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Password management

Once you direct your web browser to the web configuration 

panel you will need to log in to change any settings.

Default password

The web configuration panel is secured by a user-selectable 

password. The default password is: 

birddog  

(one word, lower case).

To change the password simply login using the default 

password, navigate to the network tab in the web interface, 

and select change password.

It is recommended to change this password in a network 

environment where P4K is shared with other users (e.g. not 

private). By entering this password, the user is granted full 

access to the P4K configuration settings and could interrupt 

a live program.

A/V-SETUP

Adjusting Camera image settings

Please note in the initial release of P4K the image adjust-

ments for the camera are affected by using the camera’s 

unbuilt OSD (On Screen Display), details of how to access 

this are available later in this user guide or in Part 1 of the 

P4K manuals.

A/V Input

P4K

Enter Password

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Video input format

Please select the desired camera frame rate and video size 

from the drop-down menu. This action can take up to 60 

seconds to complete if the camera is changing frame-rates. 

A Companion application, BirdDog Cam Control is currently 

available with additional functionality to be made available 

with regular updates to this application.

Video format options are:

UHD Progressive Resolutions: 2160p25, 29.97, 30 

HD Progressive Resolutions: 1080p25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

HD Interlaced Resolutions: 1080i50, 59.94, 60

720P Progressive Resolutions: 720p50, 59.94, 60

Summary of Contents for Birddog P4K

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE PART 2 NDI INSTRUCTIONS P4K THE HIGHEST QUALITY FULL NDI CAMERA ON THE PLANET ...

Page 2: ...WELCOME TO THE FUTURE ...

Page 3: ...EMENT 6 Default password 6 A V SETUP 6 Adjusting Camera image settings 6 A V Input 6 Video input format 7 NDI Encode 7 Bitrate management 7 NDI Audio 7 Onboard Tally 7 Failover Source 8 PTZ 8 Control 8 Settings 8 PT Max Speed 8 OSD 9 SYSTEM 9 System update 9 NDI NETWORK SETTINGS 9 Transmit Preferred Method 9 TCP 9 UDP 9 Multicast 9 MultiTCP 10 NETWORK 10 Device naming 10 Configuration method 10 DHC...

Page 4: ...l power to all connected devices P4K uses approximately 30 watts in PoE mode DC Located at the rear of the P4K is a DC connection port This power input socket is capable of accepting 12vDC power P4K should only be powered by the included AC adaptor Thermal management P4K has been engineered to be passively cooled In order to achieve this the entire enclosure of P4K is designed to dissipate heat Th...

Page 5: ... pre installed with Bonjour while Windows devices need a small plugin available here https support apple com kb dl999 locale en_AU Accessing P4K via an IP address P4K 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 ...

Page 6: ...justing Camera image settings Please note in the initial release of P4K the image adjust ments for the camera are affected by using the camera s unbuilt OSD On Screen Display details of how to access this are available later in this user guide or in Part 1 of the P4K manuals A V Input P4K Enter Password 6 Video input format Please select the desired camera frame rate and video size from the drop d...

Page 7: ...equipmed with a 360 degree tally system allowing you to see a tally light from any angle of the camera head This tally light automatically communicates with receiver software and will illuminate RED when the Tally position on the receiver is set to Program and GREEN when the Tally position on the receiver is set to Preview Onboard Tally can be suppressed with this setting Failover Source Within P4...

Page 8: ...NDI you can limit the maximum speed of PTZ movements by affecting this option the higher the number 18 the faster and more sensitive the movements will be on theP4K OSD In the initial release of P4K the OSD is very important for adjusting the camera image settings since this is the primary control mechanism To adjust all cameras settings please press the OSD ON OFF button to illuminate the OSD The...

Page 9: ...Multicast Multicast is especially useful for use cases that require a single source to be received on multiple receivers simulta neously Utilising Muliticast offloads the distribution of the NDI A V data packets from the BirdDog Flex 4K to the network infrastructure You should take care to ensure your network is specifically configured to support Multicast as using it on an ill prepared network ca...

Page 10: ...ered on it defaults to the naming convention as described in the web configuration panel section of this manual It is possible to change the name along with the network settings to better suit your environment Configuration method You can configure your device to operate on the network with a dynamic DHCP IP address or a fixed address For smaller networks DHCP networking is generally suitable howev...

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