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DT.,LYou are welcome to use the product of Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NovaStar).
This document is intended to help you understand and use the product. For accuracy and reliability,NovaStar may make improvements and/or changes to this document at any time and without notice. If youexperience any problems in use or have any suggestions, please contact us via contact info given indocument. We will do our best to solve any issues, as well as evaluate and implement any suggestions.

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Change History

Change History.
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VersionRelease Date

Description

V1.0.2

V1.0.2.0

2019-09-06

Optimized the document content.

V1.0.1V1.0.2.0

2018-06-04

Updated the document style.

V1.0.0V1.0.0.0

2016-06-06

First release

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The MCTRL R5 is the first LED display controller of NovaStar that supports displayrotation. A single MCTRL R5 features a loading capacity of up to 3840×1080@60Hz.
It supports any custom resolutions within this capacity, meeting the on-site
configuration requirements of ultra-long or ultra-wide LED displays.

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Working with the A8s or A10s Plus receiving card, the MCTRL R5 supports free
screen configuration in SmartLCT and allows for display rotation at any angle topresent a variety of images and bring an amazing visual experience to users.

ETThe MCTRL R5 can be mainly used in rental and fixed applications, such as concerts,live events, monitoring centers, Olympic Games and various sports centers.

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2 Features

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1 × 6G-SDI, 1 × dual link D-DVI and 1 × HDMI 1.4 inputs, pixel capacity of eachup to 4,140,000 pixels

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8 × Gigabit Ethernet and 2 × fiber optic outputs

Display rotation at any angle

Innovative architecture to enable smart configuration and shorter stage
preparation timeNovaStar G4 engine to enable a stable and smooth display with good sense ofdepth and no flickering or scanning lines

Supports the new generation of NovaStar pixel level calibration technology,
which is fast and efficient.

Supports quick and easy manual adjustment of screen brightness.

Supports firmware update via USB port on the front panel.

Multiple controllers can be cascaded for uniform control.

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HDMI1.4

Dual link DVI
6G-SDIFeatures
Bit DepthSampling Format

Maximum Input Resolution

RGB 4:4:4
8 bit

YCbCr 4:4:43840×1080@60Hz

YCbCr 4:2:2
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RGB 4:4:4

3840×1080@60Hz

Maximum input resolution: 3840×1080@60Hz
Note: Do not support input resolution settings or interlaced signals.

Table 2-2 Limitations on functions
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Mutually Exclusive
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Calibration

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The screen must be configured in SmartLCT
before rotation setting in SmartLCT.

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3Front Panel

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Blue: The device is operating normally

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Orange: The device has no signal.
Breathing blue: The device is in standby mode.

OLED screen

Knob

Red: The device has an alarm.

Display the menu.
 Press to enter a menu or confirm an option.
 Rotate to select a menu item or adjust a menu parameter.
 Hold down the knob and BACK button simultaneously for 5s

to lock or unlock all the buttons.

4BACKPress to go back to the previous menu.

5POWER

Standby button

6USB

Insert USB drive to update firmware.

Rear Panel

Input
SDI

www.novastar.tech 6G-SDI input, resolutions up to 3840×1080@60Hz

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Note: Do not support input resolution settings.
 HDMI1.4 input, with a maximum resolution of 3840×1080@60Hzand minimum resolution of 800×600@24Hz
 Pixel capacity: 4,140,000 pixels
 Custom resolution supported

Resolution limit with maximum width: 3840×1080@60Hz
Resolution limit with maximum height: 800×3840@60Hz.
DT HDCP 1.4 compliant
 Supported standard resolutions:.,L

1024×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

1280×720@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

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1280×1024@)24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1366×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

HDMI

1440×900@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

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1600×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)HzR
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2048×640@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

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2048×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2304×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2560×816@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz

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D-DVI

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2560×1600@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
3840×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz Dual link DVI input, with a maximum resolution of3840×1080@60Hz and minimum resolution of 800×600@24Hz
 Pixel capacity: 4,140,000 pixels
 Custom resolution supported

Resolution limit with maximum width: 3840×1080@60Hz
Resolution limit with maximum height: 800×3840@60Hz
 Supported standard resolutions:

1024×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×720@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1280×1024@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1366×768@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1440×900@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1536×1536@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
1600×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
1920×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
1920×1200@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz

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2048×640@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100/120)Hz
2048×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2304×1152@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85)Hz
2560×816@(24/25/30/48/50/60/72/75/85/100)Hz
2560×1600@(24/25/30/48/50/60)Hz
3840×1080@(24/25/30/48/50/60)HzOutput.
DT 8 × RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet outputs
 Maximum pixel capacity of each port: 650,000 pixels

RJ-45 Gigabit
Ethernet

 Do not support audio output.

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 10G optical ports

OC−Single-mode twin-core fiber: Support LC optical connectors;
wavelength: 1310 nm; transmission distance: 10 km; OS1/OS2
recommended.

−Dual-mode twin-core fiber: Support LC optical connectors;
wavelength: 850 nm; transmission distance: 300 m; OM3/OM4
recommended.

OPT1–2

HC TheETmaximum loading capacity of a single optical port equals tothat of all the 8 Ethernet ports.

RA 2 × OPT inputs/outputs

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OPT1 transmits data of Ethernet ports 1–8.

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OPT2 is a duplicate channel of OPT1.

Fast Ethernet port to connect to PC. Support TCP/IP.
Input port for cascading devices, or connecting to PC
Output port for cascading devices. Up to 8 MCTRL R5 units can becascaded.

GENLOCKINGENLOCK input connector
 GENLOCK type: Blackburst
 Input GENLOCK sync signal to ensure synchronization and samerefresh rate between the output signals of cascaded MCTRL R5units and the external Genlock input signal.
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GENLOCK loop output connector. Up to 8 MCTRL R5 units can becascaded.

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Power supply

AC 100 V–240 V, 50/60HzPower switch

ON/OFF

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Note:Type-A USB port is prohibited from being connected to the control computer directly.

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Input voltage

AC 100 V–240 V, 50/60 Hz

Rated power consumption

25 W

Operating
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Temperature

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482.6 mm × 334.6 mm × 52.0 mm
4.3 kg

530 mm × 370 mm × 140 mm, white cardboard box

Packing box

550 mm × 400 mm × 175 mm, craft paper box

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0% RH–90% RH, non-condensing

Carrying caseSTPacking
Information

HC-20°C–60°C

Accessories

405 mm × 290 mm × 48 mm, white cardboard box
1 × power cord
1 × Ethernet cable
1 × USB cable
1 × HDMI cable
1 × DVI cable

Packing rules

The product and accessory box (containing relatedcables) packed in the carrying case and thecarrying case packed in the packing box

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