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Page 1: User Manual
Digital Media Recorder User Manual An Advanced Media Design Technology... -
Page 2: Disclaimer
All rights reserved. This document contains information that is proprietary to Advanced Media Design, the manufac- turer of all MediaPOINTE® products. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Advanced Media Design, Inc. -
Page 3: Safety Precautions
Input: 100-240V ~50/60Hz Service Support and Training MediaPOINTE®, Inc. is committed to providing the service support and training needed to install, manage, and maintain your MediaPOINTE® equipment. All MediaPOINTE® products are sold through a wide network of Authorized MediaPOINTE® Dealers. For help with your products, contact your local dealer for assistance first. If for any reason, you would like to contact... - Page 4 DMR | DMR Package Contents • 1 - MediaPOINTE DMR • 1 – Male Composite Cable • 1 - CAT-5e LAN Cable • 1 - RCA Stereo Audio Cable • 1 - AC Power Cable • 1 – Male S-Video-D Cable • 1 – IR Remote Control plus 2 AAA batteries • 1 – Rack Mount Kit • Documentation CD-ROM • Warranty Document • Registration Sheet...
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Page 5: Warranty
v | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Warranty MediaPOINTE warrants that the DMR (excluding spare parts if applicable, external peripheral devices and consumables) will be free from any defect in materials or workmanship and shall perform in accordance with its specification for a period of 30 days for MediaPOINTE software and 1 year for hardware, starting on shipment date of the initial purchase of the equipment. MediaPOINTE disclaims any and all implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. MediaPOINTE’s sole liability for breach of this warranty will be (at its option) to provide access to software for download or to repair or replace the defective unit or component after customer has shipped the product to MediaPOINTE for return-to-factory repair. Customer must obtain an RMA (return material authorization) number from MediaPOINTE prior to returning equipment. Replacement parts may be new or equivalent to new. Part(s) replaced will be covered for the remaining term of the warranty. MediaPOINTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or incidental or consequential... -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Table of contents | Table Of Contents About this guide Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Safety Precautions . - Page 7 v | TABLE OF CONTENTS As a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 User Login Security .
- Page 8 Table of contents | v USB Offload/Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Streaming .
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Page 9: Introduction
DMR Introduction & Overview Introduction design, or process analysis when the participants are not able to meet in one central location. Welcome to the user’s guide for the MediaPOINTE® • Access a centralized data bank of expertise from a DMR. The DMR is one of the easiest to use, cost- field location. -
Page 10: Front Panel
| DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 DMR Front Panel 3 . LED Status Front Panel View The LED indicators are used to describe system The front panel consists of an Optical Drive, the main states, actions and error conditions. The valid LED operation Keypad, two status LEDs, a small RESET states are described in the table below. button, IR receiver, a power switch and a USB port. The following is a brief description of each of these LED 1 (top) LED 2 (bottom) components. -
Page 11: Power Switch
DMR | DMR Front Panel 6 . Power Switch This POWER button on the front of the unit will turn the unit on and off. It is used in conjunction with the main power switch on the rear of the unit. 1. Ensure power supply switch is in the ON position (on back panel) 2. Start the unit by pressing the POWER button 7 . USB Port The USB port can be used to offload media from and to the DMR. It can also be used to set or capture an IP address. See the Network Configuration section for USB IP address configuration. -
Page 12: Back Panel
| DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Back Panel View AUDIO/ VIDEO INPUTS Connector Function Description Unbalanced Line level stereo audio inputs that use standard RCA connectors . Stereo Audio Pair Composite Video input 1 on the DMR can be selected from the Web Portal . Composite S-Video input 1 on the DMR can be selected from the Web Portal . -
Page 13: Setup & Application Diagrams
DMR | ALL OTHER CONNECTIONS Connector Function Description The RJ45 connector allows the included standard 10/100Mb CAT-5e LAN cable to connect the DMR to a network . The standard 3 . 5 mini mono connector allows a remote switch (contact closure) to start/stop a session of the DMR . - Page 14 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009...
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Page 16: Setting Up The Dmr
This section describes the procedure for a first time login, and the DMR access rights. 2. Use the login id “admin”. The default password is “MediaPOINTE”. Note that the login id and the password are case sensitive. The default IP address is: 192.168.1.253 3. From the User Security selection of the main menu, the Administrator can enable or disable logins for users and authors and can change the admin password. -
Page 17: As A User
DMR | field (10 characters maximum) and confirm it by 2. Use the login id “author”. The password will be clicking Change Admin Password button. The next time user defined in the User Security section of the main the DMR is accessed, the new admin password will take menu. Note that the login id and the password are case effect. sensitive. Be sure to write down the new administrator password Author Login Security and keep it in a safe place. -
Page 18: Network Configuration
10 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Network Configuration IP addresses may be assigned to the DMR by two ways: DHCP and Fixed (Static) IP. If your network is configured for DHCP, the IP address will be provided automatically System Name and will be visible on the S-Video or Composite output of the DMR. To set a Fixed (Static) IP address, follow The factory set system name is the unit build number. the procedure below. You can change the name in the IP setting menu page by entering a new name in the text field. A reboot is Configuring Static IP Address required for the new name to take effect. -
Page 19: Smtp Mail
DMR | 11 dhcp=(bool)0 dns_1=(string)192.168.0.2 dns_2=(string) 192.168.0.3 ethernet=(string)auto connection text box. If a password is not desired on the Telnet session, leave the text box blank. gateway=(string)192.168.1.1 RS-232 ipaddress=(string)192.168.1.253 netmask=(string)255.255.255.0 On the back of the DMR there is a serial control port If the dmx_ip_conf.txt file is intentionally configured as a DTE that supports the RS-232 protocol. A left blank with no text of any type within Null-Modem cable should be used between the DMR and the body of the file, the DMR will write the COM port on your PC. -
Page 20: Control & Operation
12 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Control & Operation ud ea Toolbar The DMR can be controlled by several different methods. These include, a Web Portal interface, IR remote control, con- tact closure, RS-232 serial port, Telnet, or by the convenient button panel (Keypad) on the front of the unit. This section will cover each of these control interfaces in detail. -
Page 21: On-Screen Menu/ Front Control Panel
DMR | On-Screen Menu / Front Control Panel The On-Screen Menu is displayed on the Composite or S-Video output of the DMR. The DMR IR remote or Front Control Panel (keypad) will provide some of the configuration features of the Web Portal as well as provide the ability to navigate and playback non- password protected content stored on the DMR. Icon Function Description Currently the on screen menus give the user the Show Folders Will display the folder management tree . -
Page 22: Telnet
Web Portal with an optional password. The available commands are the same as listed in the RS- 232 section. To access the telnet client, open a command prompt on your computer and enter: telnet <ipaddress> Once connected to the DMR, a connect message will be displayed. DMR Welcome to MediaPOINTE Password:_ Once logged in, type ‘help’ or ‘?’ for a list of commands. -
Page 23: Recording, Archiving & Streaming
DMR | Recording, Archiving & Streaming Recording and Streaming busy and cannot record or stream until the process is complete. Depending on the length of the archived material, this could take a few seconds up to several A streaming/recording session can be started and minutes to complete. stopped from the Start/Stop section of the main toolbar and from the profile listing. The “default” profile will Disabling / enabling multicast... -
Page 24: Recorded Content Detail
16 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Recorded Content Detail DVD Playback Icon Function Description To watch a DVD on the DMR, insert the DVD into the Will allow the user to change the name of the DVD drive. The movie will begin to play. Use the Rename selected folder . remote control to control the playback of the DVD. Archiving Will allow the selected file(s) to be emailed . This Email Media feature will not be available if SMTP settings are Mail Attachment... -
Page 25: Download Manager
DMR | Download Manager server. SCP, FTP, and FTPS are all available options for transferring files. To transfer your desired file, choose the Manual FTP icon in the actions menu. Enter the Files and Folders can be downloaded to the browsing server destination, Port number (optional for non computer using the Download Manager. -
Page 26: Management & System Tools
1 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Management & System Tools This section describes how to set up all configurable recording Icon Function Description options on the DMR; only author and admin users have access Will start a recording/streaming session using Start Record/ to these settings. -
Page 27: Creating/Modifying A Profile
DMR | Creating/Modifying a profile Profiles- Stream Settings Setting Description To create a customizable profile, you must copy one of The frame rate in frames per second (fps) defines the the profiles provided with the DMR. maximum bit-rate that the DMR encoder may utilize in Frame Rate creating the media stream . The maximum allowable frame rate is 30 fps . -
Page 28: Titles & Credits
20 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Titles & Credits Display Settings JPEG images can be uploaded to the DMR in the Titles & Description Setting Credits selection of the main menu. Images uploaded here can be specified in the profile parameters. The aspect ratio of the output can be specified to be Aspect Ratio either 4x3 or 16x9 When enabled overlays the elapsed and duration Media Status Player time of the media file during playback on the DMR . -
Page 29: Notifications
The Administrator can determine the action to take when the DMR hard drive is full. Make the selection Upgrade System Software and press the Submit button. MediaPOINTE’s Development Team is constantly striving to refine and upgrade features on the DMR to lead technological advances in the archiving and streaming marketplace. In order to keep the DMR up to date with all of the latest features, you may want to update the system... -
Page 30: Reset Configuration
. will be in place. This is a unique indentifier, specific to your DMR . Provide MediaPOINTE technical support with this number should you call to start a ticket . Options Future Optional features will be listed here . -
Page 31: Options
Composite and one more S-Video input. You can test the Studio package and the Channels package. The unit these inputs from the AV TEST page. can be setup for one or both options simultaneously. Please contact Advanced Media Design to purchase any of these packages. Installing Upgrade Packages After your purchase of an upgrade option(s), Advanced Media Design’s tech support team will walk you through the process of enabling your specific option(s) (i.e. -
Page 32: Video-On-Demand Option
24 | DMR User Manual 4.0 August 2009 Video-On-Demand (VOD) Option A Video-on-Demand channel is a way to link up to a like optioned DMR, DMR HD, DVP, VIDi HD-d, and VIDi HD units simultaneously. Video-On-Demand Channel Settings By clicking on “Add New Channel” a window will open allowing you to enter the IP address of the device you want to connect to. Viewing a Video-On-Demand Channel If you go to the Live Streams page you will see current live streams from all your VOD channels. To view the stream click on the play icon under Actions and a... - Page 33 Appendix a | 25 Appendix A The studio package key will require several user defined settings to be reset to their default configuration. Before updating your unit please take note of these settings so they can be re configured when the update is complete. 1. NTP settings will be disabled 2. User and Author passwords will be reset to blank 3. Comm port will be disabled 4. SMTP settings will be removed 5. Notification settings are lost 6. Logging is re-enabled 7. Display resolution will be set to 1280x1024 8. VTC settings are blank...
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