Chapter 1 Package Accessories Introduction Featuring a compact and stand-alone design, AREC KS-700 Media Station consists of diversefeatures and functionality, including multi-signals capturing, recording synchronously, codec,streaming online, multi-channel split screen, live broadcasting, and web-based video switcher,providing complete lecture capture solution.
KS-700 User Manual Chapter 2 Product Overview 2.1 Host View Front Back Name Brief introduction Remote Control receiver Remote Control receiving area Led light Bluetooth / Record / Power Function key Record / Play / Pause / Stop / Menu / Channel / Preview Layout...
KS-700 User Manual 2.2 Remote Control Receiver Please point the remote control to the infrared receiver at the front panel of the product to ensure proper signal reception. The applicable range is between +/- 30 degrees, and the maximum vertical distance is within 10 meters.
KS-700 User Manual 2.3.2 Button Functions There are frequently used control buttons on the front panel of the AREC Media Station. They can be used to turn the product ON and enter the operation menu. Button Icon Name Function Description Power ON/OFF;...
KS-700 User Manual Chapter 3 Wiring and Initial Installation 3.1 Product Connection AREC AM-500 AREC CI-200 AREC TP-100 projector Wireless Network Camera Auto-Tracking System Microphone Speaker Power Video output VGA / HDMI Audio output Wireless audio receiver Digital I/O Audio input...
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KS-700 User Manual Name Brief introduction Power Power connection Video input for VGA or HDMI cables. Video input For example: Connected to notebook or document cam. Video output for VGA or HDMI cables. Video output For example: Connected to projector or TV.
KS-700 User Manual 3.2 First installation Product setup Get IP address from About option in Setup item of the host output interface main menu and input it in the Browser page Step 1:Log in System Administration with default user ID admin and password admin.
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KS-700 User Manual Step 4:Click Discovery Refresh to auto scan web cam and auto tracking cloud connected to host. You may click button to manual add web cam and auto tracking cloud by input specific IP or MAC address. Step 5:Connect to devices Status of refreshed or added device displays symbol " ? ". Click web cam and auto tracking cloud and the device setup page displays.
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KS-700 User Manual Step 6:Set up name/video source/tracking source/tracking mode of network image input channel by selecting + icon in image sensor option in sensor setup tab. Click Tool symbol Channel Configuration page and the source setup page displays. Click + symbol to select desired image input web cam for connection.
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KS-700 User Manual Step 7:After the sensor is set up successfully, click Apply to display image. You may switch between split display screens with remote controller. Step 8:Set up local storage. It is recommended to install one whole new hard disk for this. Select hard disk interface.Click...
KS-700 User Manual Chapter 4 Remote Control Remote control functions described as follows: Icon Name Brief introduction Power Power on / off devices Adjust the output resolution Resolution (1920×1080 / 1280×720 / 1280×1024 / 1024×768) A : Export the storage device...
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KS-700 User Manual Icon Name Brief introduction Stop Stop video play / Stop video recording and exit Jump to previous course play / Jump to next course Previous / Next play Auto-Tracking Mount (TP-100)adjust zoom in, zoom out and change vision...
Settings to configure this product, satisfying your smart recording/playback needs. Display Screen Function Description The KS-700 will enter the display screen upon boot up. The first time it is turned ON the screen will be divided into four by default. If the...
KS-700 User Manual 5.1 Playback Screen Function Description Use the remote control buttons or control panel buttons to select the item to playback. 5.1.1 Campus Channel Screen Function Description Announces the school news and activities. Schools can promote important announcements or activity videos through this function.
KS-700 User Manual 5.1.3 Live Broadcast Screen Function Description Plays the online lectures currently being recorded by the KS-700 in other classrooms in real-time. This is designed for live-viewing by remote students. 5.1.4 Video On Demand Screen Function Description Lists the group channels of EM- 1304 so that users can browse by group.
KS-700 User Manual 5.2 Recording Screen Function Description Use the remote control buttons or control panel buttons to select the recording-related item to execute. 5.2.1 Enable Recording Screen Function Description To enable recording mode, first enter the recording typesetting preview screen.
KS-700 User Manual 5.2.3 Delete Lecture Screen Function Description The lecture video/images recorded on the host hard drive can be deleted here. 5.3 Settings Screen Function Description Select the setting item to execute using the remote control buttons or control panel buttons 5.3.1 Language...
KS-700 User Manual 5.3.2 Record Setting Screen Function Description Set record layout (a total of 6 layouts). 5.3.3 Volume Screen Function Description Adjusts the 4-channel input volume and output volume. Use buttons to select the item to adjust, then press buttons to adjust the volume size.
KS-700 User Manual 5.3.5 Streaming Screen Function Description Adjusts whether to enable streaming. The streaming address will be displayed if streaming is enabled for VLC-type streaming playback programs to open. 5.3.6 Resolution Screen Function Description Adjusts the output resolution; available selections include 1920×1080...
KS-700 User Manual 5.3.8 About Screen Function Description Displays the host information of KS- 700, manufacturer/ Model/ Firmware Version / IP Address/ Free space remaining on the hard drive.
KS-700 simultaneously allows 4-channel high definition channel input, and is able to save and output to use as digital teaching resources. Audio may also be used, allowing the lecturer’s teaching to have both video and audio.
KS-700 User Manual 6.1.2 Pane Fill Settings Pane Fill style of the channels in every Layout can be adjusted individually. Use the remote control’s button to switch the video pane fill methods (Fit to Height / Fit to Width / Fill / Letter Box / Auto Cut) sequentially.
KS-700 User Manual 6.1.4 Video Quality Settings Adjustment Video adjustment allows setting of brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, allowing the color of the output screen to be saturated with brighter contrast, achieving the optimum video image. 1. Use buttons to enter the...
KS-700 User Manual 6.1.6 Volume HDMI, Line in / Mic, AREC wireless microphone, Output Volume adjustment: 1. Use buttons to enter the Main Menu, the select Volume under the Settings sub-menu, and then use buttons to select and adjust (Figure 1).
KS-700 User Manual 6.1.8 Return and Exit If you want to return to the previous level and cancel the menu and return to the main split screen, the following instructions can be used. button on and remote control and the button on the front panel can both be used under the Main Menu / Sub-Menu / Dialog box to return to the previous level;...
KS-700 User Manual 6.2.1 Start recording Start recording your courses and activities. 1. Remote controller operation: Press to enter the main menu and to select the recording function. The submenu Start recording displays. Press start recording from the recording preview page.
KS-700 User Manual 6.2.2 Recording operation How to pause and stop to record. 1. Remote controller operation: Press to pause and to stop recording. 2. Front panel operation: Press to stop recording. 3. Recording template shortcut: Press on your remote controller to select recording screen layout.
KS-700 User Manual 6.2.4 Delete Lecture The menu is categorized according to video and pictures, making it convenient for you to find the lecture to delete. This function allows your hard drive to have more space to record new lectures.
This director control panel can also perform mount-tracking and the zooming in/out of the camera lens. The recording audio volume, whether from the microphone that the user prepared, the AREC wireless microphone (AM- 500), or even the audio recorded and played back from the lecture, can all be controlled and adjusted here.
KS-700 User Manual 2. How to search for the KS-700 IP address to use with Web Director: Press the button on the remote control, and use the buttons to select Settings, and then use the buttons to select About. 3. Page and Language switching: (1) Login to the Web Director and click on the Manager Page button on the top-right corner, click it with the mouse to switch to the Manager Page login page.
KS-700 User Manual 6.2.7 Record Typesetting and Video Source The recording typesetting can be controlled during recording; the six templates defined by the manager can be quickly applied on the layout, or there are six layouts for the controller to apply; use the mouse to control the splitting location of each channel.
1. Mic1 adjusts the volume of channel 1; Mic2 adjusts the volume of channel 2. 2. BT Mic is the volume of the AREC wireless microphone. 3. Volume value (0~50). * Microphone prepared by the user or the video to play during lecture can be connected to channel 1 or 2.
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KS-700 User Manual 1. W : screen becomes smaller, T : screen becomes larger. 2. If Auto-Track Mount is connected during channel recording, the directional keys can be used to control the direction of the lens for tracking recording; the button will return the lens to the initial position.
8. Streaming mode: Select streaming destination. (1) Select Disable to close streaming. (2) Select Transmission to AREC MSR (EM-1300) to record and send image to media center (EM-1300) at the same time and show its IP address. (3) Select LAN single point transmission to show IP address and connection port. This is used to provide given single PC connection in the same MS-350 LAN.
KS-700 User Manual 6.2.11 PPT indexing software Installation and use at the PC end: Software name: AREC_PPT_Indexer_Setup.exe Software location: the AREC product DVD included with your product Installation location: the PC to use this software Installation steps: 1. Click the execution file 2.
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KS-700 User Manual 5. Open the PPT file to be presented, name of it displays in PPT status page of your software. 6. The recording and playing host starts, the PPT file is now in playback mode, the software auto add headings of PPT file as key note heading during recording.
Principal’s morning report, student safety advocacy and lodging advocacy etc. The video file source of this announcement is the AREC Media Center (EM-1300) within the local area network; EM-1300 plans and manages the announcements; KS-700 is the playback device.
KS-700 User Manual 6.3.2 Local Storage Local lectures allows users to view lectures recorded and stored on the local hard drive, browse lecture information and access the highest quality lecture videos. 1. When you enter the menu, select the picture or video category, then browse the lecture preview information on the right.
6.3.3 Live Broadcast The KS-700 Media Station is able to perform real-time live broadcast of the video, the lecturer’s voice and all the digital information on-site. Viewers just have to use the KS-700 Media Station in other classrooms to watch the lecture site video and information contents at the same time without being restricted by location.
Viewers can browse lectures through the categories and enter different lecture fields for lecture browsing to quickly find the lecture content that they want to view. The source of this lecture video file is the AREC Media Center (EM-1300) within the local area network; the EM-1300 plans and manages the group channels. The KS- 700 is the playback device.
KS-700 User Manual 6.3.5 Channel Information Displays the channel summary information. 1. Press the button to display the lecture information. 2. Press the button again to display knowledge points; use the buttons to select it. * Please refer to 6.3.5 and 6.3.6 for related instructions.
KS-700 User Manual 6.3.6 Knowledge Point Search This function allows users to search for important points marked on the video during the recording process while playback the video. This function can be used if you want to jump to a specific important section of the channel.
KS-700 User Manual 6.4 Table of event icons See table below for event icons for local teaching and teaching display screens during playing. Icon Name Function description Network Disconnected LAN connection failure Network connected LAN connection successfully Auto display screen...
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KS-700 User Manual Icon Name Function description Auto-tracking mount patrolling The Auto-Tracking Mount is patrolling. Auto-tracking mount position The Auto-Tracking Mount has change position and zoom the webcam to default 1 default point P01. Auto-tracking mount position The Auto-Tracking Mount has change position and zoom the webcam to default 2 default point P02.
KS-700 User Manual 6.5 Remote Control Function List Remote control features that are available in each situations. Name Preview Full Screen Recording Playback Director Admin Power Resolution A:Exit B:Close Screen Icons C:Add Index D:Files Output Record Snapshot Menu Back Preview Layout...
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KS-700 User Manual Name Preview Full Screen Recording Playback Director Admin Mute Info Prev Index Next Index Record Layout Play Pause Stop Previous / Next Reset Patrol Zoom in Zoom out...
KS-700 User Manual Chapter 7 Manager Interface System Administration is the background setting of this product; it can perform basic system settings and confirm system operations. The sensor setting allows each channel to properly connect with the recorders, and adjusts the recording volume size. Network setting confirms the network connection. Record Setting sets the recording countdown and audio delay and other functions.
(2) Changing System Time ( automatic change or manual change ): a. Automatic change: Check Sync with AREC Media Center then internet time will be synchronized with the system time, using the time correction server on the internet; press Apply at the bottom-right corner when finished to apply the settings.
KS-700 User Manual 3. Changing username and password with Online Director (1) New User: Enter an Online Director user login name that you want. (2) New Password: Enter the Online Director user login password that you want. (3) Confirm Password: Requires you to enter your password again for confirmation. Your password will be...
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KS-700 User Manual 1. Image sensor: Set up image priority. Click + icon Image sensor tab of Sensor setting menu to set up name/video source/tracking source/tracking mode of image capture input channel. (1) The image capture source is host input terminal video in 1 and 2 with option VGA or HDMI. If only one of the latter is connected the system will detect and auto switch to source of signal.
(2) Click HDMI1 and HDMI2 sound source adjustment to change HDMI volume. (3) AREC wireless mic volume adjustment: in range between 0-15. (4) Range of volume of sound input are 0-50 except for AREC wireless mic. 7.2.1 Network Camera connection 1.
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KS-700 User Manual 2. Manual add : (1) Connect webcam to this machine. (2) In Network Camera bar, click to enter its IP address or MAC along with required account ID and password, press the button at lower right corner.
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KS-700 User Manual 5. Enter webcam information page: (1) In Discovery page, click desired webcam in list displayed in webcam status bar and the webcam information page displays. (2) Webcam preview page displays after it is connected successfully. Move desired image leftward or rightward to zoom viewing effect.
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KS-700 User Manual (4) Set up default position ( there are 15 positions available ) : a. Click Default position, select desired position ( P01-P15 ) in dropdown list. b. Click the arrow key to move auto tracking cloud platform to desired position.
KS-700 User Manual 7.2.2 Connection to auto tracking cloud platform 1. Auto search ( refresh ) : (1) Connect auto tracking cloud platform to your product. (2) To search for auto tracking cloud platform: In Sensor settings click Refresh to scan for auto tracking cloud platform.
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KS-700 User Manual 3. Press Sensor settings to exit to the Sensor settings page. Set up name / video source / tracking source / tracking mode of network image input channel by selecting + icon in image settings page. Channel Configuratrion page, click Tool Symbol and the source setup page displays.
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P01, P02, and P03. * See AREC TP-100 auto tracking cloud platform user manual for the compensation mechanism of smart recording and playing host’s support to lost target by auto tracking cloud platform.
7.2.3 Set up student tracking cloud platform 1.Select Student tracking in sensor channel setup mode to set AREC tracking cloud platform to student voicing system. Note: You can set platform of single channel to Student Tracking. 2. Click student tracking cloud platform in search page to enter the setup page.
KS-700 User Manual 7.3 Network setting 1. Auto IP allocation: Click DHCP at top of screen to have IP address auto allocated by routers of LAN being connected. 2. Manual add network: Click manual setup, enter network information ( IP address / subnet mask / default gateway / primary DNS / other DNS ).
2. Encode Profile: You may select from 15 recording compression format options available or customize your own one. Profile Scene name Application description Dynamic Scene Full HD Large recording scent and local hard disk recording. Dynamic Scene HD Large recording scent and LAN MSR (EM-1300) backup. Dynamic Scene SD Large recording scent and LAN KS-700 live broadcasting.
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Medium recording scene and local hard disk recording. General Scene HD Medium recording scene and LAN MSR (EM-1300) backup. General Scene SD Medium recording scene and LAN KS-700 live broadcasting. Medium recording scene and live broadcasting through the Internet (via General Scene Internet PC or tablet).
IP address and connection port. This is used to provide given single PC connection in the same KS-700 LAN. It requires software capable of network streaming. a. Take example. You may enter IP address and connection port for VLC to play instant recordings.
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IP address and connection port. This is used to provide given single PC connection in the same KS-700 LAN. It requires software capable of network streaming. Take example. You may enter IP address and connection port for VLC to play instant recordings. View streaming address from network streaming in the setup item of main menu.
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Large recording scent and local hard disk recording. Dynamic Scene HD Large recording scent and LAN MSR (EM-1300) backup. Dynamic Scene SD Large recording scent and LAN KS-700 live broadcasting. Large recording scent and live broadcasting through the Internet (via Dynamic Scene Internet PC or tablet).
KS-700 User Manual Static Scene SD Small recording scene and LAN KS-700 live broadcasting. Small recording scene and live broadcasting through the Internet Static Scene Internet ( via PC or tablet ). Small recording scene and live broadcasting through the Internet Static scene mobile network ( via portable mobile devices ).
KS-700 User Manual 7.6 Layout Manager This chapter will describe how to change the default layout of the Display Screen Record Screen, and how to customize layouts, manage and delete customized layouts. 7.6.1 Display Layout When you turn ON the unit and press the button on the remote control, the screen displays six layouts.
KS-700 User Manual 7.6.3 Layout List Displays the database and the user-defined layouts; it can perform layout deletion and other management operations. Click on Delete and a prompt will appear; select to delete the layout. 7.6.4 Editor Select template, add custom layout. See below for edit operation : 1.
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KS-700 User Manual 2. Drag and drop channels to the left in cells of template. 3. You may zoom or move gray frames in template with small triangle symbol at lower right corner. 4. Drag and drop channels to every cell in template.
KS-700 User Manual 7.8 Photo manager View photo information including data and number of snapshots. 1. Click to display photo information page with options of : (1) Photo index : Press to scroll through multiple photos. (2) File Name (3) Snapshot Time (4) File size 2.
KS-700 User Manual 7.9 Intelligent Director Set up intelligent director and scene selection. 1. Enable intelligent director: Set intelligent director on or off. 2. Intelligent scene: Select scene specific intelligent director scripts from dropdown menu. See below for description on scene channel (sensor) settings and lens movement scrips.
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KS-700 User Manual Intelligent scene Channel configuration (Sensor Setting) Intelligent director configuration The main script contains parent ( CH3 ) and child ( CH1 ) screen. The following events would trigger lens changes during recording. ˙Switch presentation: trigger the script to switch to full screen ( CH1 ) and back to main script in 10 seconds.
KS-700 User Manual 7.10 Event Log Allows users to browse message, alarm and error events, and are displayed according to the time sequence. 1. Enable debug mode: Open Event Log and enter debug mode to perform recording. 2. Display event categories: All, admin, director, and user interface.
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All information contained in this document is Proprietary Made in Taiwan Version:1.4 Date : 2015.11.27 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.
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