Arec LS-410 User manual

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LS-410
Media Station
User Manual English

LS-410 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 / Cam 2
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 Server
1.2.4 Content
1.2.5 Theme
1.3 Storage
1.4 Scheduler
1.5 Upload
1.5.1 Upload settings
1.5.2 Transfer settings
1.6 System
1.6.1 General settings
1.6.2 Network
1.6.3 Cloud Manager
1.6.4 Firmware
1.6.5 Conguration
1.7 Account
1.8 Mini Controller (mobile phone)
1.8.1 Page1
1.8.2 Page2
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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Director
2.1 Local Director
2.1.1 Preview
2.1.2 Toolbar
2.1.2.1 Theme and Display
2.1.2.2 Recording, Streaming control and Snapshot
2.1.2.3 Playback Video
2.1.2.4 Camera Control
2.1.2.5 Settings
2.1.2.6 Others
2.2 Online Director
2.2.1 Recording controls panel
2.2.1.1 Background
2.2.1.2 Layout
2.2.1.3 Overlay
2.2.1.4 Theme
2.2.1.5 Volume control
2.2.1.6 Recording/ Streaming control and Snapshot buttons
2.2.2 Visual Sources Monitoring
2.2.3 Subtitle Editor
2.2.4 Recording/Streaming setup
Chapter 3 Video Manager
3.1 Video Management
3.1.1 Upload the recording
3.1.2 Download the recording
3.1.3 Delete the recording
3.1.4 Playback the recording
3.1.5 Edit the recording information
3.1.6 Edit the bookmark information
3.2 Snapshot Management
3.2.1 Upload the photo
3.2.2 Download the photo
3.2.3 Delete the photo
3.2.4 Preview the photo
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Specifications
Featuring a compact and stand-alone design, AREC LS-410 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-410
Dimension 401mm(L) x 167mm(W) x 54mm(H)
Weight 2250g
Power Requirement 12V/3.34A
Power Consumption (Max.) 40W (Max.)
Operating Temperature / Humidity 0ºC ~ 40ºC / 90%
Maximum normal load description
Insert 2 IP CAM to LAN port and insert 2 video signals ( HDMI ). Using external USB
flash to record the transcoded video/audio. And output the transcoded video/audio
to HDMI and DP ports.
Introduction
Package Contents
AREC LS-410 Media Station
Quick Installation Guide
USB Keyboard
Terminal Block
Power AdapterEar Mount*
* Ear Mount. For mounting AREC Media Station in 19-inch 1U rack height.

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Product Appearance
No. Name Brief introduction
1Audio meter Audio volume bar
2Layout function keys Control the Layout functions
3Record function keys Control the Record, Pause, Stop functions
4Front USB ports
1. For external USB storage device*
2. Firmware update via USB disk
3. Available for USB mouse, keyboard
4. Available for USB video/audio input (Note: Connecting an USB AV device
via an USB hub is not recommended. It may cause compatibility issues.)
NOTE: Can detect and record to USB storage devices using FAT32, NTFS,
Ext3, Ext4, exFAT le systems.
5Power Power on/off the device
6Indicator Red/Green dual color to show device status
7Reset button Long push to reset to default settings
8HDMI inputs HDMI input source for PC, Cameras
9HDMI loop out HDMI loop through from adjacent input port
10 Audio input Balanced audio-in with a 5-pin Phoenix connector
11 Audio input Line audio input / Mic audio input
12 Audio output Line audio output
13 RS-232 Captive screw connector for control over RS-232
14 Ethernet port RJ-45 Ethernet connector for WAN connection
15 Video output HDMI output (preview recording with on-screen GUI)
16 Ethernet port RJ-45 Ethernet connector for LAN connection
17 Back USB port Function same as front ports
18 Video output DisplayPort output (inputs monitoring or multi-source display)
19 Video output HDMI output (inputs monitoring or multi-source display)
20 Power port 12V/ 3.34A
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Connection

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Front Panel Buttons and Indicators
Button/ Indicator Display method of indicator Product status
Record / Pause / Stop
buttons with indicators
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.
Audio meter L/R
From 0 to 10 steady green lights. Showing the volume's high/low of
audio line out L/R
Power indicator
Steady green. Boot up completed.
Power indicator
Solid red. The device is booting up or shutting
down
Solid green. Boot up completed.
Fast flashing green. Firmware updating.
Slow flashing green. Uploading the video files or copying
les to front USB storage.
Fast flashing red. The storage is abnormal or the system
is overheating.
Slow flashing red. The device is in sleep mode.
Button Brief introduction
Overlay
Overlay cycling.
Output Switcher
Switch image sources to monitor individual image inputs.

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External Control via USB 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
1Theme 1 Backspace All input volume mute/unmute
2Theme 2 -All input volume down
3Theme 3 +All input volume up
4Theme 4 Enter Record
5Theme 5 ESC Power off
6Theme 6 Z • z Change Background
7Theme 7 X • x Change Layout
8Theme 8 C • c Change Overlay
9Theme 9 V • v Live streaming on/off
/Pause B • b Playback last record video
*Stop A • a All output volume up
0Change Display S • s All output volume down
.Snapshot D • d All output volume mute/unmute
Caps Lock Recording Start / Stop G • g Local director control panel on/off
Getting start
Log in Administrator with default username admin and password admin, then entering System Administration
webpages.
Connect the video output port to a screen with an HDMI cable. Make your PC and Media Station on the same physical LAN,
and enter the IP address displayed in the lower right side of the screen in your browser to access the System Administration
webpage.
Connect PC to the setting port(LAN) of the Media Station with standard network cable. Open up the browser, and input
192.168.11.254 in the URL column. You will then connect with LS-US2 webpage interface.
Way 2:
Way 1:
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Overview of the Web Interface
LS-410 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.Log in with Administrator account, can switch to Administrator page.
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.
Mini Controller For mobile device quick start recording, log in Mini Controller from the initial login page
with Administrator or Online Director account.
Video Manager
If you only need to access to the recordings, log in Video Manager with default username
video and password video.Log in with Administrator account, can switch to Administrator
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Chapter 1 Administrator
The Administrator web pages provide a system administration interface of the LS-410: 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.Click icon can switch to Video Manager page.
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-410 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-410 on screen display language, video output settings and color adjustment.

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1.1.1 Video inputs
The LS-410 is capable of process up to four video inputs. The name of these inputs are user congurable; by default are
Content, Cam 1, Cam 2 and Cam 3.
Note:
When select 3840 x 2160 as the recording resolution, only a maximum of 2 video inputs with profile up to 4K30 are
allowed. The other 2 inputs containers, which are Cam 2 and Cam 3, will be set to "None" automatically.

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1.1.1.1 Content / Cam 1 / Cam 2 / Cam 3
Video Source can be chosnn from Network Camera, Encoder or Video port. The last option is available only for the rst
two video inputs.
PTZ control : The LS-410 is highly integrated with PTZ cameras and provides two control methods, Over IP or via Serial
port.
Video port Select Video source: The LS-410 provides HDMI and UVC (USB Video) input options for video port.
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 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(ONVIF) The option is available when the specied signal type is a network camera. Select this option if that
camera supports networking PTZ control.
VISCA over IP
For the camera which support VISCA over IP control, make sure the camera and LS-410 are under the
same LAN environment. After select VISCA over IP from the drop down list, please input IP address of
the camera for the connection.
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1.1.1.2 Advanced conguration
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 P00~P07, 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.
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.
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1.1.2 Network device manager
The system automatically scans and lists the network cameras and Auto-Tracking Mount connected to the Media Station
once entering the [ Network device 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 or Auto-Tracking Mount 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.
Note : If you fail to nd your camera by clicking on “Refresh”, please select “Signal type” to “Encoder” in the “Video Inputs” and ll in your camera
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1.1.3 PTZ control port
The LS-410 facilitate the web-based users control PTZ cameras using RS-232 protocol. Connect an USB-to-RS-232 adapter
to the LS-410 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;
Baud rate : 2400, 4800, 9600, and 115200
Note: Support USB to RS-232 serial port adapter with chip PL2303 or FT4232H.

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1.1.4 Audio
Input volume control - Users can select the sound source from the drop-down menu. Adjust the volume of the recorded les
from each audio input. Which include Balanced, Line in, Mic in, HDMI 1/2, USB and Dante audio.
Congurable range of sound input is 0-125.
Recording volume control – Adjust the volume of recording videos or streaming.
Output volume control - Adjust the DisplayPort, Line, Dante and HDMI 1/2 output volume.
Set Audio output loop through on/ off. Click on “Apply” button to apply.
Adjust volume and select the audio input source.

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1.1.5 Display
1.2 Video
Set the LS-410 on screen display language, video output settings and color adjustment.
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.
Server NDI settings
Content Edit the information of the content that will be recorded.
Theme Set the overlay les, background images and theme types.
On-screen language: Change the GUI language.
Notication settings: Switch ON/OFF of the event icons shown on top right corner of the monitor.
Display switch settings: Allow multiple selection of the display video sources. Check the desired video sources and the
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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.
Front USB recording : Set ON/OFF to enable/disable LS-410 front USB recording function. Make sure the front USB drive
connected can be normally read and written and have enough space for the recorded les.
Loop recording : Set ON/OFF to enable/disable LS-410 local storage recording rule.
Click Apply button at the bottom corner when nished to apply the settings.
Profile name Video Resolution/ Bitrate Application description
Full HD 1080p30/ 4Mbps Dynamic scene and large local hard disk recording.
Internet Full HD 1080p30/ 3Mbps General scene and medium local hard disk recording.
HD 720p30/ 2Mbps Static scene and small local hard disk recording.
Internet HD 720p30/ 1.5Mbps Live broadcasting through the Internet.
SD 480p30/ 800kbps Static scene for live broadcasting through the Internet.
Mobile SD 480p30/ 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.
You could select 4K resolution or 1080p 50, 60fps in user dene
drop down list. There will be some limitations after you apply.
Please see below for more information.

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[ Exception 1: 1920 x 1080 @ 50/60 fps]
When select 50 or 60 FPS with 1920 x 1080 resolution, it will come with
a notice to show the limitations.
[Exception 2: 3840 x 2160 @ 30 fps]
When select 3840 x 2160 resolution, it will come with a notice to show
the limitations. Click on "Conrm" to apply or "Cancel" to exit.
The system will reboot automatically after the setting applied. The
reboot will also happen when changing the resolution from 4K to
another resolution.
Click on "Conrm" to apply or "Cancel" to exit.
After change to 1920 x 1080@ 50 or 60fps, there will be only "MP4 Mixed video" shown in Recording mode.
After change to 3840 x 2160, there will be only "MP4 Mixed video" shown in
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Meanwhile, the streaming prole will be switched to be the same as recoding prole automatically.
[Exception 3: HEVC mode]
When select H.265, which is also called HEVC compression, as the video recording format, the video compression will be
xed to user dened as 1280x720@4M for a more stable performance.
Bookmark settings- Set ON/OFF to enable add bookmark automatically. Click Apply button at the bottom corner when
nished to apply the settings.