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Visionary Solutions, Inc.

2060 Alameda Padre Serra

Suite 100

Santa Barbara, CA 93103

T:805-566-5811

F:805-566-5813

www.vsicam.com

AVN422HD h.264 High Definition 

IP Audio Video Node

User’s Manual

                ©2011 Visionary Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

May 16, 2011
Revision 1.0.4 (compatible with version 05B firmware)

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Summary of Contents for AVN422HD

Page 1: ...ww vsicam com AVN422HD h 264 High Definition IP Audio Video Node User s Manual 2011 Visionary Solutions Inc All rights reserved May 16 2011 Revision 1 0 4 compatible with version 05B firmware Please v...

Page 2: ...rkmanship for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of purchase from Visionary Solutions Inc or an authorized reseller of Visionary Solutions Inc Visionary Solutions Inc s obligation under this w...

Page 3: ...nnections Installation 6 Chapter 3 Connecting to the Network 8 3 1 Unicast and Multicast Transmissions over the Network 8 3 2 IGMP Querying and IGMP Snooping 8 3 3 DHCP IP Configuration 9 3 4 Static I...

Page 4: ...e 24 6 5 Device Page 25 6 5 1 Device Status 25 6 5 2 Device ID 26 6 5 3 Device Network 27 6 6 Advanced Page 28 6 6 1 Advanced Status 28 6 6 2 Advanced System 28 6 6 3 Advanced Events 28 6 6 4 Advanced...

Page 5: ...8 3 1 General Firmware Component Update Procedure 38 8 3 1 1 Browser Interface 38 8 3 1 2 PackeTV Configuration Utility 39 8 3 2 Custom Firmware Component Update Procedure 39 8 3 2 1 Browser Interface...

Page 6: ...Contents AVN422HD User s Manual vi...

Page 7: ...other Internet related protocols are supported The Console Interface can be used for network configuration only IP Address Netmask Gateway and DNS and not general device control The Media Processing...

Page 8: ...l information about audio inputs Security Administrators can create and modify accounts for authorized users as well as allow anonymous viewing 1 2 Product Description 1 2 1 AVN422HD Front Panel Video...

Page 9: ...LED indicates the status of the Ethernet link It will illuminate solid green when a 10 or 100 Mbit Ethernet link is established It will blink to indicate activity Tx or Rx 7 Ethernet Connector an RJ 4...

Page 10: ...bout the MPP1700 1 4 The MPP200 The Media Processing Platform MPP 200 is a high density blade chassis used in VSI IPTV applications It can be rack mounted in a 1U space or used as a stand alone Slots...

Page 11: ...AVN422HD User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 5 1 4 2 MPP200 Rear Panel Refer to the MPP200 User s Manual for more information about the MPP200...

Page 12: ...the blade into the chassis and to properly mate the rear connectors The handle should lock closed when properly inserted to secure the unit 3 Tighten the captive thumb screw located at the top of the...

Page 13: ...422HD 1 Connect the cable from the desired HD video source HDMI or DVI D with optional adaptor cable to the HDMI connector 2 Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet RJ 45 connector The other end of...

Page 14: ...not create major traffic on your network Verify that your backbone switch supports Internet Group Messaging Protocol IGMP snooping which allows the core of your network to ignore the traffic streams t...

Page 15: ...IP address If the AVN422HD is not able to find a DHCP server it will default to the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway that are configured into the unit The factory default IP address is 192 168 1 253...

Page 16: ...ave been entered the AVN422HD should reboot and be accessible at its newly assigned address Type the unit s IP address into a browser http xxx xxx xxx xxx to bring up the AVN422HD s Browser Interface...

Page 17: ...on on using the AVN422HD Console Interface refer to Chapter 5 Using the Console Interface 4 3 AVN422HD Browser Interface The AVN422HD must be on a network in order to connect to its Browser Interface...

Page 18: ...access the AVN422HD s Console Interface establish a HyperTerminal session Note If you do not have HyperTerminal installed go to the Windows Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Add Remove Windows Comp...

Page 19: ...cribe your connection the first time you connect Enter a name for the connection You can also select an icon to create a short cut on your desktop and save these settings for when you launch HyperTerm...

Page 20: ...D is already powered up press Enter to bring up the login prompt 8 Enter the Username and Password admin admin by default of the unit After valid authentication the Console Interface will display on y...

Page 21: ...network configuration settings back to the unconfigured state If any typing errors occur during the configuration steps just press the Enter key and re enter the desired values 5 2 2 Using the Networ...

Page 22: ...gin Page The login page allows authorized users to login to the AVN422HD s Browser Interface pages using their Username and Password The default Username and Password are admin admin The AVN422HD must...

Page 23: ...sword of the AVN422HD and click the OK button The AVN422HD s Browser Interface menu will display 6 2 The Browser Interface Main Page Once you log in to AVN422HD using your browser refer to the previou...

Page 24: ...o those currently displayed on the page Only settings displayed on the page are updated Updated settings are not saved to the device s memory and will be lost after a reboot Save The Save button both...

Page 25: ...Interface Menu Tree Channel Page Status Start Stop View Input Update Save Default Encoding Update Save Default Stream Update Save Default SAP Update Save Default Device Page Status ID Update Save Defa...

Page 26: ...tatus Streaming or Not Streaming and allows the user to Start and Stop the channel The main viewing area provides a general overview of the AVN422HD s major channel settings including Audio and Video...

Page 27: ...deo format and the Video Format is automatically adjusted for proper encoding Status Displays the Video Format status detected on the selected input Brightness Displays the current Video Brightness an...

Page 28: ...page allows the configuration of the encoding settings 6 4 3 1 Encoding Control Total Bitrate Displays the Total Bitrate audio and video bitrates combined and allows the editing of this parameter Pos...

Page 29: ...tart streaming upon boot up Stream Kicker This parameter controls if and when a running playing stream gets automatically restarted stopped then started If set to 0 the stream will not be automaticall...

Page 30: ...his parameter When SAP is enabled Yes SAP announcements are broadcast over the network at the SAP announce frequency When SAP is disabled No no SAP announcements are broadcast over the network SAP Ann...

Page 31: ...words Displays the current SAP Session Keywords and allows the editing of this parameter SAP session s keywords can be used by SAP aware applications SAP Session Extra Data Displays the current SAP Se...

Page 32: ...only and cannot be changed The Slot ID corresponds to the slot number of the chassis the blade currently occupies Device Name an editable character string used to help ID the device The device name ca...

Page 33: ...iguration DNS Server Displays the DNS server of the device and allows its configuration Time Server Displays the IP address of a time server and allows its configuration Time Offset Displays the numbe...

Page 34: ...all the settings which do not fit nicely into the Channel and Device groups These settings include Status System Events Alarms and Stats 6 6 1 Advanced Status This feature is partially implemented 6...

Page 35: ...oder has been streaming System Temperature Displays the current encoder system temperature Lowest Temperature Displays the lowest registered temperature Highest Temperature Displays the highest regist...

Page 36: ...times the encoder has had to restart because of a detected encoder error Stream Restarts Not currently used 6 7 Administration Page The Administration page provides status for viewing and the configur...

Page 37: ...s Manual Chapter 6 Using the Browser Interface 31 6 7 2 Administration Config The Administration Config Configuration Data page displays an overview of all the encoder s configured settings This page...

Page 38: ...tton to make the changes persistent Note The Default Admin User cannot be deleted or have its Username or User Level modified Only the Password may be changed Delete User Deletes the user Make sure to...

Page 39: ...and Advanced pages but cannot configure update or save them Invalid The Invalid user cannot log in to the device This user level can be assigned to disable a previously saved user if deleting the use...

Page 40: ...Boot Loader Component Displays the current firmware component name Installed Version Displays the current firmware component version information Latest Available Version Displays the most current fir...

Page 41: ...cumentation Go to www vsicam com index php p iptv_documentation Find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product category or phrases Go to www vsicam com index php p faq Report...

Page 42: ...the plastic cover from the DIP switch 4 Set the left DIP switch into the Factory Default position as labeled on the unit Warning Do not change the position of the other dip switch 5 With the chassis p...

Page 43: ...s responsible for early system initialization and configuration It allows for updating and system configuration but is locked down to prevent system level accidents 4 Configuration Partition Not curre...

Page 44: ...uld not need to be updated If it did you would update it after the Root File System and before the Boot Loader Only one firmware component can be updated at a time 8 3 1 General Firmware Component Upd...

Page 45: ...rade page refer to section 6 7 Administration Page and click on the Upgrade Custom Image button 3 From the Custom Upgrade page specify the following values a The firmware image component to update b T...

Page 46: ...ctor 9 2 Ethernet Serial Connector Pin Function 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 5 6 RX 7 8 9 Shield Ground Pin Function 1 RS422 TX 2 RS422 TX 3 RS232C TXD 4 Signal Ground 5 GPIO 6 RS232C RXD 7 RS422 RX 8 RS422 RX 9...

Page 47: ...d 3 TMDS Data2 4 TMDS Data1 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 6 TMDS Data1 7 TMDS Data0 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 9 TMDS Data0 10 TMDS Clock 11 TMDS Clock Shield 12 TMDS Clock 13 CEC 14 Reserved N C on device 15 SCL 16 S...

Page 48: ...nect to your audio source The strip length should be approximately 1 4 inch long 2 For each connection insert a small object such as a screw driver into the terminal block s latch in order to open the...

Page 49: ...Codec with configurable audio encoding from 128 to 512 kbps with a 48 kHz sample rate MPEG 1 Layer 2 with configurable audio from 64 to 384 kbps with a 48 KHz sample rate Network Connection One RJ 45...

Page 50: ...Manual 44 44 Chapter 11 Safety and Compliance Information This product can only be used in a VSI blade system Unintended use of this product or use with non VSI listed components is forbidden and viol...

Page 51: ...Captioning CCTV Closed Circuit Television CD Compact Disc cm centimeter CPU Central Processing Unit CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CVBS Composite Video Broadcast Signal DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Pr...

Page 52: ...ts per second 1 kbps 1 000 bits per second kg kilogram kHz kilohertz LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control MB Mega byte Mbps Megabits per second MHz Megahertz MPEG Motion Picture Experts Gro...

Page 53: ...sions for IP Multicasting RFC 2236 Internet Group Management Protocol Version 2 RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol based on Live555 SAP Session Announcement Protocol SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol...

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