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4K ShowCast STUDIO

ShowCast-100

Instruction Manual

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Page 1: ...1 4K ShowCast STUDIO ShowCast 100 Instruction Manual...

Page 2: ...Preview Multiview 23 Program Image On Air 23 Preview Program Rows 24 Switcher Functions 24 Switcher Camera Presets 24 Setup Camera Setup 25 Menu OSD Menu 26 CHAPTER 3 OSD MENU 27 3 1 START 27 Transit...

Page 3: ...6 BLK Button Position 36 9 16 Safety Marker 37 Output Format 37 Save Setup 37 Factory Default 37 Language 37 Firmware Version 37 Firmware Upgrade 37 3 8 CAMERA 37 Scan 39 Camera 39 Tally Mapping 39 Ca...

Page 4: ...ION AND DEVICE SEARCH 49 Default Fixed IP 49 Connecting to a DHCP Network DHCP Mode 52 Connecting to a NON DHCP Network Static IP 53 Troubleshooting the Network Connection 54 Advanced Troubleshooting...

Page 5: ...ual is intended as a guide only At all times Datavideo Technologies will try to give correct complete and suitable information However Datavideo Technologies cannot exclude that some information in th...

Page 6: ...should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC ada...

Page 7: ...under warranty The product warranty period begins on the purchase date If the purchase date is unknown the product warranty period begins on the thirtieth day after shipment from a Datavideo office A...

Page 8: ...collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural reso...

Page 9: ...le cameras settings such as pan tilt zoom iris focus gain and white balance It connects up to 3 Datavideo cameras over a long distance via Ethernet cables The switcher is equipped with luma key for gr...

Page 10: ...rds Other Functions Auto up down scaling of the input resolution 4 HDMI 2 0 video inputs 4 HDMI 2 0 video outputs Audio inputs 1 x stereo RCA 2 x microphone Audio outputs 1 x stereo RCA 1 x stereo hea...

Page 11: ...11 1 2 System Diagram...

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Page 13: ...N 5 Stereo RCA AUDIO IN OUT 11 Power Switch 6 TALLY Output Port 12 Ground 1 HDMI Video IN The HDMI Input ports allow connection of HDMI video sources with the images displayed in the respective four q...

Page 14: ...stablish direct connection between the notebook computer and the ShowCast 100 in order to access the built in streaming encoder or connect the streaming encoder to any local area network Note See Chap...

Page 15: ...port connects the ShowCast 100 to an Ethernet switcher or router for remote control of multiple PTZ cameras See Chapter 4 for guidance on accessing the DVIP settings and connecting multiple Datavideo...

Page 16: ...onent make sure that it is properly grounded by connecting this terminal to an appropriate point When connecting use the socket and be sure to use wire with a cross sectional area of at least 1 0 mm2...

Page 17: ...e button Camera Control Camera Channel Selection Buttons Press to select the camera that you would like to control You can control up to three connected cameras on the ShowCast 100 Joystick PAN TILT P...

Page 18: ...scroll wheel can be operated bi directionally CUT Button Pressing the Cut button performs immediate manual switch between the PVW and PGM views without the transition effect AUTO Button Pressing the...

Page 19: ...lly wiped away to reveal the next First use the OSD menu to select the WIPE or MIX effect see Section 3 1 then press the WIPE MIX button to start video transition with the enabled effect Transition sp...

Page 20: ...4 for details Vertical Button Press the Vertical button to switch video orientation of the four HDMI input videos between Portrait and Landscape modes See Section 6 4 for details Note You can also sw...

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Page 22: ...22 2 3 Touch Screen Interface In this section an overview of the touch screen interface will be provided 1 Multi Image Preview 2 Program Image On Air 4 Switcher Functions 3 Preview Program Rows...

Page 23: ...ation on the respective screens by highlighting the live source image program view image with a red border and the cued next source image with a green border You can change the program view image by s...

Page 24: ...witcher functions are divided into three groups namely switcher camera presets setup camera setup and menu OSD menu Switcher Camera Presets The Showcast 100 allows you to remotely control three camera...

Page 25: ...equest The One Push White Balance data is lost when the power is turned off in other words turning off the machine power resets the One Push White Balance setting The One Push White Balance mode can a...

Page 26: ...Press the buttons to set the focus If the AUTO button is enabled the camera is in AUTO FOCUS mode IRIS Adjustment To manually control the IRIS setting first press the MANUAL button to enter the manua...

Page 27: ...the duration in second depends on the Program OUT resolution WIPE Effect Left Right Top Bottom Center Left Right WIPE Border Size OFF Small Middle Large Small WIPE Border Color White Yellow Cyan Gree...

Page 28: ...select a color for your wipe border The available colors are listed as follows White Yellow Cyan Green Magenta Red Blue Black BKG Color Use this option to assign a color to the BKG button The availabl...

Page 29: ...Color White Yellow Cyan Green Magenta Red Blue Black Red PIP SPLIT Mode PIP Split PIP PGM ON OFF OFF PVW ON OFF OFF PIP Source Select a PIP source from the list below Black Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Inp...

Page 30: ...Input 3 Input 4 Background Color Bar Border Size The Border Size generally allows the user to select an appropriate PIP border width Setting the Border Size to OFF turns the PIP border off Setting the...

Page 31: ...top edge of the PIP window Bot Adjusts the position of the bottom edge of the PIP window 3 4 Lumakey Keyer of the ShowCast 100 provides the user with the capability of luma keying Note When PIP and Lu...

Page 32: ...Channel 5 6 Channel 7 8 Channel 1 2 Level Auto SMPTE EBU Auto Tally Mode Normal Audio Mixer Mode Normal Audio Delay ms 0 200 0 Mute The Mute allows you to turn ON OFF the embedded audio component at t...

Page 33: ...nd PVW views is complete Audio Delay Use this option to adjust the audio delay which ranges from 0 200 milliseconds 3 6 User Mems In User Mems the user is allowed to load previously saved switcher set...

Page 34: ...1080i 59 94 1920x1080i 50 1280x720p 60 1280x720p 59 94 1280x720p 50 1920x1080p 59 94 Hz MV Mode Quad View Mode Portrait Mode Quad View Mode BLK Button Position BLK BLK BLK 9 16 Safety Marker ON OFF OF...

Page 35: ...mply go to Save Setup to confirm the selected output resolution Note Please make sure input and output resolutions are identical to avoid unexpected errors AUX Out Res In AUX Out RES the user is allow...

Page 36: ...ables a 4x1 Multiview layout Quad View Mode HDMI 1 CH1 HDMI 2 CH2 HDMI 3 CH3 HDMI 4 CH4 Portrait Mode HDMI 1 CH1 HDMI 2 CH2 HDMI 3 CH3 HDMI 4 CH4 BLK Button Position You can also change the BLK button...

Page 37: ...ilable OSD menu languages are English Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese Firmware Version This displays the device s current firmware version Firmware Upgrade See Appendix 3 for firmware upgra...

Page 38: ...FPGA Version Motor Version DVIP Version Model Shows the camera s model number Video Format 2160p 60 2160p 59 94 2160p 50 2160p 30 2160p 29 97 2160p 25 2160p 24 2160p 23 98 1080p 60 1080p 59 94 1080p...

Page 39: ...422 RS 232 Baud Rate If RS 422 or RS 232 is selected select a baud rate from the list below 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 IP IPs of the cameras will be listed here if connected via DVIP Camera Info Th...

Page 40: ...howCast 100 s DVIP port settings for connecting up to three Datavideo s PTZ cameras such as PTC 150 Main Sub Menu Options or Values Default Value Network Address Mode DHCP Fixed IP IP Address Network...

Page 41: ...NS Primary DNS is required in Fixed IP mode only but is optional Secondary DNS Secondary DNS is required in Fixed IP mode only but is optional MAC Address This shows the MAC address of the device Netw...

Page 42: ...will show you various features that the tool offers 4 1 Setup When new from the factory the DVIP port is DHCP by default so connect the ShowCast 100 s DVIP port to the router via an Ethernet cable an...

Page 43: ...an IP address to your device simply select the Using Fixed IP Mode checkbox then enter a custom IP address subnet mask default gateway IP optional and primary and secondary DNS servers optional Click...

Page 44: ...lear icon to clear the device list shown on the interface Switch to Other Network Interfaces To select other network interface cards click Network Network Card Language Selection The available interfa...

Page 45: ...The PTR 10 MARK II usually has a default static IP address of 192 168 100 XXX Using an RJ 45 Ethernet cable connect the DVIP port of your PTR 10 MARK II to the PC assigned of an IP address with the sa...

Page 46: ...evice List click the device name to view the Device Name MAC address and IP address 9 Set the network to DHCP by clearing the Fixed IP Mode checkbox then click the Save button to write the new setting...

Page 47: ...ollow the alternative procedure outlined below to configure the ShowCast 100 s DVIP port 1 On the touch screen interface press the MENU button to open the OSD menu 2 Tap the Network sub menu 3 In Addr...

Page 48: ...ts Inputs 1 to 4 2 Then on the touch screen interface press the MENU button to open the OSD menu 3 Tap the Lumakey sub menu and set the Lumakey Source to the input that the laptop is connected to 4 If...

Page 49: ...work with or without a DHCP server and describes ways to acquire the NVS 31 MARK IV s IP address Default Fixed IP When new from the factory the NVS 31 MARK IV is supplied with a default fixed IP addre...

Page 50: ...power and the device should be turned ON in Static IP mode by default 192 168 1 200 4 On the laptop double click the IP Finder utility program icon to open the IP Finder interface 5 Click the SCAN but...

Page 51: ...configure various video sources Operation Mode Record Configure the two built in recorders Streaming Configure the two built in stream servers CG Create textual or graphic layers Text News Graphic Lo...

Page 52: ...le 2 Turn on the ShowCast 100 s power and the NVS 31 MARK IV should be turned ON in DHCP 3 Connect the laptop to the same network that the NVS 31 MARK IV is connected to and download the free IP Finde...

Page 53: ...disabled Please note that the static IP is 192 168 1 200 by default Static IP X X X Y the first three octets must be the same as your network The least significant octet Y must be a number not used b...

Page 54: ...problem still persists try the following ways Temporarily shut down the anti virus software or firewall Make sure no other devices are connected to the LAN wired or wireless because this may result in...

Page 55: ...m of your device MAC address is 00 07 36 04 85 64 On the command prompt terminal on MAC OS enter arp a then press enter key to display an ARP list See if the NVS 31 MARK IV is successfully connected t...

Page 56: ...est device status please refresh the page manually While monitoring streaming and recording please update the page periodically regardless of how you operate the device using the device s physical but...

Page 57: ...on the NVS 31 MARK IV are RTSP RTMP TS HLS SRT KUAISHOU and DV Cloud See Section 6 3 for instructions on each individual stream setup Note that once your video streams are set up click Apply button t...

Page 58: ...from any live streaming platform such as Ustream Account Password Enter the account name and the password of your RTMP platform account See RTMP for details TS Transport Stream TS URL Enter a URL for...

Page 59: ...e that you will also have no gain in quality and you are using more bandwidth than is necessary for your viewers You should also be aware that higher resolutions require greater processing power to en...

Page 60: ...ses CAVLC which requires less computing power GOP GOP pattern with longer GOP length encodes video very efficiently Shorter GOP lengths usually work better with video that has quick movements but they...

Page 61: ...d video bitrate should not exceed 1Mbps Usually high bitrate means good image quality however there are also exceptions For example SD video may appear acceptable at 1000 Kbps 1M but HD video is unacc...

Page 62: ...ion is the number of pixels dots used to create an image Higher resolutions use more pixels to create an image This means that greater amounts of detail can be expressed in the image but larger files...

Page 63: ...le for your recorder The available options are Baseline Main and High Typically High profile provides the best image quality and is suitable in most instances However depending on the decoder used whe...

Page 64: ...switch between different bitrate modes by pressing the Bitrate button in the H 264 Encoder button group See Section 6 4 for details Video Bitrate bps The bitrate of the video specifies the amount of i...

Page 65: ...1 CG The CG function allows the user to place multiple texts scrolling texts News a picture Graphic a logo and an animated image above the video layer Various CG layers will be discussed in this secti...

Page 66: ...no effect If you want the text to enter from either side of the screen select Left to Right or Right to Left Location Set the coordinates of the text object The position of the text on the screen will...

Page 67: ...67 After you ve entered and configured the texts and set the order in which they should appear you may enable them on the video using one of the four ways described below...

Page 68: ...fCJKtc and Open are the two available font types Text Color You can set the text color to Black Blue Green Orange Red White or Yellow Border Line Select ON to enable the border line of the text entere...

Page 69: ...image to appear with no effect If you want the image to enter from either side of the screen select Left to Right or Right to Left Lastly set the coordinates of the image The position of the image on...

Page 70: ...port or HDMI OUT 4 To enable the logo simply click the ON button which can be found at the bottom of the page Animation You can also add an animation to the video You will be required to select a jpg...

Page 71: ...he position of the animation on the screen will be shown in the location box and previewed on the Monitor connected to the CG Preview port or HDMI OUT 4 To enable the animation simply click the ON but...

Page 72: ...figure several network and system related settings The network settings are DHCP enable disable static IP address subnet mask default gateway primary and secondary DNS and etc The system settings are...

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Page 74: ...are turned ON The default IP address should be 192 168 1 200 Subnet Mask Static IP address mode requires the subnet mask which is 255 255 255 0 by default Default Gateway Static IP address mode requir...

Page 75: ...new settings Firmware Update Click Browse to search for the latest firmware file saved on the PC s hard disk After the latest firmware file is uploaded click Update to start the firmware update Disk F...

Page 76: ...the page manually While monitoring streaming and recording please update the page periodically regardless of how you operate the device using the device s physical buttons only or using the device s...

Page 77: ...is a stream server which allows any client device to connect and playback your video stream The following operation procedure uses VLC media player to playback video stream If your PC or laptop does...

Page 78: ...L rtsp root root 192 168 1 200 556 session0 mpg 5 To view the RTSP video stream enter the RTSP URL into the client device 6 Open VLC then click Open Network Stream shown in the diagram below 7 As show...

Page 79: ...e that the TS URL shown below is only for illustration purpose 4 Click the Start Stream button to start the stream 5 Enter the TS play URL into the client device to which the video stream is delivered...

Page 80: ...Select HLS from Stream Type drop down menu 3 Click the Start Stream button to start the stream 4 Based on your settings the device will automatically generate a m3u8 stream URL http 192 168 1 200 hls...

Page 81: ...d and MacBook Use Safari to open the m3u8 stream URL Windows 10 Use Microsoft Edge to open the m3u8 stream URL RTMP In the RTMP mode the NVS 31 MARK IV can send up to two data streams to multiple CDNs...

Page 82: ...hboard https www youtube com live_dashboard 3 On the left column locate and click Stream now 4 On the right scroll down to the bottom where you will be able to find Server URL and Stream name key 5 On...

Page 83: ...between the source and destination devices ensure that one device is a Listener and the other is a Caller The device you set as the caller or listener is entirely arbitrary To access the device s SRT...

Page 84: ...unction is activating or resetting Stream function is activating or resetting Solid Red Record function activated Stream function activated Record Button Press the RECORD button to start stop recordin...

Page 85: ...utton until the pressed button starts blinking red Continue holding down one of the RECORD button and the STREAM button while pressing the BITRATE button to switch stream bitrate mode H M or L Note Th...

Page 86: ...31 MARK IV s factory defaults have been successfully restored 6 6 Firmware Update Datavideo usually releases new firmware containing new features or reported bug fixes from time to time See the sectio...

Page 87: ...collector output Tally output of input video Program 1 2 No Function 3 Preview 1 Open collector output Tally output of input video Preview 1 4 RCOM GND Ground Ground 5 Program 4 Open collector output...

Page 88: ...range White Orange 1 GND NC 2 Orange Orange 2 NC NC 3 White Green White Green 3 NC TX 4 Blue Blue 4 NC NC 5 White Blue White Blue 5 RX RX 6 Green Green 6 TX NC 7 White Brown White Brown 7 NC NC 8 Brow...

Page 89: ...t firmware files from the official product page 2 Save the files on the USB thumb drive 3 Insert the thumb drive into the F W Upgrade port 4 Open OSD menu then select Setup Firmware Upgrade Update 5 T...

Page 90: ...streaming encoder 5 After the file has been successfully uploaded you will see a file upload success message Click the Update button to start the firmware update process 6 The device will reboot itse...

Page 91: ...x you will find a list of SD cards recommended by Datavideo Recommended SD Cards No Brand Model Pictures 1 Kingston SDHC I C10 16GB 2 SANDISK Extreme SDXC I C10 U3 V30 64GB 3 SONY SDXC I C10 U1 64GB 4...

Page 92: ...D Cards No Brand Model Pictures 7 SANDISK Extreme SDHC C10 16GB 8 ADATA Premier Pro microSDXC I UHS I U3 Class 10 with SD adapter 64GB 16GB 9 SANDISK ULTRA SDHC SDXC UHS I 128GB 10 Transcend 300S UHS...

Page 93: ...bes problems that you may encounter while using ShowCast 100 If you have any questions please refer to related sections and follow all suggested solutions If problem still exists please contact your d...

Page 94: ...94 Appendix 6 Dimensions All measurements in millimeters mm...

Page 95: ...ded Digital Audio 2 CH Audio Input Switch Stereo Mono Audio Outputs 1 x Stereo RCA set L R 1 x Stereo headphone Mini Jack with volume control Embedded Digital Audio 2 CH Streaming 1 x RJ 45 100 1000M...

Page 96: ...D YUV4 4 4 8 10 12bit YUV 4 2 2 8 10 12bit RGB 4 4 4 8 10 12bit Switcher Function Keyer Luma Keyer PIP Yes Split Yes Transition Seamless Cut WIPE Mix Multi View Monitoring Number of Windows 1 big PGM...

Page 97: ...ing Control Web UI for system configurationand control Applications Youtube Live House UStream Akamai Facebook Twitch Wowza Adobe Media Server General Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F S...

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