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Summary of Contents for birddog FLEX 4K Series
- Page 1 FLEX 4K FAMILY THE SMALLEST 4K NDI ON THE PLANET USER GUIDE | AUG 2020...
- Page 2 WELCOME TO THE FUTURE.
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Page 3: Operation
4. POWERING EXTERNAL DEVICES 8. DHCP IP address 5. Thermal management 8. Static IP address 8. IP address recovery 5. BOOTING UP YOUR BIRDDOG DEVICE 8. BirdDog name 5. Indication of system boot process 9. SYSTEM 5. OPERATING YOUR CONVERTER 9. -
Page 4: Getting To Know Your Device
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVICE Thanks for purchasing BirdDog Flex 4K Converter. Please take some time to read this document to allow you to get the most out of your purchase and familiarize yourself with the features available in the unit. - Page 5 In order to access the web configuration panel on a network which is configured to a different subnet, change your computers IP address to match the BirdDog unit’s IP address range. Once you gain access to the BirdDog web configuration panel choose your IP address to match the rest of the devices on your network.
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Page 6: Password Management
Default password The web configuration panel is secured by a user-selectable password. The default password is: birddog (one word, lower case). To change the password simply login using the default password, navigate to the network tab in the web interface, and select change password. - Page 7 Video Mode This setting allows you to set the underlying video input mode of the BirdDog Flex unit. By selecting 4K, the unit will look and operate with incoming sources in the 4K (UHD) video format, selecting HD will place the unit into HD mode. Supported video formats include: UHD 2160p23.98, 25, 29.97, 30fps...
- Page 8 Failover Source BirdDog Flex In and Flex 4K can inform any receiving device of a failover scheme. This means if ther BirdDog Flex NDI stream is interrupted for any reason the receiver can automatically switch to a pre-determined alternative NDI stream. This is particularly useful for live ‘on air’...
- Page 9 On NDI receiving devices, the device will present as a source as follows: birddog-name [HDMI] when the unit is set to automatic input. SYSTEM System update The converter is updateable via the web interface. Please check the below address regularly to ensure you have the latest firmware available for your device.
- Page 10 Multicast is especially useful for use-cases that require a single source to be received on multiple receivers simultaneously. Utilising Muliticast offloads the distribution of the NDI A/V packets from the BirdDog Flex 4K to the network infrastructure. You should take care to ensure your network is specifically configured to support Multicast as using it on an ill-prepared network can create unintended network problems.
- Page 11 OPERATION Factory resetting your unit If you have lost any network settings or cannot find your Birddog Flex device on the network, you can perform a network factory reset. Simply depress the reset button located next to the RD-232 port for 5 seconds until the Halo tally illuminates flashing red. The unit will be accessible as per factory settings approximately 10 second later.
- Page 12 NewTek TriCaster Series NewTek TriCaster series devices allow several NDI sources to be received simultaneously, the amount of simultaneous connec- tions varies by what model TriCaster you have. Consult your TriCaster user manual to determine how many connections are availa- ble on your device.
- Page 13 bird-dog.tv hello@bird-dog.tv...
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