The SEADA GM9 is a creative video wall controller designed to manage and display video sources across multiple screens, forming a video wall. It offers comprehensive control over layout, content, and system settings, making it suitable for various display applications.
Function Description
The GM9's primary function is to act as a central hub for video wall management. It allows users to:
- Set up and configure video walls: Define the number of screens, their arrangement (rows and columns), and individual screen properties like resolution and bezel compensation.
- Manage video inputs: Capture HDMI video sources and display them in customizable windows on the video wall.
- Control media playback: Play video files and images from its built-in media player, USB storage, or cloud sources.
- Create and save layouts: Design and store multiple video wall layouts for quick recall.
- Implement interactive features: Utilize QR code functionality for sending images, messages, greetings, and emojis from smartphones, and enable remote control via a local network.
- Integrate with third-party controllers: Support serial port commands (RS232) for external control of video folders, layouts, and projectors.
- Provide system monitoring: Check CPU temperature and manage power settings.
Important Technical Specifications
While specific detailed technical specifications like CPU type, memory, or exact HDMI versions are not explicitly listed in the provided document, the manual highlights several key aspects:
- Output Resolution Support: The GM9 supports a range of standard output resolutions including 1024x768@60Hz, 1280x720@60Hz, 1280x768@60Hz, 1280x800@60Hz, 1280x1024@60Hz, 1920x1080@60Hz, and 1920x1200@60Hz. Users can also customize output resolutions.
- Multiple Video Walls: The unit supports up to two independent video walls per GM9 unit.
- Connectivity: It features LAN (RJ45) for control PC connection, RS232 for third-party control, and HDMI inputs/outputs (implied by "HDMI capture input" and "output resolution"). The device image also shows USB ports.
- Onboard Storage: The GM9 has onboard storage for video and picture files, with an example showing "Total space: 57685MB Free space: 54620MB."
- Cascading: The system supports cascading multiple GM9 units in Independent, Master, or Slave configurations, indicating scalability for larger video walls.
Usage Features
The GM9 is designed for user-friendly operation through its management software, offering a ribbon-style GUI.
- Intuitive GUI: The software provides a graphical interface with a toolbar, video input list, video wall display area, and an onboard layout list.
- Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Users can easily drag and drop video input windows onto the video wall and resize/position them interactively with a mouse.
- Layout Management: Create new layouts, open existing ones, save changes, and save layouts under different names. Layouts can be imported to and deleted from the GM9's onboard memory.
- Screen Configuration: Add or remove screens from the video wall, arrange them in rows and columns, and rotate individual screens clockwise or anticlockwise in 1-degree increments.
- Aspect Ratio Control: Manipulate the aspect ratio of video on the video wall and resize/move the input outline to display specific areas.
- Media Player Control: Manage video folders and files, upload content from a PC, play videos on the screen, delete files/folders, rename them, and control output audio volume.
- Loop Playback: Set loop intervals for video playback within folders.
- Picture Play Control: Manage images stored on the GM9, USB, or cloud, and set up play modes (wave and PPT) with customizable display areas, speeds, directions, and loop times.
- Scrolling Text (OSD): Configure scrolling text messages with customizable background color, text color, font, display time, position, width, height, and transparency.
- Remote Power Management: Remotely reboot the GM9 unit or schedule power on/off times.
- QR Code Interaction: Enable QR codes for smartphone interaction, allowing users to send images, messages, and emojis to the video wall, and control the GM9 via a local network. QR codes can be displayed on either of the two video walls and can be set to update regularly.
- Layout Lock: Prevent accidental movement of the current video wall layout.
Maintenance Features
The manual outlines several features that contribute to the maintenance and reliability of the GM9 system:
- Software Updates: While not explicitly detailed, the "GM9 V9.1.5" and "ControlAssistant V1.23" version numbers suggest ongoing software development and updates. The "VC++ redistribution not installed" error solution implies potential software dependencies that may require maintenance.
- Network Parameter Configuration: Users can change the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, MAC, and port settings of the connected GM9, which is crucial for network troubleshooting and integration.
- Device Scanning: The software can scan and find all GM9 devices on the same network, aiding in initial setup and identifying connected units.
- Parameter Import/Export: Save and load GM9 parameters for backup, restoration, or deployment across multiple units, simplifying configuration management.
- Firmware Information: Users can retrieve the current firmware version, which is important for compatibility checks and troubleshooting.
- CPU Temperature Monitoring: The ability to "Get Temperature" allows users to monitor the CPU temperature, which can be an indicator of potential hardware issues or overheating.
- Remote Reboot: The "Reboot The Player" function allows for remote system restarts, which can resolve minor software glitches without physical access to the device.
- Scheduled Power On/Off: The "Power" management feature allows scheduling power cycles, which can help in energy saving and potentially prolong the lifespan of the device by ensuring regular shutdowns.
- Authorization Document: The ability to "Load the license for the Video Wall mode" suggests a licensing mechanism that may require periodic review or renewal.
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