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TVU

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Set Up and Operating Guide 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Version 5.5 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

857 Maude Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043 

Telephone: (650) 969-6732 • FAX: (650) 969-6747 

www.tvunetworks.com

 

 

Printed in U.S.A. 

©2016 TVU networks Corporation 

Summary of Contents for TR3700

Page 1: ...ansceivers Receivers Set Up and Operating Guide Version 5 5 857 Maude Avenue Mountain View CA 94043 Telephone 650 969 6732 FAX 650 969 6747 www tvunetworks com Printed in U S A 2016 TVU networks Corpo...

Page 2: ...procedures related to radio frequency RF emissions in mobile and portable devices The FCC outlines test requirements and specific test procedures based on the type of device These test requirements a...

Page 3: ...mory Stick Content to TVUPack 27 Local Download of Recorded Content to a USB Memory Stick 28 Uploading Media Content to the TVUPack Receiver Using the FTP 30 TVU Test Pattern 30 Accessing the WebR 30...

Page 4: ...S TVU Transceivers and Receiver include these standard components Server Power Cable IFB Optional components for the TVUPack Receiver include Keyboard and Mouse Universal Adaptor Note If any component...

Page 5: ...TX3200 Back Panel Connections Standard SDI version Label TVU Transceiver Back Panel Connections SDI A Vent Do not block B AC Power C 1 GigE Ethernet Port D Display Port Connect the supplied Display P...

Page 6: ...TVU Transceiver Receiver Set Up and Operating Guide v5 5 6 VGA Adapter...

Page 7: ...her port 80 TCP or port 5938 TCP are open for outbound connections Recommended firewall configuration for remote control of TVUPack receiver from iPod or smartphone The TVUPack hotspot feature allows...

Page 8: ...sure that port 10003 is open for all inbound traffic To view an SDI feed remotely make sure that port 10004 is open for all inbound traffic Note these are default ports configurable if required For mo...

Page 9: ...unctions Description A System Information Displays Receiver Name PID unique identifier for TVU Receiver Build Version Build Date and Record Time Remaining if the optional Receiver record option is sel...

Page 10: ...r able to connect or is having problems On the TM8100 pressing RESET will force the modem to reconnect See F on Figure 5 O Scale This drop down menu allows you to set the scale for the histogram graph...

Page 11: ...15 seconds click the Refresh button F to reset the video stream and reestablish the connection Figure 2 Post Live Histogram The Quality button H allows users to access the post live histogram Figure...

Page 12: ...es transferred via Auto Sync Files transferred via FTP can also be accessed via this interface Operational Mode Selection Depending on your news gathering environment you can choose from the following...

Page 13: ...he highest quality picture Datacard Monitor Panel The check boxes associated with each cards status bar enables or disables a particular datacard A Figure 5 If unchecked it will not be used to pass da...

Page 14: ...y clicking on the underlined name of the transmitter the GPS data for that individual transmitter will appear To locate all online transmitters at once click Locate All at the top of the thumbnail col...

Page 15: ...you were speaking with the Pack via the IFB function Green IFB function is connected but not in use Green Gray Either when the transmitter is live with another receiver or when the transmitter is usi...

Page 16: ...the transmitters on the left side of the Receiver interface and choose the desired sorting method Figure 9 Figure 9 Configuring Modem Cards from the Receiver Interface The modems can be configured on...

Page 17: ...r monitoring and controlling the transmitter and select the Modems table To access the web based monitoring and control interface right click the histogram of the modem you would like to configure Fig...

Page 18: ...external source to the Receiver GUI click the on the section header B Figure 13 A pop up screen will appear that will let you add an external source Select the type of external source being added A i...

Page 19: ...to a third party decoder file storage folder or website such as YouTube The live video transmission is encoded into an IP format and can be sent up to six different remote locations If this feature i...

Page 20: ...coded into an IP format and distributed to various locations See Figure 16 for more information C Preview of live video source D Video source information E Audio source information Table 4 Figure 16 L...

Page 21: ...al path Example C test ts RTMP If there s a stream key provided by CDN add the key in the URL with a colon as below Example rtmp 1 10378966 fme ustream tv ustreamVideo 10378966 VHgEzINxjh07XT TVt6iIXK...

Page 22: ...e four buttons at the bottom of this panel to manage these files Stop Play Delete Download For more information on downloading files see AutoSync File Transfer Using Wireless Hotspot or Automatic Inge...

Page 23: ...he date bar Each thumbnail also shows the start time for the clip When you highlight a thumbnail its start and end times appear in the left hand column below the Download All button Use the green edit...

Page 24: ...ick on the arrow A to open the File Export and Rename drop down menu Figure 19 20 2 Select the clip B to display in the task list C Figure 19 and 21 3 Click on the drop down menu arrow and select the...

Page 25: ...ke the following steps to select individual frames in a clip to export 1 Navigate through stored data history by day or hour A Figure 22 2 Slide the start cursor B to the start of the time selected Ma...

Page 26: ...Export G to begin the process of preparing the video on the pack for transmission to the receiver 9 When the file reaches 100 H transfer to the Receiver hard drive is complete and ready to be played o...

Page 27: ...d see the following Figure 24 Figure 24 AutoSync screen 8 Drag and drop files to be transferred into the AutoSync folder Figure 24 Note For assistance with other Operating Systems such as Mac OS pleas...

Page 28: ...session will be transferred to the memory stick in an NLE compatible format Additionally on the web based monitoring and controls interface the Recording tab A will lists the recorded sessions on the...

Page 29: ...opied and a Complete message would appear when finished Note The TVU Transmitter cannot be live to use this function Deleting Uploaded Stored Content Take the following steps to delete stored content...

Page 30: ...like to upload into the FTP and they will be transferred to an FTP folder on the Local C disk drive These files will appear under the Downloaded tab on the TVUPack Receiver Interface TVU Test Pattern...

Page 31: ...red still images from a TVUPack s live video stream directly to social media networks such as Twitter with just the push of a button By using the new TVU Anywhere Pro app on an iOS device to connect w...

Page 32: ...ywhere Pro can access your Twitter account Select Allow in order to enable this feature Note Your iOS device must be connected to the TVUPack s Hotspot in order to capture of picture of the live trans...

Page 33: ...e from the camera roll you will be prompted to choose a Twitter account TVU Social Media Manager Service Optional TVU Networks also offers an additional service called the TVU Social Media Manager Thi...

Page 34: ...TVU Social Media Manager D Authorize your Twitter account so that you can post from the TVU Social Media Manager directly to your Twitter feed Be sure to enable pop up windows in order to authorize yo...

Page 35: ...rate window in order to compose a Tweet Figure 33 Figure 33 Compose a message in the box below the image The character count is also displayed under the message box on the right Once you are ready cli...

Page 36: ...erse StatMux technology With superior forward error correction technology IS also has a higher throughput than the standard Inverse Statmux when under the same conditions Additionally with IS file tra...

Page 37: ...U Transceiver Receiver Set Up and Operating Guide v5 5 37 Figure 35 Figure 36 If you would like to enable IS please contact TVU Support Phone 1 650 440 4812 Email support tvupack com Skype skype tvupa...

Page 38: ...committed to ensuring a high level of satisfaction Should you ever need assistance with your TVUPack please contact us at one of our numbers below Technical Support Phone 1 650 440 4812 Email support...

Page 39: ...n If the system is set to VBR variable bit rate mode this number will fluctuate between the configured maximum bitrate and the lowest bitrate the data connections can currently sustain The maximum tar...

Page 40: ...icult environments the lower the latency the more data is required for error correction to sustain a stable video transmission This error correction while highly effective utilizes some of the limited...

Page 41: ...crements until the uncorrected errors stop appearing If delay is the most important factor try decreasing the maximum bandwidth in 256k increments until the errors cease Operational Example 4 In this...

Page 42: ...ils General Safety Information The following safety requirements as well as local site requirements and regulations must be observed by personnel operating and maintaining the equipment covered by thi...

Page 43: ...nd federal regulations are observed when using this transmitter The list below shows the Maximum Permissible Exposure MPE minimum safe distances from the antenna FCC OET Bulletin 65 August 1997 Antenn...

Page 44: ...in a TVUPack system First set the WAN IP address of the LGR and depending on your network setup set port forwarding After configuring the LGR TVUPack can be set to stream to the LGR It is recommended...

Page 45: ...on the LAN at http 192 168 2 200 Log in using the UID PW admin admin 3 Browse to Setup Network Settings 4 Set your IP address information in the WAN Configuration box and click Save 5 Browse to Setup...

Page 46: ...ansport technique Video will not be sent until the connection protocol is recognized by the TVUPack transceiver 8 Once you have configured the LGR to operate with the TVU Pack system check the TVUPack...

Page 47: ...rder to access the second SDI output simply plug an additional SDI cable into that outer connection Figure 39 When TVU Support configures your TR3700 two receiver applications will be installed on the...

Page 48: ...undant power supply it has a redundant power supply Thus if the one power supply fails A Figure 43 the other power supply B will keep running in order to keep the TVU Transceiver powered up In order t...

Page 49: ...1 GigE Ethernet Port D Display Port Connect the supplied Display Port to VGA adapter for primary display purposes E HDMI Display Port F USB Ports G SDI Output H SDI Input I Secondary SDI Output J Aud...

Page 50: ...itters simultaneously Figure 45 Figure 45 For additional assistance please contact TVU Support Phone 1 650 440 4812 Email support tvunetworks com Skype skype tvupack APPENDIX E TVU TRANSCEIVER TX3250...

Page 51: ...X3250 Front Panel Figure 46 Label TVU Transceiver TX3250 Front Panel Faceplate A Power Button Table 12 TVU Transceiver TX3250 Back Panel Figure 47 Label TVU Transceiver TX3250 Back Panel Connections S...

Page 52: ...ver with the Bit Central configuration as the Default Receiver for file upload using ConfigT Pack Web Interface see pg 16 This should only have to be set once Using the AutoSync feature either USB or...

Page 53: ...Operating Guide v5 5 53 Files must be completely downloaded before they are ingested into the Bit Central server For additional assistance please contact TVU Support Phone 1 650 440 4812 Email support...

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