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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder SW Version: 1.05 HW Version: 1.13 Web NMS Version: 3.05 CHENGDU DEXIN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD...
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About This Manual Intended Audience This user manual has been written to help people who have to use, to integrate and to install the product. Some chapters require some prerequisite knowledge in electronics and especially in broadcast technologies and standards. Disclaimer No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the copyright owner.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder is the new broadcasting audio & video encoding device with powerful functionality. It is equipped with multiple video input interfaces (SDI, CVBS, YPbPr and HDMI) and audio input interfaces (AES, RCA and XLR) to make it possible to compatible with different signal sources.
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual 1.4 Principle Chart 1.5 Appearance and Description Front Panel Illustration ① LCD window ② Indicators ③ Up and down, left and right navigation buttons ④ Enter button: for confirm ⑤ Menu button: for back step ⑥...
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual ⑥ HDMI input connector (Audio input embedded) ⑦ SDI input connector (Audio input embedded) ⑧ NMS connector for connecting Web management on PC ⑨ DATA Port for IP stream output ⑩ ASI output connectors ○...
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Guide This section is to explain the cautions the users must know in some case that possible injure may bring to users when it’s used or installed. For this reason, please read all details here and make in mind before installing or using the product.
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Space the distance between 2 rows of machine frames should be 1.2~1.5m and the distance against wall should be no less than 0.8m. Electric Isolation, Dust Free Volume resistivity ground anti-static material: Machine Hall Floor ,Grounding current limiting resistance: 1M...
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Chapter 3 Front Panel Operation NDS3211B’s front panel is user operation interface where users configure the device manually. The LCD is a 2-line * 40-character back-lit dot-matrix user interface with pushbuttons for UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER, MENU, and LOCK for front panel control.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual 2 System Setting 2.1 Network 4.1 IP Address 4.2 Subnet Mask 4.3 Gateway 4.4 MAC Address 2.2 Reset Web Yes/No 2.3 Insert SDT Yes/No 2.4 Output set 2.4.1 Mode 2.4.2 Bit rate 2.4.3 Dest IP 2.4.4 Dest Port...
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual 3.2 Initial Status Switch on the device and after a few seconds’ initialization, it presents booting pictures as below: Encode Starting >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HD Encoder 12.34/20.00 Mbps Read Only FMT: 720x576 50i VP: SDI AP: SDI HD Encoder 12.34/20.00 Mbps...
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual to enter the submenus as below: 3.3.1 ALARM STATUS The alarm indicator will turn on if signal source loses or encoding errors occur. User can then enter this menu to check the error type.
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2.4.8 Source MAC 2.4.9 Gateway 2.4.10 Submask 2.4.11 Flt Null Packet IP Out Mode NDS3211B HD encoder supports program stream to output over UDP through the DATA port. IP Out Mode [02/02] Disabled [UDP] Disable: Program stream will not output from IP port, just output from ASI Port.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual this menu. Output Bit rate 50.00 Mbps User can enter 2.4.3 – 2.4.10 respectively to check or modify out IP parameters. Dest IP 224.002.002.002 Dest Port 1234 Source IP 192.168.002.137 Source Port 2007...
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The audio sample rate is 48 KHz without other options. Audio Sample Rate 48 KHz [48 KHz] 3.3.3.3 Capture Mode NDS3211B supports 4 stereo (8 mono) or one DD 5.1 (AC3) audios embedded to mix with the video to form a stream output. Audio Capture Mode Frame-1 [02/06]...
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Frame-4: 4 audio (channel 1 to 4) streams are captured. 5.1CH: Surround (5.1) for Dobby/AC3 5.1 channel. 3.3.3.4 Channel 1-4 As the NDS3211B is with 4 audio encode channel, “3.4”-“3.7”. User can enter “3.4”/“3.5”/“3.5”/“3.7” to set the corresponding audio parameters. Submenus (taking “3.4” as an example) are as below: 3.4.1 PID...
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[01/17] [32 Kbps] 48 Kbps 64 Kbps 80 Kbps NDS3211B support MPEG-L2, AC3, AAC (LC/HE-AAC) audio encoding. Different audio encode type have different Audio Bit rate. 64Kbps, 96-384Kbps for MPEG-L2 32-384Kbps for AAC 128Kbps, 192Kbps, 156Kbps, 384Kbps for AC3 ES Mode Select Stereo mode among stereo, Dual Mono, L-Mono, and R-Mono.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Stereo Mode Stereo [01/04] [Stereo] Dual Mono L-Mono R-Mono AAC Container User can choose the AAC container mode under this menu. AAC Container ADTS [01/02] [ADTS] LATM AAC Profile Select AAC profile among LC, HE and HEV2.
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There are 4 types of interface for video input. Select one type and the system will detect the single and process. Make sure the single cables are properly connected. Video Bit Rate NDS3211B can encode video at range of 0.52 Mbps to 60.00 Mbps. Video Bit rate 12.00 Mbps ...
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Aspect Ratio 16x9 [01/01] [16x9] Rescaled Enter this menu to set the output Resolution. NDS3211B support 1080I, 720P, 480I, 576I video input resolution and downscale transform. Disable: To out the same resolution as source resolution. Rescale Resolution Disable [01/10]...
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[Auto] GOP Size User can set the GOP Size under this menu. GOP Size Rate Control Mode NDS3211B supports CBR (Constant Bit Rate) control mode. Rate Control Mode [01/01] [CBR] IDR Frequency Specify the IDR frequency relative to I-Frames.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Profile Baseline [01/03] [B/S] Up to high Up to main Level User can choose the level which is used for encoding. Level [Auo] Auto Level 1.0 Level 1.1 Level1.2 PCR/PMT PID Enter each menu to edit the PIDs.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual 3.3.7 VERSION User can check the software version and hardware version of this equipment under this submenu. HD Encoder SW: XX.XX HW: XX.X.X Chengdu Dexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd Page 21 / 34...
User can not only use front panel to set configuration, but also control and set the configuration with a PC (Personal Computer) by connecting the device to web NMS Port. User should ensure that the computer’s IP address is different from the NDS3211B’s IP address; otherwise, it would cause IP conflict.
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual 4.2 Operation System Information When we confirm the login, it displays the SYSTEM INFORMATION interface as Figure-2 where user can view the system information. User can click any item here to enter the corresponding interface to check information or set the parameters.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Capture Mode: NDS3211B supports 4 stereo (8 mono) or one DD 5.1 (AC3) audios embedded to mix with the video to form a stream output. Drop: Audio data is captured. Frame-1: A single (channel 1) audio stream is captured.
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SD Video input can choose Aspect Ratio from 4x3 and 14:9. HD Video input only can choose 16:9. Rescaled: Enter this menu to set the output Resolution. NDS3211B support 1080I, 720P, 480I, 576I video input resolution and downscale transform. Disable: To out the same resolution as source resolution.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual buffer, the time of system latency will be raised about 200ms. Parameter -> Output Setting. Click “Output Setting” on the top column and it displays interface as Figure-6. User can set the output parameters by inputting a value or selecting a mode in the pull-down list.
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Browse Button Figure-7 System ->Backup Click “Backup” from the menu, it will display the screen as Figure-12. Backup– To back up the device configuration file to a folder Load Configuration – If user needs to load the old configuration to the device, click “Browse”...
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NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Figure-9 System ->Network Setting Click “Network Setting” on the top column and it displays interface as Figure-13 where user can check or reset the network. Figure-10 Page 28 / 34 Chengdu Dexin Digital Technology Co., Ltd...
NDS3211B MPEG-2/H.264 HD Encoder User Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting DEXIN’s ISO9001 quality assurance system has been approved by CQC organization. For guarantee the products’ quality, reliability and stability. All DEXIN products have been passed the testing and inspection before ship out factory. The testing and inspection scheme already covers all the Optical, Electronic and Mechanical criteria which have been published by DEXIN.
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