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Thermal management
This product has been engineered to be actively cooled. In order to achieve best thermal performance the fan assembly has been
carefully designed to provide optimum cooling while remaining extremely quiet. It is normal for warm air to pass through the vent
outlets. The main processor is capable of operating up to 100º C / 212º F.
BOOTING UP YOUR BIRDDOG DEVICE
Indication of system boot process
As soon as the converter detects a power input the fan will begin to spin. After approximately 3 seconds the Halo Tally light will
illuminate orange and you will notice the network activity indicator will begin to flash indicating that the device is now able to see
the computer network. After a further 20 seconds the Halo Tally will flash Green and Red indicating the unit is completely booted
and ready for operation.
OPERATING YOUR CONVERTER
Web configuration panel
In this release, the web configuration panel allows you to alter key settings of your converter, specifically A/V settings, and video
frame rates, restarting the video processing engine, changing networking parameters and applying firmware updates.
Access via web browser (URL)
To access the web configuration panel please point your computer web browser to:
http://birddog-xxxxx.local/
“xxxxx” is the
serial number of the converter, the serial number is printed on the box and on the main unit. Note the web address is case
sensitive and should be all lower case. Your computer will need to have ‘Bonjour’ services loaded in order to access the unit via
it’s ‘friendly’ name described above.
Apple devices come pre-installed with Bonjour, while Windows devices need a small plugin available here:
https://support.apple.com/kb/dl999?locale=en_AU
BirdDog Finder application
In addition to typing this URL in manually there is an application: BirdDog Finder, which is available from
http://www.bird-dog.tv/-
firmware-updates
. This application looks on the local network for any NDI capable BirdDog device and launches the web configu-
ration interface directly from the application.
Accessing via an IP address
Your converter is configured to automatically receive a network (IP) address from the computer network via DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol). Most corporate, education and home networks have a DHCP server present on the network to allow this
to occur. Usually your Internet Router provides this.
If your device receives an IP address automatically from this server (DHCP) the IP address can be discovered in several ways,
including the BirdDog Finder application or BirdDog
Central Lite available from:
http://www.bird-dog.tv/
Accessing on a network without a DHCP server
Some standalone or private networks may not have a DHCP server. After 30 seconds of searching for an automatically assigned
IP address the device will fall back to a default address which is:
192.168.100.100
In order to access the web configuration panel on a network which is configured to a different subnet, change your computers IP
address to match the BirdDog unit’s IP address range. Once you gain access to the BirdDog web configuration panel choose your
IP address to match the rest of the devices on your network.
For instructions on setting your computers IP address please consult your computer operating system manual or IT support
resources.
READY
BirdDog has been tested
in extreme environments.
PoE/NDI
DC IN
DC OUT
HDMI IN
