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NovaStar Viplex Handy

ViPlex Handy is a powerful screen management app designed for Android and iOS devices, created by NovaStar Technology. This app allows you to seamlessly manage various devices, including the Taurus series multimedia players (The second generation multimedia player launched by NovaStar for small and medium-sized LED asynchronous full-color display screens) and the JT100 traffic multimedia player.

ViPlex Handy offers comprehensive features like program editing, system settings, and quick display configuration. It provides an intuitive user experience, enabling users to easily control brightness, schedule content, and manage LED displays with convenience.

1. Key Advantages

User-Friendly Interface: The app features an intuitive interface, thoughtfully designed to match user habits, allowing for a smoother and more enjoyable user experience.

Flexible Control Options: Offering both LAN and Internet control, ViPlex Handy provides users with the flexibility to manage devices either locally or from remote locations, adapting to different needs.

Convenient Wireless Access: Devices can be easily connected through wireless networks, offering a hassle-free setup process and making device management quick and straightforward.

Synchronous Playback: The app allows users to display the same content on multiple screens at once, providing a cohesive viewing experience across different displays.

Smart Brightness Adjustment: With options for automatic or scheduled brightness control, the app adapts screen brightness based on timing or environmental needs, helping to optimize the visual impact.

Dual Wi-Fi Modes: ViPlex Handy supports both Wi-Fi AP and Wi-Fi Sta modes, offering flexibility in how devices connect to networks, whether it’s for direct connections or broader network access.

4G Connectivity: For devices with 4G modules, the app supports mobile data connections, making it possible to manage devices in areas where Wi-Fi isn’t available.

Dual Video Output Modes: Users can switch between synchronous and asynchronous video output, allowing for greater flexibility in how content is displayed, whether it’s real-time or scheduled playback.

Auto Screen Adaptation: Content is automatically resized to fit the screen, removing the need for manual adjustments and ensuring the display looks right every time.

Unified Device Management: With the ability to bind multiple terminals to VNNOX, ViPlex Handy offers streamlined control over multiple devices from a single platform, which is especially useful for managing larger networks of displays.

Viplex Handy

2. Core Functions

2.1 Screen Management

ViPlex Handy connects control cards within a local area network (LAN) effortlessly, providing streamlined connectivity.

It offers quick screen configuration, real-time monitoring, playback management, brightness adjustment, and cloud platform integration, serving as an all-in-one tool for LED display control.

2.2 Program Editing

The app provides a seamless experience for creating programs, making it easy to design and manage content.

Users can incorporate various media types, such as images, videos, text, clocks, and weather, enabling diverse and dynamic displays.

With customizable window templates, content layout becomes flexible, and programs can be quickly sent to Taurus series multimedia players with just one click.

2.3 System Settings

ViPlex Handy includes a demo mode for testing and presentation purposes.

Both landscape and portrait screen orientations are supported, offering versatility for different display setups.

The app also includes settings for language preferences and access to help documentation, ensuring a tailored and guided experience.

2.4 Media Library

Users can browse and manage multimedia files directly from their phone, making it simple to select and use content for their LED displays.

Viplex Handy Screen Connection
Viplex Handy Screen Connection
Viplex Handy Receiving Card Connection
Viplex Handy Receiving Card Connection

3. Viplex Handy APP and Manual Download

To get started with ViPlex Handy, you can click on the file you need below to download. The user manual will walk you through the Viplex Handy screen configuration.

In addition to the app, we highly recommend registering on the LED Screen Cloud Platform. By registering, users gain access to a wide range of NovaStar Resources Download, including software, user manuals, firmware, and more—all available for free.

4. Device Control Methods

4.1 LAN Control

When devices are linked to ViPlex Handy through Wi-Fi AP or LAN, the control method is set to LAN Control. This enables users to manage devices, create solutions, and publish them locally without relying on the Internet. This method is typically used for local network setups, keeping a stable and direct connection.

4.2 Internet Control

Internet Control is used when devices are connected to the web, providing remote access and control over your LED displays from virtually anywhere.

Once the devices are online, simply select Internet Control and follow the prompts to log in to the VNNOX cloud platform. Through this method, you can remotely manage devices, create solutions, and publish content via the Internet, perfect for scenarios where the displays are deployed in different locations.

Viplex Handy Internet Control
Viplex Handy Internet Control

5. Tutorial

5.1 Connect to Local Devices

Step 1: Connect to the WiFi AP of the Taurus series multimedia players or an external router.

Step 2: Open ViPlex Handy.
System can automatically detect the Taurus series products and refresh the local device list. Users can also swipe down to manually refresh the local device list.
Novastar Viplex Handy Operation Guides: The Taurus is online and can be connected.
: The Taurus is offline and cannot be connected.

Step 3: Tap Connect next to the device name.

Viplex Handy Connect To A New Device

Step 4: Enter user name and password, and then tap OK.
Upon successful connection, Novastar Viplex Handy Operation Guidesis displayed and ViPlex Handy automatically saves the account information.

ItemAccount NameDefault Password
Log in to Taurusadmin123456
Connect to Taurus Wi-Fi APAP+ last 8 digits of the SN For example: AP1000003312345678
Connect to an external router (Wi-Fi Sta mode)N/AN/A

5.2 Publishing Local Solutions

Step 1: Choose Solution List > Local Solutions.

Step 2: Tap Novastar Viplex Handy Operation Guides to add a solution.

Step 3: Set the name and resolution for the solution. Select a template and tap OK.

Step 4: Tap anywhere on a window in the solution. If you want to edit the area on the left, tap the area.

Step 5: Tap Add Media and select a media type.

Step 6: Set the media properties.

Step 7: Tap Novastar Viplex Handy Operation Guides to continue adding media to the selected window.

Step 8: If the solution contains multiple windows, repeat Steps 4 to 7 to add media for other windows.

Step 9: After the solution edits are complete, tap Novastar Viplex Handy Operation Guides to publish the solution.

Viplex Handy APP Publish Solutions

5.3 Upgrade Firmware Version

If a device’s firmware version is earlier than V2.3.0, it must first be upgraded to V2.3.0 before updating to the latest version. If the firmware is V2.3.0 or later, it can be directly updated to the latest version.

Step 1: Open ViPlex Handy.

Step 2: Go to Me > Firmware Management, as shown in the second picture below.

Step 3: Connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network or enable mobile data. ViPlex Handy will automatically display the firmware upgrade packages for different devices, as the following picture.
If the required firmware package is already downloaded, skip to Step 5.

Step 4: Download the firmware package:
Tap the download button ViPlex Handy Upgrade Firmware Version next to the needed package.
Or tap Search by device, choose the device, and tap OK to filter the packages, then tap the download button ViPlex Handy Upgrade Firmware Version.
After downloading, the button ViPlex Handy Upgrade Firmware Version changes into a Use button, as the following picture. You can also delete downloaded packages by tapping Downloaded at the top right.

Step 5: Tap Use next to the package to send it to the device, as shown in the second picture below.

If filtered, the device connects automatically after you tap Use.

If not filtered, select the target device from the list of recently connected devices and tap Upgrade.

If connection fails or no devices are found, manually connect to the device’s Wi-Fi AP and tap Use.

Once the firmware is sent, the device will automatically upgrade and restart. Reconnect to the device in Local Devices.

Novastar Viplex Handy Firmware Upgrade
Novastar Viplex Handy Firmware Upgrade

6. FAQs

How to check the version of ViPlex Handy?

Step 1: Go to Me > Help.
Step 2: View the version of ViPlex Handy.

Check Viplex Handy APP Version

Step 1: Connect to a local device.
Step 2: On the Firmware Management page, tap the device name to access the Recently Connected Devices page.
Step 3: View the software version and sub-software version of the device.

Novastar Viplex Handy Firmware Version Check

ViPlex Handy supports a wide range of media formats, including images, videos, text, clocks, and weather data.

Yes, by using Internet Control mode and connecting to the VNNOX cloud platform, you can manage content and control devices from anywhere with an Internet connection.