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Summary of Contents for NewTek Spark Plus 3G-SDI
- Page 1 NewTek Spark Plus ™ 3G-SDI & HDMI Encoder/Decoder ® Operating I nstructions...
- Page 2 Revised – April 27, 2020 Trademarks: NewTek, NewTek VMC, NewTek VMC1, NewTek VMC1 IN, NewTek VMC1 OUT, NewTek NC1, NewTek NC1 IN, NewTek NC1 I/O, NewTek NC1 I/O IP, TriCaster, TriCaster TC1, TriCaster Advanced Edition, TriCaster XD, TriCaster 8000, TriCaster TCXD8000, TCXD8000,...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Section 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION AND SETUP ..................... 4 1.1 Overview ........................................4 1.2 Getting Ready ......................................6 1.3 Making Connections ....................................6 1.3.2 Studio Monitor ....................................8 1.3.3 Logging In ......................................10 1.3.4 Audio/Video Settings ..................................10 1.3.5 Utilities......................................12 1.3.6 Device Details ....................................12 1.3.7 Device and Channel Name ................................12 1.3.8 Audio .........................................13... -
Page 4: Section 1 Introduction And Setup
This guide explains how to connect power, sources and audio-visual sources to your NewTek Spark Plus IO. It also explains how to update, and where you can find additional software to extend your workflow. After completing this section, you’ll be ready to ®... - Page 5 Spark Plus IO HDMI ™ FI GURE 2 Spark Plus IO HMDI converts 4K UHD HDMI Video to NDI (Encoding) and converts NDI to 4K UHD HDMI ® (Decoding). It supports up to UHD 4K/60 video input (Encoder) or up to 4K/60 video output (Decoder). It features an HDMI input and HDMI loop through for view on the monitor while NDI streaming, or HDMI output while decoding.
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Page 6: Getting Ready
NewTek NDI Tools pack, available at no cost. NDI Tools provides a very valuable array of practical NDI learning tools and utilities, including NewTek’s NDI Studio Monitor, which will not only locate and display the network video output from your Spark Plus unit, but also makes it easy access to its settings. - Page 7 Spark Plus IO Front Panel FI GURE 5 1. Type-C Extension 2. Tally 3. Status Indicator 1. Supply power supply to the unit, by connecting the supplied power adapter to Spark’s USB-C port, located beside the audio input connector. The unit boots as soon as power is supplied. At this point, the 3 small LED Status Indicator lights will illuminate.
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Page 8: Studio Monitor
Tools folder. Among its capabilities, Studio Monitor (Windows) can detect and ® display NDI sources available on your network. OS X users will also find a similar NDI Video Monitor application available to them after installing the NewTek NDI Tools pack for their preferred platform. – W... - Page 9 Select the newly listed channel for the Spark unit you wish to configure. In a few moments, its video output will appear in the Studio Monitor window. 3. For NDI sources that, like Spark Plus, host a configuration web page, a small configuration (gear) icon appears at lower right when you the mouse pointer is over the Studio Monitor window –...
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Page 10: Logging In
Select the newly listed channel for the Spark unit you wish to configure. In a few moments, its video output will appear in the Studio Monitor window. 3. The Video Monitor Settings menu shows an option near the bottom that lets you open the Device Webpage in your system web browser. - Page 11 Update Your Firmware We encourage you to keep the firmware on your NewTek device up to date. Firmware updates may contain bug-fixes, provide improved performance, or even enable new features. The update process is not complicated – simply follow the steps...
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Page 12: Utilities
Hint: Should you set a custom password and then forget it; you can reset the device to factory defaults using the Factory Reset process. (Figure 15) UTILITIES 1.3.5 Reset, Reboot and Restore buttons are in the pull-down menu under System Setup tab at top of webpage. •... -
Page 13: Audio
AUDIO 1.3.8 Just below, you will see the Audio Source menu (Figure 18). It offers two options, labeled Mic In and HDMI. FI GURE 18 These determine whether Spark Plus IO uses the embedded audio source (digital audio included with an HDMI video source) or analog audio supplied to its 1/8”... - Page 14 ON N ECTION EFAULT OR ULTI CA ST Managed vs. Unmanaged Although it serves no useful purpose when connecting directly to dedicated NDI inputs, this option may be helpful An un-managed (a.k.a., ‘dumb’) network in some more sophisticated environments. Select Multicast switch will broadcast a multicast stream to transmit video using multicast, rather than the default to all devices on the network, with...
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Page 15: Ethernet
ETHERNET 1.4.2 Controls in this section will be quite familiar to anyone who has connected a computer or mobile device to FI GURE 21 a network and require little explanation. Typically, networks are configured to automatically supply IP addresses to devices you connect to it by means of a DHCP server. -
Page 16: Ndi Decoding Configuration
In this scenario, temporarily set the network adapter of your computer to a static IP address such as 192.168.100.1, with a netmask of 255.255.0.0 and connect the Spark Plus. Then run Studio Monitor on the computer, as described earlier to locate the unit. This will allow you to use Spark‘s web page to set a suitable static IP of your choosing, following which you can restore the computer’s normal network configuration settings. -
Page 17: Output Of Ndi Decoding
ND I S I SCOV ER OUR CE In the same subnet, NDI sources can be displayed in the source list through automatic discovery. ® FI GURE 24 FI GURE 25 OUTPUT OF NDI DECODING 1.4.5 Under Source List, you can add up to nine preset decoding sources. By clicking on the NDI source, the device will start to decode the corresponding NDI source, and can be switched and decoded by clicking other NDI sources. -
Page 18: Decoding Parameter Settings
In the Decoding Preset section, there is a blank output box, if switching without video output, the device will output the set color. It can also be used for testing the output to the mointor by choosing a different color. FI GURE 27 To the right of the Decoding Preset header, this button is for... -
Page 19: Tally
By clicking the pencil button, you will be able to find Discoverable Information by group, device name and NDI channel name. FI GURE 30 gear button allows output parameters to be configured. resolution of the decoding output will be the same as that of the source. -
Page 20: Credits And Trademarks
Jayakumar, Ryan Cooper, Ryan Hansberger, Shawn Wisniewski, Steve Bowie, Troy Stevenson TRADEMARKS NewTek, NewTek VMC, NewTek VMC1, NewTek VMC1 IN, NewTek VMC1 OUT, NewTek NC1, NewTek NC1 IN, NewTek NC1 I/O, NewTek NC1 I/O IP, TriCaster, TriCaster TC1, TriCaster Advanced Edition, TriCaster XD, TriCaster 8000, TriCaster TCXD8000, TCXD8000, TriCaster... - Page 21 Copyright © 1990-2020 NewTek Inc. San Antonio TX USA...
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