CAPITAL A PRODUCTIONS VIDEO WALL CHEAT SHEET
STEP 1:
SET UP TRUSS BASE (L-16 TOWERS OR OTHER RIGGING COMPONENTS) AND ENSURE THEY ARE THE CORRECT LENGTH APART AND THEY ARE PLUM AND LEVEL.
STEP 2:
PLACE TRUSS ON TOWERS AND DETERMINE A CENTER POINT FOR THE FIRST PANEL. USE SPAN SETS (OVER THE TOP OF THE TRUSS) AND SHACKLES TO HANG PANELS.
HINT: THE SHACKLES SHOULD BE APPROX. 40” APART
STEP 3:
HANG ALL VIDEO PANELS- AS YOU COMPLETE EACH ROW, USE THE SAFETY PLATES AND BOLTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CONNECTED SECURELY.
STEP 4:
CABLE THE WALL USING THE CHOSEN PATH, ENSURING ALL POWER AND ETHER PORTS ARE CONNECTED SECURELY.
STEP 5:
SET UP YOUR TECH AREA WITH THE FOLLOWING:
LED WALL CONTROLLER
A LAPTOP COMPUTER
*OPTIONAL* ANOTHER DEVICE WITH HDMI, SUCH AS ANOTHER COMPUTER OR A STAND-ALONE SCREEN.
ENSURE ALL DATA HOME-RUNS ARE IN THE CORRECT SLOT ON THE PROCESSOR
STEP 6:
ONCE THE LAPTOP IS ON, USE PIN “8585” TO LOGIN.
GO TO VIDEO WALL FOLDER
CLICK ON NOVALCT (BE PATIENT, IT LOADS SLOW)
GO TO USERS
ADVANCED
PASSWORD: admin
SCREEN CONFIGURATION
CURRENT OPS= USB@PORTXXX-XXXX (IF THIS IS GRAYED OUT, THEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PORT)
CLICK NEXT
GO TO SCREEN CONNECTION
GO TO CONFIG
ENTER THE BASIC INFO FOR COLUMNS AND ROWS
EITHER DRAG YOUR PATH OR CHOOSE FROM THE EXAMPLES FOR CABLING.
STEP 7:
SEND TO HARDWARE
HINT: ENSURE THE INPUT AND SCALING IS SET CORRECTLY ON THE PROCESSOR
TROUBLESHOOTING
128 X 128 IS THE PIXEL COUNT FOR EACH 500 X 500 PANEL
128 X 256 IS THE PIXEL COUNT FOR THE 500X1000 PANELS
IF THE SCREEN IS NOT ON, IS THE HDMI DEVICE IN MIRROR MODE, OR IS IT AN EXTENDED DISPLAY? THIS IS FOUND IN THE DISPLAY SETTINGS OF THE EXTERNAL LAPTOP.
ONLY 18 PANELS PER CIRCUIT (EACH PANEL IS 260w PER PANEL)
HINT:
18 PANELS FOR POWER PER CIRCUIT
27 PANELS FOR DATA PER PORT
IF THE WALL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED, MAKE SURE THE POWER AND DATA CABLES ARE SEATED AND LOCKED. YOU CAN TELL THIS BY OPENING THE BACK COMPARTMENT AND SEEING IF THE RED LIGHT IS ON TO INDICATE POWER, AND THE GREEN LIGHT IS FLASHING QUICKLY FOR DATA. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL FLASH SLOWLY IF THE DATA CHAIN IS BROKEN.
RESET FACTORY SETTINGS:
GO TO SENDING CARD TAB
RESTORE FACTORY
*SELECT “ENGLISH” ON THE PROCESSOR*
FLASH PROCEDURES
GO TO SCREEN CONFIG
CLICK NEXT
GO TO RECEIVING CARD
LOAD FROM FILE
SELECT FILE
SEND TO RECEIVING CARD
BE PATIENT AND WAIT UNTIL THE STEP IS COMPLETE BEFORE MOVING ON OR CLICKING AROUND.