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UD100 User Guide                                                                                                                  Document: UD100-3 

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UHD

 projector Edge Blending processor 

UD100 User Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

The absolute opposite of ordinary

 

 

 

Input: up to 7680*2160 @30Hz, 4096*2160 @60Hz, 4:4:4 full color sampling 

Output: up to, 4096*2160 @60Hz 

New generation 4K Warp & Edge blending engine 

Full functions for edge blending. No PC is required. 

Full functions in one box, simple, easy-of-use 

 

 

 

 

with matrix SW function

 

UD101 (1 CH), UD102 (2 CH), UD103 (3 CH), UD104 (4 CH) 

World’s first UHD Edge B MultiViewer 

 

 

with matrix SW function

 

Summary of Contents for UD100

Page 1: ...0Hz 4096 2160 60Hz 4 4 4 full color sampling Output up to 4096 2160 60Hz New generation 4K Warp Edge blending engine Full functions for edge blending No PC is required Full functions in one box simple...

Page 2: ...ultiple windows image rotation 28 3 1 4 Maintain original aspect ratio or follow output aspect ratio in multiple window display 28 3 1 5 Adjust aspect ratio or cropping area in main and sub image 29 3...

Page 3: ...Mask 55 7 3 Gamma color correction in edge blending area 56 7 4 Black level uplift Offset Corner adjustment 59 7 4 1 Offset 59 7 4 2 Corner 60 7 4 3 Procedures for black level uplift 61 7 5 Color Indi...

Page 4: ...tem standby and automatically turn off output signal 91 13 6 Change background color 91 13 7 Turn off Splash screen Logo 92 13 8 Audio output setting 92 13 9 Change OSD menu location 92 14 Trouble sho...

Page 5: ...orrection for each output and 9 regions black level uplift to compensate light leakage in the projector are also standard functions in UD100 Users can see real time geometry and color adjustment to ge...

Page 6: ...UD100 User Guide Document UD100 3 5 UD101 1 CH UD102 2 CH UD103 3 CH UD104 4 CH This back panel shows 4 CH model UD104...

Page 7: ...B 4 4 4 progressive signals Selectable 8 bit 10 bit Deep Color mode for each output port Automatically detect HDR BT 2020 input signal and processing C Image warp geometry alignment and edge blending...

Page 8: ...line size at both sides of the curved screen User can use this function to let all grid lines with the same gap to get smooth image Embedded test pattern grid size is editable from 8 120 pixels in bo...

Page 9: ...s for main and sub images can be up to 4k 2k 60Hz 4 4 4 signals I Video wall function Image cropping split and location assignment for each projector Video Wall overlap functions up to _1800 pixels in...

Page 10: ...ze for easy geometry alignment RS232 Ethernet control system compatible with most of control system User can select blue or black background color when no input signal is detected Programmable EDID in...

Page 11: ...ket with screw Option Please download User Guide PC Tool at www vnstw com 2 Basic operation setting 2 1 Connecting the input and output UD101 UD104 for 4 projector edge blending Input signal source Pr...

Page 12: ...ort from remote controller or front panel keypad HDMI DP input ports support up to 4096x2160 60 Hz 8k 2k 30 Hz Default input port are HDMI 1 HDMI 4 HDMI 7 HDMI 10 User can press CH key then select dif...

Page 13: ...ess user connects output signal among different channels 2 2 2 Output resolution selection Output resolution should be set at the same native resolution of the projector to get the best video quality...

Page 14: ...and cable Green LED will show up when the input signal is detected Orange LED will show up when the display device projector is connected If user presses Menu key for 5 seconds on the remote controlle...

Page 15: ...UD100 User Guide Document UD100 3 14 2 3 System connection and Power On...

Page 16: ...put source and output device connections If continuous flashing in power LED it means the OSD function has been Locked Please press Menu key for 5 seconds to disable OSD Locked function If system lock...

Page 17: ...mber is related to the quality of HDMI cables and signal source resolution Good cable or lower source resolution can connect more channels User can also use multiple outputs PC or HDMI splitter at the...

Page 18: ...troller Profile Load shortcut key Video Wall Menu HDMI 2 input port HDMI 1 input port RC 400 System reset menu Profile Save menu Video Wall Overlap Work with other function keys to execute function to...

Page 19: ...ress 2 7 1 Box ID The range of Box ID is 0 99 for RS232 command If user uses remote controller to execute individual box operation the Box ID range is 0 9 2 7 2 RS232 settings RS232 is designed with D...

Page 20: ...MCU code It can be downloaded from VNS website Each GeoBox can set different IP address for independent operation and control from the same PC After get into Network setting OSD please use OSD keys t...

Page 21: ...GB 4 4 4 Brightness Contrast Sharpness Color under Image Properties menu can change preset color temperature and discrete RGB gain in each channel Preset Mode Neutral Reddish Bluish Custom discrete RG...

Page 22: ...seconds the OSD function will be locked and flashing LED on channel selection key will light up To press MENU key for 5 seconds again it will unlock OSD and user can control the OSD again 2 11 System...

Page 23: ...ear or synchronization issue If the output refresh rate is not the same as input refresh rate The frame lock function will be disabled and it may lose synchronization among output channels If the inpu...

Page 24: ...tation 2 14 Image Cropping in main and Sub images Crop Rotate Image cropping at any location in both main and PIP POP sub image independently Image cropping function can co exist with image rotation a...

Page 25: ...tio Adjustment User can use Video Wall Overlap function to change the aspect ratio of the image with black or Blue borders through Options Accessibility Black Screen The Maximum adjustment range is 18...

Page 26: ...If PIP POP MultiViewer image needs to be across entire screen user needs to use one processing channel as front end processor and output the image as signal source then daisy chain connection to all...

Page 27: ...t views at landscape The center image size is adjustable 3X T B Three split views at portrait direction 4x Split Four equal size split views Monitor at landscape only 4x T B Display 4 split views with...

Page 28: ...nd sub images can be up to 4k 2k 60Hz 4 4 4 signals 3 1 2 PIP POP source selection The input source for main and sub images can be selected separately without limitation Any signal from input ports ca...

Page 29: ...ntation under PIP Setting OSD menu Main image rotation Sub image rotation 3 1 4 Maintain original aspect ratio or follow output aspect ratio in multiple window display Main Image can be selected throu...

Page 30: ...Main PIP input source is swappable PIP image in each channel is independent It is only inside one monitor but not across multiple monitors PIP and main images can be rotated at 90 180 270 degrees ind...

Page 31: ...functions can support monitor at portrait and landscape position Both main image and the sub image support 90 180 270 degrees rotation and flip and keep Full Screen or Original AR aspect ratio In all...

Page 32: ...ly Image rotation can be executed together with image cropping and aspect ratio adjustment functions to create more display styles 3 6 Example for Overlap adjustment in PIP Through Overlap function ma...

Page 33: ...6 8 split view from one UD102 with two projectors Each channel can implement 4 split view windows and combine them side by side will create Profile 1 image If two projector edge blending is required...

Page 34: ...mum up to 4 split views Multiple channels can be cascaded for more display windows Below 6 or 8 split views can be implemented through one UD103 First two channels to execute two 3 or 4 split views th...

Page 35: ...y will be very similar as XGA projector under 4k signal source at 5m watching distance We can provide free service to help customers to make project plan including system configuration type of project...

Page 36: ...If the overlap pixel is not 25 of the GeoBox output resolution the control points will be at different positions 37 5 overlap pixel will double the control points of the geometry alignment if compared...

Page 37: ...ave 30 adjusting points to get more accurate geometry alignment 37 5 overlap region The adjusting points in projector A B will be separated in 37 5 overlap region and increase geometry alignment accur...

Page 38: ...jector throw ratio 1 2 1 7 based on projector spec How to operate VNS Excel Spread Sheet Input all the data in Yellow column including Source Resolution Projector Resolution GeoBox output resolution S...

Page 39: ...s among projectors are different Irregular Spread Sheet is required to calculate the data Please contact dealer or factory to get necessary assistance for the Spread Sheet 4 5 Apply Spread Sheet data...

Page 40: ...modes If there is color deviation among projectors please try to correct color difference through projector color adjusting function to let all color as close as possible Enable multiple projector dis...

Page 41: ...the grid pattern size output timing setting and the aspect ratio settings in each projector GeoBox needs to set at Full Screen display mode under Image Properties Scaling menu If user executes Geomet...

Page 42: ...with 1 pixel increasement H V grid size will be the same User can select grid size under Blend menu Default grid size for both H V directions are 32x32 pixels If 120 pixels grid size is selected the h...

Page 43: ...rlap pixel is only 186 pixels if user selects 32x32 pixels as grid size then user needs to reduce the grid size to only 160 pixels 5 grids to let the grids from adjacent projector to stack together If...

Page 44: ...nding setting separately 5 3 2 Activate Grid Pattern Use channel selection keys and Pattern hotkey to show grid patterns in all projectors Press Pattern key again will change grid color To set two dif...

Page 45: ...ations If no pre marked location please use 2x2 alignment to let the image in each projector with the same horizontal position and also let the vertical lines without keystone effect Measure the image...

Page 46: ...ll settings to compensate this deviation and keep reasonable image quality After the above processes if the grid pattern in edge blending area still can t stack together user can reduce one or two ove...

Page 47: ...en user projects the image to curved screen the image grid size will continuously change the grid size at the center will be bigger than both sides Ultra short throw projector will be more serious Lin...

Page 48: ...e corner wall It can execute horizontal and vertical corner wall alignment User can only select either horizontal or vertical alignment at one time This function can co exist with edge blending functi...

Page 49: ...UD100 User Guide Document UD100 3 48 Example A Single projector application Example B Dual projector application Example C Three projector application 900 Px 900 Px 900 Px 900 Px...

Page 50: ...and Corner Wall adjustment at the same time Important notice on curved screen application Refer to curve image alignment on wall corner if the curve radius is larger than 1 5 meters user can use norma...

Page 51: ...e driver is required Once user opens PC Tool and connects with PC through Ethernet or USB user can execute edge blending settings through PC keyboard and mouse After finish the setup user can save the...

Page 52: ...to avoid blurred image in overlap region All of these functions are under Video Wall menu Each channel shall execute Video Wall settings separately 6 1 Zoom split the signal source Zoom is to split in...

Page 53: ...l Pan 1 Vertical Pan 1 For No w projector For No z projector Horizontal Pan 3 Horizontal Pan 3 Vertical Pan 1 Vertical Pan 2 For 3 projectors at horizontal position Horizontal Zoom 3 Vertical zoom 1 F...

Page 54: ...egions have different size due to installation position limitation please use Irregular Excel Spread Sheet to calculate overlap value User can use Video Wall overlap setting to fine tune the image pos...

Page 55: ...e Blend menu Edge select the right edge and set overlap pixels The pixel no is same as the overlap grid size multiple grid number If overlap is 10 grids the overlap pixel is 320 in default grid size S...

Page 56: ...e as actual overlap number grid size grid number 7 2 Shift shift edge blending position and execute Edge Mask Shift has two functions one is to shift Edge Blend location and another function is to do...

Page 57: ...each projector through independent RGB gamma curve adjustment The major reason for banding effect in edge blending area is related to projector color setting and gamma curve All projectors shall have...

Page 58: ...overlap area Then adjust other colors to match required color Usually when user adjusts Gain Gamma in the first projector it will affect the color in one side of the overlap region User can adjust an...

Page 59: ...aser projector can get good result due to accurate gamma and color Signal content to avoid pure color or pure white color content Multimedia is the best Overlap range too small overlap range will caus...

Page 60: ...ction to uplift the color in non transition area to compensate the visual color difference Projector with higher native not dynamic contrast ratio will have less light leakage Usually DLP projector wi...

Page 61: ...just the location of the control points user will see the change of color uplift position This region starts from original projection area before geometry alignment It is not the same as overlap area...

Page 62: ...kground content user can disconnect input signal to get black image Projector may have dynamic color adjustment function In ideal case please apply the actual display content and select the location t...

Page 63: ...e blending procedures user needs to adjust the color from projector first If it is still not enough user can use Color function to do further adjustment Please note that any color adjustment will redu...

Page 64: ...mask When user moves the position for each control point it will result various edge mask effect The maximum position adjustment for each control point is _ 900 pixels in H V directions The starting...

Page 65: ...n for geometry alignment is selectable The grid size is from 8 to 120 pixels with 1 pixel increasement in both horizontal and vertical directions H V grid size will be the same User can select grid si...

Page 66: ...Ultra short throw ratio projector is not recommended for edge blending especially in curved screen edge blending When using ultra short throw projectors the reflection angle in overlap area will be v...

Page 67: ...of the overlap region to adjust few pixels 1 10 at value will change the color at the border Color under Blend menu If user sees background color difference when apply pure white image user can adjust...

Page 68: ...4 33 1 3840 4 33 886 It means 3840 886 is the resolution without image distortion In actual application user can select 3840 886 from PC signal source The media player and other display playback devi...

Page 69: ...ap setting 1 Projector RH edge 197 2 Projector LH edge 98 RH edge 98 3 Projector LH edge 197 The final luminance is 819 Lux Lum M2 It will be enough for indoor environment 8 2 Mark image location and...

Page 70: ...ment up to 17x17 adjusting points Select input port and set GeoBox output resolution to be the same as projector native resolution 8 4 Projector settings Please reset projector to default setting Disa...

Page 71: ...nc function to eliminate Source re search in the projector while executing GeoBox system setup through Options Setting Frame Sync Disable It will reduce re search input source in the projector Please...

Page 72: ...similar image size with the overlap area having the same grid number Apply 3x3 Curved geometry alignment to let 9 adjusting points be located at the required position including four corners edge cente...

Page 73: ...1 Center projector 2nd H 2 RH projector 3rd H 3 All projector Vertical PAN is the same V 1 Overlap select the correct edge and apply the value calculated from VNS Excel Spread Sheet LH projector RH e...

Page 74: ...Overlap value in Video Wall setting and check whether geometry alignment is correct or not to improve video quality Please note that projector has Thermal Drift issue position shift due to different...

Page 75: ...inishing system settings user can save the setting via OSD menu through Menu Options Setting Profile Save Index 1 10 It will take effect for one channel only User needs to save each channel separately...

Page 76: ...stem has been reset from OSD menu it will take effect for one channel only and the Profile data will not be deleted Remote controller Reset hotkey will take effect for one channel and Profile data wil...

Page 77: ...other input ports please add video distributor at the front end and feed the signal to all UD100 processing modules Each UD100 has up to 4 processing modules User can control UD100 through Ethernet U...

Page 78: ...pixel inside one content for each projector but not for the pixel between two independent contents The Overlap content between two independent signal sources shall be handled through below methods To...

Page 79: ...and crops the correct pixel based on projector position to do edge blending Projectors project the image with the same overlapped content Signal sources output two independent images with redundant da...

Page 80: ...hrough below method Press 851 all the box OSD will be locked except ID 1 Only ID 1 GeoBox can be operated through OSD menu Press 853 all the box OSD will be locked except ID 3 Only ID 3 GeoBox can be...

Page 81: ...t available now 11 1 WebGui WebGui is embedded inside UD100 Once user connects UD100 with PC through Ethernet user can access WebGui and execute all operation similar to OSD menu through Virtual Keys...

Page 82: ...fferent IP address 11 2 1 Important concept Gwarp3 is a PC tool for convenient operation through USB or Ethernet connection Geometry alignment in Gwarp3 is called Warp Adjust OSD or Remote controller...

Page 83: ...projector to project onto W1 W2 User needs to use Corner Wall or the geometry alignment Due to big geometry alignment and off axle projection the video quality will be lower We suggest to meet the ima...

Page 84: ...e assume to set Zoom at H 4 V 1 for all projectors W1 Zoom H 4 V 1 Pan H 1 V 1 Overlap 3840 4 960 914 960 46 Right Edge 46 Other Edge 0 W3 Zoom H 4 V 1 Pan H 3 V 1 Overlap 3840 4 960 1097 960 137 Left...

Page 85: ...blending When executing edge blending the image will be stretched and the aspect ratio will be changed In order to reduce aspect ratio change user can execute portrait edge blending to increase image...

Page 86: ...When apply portrait edge blending the installation location of the projector will be near the middle height of the screen If the projector has lens shift function projector can have higher location 12...

Page 87: ...value User need to use geometry alignment to let the images in projectors apart from each other The Overlap region among adjacent projectors should not be too big Otherwise the final discrete image wi...

Page 88: ...y it in the center of the screen user can measure the dimensions and put marks on the screen as final image positions then increase the same Overlap value in both outside edges LH edge in projector 1...

Page 89: ...hrow ratio projector on curved screen there will be big image distortion User needs to apply big geometry alignment and degrade the video quality Image position drift will cause blurred image in overl...

Page 90: ...EDID separately Below are some guideline for EDID setting GeoBox can support big range of input signal timing from XGA up to 8k 2k 30Hz In order to get the best video performance user needs to select...

Page 91: ...mes with 1 second interval user will see OSD menu with F text at the top left Use direction key to select F and press Enter to get into Factory setting mode Inside factory setting mode user can select...

Page 92: ...detected The output signals from UD100 will also be terminated at the same time If UD100 detects input signal again hot plug signal it will automatically output the signal If the projectors can autom...

Page 93: ...8 Audio Output setting If user executes PIP POP function user can select the audio source between main and sub image Mute function is available The output sound is embedded inside HDMI output signal...

Page 94: ...projector can t support 4k input user will see no display image in the projector or display device Please use remote controller or front panel output selection keys to select 1080p output to let disp...

Page 95: ...key to verify input output resolution There are a number of lower quality AV players the specification and actual output are difference These media player may be designed with lower color sampling bi...

Page 96: ...or not Turn off GeoBox and open projector internal test pattern Mark the corner positions of the projector image and overlap region borders Check projector image shift condition after some time with G...

Page 97: ...echnical support User can send e mail to sales vnstw com together with necessary information The following information is required for a swift response Sink device projector type and model number Scre...

Page 98: ...ith good ventilation 16 3 Warranty This device is designed and tested to the highest standards and backed by two years parts and labor warranty Warranties are effective upon the first delivery date to...

Page 99: ...ection 9 regions black level uplift to compensate light leakage from projector optical system Edge Mask following the result of geometry alignment up to 500 pixels Edge Mask with 8 control points up t...

Page 100: ...Working environment 40 C 10 90 RH Control keypads IR RS232 USB Ethernet System settings can be stored and backup in PC Power supply DC 12V 2 5A Max Power consumption UD101 12V 1 1A 13 2W UD104 12V 4...

Page 101: ...ll not automatically extend the warranty period User can pay extension fee to extend the warranty period Please contact us for more details In the event that a product needs to be returned for repair...

Page 102: ...UD100 User Guide Document UD100 3 101 Revision History Revision Date Originator Comments V1 0 2021 0406 Steve Wang First version...

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