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Glow Stream™ cameras are sold for use in the United States. Any use of Glow Stream™ products outside the United States voids any warranty in effect, and after-sale support is not available outside the United States.
Read this first Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. CAUTION Local regulations Please follow all local regulations and ordinances when installing and using this camera. Electrical safety Please follow all proper electrical safety precautions when installing and operating this camera.
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• Never move the camera head by hand. This can damage the camera and prevent it from being panned or tilted by remote control. • Install only on a smooth horizontal surface. Do not attempt to install on an angled surface. •...
Contents Read this first ............................1 CAUTION ............................................1 Use care ............................................1 Contents ..............................3 Getting Started ............................7 Camera Hardware ........................................7 Included Items .......................................... 8 Power on and initial configuration ................................8 Video Output ..........................................9 NDI Video Output ......................................9 HDMI Video Output ......................................
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Camera Selection ......................................20 Pan/Tilt Control ......................................... 20 Zoom ............................................21 Focus ............................................21 Backlight Compensation Setting ................................. 22 Setting/Clearing Presets .................................... 22 Camera Remote Controller Address Setting ..........................23 Menu Settings ........................................23 Main Menu ........................................... 24 (Setup) System Settings ..................................... 24 (Camera) Camera Settings ..................................
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Download and Install Plug-in ..................................39 Preview ............................................40 Recording ..........................................40 Playback ............................................. 40 Configuration ............................41 Local Configuration ......................................42 Audio Configuration......................................42 Video configuration ......................................43 Video encoding ........................................ 43 Stream Release ........................................ 44 RTP Broadcasting ......................................44 Video Parameters ......................................
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External Interfaces ..........................53 Bottom Dial Switch ......................................54 RS-232 Interface ........................................55 RS-232 Mini-DIN 8-Pin Port Definition .............................. 56 RS-232 DB9 Port Definition ..................................56 Visca Daisy-Chain Example ..................................57 Serial Communication Control ..................................57 VISCA protocol list ........................................ 58 Camera return command ..................................
Getting Started Camera Hardware Figure 1.1: Parts of the Camera Camera Lens 6. RS232 Control Interface 10. 3G-SDI Interface 2. Camera Base (input ) 11. HDMI Interface 3. Infrared Remote Receiver 7. RS232 Control Interface 12. 10/100 Network Interface Light (output ) Ethernet Port 4.
Included Items The following items are included in the box: • Glow Stream™ HD camera • User Manual • • DC 12V power adapter Quick Start Guide • • Ethernet crossover cable Warranty card • Infrared remote controller Power on and initial configuration Plug an ethernet cable into a network switch with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), or connect the DC12V power supply adapter to the camera with power supply socket.
Video Output Your Glow Stream™ camera can output video via NDI, HDMI and 3G-SDI. NDI Video Output Connect an ethernet cable to the network interface port marked NDI on the camera (number 12 in the diagram on page 7). An NDI video signal will automatically be broadcast over the network, which can be accessed using any device that accepts NDI input.
1. Infrared Remote An infrared remote control device is included with the camera. (See page 17 for detailed instructions on how to use the remote.) 2. Web Browser Connect to the camera using a web browser on any device on the same local area network as the camera. To configure the camera open your web browser and enter 192.168.5.163 (factory default) in the URL address bar and press Enter.
Camera Features This Glow Stream™ camera offers an excellent image quality through a variety of interfaces. The features include advanced ISP processing algorithms to provide vivid images with a strong sense of depth, high...
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1920x1080 with frame rate up to 60 fps. Optical zoom lens. Depending on the model, this camera has a 12X, 20X or 30X optical zoom lens. Leading auto-focus technology. Glow Stream’s auto focus algorithm makes the lens fast, accurate and stable when auto-focusing.
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Low-power sleep function. This camera has a low-power sleep/wake up feature. It will go into sleep mode when the power is lower than 500mW. Multiple control protocols. This camera supports VISCA, PELCO-D, PELCO-P protocols which are automatically recognized. The IP VISCA and ONVIF control protocols also supported through the network interface.
Remote Controller Power button: Press Power for 3 seconds, and the camera will go into standby mode. Press it again for 3 seconds, and the camera will perform a self-test and go back to its HOME position. (Note: If power-on mode is turned on and Preset 0 is set, and there is no operation within 12 sec, it will automatically move to the specified preset position.) CAMERA SELECT: Select the camera to be controlled.
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HOME: Press HOME to return the camera to the middle position or open the next level menu. BLC ON/OFF: Press [BLC ON/OFF] to turn the backlight on or off. Menu: Press MENU to open or close the on-screen display menu or return to the previous menu. Camera IR Remote Control Address •...
Switch the video format to 1080I50: [#] [#] [3] Switch the video format to 720P60: [#] [#] [4] Switch the video format to 720P50: [#] [#] [5] Switch the video format to 1080P30: [#] [#] [6] Switch the video format to 1080P25: [#] [#] [7] Switch the video format to 720P30: [#] [#] [8] Switch the video format to 720P25: [#] [#] [9] Camera Control...
Camera Selection Select the camera address to control. Pan/Tilt Control Up: Press [ Down: Press [ Left: Press [ Right: Press [ Back to middle position: press [HOME] Pressing and holding the key will produce continuous action until the key is released.
Zoom ZOOM IN: Press [ZOOM +] ZOOM OUT: Press [ZOOM -] Pressing and holding the key will continue the action until the key is released. Focus Auto Focus: Press [AUTO] to set the camera to auto focus mode. Manual Focus: Press [MANUAL] to set the camera to manual focus mode.
Backlight Compensation Setting BLC ON / OFF: Press [BLC ON/OFF] to toggle the backlight compensation on and off. Setting/Clearing Presets Set a Preset: Press [SET PRESET], then press the number (0-9) key to set. There are 10 preset positions available. Run a Preset: Press a number key 0-9 to run the stored preset actions.
Camera Remote Controller Address Setting Camera Address 1 Press [*] [#] [F1] Camera Address 2 Press [*] [#] [F2] Camera Address 3 Press [*] [#] [F3] Camera Address 4 Press [*] [#] [F4] Menu Settings Press [MENU] to display the menu. Use the up [ ] and down [ ] arrows to highlight the menu items.
Main Menu Language: Set language to English or Chinese. Setup: Enter the System Settings menu. Camera: Enter the Camera Settings menu. P/T/Z: Enter the Pan, Tilt, Zoom Settings menu. Video Format: Enter the Video Format Settings menu. Version: View the camera version. Restore Default: Reset the camera to factory default settings.
Protocol: Select from VISCA/Pelco-P/Pelco-D/Auto Visca Address: Select from VISCA 1-7 Visca Address Fix: Set to ON/OFF Pelco-P Address: Select from 1-255 Pelco-D Address: Select from 1-255 Baud rate: Select from 2400/4800/9600/115200 (Camera) Camera Settings Move the pointer to (Camera) in the Main Menu then click [HOME] to enter the camera settings menu. (Exposure): Enter the Exposure settings menu.
Mode: Select a mode from: • Auto • Manual • Shutter priority: Choose a setting between 1/25 and 1/10,000 (only available in Manual and Shutter priority mode) • Iris priority: Choose an f-stop setting between F1.8 and F11.0 (only available in Manual and Iris priority mode) •...
WB Mode: Set white balance to Auto, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 4500K, 5000K, 5500K, 6000K, 6500K, 7000K, Manual, or One Push. • Red Gain: Set to 0-255 (only available in Manual mode) • Blue Gain: 0-255 (only available in Manual mode) Saturation: Set to 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 120%, 130% Hue: Set to 0-14...
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Brightness: Set to 0-14 Contrast: Set to 0-14 Sharpness: Set to 0-15 Flip-H: Set to ON/OFF Flip-V: Set to ON/OFF B&W Mode: Set to Color or Black/White Gamma: Set to Default, 0.47, 0.50, 0.52, 0.55 DZoom: Set digital zoom options to ON/OFF DCI: Set dynamic contrast to OFF, 1-8...
(Focus) Focus Settings Move the pointer to (Focus) in the Menu then click [HOME] to enter the focus menu. Focus Mode: Set to Auto/Manual AF-Zone: Set to Up/Middle/Down AF-Sensitivity: Set to High/Middle/Low (Noise Reduction) Noise Reduction Settings Move the pointer to (Noise Reduction) in the Menu then click [HOME] to enter the noise reduction menu. NR-2D: Set 2D Noise Reduction Auto/Close/1-7 NR-3D: Set 3D Noise Reduction to Close/1-8 Dynamic Hot Pixel: Set to Close/1-5...
(P/T/Z) Pan, Tilt, Zoom settings Move the pointer to (P/T/Z) in the Main Menu then click [HOME] to enter the P/T/Z menu. Depth of Field: Set to ON/OFF; When Zoomed in, the PT control speed, when using the remote control will become slow.
Network Connection Connecting to the Network Using an ethernet cable, plug the camera into a network switch with Power-over-Ethernet. PoE will power the camera without using any other power adapter. If successful, the orange network light will illuminate and the green light will start flashing. Connect your computer to the same network , as shown in the diagram to the right.
A crossover cable is a special type of ethernet cable used to connect two devices directly, without using a network switch. A standard ethernet cable will not work for this purpose. A crossover cable is included with your camera. Setting the camera’s IP address Once your camera and computer are connected, either through a network switch or directly with a crossover cable, you should set your camera’s IP address to something compatible with your network.
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3. Right click the network adapter 4. Double click the property Internet connected to the camera, and select protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Properties. Tip: In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, before you make any changes write down the current settings, so they can be restored in a later step below.
5. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, click the Alternate Configuration tab, then set the IP address to 192.168.5.10 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. Uncheck “Validate settings, if changed, upon exit” and click Use web browser to access camera Open the web browser of your choice and in the address bar enter the default IP address of the camera: IP Address: 192.168.5.163...
If the camera’s browser interface is not English, please select the English link in the top right of the screen. Set the camera’s IP address Once you’re logged in, go to the ethernet configuration settings to set the IP address: Click Configuration in the top right of the screen.
Tip: Using DHCP offers compatibility with most networks, because the assignment of IP addresses is handled by the network’s DHCP server. This reduces the potential for conflicting IP addresses. Warning: If you use DHCP, you will not be able to access to camera via the web browser until you have identified the assigned IP address.
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2. In the upper left, click the menu icon and select the camera. 3. When you mouse over the window, various controls appear for panning, tilting, zooming, and focusing the camera. You can also store camera positions for later recall. 4.
Web Client Your Glow Stream™ camera has a web client, allowing it to be configured and controlled using a web browser from any device connected to the same local area network. Web client Log In Enter the IP address of the camera you wish to configure or control in the address field of the web browser of your choice, and press Enter.
Alternatively, you can log in as a normal user, which cannot change any configuration settings: User name: user1 Password: user1 Download and Install Plug-in The camera’s web client uses an Adobe Flash plug-in to display a live preview of the camera video. Any time a new web browser is used to access the camera, this software must be installed to preview the video.
Preview Once logged into the web client, the user will see the video preview interface. In the preview screen users can control Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Focus, Video capture, and Sound. In addition, users can Set, Run and Delete Presets, among other operations. Recording Video can be saved to the local computer connected to the camera’s web client.
Configuration Click Configuration to open the device parameters setting page. The following options are available to the admin user: Local configuration, audio configuration, video configuration, network configuration, PTZ configuration, Internet access configuration, and system configuration. Menu Explanation Local configuration Video preview mode, record video packing time, and record video storage route settings.
Local Configuration Video Preview Mode: The User can choose real-time priority or fluency priority. The delay will be • small when using real time priority mode and the fluency is good when under fluency priority mode. (Default values: real time normal (2), real time best (1), fluency normal (3), fluency good (4) and fluency best (5).) •...
Video configuration Video encoding • Code stream: There are 2 different streams available. Use this to set which stream settings is being modified. (Options are main stream and secondary stream.) • Compression format: Set the video compression format. (Default is H.264 for both streams.) •...
• Stream name: When streaming via RTSP or RTMP the user can modify the stream name. (Default name for the main stream is “live/av0”, and the secondary stream is “live/av1”. Stream Release • Switch: To turn ON/OFF the Main/Secondary stream. •...
Video Parameters Focus: Mode, range and sensitivity can be set. • Focus Mode: Set the focus mode (defaults to Auto, with the other option Manual) • Focus range: Set the focus range (defaults to Middle, with the options being Upper and Lower) •...
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• Brightness: Set the brightness value. Active when Exposure Mode is set to brightness priority (default 7, with possible values 0-23). Color: White balance, saturation, color, white balance, sensitivity, color temperature, red gain and blue gain can be set. • White balance mode: Set the white balance mode (default is Automatic, with other possible values being 3000K, 4000K, 5000K, 6500K, Manual, and One-push).
• Gamma: Set gamma value setting (default is 0.45, with other options being 0.50, 0.52, and 0.55). • Flip Horizontal: Set Flip Horizontal (default is Off). • Flip Vertical: Set vertical flip (default is Off). Noise Reduction: 2D noise reduction, 3D noise reduction and dynamic dead pixel correction available. •...
Character Size • Main stream character size: Set the character size of the display (default is 24, with 16 the other option). • Secondary stream character size: Set the character size of the (default is 16, with 24 the other option).
Ethernet parameters • DHCP: Enable or disable “Obtain IP automatically” setting (default is Off). • IP address: Set the IP address (default is 192.168.5.163). Note: This IP address is the same one used to login to the Web Client. • Subnet mask: Set the subnet mask (default is 255.255.255.0).
System Time • Date Format: Set the date format (YYYY-MM-DD is the default, with other options MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY). • Date separator: Set the date separator (default is '/', with other options of '.' or '-'). • Time Zone: Set the time zone. •...
The camera firmware can be updated with new versions as required. The latest firmware can be found on the Glow Stream™ support website, at glowstream.io. Update file: Click "Browse ..." installation, to select the upgrade file in the pop-up window. Click on the "Upgrade"...
Restore factory setting Click on pop-up "Restore Factory Defaults" button and choose “yes” or “no”. The device will restart automatically and restore factory settings. Reboot Click on the pop-up "Reboot" button and choose “yes” or “no”. The device will restart automatically. Logout Select "Logout."...
External Interfaces This section offers detailed descriptions of the various external interfaces and protocols used for controlling the camera. These interfaces include RS-232 input and output, RS-485 input, audio input, 3G- SDI output, HDMI output, ethernet port, and a DC 12V power port.
Bottom Dial Switch Two DIP switches on the bottom of the camera are set to ON or OFF to select different modes of operation: Mode Description Working Updating...
RS-232 Interface The RS-232 ports are used for connecting remote control devices to the camera. Computer or keyboard and camera connection method: Camera Mini-DIN port Computer/device DB-9 Port 1. DTR 1. DCD 2. DSR 2. RXD 3. TXD 3. TXD 4.
Visca Daisy-Chain Example Serial Communication Control Under normal conditions, the camera could be controlled through the RS-232 or RS-485 interface using the Visca protocol. The RS232C serial parameter are as follows: • Baud rate: 2400/4800/9600/115200 bits/sec • Start bit: 1 •...
After the camera is powered on it will scan left then move back to the middle position. The self- test is finished after the zoom moves back and forth. (If position preset 0 was previously set, the camera will move to that position after initialization, rather than the middle position.) At this point, the user can control the camera by the serial commands.
Troubleshooting My camera won’t power on If you are trying to use Power-over-Ethernet: Make sure the network switch supports PoE 2. Make sure the network switch is powered on 3. Make sure the total power draw of all connected devices does not exceed the power capacity of the PoE network switch If you are trying to use DC power: Make sure the DC adapter is plugged in...
Image shakes when zooming in or out Confirm the camera installation position is solid. 2. Check for shaking of the camera or other objects near the camera. Remote control does not work Remote control address is set to 1 (if the machine is set back to the factory defaults, remote control addresses need to be back to 1 too) 2.
There is high latency in vMix Latency should be 80-160 ms. If it is higher, try setting the frame rate to 60 to decrease video latency, and ensure you are using progressive scan, not interlaced The video freezes when using the NDI stream If the video stutters or freezes, this may be due to network issues.
Limited Warranty Glow Stream LLC (the “Company”) warrants this product against defects in material or workmanship for the time periods and as set forth below. Pursuant to this Limited Warranty, the Company will, at its option, (i) repair the product using new or refurbished parts or (ii) replace the product with a new or refurbished product.
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Visit Glow Stream’s Web Site: glowstream.io Or call the Glow Stream customer support phone number 1-800-297-9071 Repair / Replacement Warranty: This Limited Warranty shall apply to any repair, replacement part or replacement product for the remainder of the original Limited Warranty period or for ninety (90) days, whichever is longer.
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number has been altered or removed from the product. This Limited Warranty is valid only in the United States. LIMITATION OF DAMAGES: THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT.
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