Barco DX-100 Quick Start Manual

Quick System Setup

Install and Cable LED Wall — Ensure that your FLX

LED wall is properly installed and cabled.

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Rackmount DX-100 — Ensure that the DX-100 is
properly installed in your equipment rack.
(Chapter 3, “Rack-Mount Installation”)

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Quick Start Guide

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Barco, Inc.

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95670 • USA

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Power Installation — Connect power to the DX-100
and all peripheral equipment, such as your video
sources. (Chapter 3, “Power Installation”)

Connect Inputs — As required, connect inputs to the
DX-100's DVI and SD/HD-SDI inputs. (Chapter 3,
“Signal Installation”)

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Power On — Turn on power to the DX-100, sources,
the LED wall and (if required) Fiberlink.

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The following list summarizes the
overall DX-100 setup procedure. For
error-free installation, always

refer to

the listed section in the User’s Guide.

DX-100

Status

Handles

Two recessed handles

enable you to easily

insert or withdraw the

chassis from a rack.

Status LED

The following indications are provided:

On power up, the LED initializes to Orange, and
remains Orange while the DX-100 boots. The
LED also turns orange during any “reset” mode.

The LED turns Green once the DX-100 can be
controlled remotely.

The LED blinks Red (at a 2 second interval) if the
DX-100 detects that the FLX controller is drawing
too much current.

IMPORTANT

There are no operational controls

on the DX-100. The DX-100 is set

up and operated entirely from

Barco’s Director Toolset.

Connect Output — Connect the DX-100's NNI LED
output to the data input of the FLX LED wall.
(Chapter 3, “Signal Installation”)

Connect Genlock — Connect a composite sync or
black burst signal to the Genlock In connector.
(Chapter 3, “Signal Installation”)

Connect Director Toolset — Connect your laptop
PC to DX-100 via Ethernet. Ensure that Director
Toolset is properly installed on the laptop.
(Chapter 3, “Signal Installation”)

Connect Fiberlink — If required, connect the
Fiberlink NNI transmitter and receiver. (Appendix C,
“Installation”)

System Operation — Use Director Toolset for all
DX-100 setup and operations. Refer to the Director

Toolset User’s Guide for instructions.

IMPORTANT

Director Toolset version 2.03 or

higher is required.

DX-100 Rear Panel Connections

DX-100 User’s Guide

For complete details on all installation procedures, please refer to
the DX-100 User’s Guide.

100-240V

50-60 Hz, 5.0 A

DIAGNOSTICS

ETHERNET

DMX Thru

DMX In

GENLOCK In

IP Reset

DEFAULT IP

192.168.0.10

SUBNET MASK

255.255.255.0

DVI

In

SD/HD-SDI

In

LED
OUT

Latches

Six Latches are provided to assist

with module removal and insertion.

Important

Do not adjust the latch positions.
They are reserved for authorized

service personnel only.

SD/HD-SDI Input

Connect either one SD-SDI source
or one HD-SDI source. Supported

formats include:

525/60 (NTSC) and 625/50
(PAL) per SMPTE 259M

HD 720p per SMPTE 296M
HD 1080i per SMPTE 292M

DVI Input

Connect either single or dual-link

DVI. EDID protocol is supported.

Accepted input types include RGB or

YCbCr, progressive or interlaced.

All resolutions are supported to the

following maximum pixel rates:

165MHz (single-link)
240MHz (dual-link)

Director Toolset User’s Guide

For complete details on all setup, configuration and operations
procedures, please refer to the Director Toolset User’s Guide.

LED Output

One HDMI-type connector is provided for the NNI

LED Output. Connect to Barco FLX LED modules

only. The output can drive one display from any

portion of a selected source. The output is limited to

a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768.

Genlock Input

Connect composite sync

(standard or tri-level) or

black burst.

DMX Control

Currently not implem ented.

Ethernet

100BaseT connection fo r

Director Toolset

communications.

Diagnostic Port

For factory and technical

support use only.

AC Power

Connect to your facility’s

power source.

IP Reset

Two functions are provided:

Ethernet Reset — Press once to
reset Ethernet parameters to their
default settings

Factory Reset — Press for five
seconds to reboot and initialize all
parameters to factory default settings.
All saved parameters will be lost.