RGBlink D8 Presentation Scaler and Switcher LED Video Processor User Manual

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Container Adjustment

1. Move: Drag the boarder of the display area to move its place in the interface.

2. Scale: Click icon

to shrink, Click to enlarge

the proportion of display area on interface.

3. Cancel: Press and hold group.

to cancel the screen

Display
Output List White oneavailable Gray oneunavailable Operation Steps Left-mouse click the output and drag it to the display of the set container. Replacement Drag and drop the output into the corresponding display. The output being replaced will turn from gray to white in the list.

Display System
D8 allows users to edit the name of the Display Area that has been created by clicking .

3.3.5 Layer Management

Layer Management is designed to manage the layer

of each monitor. Click this icon interface:

to enter the

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Display Area
When enter Layer Management interface, the window is blank. The screen group created in Display System shall be dragged from the Display Area.
Signal
Signal list, showing all input signals and resolutions currently. Drag the signal to the display. Click , users can rename the input signal and then
click to confirm.
Layer
Layer numberThe number in the red rectangle on the right figure represents the number of layers that can be placed at the output.
As the signal is dragged in, the layer number decreases. If the layer number has been used up, the signal cannot be dragged in.
Note: D8 only supports 1*8K layer.

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Layer Adjustment there are two ways to adjust layer. 1. Use the bar under the interface Choose one layer and the bar shows its signal source, type in position and size. Click Save to confirm.
2. Layer Scale and Crop Choose one layer needed to be adjusted, and type in its position and size.
Alpha: 0~128 X/Ythe horizontal and vertical position of crop/scale Width/Height: the horizontal and vertical size of crop /scale
this icon means data related, when width is changed, height will be changed as same proportion.
this icon means data not related, width and height need to be filled respectively.

Layer Movement Moving the mouse to drag the layer.
Layer Remove Click the cross on the top right of the layer to remove the layer if needed.

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Layer Set : to crop the layer : lock the layer to prevent wrong operations : max to cover up the monitor. : cover up all monitors in the same screen group
with the one signal.
3.3.6 Preset Management
Preset Management is designed to switch bank (scene setting done in last step). Preset Management Mode: 1. Manual Mode 2. Schedule Mode
1. Manual Mode
The chosen scene will be displayed in the main interface, and the PGM screen is in the first in the Bank Column. Cut Cut, switch from PVW to PGM immediately .

Preset Name
Select a bank and click Preset Name, fill in the blank after New Preset Name to rename a Preset (Bank). Click the color block after Color Selection and choose a new color for the boarder of chosen bank.

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Hotkey Use hotkey to let the operation in Preset Management more convenient.

2. Schedule Mode

This mode is designed to set auto bank (scene/preset) switch.
Steps are as follows
1. Turn on “Schedule Mode” 2. Choose “Times Loop” in Loop Mode 3. Choose the BANK 4. Fill in the “Duration” 5. Click “OK”

Users can click

to edit and

to delete. After

settings done, turn on “Loop Switch” .

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Chapter 4 Order Codes

4.1 Product Code

130-0008-01-0

D8

130-0008-03-0

D8 PLUS

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Chapter 5 Support
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Chapter 6 Appendix

6.1 Terms & Definitions

RCA: Connector used primarily in consumer AV equipment for both audio and video. The RCA connector was developed by the Radio Corporation of America.
BNC: Stands for Bayonet Neill-Concelman. A cable connector used extensively in television (named for its inventors). A cylindrical bayonet connector that operates with a twist-locking motion.
CVBS: CVBS or Composite video, is an analog video signal without audio. Most commonly CVBS is used for transmission of standard definition signals. In consumer applications the connector is typically RCA type, while in professional applications the connector is BNC type.
YPbPr: Used to describe the colour space for progressive-scan. Otherwise known as component video.
VGA: Video Graphics Array. VGA is an analog signal typically used on earlier computers. The signal is non-interlaced in modes 1, 2, and 3 and interlaced when using in mode
DVI: Digital Visual Interface. The digital video connectivity standard that was developed by DDWG (Digital Display Work Group). This connection standard offers two different connectors: one with 24 pins that handles digital video signals only, and one with 29 pins that handles both digital and analog video.
SDI: Serial Digital Interface. Standard definition video is carried on this 270 Mbps data transfer rate. Video pixels are characterized with a 10-bit depth and 4:2:2 color quantization. Ancillary data is included on this interface and typically includes audio or other metadata. Up to sixteen audio channels can be transmitted. Audio is organised into blocks of 4 stereo pairs. Connector is BNC.
HD-SDI: high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI), is standardized in SMPTE 292M this provides a nominal data rate of 1.485 Gbit/s.
3G-SDI: standardized in SMPTE 424M, consists of a single 2.970 Gbit/s serial link that allows replacing dual link HD-SDI.
6G-SDI: Standardized in SMPTE ST-2081 released in 2015, 6Gbit/s bitrate and able to support 2160p@30.
12G-SDI: Standardized in SMPTE ST-2082 released in 2015, 12Gbit/s bitrate and able to support 2160p@60.
U-SDI: Technology for transmitting large-volume 8K signals over a single cable. a signal interface called the ultra high definition signal/data interface (U-SDI) for transmitting 4K and 8K signals using a single optical cable. The interface was standardized as the SMPTE ST 2036-4.
HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface: An interface used for the transmission of uncompressed high definition video, up to 8 channels of audio, and control signals, over a single cable.
HDMI 1.3: Released on June 22 2006, and increased the maximum TMDS clock to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s). Support resolution 1920 × 1080 at 120 Hz or 2560 × 1440 at 60 Hz). It added support for 10 bpc, 12 bpc, and 16 bpc color depth (30, 36, and 48 bit/px), called deep color.

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HDMI 1.4: Released on June 5, 2009, added support for 4096×2160 at 24 Hz, 3840×2160 at 24, 25, and 30 Hz, and 1920×1080 at 120 Hz. Compared to HDMI 1.3, 3 more features added which are HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC) , audio return channel (ARC),3D Over HDMI, a new Micro HDMI Connector, an expanded set of color spaces.
HDMI 2.0: Released on September 4, 2013 increases the maximum bandwidth to 18.0 Gbit/s. Other features of HDMI 2.0 include up to 32 audio channels, up to 1536 kHz audio sample frequency, the HE-AAC and DRA audio standards, improved 3D capability, and additional CEC functions.
HDMI 2.0a: Was released on April 8, 2015, and added support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) video with static metadata.
HDMI 2.0b: Was released March, 2016, support for HDR Video transport and extends the static metadata signaling to include Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG).
HDMI 2.1 : Released on November 28, 2017. It adds support for higher resolutions and higher refresh rates, Dynamic HDR including 4K 120 Hz and 8K 120 Hz.
DisplayPort: A VESA standard interface primarily for video, but also for audio, USB and other data. DisplayPort (orDP) is backwards compatible with HDMI, DVI and VGA.
DP 1.1: was ratified on 2 April 2007, and version 1.1a was ratified on 11 January 2008. DisplayPort 1.1 allow a maximum bandwidth of 10.8 Gbit/s (8.64 Gbit/s data rate) over a standard 4-lane main link, enough to support 1920×1080@60Hz.

DP 1.2: introduced on 7 January 2010, effective bandwidth to 17.28 Gbit/s support increased resolutions, higher refresh rates, and greater color depth, maximum resolution 3840×2160@60Hz
DP 1.4: publish on 1 Mar, 2016.overall transmission bandwidth 32.4 Gbit/s ,DisplayPort 1.4 adds support for Display Stream Compression 1.2 (DSC), DSC is a “visually lossless” encoding technique with up to a 3:1 compression ratio. Using DSC with HBR3 transmission rates, DisplayPort 1.4 can support 8K UHD (7680×4320) at 60 Hz or 4K UHD (3840×2160) at 120 Hz with 30 bit/px RGB color and HDR. 4K at 60 Hz 30 bit/px RGB/HDR can be achieved without the need for DSC.
Multi-mode Fiber: Fibers that support many propagation paths or transverse modes are called multi-mode fibers, generally have a wider core diameter and are used for short-distance communication links and for applications where high power must be transmitted.
Single-mode Fiber: Fiber that support a single mode are called single-mode fibers. Single-mode fibers are used for most communication links longer than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft).
SFP: small form-factor pluggable, is a compact, hot-pluggable network interface module used for both telecommunication and data communications applications.
Optical Fiber Connector: terminates the end of an optical fiber, and enables quicker connection and disconnection than splicing. The connectors mechanically couple and align the cores of fibers so light can pass. 4 most common types of optical fiber connectors are SC, FC, LC,ST.
SC: (Subscriber Connector), also known as the square connector was also created by the Japanese company ­ Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. SC is a push-pull coupling type of connector and has a 2.5mm diameter. Nowadays, it is used mostly in single mode fiber optic patch cords, analog, GBIC, and CATV. SC is one of the most popular options, as its simplicity in design comes along with great durability and affordable prices.

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LC(Lucent Connector) is a small factor connector (uses only a 1.25mm ferrule diameter) that has a snap coupling mechanism. Because of its small dimensions, it is the perfect fit for high-density connections, XFP, SFP, and SFP+ transceivers.
FC :(Ferrule Connector) is a screw type connector with a 2.5mm ferrule. FC is a round shaped threaded fiber optic connector,mostly used on Datacom, telecom, measurement equipment, single-mode laser. ST: (Straight Tip) was invented by AT&T and uses a bayonet mount along with a long spring-loaded ferrule to support the fiber.
USB: Universal Serial Bus is a standard that was developed in the mid-1990s that defines cables, connectors and communication protocols. This technology is designed to allow a connection, communication and power supply for peripheral devices and computers.
USB 1.1: Full­Bandwidth USB, specification was the first release to be widely adopted by the consumer market. This specification allowed for a maximum bandwidth of 12Mbps.
USB 2.0:or Hi­Speed USB, specification made many improvements over USB 1.1. The main improvement was an increase in bandwidth to a maximum of 480Mbps.
USB 3.2: Super Speed USB with 3 varieties of 3.2 Gen 1(original name USB 3.0), 3.2Gen 2(original name USB 3.1), 3.2 Gen 2×2 (original name USB 3.2) with speed up to 5Gbps,10Gbps,20Gbps respectively.
USB version and connectors figure:

USB 2.0

Type A Type B Mini A Mini B Micro-A Micro-B Type C

USB 3.0

USB 3.1&3.2

NTSC : The colour video standard used in North America and some other parts of the world created by the National Television Standards Committee in the 1950s. NTSC utilizes an interlaced video signals.
PAL: Phase Alternate Line. A television standard in which the phase of the colour carrier is alternated from line to line. It takes four full images (8 fields) for the colour-to-horizontalimages (8 fields) for the colour-to- horizontal phase relationship to return to the reference point. This alternation helps cancel out phase errors. For this reason, the hue control is not needed on a PAL TV set. PAL, is widely used in needed on a PAL TV set. PAL, is widely used in Western Europe, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and Micronesia. PAL uses 625-line, 50-field (25 fps) composite colour transmission system.
SMPTESociety of Motion image and Television Engineers. A global organization, based in the United States, that sets standards for baseband visual communications. This includes film as well as video and television standards.
VESA: Video Electronics Standards Association. An organization facilitating computer graphics through standards.
HDCP: High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) was developed by Intel Corporation an is in wide use for protection of video during transmission between devices.
HDBaseT: A video standard for the transmission of uncompressed video (HDMI signals) and related features using Cat

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5e/Cat6 cabling infrastructure.
ST2110: A SMPTE developed standard, ST2110 describes how to send digital video over and IP networks. Video is transmitted uncompressed with audio and other data in a separate streams.
SMPTE2110 is intended principally for broadcast production and distribution facilities where quality and flexibility are more important.
SDVoE: Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE) is a method for transmission, distribution and management AV signals using a TCP/IP Ethernet infrastructure for transport with low latency. SDVoE is commonly used in integration applications. Dante AV: The Dante protocol was developed for and widely adopted in audio systems for the transmission of uncompressed digital audio on IP based networks. The more recent Dante AV specification includes support for digital video.
NDI: Network Device interface (NDI) is a software standard developed by NewTek to enable video-compatible products to communicate, deliver, and receive broadcast quality video in a high quality, low latency manner that is frame- accurate and suitable for switching in a live production environment over TCP (UDP) Ethernet based networks. NDI is commonly found in broadcast applications.
RTMP: Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) was initially a proprietary protocol developed by Macromedia (now Adobe) for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server.
RTSP : The Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points.
MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group is a working group formed from ISO and IEC developing standards that allow audio/video digital compression and Transmission.
H.264: Also known as AVC (Advanced Video Coding) or MPEG-4i is a common video compression standard. H.264 was standardized by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) together with the ISO/IEC JTC1 Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). H.265: Also known as HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding )H.265 is the successor to the widely used H.264/AVC digital video coding standard. Developed under the auspices of ITU, resolutions up to 8192×4320 may be compressed.

API: An Application Programming Interface (API) provides a predefined function which allows access capabilities andfeatures orroutines viaa software or hardware, without accessing source code or understanding the details of inner working mechanism. An API call may execute a function and/or provide datafeedback/report.

DMX512: The communication standard developed by USITT for entertainment and digital lighting systems.The wide adoption of the Digital Multiplex (DMX) protocol has seen the protocol used for a wide range of other devices including video controllers. DMX512 is delivered over cable of 2 twisted pairs with 5pin XLR cables for connection.
ArtNet: An ethernet protocol based on TCP/IP protocol stack, mainly used in entertainment/events applications. Built on the DMX512 data format, ArtNet enables multiple “universes” of DMX512 to be transmitted using ethernet networks for transport.
MIDI: MIDI is the abbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface. As the name indicates the protocol was developed for communication between electronical musical instruments and latterly computers. MIDI instructions are

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triggers or commands sent over twisted pair cables, typically using 5pin DIN connectors.
OSC: The principle of Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol is for networking sound synthesizers, computers, and multimedia devices for musical performance or show control. As with XML and JSON, the OSC protocol allows sharing data. OSC is transported via UDP packets between devices connected on an Ethernet.
BrightnessUsually refers to the amount or intensity of video light produced on a screen without regard to colour. Sometimes called black level.
Contrast Ratio The ratio of the high light output level divided by the low light output level. In theory, the contrast ratio of the television system should be at least 100:1, if not 300:1. In reality, there are several limitations. Well-controlled viewing conditions should yield a practical contrast ratio of 30:1 to 50:1.
Colour Temperature: The colour quality, expressed in degrees Kelvin (K), of a light source. The higher the colour temperature, the bluer the light. The lower the temperature, the redder the light. Benchmark colour temperature for the A/V industry include 5000°K, 6500°K, and 9000°K.
Saturation: Chroma, Chroma gain. The intensity of the colour, or the extent to which a given colour in any image is free from white. The less white in a colour, the truer the colour or the greater its saturation. Saturation is the amount of pigment in a colour, and not the intensity.
Gamma:The light output of a CRT is not linear with respect to the voltage input. The difference between what you should have and what is actually output is known as gamma.
Frame: In interlaced video, a frame is one complete image.A video frame is made up of two fields, or two sets of interlaced lines. In a film, a frame is one still image of a series that makes up a motion image.
Genlock: Allows synchronisation of otherwise video devices. A signal generator provides a signal pulses which connected devices can reference. Also see Black Burst and Color Burst.
Blackburst: The video waveform without the video elements.It includes the vertical sync, horizontal sync, and the Chroma burst information. Blackburst is used to synchronize video equipment to align the video output.
Colour Burst: In colour TV systems, a burst of subcarrier frequency located on the back part of the composite video signal. This serves as a colour synchronizing signal to establish a frequency and phase reference for the Chroma signal. Colour burst is 3.58 MHz for NTSC and 4.43 MHz for PAL.
Colour BarsA standard test pattern of several basic colours (white, yellow, cyan, green, magenta, red, blue, and black) as a reference for system alignment and testing. In NTSC video, the most commonly used colour bars are the SMPTE standard colour bars. In PAL video, the most commonly used colour bars are eight full field bars. On computer monitors the most commonly used colour bars are two rows of reversed colour bars.
Seamless Switching: A feature found on many video switchers. This feature causes the switcher to wait until the vertical interval to switch. This avoids a glitch (temporary scrambling) which often is seen when switching between sources.
Scaling: A conversion of a video or computer graphic signal from a starting resolution to a new resolution. Scaling from one resolution to another is typically done to optimize the signal for input to an image processor, transmission path or to improve its quality when presented on a particular display.

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PIP: Picture-In-Picture. A small image within a larger image created by scaling down one of image to make it smaller. Other forms of PIP displays include Picture-By-Picture (PBP) and Picture- With-Picture (PWP), which are commonly used with 16:9 aspect display devices. PBP and PWP image formats require a separate scaler for each video window.
HDR: is a high dynamic range (HDR) technique used in imaging and photography to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than what is possible with standard digital imaging or photographic techniques. The aim is to present a similar range of luminance to that experienced through the human visual system.
UHD: Standing for Ultra High Definition and comprising 4K and 8K television standards with a 16:9 ratio, UHD follows the 2K HDTV standard. A UHD 4K display has aphysical resolution of3840x2160 which is four times the area and twice both the widthandheightofaHDTV/FullHD (1920 x1080) video signal.
EDID: Extended Display Identification Data. EDID is a data structure used to communicate video display information, including native resolution and vertical interval refresh rate requirements, to a source device. The source device will then output the provided EDID data, ensuring proper video image quality.

6.2 Revision History
The table below lists the changes to the Video Processor User Manual.

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First Release Update touch screen operation 1. Add D8 PLUS model 2. Add INPUT option in Main Menu

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