vissonic VIS-CRS02-B User manual

VIS-CRS02/03/04-B Conference
Auto Tracking Recorder
User Manual
V1.0
VISSONIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED

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The meaning of symbols
■ Safety instructions
For your safe and correct use of equipments, we use a lot of symbols on the equipments and in the
manuals, demonstrating the risk of body hurt or possible damage to property for the user or others.
Indications and their meanings are as follow. Please make sure to correctly understand these
instructions before reading the manual.
This is A level product, which may cause radio interference in the living
environment. In this case, users may need to take the feasible measures to
get around the interference.
Remind users that the dangerous voltage without insulation occurring
within the equipment may cause people suffer from shock.
CE certification means that the product has reached the directive safety
requirements defined by the European Union. Users can be assured about
the use of it.
SGS certification means that the product has reached the quality
inspection standards proposed by the world's largest SGS.
This product passed the ISO9001 international quality certification
(certification body: TUV Rheinland, Germany).
Warning: in order to avoid electrical shock, do not open the machine
cover, nor is the useless part allowed to be placed in the box. Please
contact the qualified service personnel.
■ General information instructions
It lists the factors leading to the unsuccessful operation or set and the
relevant information to pay attention.

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Important note
Warning
In order to ensure the reliable performance of the equipment and the safety of the user, please
observe the following matters during the process of installation, use and maintenance:
The matters needing attention of installation:
Please do not use this product in the following places: the place of dust, soot and electric
conductivity dust, corrosive gas, combustible gas; the place exposed to high temperature,
condensation, wind and rain; the occasion of vibration and impact . Electric shock, fire, wrong
operation can lead to damage and deterioration to the product, either;
In processing the screw holes and wiring, make sure that metal scraps and wire head will not
fall into the shaft of controller, as it could cause a fire, fault, or incorrect operation;
When the installation work is over, it should be assured there is nothing on the ventilated face,
including packaging items like dust paper. Otherwise this may cause a fire, fault, incorrect
operation for the cooling is not free;
Should avoid wiring and inserting cable plug in charged state, otherwise it is easy to cause
the shock, or electrical damage;
The installation and wiring should be strong and reliable, contact undesirable may lead to
false action;
For a serious interference in applications, should choose shield cable as the high frequency
signal input or output cable, so as to improve the anti-jamming ability of the system.
Attention in the wiring:
Only after cutting down all external power source, can install, wiring operation begin, or it
may cause electric shock or equipment damage;
This product grounds by the grounding wires .To avoid electric shocks, grounding wires and
the earth must be linked together. Before the connection of input or output terminal, please make
sure this product is correctly grounded;
Immediately remove all other things after the wiring installation. Please cover the terminals
of the products cover before electrification so as to avoid cause electric shock.
Matters needing attention during operation and maintenance:
Please do not touch terminals in a current state, or it may cause a shock, incorrect operation;
Please do cleaning and terminal tighten work after turning off the power supply. These
operations can lead to electric shock in a current state;
Please do the connection or dismantle work of the communication signal cable , the
expansion module cable or control unit cable after turning off the power supply, or it may cause
damage to the equipment, incorrect operation;
Please do not dismantle the equipment, avoid damaging the internal electrical component;
Should be sure to read the manual, fully confirm the safety, only after that can do program
changes, commissioning, start and stop operation.

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Matters needing attention in discarding product:
Electrolytic explosion: the burning of electrolytic capacitor on circuit boards may lead to
explosion;
Please collect and process according to the classification, do not put into life garbage;
Please process it as industrial waste, or according to the local environmental protection
regulations.

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Preface
This manual mainly describes the use, performance parameters and troubleshooting of
VIS-CRS02/03/04-B Conference Auto Tracking Recorder.
If the technical parameters and system usage in this manual are changed, the manufacturer will
update the version of the manual. Please use the latest user manual.
The copyright of the manual belongs to VISSONIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED. This manual is
protected by the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China and other intellectual property
laws and regulations. Without permission, it is not allowed to copy part or all of the manual or
modify this manual.
Version
Update
Date
1.0
2023.10.21

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Contexts
1. Product description ......................................................................................................................... 8
2. Commissioning of the recorder .................................................................................................... 11
3. Functions of the controller and operating instructions .................................................................12
3.1. Main Interface. ...................................................................................................................12
3.1.1. User interface ..........................................................................................................12
4. Specification Parameter ................................................................................................................ 14
4.1.1. Main interface .........................................................................................................15
4.2. Monitoring interface .......................................................................................................... 15
4.3. Video Input Channel .......................................................................................................... 16
4.3.1. Channel interface ....................................................................................................17
4.3.2. Channel Settings .....................................................................................................17
4.4. PTZ control ........................................................................................................................22
4.5. Guide function ................................................................................................................... 23
4.5.1. Screen Split/Switching Effects ............................................................................... 23
4.5.2. Sound control/subtitles ........................................................................................... 24
4.5.3. Station label/OSD information/time .......................................................................25
4.5.4. Mainframe working status ......................................................................................27
4.5.5. Beginning and ending of video .............................................................................. 27
4.5.6. Video settings ..........................................................................................................28
4.5.7. One-touch start ....................................................................................................... 28
4.6. System function ................................................................................................................. 29
4.6.1. System Menu .......................................................................................................... 29
4.6.2. Channel ................................................................................................................... 30
4.6.3. File manager ........................................................................................................... 33
4.6.4. Safeguard ................................................................................................................ 34
4.7. Set up ................................................................................................................................. 36
4.7.1. Video Settings .........................................................................................................36
4.7.2. Guide settings ......................................................................................................... 40

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4.7.3. Live streaming settings ...........................................................................................44
4.7.4. Management Platform ............................................................................................ 46
4.7.5. Users and login ....................................................................................................... 46
4.7.6. Date and time ..........................................................................................................47
4.7.7. Disk and Storage .....................................................................................................48
4.7.8. Networks and Services ........................................................................................... 48
4.7.9. Engineering Settings ...............................................................................................51
4.7.10. Installation and commissioning ............................................................................55

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1. Product description
CRS-02/03/04-B is a conference recording and broadcasting equipment, integrated conference
recording, live, on-demand, intelligent guide, storage and other multi-functions in one, based on
embedded hardware architecture design, the product is highly stable. The device adopts
H.264/H.265 coding, with 4 HDMI video input interfaces, supporting 1080P@60fps image input. A
total of 2-way video output interface, multi-channel screen output to meet the playback system to
display images and can be used as an image input source for other systems (such as video
conferencing systems). The system supports simultaneous recording and live broadcasting in both
movie mode and resource mode, and the screen supports picture-in-picture and 1/2/3/4 split-screen
display and recording. Users can not only connect the mouse, monitor and guide desk locally for
guide recording and broadcasting operations, but also log in to the IE on the PC for remote guide
broadcasting.
Product Features：
Hardware and software pure embedded integrated architecture, stable and reliable.
Video can support 1920*1080 resolution from capture, recording to output.
H.264 advanced video compression technology.
Support up to 4-channel 1080P video synchronous capture and recording, 2-channel 1080P
video synchronous output.
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Main unit size and mounting holes:
Exterior dimension drawing
Front and rear panel interface definitions:
Front and rear panel interface diagram
grade
interface
identification
clarification
1
DC-12V
Power connector
2
RS232/RS485
Control serial port, external central control unit or console
3
USB2.0
Connect USB mouse, USB flash drive, removable hard drive, etc.
4
NET
1000M network port for device networking
5
HDMI OUT
1080P60 signal output, the output screen for the guide interface or
PGM (software can be set)
6
VGA OUT
1080P60 signal output, the output screen for the guide interface or
PGM (software can be set)

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HDMI IN 1-4
1080P60 signal input, support 4-way video signal input at the same
time
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Line in
Mic in
Line out 1
Line out 2
Line in：Unbalanced Audio Input Connector
Mic in：Balanced Audio Input Connector
Line out 1：Unbalanced Audio Output Connector
Line out 2：Unbalanced Audio Output Connector
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Monitor
3.5mm headphone monitor jack to monitor PGM channel sound
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Power
Equipment power switch
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LCD screen
For recording status, channel status, network information, storage
space, and logo display

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2. Commissioning of the recorder
(1) Preparation before commissioning
Before installing and commissioning the recording host, please prepare the following：
1Network cable and switch, you can also connect to a Hub, it is recommended to use a switch to
keep the network flowing.
2Power cord*1, HDMI cable*5, VGA*1, audio input and output cables (LINE-IN, MIC-IN,
LINE-OUT, monitor headphones) for recording and broadcasting host.
3External high-definition monitor, HDMI interface, a resolution of 1920 × 1080.
4Prepare a laptop and a number of HDMI-connected cameras as input sources.
(2) Wire connections for commissioning
1Please connect HDMI video signal cable, VGA video signal cable, audio signal cable, network
cable, RS232/RS485 control cable, power cord, USB mouse, etc. to the corresponding interfaces
and make the corresponding audio and video input/output connections.
2After confirming that the recording host is correctly connected to the power supply, then press
the power switch on the guide panel to start the recording host. After the equipment is powered on,
wait about 30 seconds or so to enter the guide interface to manage the system.
Clarification：
HDMI-OUT and VGA-OUT interface output is the system interface of the recording and
broadcasting host (guide interface), the user can be connected to the USB interface USB mouse,
keyboard on the recording and broadcasting host to carry out the corresponding operation.
Recording and broadcasting host factory is a static IP, IP address 192.168.100.53.

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3. Functions of the controller and operating
instructions
The system includes five modules: monitoring interface, video channel, PTZ control, guide function,
and system function setting. As shown in the figure below.
5 modules of the system
1Live/Pre-monitoring panel ：Movie Mode final recording, pre-monitoring or live effects
interface. (PGM, PVW).
2Resource Channel Panel：Input video channel display screen.
3PTZ Control Panel：Manual control interface for PTZ cameras.
4Navigator Function Panel ：Toggle effects/subtitles/corner markers/OSD information/guide
mode switching/recording and other functional interfaces.
5System Menu Panel：Access secondary menus such as System Settings, File Management, etc.
to view time and hard disc capacity.
3.1. Main Interface.
3.1.1. User interface
After the power cable is connected, press the power button on the front panel of the host to turn on
the power, the HD monitor connected to the HDMI-OUT or VGA-OUT port will display the

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recording and broadcasting boot logo interface. (The boot logo can be customised by the user and
modified in System Settings - System Information - Project Settings. The logo image format is JPG,
resolution size is 1024*768, 72dpi, bit depth 24, size not more than 128KB.The interface logo
image format is gif, resolution size is 200*100, 72dpi, bit depth 24.Note: The logo image name can
not be named in Chinese and featured symbols.

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4. Specification Parameter
model number
CRS-02/03/04-B
System architecture
Embedded Linux system
Video input
2/3/4 HDMI inputs
Video output
1CH HDMI, 1CH VGA
Maximum input
resolution
1080P@60fps
Audio input
2 line in, 3-pin Phoenix terminal connector
Audio output
2 line-out, 3-pin Phoenix terminal connector
1 monitor jack, 3.5mm headphone jack
Video encoding
H.264/H.265
Audio encoding
AAC
Video output format
MP4
Video encoding
frame rate
1～30fps
Video bitrate
500kbps~40Mbps Adjustable
Audio bitrate
8~128KB Adjustable
Data storage
Built-in 1T hard drive, support expansion
Rs485
3 set, 3 pin Phoenix Terminal Connector
Rs232
1 set, 3 pin Phoenix terminal connector
Reticulation
1 x 1000M network port，RJ-45
Usb port
2 USB2.0
Software upgrade
Support for network upgrades
Storage mode
Support built-in hard drive, external USB storage, support USB export,
support FTP downloads
Protocol support
RTMP、RTSP、UDP、TCP、FTP、DHCP、HTTP
Operating power
DC 12V/3A
Equipment size
1U Rackmount

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4.1.1. Main interface
The system will enter the main interface of the recorder after the logo interface stays for about 20
seconds. In the middle of the main interface, there is a welcome interface with the words "Welcome
to Embedded Recording, the system is loading", after loading, users can operate the main interface.
Main interface of recording and broadcasting
4.2. Monitoring interface
The monitoring interface mainly contains the following two items: PGM and PVW channels in
single-conductor mode, audio display bar
Single-conductor mode PGM and PVW channels：
Single-conductor mode PGM and PVW
Clarification：
1Single guide mode is the movie mode. Single guide mode supports mainstream screen overlays
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it contains live screen PGM and preview screen PVW.
2Single guide mode only supports automatic switching of PGM channel images during
auto-guide.
3The audio display bar is located between the PGM channel and the PVW channel in
single-conductor mode, with 2 thin display bars 。The audio display bar mainly reflects the
sound level of the audio input, and the green wave inside the display bar will change according to
the sound level. Click on the speaker icon ，The sound output from the PGM channel to the
external speakers can be resized, switched on and off.
4After double clicking on the preview PVW image, the image will jump to PGM and overwrite
the previous one. For example, PVW preview is a 2-split image, PGM is a 4-split image, after
double clicking PVW channel, the 2-split image will be cut to PGM, and the original 4-split image
will be replaced.Both PVW and PGM channels support multi-screen combination. Steps: Select
PGM or PVW channel, then select the screen split type, and then select the combination position of
each channel in the video input channel.
5In single-guide mode, the PVW window has a [take] button, hard cut function, after clicking
the button, the PVW channel image is directly cut to the PGM channel.1. PGM: double-click on the
resource channel to directly switch the video image to the PGM channel; 2. PVW: double-click on
the resource channel to directly switch the video image to the PVW channel, and then click on the
[take] button to switch the PVW channel image to the PGM.
4.3. Video Input Channel
Video input channels as shown:
Video input channel interface
Video input channel is mainly divided into 3 parts: local video display channel, local playback
channel, remote video display channel.
Each video host has PGM, PVW resource channel and other local display video, in the resource
channel in the first page of the channel are displayed in the local input video channel: "HDMI1"
channel corresponds to the rear panel of the video host HDMI-IN1 interface; "HDMI2 "HDMI1"
channel corresponds to the HDMI-IN1 interface on the rear panel of the recording host; "HDMI2"

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corresponds to the HDMI-IN2 interface; "HDMI3" corresponds to the HDMI-IN3 interface;
"HDMI4" channel corresponds to the HDMI-IN4 interface.
4.3.1. Channel interface
1Channel Full Screen：There is a screen maximise button on the top left corner of each channel,
after clicking here with the left mouse button, the video image will be maximised to appear on the
main interface.
2Channel Name ：The factory default channel names are: from left to right, channel 1 is
"HDMI-IN1", channel 2 is "HDMI-IN2", channel 3 is "HDMI-IN3", channel 4 is "HDMI-IN4".
"HDMI-IN1", "HDMI-IN2" for channel 2, "HDMI-IN3" for channel 3, and "HDMI-IN4" for
channel 4. The channel name can be modified in the channel settings, and it is generally not
recommended to change it arbitrarily.
3If the channel is connected to a camera with PTZ function, you need to tick "Enable PTZ" in
the channel setting on the right of the channel, and then you can operate the PTZ setting in the
channel setting. If you want to operate the corresponding channel in the gimbal control of the guide
interface, you need to click the mouse to select the channel. By factory default, "Teacher Close-up"
and "Student Close-up" are enabled with PTZ function (Note: After the channel is enabled with PTZ,
click on the green border of the channel to select the channel, and it will be displayed on the upper
right of the main interface as and vice versa, it will be .
4.3.2. Channel Settings
Each video channel has a channel setting, the icon is channel setting can set the video
parameters of the channel and other information. Channel settings include: 1, channel settings; 2,
PTZ settings; 3, image settings; 4, encoding settings; 5, keying and other 5 parts. The following
figure:

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Channel setting interface
4.3.2.1. Channel Settings
1Channel Name：The channel name supports Chinese and English, and the maximum channel
name displayed in the main interface is 6 characters.
2video source：The hardware interface of the video input, e.g. HDMI means that the image of
the teacher's panorama is input from the HDMI-IN1 port.
3video format：Input video display format and frame rate, 1080P25 stands for 1080p HD 25 fps
video.
4Display Mode：It is divided into aspect ratio and full screen display. When the video frame in
the channel is not displayed full screen in PGM, you can modify it here accordingly.
5Input source：In the HDMI-IN channel setting there is the input source fixed to HDMI.

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4.3.2.2. Head Setup
Channel-Head setting
Channel-Head adjustment
1Enabling the cloud platform：Turn on the PTZ function.
2Camera Type：Choose from three options such as electronic gimbal cameras, gimbal cameras,
and optical zoom cameras.
3Pantai Agreement：Supports three protocols such as VISCA, PELCO-P, and PELCO-D.
4Gimbal address code：The address code must be the same as the camera's set PTZ address
code. The default PTZ address code for the "Teacher Close-up" channel is 1, and the default PTZ
address code for the "Student Close-up" channel is 2.
5Velocity：The speed at which the gimbals rotate is fast and slow.

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6Selection of control method.
71Network control, you need to fill in the IP address and port number of the camera (the default
configuration of the IP address is 192.168.100.088, the default configuration of the camera port is
1259, the actual camera manufacturer).
82Serial port control, PTZ camera or tracking host and recording host connection interface,
support RS485 and RS232, corresponding to the corresponding RJ45 port on the hardware.
9Baud rate ：There are different options such as 2400/4800/9600, so users can choose the
appropriate baud rate according to the PTZ settings of different cameras. The default baud rate of
many cameras is 9600, which is the same as the default configuration of the recording host and does
not need to be set.
10 Preset Bit Setting ：Selectable preset positions 1-8, and large close-up, close-up, telephoto,
medium, and close-up. Large close-up. The preset point is 11, close-up is 12, near scene is 13,
medium scene is 14, far scene is 15. user can choose the preset point, save the preset point after
adjusting the position of the camera, and then just call the preset point in operation.
11 PTZ Operation ：Buttons , , , and control the head's rotation up, down, left, and
right, respectively.
12 The "+", "-" of [Zoom] is the zoom in and zoom out function key, and the "+", "-" of the
[Focus]It is to focus on distant objects and to focus on close objects. The "+", "-" of [Aperture] is to
adjust the aperture up and down. are to adjust the aperture up and down.
The control lines from the camera to the recording host or the tracking host to the recording host
must correspond and cannot be misconnected. The PTZ protocol and address code in the host
channel need to correspond to the settings of the camera before normal PTZ operation. It must be in
manual guide mode to control PTZ in PTZ setup menu or in the main interface of recording and
broadcasting. To operate PTZ in the main interface, you must activate the corresponding channel on
the resource channel first, and then click the PTZ control button to use it normally. (If you still have
questions, please click [Tip])