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NewTek NDIHX-PTZ2 IP Video Camera Operating Instructions Page |...
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Trademarks: NDI, TriCaster, 3Play, TalkShow, Video Toaster, LightWave 3D, and Broadcast Minds are registered trademarks of NewTek, Inc. MediaDS, Connect Spark, LightWave, and ProTek are trademarks and/or service marks of NewTek, Inc. All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Section 1 INTRODUCTION AND SETUP This section explains how to connect and configure your NewTek NDI|HX-PTZ2 camera. It also explains how to update the device, and where you can find additional NDI software to ® extend your workflow. After completing this short section, you’ll be all set to begin using your new camera.
WEB CONFIGURATION NewTek NDIHX-PTZ2 is very easy to configure. In many installations, all you need to do is supply power, connect a video source and your network, and you‘re ready to go.
KEEP READING TO LEARN HOW TO ACCESS YOUR CAMERA’S WEBPAGE. Some devices provide direct, easy access to PTZ2’s configuration webpage. For example, when you select its NDI output as the source for a NewTek TriCaster input, a convenient “Configure” button is shown. Simply click ®...
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Among its capabilities, Studio Monitor (see Figure 3, which shows the Windows version of the application) detect and display any NDI or NDI|HX sources available on your network. In the lower bottom left of the Studio Monitor’s screen, you will find a QR Code. This gives you an option for mobile management as seen in Figure 4.
1. Having launched the Studio Monitor application, use the File menu to locate a new main entry named NDIHX-PTZ2. Rolling the mouse pointer over this label shows the individual names for the NDI output channels of any PTZ2 cameras detected on the network.
VIDEO SO URCE After logging in, your camera’s options and controls are shown in your web browser (Figure 8). FIGURE 8 The first tab shown on this web page is labeled Video Source. At the time of writing, a placeholder image substitutes for the ‘monitor’...
FIGURE 10 The highest Video Bandwidth setting outputs the same video format as you have selected using the Output DIP switches, located near the 3G-SDI connector on the camera’s connector panel. NOTE: The various DIP switch configurations for different output formats are depicted on a sticker on the underside of PTZ2’s pedestal base.
FIGURE 13 This group includes Audio Input level buttons labeled Line and Mic, along with the Volume slider. The switch at left allows you to completely disable audio output. ADMINISTRATION FIGURE 14 The third tab on the configuration web page is labeled Administration. Here you will find information and settings related to your camera, and its network connection.
The uppermost section of this tab displays the Device Name and NDI Channel Name fields, which determine how your camera is identified on your NDI network. These names are editable, allowing you a convenient way to make identify the output of specific cameras to other NDI-enabled devices and systems connected downstream.
NETWORK SETTINGS 2.1.2 FIGURE 17 Controls in the Network Settings section will be familiar to anyone who has connected a computer or mobile device to a network, and thus require little explanation. Typically, your network will be configured to automatically supply IP addresses to devices you connect to it by means of a DHCP server.
INSTALL IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS 2.3.1 Step 1 Take the hood sheet and remove the double-sided tape from one end using the tab. FIGURE 20 Step 2 Bend the hood, bringing together the ends and inserting the smaller end into the slot to the left of the adhesive area.
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Step 5 When the hood is in position, place the fixing label on the point where the hood meets the camera casing (Figure 24) to ensure a secure fit. FIGURE 24 FIGURE 25 Below is what your PTZ2 camera will look like with either option, with and without the hood. FIGURE 26 Page |...
Section 3 REMOTE CONTROL & OSD Some of the more exotic settings and options available on your NDIHX-PTZ2 are supported by means of the onscreen display, and accessed via the included remote control. This section first describes the features of the latter, then provides a full list of options and settings in the ‘OSD’.
OSD MENU Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the OSD (On Screen Display) and settings menu over your live video on PTZ2’s hardware video output (SDI or HDMI). Hint: The bold underlined values in the following table are the defaults. The following tables detail the options available to you in the OSD settings menu.
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1. Off 2. 1 3. 2 WDR settings 4. 3 5. 4 6. 5 Select color temperature mode 1. Auto 1. 4000k ~ 7000k 2. Indoor 2. 3200k 3. Outdoor 3. 5800k 4. One Push WB 4. 1700k ~ 10000k 5.
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1. Mode 1 2. Mode 2 3. Mode 3 4. Mode 4 Image Mode Customize desired image modes 5. Mode 5 6. Mode 6 7. Custom 1. Mode 1 Adjustable when the image 2. Mode 2 mode is set to Custom. After 3.
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Zoom Limit X1 - X20 1. Off 2. Mirror Set the mode at which the image Dig-Effect Mirror 3. Flip is turned 4. Mirror + Flip 1. Low Select the AF triggering speed. AF Sensitivity 2. Middle The higher the speed is, the 3.
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Audio Volume 0 - 10 Defaults to 5 1. Off Audio Delay 2. On Audio Delay Time -1ms to -500ms Turn on/off prompt Prompt On / Off information on the display Turn on/off infrared IR Receive On / Off reception When the function is enabled, the screen will Freeze when Motionless Preset...
Be careful to avoid overhead or hidden hazards. • Please choose a suitable place for installation of NDIHX-PTZ2 in advance. Please determine an installation place according to requirements which follow in this section.
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IME NSIONS Length x Width x Height: 174 x 186.2 x 185.5 mm • • Weight: 1.8 Kg R OTATIONA L D IME NSION Page |...
OTTOM DE TA ILS CEILING MOUNTING The camera (including mounting plates) weighs about 2.5 kg. If it is to be installed on the ceiling, please use the supplied UL approved hanger, which is designed to prevent the unit from falling. NOTE: Please check periodically to ensure the camera is installed securely.
• Lock the metal plate B on ceiling mounted hanger Caution: Please use supplied UL approved mounting plate. • Combine the metal plates A and B o Push metal plate A up to the ceiling and then to the right to latch the metal plate B;...
It is no surprise, then, that efficient, economical, non-linear video transfer in IP space is augmenting and even superseding traditional linear connection methods (SDI, HDMI, etc.) and systems. NewTek NDI (Network Device Interface) makes it easy to share high-quality video over a local Ethernet ®...
The NDI concept is simple: You supply a video source – in this case, an NDI stream from your NewTek NDIHX-PTZ2. At that point, anyone else on that network can see it and work with it just as if it was a locally connected to their system (unless you deliberately limit access).
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FIGURE 29 • Afterward, you will see an entry named NewTek NDI Video (or Audio) listed along with any other qualified sources available to applications like Skype™, etc. Page |...
The computer program(s) (the "Software") installed and/or enclosed with the Product is licensed, not sold, to you by NewTek, Inc. (NEWTEK) for use only under the terms of this License, and NEWTEK reserves any rights not expressly granted to you. You own the any disk(s) and/or tangible media that might be enclosed...
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Educational license. Any non-educational use will be considered, as with other uses in contravention of this license, copyright infringement. You may determine whether it is a Limited Educational License by referring to the serial number and letter code. **Call NewTek to determine the nature of the license for this Product.
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This License is effective until terminated. This License will terminate immediately without notice from NEWTEK, or by judicial resolution, if you fail to comply with any provision of this License. Upon such termination you must destroy the Software, all accompanying written materials and all copies thereof. You may also terminate this License at any time by destroying the Software, all accompanying written materials and all copies thereof.
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LightWave, LightWave 3D® and LightWave CORE. The list is not intended to be exhaustive, and others are or may be claimed by NewTek related to these or other NewTek products, some of which may be found at www.newtek.com. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
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PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206. MPEG-4; THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 VIDEO.
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(i) If use of the Software is discontinued to the installation specified in the purchase/delivery order and the US Government desires to use it at another location, it may do so by giving prior written notice to NEWTEK, specifying the type of computer and new location site. US Governmental personnel using this Software, other than under a DoD contract or GSA Schedule, are hereby on notice that use of this Software is subject to restrictions which are the same as or similar to those specified.
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Skype client software thereunder will be governed by the standard Skype™ Terms of Use. NewTek is not responsible for that license nor a party to it and you agree to be bound by it and comply with the Skype™ Broadcast Terms of Use as found at:...
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(or operation) of any of the Product. NewTek’s liability is limited solely to the repair or replacement of the defective Product. NewTek is under no obligation or responsibility to enhance or update the product.
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Blvd., San Antonio, TX, USA, 78249 to receive a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA), and deliver the product along with proof of ownership (such as the original invoice, or a photocopy) to NewTek. You will be responsible for any costs associated with the delivery to and from our service center.
Trademarks: NDI, TriCaster, 3Play, TalkShow, Video Toaster, LightWave 3D, and Broadcast Minds are registered trademarks of NewTek, Inc. MediaDS, Connect Spark, LightWave, and ProTek are trademarks and/or service marks of NewTek, Inc. All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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