ViewZ VZ-MV802 User manual

Driving Visual Innovation

VZ-MV802 (8CH INPUTS / 2CH OUTPUTS)

VZ-MV1604 (16CH INPUTS / 4CH OUTPUTS)

MULTIVIEWER SYSTEM

VZ COMMANDER SOFTWARE

TableofContents

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•1: Getting Started

Running VZ Commander

Online Mode

Changing IP Address

Offline Mode

VZ Commander Overview

•2: System Design

Introduction

Output Manager

Display Overview

Workspace

Working with Objects

•3: Windows

Window Manager

Window Layout

Window Configuration

•4: Labels and Tallies

Labels

Tallies

Tally Interfacing

TSL

•5: Audio Meters

Audio Meter Basics

Advanced Configuration

Audio Monitoring

•6: Alarms

Video Format

Video Frozen

Video Black

WSS AFD

Lost Audio

Customizing Text

Alarm Output

•7: Safety Areas Markers, Closed Caption.

•8: Additional Objects

Clocks

Timers

Analog Clock Skins

Logo Images

Temperature Alarm

•9: Saving Configurations

Save & Load Presets

Recalling Presets

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GettingStarted

This section will help you get the editor up and running as quickly as possible.

RunningVZCommander

Before you can successfully run the VZ Commander, you must first copy it from the provided CD or

download it from the VIEWZ website (www.viewzusa.com) and place it in an appropriate location on

your HDD.

Now you can run the VZ Commander by double clicking on the ViewZ VZ Commander icon.

Note: A firewall exception may appear, if it does be sure to give the VZ Commander permission to

access the network.

Figure1:Double‐clickontheViewZ VZCommandertolaunchtheVZCommander

AftertheVZCommanderlaunchesyouwillseetheInitializationscreen.

Figure2:VZCommanderInitializationscreen

ConnectingtheVZCommander

Once the VZ Commander is running, you will have to choose to run it in Online or Offline mode. If you

want to configure your ViewZ VZ-MV802 series Multiviewer and see the changes being made in real

time, you will want to select Online. If you don’t want to directly affect the Multiviewer because it is in

use or you are waiting for it to arrive, select Offline.

OnlineMode

Note: At anytime while you configureOnline mode a firewall or similar program may try to block the

VZ Commander from communicating with the network. Be sure to allow the VZ Commander through

the firewall. If you have trouble connecting, consult the FAQ or contact ViewZ Support for help.

IMPORTANT: To connect to the multiviewer your PC must be connected to the same subnet as the

multiviewer. The default IP address for all ViewZ multiviewers is 192.168.1.151 There are three

ways to connect to the multiviewer,

1) Use Auto Discovery to have the VZ Commander attempt to automatically find multiviewers on your

network.

•Check the “Auto Discovery” box

•Once all the multiviewers have appeared, click “STOP”

•If the multiviewers do not appear, you may have to resort to manually entering the IP address(es)

Figure3:AutoConnectinprocess

2) Manually enter the IP address using the VZ Commander o Right-click on “PC”

•Select “Add IP Address”

•Enter the IP address in the window and click on “OK”

•Repeat this process for every multiviewer

•Click “Connect”

Figure4:AddIPAddress

Figure5:InputtheIPaddressforthemultiviewer

3) Manually enter IP address in a .ini file

•Create a .ini file in the same VZ Commandery as the VZ Commander’s executable called

“ViewZ_Ctrl_IP_Address.ini”

•Add the IP address(es) of your multiviewers in the file, one per line, in the order you would like to

connect to them.

•You may have to close the VZ Commander and run it again for this change to take effect.

Figure6:AddingIPaddressusinga.inifile

After you have completed one of the above steps, choose from the Retrieve Options and click “OK” to

continue.

Retrieve Options will download the current configurations from the multiviewer to your computer's

hard-drive. Checking "ON" downloads the currently loaded and displayed configuration known as

"LATEST Preset". Checking "Preset" will also download the stored preset configuration files from the

multiviewer.

NOTE: This screen shows the firmware versions currently installed on your multiviewer.

Figure7:Afterhavingsuccessfullyconnectedtoamultiviewer(s)click“OK”

Now you are ready to edit your multiviewer layout!

Figure8:TheVZCommanderrunningwithadefaultlayout,click“OK”tofinish

ChangingtheMultiviewer’sIPAddress

If you wish to change your multiviewer’s IP address from the default, you must first connect to it as seen

in Figure 7, then right-click on the multiviewer’s icon, and select “Change IP Address”.

Figure9:Right‐ClickonthemultiviewerandselectChangeIPAddress

Then edit the IP Address/Gateway to your preference.

Figure10:EdittheIPAddressFieldandclick"OK"

A confirmation dialog will pop up. Select “OK” to make the IP Address change to your multiviewer.

Figure11:Select"OK"tochangethemultiviewer'sIPAddress

OfflineMode

After selecting “Offline” a warning dialog will appear asking for confirmation if you want to use Offline

mode. Select “Yes”.

Figure12:Afterselecting“Offline”,click“Yes”toconfirm

You will then be asked if you want to copy the Online configuration to the Offline configuration. If you

would like to do so, click “Yes” if not, click “No”. If it is your first time running the VZ Commander, it

will not matter as the Online files should be identical to the default files.

Next click“Insert Module” to create a dummy multiviewer that will simulate an actual multiviewer. You

will then be prompted to insert a predefined ViewZ VZ-MV802 series multiviewer. Choose the one that

is identical to your multiviewer. Each multiviewer will be created with the ViewZ default IP address,

192.168.1.151, unless you change it. If you plan on configuring your multiviewers to a different IP

address, it is recommended that you change it now so that you may easily export the Offline

configuration to the multiviewer in the future.

Figure13:Selectthemultiviewerandclick“Insert”

After inserting the proper module(s), click “OK”

Figure14:Nowthatthemultiviewerisinserted,click“OK”tocontinue

Now you are ready to edit your multiviewer layout!

UsingtheVZCommanderLayoutEditor

Overview

TheVZCommanderLayoutEditorcontains3zones,3menus,andatoolbar.

Figure1:ZonesoftheLayoutEditor

Zones:

•Workspace

Thisrepresentstheoutputdisplayofthemultiviewer.Itsshapeandsizechangesaccordingtothe

outputvideoresolution.Itcanbeviewedinnormalor"1:1"zoommode.Zoommodepanningis

performedwiththearrowkeys.TheWorkspacecontainsagrid.Whenthe"snaptogrid"optionisset,

movingorsizingobjectsadjusttothenearestgridsquare.

•DisplayBin

Alistingofalloutputdisplaysofallconnectedmultiviewers.Whichdisplayisshownintheworkspaceis

selectedbyclickinghere.Thenumberofdisplaysissetwithinthe"OutputManager",andtheirnames

aresetinthe"DisplayOverview".

•ObjectBin

Containstheadditionalstand‐aloneobjectsthatcanbedraggedanddroppedontothedisplay

workspace.

Menus:

•TopLevelMenu

(InthestandardWindowslocation.)

•ContextSensitiveMenus

Right‐clickanyobjectintheworkspaceforitscontextmenu.

•OutputLevelMenu

Right‐clicktheworkspaceorthegrayareaaroundit,fortheOutputLevelMenu.

SystemDesign

Introduction

UnderstandinghowtoconfiguretheViewZ VZ-MV802lineofmultiviewersbeginswithunderstanding

howtheyfunctionandsomeofthetermsweuse.

Inputs,Outputs,WindowsandDisplays

TheVZ-MV802multiviewer'sbasicunitisthevideoprocessingmodule(VPM).TheVPMacceptsfour

videoinputsandproducesonemultivieweroutput.EachVPMcandothisindependentlyoritcan

cascadeitsinputstothenextVPMwithintheunit.TheinputsofasingleVPMcannotbesplitbetween

differentoutputs(i.e.AVZ-MV1604sending11inputstoonescreenand5toanotherisnotpossible.)

EachVPMvideoinputismappedtoitsownwindowonthemultiviewerDisplay.

NotethattheVZCommandersoftwarenumbersthedisplaysfromthelastVPMbackwards.Thelast

VPMwillalwaysproduceanoutputsinceithasnofurtherVPMtocascadeto.

Figure1:VZ-MV1604MultiviewerExample

WiththecascadingfunctionoftheVPM'sthemultiviewercanbesetinavarietyofconfigurations.The

followingtableillustratestheconfigurationsofa16inputVZ-MV1604.ConfigurationsforViewZ'sfrom

4to32inputscanbeextrapolatedfromthisexample.Somephysicalconfigurationsarelogicallythe

same.(i.e.Thistablehas3configurationswhichproduce4,4,and8windowdisplays.)

Possible

Configurations

Multiviewer

Output1

Multiviewer

Output2

Multiviewer

Output3

Multiviewer

Output4

14windows4windows4windows4windows

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