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MEDIAEDGE Decoder
User Guide
MEDIAEDGE Decoder
User Guide
November 20, 2013
Copyright © 2013 MEDIAEDE Corporation
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  • Page 1 MEDIAEDGE Decoder User Guide MEDIAEDGE Decoder User Guide November 20, 2013 Copyright © 2013 MEDIAEDE Corporation All rights reserved. MEDIAEDGE...
  • Page 2 If you have any questions about how to use this product and the content of this manual, Do not use the product when it is smoking please contact MEDIAEDGE Corporation Customer or when it is giving off strange smell. It can Service.
  • Page 3 The trademarks Do not use any AC adapter other than the one included in the package. MEDIAEDGE is a registered trademark for Do not use any other products besides the MEDIAEDGE Corporation. AC adapter included in the package. It can cause the fire and damage the products.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents I. Introduction ........11 1. Before use ..............12 1-1 Verify the package content ............12 ■ MEDIAEDGE Decoder enclosed items ............ 12 1-2 About our homepage ..............12 1-3 About firmware version .............12 2. Notes ..............13 2-1 Notation ..................13 2-2 Attention ...................13...
  • Page 5 III. Streaming ........39 1. Summary ..............40 1-1 About Streaming ...............40 2. Video on Demand ...........41 2-1 Connection to the MEDIAEDGE Server ........41 2-2 Connection to the MEDIAEDGE LEB ........41 2-3 Configuration ................42 3. Scheduled Playback ..........44 3-1 Configuration ................44 4.
  • Page 6 ■ Settings Wizard ..................49 ■ Detail Settings ..................50 2. Playback Menu ............51 2-1 Automatically Generated Menu ..........51 ■ About Automatically Generated Menu ............51 ■ Change of Names ..................51 2-2 User Menu ................53 2-3 Screen Saver ................53 2-4 Configuration ................53 ■...
  • Page 7 1-4 Content Update by SD Card and USB Storage ......70 1-5 Direct Writing to the Device ............70 2. Network ..............71 2-1 Time Setting (NTP) ..............71 2-2 UPnP ..................71 2-3 Streaming .................71 3. Others ..............73 3-1 Playback Information ..............73 3-2 Remote Serial ................73 3-3 Log ...................73 VII.
  • Page 8 ■ Live Streaming Video Playback ............... 94 4. Configuration ............95 4-1 About Configuration ..............95 4-2 Preferences ................95 ■ Operation mode ..................95 ■ Default drive ..................... 95 ■ Writing Limit of Drive ................96 ■ Time Zone ....................96 ■ Remote Control ..................96 ■...
  • Page 9 ■ OSD ......................114 ■ Jump time ....................115 ■ Playback Information ................115 ■ Error Pop-up Display ................115 ■ Schedule ....................116 ■ RTSP Redirect ..................117 ■ Streaming ....................117 4-7 Serial ..................119 ■ Serial Port Function .................. 119 ■...
  • Page 10 ■ Reverting to the factory settings (Restore to factory settings) ......136 ■ Hardware information display (Display hardware info) ......136 ■ Restart of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder (Restart) ........136 3-4 Forced initialization ..............136 3-5 Firmware update by update control script (update.inst) ........136 4.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder I. Introduction This chapter describes the matters that need to be noted before the setup and the use of MEDIAEDGE Decoder.

  • Page 12: Before Use

    MEDIAEDGE 1. Before use 1-1 Verify the package content Check the MEDIAEDGE Decoder package for the following parts. We try our best on packaging; however, should there be any missing parts, please contact to your local distributor you purchased. If you need to contact us directly, please contact us by email.

  • Page 13: Notes

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2. Notes 2-1 Notation - If there is any discrepancy between the explanation of this book and the operation method, the actual operation method will be given the priority. - For convenience of description, the screen photos and/or illustration may be different from the actual product.

  • Page 14: Usage Agreement

    In addtion, depending on the monitor, some models may have the power of the monitor automatically tuned on when the power of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is turned on. 2-4 Usage Agreement This product uses the free software that is under the General Public License GNU (GNU General Public License, "GPL") or GNU Lesser General Public License (GNU...

  • Page 15: About Mediaedge Decoder

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder II. About MEDIAEDGE Decoder This chapter describes the overview and the features of each part of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder.

  • Page 16: Overview And Features

    1-2 Features of MEDIAEDGE Decoder - Support for streaming and playback of data recorded in the local storage. The Decoder will support both functions as a playback device and a streaming - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Playable Content

    - The Decoder can be applied to many applications such as scheduled automatic playback, selection of the contents by menu, and control from outside.
  • Page 18 MEDIAEDGE □ Video ● MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818-2) ► MP@HL, MP@H14 ◦ Resolution 1920x1080/30p, 1920x1080/60i, 1280x720/60p or less ◦ Bit rate 35Mbps or less (*1) *1 For the video that is played alone. When the layout is played, less than 18Mbps is recommended.

  • Page 19: Audio

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder ● MPEG-2 TS (transport stream) ► TS packet length:192/188 bytes ● MPEG-2 PS (program stream) ● Extension ► mpg, m2t, m2p, m2ts, mts ■ Audio ● MPEG-1 Audio Layer3, MPEG-2 Audio Layer3 ● RIFF waveform Audio Format ►...

  • Page 20: Smil

    ● Extension ► text, txt, rss, xml, rdf ■ SMIL The Decoder supports to play the play list (subset of SMIL2.0) that is made by using “Display Content Manager” (sold separately, referred as DCM in the followings). ● Extension ►...

  • Page 21: Part Names And Function

    The LINK indicator displays the operation such as start-up and network status. standby. vii. Off The Decoder is not connected to the wired network equipment. The power is not on. viii. Flashing Green flashing light (every 0.5 sec.) The Decoder is receiving the date Starting up or finishing.
  • Page 22 Flashing (7) Reset button The Decoder is writing to the internal HDD / SSD or the external storage. Use this to reset in case of xii. On emergency. Do not use it in The external storage has been normal situation.

  • Page 23: Rear Section

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2-2 Rear section (10) Wi-Fi antenna (6) AUDIO LINEOUT (7) SPDIF (5) HDMI terminal (1) Power (2) COM (3) DIP SW (4) LAN (8) VIDEO OUT (9) USB connection port terminal (1) Power connector (6) AUDIO LINEOUT Connect an attached AC adapter here.
  • Page 24 MEDIAEDGE * Wi-Fi antenna is annexed to only Wi-Fi model. (11) SDI terminal (11) SDI terminal 3G/HD/SD-SDI output terminal. * SDI model only. (Exclusive use with the HDMI terminal) - 24 -...

  • Page 25: Remote Control

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2-3 Remote control (1) POWER button (2) HOME button (3) Number button (4) Controll button (5) Special function button (7) DISP button (6) REPEAT button (9) Volume button (8) CONF button (1) POWER button (4) Controll button To start up or shutdown the To select the content and the MEDIAEDGE Decoder.

  • Page 26: Id Setting

    MEDIAEDGE (7) DISP button (9) Volume button To d i s p l a y t h e p l a y b a c k To change the volume. information (information about the content that is currently playing). (8) CONF button To display the setup menu.

  • Page 27: Connection And Operation Of The Equipment

    - The MEDIAEDGE Decoder can be started or shutdown by pressing the (POWER) key on the remote control. When it is set to limit the functions of the remote control, there may be a time when the Decoder is not started or shutdown by remote control.

  • Page 28: Startup And Shutdown

    3-2 Startup and Shutdown ■ Startup There are following ways to start the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. ● By connecting AC adapter to the body of the Decoder. ● By pressing the (POWER) key on remote control. ● By pressing the reset button on the front.

  • Page 29: Playback Verification

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 3-3 Playback Verification The sample content of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder can be downloaded from our website (www.mediaedge.co.jp). Copy the downloaded data to a SD card (or USB storage) and insert it to the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. In menu mode (factory setting), the menu will be updated when the (CANCEL) key is pressed on the remote control, and the inserted SD card (or USB storage) will be displayed on the screen.

  • Page 30: Initial Setting (Default)

    ■ Setting by remote control When the (CONF) key on the remote control is pressed at the startup of MEDIAEDGE Decoder, the setup menu will be displayed on the monitor. • D i s p l a y o f c u r r e n t s t a t u s...
  • Page 31 To save the setting, move the cursor to [Save] on the bottom of the screen and press the (OK) key. When the restart of MEDIAEDGE Decoder is required, "Settings requires rebooting the system. P r o c e e d a n y w a y ? " w i l b e displayed.
  • Page 32 MEDIAEDGE • Finish Setting To erase the setup meu, press the (CONF) key on remote control. When the TV monitor is connected by a composite, and if nothing is displayed when the (CONF) on the remote control is pressed, please switch to the monitor signal that is compatible with the TV monitor by pressing the (DISP) on the remote control. By pressing the (DISP) key on the remote control while the setup menu is being diaplayed, the monitor signal will cycle through NTSC(J)-NTSC(US)-PAL-NTSC(J).

  • Page 33: Setting Form The Web Console

    Web browser (Internet Explorer 8 (or later) that runs on Windows, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox). Ex.):If the IPv4 address of MEDIAEDGE Decoder is 172.22.45.10, enter URL as followed. A screen like the one on the right will be displayed. Enter the user name and the password.

  • Page 34: Verify The Setting And The Status

    MEDIAEDGE ■ Verify the Setting and the Status If the MEDIAEDGE Decoder can be connected to a network, the detailed setting can be done from the Web console. Open the MEDIAEDGE Decoder by Web browser (Internet Explorer 8 (or later) that runs on Windows, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox).
  • Page 35 - Startup the MEDIAEDGE Finder in the PC. After obtaining the IP address, detect the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. - The detected host name of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be displayed also in “other divice” of Windows 7 and Windows 8. When the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is started while DIPSW-3 is ON, despite of the setting status, IPv6 will be enabled and IPv4 will acquire IP automatically (AutoIP if unable to acquire with DHCP after 20 seconds) at the startup.

  • Page 36: Display Settings

    4-3 Initialization of Configuration When the reset button is pressed for a long time (more than 5 seconds) while DIPSW-1 is on, all the setting value will be initialized, and the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will shutdown. After the shutdown, turn off DIPSW-1 and the power first before reclosing.

  • Page 37: Settings Wizard

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 4-4 Settings Wizard For the MEDIAEDGE Decoder to be used according to the purposes, we have provided the settings wizard to perform the minimum setting. We recommend that the Settings Wizard is done first and then the settings is added later.
  • Page 38 MEDIAEDGE - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Streaming

    M E D I A E D G E Decoder to the MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB.

  • Page 40: Summary

    It is possible to perform playback such as video-on-demand to start playback from the MEDIAEDGE Decoder side by remote control from the menu screen, scheduled playback to start playback on the schedule from the server side, and live video playback.

  • Page 41: Video On Demand

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2. Video on Demand The menu page of the MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB will be displayed on the screen, and the playback can be started by remote control. 2-1 Connection to the MEDIAEDGE Server The connection to the MEDIAEDGE Server is as follows.

  • Page 42: Configuration

    • Select [Server] in [Menu Source] on the next screen. Next, enter URL of menu page on [Home URL]. To display the sample page of the MEDIAEDGE Server, enter as follows: [http://(IP address or host name of MEDIAEDGE Server)/sample/ dec/] •...
  • Page 43 MEDIAEDGE Decoder • T o d i s p l a y t h e m e n u o f MEDIAEDGE LEB, enter as follows: [http://(IP address or host name of LEB)/menu] When the setting is completed, the screen like the one below will be displayed.

  • Page 44: Scheduled Playback

    MEDIAEDGE 3. Scheduled Playback It is possible to register the schedule in the MEDIAEDGE Server and run the scheduled playback by streaming. Please refer to a separate user guide for MEDIAEDGE-SVS4 to know how to create the schedule. 3-1 Configuration •...

  • Page 45: Live Streaming Video Playback

    4. Live Streaming Video Playback Live streaming video of the MEDIAEDGE LEB can be received and played. Unlike the video on demand, the live streaming of the MEDIAEDGE LEB can be played without an instruction from the remote control. 4-1 Configuration •...
  • Page 46 MEDIAEDGE - 46 -...

  • Page 47: Local File Playback

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder IV. Local File Playback This chapter describes how to play the file from the storage connected to the MEDIAEDGE Decoder.

  • Page 48: Scheduled Playback

    1-2 DCM Use the DCM to create the schedule and the layout of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. When the DCM is used, the registration to the channel will be done automatically if the operation mode is set to the channel mode. Concerning to the DCM, please refer to the manual attatched to the DCM.

  • Page 49: Configuration

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 1-4 Configuration ■ Settings Wizard • To create the schedule by using DCM, please select [Scheduled playback] on Select use screen after accessing the Web console and setting Time zone, Date / Time, and Network from Setting wizard.

  • Page 50: Detail Settings

    MEDIAEDGE ■ Detail Settings • [Basic settings] > [Note authority of the drive] Set the drive selected in [Schedule drive] of the Settings Wizard to [Read Write]. • [Basic settings] > [Network drive] When [Network drive] in [Schedule drive] of the Settings Wizard is selected, the network drive will need to be set.

  • Page 51: Playback Menu

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2. Playback Menu 2-1 Automatically Generated Menu ■ About Automatically Generated Menu • Based on the contents of folders and files on the specified drive, the menu that is layered on a per-file basis can be created and displayed automatically.
  • Page 52 MEDIAEDGE Format of content.info The format of the file is as follows: content file name/string of name that is being changed Example: Content01.m2t/statueofliberty Content01-HD.m2t/yukigesho Enter file names and names being changed in UTF-8. - 52 -...

  • Page 53: User Menu

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2-2 User Menu The menu can be used by using the externally created menu file rather than automatically generated menu. 2-3 Screen Saver It is possible to display a screen saver when there is no operation in menu mode for a certain period of time.

  • Page 54: In User Menu

    MEDIAEDGE • In [Content drive], select the drive in which the content is saved. When multiple drives are used, please select [Drive list]. When [Default drive] is selected, the drive that was selected in default drive will be used. Please...
  • Page 55 MEDIAEDGE Decoder • In [Content drive], select the drive in which the menu file is saved. When [Default drive] is selected, the drive selected in default drive will be used. Set the path of the menu file in [Menu file path]. Please refer to [Menu file path] of local drive for the description of the path.

  • Page 56: Channel Playback

    [01]-[99] and be played when selected with the remote control. The content specified to [home] of the channel will start playing after the startup of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. If the schedule is registered here, it becomes the schedule playback. The black screen will be displayed if the content is not registered.

  • Page 57: Operating Mode

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder V. Operating Mode T h i s c h a p t e r e x p l a i n s a b o u t t h e operation mode of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder.

  • Page 58: Summary

    The MEDIAEDGE Decoder can play the content files in internal HDD, SD card, and USB storage and the streaming content of the MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB by selecting them. A way to select and play the content will be chosen from the following two operation modes depending on the use.

  • Page 59: Remote Control Operation

    The channel mode and the menu mode have a common operation. To s t a r t u p o r s h u t d o w n To increase the volume by 1. MEDIAEDGE Decoder (*1) To display the setup menu (*1) To decrease the volume by 1.

  • Page 60: Operation Of Channel Mode

    MEDIAEDGE 2-2 Operation of Channel Mode In channel mode, the playback screen will be displayed as follows: (1) Playback Information (1) Playback inofrmation The screen will be displayd for a period of time at the start of play and with the remote control operation.
  • Page 61 MEDIAEDGE Decoder On the playback screen, the followings can be operated: To play home channel. To slow down the play speed. (*1) To switch channels. To play the content To speed up the play speed. (*1) that is set to 1-9 channel numbers,...
  • Page 62 MEDIAEDGE (*1) Only for the video content. This may not work depending on the setting of the content and the server. (*2) Some contents may not be set or released. (*3) Some settings may prevent this from working. - 62 -...

  • Page 63: Operation Of Menu Mode

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2-3 Operation of Menu Mode ■ Menu Screen (2) Home button (3) BACK button (1) Up button (4) NEXT button (5) Content display area (1) Up button (4) NEXT button Use to move to the folder one This button will work the same as level above.
  • Page 64 MEDIAEDGE On the menu screen, the followings can be operated. To move to the page specified When the key is used to by [Menu page URL], [Content return to the previous menu, this folder path], and [Menu file path]. key can be used to forward to the next menu.

  • Page 65: Content Playback Screen

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2-4 Content Playback Screen When the content is selected from the menu screen, the playback will start as follows: (1) Playback Information (1) Playback inofrmation The playback information will be displayed for a period of time at the start of playback. Number of...
  • Page 66 MEDIAEDGE The following operation can be done on the playback screen. To stop the playback and move To speed up the play speed. (*1) to the page specified in [Menu page URL]. To switch to the content that To temporarily stop the content corresponds to the number of the being played.

  • Page 67: Functions And Operation

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder VI. Functions and Operation This chapter describes the functions such as remote serial and how to update the content.

  • Page 68: Update Of Content

    The contents, the schedule files, and the menu files that are necessary for the playback in the MEDIAEDGE Decoder can be copied to the body in several ways. Please choose the method depending on the applications. It is also possible to use a combination of more than one way;...

  • Page 69: Network

    When the file sharing is enabled, it is possible to access to the drive of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder via network. The drive set as writable will make it possible to update the content freely. However, when the file being played is deleted or overwritten, the playback will fail.

  • Page 70: Content Update By Sd Card And Usb Storage

    When the SD card and the USB storage are used, it is possible to remove the device from the MEDIAEDGE Decoder and write in the content directly from the PC. The MEDIAEDGE Decoder supports NTFS and FAT16/32 as the file system.

  • Page 71: Network

    Please confirm with the network administrator concerning to the NTP server to be used. The MEDIAEDGE Decoder will make the correction by quering the time on the NTP server every set time that was set after the startup or in the update interval (minute).
  • Page 72 MEDIAEDGE When the FEC is enabled in the MEDIAEDGE Decoder, it will run the communication that added the packet for error correction by the value set in the MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB. ● Keep alive The use of the RTSP communication controls the streaming. With the keep...

  • Page 73: Others

    The remote serial is a mechanism to relay the communication from the RS-232C that is connected to the COM port of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder via the network. It is connected one-on-one with the relay destination on the network and cannot be one-to-many communication with multiple relay destinations.
  • Page 74 MEDIAEDGE - 74 -...

  • Page 75: Web Console

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder VII. Web Console Accessing the MEDIAEDGE Decoder from the PC through Web browser allows the setting and the operation by the Web console. This chapter describes the operation and the setting of the Web console.

  • Page 76: Access Method

    MEDIAEDGE 1. Access Method Open the MEDIAEDGE Decoder in the Web browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later on Windows, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox). If the IP address of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is not known, please refer to network settings.

  • Page 77: Status Display

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 2. Status Display The log and the state of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder can be checked on this screen. The following screen will appear when the status display screen is opened. The display, such as logs and status, can be switched in the select box "Display type"...

  • Page 78: Status

    MEDIAEDGE 2-1 Status The current operation status of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be displayed. ■ Equipment Status CPU usage rate The usage rate of CPU will be displayed. Memory space Remaining amount of available memory will be displayed. Used memory capacity The used memory capacity will be displayed.
  • Page 79 MEDIAEDGE Decoder playing will be displayed. ● Menu URL When operating in menu mode, the URL or the file path of the menu page currently displaying will be shown. ● Content URL The URL or the file path of the content currently playing will be displayed.

  • Page 80: Video Output

    MEDIAEDGE 1” and “FAN2” described earlier. ● The detection status of uninterruptible power system (UPS) will be displayed. Detection status:Detected, undetected status:none ● AC input to UPS The detection status of the AC input to the connected UPS will be displayed.

  • Page 81: Playback Status

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder ■ Playback Status This product can display multiple windows on the screen, and the status of each display window will be displayed here. Main Window ● SMIL ● Video ● Audio ● HTML ● Still image ● Ticker...

  • Page 82: Transfer Status

    MEDIAEDGE Storage capacity The capacity of whole storage will be displayed. Usage The used capacity of the storage will be displayed. Free space Available storage capacity will be displayed. For storages other than internal HDD/SSD, the “Safe removal” button will be displayed when it is connected.

  • Page 83: Cooperation With Dcm

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder transferred files / Total size of files planned to be transferred." Number of transferred files The number of transferred files will be displayed in the format of "Number of files transferred / Number of files planned to be transferred."...

  • Page 84: Log

    IP address of the sender is displayed. Receiver peer IP address of the recipient will be displayed. 2-2 Log The log of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be displayed. Operation log The playback status and the operation status will be displayed. Error log The log of errors that occurred inside the device will be displayed.

  • Page 85: Settings Wizard

    The settings required for use in accordance with the purposes the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be different. By using the Settings Wizard, the minimum settings can be done. It is recommended that you perform the Settings Wizard first and then add the necessary settings from the setup screen.

  • Page 86: Time Zone

    MEDIAEDGE 3-2 Time Zone Please select the time zone of the region where the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be installed. Please check the check box of daylight saving time during the summer time and the time difference from GMT if the region does not exist in the choice.

  • Page 87: Date/Time

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 3-3 Date/Time The local time in the region to install the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be set. If you check the [Synchronization with the clock of the PC], the time will be set to the same time as the PC on which the time is set independently form the time zone setting.

  • Page 88: Network

    MEDIAEDGE 3-4 Network The wired network-related items will be set. Since it will be only the minimum setting, please set required items additionally in network setup after the end of the Wizard if necessary. IPv4 The setting on how to get IP address will be done.
  • Page 89 DNS domain name: For the setting value, please check with your network administrator. Set the NTP server which corrects the time on the internal clock of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. > Time setting (NTP) ● Obtain the Address of the NTP Server Automatically: The address of the NTP server will be automatically obtained from the DHCP server.
  • Page 90 MEDIAEDGE Host name Set the host name of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. Only single-byte alphabet, numbers, and “ – “ can be used for the host name. When the host name is not set, it will be automatically generated from the MAC address.

  • Page 91: Selection Of Applications

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 3-5 Selection of Applications Select applications from the scheduled playback, the menu playback, the channel viewing, and the live video playback. ■ Scheduled playback It will play the file automatically according to the schedule that has been delivered from the DCM.

  • Page 92: Menu Playback

    DCM. ■ Menu playback The files in the local storage or the MEDIAEDGE Server will be displayed on the menu, and the content can be played by being selected from the menu with remote control.

  • Page 93: Channel Viewing Playback

    Menu page URL It will be set when [Server] is selected in [Menu source]. Specify the URL of the menu page of the connecting MEDIAEDGE Server. Content drive It will be set when [Local drive (automatic menu generation)] or [Local drive (user menu)] is selected in [menu source].

  • Page 94: Live Streaming Video Playback

    ■ Live Streaming Video Playback It will receive a delivery of the MEDIAEDGE LEB Pro / Express and play it. Please set the IP address of the MEDIAEDGE LEB Pro / Express to connect. - 94 -...

  • Page 95: Configuration

    4. Configuration 4-1 About Configuration The operation of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder can be changed by the settings. When the setting buttons on each page are clicked, it will run the actual settings and restart if the restart after the completion of the settings is necessary. Each section on the setup screen will display the necessary items according to the set mode.

  • Page 96: Power Button

    > Network drive ■ Time Zone Please select the time zone of the region where the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be installed. Please check the check box of [daylight saving time] during the summer time and the time difference from GMT if the region does not exist in the choice.

  • Page 97: Clock

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder Setup Menu ● Enable Initial value. ● Disable The setup menu will not be displayed with the use of the (CONF) key on the remote control. ■ Clock Clock display Set whether to display the clock on the screen.

  • Page 98: Remote Log

    2:13:9 pm ■ Remote Log Log Output Set whether to send the log of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder by the UDP in the form of IETF-syslog (RFC-5424). In order to receive a remote log, environment for receiving Syslog is required. Enable ●...

  • Page 99: Ups

    Monitors the AC input status of the UPS by using a USB cable to connect Omron uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The AC input of the UPS will be lost, and it will be possible to shut down the MEDIAEDGE Decoder due to the battery remaining capacity or the elapsed time since it’s in battery-powered status.

  • Page 100: Network

    MEDIAEDGE 4-3 Network ■ IPv6 Set to enable or disable IPv6. Usually set to enable. Set to disable only in the environment where there is a problem with enabled IPv6. ● Enable Initial value. IPv6 will be used. It will set the address of IPv6 from DHCPv6 if DHCPv6 is enabled.
  • Page 101 MEDIAEDGE Decoder ● Using the next IP address Set the IP address manually. For the setup value, please contact your network administrator. ► IP address ► Subnet mask ► Deafault gateway ● DNS server ● Obtaining the address of the DNS server automatically Obtain the DNS server address automatically from the DHCP server.
  • Page 102 MEDIAEDGE ● Obtaining the IPv4 address automatically (AutoIP) The IP address will be allocated automatically by using the AutoIP. It wil be generated automatically within a range of the AutoIP (169.254/16). ● Using the next IP address Set the IP address to be used manually. For the setup value, please contact your network administrator.

  • Page 103: Proxy

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder ► WEP 104bit ► WPA-PSK(Auto) WPA-PSK (AES or TKIP) will be recognized automatically. ► WPA-PSK(TKIP) ► WPA2-PSK(AES) ● Security key The password for the encryption key will be specified. ► In WEP, 13 digits (key specification method is alphanumeric) or 26 digit (Key specification method is hexadecimal) ►...

  • Page 104: Host Name

    There is no need to set up particularly, but when the number of equipment is increased, it will be helpful to distinguish between them. ■ NTP Set up the NTP server that correct the time of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder internal clock > time setting (NTP) ●...

  • Page 105: Cooperation With Dcm

    Disable The communication of UpnP will be disabled. ■ Cooperation with DCM When managing the schedule, the layout, and the content of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder by using the DCM, set up the DCM to be connected. ● Cooperation ● Enable ●...

  • Page 106: Snmp

    MEDIAEDGE ● Account Set the account and the setup value to connect to the shared drive. ● User name Initial value:mediaedge ● Password Initial value:No set value Shared Drive Authority ● When the setting is disable, that drive will not be shared. Only reading is possible when set as [Read only], and reading and writing will be possible when set as [Read-write].
  • Page 107 MEDIAEDGE Decoder Specify the access mode at the time of communication. ● Read only ● Read write Initial value. ● Authentication Set the authentication method at the time of communication. ● Authentication ► None Initial value. ► ► ● Authentication password The initial value is not set.

  • Page 108: Menu Mode

    Specify the drive to use on the home screen of the menu when setting [Local drive (automatic menu generation)] or [Local drive (user menu)] in [Menu source]. ● Drive list Initial value. A list of drives available in the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is displayed. - 108 -...
  • Page 109 MEDIAEDGE Decoder ● Default drive The drive that was selected in [Default drive] of the besic settings will be used. ● Internal HDD Intenral HDD/SSD is used.(for Internal HDD/SSD model) ● SD card SD is used. ● USB1 The storage connected to USB1 is used.
  • Page 110 MEDIAEDGE the storage selected in [content drive]. (Enter “content/menu.html” when using menu.html under the content folder.) Enter [Drive name / Relative path] when selecting [Drive list] in [Content drive]. The drive names for each drive are as follows: ● Internal HDD : internal_HDD ●...

  • Page 111: Screen Saver

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder supports can be specified. When using the local content, enter the relative path from the top hierarchy of the drive that was specified in [Default drive] of the basic settings.

  • Page 112: Channel Mode

    MEDIAEDGE 4-5 Channel mode Specify the content to be allocated to each channel in channel mode. Among videos, the streaming or the local file can be set up in the content by entering the URL or the file path of each.
  • Page 113 MEDIAEDGE Decoder ● USB1 : USB1 ● USB2 : USB2 ● SD card : SD ● Network drive : network - 113 -...

  • Page 114: Playback

    MEDIAEDGE 4-6 Playback ■ Digital Audio Output (Dolby Digital) Select the S/PDIF and HDMI output method for playing Dolby Digitalaudio. LPCM 2ch Initila value. Down mix Dolby Digital audio and out put in LPCM 2ch. Through It will through output Dolby Digital audio as a pressed stream. Select this option to output the compressed stream of 5.1ch to an external audio amplifier.

  • Page 115: Jump Time

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder Backgroud color (RRGGBB) Initial value:000000. Set up the background color of the OSD, that will be displayed in the state in which the playback of the content is stopped, in hexadecimal. Specify within the range of 000000 (black) ~ ffffff (white).

  • Page 116: Schedule

    Regardless of the mode of operation, it will set up the operation in which it is playing in accordance with the schedule file. MEDIAEDGE defines the filler as a function that plays the specified content automatically when an error occurs during the scheduled playback.

  • Page 117: Rtsp Redirect

    FEC mode that was set in the server. ● Enable Initial value. ● Disable Keep alive The streaming and the server will be automatically reconnected when the RTSP is no longer available during the streaming playback of the MEDIAEDGE - 117 -...
  • Page 118 MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB (such as when the MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB are restarted). Please use it set enabled normally. ● Enable Initial value. ● Disable Retry in Case of Error When there is an error in the streaming server, it will try to reconnect until it is successful.

  • Page 119: Serial

    It will specify how to connect with the relay destination over the network. ● Linkage (Stream server) – (Initial value) It will connec to the MEDIAEDGE Server and the MEDIAEDGE LEB that are playing streaming. It will be disconnected when the streaming playback is stopped.

  • Page 120: Serial Log Output

    MEDIAEDGE ● Server function It will connect to the device that had connection request on the remote serial (It will connect to a device that issued the request first if there is a connection request from multiple devices.) Connection Parameter Set up the following connection parameters to fit to the equipment that will perform the remote connection.

  • Page 121: Video Output

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 4-8 Video Output ■ HDMI (HDMI model only) Set up the video signal to be output to the HDMI. Display Mode ● Auto Initial value. It will choose the best display mode using the HDMI TV. ● It will stop the signal output to the HDMI.

  • Page 122: Sdi (Sdi Model Only)

    MEDIAEDGE ■ SDI (SDI model only) Set up the video signal to be output to the SDI. Display Mode ● It will stop the signal output to SDI. ● Setting of mode It will display in the selected mode. ■ Composite Display Mode Select the mode of the signal output to the composite from NTSC (J), NTSC (US), and PAL.

  • Page 123: Equipment Management

    If a problem of the drive cannot be corrected, please contact our customer support. 5-2 Restart and Shutdown It will restart and shutdown the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. * When the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is connected while it is shutdown, it will display the scrren to startup. - 123 -...

  • Page 124: Initialization

    Set up the date and time. Please set the local time for the location where the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is place. The clock of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be updated when you press the [Update] button. Please set the time zone from the basic settings.

  • Page 125: Firmware Update

    [Update] button is clicked, the update of the firmware will be started, and it will restart automatically. If an update file other than the correct update file of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is specified, the update will end in error.

  • Page 126: User Name And Password Change

    MEDIAEDGE 5-8 User Name and Password Change When changing the user name and the password, please enter the user name and the password and click the [Settings] button. The user name and the password that are set up here will be used to log in to the Web console.

  • Page 127: Software License Display

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 6. Software License Display 6-1 Open source software list The list of the open source software used in the MEDIAEDGE Decoder and the license information of each software will be displayed. - 127 -...
  • Page 128 MEDIAEDGE - 128 -...

  • Page 129: Appendix

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder VIII. Appendix...

  • Page 130: Update Control Script

    SD card or USB storage and connecting the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. If there is a file called “update.inst” or “[host name].update.inst” in the root folder, it will be recognized as an update control script.

  • Page 131: Update_Firm

    Copy \newcontents folder of the SD card or the USB storage under the MEDIAEDGE folder of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder default drive. #!UPDATE add_contents newcontents After updating the firmware in the firmware file, decoder.x.x.x.system, update the setup value in settings.txt. #!UPDATE update_firm decoder.x.x.x.system set_config settings.txt...

  • Page 132: Update Of Firmware

    2. Update of Firmware 2-1 Update by the Web Browser 1. Copy the firmware uodate file to the PC that will be connected to the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. 2.Connect to the Web console of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder by using the Web browser.

  • Page 133: Maintenance Mode

    The maintenance mode of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is an emergency recovery program in case of the Decoder not starting due to the failure in updating the firmware or in case of the user name and/or the password that were changed on the [change of user name password] screen being forgotten.

  • Page 134: Starting The Maintenance Mode

    ■ Setting of the IP address (IPv4 address setup) To use the firmware update function via network and the Ping command, it is necessary to set up the IP address of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder in advance. 1. Use the DHCP The IP address setting of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder will be done automatically by the DHCP.

  • Page 135: Firmware Update From The Usb Storage And The Sd Card (Firmware Update From A Usb/Sd Drive)

    The update of the firmware will be started when the download is completed. When the update of the firmware is finished, select 0: Restart and restart the MEDIAEDGE Decoder. When only ENTER is entered, it will return to the top menu screen.

  • Page 136: Reverting To The Factory Settings (Restore To Factory Settings)

    If changed to the maintenance mode while the DIPSW-1 on the back of the MEDIAEDGE Decoder is turned ON, it will be initialized to the factory settings. When the initialization is complete, the power indicator on the front will change to orange lighting state.

  • Page 137: Sd Cards Confirmed For Operation

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 4. SD cards confirmed for operation The MEDIAEDGE Decoder confirms the operation of the following SD cards: ● Panasonic SDHC 32GB Class 10 (RP-SDWA32GJK) ● SanDisk SDHC 32GB Class 10 (SDSDU-032G-U46) ● SanDisk SDHC 32GB Class 4 ●...

  • Page 138: About Ups

    UPS, it is possible to shutdown simultaneously by the shutdown command via network if the same group name is set to the MEDIAEDGE Decoder that is not directly connected to the UPS via USB cable. In this case, connect these MEDIAEDGE Decoders to a same network.

  • Page 139: Specification

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder 6. Specification 6-1 Hardware Specification ■ Standard configuration Network Interface Wired LAN Format 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T Conforms to Ethernet/ IEEE802.3 frame format Auto-negotiation Full duplex support Terminal RJ45 modular connector × 1 Wi-Fi (optional) IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compliance (2.4/5GHz), single stream * The antenna is connected to the rear panel.
  • Page 140 MEDIAEDGE Format 3G-SDI YCbCr 4:2:2 10bit (SMPTE 424M SMPTE 425M-A compliant) HD-SDI YCbCr 4:2:2 10bit (SMPTE 292M compliant) * Precision of the video signal is 8bit. Terminal BNC (3G/HD/SD-SDI common output) × 2 * Depending on models, only one of either HDMI or SDI.
  • Page 141 MEDIAEDGE Decoder HDMI Format Stereo LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1ch (Superimposed on the HDMI signal) Format Stereo LPCM (Superimposed on the SDI signal) * The sampling frequency is only 48kHz Remote control Infrared wireless Wireless remote infrared receiver ×1 remote control...

  • Page 142: Appearance And Size

    MEDIAEDGE 6-2 Appearance and Size ■ MEDIAEDGE Decoder body * Please place the device with more than 10 mm of open space in front and more than 50 mm of open space in back in addition to the body size.

  • Page 143: Ac Adapter

    MEDIAEDGE Decoder ■ AC adapter - 143 -...

  • Page 144: Connector Pin Assignment

    MEDIAEDGE 6-3 Connector Pin Assignment ■ 100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet (LAN) ● RJ45 Pin# Signal Name TP0+ TP0- TP1+ TP2+ TP2- TP1- TP3+ TP3- ■ RS-232C ● D-SUB 9 pin Pin# Signal Name Alias Input and output (Open) Internal short Internal short (OPEN) ●...
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