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ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Preface Statement You are welcome to use the product of Xi’an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NovaStar). This document is intended to help you understand and use the product. For accuracy and reliability, NovaStar may make improvements and/or changes to this document at any time and without notice. If you experience any problems in use or have any suggestions, please get in touch with us via the contact information given in the document.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................. i 1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ........................................................................
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Output Settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 47 Multiple Displays ...................................................................................................................................................... 48 External Control ..........................................................................................................
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual 1 Overview Introduction The ET2000 is a new multimedia control system developed by NovaStar, which is specifically designed for multimedia exhibition halls, banquet halls and other small and medium fixed installation scenarios. The ET2000 provides an excellent pixel-to-pixel display with ultra-high definition, diversified mosaic creativity and outstanding media arrangements for professional stage performances.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Appearance Front Panel No. Area Description 1 Power button Power on or power off the device. 2 USB ports 2x USB3.0 Connect to a mouse and keyboard. Insert a USB drive for importing media files. Rear Panel T S R A TE H C O C No. Area Qty. Description 1 PS/2 2 Connect to the mouse and keyboard. 2 HDMI 2.0 DP 1.2 3 ' I X 4 5 N A 6 N USB ports A V 2 O 6 T L ., Integrated graphics card output via 1x DP1.2 + 1x DP1.2 /HDMI 2.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Memory: 2 GB Type: GDDR6 Bit width: 64 bit Notes The graphics card does not support irregular mosaic layouts. The mosaic layout must be 1×2, 1×3, 2×1 or 3×1. The output resolutions of the graphics card connectors that are used for mosaic must be the same. Hardware/Software Performance Power supply 400W ATX CPU 11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor (I5_11400) Memory 2x 8GB DDR4 Mainboard ASUS B560M-C Storage Samsung M.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual 2 Applications Notes: N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D This product can only be placed horizontally. Do not mount vertically or upside-down. The product can be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack capable of withstanding at least four times the total weight of the mounted equipment. Four M5 screws should be used to fix the product. ' I X N A www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual 3 ET2000 Settings Set Main Display Step 1 Right click on your desktop and select Display settings. Figure 3-1 Display settings Step 2 Select a display to set it as the main display. Figure 3-2 Multiple displays-1 ' I X N A N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Note: When multiple displays are connected, you can click Identify to show the number at the bottom left corner on each display. www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 3 For the Multiple displays item, select Extend these displays. Figure 3-3 Multiple displays-2 T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 4 On the window that appears, select Keep changes. Figure 3-4 Confirmation N A N O A V Step 5 Check the box next to Make this my main display. ' I X Change Resolutions 3.2.1 Set Standard Resolutions Step 1 Right click on your desktop and select Display settings. www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 3-5 Display settings Step 2 Select a display to set it as the main display. Figure 3-6 Multiple displays-1 ' I X N A N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Note: When multiple displays are connected, you can click Identify to show the number at the bottom left corner on each display. www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 3 For the Display resolution item, select the desired output resolution. Figure 3-7 Multiple displays-2 T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 4 On the window that appears, select Keep changes. Figure 3-8 Confirmation N A N O A V Step 5 Repeat Step 2 to Step 4 to complete the resolution settings for other displays. ' I X 3.2.2 Set Custom Resolutions Step 1 Right click on your desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 2 On the NVIDIA Control Panel interface, go to Display > Change resolution. Figure 3-10 Change resolutions Step 3 Select the desired display. T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 4 Click Customize to show the customize window. A V Figure 3-11 Custom resolution-1 ' I X N A www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 5 Click Create Custom Resolution. Step 6 Read the disclaimer information carefully and click Accept to show the Create Custom Resolution window. Step 7 Select the desired display. Figure 3-12 Custom resolution-2 N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 8 Set the horizontal pixels, vertical lines, refresh rate and scan type. N A Step 9 Click Test and then click Yes on the window that appears. ' I X Figure 3-13 Confirmation www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 3-14 Custom resolution-3 Step 10 Click OK to complete the custom resolution settings. R A TE H C O C T L ., . D After a custom resolution is created successfully, it will appear in the custom area as shown in the figure below. Figure 3-15 Custom resolution-4 ' I X N A www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual EDID Management After the display resolution settings, you need to manage the EDID for precise identification of display properties and to avoid the on-site screen display disorder. Load EDID The procedure of how to load the EDID is as follows. Step 1 Right click on your desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. Figure 3-16 NVIDIA control panel H C O C T L ., . D Step 2 On the NVIDIA Control Panel interface, go to Workstation > View system topology.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 3 Click EDID (Monitor) next to a desired output connector of the current graphics card to show the EDID management window. Figure 3-18 EDID (Monitor) Figure 3-19 Manage EDID ' I X N A N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 4 Click Export EDID and then name the exported EDID file in the window that appears. Step 5 Select the Load tab to show the EDID loading window. Step 6 Click Browse and then select the EDID file exported in Step 4. www.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 7 In the Select Connector to force EDID area, select the desired connector. Figure 3-20 Load EDID Step 8 Click Load EDID. H C Step 9 On the dialog box that appears, click OK to complete loading the EDID. Figure 3-21 EDID loaded successfully ' I X N A www.novastar.tech N O A V T S R A TE O C T L ., .
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 10 Go back to Workstation > View system topology to check the EDID status. If the original EDID (Monitor) changes to EDID (File), the EDID is loaded successfully. Figure 3-22 EDID loaded successfully Unload EDID N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D The procedure of how to unload the EDID is as follows. Step 1 On the NVIDIA Control Panel interface, go to Workstation > View system topology.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 3-23 EDID (File) T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 3 Select the Unload tab and then select the desired connectors. Figure 3-24 Unload EDID ' I X N A www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 4 Click Unload EDID. Step 5 After the EDID is unloaded successfully, click OK on the dialog box that appears. Figure 3-25 EDID unloaded successfully . D Step 6 Go back to Workstation > View system topology to check the EDID status. If the EDID (File) changes to EDID (Monitor), the EDID is unloaded successfully. Output Mosaic O C T L ., The graphics card supports connector mosaic output. The output connector mosaic must observe the following rules.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 2 On the NVIDIA Control Panel interface, go to Workstation > Set up Mosaic. Figure 3-27 Set up mosaic R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 3 Click Create new configuration to show the mosaic settings window. Figure 3-28 Mosaic settings ' I X N A www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 4 Select the screen number from the drop-down list of Number of displays. Step 5 Select the screen mosaic layout from the drop-down list of Topology (rows x columns). Step 6 Select the screen orientation from the drop-down list of Orientation of displays. Step 7 Click Next to proceed. Figure 3-29 Select displays A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 8 Select the connected displays and then select their refresh rate and resolution.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 3-30 Arrange displays R A TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 10 Arrange the displays according to the screen arrangement and structure by dragging the available displays to the corresponding topology areas. Figure 3-31 Arrange displays ' I X N A www.novastar.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 11 Click Apply and then click Yes on the confirmation window. Step 12 Click Next to proceed. Figure 3-32 Adjust overlap and bezel correction T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D You can perform overlapping adjustment or bezel correction to the vertical or horizontal edges of the display as needed. A V 1.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 3-33 Mosaic completed 4 Software Operations Software Licensing T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D After the ET2000 is started, Trial is displayed at the top right of the user interface, indicating the software is a trial version. If you want to obtain the license, please get in touch with NovaStar sales engineer to purchase the dongle or registration code. A V In trial mode, the Kompass FX2 text is displayed on the output.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual When the dongle is inserted and recognized normally, the above window and the Kompass FX2 text on the output will disappear automatically. User Interface Introduction After the software is started, the main user interface is shown in Figure 4-2. The functions of each area are described in Table 4-1. Figure 4-2 Kompass FX2 user interface Table 4-1 User interface descriptions Area Item Menu bar Project ' I X N A N O T S R A TE H C O C T L ., .
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Area Item Description the screen. B : Disable the output screen. : Close the test pattern and display the playback content. : Open and display the test pattern. : Disable the FTB function and display the playback content. : Make the output fade to black. Two editing modes are provided. . D Live: The playback editing process is displayed on the output screen in real time.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Area Program management area Item Description F Set the media properties, including the layer basic info, opacity, quality, cropping and transition effect. Program n View the program name. Layer and layer status : Turn off the layer audio. : Play the layer audio. Status bar Layer n with/without audio: Displays the layer name and indicates whether the layer comes with audio or not.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-1 Edit output 5.2.1 Add Outputs Add and bind outputs automatically H C O C T L ., . D After startup, Kompass FX2 will automatically detect the graphics card connectors and then complete the adding and binding of those detected connectors. All the connectors are displayed in the output list on the left.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Connector: Select the desired output connector from the drop-down list or change the connector binding relation. Resolution: Set the desired output width and height. 5.2.2 Configure Screens Step 1 Click to pop up the Edit Output window. Step 2 Organize the output connectors on the right via drag and drop operations to suit the loaded screen. Figure 5-3 Connector layout R A TE H C O C T L ., .
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Audio: mp3, aac, flac, amr, ape, wav, wma Microsoft Office files: PowerPoint (1080p) Note: Recommended video coding formats: 4K < resolutions ≤ 8K, width ≤ 8192 pixels and height ≤ 4320 pixels: H.265 (HEVC) or VP9 recommended Resolutions ≤ 4K: H.264 (AVC) recommended For a better image quality experience, the following video bitrates are recommended. Recommended video bitrates for SDR uploads: Type .
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Note: The computers running the NDI Sender and Kompass FX2 must be on the same network segment. Configurations in NDI Sender Step 1 Double click the NDI Sender shortcut on the desktop to open the NDI Sender software. Figure 5-5 NDI Sender Step 2 Enter an NDI name. Step 3 Click Reset. O C T L ., . D After the name is changed, you must click Reset to make the setting take effect.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-6 Add NDI media Step 3 Select the NDI sources from the NDI list. Step 4 Click OK to complete NDI source adding. Note: T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D After adding NDI sources, you can right click an NDI source and select Edit to change the NDI source name. A V 5.3.1.4 Add Sources from Acquisition Device Kompass FX2 can obtain input sources via data acquisition equipment.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-8 Add acquisition equipment Step 2 On the displayed window, enter the capture device name next to Name. Step 3 Select a data acquisition card name next to Device Name. Step 4 The system will automatically read the resolution and frame rate. Step 5 Click OK to complete the device adding. 5.3.1.5 Add Website Input Sources Prerequisites TE H C O C T L ., . D The computer running Kompass FX2 is connected to the network.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-10 Entered the added website O C T L ., . D Step 5 Click the drop-down list on the top right to change the resolution of the web page. Step 6 On the opened website, select the content you want to play. TE H C Step 7 Click × at the top right corner of the website to close the website and complete adding the website.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Note: The PowerPoint files, NDI sources, websites and streaming media cannot be added to the media collection. Step 1 Right click the blank area of Media Library and select Add Media Collection. Figure 5-12 Add media collection TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 2 In the All Media area, select the media files you want to add to the media collection Step 3 Click R A in the middle to add the selected files to Collection Media.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Select the desired media file and click Right click the media file and select Delete. Click the media file and press the Delete key. . 5.3.2.3 Management You can create folders to classify the added media files. Click folder. Right click the Media Library area, and then select New Folder and name the folder. Select the desired media files and drag them to the new folder for better classification and management.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-14 Adjusting layers Position adjustment: Drag and move the layer to adjust the layer position quickly, or fill in the values for the following parameters to precisely adjust the layer position. − X: Set the distance between the left edge of the layer and the left edge of the stage. − Y: Set the distance between the top edge of the layer and the top edge of the stage.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-15 Layer group Step 5 Lock the layer media. O C T L ., . D After a layer is edited, you can lock the layer to avoid unexpected changes to the layer caused by misoperation. 1. In the stage editing area, right click the target media to open the context menu. Figure 5-16 Lock media A V T S R A TE H C 2. Select Lock to lock the selected media. After locked, the layer cannot be moved.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-17 Set program properties H C O C T L ., . D Rename: Give the program a new name for better management. Delete: Delete the current program. All the layers, layer settings and media properties will be deleted. Copy: Copy the layers, layer settings and media properties in the current program. Paste: Paste the copied program to a new program.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual As shown below, the program starts to play at the 10th second, pauses the playback at the 30th second, continues the playback at the 40th second and stops the playback at the 50th second. Figure 5-18 Time code 5.4.3 Play Programs H C O C T L ., . D After completing the program editing, play the programs through either of the following two methods. TE Click next to the program name in the Program Management area.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Volume adjustment: Adjust the output volume of the program media. Stop Playing: Set the status or action when the playback of the current media ends. − Hold on Last Frame: After the playback of the current media ends, the output displays the last frame of the playback media. − Black Screen: After the playback of the current media ends, the output displays a black screen. Duration: View or set the playback duration of the media.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Table 5-1 Color parameters Parameter Description Brightness Adjust the brightness or darkness of the image. The value ranges from 0 to 100 and defaults to 50. Contrast Adjust the difference in brightness between light and dark areas of the image. The value ranges from 0 to 100 and defaults to 50. Saturation Adjust the strength or purity of the colors of an input source image.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-23 Cropping 5.4.8 Set Layer Effects Layer effect settings include blurring, keying, mask and inverting colors. T L ., Step 1 Click the playing media in the Program Management area or the Output area to select the media. O C . D Step 2 In the Media Properties area within the Output area, click Effect to set the related parameters.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 2 Pick the desired color. After the color is selected, the picked color, the color Hex and RGB values are displayed next to can also set the Hex and RGB values to specify the color. , or you Step 3 Select Color Keying to turn on the function and remove the selected color in the layer image. Mask The mask function is used to remove the undesired part of the layer image. Step 1 Select Mask to turn on the function. Step 2 Select the layer mask template.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual 5.4.10 Set Scheduled Programs After the program editing, you can realize automatic playback of the programs according to the scheduled time and times. Step 1 Click at the bottom of the main user interface to open the Scheduled Playback window. Figure 5-26 Scheduled programs TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 2 Click New Task at the top right of the window to create a new playback task.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 5-28 Set playback tasks Step 5 Click next to Plan to select the programs to be scheduled. Figure 5-29 Set scheduled programs N A N O A V T S R A TE H C O C T L ., . D 3. Select the desired programs in the Program List area on the left. ' I X 4. Click to add the selected programs to Plan List. The programs will be played according to the sequence (from top to bottom) in the Plan List area.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Click the number next to Times to activate the times setting function. Enter the desired times and then the program will be played automatically according to the set times. When the playback mode is set to Time, the playback times of the program is 1 by default and cannot be changed. Step 9 Set the program playback date. The options include Every day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Programs and all layers in the programs Package Projects You can save the edited project and the imported media files as an independent project file for easy and convenient use on any computer in the future. Step 1 Go to Project > Package Project. Step 2 Enter the project file name, and select the save location and desired files in the displayed window.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual − Selected: Kompass FX2 will be started automatically when OS starts. − Deselected: Kompass FX2 will not be started when OS starts. Open recent project after startup: − Selected: The recently-opened project will be opened when Kompass FX2 starts. − Deselected: A new project will be created when Kompass FX2 starts. Play project after opened: − Selected: The recently played project will be played automatically when Kompass FX2 starts.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Multiple Displays When two or mode displays are connected, you can duplicate the desktop or set it to show different content on each display, that is, extend mode. Go to Settings > Multiple Displays to select the desired mode. Duplicate: All the connected displays output the same content. Extend: The connected displays output the different contents. The extend mode is the default option.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Not occupied: The TCP/IP control settings are completed. 6.4.2 Control via Serial Port To control Kompass FX2 via serial port, use a serial cable to connect the control device to the computer where Kompass FX2 is installed. Step 1 Go to Settings > External Control > Serial Port to open the window shown in Figure 6-4. Figure 6-4 Serial port control TE H C O C T L ., . D Step 2 Click Scan.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 6-5 Connections for App control Connection Requirements O C T L ., . D The media server, H series device and Pad device with VCCP installed must be on the same network segment. Media Server Configuration Obtain the IP address of the media server. TE H C a. On the media server, press Win and R keys simultaneously to open the Run command dialog window. Figure 6-6 Run command window N O A V T S R A b.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual a. Run Kompass FX2 and then go to Settings > External Control to open the external control settings window. b. Select the Network tab. c. Check the box in front of TCP/IP to enable the TCP/IP control. d. Enter the port number in the text box next to Port. Figure 6-8 Port settings e. Click Listen to enable the listening for the external control. H C O C T L ., . D If the port is occupied, a prompt saying “Listening failed: The port is being used.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 6-9 Audio settings O C T L ., . D Three mappings are displayed by default. You can click New at the top right to add a new mapping. The drop-down list shows all the sound card devices of the device. H C ET2000 supports hot plugging of sound card devices without the need to restart the software. Configure the sound channel count for the mapping. The supported options include Default, 2, 4, 6 and 8.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Step 2 Click Add at the bottom to open the local folder where you can select the desired file. You can also add multiple files by pressing the Ctrl key and selecting the files simultaneously. Step 3 Click Select File to add them into the assistant. Step 4 Select the target file for transcoding. On the right side, set the parameters of Coding, Quality, Code Rate, Frame Rate, Resolution and Audio. Coding: Set the coding format of the transcoded video.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual Figure 7-2 Play log O C T L ., . D Step 2 Click Date and select the desired time. The supported options include Today, Recent 7 Days, Recent 1 Month and Recent 3 Months. Note: TE H C Before you use this function, please set the value range of Log Storage greater than the time range you set here. Step 3 Set the start and end time.
ET2000 Multimedia Control System User Manual 8 Specifications Power connector 100-240VAC Power consumption 400 W Operating Environment Temperature 0°C to 45°C Humidity 0% RH to 80% RH, non-condensing Storage Environment Temperature –10°C to +60°C Humidity 0% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing Physical Specifications Dimensions 482.6 mm × 94.6 mm × 428.7 mm Net weight 7.
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