Media Pointe DMR160, User Manual

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Page 3: ...ater or sources of heat Do not drop or shake the unit Do not place or install the unit in environments where it can be dropped or shaken Make sure the unit is powered off while being moved even for short distances Observe the power requirements of the unit if you are not sure of the power available consult your local dealer or power company When plugging into a power outlet insert the plug firmly ...

Page 4: ...erview Requirements 9 Introduction 10 Front Panel 10 Keypad 10 LED Status 11 RESET Button 11 Power Switch 11 USB Port 11 Overview 12 Uses and Features 12 How It Works 12 Chapter 2 Setup 13 Connecting the DMR160 14 The Rear Panel 14 Auxiliary Connections 15 Network Setup 15 How to Assign an IP Address 15 Logging In 16 As a Guest User 16 As an Administrator 17 As an Author 17 IP Settings 17 Chapter ...

Page 5: ...g 30 Mail Attachment 30 Download Manager 31 CD Burning 32 USB Offload Upload 33 Streaming 34 Live Streaming While Recording Unicast 34 Chapter 5 Options 35 Recording Options 36 Naming 37 Titles Credits 38 Templates 39 FTP Upload 40 AV Controls 41 Set Recording Gain 41 Video Connections 41 AV Test 42 Chapter 6 Configuration 43 Date Time 44 User Security 45 User Login Security 45 Author Login Securi...

Page 6: ...hapter 7 Management System Tools 51 Notifications 52 Storage Limits 52 Logging 53 Update Upgrades 54 Upgrade System Software 54 Reset Configuration 55 Delete All Content 55 System Info 56 Shutdown 57 Reboot 57 Appendix A Front Panel LED Status 58 Appendix B Factory Default Settings 59 ...

Page 7: ... so we welcome and appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have regarding content presentation structure and distribution of this document Please use the contact information below for all correspondence Development Department Advanced Media Design Inc 667 Rancho Conejo Blvd Newbury Park CA 91320 USA support MediaPOINTE com Service Support and Training MediaPOINTE Inc is committed to providi...

Page 8: ...l void your warranty Refer all servicing to your MediaPOINTE representative The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within a triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltages Selection Main menu selections are shown as highlighted in Orange Button References to Web Portal buttons are shown as a Gray button Package Contents MediaPOINTE DMR160 Digital Vid...

Page 9: ...provides a brief introduction and overview of the MediaPOINTE DMR160 Topics in This Chapter Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Requirements 9 Introduction 10 Front Panel 10 Keypad 10 LED Status 11 RESET Button 11 Power Switch 11 USB Port 11 Overview 12 Uses and Features 12 How It Works 12 ...

Page 10: ... remote control contact closure RS 232 serial port Telnet or by the convenient button panel on the front of the unit One push of the REC button will start archiving and streaming if desired in a pre configured template layout Front Panel The front panel of the unit is shown below The front panel consists of the main operation Keypad with a BLUE LED Status indicator a Y YE EL LL LO OW W LED status ...

Page 11: ...ON Ready ON OFF Record Slow Blink OFF Indexing Fast Blink OFF Local Playback OFF OFF Copying to USB Burn to CD OFF OFF Error or Fail to Copy OFF Fast Blink Mute Slow Blink Slow Blink RESET Button The RESET button is hidden behind a tiny hole in the front panel and requires activation using a small device such as a pin or paperclip This is done to avoid inadvertent resetting of the system Pressing ...

Page 12: ...ideo input streams from your videoconferencing system in a video conference the near and far end camera video The DMR160 also accepts line level stereo audio inputs The two separate streams along with the stereo audio inputs are captured and combined into a single file which can be simultaneously streamed out along your network during the archival process if desired Users can select from three pre...

Page 13: ...figuration software If you know how to browse the internet then you already know how to access and control the DMR160 using its Web portal via a web browser Topics in This Chapter Chapter 2 Setup 13 Connecting the DMR160 14 The Rear Panel 14 Auxiliary Connections 15 Network Setup 15 How to Assign an IP Address 15 Logging In 16 As a Guest User 16 As an Administrator 17 As an Author 17 IP Settings 1...

Page 14: ...h is in the off position before plugging in the power cable Video Inputs Video inputs 1 and 2 on the DMR160 can be set from the Web portal to be either composite or S video inputs Stereo Audio Input there are two line level stereo audio inputs that use standard RCA connectors LAN Cable Input insert the included standard 10 100Mb CAT 5e LAN cable into the connector labeled LAN1 on the DMR160 The co...

Page 15: ...en you first purchase the DMR160 and when you are ready to install the hardware at your site How to Assign an IP Address IP addresses may be assigned to the DMR160 by two ways DHCP and Fixed Static IP If your network is configured for DHCP the IP address will be provided automatically and will be visible on the video output of the DMR160 To set a Fixed Static IP address see the procedure below for...

Page 16: ...se to its IP address using your Internet browser There are three levels of access rights There is a Guest user a content author as well as a system admin As a Guest User The user maintains has the ability to view existing content on the DMR160 1 Once you have navigated to the site you will be presented with the default menu page Anyone who logs into the DMR160 is considered a Guest user until they...

Page 17: ...of the main menu You will be prompted to enter a username and password 2 Use the login id author The password will be user defined in the User Security section of the main menu Note that the login id and the password are case sensitive IP Settings This section describes how to establish network settings on the DMR160 To quickly find the system s IP Address connect a video display to the video outp...

Page 18: ... from the network IP Address Assign a specific address to the DMR160 This will also display the current address assigned IP Subnet Mask The Netmask ID A range of IP addresses defined so that only machines with IP addresses within the range are allowed access to an Internet service Default Gateway Gateway address connecting disparate networks ...

Page 19: ...RS 232 serial port Telnet or by the convenient button panel on the front of the unit This section will cover each of these control interfaces in detail Topics in This Chapter Chapter 3 Control Operation 19 Web Portal 20 Web Portal 20 Overview 20 Toolbar 20 Folder Management 22 On Screen Menu Front Control Panel 23 External Control 24 RS 232 24 Telnet25 Infra Red 25 Relay Closure 25 ...

Page 20: ... start and stop a recording session play or download previously archived material set recording preferences and move content off or within the DMR160 Selecting the Browse Content selection from the main menu will show a list of all current recordings in the Root directory Toolbar When logged in as either author or admin selecting the Browse Content selection from the main menu will provide the mai...

Page 21: ...f a piece of content to be created in a different folder Delete Will delete the selected content There is no recycle bin or recovery process for content that has been deleted Expand Folder View Will display the folder management tree Mail Attachment Manager Will open the Mail Attachment Manager to allow content to be emailed Download Manager Will open the Download Manager to allow content to be mo...

Page 22: ...hange the name of the selected folder Delete Folder This will permanently delete a folder including all content held within Set Change Password This icon will allow the user to password protect the currently selected folder If the folder is already password protected it will allow the user to change the password Expand all Folders Will show all folders on the DMR160 ...

Page 23: ... Control Panel The On Screen Menu is displayed on the video output of the DMR160 The DMR160 IR remote or Front Control Panel keypad will provide some of the configuration features of the Web Portal as well as provide the ability to navigate and playback non password protected content stored on the DMR160 Currently the on screen menus give the user the following capabilities Start Stop Recording En...

Page 24: ...he pin out is shown here Terminal session settings required for RS 232 control are 9600 8 None 1 with No Flow Control There is no password protection on this interface and by default the RS 232 port is enabled however the administrator has the ability to disable the port from the Web portal See below for a list of the available commands For more information on external control please refer to the ...

Page 25: ...tron Relay Closure The external closure connection is mounted on the back as a 1 8th 3 5mm phone plug Either a mono or stereo plug can be used but in the case of the stereo phone plug short the sleeve to the ring as the negative connection This connection can be wired to a simple switch closure and will start or stop a recording This closure can be in the form of a relay manual switch or semi cond...

Page 26: ...ove the content and watch the stream live Topics in This Chapter Chapter 4 Recording Archiving Streaming 26 Recording 27 Recording Start Stop 27 Recorded Content Detail 28 Playback on DMR160 28 Archiving 30 Mail Attachment 30 Download Manager 31 CD Burning 32 USB Offload Upload 33 Streaming 34 Live Streaming While Recording Unicast 34 ...

Page 27: ...ng with the currently selected layout template selected from the Templates section To stop the recording and create the archived file press the Stop button to begin the indexing action process The BLUE LED on the front of the unit will fast blink during the indexing procedure indicating that the unit is busy and cannot record or stream until the process is complete Depending on the length of the a...

Page 28: ... Media file viewer application Email Media Will allow the selected file s to be moved to be emailed Download Media Will allow the selected file to be moved to the local PC A pop up dialog box will ask for a file location and name for the saved file Play Locally Will start the media playback on the video output Playback on DMR160 Content stored on the DMR160 can be viewed on the video output Select...

Page 29: ...p forward and skip backward will be provided To play content on the local PC that is browsing the DMR160 click on the Play on PC button In order to play the file a Windows Media file viewer application such as Windows Media Player is required on the viewing PC ...

Page 30: ...email Add Folder Will add the selected folder to the email attachment Remove Folder Will remove the selected folder from the email attachment Add Media Will add the selected media to the email attachment Remove Media Will remove the selected media from the email attachment Close Mail Attachment Pane Will close the Mail Attachment Pane ...

Page 31: ... Toolbar Icon Function Description Download Will download the selected content to the browsing PC Add Folder Will add the selected folder to the download list Remove Folder Will remove the selected folder from the download list Add Media Will add the selected media to the download list Remove Media Will remove the selected media from the download list Close Download Manager Pane Will close the dow...

Page 32: ...ovide icons for burning media files and folders to CD R drive Icon Function Description Burn CD Will begin the CD burning process Add Folder Will add the selected folder to the burn list Remove Folder Will remove the selected folder from the burn list Add Media Will add the selected media to the burn list Remove Media Will remove the selected media from the burn list Close CD Manager Pane Will clo...

Page 33: ...the main menu This will display the USB toolbar that will provide icons for moving media files to and from the USB drive Icon Function Description Export Media Move the selected files to the attached USB device Import Media Move the selected files on the USB device to the DMR160 Delete Media Will delete the selected Media Close USB Management Pane Will close the USB Management Pane ...

Page 34: ...ure can be disabled from the Recording Options section of the menu To watch a live broadcast enter the IP address of the DMR160 on your internet browser The main DMR160 screen appears with the top recording showing a LIVE session as highlighted below To view the live broadcast select the Play link to launch your Windows Media Viewer to watch the live broadcast The broadcast will be shown to you in...

Page 35: ...onfigurable recording options on the DMR160 Only author and admin users have access to these settings Topics in This Chapter Chapter 5 Options 35 Recording Options 36 Naming 37 Titles Credits 38 Templates 39 FTP Upload 40 AV Controls 41 Set Recording Gain 41 Video Connections 41 AV Test 42 ...

Page 36: ...R160 will automatically start recording and streaming if desired when a call comes into the videoconferencing system or is initiated by the system and automatically stop once the call has been terminated If you select the Tandberg mode an additional pull down menu appears for the IP Address of the Tandberg codec or the serial port used to control the codec The password of the Tandberg codec is als...

Page 37: ...lpha numeric characters may also be entered All newly recorded content will adhere to these naming conventions Select the Save Name Settings button to save your new content naming convention A default folder can be set to house all recordings that are started from outside the Web portal ie Using the REC button remote control or Command Line Interface Select the Set Default Folder button to save th...

Page 38: ...ll activate all start and end slide settings Un checking this box will over ride the start and end slide settings that follow Slides must be in JPEG format To upload a slide browse to the JPEG image you wish to use and click on the Upload button Slides may be enabled for 5 10 or 15 seconds The start slide will overlay the recorded content from the beginning of the recording for the time period cho...

Page 39: ...d into different template layouts These inputs include two video inputs either S Video or Composite labeled V1 and V2 These recording templates can be adjusted by author and admin users from the Template selection in the main menu The current template is always highlighted in orange Switching templates is not instantaneous and takes time to reconfigure encoder You will receive a Successful message...

Page 40: ...d The DMR160 has the ability to upload content to a network connected server via ftp This can be configured to automatically happen after the recording session is over To automatically upload newly recorded media to the server ensure that the Enable automatic FTP upload of media files checkbox is selected Enter the FTP server location IP address and the login information To keep a copy of the reco...

Page 41: ...g To change the audio gain for a new recording session click on the blue bar where you would like to set the audio gain Select the Set Recording Gain button to save your new gain settings Video Connections The DMR160 has two video inputs Each input has connectors for either S Video or Composite video Use the checkboxes in the Video source selection to select which signal type is used for the Video...

Page 42: ...ill not see any reference to that connection on this menu page AV Test The DMR160 has the ability to test connected output devices without having to connect live input sources There are four audio test tones for confirming the audio outputs of the DMR160 There are three test images for confirming output on the video output of the DMR160 Once a test tone or image has been selected use the Stop Test...

Page 43: ...inistrator privileges and cannot be accessed by users logged in with author or user profiles Topics in This Chapter Chapter 6 Configuration 43 Date Time 44 User Security 45 User Login Security 45 Author Login Security 46 Changing the Administrator Password 46 IP Settings 47 System Name 47 Network Settings 47 SMTP Mail 49 Command Line 50 Telnet TCP IP 50 RS 232 50 ...

Page 44: ...using the DMR160 it is given a time and date stamp These can be set in the Date Time section of the main menu The Date can be manually entered in the format shown or can be selected from a pop up calendar Confirm any changes by clicking on the Set Date Time button ...

Page 45: ...e security for the user This will require all users to have an ID of user and the password created in the user password field Enter a user password in the user password field and confirm it by clicking the Save user Security Settings button The next time the DMR160 is accessed anyone logging in will be presented with a login box asking for the ID user and a password Un checking the Enable user sec...

Page 46: ... any of the settings under the Manage section in the main menu These sections include Config IP Security Update and System Information By default the Administrator ID and password are set to admin and MediaPOINTE respectively It is not possible to change the Administrator ID It will always be admin To change the Administrator password perform the following steps Enter a new password in the New adm...

Page 47: ...he text field A reboot is required for the new name to take effect The name can be up to 15 characters long and consist of alpha numeric characters No special characters or symbols will be accepted except for a hyphen Network Settings Network Configuration Setting Description DHCP Client Enable Disable DHCP settings for automatic address retrieval from the network ...

Page 48: ... Default Gateway Gateway address connecting disparate networks If you have made any changes to the network settings select the Apply Changes button You will receive a pop up window warning you that you to use this option with caution as you are changing the default address and should remember the new settings To quickly find the system s IP Address connect a video display to the video output The u...

Page 49: ... messages either from a locally configured SMTP server or a remote SMTP server Enter the IP Address of the SMTP server in the appropriate text box The Email field will set the default From field to the entered email Leave this blank to allow the user to enter their own From field ...

Page 50: ... enabled by entering a password in the Password for TCP IP connection text box If a password is not desired on the Telnet session leave the text box blank RS 232 On the back of the DMR160 there is a control port configured as a DTE supporting RS 232 protocol A Null Modem cable should be used between the DMR160 and the COM port on your PC Terminal session settings required for RS 232 control are 96...

Page 51: ...ols for event notifications and logging as well as the procedure for upgrading the unit Topics in This Chapter Chapter 7 Management System Tools 51 Notifications 52 Storage Limits 52 Logging 53 Update Upgrades 54 Upgrade System Software 54 Reset Configuration 55 Delete All Content 55 System Info 56 Shutdown 57 Reboot 57 ...

Page 52: ...ications section of the main menu Enter the email address to which the notifications will be sent and select the events to track Confirm these settings with the Save Notification Settings button Storage Limits The Administrator can determine the action to take when the DMR160 hard drive is full Make the selection and press the Submit button ...

Page 53: ... 53 Logging The DMR160 can be configured by the Administrator to log events from the Logging section of the main menu Select the events you wish to save to a log and confirm these settings with the Save Logging Options button ...

Page 54: ...tures on the DMR160 to lead technological advances in the archiving and streaming marketplace In order to keep the DMR160 up to date with all of the latest features you may want to update the system software from time to time Follow the following steps to upgrade the DMR160 software 1 Download the latest software edition from the MediaPOINTE website This file will have an mpup extension Note if no...

Page 55: ...re will be in place Reset Configuration Selecting the Reset Configuration button will reset all settings in the DMR160 back to the factory settings This will not delete any of your recorded files only the system configuration settings You can find a list of the factory settings in Appendix B in this user guide This is the same as using the reset button within the hold on the front on the DMR160 De...

Page 56: ...mportant information about the DMR160 The system can be shutdown or rebooted from this page the DMR160 See the table below for more details Sys Info Setting Description Product Name Name of the DMR160 Series Product series number Version The installed Version number of currently software ...

Page 57: ...et Options Future optional features will be listed here Option Keys This key will be required to activate an option Shutdown Select the Shutdown button to remotely power down shut off the DMR160 Any access to the unit will be lost as the unit is powered down In order to power up the unit the user must physically turn on the switch on the rear of the unit as well as the small power switch on the fr...

Page 58: ...ix A Front Panel LED Status LED 1 BLUE LED 2 Y YE EL LL LO OW W Power ON ON ON Ready ON OFF Record Slow Blink OFF Index Fast Blink OFF Play or Copying OFF OFF Error or Fail to Copy OFF Fast Blink Burn OFF OFF Mute Slow Blink Slow Blink ...

Page 59: ...reaming while Recording ON OFF Default Folder Root Titles Credits Disabled Select Video Template Video1 Video1 And Video2 Video2 FTP Upload Disabled Configure User login Enabled Enable user security Disabled User password Blank Author Login Disabled Author password Blank Admin password MediaPOINTE Manage System Enable Event Notifications Disabled Storage Limit Action Show Alert Message Delete Olde...