EZCast CatchU B1 User manual

EZCast CatchU B1
Quick Start Guide
v1.0
Product information is subject to change without prior notice.

What’s In The Box
Installation
Product
Type-C to USB HDMI to HDMI Quick Start Guide
QSG
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Signals and Buttons Instruction
- Multi-color: Ready to record
- Stable red light: Recording to external storage
- Flash in red: Warning message
- Light off: Power off
Note: When the LED light is flashing in red, it means the setup or configurations are
incorrect:
- No HDMI input signal
- No USB Storage inserted on Storage/ Phone port
- Incorrect System Format for USB Storage
- Incorrect Encoder Format for USB Storage
- The capacity of USB Storage is full.
- HDMI: HDMI signal detected or not
- Power: Power ON/ OFF
- Mode: Stable light ON/ OFF for Smooth Mode/
Flash 2 times for MIC mix mode ON
Flash 4 times for MIC mix mode OFF
Click to record HDMI IN source to storage up to 1080p@60Hz.
1
2
4
3
1. LED light
2. Record button
3. Status signals
4. MODE button
Click to turn on Smooth Mode for transfering in faster speed
- Smooth mode: 720P@60Hz, MP4 format
- Don’t switch the mode while recording

Ports Introduction
1234567
Power up by a USB-C adapter with 5V/2A power supply.
Connect HDMI cable to a monitor for pass-thru of HDMI IN port with up to 4K@60Hz
resolution. Note that the signals from Storage/ Phone port does not support pass-thru to
HDMI output source.
2. HDMI OUT
Connect HDMI cable to any device support HDMI output. Contents transfered by an hub/
adapter may not be transmitted.
3. HDMI IN
Connect USB-C to USB-A cable to a computer to stream or record the video/ audio from
input source. Support third-party softwares like OBS, Potplayer, Xsplit, Skype, Zoom on
Windows and OBS, Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, QuickTime Player on MacOS. Note that
H.264 format is not supported for some Instant Message Applications like Facetime etc,.
4. UVC/ PC
- MIC: Connect a 3.5mm audio cable to a microphone to mix the audio to HDMI input.
- Reset: Use a pin to insert the MIC/ Reset jack for 10 seconds to reset to factory default.
6. MIC/ Reset
Connect a 3.5 mm earphone to listen to the mixed audio.
7. EAR
- Storage: Connect an external USB-A disk (exFAT/ FAT32 format supported) to record
streaming video directly by pressing the Record button on the top of EZCast CatchU.
Support simultaneously record to standalone USB storage and to UVC/ PC, however
only as H.264 format.
- Phone: Connect a USB data cable to Android/ iOS phone to stream contents to UVC/
PC. For Android users, please download MiraPlug App before using. For iOS users, click
“Trust the computer” to begin streaming/ recording.
5. Storage/ Phone
1. POWER

Hardware Installation and Connection
4K pass-thru
Stream/ record
software
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
Capture to PC
Click to record
Capture to Standalone USB Disk
USB 2.0
USB Disk/
Flash
Storage/ Phone
1080p@60Hz
LED light
- Multi-color: Ready to record
- Stable red light: Recording to external storage
4K@60Hz
4K@60Hz
USB-C
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI HDMI USB-A
HDMI IN UVC/ PC
HDMI OUT
1080p@60Hz
4K@60Hz
4K@60Hz
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI HDMI
HDMI IN
HDMI OUT
4K pass-thru

Hardware Installation and Connection
4K@60Hz
4K@60Hz USB-C
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI HDMI
USB-A
USB 2.0
Stream/ record
software
HDMI IN
UVC/ PC
HDMI OUT
1080p@60Hz
Capture to PC and Standalone USB Disk Simultaneously
Capture in Smooth Mode
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
USB Disk/
Flash
Storage/ Phone
1080p@60Hz
UVC/ PC and Storage are able to record
simultaneously only as H.264 format.
Stream/ record
software
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
4K@60Hz
USB-CHDMI HDMI USB-A
HDMI IN UVC/ PC
720p@60Hz
MODE Button
Click to turn on Smooth Mode
1. Transfer in faster speed
2. 720P@60Hz, MP4 format
3. Don’t switch the mode while recording
- Stable light ON/ OFF for Smooth Mode/
- Flash 2 times for MIC mix mode ON
- Flash 4 times for MIC mix mode OFF
MODE Light
4K pass-thru

Hardware Installation and Connection
4K@60Hz
4K@60Hz
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI IN
HDMI OUT
HDMI/
mini-HDMI/
micro-HDMI HDMI
4K@60Hz
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI OUT
Capture from Camera/ Gaming Station
Capture from Laptop/ PC
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
Camera
USB-C USB-A
Stream/ record
software
Laptop/ PC
UVC/ PC
1080p@60Hz
USB-C USB-A
Stream/ record
software
UVC/ PC
1080p@60Hz
Standard HDMI for camera includes: HDMI, mini-HDMI, micro-HDMI
Please use an adapter to transmit data.
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
4K@60Hz
HDMI HDMI
HDMI IN
USB 2.0
USB Disk/
Flash
Storage/ Phone
1080p@60Hz
+
4K pass-thru
4K pass-thru

Hardware Installation and Connection
HDMI OUT
Capture from Phone
Mix Audio from MIC
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
Android
iOS
USB-C USB-A
Stream/ record
software
Laptop/ PC
Microphone
UVC/ PC
1080p@60Hz
USB-C
Lightning
micro-USB
1080p@60Hz
Storage/ Phone
USB-A
UVC/ PC
EAR
Note:
1. Capture from phone does not support pass-thru via HDMI OUT port.
2. Mobiles can be captured via HDMI IN port for those support HDMI output.
Download MiraPlug App
for capture and settings
Click “Trust the computer”
*Power should be supplied
by 5V/2A while using.
Mixed
audio
Only audio from HDMI
IN port for Pass-thru
HDMI IN
MIC/ Reset
Storage/ Phone
Trust

Settings on Android/ iOS Mobile
Operating System
PC
Laptop
5V/2AUSB data cable
MiraPlug App
1. Download MiraPlug App on your mobile (Android/ iOS supported).
2. Connect your mobile by a USB data cable to EZCast CatchU powered up.
3. Firmware upgrade and time correction for EZCast CatchU can be done by MiraPlug App.
- Intel® CoreTM i5 CPU i5-8xxx or above / AMD Ryzen 7 or above
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or above / AMD RadeonTM RX 870 or above
- 8GB RAM (dual channel) or above
- Intel® CoreTM i5 CPU i7-7xxx or above / AMD Ryzen 7 or above
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050ti or above
- 8GB RAM (dual channel) or above
- Windows10 (64bits)
- Mac OS X 10.14 or later
System/ Hardware Requirement

Product informations
Product EZCast CatchU B1
Input HDMI In 2.0, USB 2.0 Type A
External Storage
Recording Format MPEG 4 (H264)
External Storage
File System exFAT/ FAT32
MiraPlug App
3.5mm (EAR) 4-pole, 3.5mm(MIC) 4-pole
150 x 80 x 30mm
235g
Audio Mixing
For Use With
Weight
Dimensions
Power 5V/2A
Pass Through 480p@60Hz, 720p@60/50Hz, 1080i@60Hz,
1080p@60/50Hz, 4K@30/60Hz
Output HDMI Out 2.0, USB 3.0 Type C
Video Capture
Resolution
USB 3.0 Type C (UVC) : 640x480p@60/30Hz,
720p@60/30Hz, 1080p@60/30Hz
USB 2.0 Type A (External Storage):
640x480p@60/30Hz; 720p@60/30Hz, 1080p@60/30Hz
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