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- Page 1 PRODUCT MANUAL Installation, Configuration, and Operation Instructions END-TO-END Solutions for Broadcast & Streaming...
- Page 2 Email: support@leightronix.com ©2012-2018 LEIGHTRONIX, INC. All rights reserved. The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. LABvault-HD™, E-HD2™, and ePRO-BUS™ are trademarks of LEIGHTRONIX, INC. LEIGHTRONIX, INC. 1125 N Cedar Rd Mason, MI 48854 Phone: (800) 243-5589 or (517) 694-8000 Fax: (517) 694-1600 www.leightronix.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
DISPLAY ................................... 3 BACK PANEL ..........................4 SYSTEM INSTALLATION ........................ 5 INSTALLING THE LABVAULT-HD ..........................5 ENTERING NETWORK SETTINGS INTO LABVAULT-HD ..................8 ADMINISTRATIVE WEB INTERFACE ..................10 OPENING AND LOGGING IN ..........................10 UNDERSTANDING STATUS INDICATORS ON “SYSTEM DASHBOARD” SCREEN ..........11 ENTERING LABVAULT-HD SETTINGS ......................... - Page 4 MAINTAINING THE LABVAULT-HD........................25 Update Firmware .............................. 25 Check Internal Hard Drive ..........................25 Reboot/Shut Down ............................25 CONTROL COMMANDS ....................... 26 SPECIFICATIONS .......................... 30 PRODUCT WARRANTY ........................ 32 DECLARATION OF STANDARDS CONFORMITY ............... 32 COPYRIGHT STATEMENTS ......................33...
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Page 5: About This Manual
LABvault-HD About This Manual The LABvault-HD broadcast digital video encoder makes it simple to digitally record any video source with the push of a button. Capture high-definition digital video files for use with a LEIGHTRONIX E-HD2 server/controller and/or a FTP capable third party server or storage location. Use the included... -
Page 6: Important Safety Instructions
LABvault-HD Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. -
Page 7: Front Panel
KEYPAD The four LABvault-HD arrow keys are used to display status information as well as for the entry of TCP/IP network addresses. If you hold down an arrow key for more than one second, it begins to scroll through all of the available options. -
Page 8: Back Panel
Back Panel BACK PANEL Not Used Not Used The LABvault-HD back panel, includes, from left to right, top to bottom: D: 1 input tension clamp terminal block for analog A: Power cord connector or AES digital audio recording B: 9-pin male RS-232 DTE connector for control by... -
Page 9: System Installation
Leave empty rack spaces above and below the LABvault-HD. The LABvault-HD should not have anything stacked on top of it. a. Insert the LABvault-HD into the rack, aligning the holes of the unit’s mounting bracket with those of the rack. b. Secure the LABvault-HD to the rack with user-supplied rack screws. - Page 10 AES terminals on each block rotated toward the “SDI IN” BNC video input. • The LABvault-HD supports an audio wiring gauge range of 18 (maximum) to 28 (minimum) AWG. a. Prepare your audio wiring for connection to the terminal...
- Page 11 (4) Repeat steps 5.b.ii(1)–(3) for each of the remaining terminals in your audio terminal block configuration. iii. Push each wired terminal block back into its slot on the rear panel of the LABvault-HD. The block only fits one way into its holder on the rear panel...
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Page 12: Entering Network Settings Into Labvault-Hd
2. From the front panel, enter your password by pressing the right arrow button to display the password entry screen and then your five arrow key password. If the password is entered correctly, the LABvault-HD’s configuration menu will be displayed (see below). CONFIG MENU Edit unit address If the password is entered incorrectly, the front panel display returns to the status screens. - Page 13 System Installation 4. Optional: the LABvault-HD FTP buffer size setting helps to control the rate at which data is transferred to and from the LABvault. The buffer size defaults to 16 kilobytes, but may be adjusted down to 4 KB or up to 64 KB. If your network equipment can handle a higher rate, edit the setting to 32 or 64 KB for faster transfer times.
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Page 14: Administrative Web Interface
Type your LABvault-HD’s IP address into your Web brower’s address bar (i.e., http://10.255.14.175). Enter the LABvault- HD “admin” username and password into the login prompt and click the “Login” button. NOTE: The username is always “admin” and the factory-default password is the last six digits of your LABvault-HD’s serial number. -
Page 15: Understanding Status Indicators On "System Dashboard" Screen
UNDERSTANDING STATUS INDICATORS ON “SYSTEM DASHBOARD” SCREEN Click the “Dashboard” button to display the “System Dashboard” screen. The Dashboard displays all of the currently configured settings for your LABvault-HD as well as the unit’s operational and storage status. “System Dashboard” Web Interface Screen... -
Page 16: Entering Labvault-Hd Settings
“LABvault-HD Time” shows the date and time currently on your LABvault-HD system. To change the LABvault-HD’s date/time, perform one of the following: • Sync your LABvault-HD system’s date and time to your computer’s current date and time by clicking the “Set” button next to the “Computer Time” field. -
Page 17: Usernames And Passwords For Administrative Interface
• “System User (admin)” Password: use these fields to change the password for the “admin” user account. The “admin” user is able to access the main LABvault-HD browser-based interface to change system configuration settings, activate the LABvault-HD recorder, modify file transfer settings, and view system log files. To change the “admin” password, enter up to eight alphanumeric characters in both fields and then click the “Change Password”... -
Page 18: Epro-Bus Setting
The serial port mode setting, accessed by clicking the “Serial Port” tab on the “System Management” screen, applies to the bottom serial port on the back panel of the LABvault-HD chassis. “Host” mode allows the LABvault-HD to receive serial control commands from supported, external devices connected to the bottom serial port. “Camera” mode is not currently supported. -
Page 19: Setting Up File Transfer Destination(S)
E-HD2 Server Destination Send your LABvault-HD files to any of the storage volumes attached to your E-HD2 server. Enter your E-HD2’s IP address, username, and password along with the name of the volume that you want to store the files. The names of your storage volumes can be viewed in the WinLGX “Storage Manager”... -
Page 20: Server With Ftp Capabilities
Administrative Web Interface Server with FTP Capabilities Push your files to another LEIGHTRONIX or third party video server with FTP capabilities. Enter your server’s IP address, username, and password along with the name of the destination path. Complete the remaining settings according to the labeled illustration below and click the “Apply Changes”... -
Page 21: Recording
Click the “DESTINATIONS” button and then select the “Record Settings” tab. Enter the following record settings and then click the “Apply Changes” button to send the changes to your LABvault-HD or “Cancel” to abort. The settings will be applied to every recording session until they are changed. -
Page 22: Recording From The Web Interface
• “PEGcasting”: if you want your LABvault-HD files transferred to your E-HD2 server 15 seconds after the files begin recording, select the “Enable” “PEGcasting” option. To use the PEGcasting Next to Live autoplay feature for simulated live broadcasting, you must still complete the “PEGcasting N2L”... -
Page 23: Playing Files
PLAYING FILES Playback of your recorded files on a connected preview monitor may be initiated from the LABvault-HD web interface as well as a third party touch screen. To initiate playback of a file from the web interface, use one of the following control options: “MPEG Player”... -
Page 24: Mpeg Engine Control" Panel
Control” Panel Play Button 2. From the lefthand listing of files on the LABvault-HD’s internal hard drive, single click to select the file you wish to display. 3. From the “MPEG Engine Control” panel, start playing the file by clicking the play button. -
Page 25: Managing Files
The “File Management” screen displays a recorded file listing and transfer queue, allowing you to manually transfer files, stop file transfers, and manage any files stored on the LABvault-HD’s internal hard drive. Recorded files are stored on the LABvault’s internal hard drive if the “Automatic Delete” record file setting has been disabled and/or no file destinations have been enabled, giving you the option to rename, delete, and manually transfer files from the “File Management”... -
Page 26: Rename Files On Internal Hard Drive
LABvault-HD Administrative Web Interface Rename Files on Internal Hard Drive Under the “Video Files” listing on the left side of the screen, either single click on the file you would like to rename and then click the “Rename” button or just right click on the file and select “Rename” from the menu that appears. In the “Rename File”... -
Page 27: Checking Log Files
CHECKING LOG FILES The LABvault-HD keeps track of everything done to or by it in internal log files which are accessible from the administrative Web interface. Click the “LOGS” menu button to display the list of current LABvault-HD logs on the “Log Files”... -
Page 28: Delete A Log File
LABvault-HD operations, including recording sessions, file transfers, and LABvault status. Single click either “EVENTS.LOG” to select the most current file of LABvault-HD actions or “OLDEVNTS.LOG” to view archived LABvault actions. When selected, both event logs display the screen shown in the illustration above. -
Page 29: Maintaining The Labvault-Hd
Reboot/Shut Down Click the “SYSTEM” button to display the “System Management” screen and then click the “Maintenance” tab. Click “Reboot” to power your LABvault-HD off and then back on or click the “Shutdown” button to only power off your LABvault. -
Page 30: Control Commands
Control Commands CONTROL COMMANDS The LABvault-HD is meant to be locally operated from a compatible, third party control system connected either directly to the LABvault via an RS-232 serial cable or through your network. This section provides the control commands needed to program your touch screen to operate your LABvault-HD. - Page 31 File will no longer be available for playback. NOTE: For finalize to succeed, at least one destination must be configured and enabled via the LABvault-HD Web interface, otherwise the result will be fail. Ex.: FINALIZE BROOKS. 2018-08-07 Page 27...
- Page 32 LABvault-HD Control Commands FUNCTION COMMAND DETAILS ASCII RESPONSE Get File Dir GETMPEGDIR Gets the directory of the \ For each entry: Internal\mpeg\ dir. 399 * <FILESIZE> <MM- Ex.: 399 * 20683495 06-16- DD-YYYY> <HH:MM:SS> 2009 14:32:30 00:00:30:07 <LH:LM:LS:LF> <FILENAME> BROOKS.m2t •...
- Page 33 LABvault-HD Control Commands FUNCTION COMMAND DETAILS ASCII RESPONSE Bump REV MPGBUMPREV “Bumps” the current 200 Command OK playback position backwards 10 seconds or to the beginning of the file if within the first 10 seconds (to the nearest applicable I-Frame).
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Page 34: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS In no event shall LEIGHTRONIX be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the LABvault-HD. - Page 35 LABvault-HD Specifications Internal Hardware The LABvault-HD’s HD/SD digital video channel operates as either a player or Encoder (Recorder)/ recorder. Initiating playback during recording stops recording and likewise starting Decoder (Player) recording during playback stops video playback. The LABvault-HD encoder/decoder supports the following: •...
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Page 36: Product Warranty
The customer shall bear the cost of shipping products returned to LEIGHTRONIX for warranty repair. The cost for return shipment to the customer will be assumed by LEIGHTRONIX and shipped via an equal priority service shipper prepaid and insured. -
Page 37: Copyright Statements
LABvault-HD Copyright Statements COPYRIGHT STATEMENTS The LABvault-HD firmware contains portions of the software referenced in the following copyright statements. WHITSOFT SLIMFTPD Portions of the LEIGHTRONIX FTP Server are derived from WhitSoft SlimFTPd. Copyright (c) 2006, Matt Whitlock and WhitSoft Development All rights reserved. - Page 38 LABvault-HD Copyright Statements you may always continue to use it under the terms of that version. You may also choose to use such covered code under the terms of any subsequent version of the license published by the PHP Group. No one other than the PHP Group has the right to modify the terms applicable to covered code created under this License.
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