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- Page 1 HELIX BROADCASTER 100 TOUCH SCREEN USER GUIDE Firmware Version 15.1.0.407.4.641058.642063 Revision Date: 1 July 2014...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..............................1 How this Guide Is Organized ......................1 ..........................2 CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM SETUP Setting up Helix Broadcaster ......................2 Functional Connectors......................2 Power Switch..........................2 Setting the WAN Address ......................3 Network Setup Screen.......................3 DHCP Lookup..........................3 Static IP Address........................4 Helix Broadcaster Interfaces ......................5 Touch Screen Interface......................5... - Page 4 Target URI..........................21 RTMP Name.......................... 21 Helix Media Server ........................21 Helix Stream Name ........................ 22 Helix Server Service......................... 22 Helix Media Server Playback Links................... 23 ....................24 CHAPTER 4: VIDEO AND AUDIO OPTIONS Video Options ........................... 24 Video Codec.......................... 24 Video Bit Rate ........................
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Page 5: Introduction
This chapter walks you through the process of receiving input from a device such as a camera or another server. Chapter 3: Outputs Using any input, you can create up to three outputs that you pass to Helix Server for client streaming or forward to another server or encoder. Chapter 4: Video and Audio Options This chapter describes the audio and video encoding options that you define for any output. -
Page 6: Chapter 1: System Setup
Broadcaster 100 touch screen interface. Setting up Helix Broadcaster The back of the Helix Broadcaster machine provides the power input and a primary Ethernet port (WAN port), which is labeled with a default IPv4 address. Plug the power cable into the power input and connect the WAN port to your network using an Ethernet cable (not provided). -
Page 7: Setting The Wan Address
Press the power switch briefly or tap the screen if the screen times out. Setting the WAN Address The back of the Helix Broadcaster 100 lists the default IP address for the WAN port. If you must change the WAN IP address or enable DHCP before placing the Helix Broadcaster machine on your network, follow the procedures below. -
Page 8: Static Ip Address
DHCP. DHCP Static IP Address Follow this procedure to set a specific IP address for the Helix Broadcaster WAN port. 1. On the screen (see page 3), tap the radio button. -
Page 9: Helix Broadcaster Interfaces
• The browser interface (see page 7) gives you full access to Helix Broadcaster 100, providing more encoding options than the touch screen. It allows you to configure the embedded Helix Server as well as perform file-to-file encoding. - Page 10 Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 1: System Setup Virtual Keyboard When you tap a text field on the touch screen, a virtual keyboard appears. Virtual Keyboard Shell Menu options give you access to operations not related to stream encoding.
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Page 11: Browser Interface
You will be prompted to enter the administrator name and password. The defaults are: user name admin password admin Once you log in, you can access Helix Broadcaster functions that are organized in tabs that appear at the top of the page. Tabbed Functional Areas... - Page 12 Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 1: System Setup Click the appropriate tab to manage the various parts of Helix Broadcaster: System Status Display information about CPU usage, network bandwidth, and stream encoding. Encoder Setup Configure inputs and outputs.
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Page 13: Chapter 2: Inputs
The back of the Helix Broadcaster machine contains an audio/video capture card that has one or more SDI or HDMI inputs. Depending on the capture card, Helix Broadcaster is capable of accepting output from most cameras in NTSC, PAL, or HD format. It can also accept input that uses any of the following types of compression. -
Page 14: Startup Mode
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 2: Inputs On the screen that appears, tap to define the input characteristics. Stream Setup Input Setup Input Setup Selection screen defines the characteristics of the input stream. Input Setup Capture Input Setup Screen... -
Page 15: Audio Configuration
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 2: Inputs Video Mode No video will be encoded if the input setting does not match the video Warning! device’s output format exactly. Audio Configuration , select one of the following: Audio Config —... -
Page 16: Startup Mode
The Input Protocol UDP and RTP methods are push methods in which the remote server delivers the stream to the designated Helix Broadcaster IP address and port. The HTTP, RTSP, and RTMP methods are... -
Page 17: Udp And Rtp Input
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 2: Inputs pull methods in which Helix Broadcaster requests the stream from the remote server using the designated URI. Input Protocols Protocol Purpose User Datagram Protocol. This option is for a UDP stream that does not use a control protocol such as RTSP. -
Page 18: Http, Rtsp, And Rtmp Input
(see page 6) to enter the multicast address in the range from 224.0.0.0 239.255.255.255 Receiving a multicast stream requires that Helix Broadcaster resides on a Note: multicast-enabled network. Buffer Size The input buffer size sets the number of milliseconds of input data that is buffered before it is encoded. - Page 19 CHAPTER 2: Inputs Remote URL Tap the field and use the virtual keyboard (see page 6) to set the URL where Helix Remote URL Broadcaster acquires the steam. The URI format is the following, in which a user name and...
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Page 20: Chapter 3: Outputs
C H A P T E R OUTPUTS Chapter 3: For each input you define, you can create up to three outputs using the touch screen. You might create different outputs to generate streams with different streaming bandwidths or output ratios, for example. Output Selection To define an output, tap on the... -
Page 21: Udp And Rtp Outputs
Helix Media Server This method passes the stream to the embedded Helix Server for delivery to media clients. You can also use this method if you want Helix Server to forward the stream to other types of servers or content distribution networks. -
Page 22: Ip Address
CHAPTER 3: Outputs IP Address In the field, use the virtual keyboard (see page 6) to enter the IP address where Helix IP Address Broadcaster sends the stream. On a multicast-enabled network, you can use a multicast address in the range from 224.0.0.0... -
Page 23: Http Path
.sdp Bind Port In the field, Helix Broadcaster automatically selects a port where the HTTP stream Bind Port will be available. You can use the virtual keyboard (see page 6) to set a different port value. In general, you can use any open port, and ports in the range are recommended. -
Page 24: Stream Name
Note: output must be encoded with H.264/AAC codecs. Stream Name , set a name for the output stream. Helix Broadcaster generates the single-rate Stream Name playlist using this stream name. In a multi-rate stream, each stream name typically includes a designation for the streaming rate. -
Page 25: Rtmp Output
Note: supported in the stream name. Helix Media Server output type delivers the encoded stream to the embedded Helix Server. Helix Media Server You can use this method to make the stream available to popular media clients. You may also want to use it to forward the stream to content distribution networks or to implement features such as live stream archiving. -
Page 26: Helix Stream Name
- \ / ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ \ - + = | } { ; : < > , . ? ~ Helix Server Service You must start the Helix Server process using the browser interface described on page 7. Under tab, the... -
Page 27: Helix Media Server Playback Links
Helix Broadcaster IP address of and a stream name of 98.111.12.114 camera Substitute values appropriate for your stream setup. Helix Server is available on both the WAN address and the LAN address (if configured). HLS Client Link http://98.111.12.114:88/Segments/HLS_TS/mptslive/camera.m3u8 DASH Client Link http://98.111.12.114:88/Segments/DASH_MP4/mptslive/camera.mp4.mpd Flash Client Link rtmp://98.111.12.114/rtmplive/mptslive/camera... -
Page 28: Chapter 4: Video And Audio Options
1 Megabit per second or higher. This format is typically not renderable by Internet media clients. Remove Video • If this option is selected, Helix Broadcaster does not encode or pass through any video. This results in an audio-only stream. When you choose this option, other video settings are ignored. -
Page 29: Video Bit Rate
H.264, choose this option if you need to change the stream characteristics, such as setting a different streaming speed. Choose H.264 video to deliver video to Helix Server and to make it available Tip: the widest range of clients. HLS clients, for example, require H.264. -
Page 30: Video Method
Lower values result in better visual quality. Unless you have a specific need to change this value, leave it set to the default. Filter Options On the tab you can set options that affect how Helix Broadcaster modifies video output. Filters Filters Tab... -
Page 31: Scaling Mode
If the input and output aspect ratios Scaling Mode differ, Helix Broadcaster increases or decreases the video size as necessary to fit the output settings. This can cause visible distortion. The following figure illustrates a 16:9 video changed to a 4:3 aspect ratio, which compresses the video image in its horizontal dimension. -
Page 32: Deinterlacing
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 4: Video and Audio Options Dropping Frames Helix Broadcaster provides several options to drop frames and achieve a lower frame rate. Dropping frames may make the video appear jerky, however. Deinterlacing Deinterlacing removes jaggedness from certain video sources. Typically you can leave this field set to its default value of . -
Page 33: Buffer Size
Internet media clients. Remove Audio • If this option is selected, Helix Broadcaster does not encode or pass through any audio. This results in a video-only stream. When you choose this option, other audio settings are ignored. select this option when encoding from an SDI or HDMI input. -
Page 34: Audio Bitrate
For AAC audio, choose from the following: Auto • Helix Broadcaster chooses the audio profile based on the other input and output settings. • Advanced Audio Coding Low Complexity (AAC-LC) creates audio content at bit rates starting at 8 Kbps. Most media devices support AAC-LC audio, making it the safest choice... -
Page 35: Stream Control
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide CHAPTER 4: Video and Audio Options HE-AAC • High-efficiency AAC, which is also known as AAC Plus (AAC+), provides Spectral Band Replication (SBR) and more efficient encoding than AAC-LC. It requires more processing power for the media player to decode, however, and may not be supported by all client devices. -
Page 36: Appendix A: Console Setup
WAN and LAN port. Using Secure Shell If Helix Broadcaster is accessible on your network, you can use secure shell (SSH) to log in to the console. The following sections explain methods of using SSH from Windows or Linux. -
Page 37: Console Menu
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide APPENDIX A: Console Setup For example: ssh admin@10.125.15.200 3. Helix Broadcaster prompts for the password. Unless it has been changed already, the default password is: admin Console Menu Once you access Helix Broadcaster directly or by SSH, the main console menu appears. -
Page 38: Showing Ip Addresses
Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide APPENDIX A: Console Setup Showing IP Addresses Enter at the main menu to display the current IP address settings. The WAN address (see page 4) is listed as . Additional IP addresses are , and so on. - Page 39 Helix Broadcaster 100 Touch Screen User Guide APPENDIX A: Console Setup Networking Setup Screen In the setup screen, use the arrow keys to navigate to the end of a field and press Backspace erase the existing characters. Press to exit. Press to return to the main menu.