by G408 to be used as a signal...

Page 41: ...ltiple units of G408 to avoid not synchronization or frame tear issues Each Display Group shall be set separately 21 Technical support User can send e mail to support vnstw com together with as much information as possible The following information is required for a swift response Sink device monitor type and model number Monitor layout or specific application details shape of video wall GeoBox mo...

Page 42: ...e effective upon the first delivery date to the end customer and are non transferable Warranty period extension is available up to 5 years through paying extra charges 22 2 Maintenance and Repair Apart from what is detailed in User Guide maintenance should be carried out by competent technician assigned by VNS If G408 is physically damaged it should be returned for repair using VNS RMA procedures ...

Page 43: ... 173mm 69mm including protruding part Weight 1 90 kg body only CE FCC RoHS Certified 2 Year Warranty extension package is available up to 5 years Input 2x HDMI 2 0b Output 8x HDMI 1 4 2x HDMI 2 0b loop out port for multiple unit cascade daisy chain connection HDCP compliance Input HDCP V2 2 V1 4 output HDCP V1 4 Max input resolution 4096x2160 60Hz 7680x1200 30Hz 4 4 4 Chroma sampling 30 Color bits...

Page 44: ...irst version V1 1 2018 0904 Steve Wang Add content in trouble shooting V1 2 2018 0910 Steve Wang Add 3x3 Video Wall setup V1 3 2018 12 28 Steve Wang Add information about synchronization V1 4 2019 03 23 Steve Wang Add information for Load Profile Index V2 0 2020 06 01 Steve Wang Structure change and update content ...

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