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8 April 2010

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VGA Recorder Install Guide

VGA Recorder Lite

VGA Recorder Standard

VGA Recorder Pro

Lecture Recorder

Содержание Lecture Recorder

Страница 1: ...www epiphan com 8 April 2010 Firmware Version 3 7 7 VGA Recorder Install Guide VGA Recorder Lite VGA Recorder Standard VGA Recorder Pro Lecture Recorder ...

Страница 2: ... the problem efficiently include the following info Your product serial number The behavior of your product s LED indicators Technical description of the VGA signal source including resolution refresh rate synchronization type of hardware Complete description of the problem you re experiencing Environmental Information The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural re...

Страница 3: ...ngs to an FTP CIFS Windows network share or rsync server on your network You can also save recordings an external USB storage device such as a USB hard disk or flash drive See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information With the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro you can also save recordings to a recordable CD or DVD using the optional DVD writer This chapter contains the following sections VGA Re...

Страница 4: ...onfigurations See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information VGA IN To connect a VESA compatible VGA source to the VGA Recorder device See the VGA Recorder technical specifications on the Epiphan web site for information about the video input supported by the VGA Recorder VGA OUT Optionally connect a monitor to view captured images VGA Recorder Lite draft quality preview for monitoring image...

Страница 5: ...eo and hear audio received by the INPUT port To connect a VGA monitor you require a DVI to VGA converter USB ports All VGA Recorder devices have multiple USB 2 0 connectors that also support USB 1 1 You can send commands to and receive status reports from the VGA Recorder device by connecting the VGA Recorder USB port to an RS 232 control system using a USB to RS 232 connector See the VGA Recorder...

Страница 6: ...ttings To use this button disconnect power to the device press and hold the Reset button as you reconnect the power The blue LED lights up Keep pressing the Reset button until the blue LED turns off and the Green LED lights up Release the Reset button The device starts normally but with all settings returned to factory defaults Note You may have to re configure the device s network settings to rec...

Страница 7: ... Lecture Recorder device is a 202mm 105mm 35mm 7 95 4 13 1 38 desktop unit The left side panel includes 2 USB connectors a power connector and two Ethernet connectors The right side includes a reset button LEDs a USB connector and OUTPUT and INPUT DVI and audio connectors Right Side Reset Button Not Used LEDs VGA OUT VGA IN USB USB USB Eth 2 Eth 1 Power Left Side Not Used ...

Страница 8: ...m 10 0 x 5 8 x 2 8 standalone small form factor unit or 4U rack mount chassis The front panel includes a USB connector power and hard disk activity LEDs power and reset buttons a standard 3 5 mm microphone port and a 3 5 mm headphone port The back panel includes Ethernet VGA in 3 5 mm unbalanced stereo audio line in and power connectors Right Side Reset Button Not Used LEDs OUTPUT INPUT USB USB Et...

Страница 9: ...atures The VGA Recorder Pro device is a standalone 4U rack mount chassis The front panel includes two USB connectors power and hard disk activity LEDs and power and reset buttons Figure 4 VGA Recorder Pro front panel The back panel includes Ethernet VGA in 1 4 inch high quality balanced audio line in 3 5mm unbalanced stereo audio line in and power connectors ...

Страница 10: ... address by running the Epiphan Network Discovery Utility to find the VGA Recorder device on the network See Using the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of the VGA Recorder Device on page 22 If the network does not have a DHCP server see the VGA Recorder User Guide Viewingand working with recordings Use the Web admin interface to start and stop recording videos and to view rename do...

Страница 11: ...n interface for changing the VGA Recorder IP address for configuring video codec and Frame Grabber settings to automate uploading video files to a video repository and for other VGA Recorder configuration settings You can access the VGA Recorder configuration settings by selecting Change Configuration from the Web admin interface Using the Web admin interface to change the VGA Recorder configurati...

Страница 12: ...ers available from Epiphan do not usually affect signal quality You should use a splitter with the highest available bandwidth Figure 6 Connecting to a VGA source 2 Use a RJ 45 Ethernet cable to connect the VGA Recorder Lite Eth 1 port to your 10 100 1000 Base T Ethernet network For best performance connect the VGA Recorder Lite device to a 1000 Base T Ethernet The network must be running the TCP ...

Страница 13: ...ould start flashing indicating that the VGA Recorder Lite device is recording images To confirm that the VGA Recorder Lite device is receiving images from the VGA source Check to see if the VGA Recorder Lite red LED is blinking indicating that device is recording images If the red LED does not start flashing check the VGA source to make sure it is transmitting a VGA image Also check the cable betw...

Страница 14: ...ect and turn on the Lecture Recorder device 1 Connect the VGA DVI or composites video source to the Lecture Recorder INPUT port using a VGA or DVI cable If you are connecting a VGA source you require a VGA to DVI converter You can also use an active splitter to split the VGA or DVI signal If you are connecting a composite video source you require a composite video to DVI adapter Ethernet Cable VGA...

Страница 15: ...If you are connecting a VGA monitor you require a DVI to VGA converter You can also use an active splitter to split this VGA or DVI signal 3 If you plan to record audio connect an analog audio source to the Lecture Recorder INPUT audio port You can also monitor the audio input by connecting an audio amplifier to the OUTPUT audio port 4 Use a RJ 45 Ethernet cable to connect the Lecture Recorder Eth...

Страница 16: ...om the video source Log into the VGA Recorder Web admin interface see Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface on page 25 and confirm that a file is shown as recording Under System Status select Start If you cannot select Start the VGA Recorder is already recording Select Preview to view the recorded image Check to see if the Lecture Recorder red LED is blinking indicating that device is...

Страница 17: ... a VGA Recorder Standard device to an Ethernet network and to other components To connect and turn on the VGA Recorder Standard device 1 Use a VGA cable to connect the VGA source to the VGA Recorder Standard VGA IN port on the back of the VGA Recorder Standard device You can use an active VGA splitter to split the VGA signal between a monitor and the VGA Recorder Standard device Audio source Micro...

Страница 18: ... connect to the Internet 3 Connect the following optional components if you have them Connect a 3 5 mm audio source to the Line in port on the back of the VGA Recorder Standard device or connect a microphone to the microphone port on the front of the VGA Recorder Standard device If you connect an audio source you may have to change VGA Recorder Standard audio settings For example if you connect a ...

Страница 19: ...A image Also check the cable between the VGA Recorder Standard device and the VGA source to make sure it is connected correctly 7 Log into the Web admin interface See Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface on page 25 Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device To connect a VGA Recorder Pro device you need A VGA video source An Ethernet connection between the VGA Recorder Pro device ...

Страница 20: ...tters available from Epiphan do not usually affect signal quality You should use a splitter with the highest available bandwidth 2 Use a RJ 45 Ethernet cable to connect the VGA Recorder Pro Ethernet port on the back of the device to a 10 100 1000 Base T Ethernet network For best performance connect the VGA Recorder Pro device to a 1000 Base T Ethernet The network must be running the TCP IP protoco...

Страница 21: ...n port on the back of the VGA Recorder Pro device If you connect an audio source you may have to change VGA Recorder Pro audio settings See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information 4 Connect the power cable to the VGA Recorder Pro device 5 Press the Power button on the VGA Recorder Pro front panel to turn on the device The VGA Recorder Pro device powers on and the power and hard disk activ...

Страница 22: ...rver if there is one on the network If the network does not have a DHCP server see the VGA Recorder User Guide This section assumes that the network has a DHCP server and that the DHCP server gives the VGA Recorder device an IP address on the network To install the Network Discovery Utility to display the VGA Recorder IP address 1 Find the latest Network Discovery Utility on a VGA Recorder downloa...

Страница 23: ...ws PC If the VGA Recorder device is operating has received an IP address from a DHCP server and is connected to the network the Network Discovery Utility should find it and it should appear on the Network Discovery Utility display The Network Discovery Utility also displays the IP address of the VGA Recorder device You can use this IP address to connect to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface You ...

Страница 24: ...e device a new IP address therefore always select Search after starting the Network Discovery Utility If the Network Discovery Utility cannot find the VGA Recorder device make sure the device is turned on and check the network connections If you find and correct the problem select Search to refresh the list of devices If you still cannot see the VGA Recorder device it may not have gotten an IP add...

Страница 25: ... Web admin interface by browsing to the default VGA Recorder IP address which is http 192 168 255 250 To log into the VGA Recorder using this IP address you must set your PC to use the static IP address 192 168 255 249 and netmask 255 255 255 252 Then open a Web browser and browse to http 192 168 255 250 To log into the Web admin interface as an administrator 1 Start any web browser 2 Browse to th...

Страница 26: ...s Web admin interface is the same except for the amount of hard disk space To log into the Web admin interface as a viewer For viewers to log into the Web admin interface administrators must add a viewer password After the password is entered viewers must do the following to log into the Web admin interface 1 Start any web browser 2 Browse to the IP address of the VGA Recorder device For example i...

Страница 27: ...ss the Web admin interface VGA Recorder Standard and Pro For the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro devices you can access the Web admin interface using on screen mode by connecting a VGA monitor to the VGA OUT port and connecting a mouse and keyboard to available VGA Recorder PS 2 or USB ports The Web admin interface appears in a basic web browser on the VGA monitor Using on screen mode you have acces...

Страница 28: ...iew recorder information To start a recording 1 Log into the Web admin interface as an administrator 2 Under System Status select Start If you cannot select Start the VGA Recorder is already recording To stop recording 1 Log into the Web admin interface as an administrator 2 Under System Status select Stop If you cannot select Stop the VGA Recorder has already stopped recording Video Archive and S...

Страница 29: ...date and time the file finished recording For example Feb 24 10 06 42 Duration How long the file was recording For example 30m 1s File Size The size of the file in MB For example 9 50 MB Older Newer Select Older to page back through the file list Select Newer to page forward through the file list The number of files is the same as the number of files set to display on the first page of the Video a...

Страница 30: ...g the checkbox beside the file you want to delete You can select multiple files to be deleted Download Selected Download multiple files Select the checkbox beside the files you want to download then select Download Selected Record to CD DVD If the VGA Recorder Standard or Pro device includes a factory installed DVD writer you can save or record files to a CD or DVD Delete Downloaded Delete all the...

Страница 31: ...select Install Codecs to download a codec from the VGA Recorder device and install it See the VGA Recorder User Guide for information about how to install codecs Change Configuration Change the VGA Recorder configuration See the VGA Recorder User Guide for information about VGA Recorder configuration settings Recorder Information Select View Recorder Information to see the VGA Recorder Firmware Ve...

Страница 32: ...1 Installation and Getting Started Using the Web admin interface Page 32 VGA Recorder ...

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