Avonic AV-REC200 User manual

User Manual | Version 1.0
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Recorder & Encoder with HDMI & SDI input
AV-REC200

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CONTENTS
Introduction........................................................................................................................... 3
Congratulations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Contact................................................................................................................3
Join Avonic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Safety Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Package contents and Accessories .................................................................... 4
Contents.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4
Product Overview.............................................................................................................. 4
Features .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4
Installation ............................................................................................................................. 5
Back side: Connections.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .5
Front side: Button and Display layout.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .5
Operating Instructions................................................................................................... 6
1. Powering up and Initialization of the AV-REC200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6
2.1 Operating the webinterface .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6
2.2 Live Service/ Streaming Setting. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .7
2.2.1 Live Service / Streaming Setting Basic options................................................8
2.2.2 Live Service / Streaming Setting Advanced options .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
2.2.3 Record Settings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
2.2.4. Playback Settings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13
2.2.5. Overlay Settings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
How to create transparent BMP file for overlay. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15
2.2.6. System Settings. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................19
Unauthorized Use .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................19
General advise .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
Power Issues.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
WebGUI. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
API data...................................................................................................................................20

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• Installation and servicing should only be done by Qualified Service Personnel and conform to all
local codes.
• This unit is designed for indoor use only and it must not be installed where exposed to water or
other liquids and moisture.
• Before powering on the device, check the input power voltage carefully.
• Avoid shock and vibration when transporting and installing the device.
• Electronic devices produce heat. Do not block the ventilation slots of the device and make sure
the installation environment is well ventilated to avoid overheating.
• Before cleaning, unplug the power cable. Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the device, do not use
strong or abrasive detergent to clean that will damage the device.
• If you wish to dispose this product, please contact Avonic to obtain info about the disposal
procedure.
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For any questions or suggestions, contact your reseller or the local distributor of Avonic. Find the local
distributor on the website of Avonic. For the most recent version of the manual or datasheet, look at the
Avonic website: www.avonic.eu
Thank you for your Avonic purchase. Before beginning to operate this device, please read the manual in
order to make sure the best performance is obtained. Save this manual for future reference.
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Safety Notes
Contact
Congratulations
INTRODUCTION
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Quantity Description Avonic SKU
1 pc Device AV-REC200
1 pc Power Supply AV-PSU200
The Avonic AV-REC200 is the ideal standalone USB/SD Card recorder and web streaming device. Users
can simply connect an HDMI or SD/HD/3G-SDI input and in a few simple steps, they will be streaming and/
or recording. With support for UDP/HLS/RTMP/RTSP live output and USB/SD card recording the AV-REC200
enables corporate streaming, live streaming to various platforms and live high bitrate full HD 1080P60 re-
cording. A simple to use webinterface and IP control enable ease of use and full integration with 3rd party
control systems.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
• Live simultaneous recording and streaming
• works with popular platforms like youtube and facebook live
• recording on usb or SD
• support for full hd 1080p60 H.264 and H.265
• 3G-SDI and HDMI inputs
• Analogue line input through 3.5mm jack
• HDMI loop through output
Features
Contents
PACKAGE CONTENTS AND ACCESSORIES
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1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
6.
1. Power Supply Input
2. RJ45 network connector for streaming and management purposes
3. HDMI loop output
4. RS 232 input (future use)
5. Audio IN
6. HDMI IN
7. Close Caption Input
8. 3G-SDI IN
9. SD card slot
Back side: Connections
INSTALLATION
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
9.
Front side: Button and Display layout
1. Display screen, shows management IP address, operational mode, input stream standard,
output protocol, running status etc.
2. Navigation buttons, for navigating through front panel display.
3. Ok button
4. Menu button
5. Power and status indicator, changes color on basis of operational status of the REC-200.
6. USB storage input for use with playback and/ or recording features
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Connect the supplied power transformer to the unit and wait until it is booted up. This process takes approxi-
mately 35 seconds to 1 minute to complete. All of the features of the AV-REC200 can be accessed through the
webinterface, in the now following part of this manual we will explain how to use it.
1. Connect the AV-REC200 directly to a pc or to a networkswitch.
2. The default ip address on which the AV-REC200 can be found is 192.168.1.100. Make sure that the
ip address of your computer has been put in the same subnet range of the AV-REC200
to be able to connect to it.
3. Open a webbrowser and enter the ip address of the AV-REC200 - the browser will connect to
the unit. Once the connection has been established, a login page will appear. The default user
name and password are admin/admin.
All of the features of the AV-REC200 can be accessed through the webinterface
Default IP address : 192.168.1.100
Default Username and Password : admin/admin
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1. Powering up and Initialization of the AV-REC200
2.1 Operating the webinterface
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4. After logging in, you will be directed to the status page of the AV-REC200, with a live preview of the
incoming video signal on top and information about the incoming signal, recording status and
streaming status:
To access the Live Service and Streaming Setting configuration page, click on the menu button on the
top left of the webpage, the main menu will slide out from the left, see image 3 below, and choose Live Service/
Streaming Setting.
2.2 Live Service/ Streaming Setting
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2.2.1 Live Service / Streaming Setting Basic options
The Live Service/ Streaming Setting page will look like the screenshot below, with the basic options for the input
and output settings.
1. Input HDMI, SDI
2. Output UDP, RTMP*, RTMPS*, HLS, RTSP
3. IP/URL IP address or URL on which the streamed content can be found
4. Port Portnumber of the IP or URL
5. Video Profile user defined
12mbps 1080p video/ 192kbps audio
8mbps 1080p video/ 192kbps audio
6mbps 1080p video/ 128kbps audio
4mbps 1080p video/ 128kbps audio
8mbps 720p video/ 192kbps audio
6mbps 720p video/ 128kbps audio
4mbps 720p video/ 128kbps audio
4mbps 576p video/ 128kbps audio
2mbps 576p video/ 96kbps audio
4mbps 480p video/ 128kbps audio
2mbps 480p video/ 96kbps audio
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*RTMP/ RTMPS: when one of these options is selected you need to authorize the device for the cho-
sen service Facebook or Youtube, see pictures on the next page. Follow the steps indicated on the
page of the platform. On page 13 there are a couple of screenshots how the screen of the REC-200
looks when you have successfully authorised your REC-200 with your account. After the account is
registered with Youtube in the example on the following page (image 7~10) and you click on ‘Start
Streaming’ it can take one or two minutes before the little antenna symbol in the center of the
screen turns green, indicating that the REC200 is live and streaming to the platform.
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Image 7 authorization Image 8 authorization success
Image 9 authorized and streaming
Image 10 youtube dashboard
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By clicking on the advanced tab, the dropdown menu will present an expanded range of options for recording
and streaming:
INPUT:
MIC Enable or Disable the audio line input
CC Enable or Disable Closed Caption input
HDCP Test Mode Enable or Disable, for testing and development purposes only!
VIDEO:
Video Type H.264. H.265
Video Aspect Ratio automatic (on H.265 only option), 16:9, 4:3
Profile H.264 Main, Baseline, High/ H.265 Main
Video Resolution 1920x1080, 1680x1200, 1600x900, 1440x1050, 1440x900, 1360x768, 1280x1024,
1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x768, 1024x768, 1024x576, 960x540, 850x480,
800x600, 720x576, 720x540, 720x480, 720x404, 704x576, 640x480, 640x360,
480x270, Automatic
Group of Pictures Size 1~61
Video Frame Bitrate (FPS) 20~60
Video Bit Rate (kbps) 600~20000
Video Mode Constant Bitrate (CBR), Variable Bitrate (VBR).
AUDIO:
Audio Type MPEG1_Layer2 (MP2), AAC, AC3, EAC3
Audio Sampling Rate (KHz) 48
Audio Bit Rate (kbps) 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384
2.2.2 Live Service / Streaming Setting Advanced options
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The last step on this page is to press Apply and after that the green Start streaming button to start
broadcasting your stream.
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The Record Settings page is shown in the picture below. Here you can select which way and where
a stream is recorded.
1. USB states whether or not a USB device is inserted
2. SD states whether or not a SD card is inserted
3. Storage Device Select either USB or SD to record
4. Record File Format *.ts, *.mp4, *.mov
5. Record Name name the recorded file
6. Record Mode Loop, Size, Time
7. Record Time/ Size Determine maximum recording Time or Size
8. Loop enable/ disable loop recording when recording device is full
9. Start recording click on green button
2.2.3 Record Settings
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Another function of the REC-200, next to streaming and recording, is playback of files as a stream. It
works the same as streaming and recording, but in this case you get the page below where the files
to be played can be chosen. By default the Default play list is active, but you can choose to create
more playlists by using the folder icon with the green ‘+’ sign in it. The next step is to add files using
the ‘add files’ button uppon which a window will be opened to select the files for the playlist.
The way these files are played back is by using an identical set of settings as described under
chapter 2.2.1.
2.2.4. Playback Settings
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The Avonic REC-200 has the possibility to put a text and/or picture on its output as an overlay over the video
output. After clicking on the menu Settings Overlay tab, the page looks like this:
2.2.5. Overlay Settings
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A short guide to create a usable BMP file as transparant overlay using Adobe Photshop:
1. Create workspace roughly 200x200
2 Select your imagefile with transparent background
3. Select your imagefile in the layers windows holding the CTRL button
4. Go to the channel window and save your selection as channel
5. Uncheck the colors, leaving only the alpha channel selected
6. Save the file as 32 bit Bitmap with alpha channel
How to create transparent BMP file for overlay
From top to bottom the settings for the text and picture overlay are as follows:
Text Settings:
1. Overlay Mode Text only, off
2. Overlay Text Fill in the overlay text to be displayed
3. Overlay Color White, Yellow, Green
4. Font Size Size of the text shown
5. Location X Horizontal location
6. Location Y Vertical location
Picture Settings:
1. Picture Switch Enable, Disable
2. Location Manual, Top Left, Top Center, Top Right, Middle Left, Middle Center,
Middle Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Center, Bottom Right
3. Position X Horizontal placement of overlay picture
4. Position Y Vertical placement of overlay picture
5. Size Width Horizontal size of overlay picture
6. Size Height Vertical size of overlay picture
7. Empty uploaded pictures Delete all uploaded pictures fomr the gallery below.
Overlay Settings continued
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The last page on the menu is the System Settings page, where you can find all the settings regar-
ding licenses, network settings firmware upgrades etc.
1. Version information
2. License information
2.2.6. System Settings
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3. Network Settings
4. System operation
Upgrade, import or export license if available. Import or export a configuration file
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5. Other Operation
Reboot, Restore Factory Settings, Export logfile and Clear all logs.
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MAINTENANCE
Unauthorized Use
• No operating close to powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as TV or radio
transmitters, etc.
• If the recorder will not be used for a long time, please turn it off and
disconnect the AC adaptor from the outlet.
• Use soft cloth or tissue to clean the display and housing.
• Please use a soft dry microfibre cloth to clean. If the recorder is very dirty, clean it
with diluted neuter detergent. Do not use any type of solvents, which may damage
the surface.
• Turn the recorder off and on again and check if the problem persists.
• Restore to Factory Default
• No display and no power LED
- Check the net power
- Check the power supply
General advise
Power Issues
TROUBLESHOOTING
• Cannot enter WebGUI
- Check network cable
- Check if PC is in the same subnet as the recorder
• Firmware update failed
- Check firmware file integrity, download it again.
WebGUI
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API DATA
Command Description
InputSrc SelectHDMIorSDIasinputsource,anddisplayinputsourcestatus
AudioSw Enable/disableaudio,anddisplayaudiostatus
RecordSw Enable/disablerecording,anddisplayrecordingstatus
RecordDev SelectUSBorSDcardasrecordingdevice,anddisplaycurrentrecordingdevice
RecordName Setthenameofrecord,anddisplayrecordname
StreamSw Enable/disablestreaming,anddisplaystreamingstatus
OverlayPicSw Enable/disablepictureoverlay,anddisplaypictureoverlaystatus
OverlayTxtSw Enable/disabletextoverlay,anddisplaytextoverlaystatus
OverlayTxt Setthecontentofoverlaytext,anddisplaycontentofoverlaytext
Network Displaystatusofnetwork
Reboot Reboottherunningsystem
System Displaysysteminformationofproduct
InputSrc SelectHDMIorSDIasinputsource,anddisplayinputsourcestatus
Syntax InputSrc X
Parameter Description Range
X Value ON, OFF, sta
Example Feedback
InputSrc sta InputSrc HDMI
AudioSw Enable/disableaudio,anddisplayaudiostatus
Syntax AudioSw X
Parameter Description Range
X Value ON, OFF, sta
Example Feedback
AudioSw ON AudioSw ON
Commands
CommandsshouldbesentusingTCP/IP.ThedefaultportforTCPis55555.Eachcommandiscasesensitive.Do
notchangecapitalization,spacing,orlettering.Eachcommandisterminatedwithacarriagereturn.Ifthe
commandfailsorisincorrectthefeedbackshouldbe“Error:unknowncmd”followedbythesentcommand.
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