Arec LS-200 User manual

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LS-200
Media Station
User Manual English

LS-200 User Manual
Introduction
Specifications
Package Contents
Product Appearance
Connection
Front Panel Buttons and Indicators
External Control via USB Numeric Keypad
Getting start
Overview of the Web Interface
Chapter 1 Administrator
1.1 Media I/O
1.1.1 Video inputs
1.1.1.1 Content / Cam 1
1.1.1.2 Advanced conguration
1.1.2 Network device 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 Theme
1.3 Storage
1.4 Scheduler
1.5 Upload
1.6 System
1.6.1 System settings
1.6.2 Network
1.6.3 Firmware
1.6.4 Conguration
1.7 Account
Chapter 2 Online Director
2.1 Recording controls panel
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Table of Contents

LS-200 User Manual
Table of Contents
2.1.1 Background
2.1.2 Layout
2.1.3 Overlay
2.1.4 Theme
2.1.5 Volume control
2.1.6 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 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 LS-200 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 LS-200
Dimension 354mm(L) x 188.2mm(W) x 46mm(H)
Weight 1710g
Power Requirement 12V/2A
Power Consumption (Max.) 24W (Max.)
Operating Temperature / Humidity 0ºC ~ 40ºC / 90%
Maximum normal load description
Insert 1 IP CAM to LAN port or 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
AREC LS-200 Media Station
Quick Installation Guide Power Adapter
Terminal Block
Wireless Mic. Antenna

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No. Name Brief introduction
1Background function key Control the Background function
2Layout function keys Control the Layout function
3Record function keys Control the Record, Pause, Stop function
4Power Power on/off the device
5Front USB port
1. For external USB storage device*
2. Firmware update through USB disk
3. For USB numeric keypad
6Power port 12V / 2A
7Video input VGA / HDMI input source for PC [ ]
8Video input VGA / HDMI input source for camera [ ]
9Video output HDMI preview output
10 Video output VGA loop thru from input [ ]
11 Audio input Line audio input
12 Audio input Mic audio input
13 Audio output Line audio output
14 Back USB port 1. USB interface for camera control over RS-232
2. For USB numeric keypad
15 Network port RJ-45 Ethernet connector for network connection
16 Network camera input 1 RJ-45 Ethernet connector for network camera input source
17 Network camera input 2 RJ-45 Ethernet connector for network camera input source
18 Setting port RJ-45 Ethernet connector for device conguration and control
19 Antenna port for Microphone Connected to antenna for wireless microphone
20 RS-232 Captive screw connector for control over RS-232
21 Reset button Restoring devices to its factory default state
Product Appearance
NOTE: The LS-200 can detect and record to USB storage devices using FAT32, NTFS le systems.
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Connection
Power
AREC
Network Camera
document cam
notebook
DV
amplier
networkRS-232
Audio output
Ethernet
Video output VGA / HDMI
Video input VGA / HDMI
Audio input
USB
RS-232
USB
Speaker
TV
projector
microphone
Mic audio input
Setting PC AREC
Wireless
Microphone
USB numeric
keypad

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Front Panel Buttons and Indicators
Button Display method of indicator Product status
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.
Green and red light flash alternately. Device is booting up.
Solid green. Boot up completed.
Fast flashing red. Device is shutting down.
Fast flashing green. Firmware updating.
Slow flashing red. Fan is abnormal.
Button Brief introduction
Background / Layout / Overlay
Change Background / Layout / Overlay cycling.
Display
Switch image sources to monitor individual image inputs.

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Overview of the Web Interface
LS-200 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
video and password video
External Control via USB Numeric Keypad
Insert the keyboard into the Media Station's USB hole, let USB numeric keypad as function keys to control the Media Station.
Button Brief introduction Button Brief introduction Button Brief introduction
1Theme 1 7Theme 7 .Bookmark
2Theme 2 8Theme 8 Backspace All volume mute
3Theme 3 9Theme 9 -All volume down
4Theme 4 /Pause +All volume up
5Theme 5 *Stop Enter Record
6Theme 6 0Display
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 LS-200
system Administrator webpages.

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Chapter 1 Administrator
The Administrator web pages provide a system administration interface of the LS-200: it can perform Media I/O, Video,
Storage,Scheduler,Account, 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.
Network device manager List out all the connected network cameras and Auto-Tracking Mount.
PTZ control port Set LS-200 back USB-to-RS-232 serial port to drive PTZ cameras.
Audio Adjust the volume and select the audio input source.
Display Set the LS-200 on screen display language.
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1.1.1 Video inputs
The LS-200 is capable to process up to three video inputs. The name of these inputs are user congurable; by default are
Content, Cam 1.
1.1.1.1 Content / Cam 1
Video Source 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 LS-200 is highly integrated with PTZ cameras and provides two control methods, Over IP or via Serial
port.
Video port
Select Video source: The LS-200 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
camera supports networking PTZ control.
Auto-Tracking
Mount
Select IP address: Select from the TP-100 ip address drop list of those available.
Select Tracking mode: off / Auto-Tracking / Auto-Tracking (pan only), the default is the Auto-
Tracking.
Note: A login authentication with the TP-100 might be required. See Media I/O\ Network device
manager for more details.