LS-860 User Manual Table of Contents Introduction Specifications Package Contents Product Appearance Connection Front Panel Buttons and Indicators External Control via USB Numeric Keypad Getting start Overview of the Web Interface Chapter 1 Administrator 1.1 Media I/O 1.1.1 Video inputs 1.1.1.1 Content / Cam 1 / Cam 2 / Cam 3 1.1.1.2 Advanced configuration 1.1.2 Network device manager...
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LS-860 User Manual Table of Contents 2.1.1 Preview 2.1.2 Toolbar 2.1.2.1 Theme and Display 2.1.2.2 Recording, Streaming control and Snapshot 2.1.2.3 Playback Video 2.1.2.4 Settings 2.1.2.5 Others 2.2 Online Director 2.2.1 Recording controls panel 2.2.1.1 Background 2.2.1.2 Layout 2.2.1.3 Overlay 2.2.1.4 Theme 2.2.1.5 Volume control 2.2.1.6 Recording/ Streaming control and Snapshot buttons...
LS-860 User Manual Introduction Featuring a compact and stand-alone design, AREC LS-860 Media Station consists of diverse features and functionality, including multi-signals capturing, recording synchronously, codec, streaming online, live broadcasting, and web-based monitor page, providing complete presentation or lecture capture solution.
COM 2 RS-232 for External Control Network port RJ-45 Ethernet connector for network connection Power port 12V/ 3A The device powers on when the button is pressed "I" and powers off when the Power Switch button is pressed "O". www.arec.com...
LS-860 User Manual Connection USB mouse microphone USB keyboard amplifier USB keyboard Speaker AREC Network Camera Line / Mic audio input Audio output RS-232 Power RS-232 HDMI video input HDMI video output Ethernet External Control notebook Systems network document cam...
Device is powered, yet not booted up. Solid green. Boot up completed. Fast flashing red. Device is shutting down. Power Fast flashing green. Firmware updating. Slow flashing red. Storage is abnormal. Audio meter L/R The volume of audio line out L/R Boot up completed. www.arec.com...
Connect PC to LS-860, your device is added the segment and the segment is consistent with the IP address of the LS-860. Get IP address from About option in Setup item of the host output interface main menu and input it in the Browser page. www.arec.com...
Mini Controller with Administrator or Online Director account. If you only need to access to the recordings, log in Video Manager with default username Video Manager video and password video.Log in with Administrator account, can switch to Administrator page. www.arec.com...
List out all the connected network cameras and Auto-Tracking Mount. PTZ control port Set LS-860 back RS-232 serial port to drive PTZ cameras. Audio Adjust the volume and select the audio input source. Display Set the LS-860 on screen display language. www.arec.com...
Note: A login authentication with the TP-100 might be required. See Media I/O\ Network device manager for more details. With VISCA over IP function, you can control the camera using VISCA on a controller equipped with IP VISCA over IP communication capabilities via LAN. www.arec.com...
Cancel button to give it up. Note: If you use AREC CI-xxx network camera with TP-100, you can change preset of TP-100's Home. 7. Brightness, sharpness, and contrast: Slide the adjust bar leftward or rightward to change the camera image settings.
Enter the username and password of the camera or Auto-Tracking Mount to complete the authentication. Take AREC network camera for example,enter the default username and password admin/ admin. The status then changes to OK, which indicates it is available for video input selection.
PTZ camera. The following configurations must be identical to the external device settings. Protocol : Available options are VISCA, PELCO-D, and PELCO-P; Address : Set according to the camera address for RS-232 communication. VISCA: 1-7, PELCO D/P: 1-255; Baud rate : 2400, 4800, 9600, and 115200 www.arec.com...
Configurable range of sound input is 0-125. The nearby volume meter indicates the encoded audio current volume. 3. Output volume control - Adjust the Line and HDMI output volume. Configurable range of sound input is 0-125. Set Audio output loop through on/ off. www.arec.com...
The pages within Video construct a collection of settings that defines the operating characteristics for a streaming/recording, include: Recording Configure Encoder settings and Bookmark settings for recording. Streaming Configure Encoder settings for streaming. Content Edit the information of the content that will be recorded. Theme Set the overlay files, background images and theme types. www.arec.com...
Static scene for live broadcasting through the Internet. Mobile SD 480p/ 500kbps Live broadcasting for portable mobile devices watching. Click button to open customization window as shown below, and click Save button to make the option changed. User defined www.arec.com...
Audio shift- Adjust the delay of sound after video transmission. Synchronize the video and audio with consistency. 1.2.2 Streaming AREC Media Station support two streaming address with same video compression. The page provides user to change streaming settings. It is essential that the configurations follow the streaming protocol and recommended settings your server system supports.
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In the protocol setting field, copy and paste the Server or Stream URL and Stream name provided by you CDN RTMP or server administrator in the format rtmp://serverurl/streamname. Enter the destination IP address and the port number where the streaming is played in the format rtp://@:1234 For example, rtp://226.10.24.32:7000 www.arec.com...
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The LS-860 use IP address: 239.0.0.1 and port number: 5004 as the stream default. The available range of port number is 1024 to 65535. To view the stream from a media player, open the URL in a media player, such as: www.arec.com...
Click Apply button at the bottom corner to apply the settings, or click [ ] Cancel to give it up. Delete Note: The overlay file must be in PNG format, maximum size 1920px*1080px. Note: The user can use the mouse to drag the order of the display. www.arec.com...
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] to set the theme type. Input the theme name, and select the desired type of overlay, layout and background. Click Apply button at the bottom corner to apply the settings. Note: The user can use the mouse to drag the order of the display. www.arec.com...
Disk information- Displays disk information, available storage space and total capacity. Click “Format” to clean up the internal storage drive. A dialog box opens asking you to confirm the disk formatting. Click Confirm to permanently delete all recording packages. www.arec.com...
Available options are Scheduling via Opencast server, Scheduling via Panopto server, Manual Calendar import, and Periodic Calendar import. Scheduling via Opencast server : Centralized Scheduling via Opencast server Scheduling via Panopto server Centralized Scheduling via Panopto server Manual Calendar import : Importing iCalendar files manually Periodic Calendar import : Importing iCalendar files automatically www.arec.com...
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2. Click Apply. The event schedule is added and appears in the calendar on the Scheduled Events page. 3. Go to Opencast admin, and check if the LS-860 is correctly registered on Opencast. “Opencast Admin” -> “Capture” -> “Locations” www.arec.com...
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Note: Get the registration keys token for scheduler in Panopto System 2. Click Apply. 3. Go to Panopto System => Remote Recorders, and Your AREC media station will list up in your Panopto account as a remote recorder. Manual Calendar import 1.
Daily scheduled: Setup start & End time for uploading, Enable this setting Media Station will in “full speed mode” for uploading. Note: GUI provided full speed mode on/off, please refer to 2.1.2.4 2. Delete after uploading on/off: Enable auto delete the files after uploading 3. Upload files: Available options are All recorded files, Mixed video and Original source www.arec.com...
The upload status/result of the corresponding recordings is denoted in the Video Manager web pages. Note : If the web server is Opencast, the video title and the creator description are automatically filled with the title and presenter of the Director's content settings. www.arec.com...
Contains device identification, date and time configuration, and booting settings. Network The device IP assignment in the networking. Displays the current firmware version, and provides web-based user a way to update firmware for the Firmware device. Configuration Export / Import the configuration. www.arec.com...
Click Apply button at the bottom corner to apply the settings, or click Cancel to give it up. Web server protocol: Support HTTP and HTTPS, default is HTTP. Note: The boot screen file must be in PNG format, maximum size 1920x1080px. www.arec.com...
Static IP and enter the required network settings including IP address / subnet mask / default gateway/ DNS server. Click Apply at lower right corner, click Confirm in popup dialog box. Note: The system will automatically reboot to complete the network settings. Login the updated IP address after the system restarts. www.arec.com...
“System will reboot after updating, continue? ” Click “Confirm” to start reset. 1.6.4 Configuration You can export or import the configuration in this page: Export : Select the configuration to export and click “Export”. Import : Click “Import”to load a configuration. www.arec.com...
Changing username and password with Administration/ Online Director / Video Manager : (1) New User: Enter a user login name that you want. (2) New Password: Enter the user login password that you want. (3) Confirm Password: Requires you to enter your password again for confirmation. (4) Click Apply. www.arec.com...
: Independent streaming control ) Click to start recording( In Playback mode : can not Record record ) Pause Click to pause recording Stop Click to stop recording Title Enter title of video Snapshot Screenshot of the display Minimum Minimize toolbar www.arec.com...
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Click the layout template to select the desired layout. Overlay LS-860 by factory default provides one plain black overlay and three user- configurable overlays. Click the overlay thumbnail to apply it to the video. See Administrator \ Video \ Theme for more details. www.arec.com...
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See Administrator \ Video \ Theme for more details. Volume control The audio control bar is to adjust the recorded volume from each audio input and adjust the output volume. Adjustable range of sound input is 0-125. www.arec.com...
This section briefly introduces the names of the various function buttons, and the functions will be introduced in the next section. 10.2.50.152 Hide the menu Stream Status Snaoshot Maximum Record Timer Playback Overlay Streaming On/Off Settings Layout Record IP Address 10.2.50.152 Background Pause Audio Volume Theme Stop Display www.arec.com...
USB, and will appear in the Video Snapshot Screen shot of the preview. Manger. When recording, the picture will be placed in the data set of the video(see 3.1.4 NO.6), and when the snapshot is taken, the bookmark will be automatically added. www.arec.com...
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• If USB < 8hr : max = USB, show the dialog 3. Loop recording on (internal hard drive = 8hr) a. Front USB recording on and internal hard drive > USB • If USB < 8hr : max = USB, show the dialog www.arec.com...
Click any point on the bar will jump to Show playback progress in bar correspondent time Time bar 00:00:00 Time Total recording time & current 00:00:02 Information playback time Audio On/Off Mute or resume playback audio www.arec.com...
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Select the file for copy to front usb disk a. Select the file for copy to front usb disk b. Click the icon start to copying, While using copy mode, users cannot operate any other tasks like recording, streaming. The system would only focus on copy. www.arec.com...
Using pen or finger to click on the center of the dot one by one. Totally 5 dots and each dot remain 30 seconds for time out. 2. Audio In / Out Audio Input Volume Control a. Line-in/Mic-in 1~4 : Mute/ Down/ Up b. HDMI 1~4 : Mute/ Down/ Up c. Encoder: Mute/ Down/ Up d. Default (Volume only) www.arec.com...
The system would only focus on uploading. Note: Admin provided related options for users to setup it, please refer to 1.5.1 2.1.2.5 Others Name Function Description 10.2.50.152 IP Address Device IP Address Audio Volume Audio volume meter www.arec.com...
6. Storage capacity which is converted into remaining time for recording. 7. Recording/ Streaming status and timer. 8. Recording/ Streaming control and Snapshot buttons. 9. Audio volume meter indicates the audio volume of the content being recorded and streamed. www.arec.com...
Click the layout template to select the desired layout. 2.2.1.3 Overlay LS-860 by factory default provides one plain black overlay and three user- configurable overlays. Click the overlay thumbnail to apply it to the video. See Administrator \ Video \ Theme for more details. www.arec.com...
See Administrator \ Video \ Theme for more details. 2.2.1.5 Volume control The audio control bar is to adjust the recorded volume from each audio input and adjust the output volume. Adjustable range of sound input is 0-125. www.arec.com...
USB, and will appear in the Video Manger. When recording, the picture will be placed in Snapshot the data set of the video(see 3.1.4 NO.6), and when the snapshot is taken, the bookmark will be automatically added. www.arec.com...
2. Movement speed: Move leftward or rightward to set slower or faster the camera is moving. 3. Zoom in/out: Click the buttons or drag on the control bar. 4. Preset positions: Click the buttons to command that the camera go to the preset position. www.arec.com...
Configure Encoder settings and Bookmark settings for recording. Streaming Configure Encoder settings for streaming. Content Edit the information of the content that will be recorded. Theme Set the overlay files, background images and theme types. The detail functions, please refer to 1.2 Video www.arec.com...
Video Manager from the initial login page with default username video and password video. LS-860 3.1 Video Management The Video Manager includes the following features:upload, download, delete, playback the recording and edit the recording information. LS-860 www.arec.com...
Recording packages can be deleted manually to make room for new recordings. Select the recording and click . A confirmation dialog box opens asking you to confirm the deletion. Click Confirm to permanently remove the recording packages. The list may not update immediately. Refresh the list by reloading this webpage. www.arec.com...
If you require to edit the information of a recording, click on the desired recording and you will be directed to the content information page. Replace the existing text or enter new information in the content fields. Click APPLY to save the changes. www.arec.com...
If you require to edit the bookmark of a recording, click on the desired recording and you will be directed to the Bookmark page. 1. Edit the bookmark title. 2. Delete the bookmark 3. Add new bookmark with title. 3.2 Snapshot Management The Snapshot Manager includes the following features:upload, download, delete, preview. LS-860 www.arec.com...
Photo packages can be deleted manually to make room for new photos. Select the folder and click . A confirmation dialog box opens asking you to confirm the deletion. Click Confirm to permanently remove the photo packages. The list may not update immediately. Refresh the list by reloading this webpage. www.arec.com...
LS-860 User Manual 3.2.4 Preview the photo Click on the desired photo folder and you will be directed to the photo list page. Click on the desired photo to preview the photo. www.arec.com...
The LS-860 provides HDMI output for recording monitoring. On screen display there are event icons and sometimes the error operation warnings. Cancel one Disk full Network connection failure Live Streaming Error schedule recording Front USB recording error Operation is denied Front USB recording Disk failure Start one schedule recording Front USB drive mount www.arec.com...
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LS-860 User Manual Recording is paused Firmware updating Firmware update failure Shutdown confirmation www.arec.com...
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All information contained in this document is Proprietary Made in Taiwan Date : 2020.5.1 Version : 5.2 AREC have the right to change or improve product specifications, without obligation to notify any user. Go to www.arec.com get the latest information related to the product or additional information.
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