tvONE C3-510 Quick Start Guide

CORIOmaster & CORIOmaster mini

Quickstart Guide

This Quickstart Guide will show you how to start using the CORIOmaster; a groundbreaking system that allows you to display between 2 and 28* Inputs on between 2 and 28* Output displays (*depending on system conﬁ guration). The inputs can be resized, rotated and have borders added for a creative look. Outputs can be displayed singly or grouped together for Video Walls or blended projection. Displays can be of any size, resolution or rotation. For more advanced features, please refer to the User Manual. Your CORIOmaster must be running ﬁ rmware version M309 or higher to work with CORIOgrapher 2.0; for upgrade go to www.tvone.com, click Tech Support then Firmware, and select the link for your master or mini. There you will ﬁ nd instructions, release notes and alternate versions of Firmware. To install CORIOgrapher 2.0 on your Windows PC go to www.tvone.com, Click Tech Support then Software, and select the link for CORIOgrapher. There you will ﬁ nd instructions, release notes and alternate versions of CORIOgrapher.

2.0

• Unpack the unit and connect your Input sources and Output displays.

• Connect your PC to the CORIOmaster either directly via Serial (RS-232) or by Ethernet. Instructions here are for connections using Ethernet. The CORIOmaster is set up to use DHCP by default. This can be

changed to static by using CORIOdiscover. To download, go to www.tvone.com, click Tech Support then Software, and select the link for CORIOdiscover.

• Connect the power cable and turn on the unit via the power switch on the rear. The unit is ready to use when the LED on the front panel turns green.

1. System Settings

• Before you start using

the CORIOmaster you may want to conﬁ gure the network settings of the device or update Firmware. The system is defaulted to DHCP settings and will be auto-discovered by its MAC address with CORIOdiscover.

• Open CORIOdiscover

to locate your tvONE product and conﬁ gure it for the appropriate network settings or to update the Firmware.

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2. Logging in

• Opening the CORIOgrapher software takes you to the Home screen

• click Connect to your device, default Username: admin, Password: adminpw,

select Login and Read.

3. Interface Overview

Once logged in, Clicking “Login and Read” automatically takes you to the Wall Editor page.

Wall Editor

Alignment Buttons

Video Wall Selection

System Status

Snapping

Edge Blend Mode

Fine tuning and numeric adjustments

Displays & Windows Pane

Add Display

Add Window

Wall Editor zoom

Console Window

Take Button

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The main areas are the Video Wall, Displays & Windows Pane, Alignment Buttons, Take Button, Dashboard, and Presets:

Wall Editor Main Video Wall design area: This is where you place and arrange your Displays and Windows. Displays & Windows Right side of the screen: Add or delete as well as Hide or Lock displays, Properties tab - you can make adjustments for monitor bezels,

resolution, monitor size, rotation, transitions, as well as projector blending and lock modes.

Alignment Buttons Above the Video Wall: Alignment buttons help you adjust your Video Wall design; control-click the relevant Windows (ﬁ rst Window you

select is the reference for adjustments), Edge blend for Projectors, Snap to objects, and Pixel Mode.

Take Button The red button below on the right: Most settings and design changes require this button to be pressed in order to be uploaded

and made “live” on the CORIOmaster.

Dashboard Top right of the screen: Once your Video Wall is complete you can operate it by switching between Window Sources and Presets. Presets Below the Video Wall on the right: You can save and load up to 50 Presets, each Preset can have a Duration (additional transitions

settings can be found under the Properties tab of the desired Windows)

In typical system use, an admin or power user will set up your Displays & Windows and Video Wall along with saving Presets. Then operation will be done with the Dashboard or a 3rd party control system. To save your settings, Click Save on Device for proper operations. Click Save to File for ﬁ le back-up or o ine conﬁ guration.

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4. Working in the Video Wall

• The Video Wall is used to create

physical screen layouts which can consist of a number of outputs and a number of inputs. Outputs = Displays and Inputs = Windows an Input is the Source to a Window. Displays can be identical or di erent sizes and resolutions. Use the alignment buttons at the top and the text boxes at the bottom to ﬁ ne tune the layout. You can have up to 14 Windows per Video Wall.

Display Properties Window Properties

• If you select a Display or a

Window and click the Properties

tab, or double click on an item, you can further conﬁ gure and customize that item.

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5. Saving and Editing O ine

• CORIOgrapher allows you to create and edit

conﬁ gurations even when you are not connected to the CORIOmaster. Save the conﬁ guration using the Save to File button and load it to your device at your convenience.

• In the future, when you

open CORIOgrapher, the Home screen will show you a list of the most recent conﬁ gurations used, you can choose one of these or click Load

Conﬁ guration from a ﬁ l e , and choose from

your library of past saved conﬁ gurations.

Creating a new O ine Conﬁ guration

• When choosing Create an O ine Conﬁ guration, you must specify the cards that will be

found in the system when connected. When complete choose Create Conﬁ guration.

• Once you have

completed the conﬁ guration and you are ready to load it onto a CORIOmaster, you must go to the Home screen and Connect to your device, then from the Wall Editor click Tak e, which makes your conﬁ guration live, then choose Save on

Device.

Drag and Drop your Displays and Windows

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• When you click the add button for a Display or Window, a tray above the Video Wall will open with previously deﬁ ned

Sources or Displays. Choose or deﬁ ne a new one and simply drag and drop it onto the Video Wall.

• You can continue to drag and drop your Displays and Windows in the Wall Editor to make your Video Wall perfect. Once

you have added at least one Display and one Window click the Tak e button to make those “live” on your Video Wall.

6. Operating with the Dashboard

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• Once you have completed your Video Walls and all Presets, you can easily control your Video Wall from the Dashboard (or Third party control

system)

• In the Dashboard, you can control all available Video Walls and saved Presets. For each chosen Preset, you can change the Sources associated

with each Window on-the-ﬂ y, and choose whether to make these changes Immediate or Synchronized (synchronized changes use the Take button to take e ect).

More Information

This Quick Setup Guide is designed to get you started, for more detailed information on using the CORIOmaster / CORIOmaster mini and its many features please refer to the user guide on the USB memory stick supplied.

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