Matrox Monarch HD User Manual page 8

• RTSP mode If Monarch HD is set to stream in RTSP mode, the unit
delivers stream data once a client connects to Monarch HD using the RTSP
streaming protocol, and therefore does not require you to press the Stream
button. When a client connects to Monarch HD, the Stream LED flashes.
• RTMP mode If Monarch HD is set to stream in RTMP mode, press the
Stream button to begin streaming your input source to the stream destination
specified in the stream settings. Pressing the Stream button starts the stream
for that device only. If your Monarch HD is set to control multiple Monarch
HD devices, you must use the control buttons on the Control page of the
Command Center to start and stop streaming multiple Monarch HD devices
on the network at the same time (see
When streaming, the Stream LED flashes. Press the Stream button again to
stop streaming.
¦ Note The Stream button activates when you release the button. If you want
to start/stop streaming and recording at the same time, press and hold the
Stream and Record buttons and then release them at the same time.
Record button
Press the Record button to start recording your input source to the media selected
in the record settings. The Record button is disabled when Monarch HD is set to
Stream-only operating mode. For information on specifying your record settings,
see "Specifying record settings"
recording for that device only. If your Monarch HD is set to control multiple
Monarch HD devices, use the control buttons on the Control page of the
Command Center to start and stop recording multiple Monarch HD devices on
the network at the same time (see
recording, the Record LED flashes. Press the Record button again to stop the
recording. Unless a specific record duration limit was set in the record settings,
Monarch HD limits the duration of each recording to five hours. The recording
will automatically stop when the duration limit is reached.
¦ Note The Record button activates when you release the button. If you want to
start/stop recording and streaming at the same time, press and hold the record and
Stream buttons and then release them at the same time.
USB ports 1 and 2
Use the USB ports to connect a USB 2.0 or 3.0 media device for recording the
source connected to the Monarch HD HDMI input. To select USB port 1 or 2 as
the recording destination, see
Please note the following about using USB devices:
• Monarch HD writes to all USB devices (including USB 3.0 devices) at USB
2.0 speeds.
Chapter 5, "Streaming and
on page 33. Pressing the Record button starts the
Chapter 5, "Streaming and
"Specifying record settings"
Matrox Monarch HD hardware
Recording).
Recording). When
on page 33.
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