Generic HDMI Display

Input Pins

HDMI AV Input

This pin represents the incoming HDMI audio and video to display. Connect this pin to an HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) component HDMI AV Output pin.

Note: You cannot wire a Generic AV Source component directly a Generic HDMI Display component.

Breakaway Channel

When 'Audio Input Pins' is enabled in the Properties, each pin represents one channel of audio from a Q-SYS audio source that replaces the audio from the HDMI signal. This is useful, for example, if you want to display HDMI video but use the display's speakers (or connected speaker bar) to play independent audio, such as a music track, PA system pages, etc.

Output Pins

This component has no output pins.

Note: For additional schematic examples, see the HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) topic.

Note: For more NV-32-H schematic examples showing different configurations for encoders, decoders, and sources, see HDMI I/O (NV-32-H) and Generic AV Source.

Generic HDMI Display Properties

Name

The Name may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen. Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted.

Location

User-defined name that groups the component with other components in the same physical location, or in the same organizational scheme.

Audio Source

This property determines what audio, if any, is sent to the display. To see this property, you must wire the Generic HDMI Display component to an HDMI I/O component's HDMI Output pin. There are three choices:

• Selected Source: (Default) Audio from the selected AV source is sent to the display over HDMI. In this mode, audio is not processed in the Q-SYS Core's DSP, so no network audio channels are consumed. This option exposes HDMI Audio controls for a maximum of 8 audio channels, depending on the audio capability reported by the display's EDID, as specified in the Generic AV Source properties.
• None: No audio is sent to the display over HDMI.
• Audio Input Pins: Audio from the selected AV source is removed and replaced with audio connected to the Breakaway Channel pins. This audio is routed through the Q-SYS Core's DSP, consuming network audio channels. This option exposes HDMI Audio controls for the number of configured Audio Channels in the component properties, up to 8 maximum, depending on the audio capability reported by the display's EDID.

Audio Channels

When the Audio Source property is set to 'Audio Input Pins', this determines the number of audio input pins and corresponding audio controls to show. You can specify 0, or 2 to 8. The default is '2'.

Note: To avoid a "Compromised" status for the Generic HDMI Display, ensure that the number of Audio Channels matches what is supported in the display's EDID.

Is Required

When set to 'Yes', and the device is not found on the network, the device is reported as 'Missing', which is an error condition. When set to 'No' (default), and the device is not found on the network, the device is reported as 'Not Present', which is not an error condition.

Graphic Properties

Label

Use the Label property to change the name of the component in the schematic. The Label property defaults to the component name. To learn more about renaming schematic elements, see Organizing Your Design.

Position

The coordinates reference a specific place in the schematic - for example,"100,100" (horizontal, vertical). 0,0 is the upper left corner of the schematic.

Fill

Sets the fill color of the component in the schematic.

Script Access Properties

Code Name

Displays the currently assign name for control access. You can use the auto-assigned name or customize it. Q-SYS will automatically check all Code Names in the design to ensure name is unique.

Script Access

Defines whether the component will be accessible by script and/or externally, or not at all. Choices include All, External, None (default), and Script.

• None (default) - Not accessible by any script, plugin, or by Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC).
• Script - Can be accessed by scripts, such as Text Controller, Block Controllers, and plugins only.
• External - Can only be accessed by 3rd party controls systems using component commands from the Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC).
• All - No restrictions, can be accessed by 3rd party control systems via Q-SYS Remote Control Protocol (QRC), or script objects or plugin objects.

Tip: Use Script Programmer Mode to quickly view the Script Access setting directly on the component in the design schematic without the need to disconnect from the Q-SYS Core processor.

Note: You must wire the display's HDMI AV Input pin to a NV-32-H  HDMI AV Output pin to expose the display controls.

Video

Status

Component status is conveyed with the Status LED and Status box, which uses both color and text to indicate the current condition:

• OK: The device is functioning normally.
• Initializing: The device is in the process of a firmware or configuration update, or the design is starting.
• Compromised: The device is functioning, but a non-fatal problem exists. Refer to the Status box for details.
• Missing: The device cannot be discovered.
• Fault: The device is malfunctioning or is not properly configured. Refer to the Status box for details.
• Unknown: This status appears during a Core reboot (for example, during a firmware update), or when a design is being uploaded to the Core and before it has started running.
• Not Present: If applicable to the device, this status appears when the device is not connected to the network and its Is Required component property is set to 'No'. This status also appears if the device component's Dynamically Paired property is set to 'Yes', pairing has not been assigned in Core Manager, and the device component's Is Required property is set to 'Yes'. See Dynamic Pairing.

EDID: Name, Serial Number, Audio Channels

These values are obtained from the display's EDID, with the Audio Channels value being the maximum number of PCM audio channels supported by the display. If the EDID cannot be read, these fields are blank.

Save EDID to Core

Click this button to save the display's EDID file to the EDID folder on the Q-SYS Core. Each button press adds an incrementing filename number suffix – for example, VA2246SERIES.bin, VA2246SERIES(1).bin, VA2246SERIES(2).bin.

Tip: Use Q-SYS Core Manager to manage EDID files - see Video > Video Endpoints.

Connected (HPD)

This LED glows green if the HDMI Hot-Plug Detect (HPD) signal is active, indicating that the display is connected to the NV-32-H.

HDMI Enable

This enables or disables the NV-32-H HDMI output, with a default of 'Enabled'. Setting this control to 'Disabled' produces the same result as unplugging the HDMI cable to the display:

• HDMI output is immediately turned off.
• No idle screen is shown.
• The display's Status control changes to "Not Present - HDMI Disabled - Display status unknown".

Video Mute

Click to replace video output with a black screen while still maintaining sync with the display. This is useful, for example, if a user is presenting content from a PC and wants to briefly black the screen while preparing new content to show. When Video Mute is engaged, HDMI audio continues normal playback.

Note: Video Mute is automatically toggled off if HDMI Enable is toggled on, or if Video Freeze is toggled on, or if Idle or Sleep modes are triggered or toggled on.

Idle Mode

Determine what content is displayed, if any, after a pre-set amount of time has elapsed – for example, between meetings.

• Source Content: Select whether to show the Idle Screen (default), Black Video, or Graphic 1-3. Upload custom idle screen and graphic content using Q-SYS Core Manager - see Video > Video Endpoints.
• Timer: Select the amount of time to elapse (with no HDMI signal and black screen) before triggering display of Source Content: 15s, 30s (default), 60s, 120s.
• Trigger: Click this button to force Idle Mode to begin immediately.
• Idle State (LED): Glows green when Idle Mode is active. Use the associated control pin to trigger events (for example, UCI page changes) based on the LED state.

Sleep Mode

Determine what content is displayed, if any, after a pre-set amount of time has elapsed in Idle Mode – for example, at the end of the business day.

• Source Content: Select whether to Disable HDMI (default), or show Black Video, the Idle Screen, or Graphic 1-3. Upload custom idle screen and graphic content using Q-SYS Core Manager - see Video > Video Endpoints.
• Timer: Select the amount of time to elapse in Idle Mode before triggering Sleep Mode: 1s, 5s, 30s, 1m, 10m (default), 30m, 60m, 8hr.
• Trigger: Click this button to force Sleep Mode to begin immediately.
• Sleep State (LED): Glows green when Sleep Mode is active. Use the associated control pin to trigger events (for example, UCI page changes) based on the LED state.

Video Format, Status

This control sets the HDMI video format (resolution and frame rate) the NV-32-H sends to the display. This setting is independent of the source – the format you select is applicable to both network AV and local HDMI sources connected to the NV-32-H. Incoming source signals are scaled to match the output Video Format. The status text box indicates the current format being sent to the display.

• Auto: (Default) The display uses the highest priority format (as communicated in the display's EDID) that is compatible with the NV-32-H HDMI output. If a display's EDID cannot be read, the universally-supported format of 640x480p60 is used.

  Tip: Auto mode negotiates the highest resolution of the display and scales any source up to that format. For example, a 1080p60 source and a 4K60 source would produce the same output resolution. This mode eliminates the need to save a display's EDID file and apply it to sources.

• Forced (listed format): To force a particular resolution (horizontal size and vertical size) and frame rate for the display, select a format in the list. The list includes only formats that the NV-32-H supports.
  • An asterisk (*) indicates a format included within the display's EDID. These are the resolutions that the display prefers.
  • The (preferred) label indicates the display's preferred format. For example – 1920x1080p60 (preferred)*

  Tip: When you select (force) an output format, corrupt source EDID files are less likely to cause issues.

HDCP Mode, Status

HDCP authenticates and encrypts content, and is required by many HDMI sources. This control defines how HDCP authentication is negotiated with the connected display. The status text box indicates the HDMI output's current HDCP status.

• Auto: (Default) HDCP is enabled on the HDMI output connected to the display whenever HDCP-protected source content is detected. There is a time delay of a few seconds when changing AV sources while the negotiation process determines if HDCP encryption is required by the source.
• Off: No HDCP authentication or encryption is attempted. Protected content cannot be displayed. If you attempt to display protected content, you will see an HDCP error screen.

HDCP Encryption

This LED glows green whenever the HDMI content being received by the display is protected by HDCP.

HDMI or DVI, Status

Use this control to override the type of display reported in the display's EDID. The status text box indicates the mode currently driving the display.

• Auto: (Default) The display type (HDMI or DVI) is determined by the display's EDID.
• Force DVI: This option disables embedded audio and InfoFrames (metadata about the video signal). You can use this option to troubleshoot video issues with the connected display. Because embedded audio is not passed to the display, the audio controls are disabled.

Audio

The HDMI Audio section of the control panel only appears when the Audio Source property is set to 'Selected Source' or 'Audio Input Pins':

• When set to 'Selected Source' (the default setting), eight channels are shown. However, only the number of supported channels (as dictated by the display's EDID) are active and the rest are disabled.
• When set to 'Audio Input Pins', the number of Audio Channels (as configured in Properties) determines how many channels are shown.

Note: If an HDMI source has fewer audio channels than the display supports, the display only receives the number of channels sent by the source.

Valid

LED glows green when the embedded audio for a channel is currently being sent to the display.

Peak Input Level (dBFS)

Indicates the peak level of the audio signal for each channel, from -120 to 20 dBFS.

Clip

LED indicates if the audio signal is being clipped.

Clip Hold

Click to hold the clip indication until you manually clear it.

Invert

Click to invert the polarity of the digital audio signal sent to the display.

Mute

Click to mute the digital audio signal sent to the display.

Gain

Click to adjust the gain of the audio signal sent to the display, from -100 dB to 20 dB (default is 0).

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Audio Channel n
Clip	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Clip Hold	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Gain	-100 to 20	-100dB to 20dB	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Invert	0 1	normal inverted	0 1	Input / Output
Level	-120 to 20	-120dB to 20dB	0.000 to 1.00	Output
Mute	0 1	unmuted muted	0 1	Input / Output
Valid	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
CEC
Input n	(trigger)			Input / Output
One Touch Play	(trigger)			Input / Output
Polling Interval	-	5 seconds 10 seconds 30 seconds	-	Input / Output
Power Status	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Standby	(trigger)			Input / Output
Status	(text)			Output
EDID
Audio Channels	(text)			Output
Name	(text)			Output
Save EDID	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Serial Number	(text)			Output
HDMI AV Input
Aspect Ratio Mode	-	Maintain Aspect Ratio Stretch to Fit 1:1 Pixel Mapping	-	Input / Output
Aspect Ratio Status	(text)			Output
Auto Power	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Color Format	-	Auto Force YCbCr 444 Force RGB Force RGB Full Range Force RGB Limited Range	-	Input / Output
Color Format Status	(text)			Output
Connected	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Enable	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
HDCP Encryption	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
HDCP Mode	-	Auto Off	-	Input / Output
HDCP Status	(text)			Output
HDMI-DVI Mode	-	Auto Force DVI	-	Input / Output
HDMI-DVI Status	(text)			Output
Idle Mode	-	Idle Screen Black Video Graphic 1 Graphic 2 Graphic 3	-	Input / Output
Idle State	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Idle Timer	-	15s 30s 60s 120s	-	Input / Output
Idle Trigger	(trigger)			Input / Output
Sleep Mode	-	Disable HDMI Idle Screen Black Video Graphic 1 Graphic 2 Graphic 3	-	Input / Output
Sleep State	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Sleep Timer	-	1s 5s 30s 1m 10m 30m 60m 8hr	-	Input / Output
Sleep Trigger	(trigger)			Input / Output
Video Format Mode	-	(Multiple - See control panel)	-	Input / Output
Video Format Status	(text)			Output
Video Mute	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Status	(text)			Output

Status: "Not Present - HDMI Disabled - Display status unknown"

If you see this status, check that the HDMI Enable control is toggled on.

Display device doesn't acknowledge CEC commands

If you experience this issue, note the following:

• If you are sending CEC commands in rapid succession, try waiting a few seconds between commands. Some devices require a delay between commands.
• Some display devices require that the intended AV source device is the current, actively selected device shown on the display for CEC commands to be recognized.
• The display device might not be fully compatible with the CEC specification.