Arec KL-3W User manual

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KL-3W
Media Station
User Manual English

KL-3W User Manual
Introduction
Specifications
Package Contents
Product Appearance
Connection
Front Panel Buttons and Indicators
Getting start
Overview of the KL-3W Web Interface
Chapter 1 Administrator
1.1 Media I/O
1.1.1 Video inputs
1.1.1.1 Content / Cam 1 / Cam 2
1.1.1.2 Advanced conguration
1.1.2 Camera manager
1.1.3 PTZ control port
1.1.4 Audio
1.1.5 Display
1.2 Video
1.2.1 Recording
1.2.2 Streaming
1.2.3 Content
1.2.4 Logo and background
1.3 Storage
1.4 Upload
1.5 System
1.5.1 System settings
1.5.2 Network
1.5.3 WiFi module
1.5.3.1 System information
1.5.3.2 Management
1.5.4 Firmware
Chapter 2 Online Director
2.1 Recording controls panel
2.1.1 Background
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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
2.1.2 Layout
2.1.3 Volume control
2.1.4 Recording control buttons
2.2 Visual Sources Monitoring
2.3 Recording/Streaming setup
2.3.1 Recording settings
2.3.2 Streaming settings
2.3.3 Other settings
2.3.4 Content settings
Chapter 3 Video Manager
3.1 Upload the recording
3.2 Download the recording
3.3 Delete the recording
3.4 Playback the recording
3.5 Editing the recording information
Table of On Screen Disaplay Icons
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Specifications
Featuring a compact and stand-alone design, AREC KL-3W 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.
Product Name Media Station
Model Name KL-3W
Dimension 354mm(L) x 188.2mm(W) x 97mm(H)
Weight 2692g
Power Requirement 12V/3A
Power Consumption (Max.) 36W (Max.)
Operating Temperature / Humidity 0ºC ~ 40ºC / 90%
Maximum normal load description
Insert 2 IP CAM to LAN port and insert 2 video signals (either HDMI or VGA input).
Using external USB flash to record the transcoded video / audio. And output the
transcoded video / audio to both HDMI and VGA port.
Introduction
Package Contents
Quick Installation Guide Power Adapter
Terminal BlockVGA Line
HDMI-to-VGA converter
Quick Installation Guide Power Adapter
WiFi Module Antenna
Wireless Mic. Antenna
HDMI Line RJ-45 Line
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No. Name Brief introduction
17” LCD Display Preview mixed recording
2Background function key Control the Background function
3Layout function keys Control the Layout function
4Record function keys Control the Record, Pause, Stop function
5Power Power on/off the device
6Front USB port 1. For external USB storage device* 2. Firmware update through USB disk
7Power port 12V / 3A
8Video input VGA / HDMI input source for PC [ ]
9Video input VGA / HDMI input source for camera [ ]
10 Video output 1.HDMI loop thru from input 1 [ ]
2.VGA output can use the HDMI-to-VGA converter
11 Audio input Line audio input
12 Audio input Mic audio input
13 Audio output Line audio output
14 Back USB port USB interface for camera control over RS-232
15 Network port RJ-45 Ethernet connector for network connection
16 Network camera input 1&2 1.RJ-45 Ethernet connector for network camera input source
2.Connected to setting PC for device conguration and control
17 RS-232 Captive screw connector for control over RS-232
18 Reset button Restoring devices to its factory default state
19 Antenna port for Camera Connected to antennas for wireless cameras receive
20 Antenna port for Microphone Connected to antenna for wireless microphone
Product Appearance
Front
Back
NOTE: The port can detect and record to USB storage devices using FAT32, NTFS le systems.
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Connection
Power
AREC
Network Camera
Setting PC
document cam
notebook
DV
microphone
amplier
network
USB drive
RS-232
Audio output LAN
LAN
Video output VGA / HDMI
Video input VGA / HDMI
Audio input USB
USB
Speaker
TV
projector
RS-232
AREC Wireless
Full HD Camera
AREC
Wireless
Microphone
AREC Wireless
Full HD Camera

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Front Panel Buttons and Indicators
Getting start
Connect PC to the setting port of Media Station with standard network cable. Open up the browser, and input 192.168.11.254
in the browser page. Log in Administrator with default username admin and password admin, then entering the KL-3W
system Administrator webpages.
Button Display method of indicator Product status
Background switch
Solid green. Image background in the video.
Single / Dual / Triple Layout switch
Green light of these three buttons
flashes alternately.
Device booting up.
Green light of any Single/ Dual/ Triple
layout button glows continuously.
Boot up completed; One of the Single/
Dual/ Triple layout is selected
Green light of all layout buttons
flashes rapidly at the same pace.
Device shutting down.
Record/ Pause/ Stop
Record button glows red
continuously.
Recording in progress.
Record button flashes red rapidly. Recording is paused.
Record button flashes red slowly. Recording is being nalized.
Power
Solid red. Device is powered, yet not booted up.
Fast flashing red. Firmware update in progress
Slow flashing red. Fan abnormal.

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Overview of the KL-3W Web Interface
KL-3W web interface has three user types, which are described in detail in the following chapters :
Online Director
For quick start recording, log in Online director from the initial login page with default
username director and password director. This user also has access to Video Manager
web pages.
Administrator
To setup the device, log in Administrator with default username admin and password
admin, then entering System Administrator webpages. The admin account provides the
user all three type of privileges.
Video Manager If you only need to access to the recordings, log in Video Manager with default username
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Chapter 1 Administrator
The Administrator web pages provide a system administration interface of the KL-3W : it can perform Media I/O, Video,
Storage, Upload, System settings and conrm operations. The Media I/O settings make sure each input source are properly
connected, and adjust the audio volume. The Video setting pages congure the recording, streaming, and other functions
which dene the content being recorded. System are pages contain basic settings and information of this device.
1.1 Media I/O
The pages within Media I/O include the following :
Video inputs Select the signal type, video source and PTZ control method for each input.
Camera manager List out all the connected network cameras.
PTZ control port Set KL-3W back USB-to-RS-232 serial port to drive PTZ cameras.
Audio Adjust the volume and select the audio input source.
Display Set the KL-3W on screen display language.

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1.1.1 Video inputs
The KL-3W is capable to process up to three video inputs. The name of these inputs are user congurable; by default are
Content, Cam 1 and Cam 2.
1.1.1.1 Content / Cam 1 / Cam 2
Signal type can be choose from Network Camera, Encoder or Video port. The last option is available only for the rst two
video inputs.
PTZ control : The KL-3W is highly integrated with PTZ cameras and provides two control methods, Over IP or via Serial
port.
Video port
Select Video source: The KL-3W provides VGA and HDMI input options for video port. If only one of
those is connected, the system would detect and automatically switch to source of signal. If both
options are connected, select one in between.
Network Camera
Select IP address: Select from the camera ip address drop list of those available.
Note: A login authentication with the camera might be required. See Media I/O\ Camera manager for
more details.
Encoder Select Protocol: The available options are UDP, RTP, RTSP, or RTMP. Enter the primary and secondary
url/port number.
Serial port Select this option when the appointed camera uses RS-232 PTZ control protocol. Then complete the
Serial port selection from drop list Port 1~4. See Media I/O\ PTZ control port for more details.
Over IP The option is available when the specied signal type is a network camera. Select this option if that
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1.1.1.2 Advanced conguration
A preview use and further conguration of the video input is provided. After the video input setting is successfully applied,
click to enter the advanced conguration page. In the case of a PTZ camera, the direction control panel, zoom in/out
control bar, and up to 8 preset positions are enabled.
1. The video input preview.
2. Direction control panel: Click the arrow buttons to move the camera.
3. Movement speed: Move leftward or rightward to set slower or faster the camera is moving.
4. Zoom in/out: Click the buttons or drag on the control bar.
5. Preset positions: Click the buttons to command that the camera go to the preset position.
6. Change preset: Click the button to modify the preset positions. Select any of the P01~P08, move the camera to the
desired position by using the direction control panel or using the zoom in/out control. Click Save button to complete
the change or click Cancel button to give it up.
7. Brightness, sharpness, and contrast: Slide the adjust bar leftward or rightward to change the camera image settings.
8. Visit the camera website: Click this button to enter the webcam management web site, input the
verication code as prompted.
9. Click button at upper left corner to return to the last page.
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1.1.2 Camera manager
The system automatically scans and lists the network cameras connected to the Media Station once entering the [ Camera
manager ] page. You may click Refresh button to scan again. Click Login button and the login authentication dialog pop out.
Enter the username and password of the camera 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.

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1.1.3 PTZ control port
1.1.4 Audio
The KL-3W facilitate the web-based users control PTZ cameras using RS-232 protocol. Connect an USB-to-RS-232 adapter
to the KL-3W back USB port in advance. Before making any changes to this page, please get to know about the RS-232
settings of the desired PTZ camera. The following congurations 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
Note: Support USB to RS-232 serial port adapter with chip PL2303 or FT4232H.
Volume control- Tune the recorded volume from each audio input and adjust the audio output volume. Congurable range of
sound input is 0-125, of AREC wireless microphone 0~15. The nearby volume meter indicates the encoded audio volume.
Audio settings- Set AV synchronization and congure the source from each audio input.
Audio shift: Adjust the delay of sound after video transmission. Synchronize the video and audio with consistency.
Audio input selection: Select among Line in / HDMI 1 / Line in and HDMI 1 to set the source for audio input 1(Content).
Adjust volume and select the audio input source.

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1.1.5 Display
1.2 Video
Set the KL-3W on screen display language.
The pages within Video construct a collection of settings that denes the operating characteristics for a streaming/recording,
include:
Recording Congure Encoder settings and Bookmark settings for recording.
Streaming Congure Encoder settings for streaming.
Content Edit the information of the content that will be recorded.
Logo and background Set the logo le and background images.

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1.2.1 Recording
Set up the Encoder settings and Bookmark settings for recording.
Encoder settings
Recording mode: Available options are MP4 Mixed video and MP4 Mixed video/ Original source.
Video compression: There are 7 preset recording video compression proles for different resolution and bitrate. Select
one to see the option details on the right side. You may customize your own user dened option.
Profile name Video Resolution/ Bitrate Application description
Full HD 1080p/ 6Mbps Dynamic scene and large local hard disk recording.
Internet Full HD 1080p/ 4Mbps General scene and medium local hard disk recording.
HD 720p/ 3Mbps Static scene and small local hard disk recording.
Internet HD 720p/ 1Mbps Live broadcasting through the Internet.
Internet 480p/ 800kbps Static scene for live broadcasting through the Internet.
Mobile 480p/ 500kbps Live broadcasting for portable mobile devices watching.
User dened
Click button to open customization
window as shown below, and click Save
button to make the option changed.

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Bookmark settings- Select to add bookmark automatically at a regular period of time, or whenever the layout is changed
during recording.
Click Apply button at the bottom corner when nished to apply the settings.

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1.2.2 Streaming
The page provides user to change streaming settings. It is essential that the congurations follow the streaming protocol
and recommended settings your server system supports.
Live streaming: Select ON/OFF to enable/ disable live streaming ability.
Protocol — The available protocol on the KL-3W are RTP and RTMP.
Video compression prole — There are 7 streaming video compression proles for different resolution and bitrate. Select
one to see the option details on the right side. You may customize your own user dened option. Click button to open
customization window as shown below, and click Save button to make the option changed.
Click Apply button at the bottom corner when nished to apply the settings.
Note: The resolution for streaming cannot be larger than that for recording.
RTMP In the protocol setting eld, copy and paste the Server or Stream URL and Stream name provided by you CDN
or server administrator in the format rtmp://serverurl/streamname.
RTP
Enter the destination IP address and the port number where the streaming is played in the format
rtp://@ip:port.
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Followings are some popular examples for streaming settings.
Streaming to Facebook Live
Copy the contents of the Single Field, Server or Stream URL, and paste in the KL-3W streaming protocol setting eld.
Streaming to Ustream
Combine the contents of both elds: RTMP URL and Stream Key, insert a slash between them. Paste this string into the KL-
3W streaming protocol setting eld. For example: rtmp:1.15059865.fme.stream.tv/ustreamVideo/15059865/5gmbz4RCa2Hg
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Streaming to YouTube Live
Combine the contents of both elds: Primary Server URL and Stream Name, insert a slash between them. Paste this string
into the KL-3W streaming protocol setting eld.
Streaming to a media player on a PC in the same LAN with the KL-3W
Enter the destination IP address and the port number where the streaming is played in the format rtp://@ip:port.
Unicast: For a single point connection, the destination IP must be set to the location where the stream is played.
Multicast: The destination IP must be multicast IP address where it can be shared with multiple viewers.
The KL-3W use IP address: 239.0.0.1 and port number: 5004 as the stream default. The available range of port number is
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To view the stream from a media player, open the URL in a media player, such as:

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1.2.3 Content
1.2.4 Logo and background
The KL-3W contains up to 15 user-congurable elements for describing content. These elements and texts will be saved in
the recording data of the newly created content. Enter text in the content settings elds if desired. Click Apply button at the
bottom corner when nished to apply the settings.
Note: These updates do not apply to the existing recordings. To edit the existing recording information, see Video Manager.
KL-3W by factory default provides one logo, one plain black background and three user-congurable backgrounds.
Logo settings –
Insert logo: select where to insert the pre-congured logo or not insert the logo to the video.
Change the logo image: Click Browse button and select the desired le in the Open dialog box. The le name would
appears with the newly uploaded image. Click Apply button at the bottom corner to apply the settings, or click
Cancel to give it up. Note: The logo le must be in BMP format, maximum size 360x240px.