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H-SPARTAN-4 A Note from Thor Broadcast about this Manual Intended Audience This user manual has been written to help people who have to use, integrate and to install the product. Some chapters require some prerequisite knowledge in electronics and especially in broadcast technologies and standards.
Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The H-SPARTAN-4 has 4 channels of HDMI/CVBS inputs for Mpeg4 AVC/H.264 video encoding and Mpeg1 L2 and AAC audio encoding. Especially it is also allowed to play TS files through USB connector. It can be up to 1080/60P full HD resolution and very stable working on local networks.
H-SPARTAN-4 1.3 Specifications Interfaces Input 4 x HDMI, 4 x CVBS, 1 x USB Output 1 x RJ45, 1Gbps IP Streaming, Protocols: UDP/RTP(Unicast/Multicast)/HLS, RTMP, HTTP Control LCD with 6 keys & 1 x RJ45 (Web NMS) Video Encoding Format H.264 AVC/HP@L4.0...
H-SPARTAN-4 1.4 Appearance and Description Front Panel Illustration 1. LCD Screen 6. DATA Control 2. Enter Key 7. NMS Control 3. Back (Cancel/Return) 8. Power LED 4. Directional keys (up,down,left,right) 9. USB Playback 5. Status LED Rear Panel Illustration 1. Power Supply Input 3.
H-SPARTAN-4 Chapter 2 - LCD Operation For setting up your configurations you can use the LCD control panel. The Spartan will initialize to the main interface after turning on, then press “Enter” into the main menu. Power on 2020/10/10 Sat...
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H-SPARTAN-4 Encoder Encoder 1 PROG. Name HDMI / CVBS Video Input HDMI:2~14Mpbs; Video Bitrate CVBS:2~6Mpbs CBR/VBR Rate Mode AAC/MPEG Audio Encode Audio Bitrate PMT PID 32~8190 32~8190 Video PID 32~8190 Audio PID PCR PID 32~8190 Encoder 2 Same as Encoder 1...
H-SPARTAN-4 Yes / No Streamer Streamer USB Multicast Multicast TTL Multicast GRP Yes / No Multicast RTP Multicast Port Yes / No Unicast Enable Unicast IP1 UDP / RTP Uni-IP1 UDP Uni-IP1 Port 2.1 LED Lights Video Input TS Input/Output...
H-SPARTAN-4 Chapter 3 - WEB Operation For setting up configurations you can use the front panel; or you can control and set the configurations from any computer by connecting the device to the RJ45 NMS Port. You should ensure that the computer’s IP address is different from the Modulator IP address; otherwise, it would cause an IP conflict.
H-SPARTAN-4 3.2 NMS Home Page& Status Contents of the home page includes: Status/Encoder Setup /Streaming Setup/Network/ Password/Firmware/Configuration. And device’s status details are also shown on this page. Here you can see the MAC Address, Serial Number, Firmware version, USB Status, Uboot Version, Streaming, Stream information, USB information, HLS information.
H-SPARTAN-4 3.4 Streaming Setup Use the Streaming Setup Page to setup your required streaming method. You can choose UDP/RTP multicast or unicast, or choose HLS/RTMP/HTTP stream. Note. When using USB TS, it only supports UDP/RTP multicast or unicast. Please note that the TS bitrate size in USB.
H-SPARTAN-4 3.6 Password In the Old password field, enter default password(0000). In the New password field, enter the new password you want to change, also the same password as the new password to confirm. 3.7 Firmware Use the Firmware page to update system firmware.
H-SPARTAN-4 3.8 Configuration Use the “Factory Set” to reset configuration to factory default. Use the “Reboot Device” to Reboot device. Use the “Save Configuration” to saved device setting configuration setting to PC. Use the “Save Configuration” to upload the file with pre‐saved configuration settings to device.
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H-SPARTAN-4 How to use the TS files in the USB flash drive to play streaming? Step1. Create a “prog” folder and “usb_play.txt” file in the USB flash drive. Step2. Copy the ts file to the prog folder in the usb flash drive.
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H-SPARTAN-4 Step4. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB hole of the device Step5. Enter the NMS website. Select the streaming setup option, open and set the USB Drive option Step6. Waiting a few seconds, it will start to play and stream, and the USB LED on the front panel will start to blink.
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H-SPARTAN-4 Note: To ensure PID consistency, please use conversion software to convert each file before inserting the USB. Tech Support 1800-521-8467 Ext 2 Sales@thorfiber.com Tel: (800) 521-8467 Email: sales@thorfiber.com http://www.thorbroadcast.com...
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