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NovaStar: How to adjust seams through software for a Market Standard display?

Topic

  • How to adjust seams through NovaStar software?

Environment

  • Product: Nova MCTRL 600, Nova MCTRL 660, NovaStar VX4S, NovaStar brand sender box and receiver  cards
  • Components: NovaLCT-Mars
  • Control System: Market Standard or Limited Compliance using transmit common/open protocol
    • This includes but not limited to DVN-4003, Dragon Sticks, J Series, JVX, U Series, Q Series, QVN, Z Series, and ZPN.

Seam adjust- Do this if you see bright or white lines between cabinets.  However, this is not needed if an overall camera calibration is planned.

Steps

  1. From the Tools menu, navigate to Quickly Adjust Dark or Bright Lines. 

  2. Select Adjust Dark or Bright Lines(A).
    NovaStar seam adjust1.png

  3. Choose Quickly Adjust.
    Novastar Edge Adjust 2.png

  4. Under Select Screen, choose the appropriate serial port, serial number and position of... from the drop-downs.
    NovaStar seam adjust2.png

  5. After choosing the display, the program will display a corresponding splicing topology. 
  6. Locate the specific location that bright dark line shines upon the topological graph on the screen. 
  7. In the program, click on the cabinet that needs adjustment. 
    • Use the mouse to directly click the four edges or vertices of the box body selected.
    • When the edges and vertices are highlighted in yellow, all pixels are selected. When they are highlighted in green, only some pixels will be adjusted. 
    • Double click the highlighted line to adjust the thickness of the line. 
      Novastar Edge Adjust Thickness.png
    • The corresponding section should be visible on the physical display.  
       NovaStar seam adjust3.png

  8. Choose the color that needs to be adjusted.  

    • Select the method: RGB Prior or White Prior.
    • Use the slider bars to the right to adjust the level desired. 
    • Repeat this process for the remaining colors.  

  9. Click Save to HW to save the current adjustment to the hardware.  
  10. Click Save to File to backup the adjustments for later recovery.  

Related Resources

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