INSTRUCTION FOR INSTALLATION ............33 NETWORK CONNECTION ..............39 DHCP M ..................40 IP .................... 42 TATIC DVIP ....................43 HOW TO USE PTC-285’S AI AUTO TRACKING ........46 AI A ......46 OW TO TURN ON THE RACKING UNCTION AI A ......
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WEB USER INTERFACE ................. 52 ....................52 ....................53 IDEO 8.2.1 How to Connect the PTC-285 to a Datavideo Switcher after a 60FPS/50FPS Video Streaming (Take the HS-1300 as an example) ..57 ....................61 MAGE ....................62 UDIO ....................64 YSTEM ..................
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Disclaimer of Product and Services The information offered in this instruction manual is intended as a guide only. At all times, Datavideo Technologies will try to give correct, complete and suitable information. However, Datavideo Technologies cannot exclude that some information in this manual, from time to time, may not be correct or may be incomplete.
7. This product should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company.
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9. If an extension cord must be used with this unit, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord’s rating. 10. Make sure that the total amperes of all the units that are plugged into a single wall outlet do not exceed 15 amperes.
Datavideo office. All non-Datavideo manufactured products (product without Datavideo logo) have only one year warranty from the date of purchase. Damage caused by accident, misuse, unauthorized repairs, sand, grit or water is not covered under warranty.
Lighting, Camera module, PCIe Card are covered for 1 year. The three-year warranty must be registered on Datavideo's official website or with your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized distributors within 30 days of purchase. Disposal For EU Customers only - WEEE Marking...
2160p50/60 UHD video output, features 12x optical zoom, 16x digital zooms and supports versatile outputs, including 3G-SDI, HDMI, IP stream, NDI (PTC- 285 NDI, optional). The PTC-285 series is the ideal choice for taking your remote camera production to the next level.
Location and Function of Parts Front of Camera Lens Built-in 1/2.8” 8.51M Pixel CMOS 4K color camera with white balance control, backlight compensation, automatic gain and etc. Tally LED Tally lamp will be turned ON upon receiving the ON signal. Sensor for Remote Control Remote control IR receiver...
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Note: After inserting the USB flash drive, please remember to turn “ON” the SETUP->USB UPGRADE from the OSD menu of the PTC-285 camera. Power Input DC in socket connects the supplied 12V PSU. The connection can be secured by screwing the outer fastening ring of the DC In plug to the socket.
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DVIP/POE Interface The DVIP interface allows users to control the PTC-285 camera by Datavideo’s camera controller by using the DVIP Protocol which is developed by Datavideo. Moreover, this interface can support the PoE...
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Bottom of Camera Tripod Screw Hole allows the user to mount the camera on the tripod. Screw Hole Screw holes for ceiling bracket mounting. For Safety Rope Ties safety rope for fixing the camera to the ceiling. DIP Switch This DIP Switch allows users to adjust needed parameters such as VISCA ID, resolutions, remote control protocol and video modes.
Basic Setup 3.1 Power-On Initialization As shown in the diagram below, after you plug in the power cord, the tally light in the front will start flashing red and will be OFF as soon as the power- on initialization is complete. The camera head should be at the HOME position with the lens facing front.
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2. Please use an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect from the DVIP port on the rear panel of the PTC-285 to the LAN port of a router. And then please use another RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect from the RJ-45 Ethernet port of your PC or laptop to the LAN port of the same router.
HDMI Video OUT Connect the 4K HDMI OUT to an external connected monitor using an HDMI cable. 。 3G-SDI Video Output Connect the SDI OUT to an external connected monitor using an SDI cable.
Remote Control and On-Screen Menu The chapter 4 provides an overview of remote control functions and OSD menu. Remote Control Functions...
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Normal Mode. Camera 1-4 The camera 1 to Camera 4 buttons allow you to set your PTC-285 cameras in No.1 to No. 4. Camera 1-4 Please short-press the button 1 to button 4 to select the camera 1, camera 2, camera 3 or camera 4.
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Focus Far/ Focus Near Please press the “Focus Far” or “Focus Near” button to shift the PTC-285 camera to “Manual” Mode. The “Focus Far” function allows you to focus on the distance. The “Focus Near” function allows you to focus on close distance.
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OSD menu by pressing the “Back” button. Menu Button Menu Button Please press the “Menu” button to open the OSD menu of the PTC-285 camera on the external monitor.
OSD Menu On-Screen Menu allows the user to modify various camera settings. Press [MENU] on the remote control to open the on-screen menu as shown below. OSD Menu Exposure Color Image P/T/Z Noise Reduction Setup Communication Setup Information Restore Default 【Home】Enter 【Menu】Exit The table below summarizes the main option items and their sub-options.
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Restore Information Default Restore? Yes/No Date Format Model GateWay NetMask CTRL SRC...
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Details of all options in the on-screen menu are listed in the table below. Main Menu Sub Menu Options Options Auto Mode Manual Bright ExpCompMode ExpComp -7~+7 Backlight Gain Limit Exposure Anti-Flicker...
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Auto Sharpness Flip-H Flip-V B&W-Mode Default Norm Style Bright SpeedByZoom Front AF-Zone Center Bottom High AF-Sense Normal P/T/Z L/R Set Display Info Image Freeze Digital Zoom...
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Pre Speed Pre Zoom Speed Auto Noise Reduction NR3D-Level 繁體 Language 中文 Setup русский HDMI HDMI RGB Mode...
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1080P25 720P50 1080P60 1080P50 1080I60 1080I50 1080P30 720P60 1080P29.97 Video Format 1080I59.94 1080P59.94 720P59.94 4KP29.97 4KP59.94 4KP25 4KP30 4KP50 4KP60 Audio Select LINE IN LEVEL-A SDI-3G Mode LEVEL-B USB UPGRADE By DIP VISCA ID By OSD Stereo Audio Channel Mono VISCA PELCO-D Protocol...
4.3 Professional Jargon Explanations of the OSD Menu There are some professional jargons or nouns which are shown in the OSD menu of the PTC-285 camera, please refer to this section for realizing those jargons. Speed by Zoom: When this function is turned “ON”, at the time when...
Instruction for installation Note: Only mount the bracket on formwork or concrete surface. Do NOT mount the bracket on plasterboard. Step 1 – DIP Switch Setting Set the Mirror option to H+V mode. Step 2 – One End of Retaining Wire Attach the retaining wire to the junction box mounted on the ceiling by screwing one end of the retaining wire into a screw hole in the junction box with a screw (not supplied) as shown in the diagram below.
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Step 3 – Ceiling Bracket (B) Again, as illustrated in the diagram below, screw a ceiling bracket (B) into the junction box mounted on the ceiling. Make sure the screw holes of the ceiling bracket (B) are aligned with the holes on the junction box.
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Step 4 – Ceiling Bracket (A) and Camera Screw ceiling bracket (A) into the bottom of the camera using three screws. Position the screws as shown in the diagram below. Align the screw holes on the bottom of the camera with those in the ceiling bracket.
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Step 6 – Screw to Fix Camera Fix the camera by screwing three screws into the corresponding screw holes as shown in the diagram below. Step 7 – Cable Connection Connect the cables to the connectors located on the rear of the camera.
Network Connection The Ethernet port on the back panel of your PTC-285 allows you to connect to camera from the PC/Laptop with Static or dynamic IP addresses. To access and modify these network settings, you will need to login to the camera’s web interface.
The default login credentials are: User Name: admin Password: admin After users login into the web user interface successfully, please click the “Network” option and then please click the “IP Configuration Type” drop- down menu from the “Lan Settings” area to modify the connection type of the camera to DHCP or Fixed IP.
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In order to enable the DHCP mode of the camera, please select “Dynamic IP Address” from the “IP Configuration Type” drop-down menu for assigning a dynamic IP address to PTC-285 by the router. After that, please click the “Apply” button to save the new settings and then please reboot the PTC-285.
Static IP A static IP address is a fixed address manually assigned to PTC-285. First please select “Fixed IP Address” from the “IP Configuration Type” drop-down menu and then please enter an IP address for the camera, the subnet mask and the gateway IP.
Depending on your operating system, download DVIP Configuration Tool from the respective sites listed as follows: PC: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/dvip-network- config/9p6gtz839k6s?activetab=pivot%3Aoverviewtab Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.datavideo.dvipnetconfig &hl=en_US iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/dvip-network- config/id1177895983?mt=8 After you’ve installed the DVIP Network Configuration Tool, follow the steps outlined below to scan for online DVIP devices and configure their corresponding settings.
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Step 2: After the Network interface is selected, the DVIP Network Configuration Tool interface will be shown as following diagram. Step 3: Please press “HOST NAME” and then the network settings pop-up window will be shown.
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Step 4: users can click “Host Name” column for changing the device name. Users can also click each setting column for changing value if it is needed. After that, please press “Save” for saving those settings. Users can also press “Default”...
How to Use PTC-285’s AI Auto Tracking The Datavideo PTC-285 is a 4K Tracking PTZ camera that allows you to use the AI Auto-Tracking function in a single-person or multi-person scenario. The PTC-285 provides two AI Auto-Tracking modes including single-person and multi-person tracking modes.
2 seconds. 2. At this time, PTC-285’s AI Auto-Tracking function will be turned off. There is a reminder “Out of Track” that will be shown on the OSD of the external monitor which is connected to the PTC-285. This means that the AI Auto-...
2. At this time, the PTC-285 will lock the target and track it directly. 3. When the tracking target is lost, the PTC-285 will stay at the position where the tracking target is lost for a few seconds and then go back to the initial position.
Multi-Person Scene Auto-Tracking Mode When applying in the multi-person scenario, please follow the following steps for using the “Multi-Person Scene Auto-Tracking Mode” of the PTC-285. 1. Please long-press the “Preset 1” button of the remote controller for 2 seconds. After the reminder “Begin Tracking” is shown on the OSD of the external connected monitor, it means that the “Multi-Person Scene Auto-...
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3. After the tracking is started, the green frame will disappear which is shown in the following diagram. 4. During the process of the “Multi-Person Scene Auto-Tracking” Mode, if you want to change your tracking target, please use the “Micro Joystick” from the remote controller directly to select your new tracking target.
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5. When the tracking target is lost, the PTC-285 will stay at the position where the tracking target is lost for a few seconds and then go back to the initial position. When the tracking target appears again, the PTC-285 will track the target automatically.
Live Live option allows users to preview the image which is shot by the PTC-285 in a real-time basis. Please click the “Live” option and then users can preview the image which is shot by the PTC-285 camera from the preview window...
Video “Video” option allows users to set various parameters including Video Format, Encode Level. Moreover, it also allows users to set the Encode Protocol, Resolution, Bit Rate, Frame Rate, I Key Frame Interval and Bit Rate Control for the First stream and Second stream. The main interface for the Video option is shown in the following diagram.
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MU and SE-650, please remember to select the “Dial Priority” option as your video format. 2. If the 50Hz or the 60Hz is selected for the PTC-285 web UI, the SDI or the HDMI output format of the PTC-285 camera will be fixed at 1080p 50/60.
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Items Descriptions Resolution(First Stream & Resolution for the first stream Second Stream) There are two drop-down menus including the resolution for the First Stream and the resolution for the Second Stream for users to select different resolution. Resolution for the second stream When the resolution is higher, the image will become clearer.
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Items Descriptions Frame Rate (First Stream& Second Stream) Users can set the Frame Rate from the drop-down menu by themselves. The range is from 1 to 60. When the Frame Rate value is higher, the image will be smoother. When the Frame Rate value is lower, it will cause an unsmooth image.
1080p video format. So, when you want to connect the PTC-285 to the HS- 1300 switcher, it is necessary for you to set the PTC-285 again in order to make sure that the video formats for the PTC-285 and the HS-1300 are consistent.
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OSD menu of the HS-1300. The “Standard” option setting for the HS-1300 is finished until this step. Step 12. Please open the web UI of the PTC-285. Step 13. Please click the “Video” option, and then please select “Dial Priority”...
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HDMI cable to connect from the HDMI interface which is located on the rear panel of the PTC-285 to the HDMI IN interface which is located on the rear panel of the HS-1300. After that, you can see the image which is shot by the PTC-285 is displayed in the MULTIVIEW window of the HS-1300 correctly.
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PTC-285 can not be displayed normally in the MULTIVIEW window of the above-mentioned switchers.
Image The “Image” option allows users to see the image that is shot by the PTC-285 from the preview window. Moreover, users can adjust many parameters including Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness and Hue from this interface by using sliders. The main interface of the Image option is shown as following diagram.
Sharpness:This option allows users to adjust the Sharpness. Please use the slider for adjusting the Sharpness. After the adjustment is finished, please click the “Apply” button and then it is set successfully. Hue:This option allows users to adjust the Hue. After the adjustment is finished, please click the “Apply”...
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Please see following section for realizing the descriptions for each item for the Audio option. Items Descriptions Audio Switch This option allows users to turn on or turn off the input of the audio source. Audio Type This allows users to select the encoding format of the input audio.
Items Descriptions Apply Key After all of the options are set, please click the “Apply” key and then all of the changes will be effective. Cancel Key If the “Cancel” key is pressed, all of the changes will not take effect. System This System option allows users to select functions including Reboot, Factory default, User/Guest Name and Password.
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Factory Default Press the “Factory Default” button and then a reminder dialogue box will appear, please press the “OK” button for resuming PTC-285’s OSD menu to its factory default value. User There are several items including Username, Password, Guest and...
Items Descriptions Cancel Key If the “Cancel” key is pressed, all of the changes will not take effect. Network The Network option allows users to set many network related functions. The main interface of the Network option is shown as following diagram.
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Please see following section for realizing the descriptions for each item for the Network option. Items Descriptions IP Configuration Type This drop-down menu allows users to select the Static IP or DHCP mode. If the “Fixed IP Address” is selected, it will operate in static IP mode.
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Items Descriptions TCP Port This is the TCP Port No. and the default port No. is 5678. UDP Port This is the UDP Port No. and the default port No. is 1259. Sony Visca This is the Sony Visca Port No. and the default No.
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Items Descriptions Please copy the RTMP server address and streaming key from the streaming platform and then paste them into this MRL column. After that, please press the “Apply” button for starting the streaming successfully. Second Stream This option allows users to determine whether they want to turn on/turn off the Second Stream streaming.
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Items Descriptions SRT Server This SRT server provides an IP address for you to enter into your SRT streaming software when you are using the SRT streaming function and the PTC- 285 camera is set as Listener mode and the SRT streaming software such as the Vmix is set as the Caller mode.
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Items Descriptions SRT Bandwidth Overhead The Bandwidth Overhead is a percentage which is set according to the network link. You can multiply this percentage value by the encoder-encoded video and audio total bitrates to get the maximum overhead which is allowed by the Bandwidth overhead.
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Items Descriptions whether the connection from a certain SRT Caller should be accepted or not. RTSP Auth This option allows users to turn on or turn off the authentication of the RTSP streaming. ONVIF This option allows users to turn on or turn off the ONVIF function.
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Items Descriptions Port This is the Port No. of the Multicast. The default No. is 1235. SDK Settings This allows users to turn on or turn off the Active Connection of the SDK Settings. Address/Port This is the Address and Port of the SDK Settings.
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Items Descriptions Time Interval This option allows users to set the time interval for the time calibration. Main Time Show/Position This option allows users to open or close the time display function for the main time. Moreover, users can enter different X coordinate and Y coordinate positions to determine the position for...
Information In the “Information” option, users can change the device name by themselves. Moreover, users can also see the messages including software version and webware version. The main interface of the Information option is shown as following diagram Please see following section for realizing the descriptions for each item for the information option.
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Items Descriptions Apply Key After all of the options are set, please click the “Apply” key and then all of the changes will be effective. Cancel Key If the “Cancel” key is pressed, all of the changes will not take effect.
The PTZ Control Area of the Web UI PTC-285 camera’s PTZ control area in the Web UI allows users to control the directions, Zoom-In, Zoom-Out, Focus Near and Focus Far parameters for the PTZ camera lens. Moreover, users can also adjust the panning, tilting speed, preset setting and preset calling functions.
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Items Descriptions UP/Down/Left/Right/Home Keys Users can click the up, down, left and right keys and the PTZ camera lens will rotate to assigned direction. If the Home key pressed, the camera lens will return back to the initial position automatically. If this Home key is used with the “Back”...
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0 to 7. The larger the number, the faster the PTZ camera lens will rotate. Set and Call Presets The PTC-285 provides 255 presets (0-254) for users to set. Users can use “Set” button to set the preset position and users can use the “Call”...
How to Use the Web UI to Set and Call Presets Please follow following steps for setting and recalling the presets. How to Set Preset 1. Please adjust your desired camera parameters and camera lens positions in advance. 2. Please enter your desired preset number in the “Preset” column 3.
Control the Camera by the PTZ View Assist App Datavideo provides PTZ View Assist App for you to control up to 4 PTC-285 cameras by using Android or iOS handset. What you have to do is to set your handset or tablet in the same LAN with the PTZ View Assist App by the static IP address, and then you can control various functions of the camera by the Wi-Fi connection.
11. DIP Switch Settings 11.1 DIP Switch SW1 The DIP Switch SW1 can be found at the bottom of the camera, where the user is allowed to set the camera’s VISCA ID, enable remote control, select the video resolution, and configure how the video mode can be selected. DIP SW 1/2/3 VISCA ID (1,2,3) = (ON,OFF,OFF)
11.2 DIP Switch SW2 (IRID) The IRID DIP Switch can be found on the rear panel of the PTC-285 camera. This DIP switch allows the user to assign an ID number to the camera so that the user can navigate between the cameras by pressing the CAMERA SELECT buttons.
12. How to Play the RTSP Stream by the VLC Player Please follow following steps for playing the RTSP streaming by using the VLC Player. 1. Please open the VLC Player. 2. Please click “Media-> Open Network Stream”. 3. Please enter the RTSP address. rtsp://ip address: port No./1 (first stream).
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4. Please click “Play” button. Note: The default port No. of the RTSP is 554, if the default http port of the camera is 80, it is no need for users to enter the port No.
13. How to Play the Multicast by the VCL Player The RTP Multicast allows users to view the camera image remotely by specific video player such as the VLC Player. Please follow following steps for playing the RTP Multicast in the VLC Player. 1.
14. How to Stream to Facebook Please follow following steps for streaming to Facebook Streaming platform. Use Facebook Live Producer for Streaming 1. Please go to Facebook Live website https://www.facebook.com/formedia/solutions/facebook-live , and then please click “Go Live Now” button which is shown in the following diagram. Note: Facebook Live limits each stream to 8 hours.
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Please select the “Streaming Software” option, and then please enter the title and description of your live-streaming video in the “Title” and “Description” columns. Moreover, you can determine whether you want to share your live-streaming video to your Facebook Story. 4.
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5. Please click the “Copy” buttons which are located next to the “Server URL” and “Stream Key” columns respectively. After that, please paste them to the “First Stream MRL” column in the “Network” option of the PTC-285 web UI.
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7. Please click the “Reboot” button in the “System” option to reboot the PTC- 285. 8. After the PTC-285 is rebooted, you can see the real-time preview which is shot by the PTC-285 camera from the “Video” option of the Facebook Live...
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9. Please set related settings including “Choose where to post” and “Select audience”. After that, please press the “Go Live” button for live-streaming the real-time image which is shot by the PTC-285 immediately.
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10. And then you can see that the live-streaming is done successfully. If you want to stop the live-streaming, please click the “End Live Video” button for stopping the live-streaming immediately. Use the Personal Facebook Page or the Facebook Fan Page for Streaming 1.
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2. Please click the “Select” button from the “Go live” option which is shown in the following diagram. 3. Please select the “Streaming Software” option, and then please enter the title and description of your live-streaming video in the “Title” and “Description”...
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Facebook page. 5. Please click the “Copy” buttons which are located next to the “Server URL” and “Stream Key” columns respectively. After that, please paste them to the “First Stream MRL” column in the “Network” option of the PTC-285 web UI.
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Note: Please make sure that the “ON” is selected for the First Stream MRL . Moreover, please make sure that the ”Video” and “Audio” checkboxes are checked. 6. Please click the “Apply” button...
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7. Please click the “Reboot” button in the “System” option to reboot the PTC- 285. 8. After the PTC-285 is rebooted, you can see the real-time preview which is shot by the PTC-285 camera from the “Video” option of the Facebook Live...
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9. Please set related settings including “Choose where to post” and “Select audience”. After that, please press the “Go Live” button for live-streaming the real-time image which is shot by the PTC-285 immediately. 10. And then you can see that the live-streaming is done successfully. If you want to stop the live-streaming, please click the “End Live Video”...
15. How to Stream to Youtube Please see following steps for realizing how to stream to Youtube streaming platform. 1. Please go to Youtube website www.youtube.com and then click “Create->Go Live”. 2. Users will enter “Youtube Live Control Room” page, please click the “START”...
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3. Please click “Go” button from the “Streaming Software” option. 4. Users will see the main page of the “Youtube Studio”. Please click the “EDIT” button for setting detail information of your streaming activity. After you finish filling out those information, please click the “SAVE” button.
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Youtube streaming platform. Please copy the stream key and stream URL and then paste them into the “First Stream MRL” within the “Network” option of the PTC-285 Web UI. Please click “On” and please check the checkboxes of “Audio” and “Video”.
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6. Please click the “Apply” button. 7. Please reboot the PTC-285 camera and then users can see the streaming is started on the Youtube Live page. If you want to stop the live streaming, please click the “END STREAM” button for stopping the live streaming.
16. How to do the SRT Streaming by the vMix Software How to install the Vmix Software Please install the vMix software according to following steps. 1. At first, please go to vMix official website and then download the vMix 60- day free-trial.
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4. Please click “I accept the agreement” and then click the “Next” button. 5. Please click the “Next” button.
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6. Please click the “Next” button. 7. Please click the “Next” button.
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8. Please click the “Install” button. 9. The installation will be started.
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10. Please click the “Finish” button to finish the installation. 11. Please select “Register for a fully functional 60 Day Trial” to fill out your Email Address. After that, please click the “OK” button to open the vMix software.
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12. Please select the initial resolution and frame rate that you want to use and then please click the “OK” button. 13. After opening vMix, the software interface is shown as following diagram.
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How to do the SRT Stream by Using the PTC-285 Camera and vMix Software There are two modes for the SRT streaming including the Caller Mode and the Listener Mode. Please see following steps for realizing operation steps for the vMix.
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3. Please go back to the PTC-285 interface to make sure that the “SRT” option in the SRT Settings is “ON”. Moreover, the default value of the “SRT Port” is “4578”. The “SRT Encryption” drop-down menu allows you to select your desired SRT Encryption way including AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256.
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After that, please enter the default static IP address “192.168.100.88” of the PTC-285 into the “Hostname” column. Moreover, please enter the default SRT port number “4578”, which is provided by PTC-285 web UI’s “SRT Port” column into the “Port” column. After that, please enter your SRT Password which is set in the PTC-285 web UI into the “Passphrase”...
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7. After that, you can see that the image which is shot by the PTC-285 is streamed to the vMix software by the SRT Listener Mode successfully. If the PTC-285 is set in Caller Mode 1. At first, please click the “Vmix(x64)” from the Start Menu to open the Vmix...
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PC which is used to install the Vmix software. Please pay attention that the static IP address of the device must be within the same LAN as the static IP address of the PTC-285. 6. The SRT port is “4578”, which is the default SRT port number of the PTC-285.
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UI into the “Port” column. Moreover, please enter your SRT password which is set in the PTC-285 web UI into the “Passphrase” column. In this example, we will take “1234567890” as an example. After that, please select “32” from the “Key Length”...
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12. You can see that the image which is shot by the PTC-285 is shown in the Vmix software by Caller Mode.
PC or any keyboard controllers to the RS-422 remote port to control PTC-285. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the external RS-422 controller to PTC-285 You can make your own cable using the pinout information provided in this chapter.
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The RS-422 pinouts are described below. RMC-180 Controller PTC-285 Camera (RJ-45 Port) (RS-422 Port) White/Orange White/Orange Orange Orange White/Green White/Green Blue Blue White/Blue White/Blue Green Green White/Brown White/Brown Brown Brown The RS-232 pinouts are described below. RS-232 PTC-285 Camera (RS-232 Port)
1. At first, please confirm that the IP address of your laptop is set within the same LAN as the PTC-285 camera. Please use an Ethernet cable to connect from the RJ-45 Ethernet port of your laptop to the DVIP port which is on the rear panel of the PTC-285.
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5. Users can see that the interface of the firmware update tool is shown as following diagram. 6. Please select the LAN IP address which is set by your laptop from the “Interface” drop-down menu.
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7. Please select the “Upgrade” option and then users can see the interface which is shown as following diagram. 8. Please click the “Open” button and select the downloaded latest firmware.
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Upgrading! Please Wait! ” 10. After the firmware upgrading is finished, the PTC-285 camera will reboot automatically, please click the “OK” button and then the firmware upgrade procedure is completed.
Ethernet Cable Procedure 1. At first, please format your USB flash drive in FAT32 format. 2. Please download the latest PTC-285 firmware file from Datavideo official website’s PTC-285 product page https://www.datavideo.com/product/PTC- and then save it to the hard disk of your laptop.
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7. After the “Setup” option is selected, please press the “Microjoystick” from the PTC-285 remote controller to enter the “Setup” page. 8. Please move down the “Microjoystick” of the PTC-285 remote controller to the “USB Upgrade” option in the “Setup” page.
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Moreover, there is a period of time that there is no image that will be shown on the monitor. At this moment, please do not turn off the power of the PTC-285 camera. The camera will reboot automatically after the whole firmware update procedure is done.
19. Frequently-Asked Questions This section describes problems that you may encounter while using PTC-285. If you have any questions, please refer to related sections and follow all suggested solutions. If problem still exists, please contact your distributor or the service center.
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The camera can not be 1. Use PC to access the internet to see accessed by using the IE whether it can operate normally or not. At first, please solve the network failure browser. that is caused by the computer virus until the PC and the camera can ping each other.
21. Specifications Camera Parameters Product Name 4K Tracking PTZ Camera 2160p60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25 1080p60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25 Video Format 720p60/59.94/50 *2160p60/59.94/50 YUV 4:2:2 Image Sensor 1/2.8" CMOS Effective Pixels 8.51Mega Pixels (approx.) S/N Ratio ≥55dB Min. Illumination 0.5 Lux @ (F1.8, AGC ON) Electronic Shutter 1/30s ~ 1/10000s Zoom Ratio 12x Optical Zoom, 16x Digital Zoom...
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Field of View 80° (Horizontal, Wide) Image Compensation Back light compensation Input /Output Interfaces HDMI 2.0 x1 3G-SDI x1 Video Output 10/100/1000M RJ-45(PoE)x1 3.5 mm x1 (mic in/line in) Audio Input switch from Web UI Tally LED Lens Filter Pelco-D, Pelco-P, Control Protocol VISCA, VISCA over IP, DVIP Remote Control...
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50Hz: 1-50fps Encoding Frame rate 60Hz: 1-60fps IEEE 802.3at F/W Update Via Web UI or USB 2.0 IR Control Camera Control Unit RMC-180 series/RMC-300 series/PTZ View Assist APP Tripod Mount 1/4-20 UNC Optional Accessories WM-1/ WM-10/ WM-11 Color Dark Blue/White Dimension (LxWxH) 173 (W) x 219 (H) x 189.08 (D) mm Weight...