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Osprey Talon Decoder User Guide 

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Summary of Contents for Talon G1

Page 1: ...Osprey Talon Decoder User Guide 1 20180425...

Page 2: ...e any products herein at any time and without notice Osprey Video makes no representations or warranties regarding the content of this document and assumes no responsibility for any errors contained h...

Page 3: ...on the Talon encoder There is also a small application called Osprey BOSS that is used to locate and identify Talon on the local network BOSS works with PC and Linux Once Talon has been identified on...

Page 4: ...Front Panel Diagram 8 Osprey Talon Status Lights 9 Web Interface 10 Login 10 Tab ID 11 System Control Tab 12 Talon IP Setup 12 Device Management 13 Set Name 13 Set Password 13 Reboot 13 Update Firmwa...

Page 5: ...y on Talon G2 Decoders 22 Appendix 1 Osprey BOSS 23 Installing Osprey BOSS 23 Microsoft 23 Linux 23 MAC OS X 23 Locating Talon with Osprey BOSS 24 Additional Operations from BOSS 25 Reboot 25 Clear Co...

Page 6: ...Each Talon encoder uses the same web interface and Osprey BOSS utility to access and configure their features Functions that are not part of that model are not visible in the web page Osprey Talon Dec...

Page 7: ...ourself with the front panel controls for the Osprey Talon Besides the basic buttons for power start stop up down and menu access there are indicator lights that are hidden until illuminated A Power O...

Page 8: ...gram The Talon G2 decoder has several features not found on the G1 The most noticable change is the LCD Touch Control on the face of the decoder The G2 also supports simultaneous HDMI and SDI output A...

Page 9: ...s of Talon Single Red indicates that Talon s power is on but is not ready Red and Orange indicates Talon is booting A and B will flash half way through the boot cycle Single Blue indicates that Talon...

Page 10: ...he webpage or from the LCD Touch Control panel on the front of the decoder Login To login to the Talon page first enter the IP address of Talon in a web browser show below and press enter By default t...

Page 11: ...e Talon System Control IP Setup Set Device Name Set Password Update Firmware Select Mode Status Displays real time information regarding streams and inputs Stream 1 Contains all streaming settings for...

Page 12: ...anual address it can be set in the IP setup dialog box on the System Control page If you are not familiar with the settings found here check with your system administrator before changing any settings...

Page 13: ...the configuration of the encoder itself Set Name The model designation for Talon is loaded as the default device name To easily distinguish multiple Talons you can create a new name here Set Password...

Page 14: ...thods Updating via the Talon Web page 1 Download the update from the Osprey Video webpage and save it on the host computer 2 Login to the Talon via the web page a click the System Setup tab 3 Click th...

Page 15: ...use FAT32 Paste the image file to the root of the thumb drive Insert the thumb drive in the Talon USB port Restart the Talon Wait at least 5 minutes until you are certain Talon has restarted Remove t...

Page 16: ...Mode Resolution and Layout on this page Display Mode Display Mode configures the Resolution and Layout of the decoder output For model IPSHD D12 both HDMI and SDI outputs are active Resolution Set th...

Page 17: ...layout but only start two streams Encodes appear on the screen in the order of the illustration Stream 1 will always be primary If you enable a single stream labeled Stream 2 it will not appear in Sin...

Page 18: ...n Decoder User Guide 18 20180425 Status The Status tab provides gives basic status information about all the decoder channels currently running on Talon Be sure to refresh the page to ensure your data...

Page 19: ...the user to select one or more of the Streams to begin streaming when the power switch is turned on This allows for unattended recovery in the event power is lost The default is Disabled Be sure to t...

Page 20: ...e in the Zixi Source Address box and the channel name in the Zixi Channel Name box The Zixi Server Port defaults to 2077 If your Zixi service uses a different port be sure to change that here Audio Fo...

Page 21: ...audio streams playing at the same time Be certain you only activate the audio stream you wish to hear Channel Control Buttons The buttons in the Stream 1 Control box control the Stop and Start of the...

Page 22: ...guration page Encoder Screen Change Main Screen Main Screen icons will be red indicating Talon is decoding Status will update for each stream If Error is shown for any decoder use the Web Interface to...

Page 23: ...riate to your operating system Windows Linux or MAC Microsoft Click and run the Osprey Boss installer Launch Osprey BOSS NOTE The first time the application is launched you may receive a notification...

Page 24: ...S discovers Talon devices on the network by broadcasting data packets to all IP addresses within your PC s subnet i e the IP range that your PC is currently in This means that the computer that is hos...

Page 25: ...her functionality that can be used to manage Talons Reboot Set a Temporary IP Clear Configuration Clear System Reboot To reboot a Talon from BOSS Click the icon Select Device Control tab Select Reboot...

Page 26: ...eb GUI To use this utility Click on the icon to the left of the Talon you need to change Select Set IP from the dialog box In the Set Device IP Address dialog enter valid IP information Press Locate D...

Page 27: ..._______ 1 x 1080p60 or 2 x 1080p30 or 2 x 720p60 or 3 or 4 x 720p30 Video Output Mode HDMI _________________________________________________________ 720P 50 60 1080P 25 30 50 60 LED indicators _______...

Page 28: ..._________________________ 720P 50 60 1080P 25 30 50 60 Closed Caption _________________________________________________________ SDI Output with EIA 608 EIA 708 Closed Caption Support 100 capacity is b...

Page 29: ...________________________________ HTTP Based GUI Weight _________________________________________________________ 260g Power Consumption _________________________________________________________ 6W Dim...

Page 30: ...e consult the dealer or manufacturer of your radio or television receiver or speak with an experienced radio TV technician Shielded Cables Connections between this device and peripherals must be made...

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