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ProHD BR-DE800
Professional Decoder Appliance
User Manual
Version 2.5
Date: May 26, 2015
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User Manual, Version 2.5
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  • Page 1 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance User Manual Version 2.5 Date: May 26, 2015 Doc Rev: <A> User Manual, Version 2.5...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual ................... 3 General .......................... 3 Manual Structure and Use .................... 3 Chapter 2 ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Overview .............. 4 The Product ........................4 Communication Protocols ................... 4 I/O Specifications ......................5 ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Front Panel ..............5 ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Rear Panel ..............
  • Page 3 Copyright Notice Vitec Video Innovations, AND ITS AFFILIATES ("COMPANY") FURNISH THIS DOCUMENT "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, A COURSE OF DEALING, OR TRADE USAGE.
  • Page 4 Use only properly grounded extensions and adapters as the need arises.  Make sure that nothing rests on your ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder power cable and that the cables are not located where they can be stepped or tripped over. ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 About This Manual

    This manual is structured in a modular format, containing the following sections:  ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Overview (on page 4) Describes the ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder product, its system requirements and I/O specifications.  Getting Started and Initial Setup (on page 7) Describes how to connect to the appliance for the first time.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Prohd Br-De800 Decoder Overview

    The ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder appliance  Power supply  A CD containing the ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder user manual, firmware upgrade and reset utilities, an XML file (for USB Thumb Drive), SSH security file, and brochure. Communication Protocols Telnet/SSH Client: ...

  • Page 7: I/O Specifications

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance I/O Specifications ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Front Panel ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Rear Panel Interface Type Description / Usage Ethernet RJ-45 Ethernet port for receiving incoming streams and for remote management HDMI Out HDMI HDMI HD/SD video output w/ embedded audio...
  • Page 8 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance Interface Type Description / Usage COMP Out Composite Composite SD video output Audio Out Mini-jack Stereo audio out (unbalanced) USB 2 Mini-B USB Used for firmware upgrade only SDI 2 Out HD/SD-SDI Output w/ embedded audio...

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Getting Started And Initial Setup

    ......... 19 Initial Connection and Setup The ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder is configured, by default, to use a fixed static IP address for its streaming port (labeled "Ethernet"). Use the default 192.168.1.2 IP address to perform initial login from a computer connected directly to the platform.

  • Page 10: Connecting From A Pc

    1. Open a Telnet terminal window (refer to MS instructions on how to enable Telnet for Win OS). 2. Connect to the ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder IP address. 3. At the primary login prompt, type "admin" and when prompted for the first password, type "admin"...
  • Page 11 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance To configure the appliance's network settings: 1. Once logged-in, the main menu appears. Figure 3-2: The Main Menu window To change the unit’s host name: From the main menu, type "1" for Hostname. 2. Change the host name and hit enter: Figure 3-3: The Host Name window User Manual, Version 2.5...
  • Page 12 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance To configure network settings: 1. From the main menu, type "2" for Network. The Network Settings menu appears: Figure 3-4: The Network Settings window To set TCP/IP parameters manually type "2" for Set TCP/IP parameters and set the following values: ...
  • Page 13 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 3. To enable/disable Telnet type "3" for Enable/Disable Telnet. Figure 3-5: The Enable-Disable Telnet window 4. To save decoder's settings on a USB thumb drive, insert the USB drive to the decoder's USB port and type "4" for Create Decoder Network Settings File on USB disk.
  • Page 14 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance To change the Administrator password: 1. From the main menu, type "3" for Administrator password. 2. Type "y" when prompted. 3. Type new password. 4. Re-type password when prompted. Figure 3-7: The Administrator Password window...
  • Page 15 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance To change the unit’s date and time: 1. From the main menu, type "4" for Date and time. 2. From the main menu, type "2" for Update date and time. Figure 3-8: The Date and Time window 3.

  • Page 16: Connecting From A Mac

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance Connecting from a Mac To set up the IP address of the Mac: 1. Click the Apple icon and from the menu select System Preferences. The following window appears: User Manual, Version 2.5...
  • Page 17 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 2. Select Network. The following window appears: 3. Manually set the IP Address of the Mac to 192.168.1.253. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 as shown in the figure above, and click Apply. 4. Type terminal in the Spotlight field. See figure below (alternatively, you may press the command and tab keys simultaneously, and from the Application switcher select Finder>Go>Applications>Utilities):...
  • Page 18 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 5. In the terminal window, type "telnet 192.168.1.2". For login type "admin". When prompted for the first password, type "admin" again, and when prompted for the second password type: "jvc1234". See figure below: User Manual, Version 2.5...
  • Page 19 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance The ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Configuration Utility appears: 7. Follow the steps in the Connecting from a PC (on page 7) section for detailed instruction of how to configure the decoder from the Mac. The PC and Mac configuration procedures are identical.

  • Page 20: Initial Connection Using Ssh

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance Initial Connection Using SSH To configure the appliance's network settings for the first time using SSH: 1. Copy the private security file "BR-DE800.ppk" from the product CD (included in the box) to your local disk drive.
  • Page 21 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 5. Enter the SSH client’s session authentication screen and direct the client to the private security file "BR-DE800.ppk" on your local disk drive (provided on the product's CD). 6. Connect to the unit using your SSH client.

  • Page 22: Setting Network Parameters Through A Usb Thumb Drive

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance Setting Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive To Set Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive: 1. Turn the decoder OFF. 2. Obtain the DecoderNetworkSettings.xml file from JVC CD or from JVC Online Support Portal.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Setup And Operations

    ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder can decode high definition and standard definition MPEG streams as well as display web pages from the Internet or Intranet. When decoding live IP streams, the ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder outputs video and audio using all its output interfaces, using the selected resolution and frame rate.
  • Page 24 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance NOTE:  Color system settings are automatically configured by the selected resolution / frame rate  When output resolution is set to HD (options 1-4), the Composite output interface will always display a downscaled, standard definition version of the content ...
  • Page 25 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance  For UDP TS Type "1" and select the appropriate option. Figure 4-3: The USP TS Input window  For RTP TS, type "2" and Enter either the multicast or unicast address. Figure 4-4: The RTP TS window...
  • Page 26 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance  For PRO-MPEG type "3" and enter the IP address and the Port number of the streaming destination. To set the FEC Level A and B port numbers you have the two following options: * Either enter manually the FEC port numbers.
  • Page 27 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance NOTE: The ZiXi protocol supports two modes:  Using Zixi Broadcaster Server.  Streaming directly from the camera or encoder. When streaming using Zixi Broadcaster Server, the BR-DE800 pulls video from one of the server’s inputs. Enter the Zixi Server IP address and Stream ID / Password for the associated input (do not attempt to create new output on a server).
  • Page 28 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance  For RTSP VOD, type "5" and enter the RTSP server IP address, port and path as shown in the image below: <ip address>:<port#>/<path> . Figure 4-5: The RTSP URL window  For Text URL, type "6" and enter the Text URL.
  • Page 29 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance NOTE:  In case of planned reboot or power outage, ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder will automatically resume playback of the last configured IP Input.  When output resolution is set to HD (options 1-4), web URL pages will not be shown in the Composite output interface.

  • Page 30: Chapter 5 General Management

    C H A P T E R 5 General Management In This Chapter Viewing, Restoring Settings, and Restarting the Unit ........28 Upgrading the Firmware ................30 Reseting the Unit ..................33 Setting ZiXi License ..................35 Viewing, Restoring Settings, and Restarting the Unit Invoke Telnet client and connect to the unit.
  • Page 31 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance To restore default settings: 1. From the main menu, type "9" for Restore default settings. 2. Type "y" when prompted. The unit will restore default network settings, output resolution settings, and password settings. The login is changed back to "admin". First password is changed to "admin", and the second password is changed to "jvc1234".
  • Page 32 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance To restart the unit: 1. From the main menu, type "C" for restarting the unit. Figure 5-4: The Restart window 2. Type "y" when prompted. The unit will reboot. User Manual, Version 2.5...

  • Page 33: Upgrading The Firmware

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance Upgrading the Firmware The following two options are available for upgrading decoder's firmware:  Through the web user interface  Using Windows-based utility. To upgrade the firmware using the Web user interface: 1. Invoke Telnet client and connect to the unit.
  • Page 34 2. Open the update utility provided on the BR-DE800 installation CD or download it from JVC website. The BR-DE800 Update Utility window opens: Figure 5-6: The ProHD BR-DE800 Update Utility window 3. Enter the decoder IP Address and Password. 4. Browse for the BR-DE800-<version #>.upd update file and click Apply. The following warning window appears: 5.

  • Page 35: Resetting The Unit

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 6. When upgrade completes, The Update Utility window disappears and the following window appears: 7. Click OK. 8. Re-connect to the device as described on Initial Connection and Setup (on page 7). Resetting the Unit To reset the unit: 1.
  • Page 36 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 2. Read and follow the instructions on the screen. 3. Click RESET. 4. The reset process will take a few minutes. 5. When reset completes, the following window appears: 6. Click OK. 7. Re-connect to the unit. Refer to Initial Connection and Setup (on page 7).

  • Page 37: Setting Zixi License

    ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance NOTE: If you fail to follow the instructions on the screen an error message will appear. For example: IP address that was not set as instructed to 192.168.1.10. Figure 5-8: The Error Message window Setting ZiXi License To set the ZiXi license: 1.
  • Page 38 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance 4. Enter the obtained ZiXi license info. NOTE: This license allows you to use the ZiXi protocol for point-to-point streaming without a ZiXi Broadcaster. User Manual, Version 2.5...

  • Page 39: Appendix A Warranty

    A P P E N D I X A Warranty Limited Hardware Warranty Terms Subject to the terms and conditions specified below your ProHD product (the "Product") is warranted against defects in material and workmanship (the "Warranty") for a period of 12 (twelve) months following the Delivery Date (the "Warranty Period").
  • Page 40 ProHD BR-DE800 Professional Decoder Appliance by U.S. or other applicable law, without obtaining prior authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce and other competent government authorities to the extent required by those laws. User Manual, Version 2.5...

  • Page 41: Index

    Index ProHD BR-DE800 Decoder Rear Panel • 5 Safety Instructions • ii Setting Network Parameters through a USB About This Manual • 3 Thumb Drive • 20 Setting ZiXi License • 35 Communication Protocols • 4 Setup and Operations • 3, 21 Connecting from a Mac •...

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