Barco DX-700 User Manual 2

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Quick Start Guide

Barco, Inc.

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Rancho Cordova, CA
95670 • USA

Phone:

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Technical Support:

Customer Service Portal:

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Handles

Two recessed handles are

provided. Chassis weight

depends on the number of

modules installed.

Focus

The cyan “focus” can be moved

with the Navigation buttons.

Softkeys

Six softkeys activate functions or

access menus. Softkey labels

appear in the Touch Screen’s left-

hand column. To operate, press

the Touch Screen button, or the

adjacent softkey.

Quick System Setup

The following list summarizes the
overall DX-700 setup procedure. For
error-free installation, always
the listed section in the User’s Guide.

Install and Cable LED Walls — Ensure that your LED
wall(s) are properly installed and cabled.

1

Rackmount DX-700 — Ensure that the DX-700 is
properly installed in your equipment rack.

2

(Chapter 3, “Rack-Mount Installation”)
Configure DX-700 Modules — Ensure that all

modules are installed in the proper configuration.

3

(Chapter 2, “Module Installation and Configuration”)
Connect Sources and Signals — Ensure that all

sources and signals are properly connected.

4

(Chapter 3, “Signal Installation”)

refer to

Touch Screen

There are 3 ways to use the Touch Screen:

1) Press a button on the Touch Screen itself.

2) Press a softkey directly adjacent to a button in
the Touch Screen’s left-hand column.

3) Use the arrows to move the cyan “focus”
highlight. Then, press ENTER to activate.

Power On LEDs, Fiberlink — Turn on power to your

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LED walls and Fiberlink connections.

Power On DX-700 — Turn on power to the DX-700
chassis. (Chapter 4, “Power-Up Initialization”)

Factory Reset — The first time you use a DX-700,
or after a DX-700 returns from a show, perform a
Factory Reset. (Chapter 4, “Performing a Factory
Reset”)

Calibrate Touch Screen — Adjust display brightness
and calibrate the Touch Screen. (Chapter 4, “Using
the Front Panel Display Adjust Menu”)

Run the Setup Wizard — Use the Setup Wizard to
configure LED wall outputs and “groups.” (Chapter 4,
“Using the Setup Wizard”)

IMPORTANT

Ensure that you set up all outputs and
configure all output groups.

ENTER

TEST

PAT

PRESETS

BLACK

IMPORTANT

These three buttons do

not work from within

the Setup Wizard.

Run the Input Wizard — Use the Input Wizard to

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configure inputs, and assign them to LED outputs.
(Chapter 4, “Using the Input Wizard”)

IMPORTANT

Fine Tune Inputs — Use the Input Management
Menu to adjust brightness, contrast, color and more.

(Chapter 4, “Using the Input Management Menu”)

Fine Tune Displays — Use the Display Management
Menu to adjust contrast, gamma, Fiberlink and more.

(Chapter 4, “Using the Display Management Menu”)

Recall Presets — Recall the desired preset, and
you’re ready to begin production. (Chapter 4, “Using
the Preset Management Menu”)

Navigation

Use the arrows move the “focus”

highlight, and to scroll lists. To activate

a highlighted function, press ENTER.

TEST PAT

Press to access the Test

Pattern Menu, to assign test

patterns to selected outputs.

PRESETS

Press to access the Preset

Management Menu, to recall

and manage presets.

BLACK

Press to take all outputs to

black. Press again to restore

the previous video.

Ensure that you save a preset after
you configure each input.

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System ModuleOutput ModulesInput Module

DX-700 Input Modules provide the system’s input,
scaling, and mixing functions. Within each module, the
input source is selected from among the various input
connectors and scaled to the required size and position
in the final display.

• Use the Input Wizard to configure inputs.

• Use the Input Management Menu to fine tune inputs.

Latches

Used for precise insertion and

removal. See the “Module

Insertion and Removal” section.

Expansion Out

Connects input modules for

external and cross-bank

stacking configurations only.

EXP OUT DVI / EXP IN

RGBHV Input

Accepts RGBHV inputs up to

QXGA (2048 x 1536), with a

max. 240 MHz pixel clock.

1 -HD/SDI -2

HD / SDI Input

Accepts:

• 2 x SDI

• 2 x HD-SDI

• 1 x SDI and 1 x HD-SDI

• 1 x Dual HD-SDI

Component Input

Accepts Composite, S-Video

and Component. See the

“Format Connection Table.”

Each module provides three outputs, which can drive one
(or more) attached displays from any portion of a selected
source image.

• Use the Setup Wizard to configure outputs and groups.

NNI Output Module

Runs next generation LEDs.

Each output is limited to

1024 x 768 pixels.

DVI Output Module

Runs legacy LEDs. Each

output is limited to

800 x 600 pixels.

The System module provides connections for Ethernet, synchronization
(genlock), monitoring, DMX and diagnostics.

Under the DX-700 Management Menu:

• Use the Ethernet Menu to configure Ethernet parameters.

• Use the Monitor Setup Menu to set monitor output parameters, test patterns, and
the monitor’s video source.

• Use the Genlock Menu to set the master sync source, and individual bank
genlock sources.

DMX Control

Currently not implemented.

LED Outputs

Three HDMI-type

connectors are

provided for NNI

outputs.

LED OUT 1 LED OUT 2 LED OUT 3

RGBHV

LED Outputs

Three DVI-I type

connectors are

provided for DVI

outputs.

LED OUT 1 LED OUT 2 LED OUT 3

Genlock Inputs

• Single: connect

composite sync or
black burst to H/CS IN.

• Separate: connect H

and V sync to H/CS IN
and V IN.

GENLOCK EXP

V INH / CS IN LOCK

Expansion Lock Out

Y / COMP C / Pb Pr

For external stacking

configurations, provides

sync and communications

to additional DX-700s.

RGBHV Monitor Out

MONITOR

DVI Monitor Out

Use the Monitor Output

Menu to set resoluti on and

video source. Both outputs

show the same video.

DIAGNOSTICETHERNETDMX THRUDMX IN

DVI / Expansion Input

Accepts single or dual DVI

inputs, with resolutions up to

QXGA (2048 x 1536) with a

max. 240 MHz pixel clock.

WARNING

Output Module connectors use proprietary

signals and pinouts. Do not connect the

outputs to anything other than the inputs of

Barco LED tiles.

Ethernet

100BaseT connection for

Director Toolset

communications. Use the

Ethernet Menu to set

parameters.

Diagnostic Port

For factory and technical

support use only.

DX-700 Module Insertion

Ensure that DX-700 power is off.

Carefully insert the module, and push it into the

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chassis until the module’s top latch stops
against the chassis.

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Simultaneously push both latches towards the
center of the module, until the module is fully
seated against the chassis.

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Orient the module so that the power connector is

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at the bottom.

Rear View:

• System Module

• Input Module

• Output Modules

Retaining Screw

Latch

Chassis

CAUTION

Always push both latches
simultaneously.

Note

The rear panels of all

three DX-700

modules are identical.

Power
Connector

Insert module

until the latch
stops against

the chassis

Raise the top latch until you can slide the module

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Raise latch, slide

module farther in,

against pivot point

farther into the chassis — up to the latch’s pivot point.

until it stops

Module

Pivot
Point

Simultaneously push both

latches toward the center

of the module

6

Tighten both retaining screws to secure the
module.

DX-700 Module Removal

1

Ensure that DX-700 power is off.

2

Loosen both retaining screws on the module.

3

Simultaneously push both latches away from the
center of the module.

CAUTION

Always push both latches
simultaneously.

4

When both latches are clear of the chassis,
remove the module.

DX-700 Module Configuration Rules

DX-700 supports a wide number of system configurations. Input and output modules are installed in
“banks,” consisting of one (or more) input modules, and either one or two output modules (with two
being the maximum allowed in a bank). By definition, a “bank” is a way of combining inputs and
outputs into independent video processors that are capable of driving one (or more) LED walls.

In multi-bank configurations, all banks must be directly adjacent to one another, with no

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blank panels in between.

Bank 2Bank 1

Bank 2Bank 1

Please remember the following important “module” configuration rules.

In the most basic of DX-700 “single bank” configurations, you must have at least one input

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module and one output module — to route video to an LED wall.

As you face the rear of the chassis, the right-most module in the Input/Output Section must

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always be an Output Module. It must always be right-justified against the System Module.

Input / Output Section Input / Output Section

Input

Input

Blank

Blank

Blank

Correct Justificat io n

Input

Output

System

Power

Blank

Input

Blank

Incorrect Justification

Within any bank, all modules must be adjacent to each other, with no blank panels

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in-between, and all Output Module(s) are always right-justified.

Bank 1 Bank 1

Input

Blank

Blank

Blank

Input

Output

Output

System

Power

Input

Blank

Blank

Input

Input

Input

Output

Output

Blank

Blank

Output

System

System

Power

Power

Blank

IMPORTANT

1

2

3

Input

Input

Input

Input

Output

Correct Justification

With the exception of “spare” modules, if the DX-700 determines that any
modules are incorrectly installed (or missing), a Startup Diagnostic Menu
appears which prompts you to power down and re-configure your modules.

If the above prompt occurs, and provided that a System Module is properly
installed, on the Startup Diagnostic Menu you can press the DX-700
Management button, and access a subset of management functions.

The DX-700 will not recognize modules that are installed to the left of a blank
panel. They will be treated as spares.

Slots that do not contain modules must always have blank panels installed.

Output

System

Power

Storing Spare Modules

Configure a bank according to the rules
outlined in the “DX-700 Module
Configuration Rules” section.

Install a blank panel immediately to the
left of the bank’s left-most input
module.

In the remaining slots, insert spare
modules. These are ignored and
treated as spares.

Input

Input

Input

Input

Blank

Output

Incorrect Justification

Blank

Output

Input

Bank 1Spares

Input

Input

Input

Output

Output

System

System

Power

Power

Correct Justificat io n

Incorrect Justification

DX-700 User’s Guide

For complete details on all installation, setup, configuration and operations procedures, please refer to
the DX-700 User’s Guide.

Format Connection Table

Use the following table to connect various source formats to the DX-700, using the system’s
Component input (3 x BNC) on the Input Module.

Input

Connector

Y / COMP

C / P

b

P

r

Composite

Video

S-Video

(Y/C)

(Luma) (Luma) (G)

(Chroma) (Pb) (B)

YUV

(YP

(Pr) (R)

)

bPr

Sync on Green

RGB

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