Datapath X4 Manuel utilisateur
Safety Instructions
To prevent damage to your Datapath product or injury to personnel operating the equipment, please
read the following safety precautions prior to operation. These instructions should be made available to
all those who will use and operate Datapath products.
Power Supply
All Datapath products require a mains power supply. This power supply must be disconnected when
equipment is being upgraded or relocated.
Cables
Do not expose cables to any liquids; doing so may cause a short circuit which could damage the
equipment. Do not place heavy objects on top of any cables as this can cause damage and possibly lead
to exposed live wires.
Ventilation
All computer equipment should be located in a well ventilated area. All ventilation holes on the comput-
er casing must be kept clear of any obstruction at all times. Failure to do so will result in the system over
heating and damaging your equipment.
Working Environment
The equipment should be located in an environment free from dust, moisture and extreme changes
in temperature and should be placed on a stable and solid work surface. Liquids (hot/cold drinks etc)
should not be placed near the equipment as spillage could cause serious damage.
Gas/Flammable Liquids
Electronic equipment should never be used in the presence of gas or any ammable liquid, doing so
could result in an explosion or serious re.
Smoke/Unusual Smells
Should you notice smoke or unusual smells being emitted from your computer, turn o and unplug the
system from the mains supply. The system should then be passed to a qualied technician for
inspection. Continued operation could result in personal injury and damage to property.
Maintenance
Maintenance should only be carried out by competent technicians, any Datapath plug-in cards that are
physically damaged should be returned to Datapath for repair using Datapath RMA procedures.
Disposal
At the end of life all Datapath products should be disposed of as per local laws and regulations dictate.
In UK contact Datapath to arrange disposal. Our WEE registration number is WEEE/AA0005ZR.
Introduction
The Datapath x4 is a stand alone display wall controller that accepts a standard single or dual-link DVI
input and can exibly display this across four output monitors.
Each output can be driven as DVI or analog RGB, and can represent an arbitrary crop region of the
original input image. The output resolution and frame rate does not need to be related to that of the
input as the Datapath x4 will optionally upscale and frame-rate convert each cropped region indepen-
dently. However, if the Datapath x4 detects that frame rates identically match it will automatically
genlock. Additionally, each output can be independently mirrored or rotated through 90°, 180° or
270° to support creative mixes of landscape and portrait monitors.
Conguration Examples
Listed on the next few pages are just a few examples of what can be achieved with the Datapath x4. The
list of examples is not denative and users are encouraged to experiment with dierent display
orientations
Duplicate the input signal x 4 and displays each duplicate on separate screens
Divide the input signal into quadrants and display each quarter on separate displays with optional frame
rate conversion (in this case 30Hz to 60Hz). Crop regions can be adjusted to provide monitor bezel
compensation.
Duplicate the input signal x2 and display 1 on a single landscape display and divide the 2nd into thirds,
rotate to portrait, upscale and split between 3 displays.
Crop input signal, upscale specic areas and display on 4 separate screens.
Crop the input signal into x4 and display x2 quarters landscape and x2 quarters portrait.
Crop the input signal x4 rotate through 90º,180º or 270º, display in landscape and portrait. Arbitrary crop
regions can allow the monitors to be artistically arranged, but maintain an undistorted image.
Unpacking
Your packing box should contain the following items:
• The x4 Display Wall Controller.
• The x4-PSU Power supply unit with international blades.
• USB 2.0 cable Type A to Type B.
• Datapath CD containing Conguration Application and User Manual.
Note:
We recommend that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satised with
the x4, and it is fully installed and working correctly. We also recommend that you make note of
the serial number of the controller in a prominent place before you connect it to the
computer. This should hasten any query should you need to contact our Technical Support De-
partment. The serial number is displayed on the x4 and the box label.
Fitting the x4 PSU Blades
Select the appropriate blade for use, place the top edge of the blade into the recess of the PSU and the
press down ensuring the Release Catch clicks rmly into place and secures the blade inside the recess.
To remove the blade, slide the Release Catch down fully and pull the blade away from the PSU recess.
Description
Front panel
Operation Indicators
The front panel has three LED’s to indicate the operational status of the x4:
• Power
• Input
• Status
Power
• When illuminated, the Power LED indicates the x4 is connected to a mains supply using the
supplied PSU.
Input
• When illuminated, the Input LED indicates a valid DVI source is connected.
Status
• Continuous illumination – Indicates the x4 is operating normally.
• Flashing – Unit is operating over the normal operating temperature. Ensure the input fan vent is not
blocked.
• If the Status LED goes o and remains o this indicates that the settings congured in the x4
application no longer match the input, this is normally the result of a change of input. The x4 will
compensate for the settings and recongure itself to display as near to the settings as possible. The
output will still be displayed but not necessarily as expected.
When the x4 device is connected to a PC by a USB cable, and the x4 Control application is active, then all
three lights ash in turn to help to identify which unit is being controlled.
Fig.1
Rear Panel
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Sync Sockets
The Sync sockets are provided for future genlock enhancements. They should be left unconnected.
USB Socket
The USB socket is used to connect the x4 to a PC via a USB connection using the supplied USBType A to
Type B cable. Conguration of the x4 is programmable via an application utility allowing easy control of
cropping, scaling, rotation and gaps.
DVI-D Input Socket
The DVI-D Input socket is used to connect the DVI input source to the x4. The x4 supports Dual Link DVI,
Single Link DVI and also HDMI (not HDCP compliant) by using the optional DVI/HDMI Adapter.
DVI-I Output Sockets
The four DVI-I Out sockets are used to connect the x4 to the output monitors. The x4 supports both DVI
and analog RGB monitors.
Power
The Power socket is where the power source is connected to the x4. The x4-PSU supplied is plugged into
the Power socket. The power LED on the front of the x4 illuminates when a power supply is
connected.
Setting up the x4
• EnsurethepowersupplyfortheDVIsourceisdisconnected.
• ConnectthecablefromtheDVIsourcetotheinputsocketontherearofthex4.
• Connectthefourdisplaystotheoutputsocketsontherearpanelofthex4.
• Connectthex4-PSUtothex4andswitchonthepowersupplyatthemainssocketusingthecorrect
internationalblade(seepage9).
• PoweruptheDVIsource.
ThePowerLEDlocatedonthefrontpanelwillilluminatetoindicatethatpowerhassuccessfullybeen
appliedtotheunit.
Thex4incorporatesaninternalprocessorthatwillcontinuouslymonitorthereceivedDVIsignal,and
wheneveravalidandstableinputisdetectedtheInputLEDisilluminated.
IftheInputLEDisnotilluminated,thex4cannotdetectavalidDVIinputsource.
Duringoperation,thex4isabletoadjustitsinternaloperationtomaintaintheprogrammedoutputpro-
portionsevenwhentheinputresolutionchanges.
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Autres manuels pour X4
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