Arec LS-2, User Manual

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Page 2: ...1 1 Content Cam 1 1 1 1 2 Advanced configuration 1 1 2 Network device manager 1 1 3 PTZ control port 1 1 4 Audio 1 1 5 Display 1 2 Video 1 2 1 Recording 1 2 2 Streaming 1 2 3 Content 1 2 4 Theme 1 3 Storage 1 4 Scheduler 1 5 Upload 1 6 System 1 6 1 System settings 1 6 2 Network 1 6 3 Firmware 1 6 4 Configuration 1 7 Account Chapter 2 Director 2 1 Local Director 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13...

Page 3: ... 1 Video Management 3 1 1 Upload the recording 3 1 2 Download the recording 3 1 3 Delete the recording 3 1 4 Playback the recording 3 1 5 Edit the recording information 3 1 6 Edit the bookmark information 3 2 Snapshot Management 3 2 1 Upload the photo 3 2 2 Download the photo 3 2 3 Delete the photo 3 2 4 Preview the photo Table of On Screen Disaplay Icons 31 32 32 33 34 36 37 38 38 39 39 39 40 40 ...

Page 4: ...ution Product Name Media Station Model Name LS 2 Dimension 354mm L x 188 2mm W x 46mm H Weight 1420g Power Requirement 12V 2A Power Consumption Max 24W Max Operating Temperature Humidity 0ºC 40ºC 90 Maximum normal load description Insert 1 IP CAM to LAN port or insert 2 video signals either HDMI or VGA input Using external USB flash to record the transcoded video audio And output the transcoded vi...

Page 5: ...Line audio output 11 Back USB port USB interface for camera control over RS 232 12 Network port RJ 45 Ethernet connector for network connection 13 Network camera input 1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector for network camera input source 14 Network camera input 2 RJ 45 Ethernet connector for network camera input source 15 Setting port RJ 45 Ethernet connector for device configuration and control 16 RS 232 Ca...

Page 6: ...ction Power AREC Network Camera document cam notebook DV amplifier RS 232 Audio output Ethernet Video output VGA HDMI Video input VGA HDMI Audio input USB RS 232 USB Speaker TV projector projector Setting PC network USB keyboard USB drive ...

Page 7: ...ss Record button flashes red rapidly Recording is paused Record button flashes red slowly Recording is being finalized Power Solid red Device is powered yet not booted up Green and red light flash alternately Device is booting up Solid green Boot up completed Fast flashing red Device is shutting down Fast flashing green Firmware updating Slow flashing red Fan is abnormal Storage is abnormal ...

Page 8: ...USB hole let USB numeric keypad as function keys to control the Media Station Button Brief introduction Button Brief introduction 1 Theme 1 Backspace All input volume mute unmute 2 Theme 2 All input volume down 3 Theme 3 All input volume up 4 Theme 4 Enter Record 5 Theme 5 ESC Power off 6 Theme 6 Z z Change Background 7 Theme 7 X x Change Layout 8 Theme 8 C c Change Overlay 9 Theme 9 V v Live stre...

Page 9: ... which define the content being recorded System are pages contain basic settings and information of this device Click icon can switch to Video Manager page 1 1 Media I O The pages within Media I O include the following Video inputs Select the signal type video source and PTZ control method for each input Network device manager List out all the connected network cameras and Auto Tracking Mount PTZ ...

Page 10: ...ct from the camera ip address drop list of those available Note A login authentication with the camera might be required See Media I O Camera manager for more details Encoder Select Protocol The available options are RTP RTSP or RTMP Enter the primary and secondary url port number Serial port Select this option when the appointed camera uses RS 232 PTZ control protocol Then complete the Serial por...

Page 11: ...ontrol Click Save button to complete the change or click Cancel button to give it up Note If you use AREC CI xxx network camera with TP 100 you can change preset of TP 100 s Home 7 Brightness sharpness and contrast Slide the adjust bar leftward or rightward to change the camera image settings 8 Visit the camera website Click this button to enter the webcam management web site input the verificatio...

Page 12: ...button and the login authentication dialog pop out Enter the username and password of the camera or Auto Tracking Mount to complete the authentication Take AREC network camera for example enter the default username and password admin admin The status then changes to OK which indicates it is available for video input selection Note If you fail to find your camera by clicking on Refresh please selec...

Page 13: ...PELCO D and PELCO P Address Set according to the camera address for RS 232 communication VISCA 1 7 PELCO D P 1 255 Baud rate 2400 4800 9600 and 115200 Note Support USB to RS 232 serial port adapter with chip PL2303 or FT4232H Input volume control Users can select the sound source from the drop down menu of Audio input 1 or Audio input 2 Tune the recorded volume from each audio input Configurable r...

Page 14: ...Recording Configure Encoder settings and Bookmark settings for recording Streaming Configure Encoder settings for streaming Content Edit the information of the content that will be recorded Theme Set the overlay files background images and theme types On screen language Change the GUI language Video output settings Setting the HDMI display Monitor input sources or Preview mixed recording Screen co...

Page 15: ... enough space for the recorded files Loop recording Set ON OFF to enable disable LS 2 local storage recording rule Click Apply button at the bottom corner when finished to apply the settings Profile name Video Resolution Bitrate Application description Full HD 1080p 4Mbps Dynamic scene and large local hard disk recording Internet Full HD 1080p 3Mbps General scene and medium local hard disk recordi...

Page 16: ...he Video filename as a prefix string for Download and Upload Audio shift Adjust the delay of sound after video transmission Synchronize the video and audio with consistency 1 2 2 Streaming AREC Media Station support two streaming address with same video compression The page provides user to change streaming settings It is essential that the configurations follow the streaming protocol and recommen...

Page 17: ...ream URL and Stream name provided by you CDN or server administrator in the format rtmp serverurl streamname RTP Enter the destination IP address and the port number where the streaming is played in the format rtp ip port For example rtp 226 10 24 32 7000 Live streaming Select OFF Together with recording Streaming always Enable streaming button to setting live streaming ability Together with recor...

Page 18: ...N with the LS 2 Enter the destination IP address and the port number where the streaming is played in the format rtp ip port Unicast For a single point connection the destination IP must be set to the location where the stream is played Multicast The destination IP must be multicast IP address where it can be shared with multiple viewers The LS 2 use IP address 239 0 0 1 and port number 5004 as th...

Page 19: ...o not apply to the existing recordings To edit the existing recording information see Video Manager LS 2 by factory default provides three overlays three backgrounds and four themes Overlay Select and delete the overlay Click button and select the desired file in the Open dialog box The file name would appears with the newly uploaded image Click Apply button at the bottom corner to apply the setti...

Page 20: ...must be in PNG format maximum size 1920px 1080px Note The user can use the mouse to drag the order of the display Theme Theme is integrated with Overlay Background and Layout LS 2 by factory default provides four themes by different types of overlays backgrounds and layouts Click to set the theme type Input the theme name and select the desired type of overlay layout and background Click Apply but...

Page 21: ... settings Local storage The internal drive of LS 2 is preset for storing the recorded files Click Apply after setup is completed New setting takes effective from next recording being created Disk information Displays disk information available storage space and total capacity Click Format to clean up the internal storage drive A dialog box opens asking you to confirm the disk formatting Click Conf...

Page 22: ...ing automatically at the date and time specified in a calendar schedule Available options are Manual Calendar import and Periodic Calendar import Manual Calendar import Importing iCalendar files manually Periodic Calendar import Importing iCalendar files automatically Disable Recording functions if Schedule Record is on a Local director record button b Front Panel record pause stop c USB Keyboard ...

Page 23: ...port An Open window opens 2 Locate and select the iCalendar file for import The file must have a ics file extension 3 Click Open The Open window closes and the file name is displayed within the Manual Calendar Import panel area The Import button is active 4 Click Apply The event schedule is added and appears in the calendar on the Scheduled Events page ...

Page 24: ... field 2 Click Apply The event schedule is added and appears in the calendar on the Scheduled Events page Note iCalendar Schedule can not be set to cycle only accept single Cannot set more than 2 pens to start at the same time When setting the time overlap the start time whichever is earlier ...

Page 25: ...ing to the upload destination Mode Select network server type FTP SFTP IP address port Configure these fields according to the upload destination Folder Enter the folder name of the upload destination Authentication Configure this section according to the upload destination authentication method Connection test Click the Connection test button to validate upload settings Click Apply after setup is...

Page 26: ...ettings Contains device identification date and time configuration and booting settings Network The device IP assignment in the networking Firmware Displays the current firmware version and provides web based user a way to update firmware for the device Configuration Export Import the configuration ...

Page 27: ... external NTP network time protocol server Boot image Change the boot screen image The boot screen is the image you will see when you boot up the device Click Browse button and select the desired file in the Open dialog box The file name would appears with the newly uploaded image Click Apply button at the bottom corner to apply the settings or click Cancel to give it up Power Choose how to turn o...

Page 28: ...ubnet mask default gateway DNS server Click Apply at lower right corner click Confirm in popup dialog box Note The system will automatically reboot to complete the network settings Login the updated IP address after the system restarts 1 6 2 Network By default LS 2 uses DHCP to obtain an IP Address via a router or any DHCP server To use a static IP address for your device configure the network set...

Page 29: ...o start firmware update Click Cancel if the uploaded file is no longer wanted Note System will reboot automatically when the firmware update is completed It might takes a few minutes Do not shutdown power off the system during firmware updating Service data Export the log file to your computer or upload it to the Customer Service Server Input the file name and then click Export or Upload Note The ...

Page 30: ...ng username and password with Administration Online Director Video Manager 1 New User Enter a user login name that you want 2 New Password Enter the user login password that you want 3 Confirm Password Requires you to enter your password again for confirmation 4 Click Apply 1 7 Account ...

Page 31: ...ording process the director control panel makes it easy to apply layout select background and control the audio recorded This section briefly introduces the names of the various function buttons and the functions will be introduced in the next section 2 1 1 Preview 10 2 50 152 10 2 50 152 Minimum Stream Status Snaoshot Maximum Record Timer Playback Overlay Streaming On Off Settings Layout Record I...

Page 32: ...ound and Theme cannot be switched during recording Name Overlay Name Layout Name Background Name Theme Name Display Function Change Overlay Function Change Layout Function Change Background Function Change Theme Function Change Content Cam 1 Mixed video cycling Brief introduction Switch image sources to monitor individual image inputs The video output settings display Monitor input sources or Prev...

Page 33: ...ting Enable streaming button Record Video recording The Record button is red to indicate active recording Pause Pause recording The preview video are suspended To resume recording click Record Stop Stop to end a recording Snapshot Screen shot of the preview When not recording the picture will be placed in the snapshot folder of the internal drive or front USB and will appear in the Video Manger Wh...

Page 34: ...max USB show the dialog 1 Loop recording off a Front USB recording off If internal drive 8hr max internal drive show the dialog b Front USB recording on and internal drive USB If internal hard drive 8hr max internal drive show the dialog 2 video recording 2 1 2 3 Playback Video a b c f d e Show all videos saved in hard drive three videos in one page a Date of video b Start End time of video c Tota...

Page 35: ...respondent time Time Information Total recording time current playback time Audio On Off Mute or resume playback audio Volume bar Show playback volume level Click any point on the bar will adjust to correspondent volume level Bookmark Bookmark of video The dialog will be introduced below Switch sources Change playback source Mixed video Playback Mixed video Content Playback Content video Cam 1 Pla...

Page 36: ...stname Device description IP address Model Version Brand b Projector calibration Some of the iFPD need to be calibrated before use Using mouse control to click icon to start calibration First appears the Touch Module list select one and the calibration page will show Using pen or finger to click on the center of the dot one by one Totally 5 dots and each dot remain 30 seconds for time out 2 Audio ...

Page 37: ...wn Up b HDMI Mute Down Up c Audio output loop through On Off Note Audio Loop through Off Local audio output does not include local audio input Audio 1 Audio 2 d Default Volume only a b d c Name Function Description IP Address Device WAN IP Address Audio Volume Audio volume meter 10 2 50 152 ...

Page 38: ...deo and Snapshot lists are in descending order by the time of occurrence Entering the Video Manager webpage via Administrator by clicking the button or log in Video Manager from the initial login page with default username video and password video The Video Manager includes the following features upload download delete playback the recording and edit the recording information 3 1 Video Management ...

Page 39: ...ng packages can be deleted manually to make room for new recordings Select the recording and click A confirmation dialog box opens asking you to confirm the deletion Click Confirm to permanently remove the recording packages The list may not update immediately Refresh the list by reloading this webpage 3 1 1 Upload the recording Select the desired recording and click to add it in the upload queue ...

Page 40: ...the window if the content is recorded in MP4 Mixed video Original source recording mode Select the video for playback by clicking on the image of the desired one The file size being download is shown within the button The title used for Mixed video is Movie and those for Original source s are the name of the corresponding video input s by default are Content and Cam 1 To separately download MP4 Mi...

Page 41: ...t the bookmark of a recording click on the desired recording and you will be directed to the Bookmark page The Snapshot Manager includes the following features upload download delete preview 1 Edit the bookmark title 2 Delete the bookmark 3 Add new bookmark with title 3 2 Snapshot Management ...

Page 42: ...d the choice to Open or to Save the package The photo packages are downloaded to your computer These are typically saved to the default download location used by your browser To separately download the photo in the folder click on the folder thumbnail Photo packages can be deleted manually to make room for new photos Select the folder and click A confirmation dialog box opens asking you to confirm...

Page 43: ...43 www arec com LS 2 User Manual 3 2 4 Preview the photo Click on the desired photo folder and you will be directed to the photo list page Click on the desired photo to preview the photo ...

Page 44: ... VGA output for recording monitoring On screen display there are event icons and sometimes the error operation warnings Disk full Network connection failure Front USB drive mount Live Streaming Error Front USB recording error Operation is denied Front USB recording Disk failure Input no video ...

Page 45: ...45 www arec com LS 2 User Manual Recording is paused Firmware updating Firmware update failure Fan failure Shutdown confirmation ...

Page 46: ...ned in this document is Proprietary AREC have the right to change or improve product specifications without obligation to notify any user Go to www arec com get the latest information related to the product or additional information Made in Taiwan Date 2019 6 1 Version 2 6 ...