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- Page 1 Connect AV650 EEG Enterprises, Inc. 586 Main Street Farmingdale, New York 11735 TEL: (516) 293-7472 FAX: (516) 293-7417 Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2021 All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
GPIO Pinout / Wiring Detail RS-232 / RS-422 Connection Detail Encoder Specs Developer Features Encoder Command Concept Startup Settings Command Reference The revision date for this manual is June 2, 2021. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... - Page 4 [This page left intentionally blank] Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Product Description The iCap Connect AV650 is EEG’s 1RU SDI encoder that supports native 12G caption encoding and decoding. As the newest generation of the EEG iCap Encoder, the AV650 is equipped to future-proof any production studio or event space looking to caption in 4K resolution. -
Page 6: Encoder Setup
To send test captions navigate to Utilities > Test Captions > Enable > On and a stream of test caption text should appear on the output of your encoder. Note that video input is required to send test captions. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 7: Setting Audio Levels
Selects whether the iCap™ stereo mix is being created from channels 1 & 2 or channels 3 & 4 within the selected Audio Group. Applies only when embedded audio input AND stereo audio mix are selected. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... -
Page 8: Accessing Your Encoder's Web Interface
Setting Date & Time The Date and Time can be set by selecting Date/Time from the side menu on the web interface. Figure 1: Date/Time Settings on the Encoder Web Interface Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 9: Updating Your Encoder
System Setup > Update from the LCD menu, and press enter to proceed and install the update. A message will appear on the LCD screen when the update has finished. Do not remove the memory device while the update is running. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... -
Page 10: Icap Setup And Testing
For sections that require you to access the iCap admin site – iCap Admin credentials are supplied by EEG at the time of encoder purchase/rental along with your unique access code and is accessed at https://www.eegicap.com/iCapAdmin. - Page 11 ✔ ONLY “share” your Access Code with your caption service provider in the iCap Admin site. Your access code may already be shared with them in iCap Admin if you provided the information to EEG as part of your order. This can be verified in iCap Admin.
- Page 12 ● Alternatively, you can view the “Clone” logs section which will show all binary commands sent - also indicating captions are coming through the connection. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- Page 13 Logs tab. Next, select either the encoder name or access code you want to see history for. Once you’ve selected the desired encoder, an event log will appear that you can view to see all activity on your encoder. Figure 5: iCap Admin Logs Tab Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
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Page 14: Lexi Setup And Testing
Lexi Setup and Testing If you did not indicate interest in Lexi at the purchase of your encoder, please contact EEG technical support at 516-293-7472 to obtain the necessary iCap and Lexi / EEG Cloud credentials. Also, be sure your AV650 is properly set up on your network prior to setting up Lexi (instructions on Page 3). - Page 15 English-UK, and Spanish. Custom Model Through the EEG Cloud web site, you can manage your Lexi account and create custom language models to further improve accuracy for your unique application. This dropdown box will display all of the custom models available under your active EEG Cloud account.
- Page 16 Lexi to start up again. Monitor Service When selected, GPO 2 will be active when Lexi is captioning to the selected With GPO 2 access code, and will be inactive otherwise. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 17: Other Live Captioning Methods
Customized settings are sticky after power cycles. Modem will automatically take priority when active so that the prompter can be overridden as desired. Figure 8: Serial Port Settings in the Web Interface Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... -
Page 18: Common Applications
GPI switch and require a diagram of the GPIO Pinout – see the GPIO pinout / wiring detail found in the Hardware Reference section of the manual Figure 9: GPI Settings Found in “Main” Section of the Encoder Web Interface Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 19: Scoreboard Interface For Stadiums (Caption Text Server Module)
Text Server on the left side menu and select it. If you are prompted for a license key, the feature is not installed and can be purchased by contacting the EEG sales team. To access closed caption data from the encoder unit with the Scoreboard Interface installed, utilize a TCP/IP socket interface configured with the following settings. -
Page 20: Timed Playout Of Caption Files (Ccplay Module)
CCPlay on the left side menu and select it. If you are prompted for an access key, the feature is not installed and can be purchased by contacting the EEG sales team. To import caption files into CCPlay, go to the CCPlay tab on the encoder’s web interface. Then, click on the “Upload”... -
Page 21: Record / Store As-Run Caption Data (Ccrecord Module)
CCRecord on the left side menu and select it. If you are prompted for a license key, the feature is not installed and can be purchased by contacting the EEG sales team. The recording in and out times for CCRecord files are triggered in real time through one of four GPI switches. The switch number is configurable, to provide maximum flexibility with a variety of encoder module configurations. -
Page 22: Caption Uplink To Streaming Media Servers (Streaming Module)
Streaming on the left side menu and select it. If you are prompted for a license key, the feature is not installed and can be purchased by contacting the EEG sales team. While the HTTP Streaming Uplink module is active, all closed captions through the encoder will be passed to the streaming server. -
Page 23: Cloning Live Data To Additional Encoders (Clone Module)
Clone on the left side menu and select it. If you are prompted for a license key, the feature is not installed and can be purchased by contacting the EEG sales team. The master encoder must have the Clone port optional software installed, and then set up through the Clone section of the web interface. -
Page 24: Caption Decoder (Open Caption Display)
(burned into the video) and closed captions, on a copy of the Main Video input. To enable the decoder, navigate to Decoder > Decoder On via the front-panel LCD menu. Font, font size, and opacity may also be controlled in the Decoder Settings section. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 25: Additional Features
If you see “Failed: Insert USB Disk”, wait a few seconds and try again. For questions about analyzing your VANC data. Please contact our support team at 516-293-7472 or support@eegent.com Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... -
Page 26: Vanc Readahead
Black 1080i Video Generation on/off by navigating to Utilities > Generate 1080i from the front panel LCD. When the feature is active a “Gen: 1080i60” indicator will display on the front panel LCD home screen. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 27: Hardware Reference
The front panel USB port provides firmware upgrade capability via a flash memory device. Updates can be applied through the USB port as well as the web interface. See Updating Your iCap Encoder section on page 5 to learn more. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... -
Page 28: Rear Panel
Modem is a paid add-on option. Serial Ports iCap Encoders have two serial data ports. Both Port 1 and Port 2 are RS232 ports. Additionally, Port 1 also supports RS422 communication. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Page 29 If using AES digital audio, an AES pair of PCM encoded audio at 48kHz should be used. iCap uses the audio input to send encrypted IP transmission to your caption service provider. Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
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Page 30: Gpio Pinout / Wiring Detail
1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 Ground ✔ GPO Pin Assignments The GPOs use the lower 16-pin connector. Pins Output 1, 2 3, 4 5, 6 7, 8 9, 10 11, 12 13, 14 15, 16 Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Page 31 GPO-4 to close when your encoder is receiving real-time caption data for CC1/S1 through iCap™, and open when the iCap connection is idle. Other GPOs: No functionality currently defined Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
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Page 32: Rs-232 / Rs-422 Connection Detail
Both Serial ports 1 and 2 use DB-9 connectors. Only serial port 1 supports RS-422 and RS-422 Sony. See the following pin assignments: RS-232 Protocol Master AV650 Ground Ground RS-422 Master AV650 Ground Ground RS-422 Sony Master AV650 Ground Ground Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Page 33 “null modem” cable MAY NOT be used for this purpose since it will reverse the connections of pins 2 and 3. Null Modem cable may be used only when the intent is to connect two encoders together via the serial port (see Cloning on page 17). Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
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Page 34: Encoder Specs
19” rack mount x 1 RU x 16.5” deep ELECTRICAL Power Supply 115/230V AC 50/60Hz Power Consumption In-rush: 370mA, 39 W, 43 VA, 0.37 PF Normal: 370mA, 44 W, 45 VA, 0.96 PF Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 35: Developer Features
RS-232: Commands may be entered through an RS-232 connection to your encoder. Default settings on the encoder allow entry through RS-232 right out of the box. Figure 9: Command Terminal on the Encoder Web Interface Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved... -
Page 36: Startup Settings
When you have entered commands for all the settings that you want to make sticky, click Update Startup Settings. The configuration changes will take the next time the encoder starts up. Figure 10: Startup Settings on the Encoder Web Interface Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Page 37: Command Reference
Report Port Activity <CTRL+A>O <ENTER> Modem Status <CTRL+A>+ [Modem] <ENTER> Recovery Status <CTRL+A>A <ENTER> Video Status <CTRL+A>b <ENTER> Report Switch Setting <CTRL+A>S <ENTER> Monitor Line 21 <CTRL+A>5 [Channel] [I/O] <ENTER> End Monitoring <CTRL+C> Copyright © 2021 EEG Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved...