Mediastar Evolution 780 Quick Start Manual - page 3
A remote IR receiver module can be used with the 780
unit if required. This can be ordered separately - part
number 911-4141. When the remote IR sensor is used,
the IR receiver on-board the 780 is disabled.
Please note that on-screen menus take a short time to
update. Repeated key presses are stored and may lead
to menu selection difficulties.
When moving around on-screen menus, use the up/
down arrows to jump between fields, and the +/-
arrows select different field settings.
Video Output Control
The 780 unit will output active video on either the
Composite output or the HDMI/YPbPr outputs. The
active output can be switched with the RCU or via web
page menus.
To
check your display is connected to the active
video output, press the InFO (or MEnU) button on the
RCU. If you see the info menu showing the IP address,
Unit name, serial number etc (or the main menu),
you are watching the active video output. If you see
a prompt on-screen saying ‘Press [] to move active
video to this output’ your display is connected to the
in-active video output.
To
switch the active video output using the RCU,
press the InFO (or MEnU) button. The Info menu (or
main menu) will be shown on the active output, and
‘Press [] to move active video to this output’ is shown
on the in-active output. Press the [] button on the RCU
- the in-active video output then asks for the GREEn
button to be pressed to confirm the change. After a few
seconds the active video output will swap displays.
If you do not have an RCU, use the 780’s configuration
web pages to make this change. In the Video Output
Selection/Active output field, select SD for Composite
output or HD for HDMI/YPbPr output.
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If you are using the Composite output and the image
appears in monochrome, then it is likely the nTSC/
PAL setting is wrong.
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If the YPbPr/RGB output image colour is incorrect, it
is likely the current YPbPr or RGB video setting does
not match your display input. If the YPbPr image
cannot be seen, try changing the video refresh rate
(50/60Hz).
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If you are using the HDMI output, the 780 will
automatically negotiate with the display to select a
visible picture format.
Setting the 780’s IP address
Each 780 unit is pre-configured with its IP address
set to DHCP. When connected to the network the 780
will automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP
server. The IP address being used can be seen on the
Info menu shown after boot-up, or shown when the
RCU InFO button is pressed.
If no DHCP server is available on the network, use the
RCU and on-screen menus to set a fixed IP address.
The MAC address of the unit can be found on the Info
menu and also on the label on the bottom face of the
unit.
Once IP connectivity is established with the unit, use
standard browser software (MS Windows Internet
Explorer or Firefox for example) to access the
configuration menus. Enter the IP address (or host
name) of the 780 unit into the URL address bar, to see
the menus.
The network Setup menu will allow you to make
specific IP network configuration settings. Contact your
network administrator to ensure any manual settings
made are appropriate for your network.
Using RS232 Serial or USB Communications
Use a terminal emulator program (e.g. Hyperterminal)
to issue commands. The serial communications settings
are:
9600 Baud, 8 bits data, 1 stop bit, no parity,
no flow control. To set the static IP address using this
method, turn echo on by using the command:
echoon.
Then use the command:
setipconf, dhcp=”false”,dnsaddr=””, gatewayaddr=””,
hostname=”evo-4011051”,localaddr=”192.168.66.5”,
localnetmask=”255.255.255.0”
Please note that the dhcp parameter is set to “true”
by default, and will have to be set to “false” before
any other network parameters can be configured.
Localaddress and localnetmask will have to be
specified as a minimum requirement for this command
to work.
780 Operating Mode
The 780 unit can be configured to work in Standalone
mode, in Playlist Mode (for operation with the Drag &
Drop Administrator), or in Login Mode (for operation
with the MediaStar Pro Administrator system). The
operating mode can be set on the Main menu/
Operating Mode menu.
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