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1. 32 7 3 System Options Page System Options BootStreaming Name Location AVIN210_243 anywhere TTY Options RS 232 None 8 wee Seve Reboot Username Pas oe NOTE options marked with require a save and reboot to take effect 7 3 1 Systems Options Section 1 Web Server displays the current web server functionality Allows this feature to be enabled and disabled 2 Telnet Server displays the current Telnet Server functionality Allows this feature to be enabled and disabled 3 System Integrity displays the current System Integrity server functionality Allows this feature to be enabled and disabled When enabled the input source is monitored for quality If errors are detected the stream is stopped When errors are no longer detected streaming is automatically resumed 4 Boot Streaming displays the current Boot Streaming functionality Allows this feature to be enabled and disabled When enabled the encoder attempts to start streaming after powering on or rebooting 33 5 6 7 once the specified delay is reached The default value is 5 seconds For example if the Stream at Bootup is set to 30 seconds the encoder will start streaming if a valid input is provided 30 seconds after the unit powers on or is rebooted Name displays the current AVN Name and allows this value to be changed Location displays the current
2. 47 10 2 Safety and Compliance Information 48 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP a u u 48 10 3 1 AVN GOP Environment 48 10 3 2 Modifying the AVN s GOP Settings 49 10 4 Virtual Serial Channels a 49 10 4 1 Channel Modes 49 10 4 1 1 Monitor Mode 49 10 4 2 Camera Control Mode 49 10 4 2 1 Passive Tunnel Mode 50 10 4 2 2 Active Tunnel Mode 50 10 4 2 3 Disabled Mode 50 10 4 3 Selecting Modes u u 50 Glossary of KE 51 Contents AVN210 User s Manual vi Chapter 1 Introduction Visionary Solutions Inc introduces the AVN210 a simple stand alone P Audio Video Node for full motion high resolution MPEG 2 video transmission over IP Plug any analog video source directly into the node plug into the network via the RJ 45 connection and stream real time DVD quality video over your LAN or WAN This low cost network appliance is an effective solution for Industrial Process Monitoring Security Surveillance Intra Facility Communication or any other application that requires 30 fps high resolution video The AVN210 has a unique embedded platform that enables consistent full motion video preserved from delay jitter packet losses and packet out of order instabilities This technology is unrivaled for cost to performance value and features state of t
3. 1 Connect the serial cable between the serial port of the AVN210 and a COM port on your PC typically the COM1 port The AVN210 uses an RJ 45 to DB9 F serial cable shipped with the MPP chassis 2 Launch a terminal emulation program such as TeraTerm google teraterm download a Create Open a new serial connection b Specify the PC port you are connected to typically COM click OK c Configure the Port Settings as follows Bits per second 38400 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Click OK d Press Enter to get the login prompt for the encoder 3 Power on your AVN210 The Main Admin Menu prompt will display on your monitor 4 Select the Config Menu Type 5 and press Enter aud Tera Term V File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help ain Menu AUN21 56 2 13 May 2 2612 16 24 07 333 opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc 1 gt Video Menu 2 gt Audio Menu 3 gt Network Menu 4 gt Options Menu 5 gt Config Menu 6 gt Reboot Selection 8 5 Select the Security Menu Type 13 and press Enter dai COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help onfig Menu AUN21 5 2 13 May Hi 2012 716 24 07 333 gt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Display Name Location Comments IP Address Netmask Gateway Use DHCP lt no gt gt Net Speed Duplex QOS DSCP Stream TTL lt 8 gt TTY Menu Security Menu Save Serial Reset Fact
4. Return Selection 21 1 Current Status displays current the Ethernet Port Hardware Address IP Address Netmask Gateway Broadcast Network address Link status Speed and Duplex settings 2 DHCP Initiate displays the Port Protocol and Task numbers 3 Ping pings a given IP address with a specified size and number of packets and a VLAN ID Uses the default values for Count Len and VLAN ID to do a standard ping test 4 Display Network Stats displays the Port number Destination Netmask and Gateway IP routes 5 Reset Network Stats resets the Port number Destination Netmask and Gateway IP routes to the factory defaults 6 5 Options Menu opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc HTTP Server CEnabled gt Telnet Server CEnabled gt Boot Streaming Disabled gt System Integrity CEnabled gt Session Announcement CEnabled gt SAP Control Menu System Kicker Disabled Join Mcast Group Disabled gt Set LED code mode None gt Set OEM ID Reset Defaults Save Options Return Selection 1 HTTP Server enables and disables HTTP server 2 Telnet Server enables and disables Telnet Server 3 Boot Streaming enables and disables Boot Streaming mode When enabled the encoder attempts to start streaming after powering on or rebooting once the specified delay is reached The default value is 5 seconds For example if the Boot Streaming is set to 30 seconds the en
5. Set GOP Distance and Set GOP Length Use these menu options to set the values to the appropriate setting and then save the options to store the settings to the flash The GOP settings can also be viewed and set from the AVN210 Web Management page under the Options button 10 4 Virtual Serial Channels In addition to its regular features the AVN210 can also be used to connect to any remote serial device This capability extends the distance that a serial connection can achieve over the Internet The AVN210 has a 9 pin RS 232 physical serial port interface which can be used for a variety of applications The interface can be set to one of the modes of operation described below The AVN interface can be set to one of the modes of operation described below 10 4 1 Channel Modes 10 4 1 1 Monitor Mode This is the default mode for the RS 232 interface and only one interface can be set to this mode at a time Monitor mode is used for console based communication to the AVN210 unit using a terminal emulation program 10 4 2 Camera Control Mode This mode creates a unidirectional bridge between a physical serial port and a Layer 4 transport port TCP UDP The AVN210 will listen on a particular TCP UDP port and when data is received by the port the AVN210 will forward the data physically over the selected serial port The return path return serial data is not forwarded in this mode 49 10 4 2 1 Passive Tunnel Mode This mode is sim
6. NTSC M PAL PAL M SECAM Video Resolution D1 23D1 1 2D1 SIF Encapsulation RTP UDP Username Password E Ee eg 7 2 1 System Settings Section 1 Serial displays the Serial Number of the AVN 2 Name displays the Name of the AVN This is a user defined field and can be set from the System Options page 30 3 4 5 6 7 Location displays the Location of the AVN This is a user defined field and can be set from the System Options page State displays the current State of the AVN Possible States are OK and Needs Reboot Options button brings up the System Options page SAP button brings up the SAP Settings page Audio button brings up the Audio Configuration page 7 2 2 Network Configuration Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 IP Address displays the AVN s current IP address Netmask displays the AVN s current Netmask Gateway displays the AVN s current Gateway IP address MAC Address displays the AVN s MAC address Edit button opens the IP Configuration menu Stats button opens the Network Stats menu 7 2 3 Stream Parameters Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stream Encap provides details on how the Destination IP unit is controlling the stream Destination IP displays the current Destination IP address and allows this value to be changed Destina
7. 1 Launch the AVN2XX Configuration Utility A list of AVNs will display in the AVNs on Network list in serial number order 2 If there is more than one network connected to the PC select the network from the drop down list and a new list of AVNs will display in the AVNs on Network list 11 3 Highlight the AVN and click Properties or double click the AVN on the list 4 Set DHCP to Off 5 Enter the IP Address Netmask and or Gateway values for your AVN 6 Enter the Administrative Username and Password values for the selected AVN 7 Click OK to update the selected AVN with the newly entered values or Cancel to prevent any changes from taking effect For more information about using the utility refer to 5 7 The AVN2XX Configuration Utility 4 5 Viewing the AVN210 on the Network If you have difficulty finding the AVN210 on your network you may need to check the DHCP setting and or the AVN210 s IP properties 1 Check to see if you can view the AVN210 on your network a Launch the AVN2XX Configuration Utility which will automatically discover and list all AVNs on the LAN b Ifthe AVN210 you are expecting is not listed verify that the correct network is listed in the Network drop down list 2 Contact your network administrator to ensure that your client PC is properly connected to the network 3 Ensure that the DHCP setting is correct for your network For a network that does not have a DHCP server follow
8. 5 1 The AVN2XX Configuration Utility 13 5 2 AVN210 Console Interface Menus 13 5 3 AVN210 Browser Interface Menus 14 5 4 AVN Control Protocol API eeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenieeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeaas 14 Using the Console Interface 15 6 1 Main EI 15 6 2 Video Men eege EEN e ae aeaa a aaae 16 6 2 1 Video Settings MENU 17 Chapter 7 6 2 1 1 AtoD Settings Menu 18 6 2 1 2 Aux Stream Settings Menu 19 6 2 2 Video Statistics Menu 20 G elle On EE E 20 6 4 Network Menu eet fronted Renee eege deene See ege 21 6 5 Options Mem ENNEN dE NENNEN deed 22 6 5 1 SAP Control Men 23 6 6 Config Menu NET 24 6 62 TTY Menu Gua muy sein eg 26 6 6 2 TTY Ports 1 amp 2 Config Menu a 26 6 6 3 Security Men uuu aaa a A aA 27 6 7 Low Latency Information 27 Using the Browser Interface 29 7 1 Browser Interface Menu Tree u u 29 Pa Man Pages uu uuu aa asa eas ae 29 7 2 1 System Settings Section uu uu 30 7 2 2 Network Configuration Section 31 7 2 3 Stream Parameters Section 31 7 3 Sys
9. AVN Location and allows this value to be changed Comments displays the current AVN Comments and allows this value to be changed 7 3 2 TTY Options Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Port Proto displays the AVN port 0 RS 232 Baud Rate shows the current Baud Rate for each port and allows this value to be changed Parity shows the current Parity for each port Bits shows the current Bits for each port Start shows the current Start bit for each port Stop shows the current Stop bit for each port Mode shows the current Mode for each port and allows this value to be changed 7 3 3 Actions Section 1 2 3 4 5 Reset causes all the System Options and TTY Options to be reset to factory default values Update causes all the System Options and TTY Options to be saved to memory These changes take effect immediately but will not be saved across an AVN reboot If the AVN is streaming the new settings will not take effect until the stream is stopped and restarted Save causes all the System Options and TTY Options to be saved to Flash Note changed fields marked with an asterisk do not take effect immediately and require an AVN reboot Reboot causes the AVN to reboot Username Password Username Password values are required for Reboot and other AVN Administrative privileges 34 7 4 SAP Settings Page Session Name AVN210_333 Session Info
10. Frame Length The length defines the number of frames in a single repeating GOP structure In the case where distance 0 the length has no real effect because there are only Frames in the GOP to begin with In the other cases the length will define how many of each frame will appear in the structure before it repeats 48 If distance 1 and length 2 the GOP structure will be a repeating pattern like IP IP IP IP IP If distance 1 and length 3 the GOP structure will be a repeating pattern like IPP IPP IPP and for length 4 then IPPP IPPP IPPP The same is true for distances 2 and 3 as the length will determine the number of frames between Frames The following is a list of potential values Distance M Length N Real Closed GOP M N 2 3 2 5 2 7 2 9 2 11 2 13 2 15 2 17 2 19 3 4 3 7 3 10 3 13 3 19 Non Editable GOP M N 2 4 2 6 2 8 2 10 2 12 2 14 2 16 2 18 3 6 3 9 3 12 3 15 3 16 3 18 All other configurations are undefined not necessarily bad or illegal just undefined 10 3 2 Modifying the AVN s GOP Settings The factory default values are M 2 N 15 For lower latency video transmission the following setting is recommended M 2 N 3 this will reduce encode latency from approximately 200 ms to approximately 100 ms To modify the GOP settings in an AVN210 access the Console Interface via Serial connection or Telnet and go to the Options menu The Options menu provides two GOP configuration items
11. Transport Stream Product ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 Limited Liability In no event shall Visionary Solutions Inc be liable whether in contract tort or otherwise to OEM or Customers for a any damages resulting from loss of use data or profits howsoever arising hereunder in relation to or in connection with Visionary Solutions Inc Software b any special indirect incidental or consequential damages even if Visionary Solutions Inc has been advised of the possibility thereof Visionary Solutions Inc s total liability in contract tort or otherwise arising out of in connection with or in relation to the Software or otherwise under this Agreement shall be limited to the amount paid to Visionary Solutions Inc or and authorized Visionary Solutions Inc reseller for the Visionary Solutions Inc Software or Hardware for a Customer in the 12 month period immediately preceding the event which has given rise to the liability The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to continued progress in methodology design and manufacturing Visionary Solutions Inc shall have no liabi
12. VSI AV Stream Keywords AVN210 Author VSI Copyright Visionary Solutions Inc Extra Data seconds 1 Session Name sets the session s name attribute The session name is most often what is displayed by devices monitoring SAP 2 Session Info sets the session info attribute 3 Keywords sets the session s keywords attribute 4 Author sets the session s author attribute 5 Copyright sets the session s copyright attribute 6 Extra Data sets the extra data field WARNING the extra data field is for advanced users only Leave blank unless you have specific knowledge about SAP and need to use this field Improperly formatted data will cause SAP to not work 7 Frequency sets the session s announcement frequency attribute This setting determines how often the encoder announces its SAP data on the network 8 Update updates all SAP settings to Flash 9 Save saves all SAP settings to Flash 10 Reset resets all SAP settings back to default values 35 7 5 Audio Configuration Page AVN210 Audio Configuration ee Ech Volume 0 45 16 Pre Amp 3 0 8 Balance 0 10 10 Bass 0 0 15 Treble 0 0 3 Tone Flat Reset Defaults Username Password 1 Balance Toggle Input toggles between unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR audio input type Mute prevents audio input from being sent to the encoder 2 Volume set the i
13. streaming text 2 Stop Stream stops the AVN210 stream 3 Video Settings Menu displays the Video Settings Menu 4 Set GOP Distance sets the Video GOP distance Valid values range from 0 to 3 See 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP for more information on GOP including recommended settings 5 Set GOP Length sets the Video GOP length Valid values range from 1 to 19 See 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP for more information on GOP including recommended settings 6 Set Latency Value sets the values for how long buffers can be held in memory before transmission This is an advanced setting Improperly 16 set values can result in unusable encoding Please see 6 7 Low Latency Information for more information 7 Set PID Values sets the PMT PCR VID and AUD PID values This is an advanced feature and should only be changed by users with specific needs 8 Reset Video Defaults resets all video settings to default values 9 Save Video Settings saves the current video settings to Flash 10 Video Statistics Menu displays the Video Statistics Menu 99 Return Use this command to navigate up the console menus back to the Main Admin Menu 6 2 1 Video Settings Menu COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help ideo Settings Menu AUN216 56 2 13 May 62 2612 16 24 07 333 opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Destination IP Destination Port Video Resolution
14. the Static IP Configuration steps 4 lf you still do not see the AVN210 in the AVNs on Network list you may have to move the AVN unit to a local segment on the network Follow the steps in 3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program or 3 2 Connecting With a Telnet Session to change the IP Address Netmask and or Gateway properties of the AVN210 and then return it to the desired location If you still do not see the AVN210 and you know that it is properly connected to the network you may have a switch or router on the network preventing the Multicast message from properly getting through Contact the network administrator to allow for a multicast message for discovery 12 Chapter 5 Operating the AVN210 The AVN210 has four control interfaces that you can use to operate and configure the AVN units AVN2XX Configuration Utility GUI based programs installed on a Windows based PC Console Interface connects to an AVN unit using a terminal emulation program Browser Interface uses a browser interface AVN Control Protocol Application Programming Interface AVNCP API available upon request from Visionary Solutions Inc The Console Interface and the Browser Interface are the preferred methods of configuring the AVN210 although a user will have nearly the same access to the AVN s functionalities using any of the four interface options 5 1 The AVN2XX Configuration Utility The AVN2XX Configuration
15. video picture for the display device Program Clock Reference on Video Packet ID Effective with 2 13 firmware VSI encoders support Program Clock Reference PCR on the same Packet ID PID as the video This support enables AVN encoders to be used by various Telco operators PCR support enables consumer and professional TVs and STBs to accept the AVN encoder Transport Stream TS via QAM modulation An external QAM Modulator is required Other IPTV remote content sources supported are PEG off air affiliate special events front gate cameras and other additive programming PCR support was tested using a Technicolor COM 1000 QAM Modulator The payload of the TS is MPEG 2 Video with MPEG 1 layer 2 Stereo Audio Chapter 2 Hardware 2 1 Product Description 2 1 1 AVN210 Front Panel MPI G 2 IP sudio video node The AVN210 front panel features a system status interface with two columns of LEDs that display unit diagnostics and error reporting information The first column provides testing and diagnostics modes and the second column display system status Power Status Network and Video The Power LED indicates that the unit is powered up It will illuminate green to show that the unit is turned on The Status LED indicates the overall status of the system It will blink on and off at a rate of approximately once a second to provide a system heart beat to indicate that the AVN210 is oper
16. AVN210 MPEG 2 IP Audio Video Node User s Manual 201 Visionary Solutions Inc All rights reserved Please visit the support section of our web site at www vsicam com for manuals other documentation and software downloads Visionary Solutions Inc 2060 Alameda Padre Serra Suite 100 Santa Barbara CA 93103 T 805 845 8900 F 805 845 8889 www vsicam com May 9 2013 Revision 1 2 1 compatible with version 2 13 firmware About This Guide VSI recommends that you download the most recent version of this Manual from www vsicam com Legal Considerations Intellectual Property Rights Visionary Solutions Inc warrants that it or its licensors have good and clear title or right to manufacture and distribute the AVN210 free and clear of all liens and encumbrances No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Visionary Solutions Inc All rights title copyrights in and to the design firmware object and source code of the AVN210 belong exclusively to and are the property of Visionary Solutions Inc Visionary Solutions Inc subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the Licensing Administrator MPEGLA L L C has been granted sublicense under all MPEG 2 Essential Patent s in the MPEG 2 Patent Portfolio to make have made use and sell offer for sale or otherwise distribute the AVN210 MPEG 2
17. NTSC and 720x576 480x576 352x576 and 352x288 PAL The bit rate is configurable from 1 5 Mbps to 7 5 Mbps The audio compression is MPEG 1 Layer 2 audio encoding at either 256 or 384 kbps with a 48 kHz sample rate Event Driven The AVN210 can respond to external events such as motion and intrusion detection Possible actions include starting a video stream activating a local switch closure or activating external devices over an RS 232C or RS 422 cable Video Inputs The AVN210 video inputs include one BNC composite one RCA composite and one S Video input for connecting S Video cameras or other video equipment Audio Inputs The AVN210 features user control of volume muting bass boost tone control bass and treble and balance The audio input connectors consist of XLRs for balanced audio and RCAs for unbalanced audio Security Administrators can create and modify accounts for authorized users as well as allow anonymous viewing Closed Captioning CC VSI supports both ATSC EIA 608 and EIA 708 standards in the AVN210encoder line In accordance with EIA 708 the incoming analog signal may contain encoded CC data during the Vertical Blanking Interval VBI on line 21 NTSC EIA 608 which the AVN210then extracts and stuffs into the encoded MPEG data stream for transmission A CC compliant decoder such as an Aminet then extracts the EIA 708 data and places it back in the VBI on line 21 EIA 608 along with the normal
18. Stream Bitrate Video Input Video Format Audio Bitrate Encapsulation FEC Parameters AtoD Settings Menu fux Stream Settings Menu Return Selection 1 Destination IP sets the destination IP address 2 Destination Port sets the destination UDP port number 3 Video Resolution sets the resolution 4 Stream Bitrate sets the stream bitrate 5 Video input sets the video input type 6 Video Format sets the video format type 7 Audio Bitrate sets the audio bitrate 17 8 Encapsulation sets the stream encapsulation type 9 FEC Parameters No longer supported in the AVN2XX product line 10 AtoD Settings Menu displays the AtoD Settings menu 11 Aux Stream Settings Menu displays the Aux Stream Settings menu 6 2 1 1 AtoD Settings Menu E COM4 38400baud Tera File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help AtoD Settings Menu AUN21 5 2 13 May 02 2612 16 24 07 333 gt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Video Brightness Video Contrast Video Saturation Video Hue Closed Captions CEnabled gt Save AtoD Settings Default AtoD Settings Return Selection 1 Video Brightness sets the brightness 2 Video Contrast sets the contrast 3 Video Saturation sets the saturation 4 Video Hue sets the hue 5 Closed Captions enables and disables closed captioning 6 Save AtoD Settings saves the AtoD settings 7 Default AtoD Settin
19. Utility is a free software interface used to configure and control the AVN2XX encoders AVN200 AVN210 and AVN220 and their video streams on Windows based PCs It can be used to update the firmware and has a Mass Configuration dialog that is able to configure the encoder settings on multiple AVN units at one time Download the application here http www vsicam com core __downloads AVN2XX_Configuration_Utility zip 5 2 AVN210 Console Interface Menus To access the AVN210 s Console Interface establish a terminal emulation session or a Telnet session Refer to 3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program or 3 2 Connecting With a Telnet Session for connection instructions Refer to Chapter 6 Using the Console Interface for information about the Console Interface menus and their functionality 13 5 3 AVN210 Browser Interface Menus The AVN210 must be on a network in order to connect to its Browser Interface Once connected 1 Type the following URL http xxx xxx xxx xxx into your browser where the XXX XXX XXX XXX Corresponds to the AVN210 s IP address 2 Click Enter Go The AVN210 s Web Management page will display 3 Enter the Username and Password of the AVN210 and click the Login button The AVN210 s Browser Interface pages will display Refer to Chapter 7 Using the Browser Interface for information about the Browser Interface pages and their functionality 5 4 AVN Control Protocol API For
20. am will cross before dying For Unicast streams TTL values are defined as network segments which are effectively routers switches For Multicast streams the TTL value is more loosely defined as scope which is network dependent and not always directly associated with network segments The range is 0 255 and the default value is 8 12 TTY Menu displays the TTY Menu 13 Security Menu displays the Security Menu 14 Save saves current configuration settings to Flash 25 15 Serial displays the serial number 16 Reset Factory Defaults resets the AVN configuration settings to the factory default settings 6 6 1 TTY Menu COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help TY Menu AUN21 56 2 13 May 62 2612 716 24 07 333 opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc 1 gt Display 2 gt Monitor Port lt i gt 3 gt TTY Port 1 Config Menu 4 Save TTY Settings 99 gt Return Selection 1 Display displays the Port Baud Rate Parity Bits Start Stop and Mode of both ports 2 Monitor Port sets which port to use for the monitor 3 TTY Port 1 Config Menu displays the TTY Port 1 Config Menu 4 Save saves the current port configurations to Flash 6 6 2 TTY Ports 1 amp 2 Config Menu W COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT_ File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help TY Port 1 Config Menu AUN216 56 2 13 May 02 2012 716 24 67 333 opyright 2612 Visionary So
21. and the front end analog to digital converter It illuminates when a valid video signal is detected on the selected interface and indicates that the Analog to digital converter is working properly CODE2 Indicates the status of the MPEG2 encoder It illuminates when error free video is being received and the encoder is operational CODE1 Indicates the streaming state of the AVN210 It illuminate when the AVN210 is currently set for streaming video CODEO Indicates the encoding status and rate of the AVN210 It will blink to indicate that the unit is currently encoding video and will blink ata speed relative to the encoding bit rate Audio This mode is used to provide more detailed information about the Audio status It can indicate when audio clipping is detected which in turn indicates that audio distortion has occurred due to excessive signal levels CODE3 Not used CODE2 Not used 44 Network Uptime Status Error Code CODE Indicates if an audio clip was ever detected since streaming on the unit started It will turn off when the stream is started and turn on if an audio clip is detected Once it is on it will remain on until the stream is stopped and restarted CODEO Indicates that an audio clip was detected during the last poll interval This mode provides more detailed information about the Network Ethernet connection CODES3 Indicates Transmit activity It will toggle when Ethernet transmit activity i
22. ating It will blink green if all elements of the system are operating properly for its current configuration and operational state It will blink orange if any system error for the current operational state was detected during the heartbeat period This LED should always be blinking If it remains off or on solid either color the AVN210 is not operational The Network LED indicates the Link state of the AVN210 s Ethernet It will illuminate green to indicate a 100 Mbit link or orange to indicate 10 Mbit links If the LED is off no network link is detected Future versions of software may indicate network activity by quickly blinking this LED on off The Video LED indicates the activity and state of the Video Audio encoder If the LED is off no valid video source is detected on the selected video input If it illuminates green a valid error free video source is detected and the encoder is operational and ready to encode If it illuminates orange a valid video source is detected but errors in the video or setup of the encoder will not allow proper video encoding Once video streaming is started this led will blink relative to the encoding rate to indicate that the AVN210 is currently encoding video and audio and the bit rate of this encoding While streaming the blinking LED will blink green to indicate proper operation It will blink on orange to indicate that an error was detected during that toggle period This error also indicates audi
23. coder will start streaming if a valid input is provided 30 seconds after the unit powers on or is rebooted 22 4 System Integrity enables and disables System Integrity testing When enabled the input source is monitored for quality If errors are detected the stream is stopped When errors are no longer detected streaming is automatically resumed 5 Session Announcement enables and disables SAP 6 SAP Control Menu displays the SAP Control Menu 7 System Kicker enables and disables the System Kicker The System Kicker feature allows for timed restart of stream set in minutes or hours 8 Join Mcast Group enables and disables Join Mcast Group This option is only used for encoders on some networks where a mulitcast group has no joining members and may cause the stream to be flooded to all ports By joining its own multicast group the encoder is able to prevent this Most networks do not have this issue and do not require this option to be enabled 9 Set LED Code Mode sets the LED code mode Refer to 8 5 AVN210 Advanced Audio Testing and Diagnostics 10 Set OEM ID allows the setting of the Product ID Version and Company Copyright information that is displayed above all console menus 11 Reset Defaults resets all Option menu items to default values 12 Save Options saves the current Options selections to Flash 6 5 1 SAP Control Menu opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions I Announce Fr
24. cturer The master of the IGMP filter lists is the router or switch configured to act as the IGMP Querier The responsibility of the Querier is to send out IGMP group membership queries on a timed interval to retrieve IGMP membership reports from active members and allow updating of the group membership tables A Layer 2 switch supporting IGMP Snooping can passively snoop on IGMP Query Report and Leave IGMP version 2 packets transferred between IP Multicast routers switches and IP Multicast hosts to determine the IP Multicast group membership IGMP snooping checks IGMP packets passing through the network picks out the group registration and configures Multicasting accordingly 10 Without IGMP Querying Snooping Multicast traffic is treated in the same manner as a Broadcast transmission which forwards packets to all ports on the network With IGMP Querying Snooping Multicast traffic is only forwarded to ports that are members of that Multicast group IGMP Snooping generates no additional network traffic allowing a significant reduction in the Multicast traffic passing through your switch If your network distribution core does not support IGMP Querying Snooping the AVN streams will still function as designed but your network may be subjected to high traffic loads and condensed collision domain due to the broadcasting action used by the older switch or hub If this is the case you may wish to isolate the streaming nodes within the n
25. dows Start menu select Run and at the prompt type telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxX xxX xxX xxx is the IP address of the AVN210 that you want to connect to For example telnet 192 168 1 90 2 Enter the Administrative Username of the AVN210 3 Enter the Administrative Password of the AVN210 All characters should be hidden with the asterisk character If you are on a Windows XP based PC and have not installed all of your Windows Critical Updates you must precede your password entry with a single blank space See Note above 4 Navigate the AVN210 menus Follow Steps 4 through 8 from3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program 5 End the Telnet session Click Ctrl to return to the prompt and then type quit Chapter 4 Connecting to the Network 4 1 Unicast and Multicast Transmissions over the Network A Unicast transmission sends IP packets to a single recipient on a network A Multicast transmission sends IP packets to a group of hosts on a network If the streaming video is to be distributed to a single destination then you would start a Unicast stream by setting the destination IP address and port on the AVN equal to the destination s values If you want to view the stream at multiple concurrent locations then you would set the AVN s destination IP address to a valid Multicast IP address 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 Note that while the Multicast IP address range is from 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 the fi
26. e 115 kbps Power Supply 100V 240V AC 0 25 Amp 50 60 Hz Physical Dimensions Height 1 7 in 4 3 cm Width 19 0 in 48 3 cm Length 10 0 in 25 4 cm Weight lt 5 0 Ib lt 2 27 kg Environmental Operating Temperature 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F 47 10 2 Safety and Compliance Information Safety Approval CE UL Listed LTE E257717 Rating Information AN Caution 85 265V 50 60 Hz 0 5A Fuse Rating A Caution 250V 0 25A T Fuse Replacement Caution A Caution For continued protection against fire replace fuse with same type and rating A Caution Double pole neutral fusing 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP 10 3 1 AVN GOP Environment The Group of Pictures GOP in the AVN210 environment is defined by Distance and Length as follows The GOP frame distance determines the type and frequency of the order of individual frames A single frame can be an Intracoded Frame I Frame a Predicted Frame P Frame or Bidirectional Predicted Frame B Frame The type and order of frame is determined by the frame distance For example Distance 0 would be Frames only 111111111 Distance 1 would be and P Frames IPP PPIPP Distance 2 would be all frames IBP BP Distance 3 would be all frames with many B Frames IBBP BBP Distance 3 would yield the highest compression distance 0 would have the most detail The second parameter in question is the GOP
27. equency 3 seconds Session Name Cadmin gt Session Info CUSI AU Stream Keywords CAUN21 gt Author CUSI gt Copyright Visionary Solutions Extra Data gt Reset SAP Defaults Save SAP Settings Return Selection 23 1 Announce Frequency sets the session s announcement frequency attribute This setting determines how often the encoder announces its SAP data on the network 2 Session Name sets the session s name attribute The session name is most often what is displayed by devices monitoring SAP 3 Session Info sets the session info attribute 4 Keywords sets the session s keywords attribute 5 Author sets the session s author attribute 6 Copyright sets the session s copyright attribute 7 Extra Data sets the extra data field WARNING the extra data field is for advanced users only Leave blank unless you have specific knowledge about SAP and need to use this field Improperly formatted data will cause SAP to not work 8 Reset SAP Defaults resets all SAP settings back to default values 9 Save SAP Settings saves all SAP settings to Flash 6 6 Config Menu COM4 38400baud Tera Te File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help onfig Menu AUN21 56 2 13 May 2 2012716 24 07 lt H 333 gt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Display Name Location Comments IP Address Netmask Gateway Use DHCP lt no gt Net Speed Duplex QOS DSCP
28. ettings Save Settings Reboot System Password NOTE Ail changes require a Stream Restart to take efect 7 8 1 Stream Structure 1 Transport Stream sets the streame structure to a Transport Stream 2 Program Stream sets the stream s structure to a Program Stream 3 Video Elementary Stream sets the streame structure to a Video Elementary Stream 4 Audio Elementary Stream sets the stream s structure to a Audio Elementary Stream 39 7 8 2 GOP Structure 1 GOP Distance displays the current GOP Distance and allows the value to be edited See 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP for information on valid GOP settings 2 GOP Length displays the current GOP Length and allows the value to be edited See 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP for information on valid GOP settings 7 8 3 Forward Error Correction no longer supported FEC for the AVN210 was developed by a third party in a proprietary format that is no longer supported by VSI 7 8 4 Actions 1 Reset resets all the Advanced setting values to factory default values If the AVN is streaming the new settings will not take effect until the stream is stopped and restarted 2 Update saves all the current Advanced Settings to memory These changes take effect immediately but will not be saved across an AVN reboot 3 Save saves Advanced settings to Flash and requires an AVN reboot to take effect 4 Reboot causes t
29. etwork so that the streams may be viewed without crossing the normal network traffic along its path Otherwise for a general performance improvement you may consider upgrading your network core to a switch that is Multicast aware 4 3 DHCP IP Configuration The AVN210 has Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP turned on as the factory default If your network has a DHCP server on it the AVN210 will automatically acquire an IP address To view your AVN210 s IP address and ensure that it is properly connected to your network follow these steps 1 Launch the AVN2XX Configuration Utility A list of AVNs will display in the AVNs on Network list in serial number order 2 Locate the AVN210 in question by its serial number The DHCP assigned IP address will be listed If you do not see the AVN210 and you know that it is properly connected to the network you may have a switch or router on the network preventing the multicast message from properly getting through refer to 4 7 Unicast and Multicast Transmissions over the Network 4 4 Static IP Configuration If the AVN210 is not able to find a DHCP server it will default to the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway that are configured into the unit Factory Default is 192 168 1 253 In order to configure your AVN210 with a static IP address you will need to turn off its DHCP functionality see Steps 4 and 5 below To assign a static IP address to the AVN210 follow these steps
30. gs sets the AtoD settings to their default values 18 6 2 1 2 Aux Stream Settings Menu W COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help aaa Settings Menu AUN216 5 2 13 May Hi 26012 16 24 87 lt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Start Aux Stream lt s gt Stop Aux Stream s gt Aux 1 Destination Aux 2 Destination flux Stream Mode COU Sync to Primary Stream Disabled gt Reset ux Defaults Save Aux Settings Return Selection 1 2 3 4 5 6 Start Aux Stream s starts all configured auxiliary streams Stop Aux Stream s stops all auxiliary streams Aux 1 Destination sets the Aux 1 stream s destination address IP address and port Aux 2 Destination set the Aux 2 stream s destination address IP address and port Aux Stream Mode sets the auxiliary stream modes These modes affect both Aux 1 and Aux 2 streams and allow audio and or video to be enabled or disabled Disabling both disables the auxiliary streams Sync to Primary Stream enables and disables the Sync to Primary Stream option When enabled both auxiliary streams will be stopped and started when the primary encoder stream is stopped or started When disabled the auxiliary streams require a separate start command from the console menu or browser interface to begin streaming Note The auxiliary streams can only run when the primary stream runs regardless
31. gt Stream TTL 8 gt TTY Menu Security Menu Reset Factory Defaults Return Selection 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Display displays the Port Hardware Address IP Address Netmask and Gateway IP addresses Name allows an optional string to describe the AVN210 which will display in the AVN210 Web Management page Location allows an optional string to describe the AVN210 which will display in the AVN210 Web Management page Comments allows an optional string for user notes regarding the AVN IP Address sets the IP address Netmask sets the Netmask Gateway sets the Gateway IP address Use DHCP displays whether DHCP is being used yes or no and allows this property to be changed Net Speed Duplex allows the setting of Network Speed The default is AutoNegotiate and it is not recommended to manually set the network speed 10 QOS DSCP sets the Quality Of Service QOS Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP value This value controls the stream QOS through a Network P0 P2 are precedence bits 0 7 0 is highest D is a low delay request bit T is a high throughput request bit R is a high reliability request bit Any other scheme utilizing the setting of the upper six bits of the TOS byte in the IP Header may also be used 11 Stream TTL sets the Time To Live TTL value This value is effectively the number of network hops that the stre
32. h Internet Protocol kilobits per second 1 kbps 1 000 bits per second kilogram kilohertz Local Area Network Media Access Control Mega byte Megabits per second Megahertz Motion Picture Experts Group millisecond National Television Standards Committee USA Predicted Frames pictures Phase Alternating Line Europe Phase Alternating Line Europe Packet Identifier 52 PT PTZ Qos TCP IP RAM RCA RFC RFC 1112 RFC 2236 RTSP SAP SDI SMTP TOS TTL UDP VBI VDC Vrms Passive Tunnel Pan Tilt Zoom device Quality of Service Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Random Access Memory Radio Corporation of America Request for Comments Host Extensions for IP Multicasting Internet Group Management Protocol Version 2 Real Time Streaming Protocol based on Live555 Session Announcement Protocol Serial Digital Interface Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Type of Service Time to Live IP User Data Protocol Vertical Blanking Interval Volts Direct Current Volts Root Mean Square 53
33. he AVN to be rebooted 5 Username and Password Username Password values are required for Reboot and other AVN Administrative privileges 40 7 9 Auxiliary Stream Page Auxiliary Streaming Audio Video OOn OT only skip OF O On Of This page allows the AVN210 to send an auxiliary stream to one or two separate destinations These auxiliary streams can have special filtering options which allow them to send only Audio only Video both Audio and Video and special Video filtering allowing only a certain number of Frames to be streamed 1 2 3 4 9 6 Aux1 Destination displays the destination IP address and port for Auxiliary Stream 1 and allows the value to be changed Aux2 Destination displays the destination IP address and port for Auxiliary Stream 2 and allows the value to be changed Filtering Options Audio allows the Audio to be turned On or Off for the Auxiliary streams Video allows the Video data for the Auxiliary streams to be either turned On Off or streamed with only a specified number of Frames As the number of skipped Frames increase the bandwidth decreases but the pause between images and thus video quality goes down For more information on Frames refer to 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP Save saves the current auxiliary settings Reset causes the auxiliary settings to be returned to thei
34. he art core reliability proven through countless hours of use in the demanding environment of commercial television broadcasting 1 1 Features Stand Alone Operation The AVN210 runs independently of any other server To stream and view live S Video all that is needed is an AVN210 encoder and any standards compliant MPEG 2 decoder hardware or software The AVN210 is easy to access and configure by any of four methods AVN2XX Configuration Utility Console Interface Browser Interface or the AVN Control Protocol API TCP IP HTTP and other Internet related protocols are supported AVN2XX Configuration Utility This free software interface used to configure and control the AVN2XX encoders AVN200 AVN210 and AVN220 and their video streams on Windows based PCs It has a Mass Configuration dialog that enables the configuration of encoder settings on multiple AVN units at one time Download the application here http www vsicam com core __downloads AVN2XX_Configuration_Utility zip Superior Audio Video Quality MPEG 2 hardware compression and Visionary Solutions Inc s optimized transmission technology provides a superior video image at full frame rates and resolution The video stream can be viewed by an unlimited number of licensed clients on a LAN and full frame rate 25 PAL to 30 NTSC frames per second is assured provided that bandwidth is available Available image resolutions are 720x480 480x480 352x480 and 352x240
35. iced under the provisions of this warranty The cost of transportation to and from the Authorized Service Center is the responsibility of the user How to Obtain Warranty Service Should this equipment require warranty service you may obtain specific information on how to obtain this service by directly contacting Visionary Solutions Inc or the reseller who sold you this equipment Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 PER OCGUICE Le WEE 1 NNER 1 Hardware ee E Ee A 2 1 Product Description 3 21T AVN210 Front Panel ainos eiiiai Dee 3 2 1 2 AVN210 Real Panel 4 2 1 3 Shipping INVENtOry 4 EI e E 5 2 3 AVN210 Rear Panel Connection Diagram 5 Using the Administrative Privileges 6 3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program 6 3 2 Connecting With a Telnet Session 8 Connecting to the Network 10 4 1 Unicast and Multicast Transmissions over the Network 10 4 2 IGMP Querying and IGMP Snooping 10 4 3 DHCP IP Configuration 11 4 4 Static IP Configuration 2 a 11 4 5 Viewing the AVN210 on the Network 12 Operating the AVN210 13
36. ilar to Camera Control mode with the exception that it will create a bi directional bridge between the physical serial port and a Layer 4 transport port In addition to data being received by the TCP UDP port being forwarded out the serial interface data is also forwarded in the opposite direction This mode is labeled passive because in this mode the AVN210 will act as a server awaiting a connection from a client 10 4 2 2 Active Tunnel Mode This mode is similar to the Passive Tunnel PT mode in that it also creates a bi directional bridge between a physical serial port and a Layer 4 transport port An AVN configured for Active Tunnel AT mode will act as the client in the virtual tunnel setup procedure The Active unit will have to specify where to connect to Ideally it should connect to the IP and port of an AVN210 in Passive Tunnel mode 10 4 2 3 Disabled Mode Selecting this mode makes the interface unusable 10 4 3 Selecting Modes The AVN modes are accessed from the Console Interface menus For instructions on how to access the Console Interface refer to Chapter 6 Using the Console Interface To select a mode 1 From the console Main Menu select 45 Config Menu 12 TTY Menu then either 3 or 4 depending upon which port you are changing then finally 6 Default Mode Type in the name of the mode you are selecting and click Enter Select 7 Save to save the new mode Move back up the menu tree by selecting 99 Return unti
37. l you return back to the Main Menu From the Main Menu select 6 Reset You must reboot the AVN210 for the changes to take affect ae Ve 50 Glossary of Terms AAC AC AFF ARP AT ATSC AUX AV B Frames dB BNC CC CCTV CH cm CPU CRC CVBS DHCP DSCP DVI D ESD FEC fps FTP GND GMT Advanced Audio Coding Alternating Current Adaptive Frame Field per Picture Address Resolution Protocol Active Tunnel Advanced Television Systems Committee Auxiliary Audio Video Bi directional Frames pictures decibel Bayonet Neill Concelman connector Closed Captioning Closed Circuit Television Compact Disc centimeter Central Processing Unit Cyclic Redundancy Check Composite Video Broadcast Signal Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Differentiated Services Code Point Digital Visual Interface Digital only Electrostatic Discharge Forward Error Correction fields per second File Transfer Protocol Ground Greenwich Mean Time 51 GOP GPIO h 264 HD HDMI HTTP Hz Frame UO IGMP IPTV Mbps MHz MPEG ms NTSC P Frames PAL PHY PID Group of Pictures General Purpose Input Output Video compression standard also known as MPEG 4 AVC Advanced Video Coding or MPEG 4 Part 10 High Definition High Definition Multimedia Interface Hyper Text Terminal Protocol Hertz Intracoded Frames pictures Input Output Internet Group Messaging Protocol Internet Protocol Television inc
38. lity for any error or damages of any kind resulting from the use of this document Trademark Acknowledgements All trademarks or registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners Visionary Solutions Inc Limited 12 Month AVN210 Warranty We appreciate your purchase of this Visionary Solutions Inc product We feel confident that in normal use it will provide years of satisfactory performance Visionary Solutions Inc warrants to the original user that the video equipment supplied by us will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of purchase from Visionary Solutions Inc or an authorized reseller of Visionary Solutions Inc Visionary Solutions Inc s obligation under this warranty shall be to the repair including any necessary parts and the cost of labor connected therewith or at its option the exchange or the refund of the purchase price of any video equipment that is determined by us to have a manufacturing defect within the warranty period Replacement parts furnished in connection with this warranty shall be warranted for a period equal to the unexpired portion of the original equipment warranty Warranty Exclusions This warranty does not apply to repairs or replacements necessitated by any cause beyond the control of Visionary Solutions Inc including but not limited to acts of nature improper installation misuse lack of proper maintenance accident vo
39. ltage fluctuations and unauthorized repairs or modifications This warranty becomes void in the event serial numbers are altered defaced or removed Visionary Solutions Inc reserves the right to make changes in the design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring obligations to install the same on products previously manufactured The foregoing warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness fora particular purpose Visionary Solutions Inc neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume for it any other obligations or liabilities in connection with the sale of its products In no event shall Visionary Solutions Inc or its authorized resellers be liable for special or consequential damages arising from the use of its products or any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond its control IN THE U S A SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS AND OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE PREVIOUSLY STATED LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTY AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Customer Obligations The original dated bill of sale should be retained as proof of purchase and must be presented to the Visionary Solutions Inc or a Visionary Solutions Inc Authorized Service Center when this equipment is to be serv
40. lutions Inc Baud Rate 38468 Data Bits 8 gt Parity CNone gt Start Bits lt i gt Stop Bits lt i gt Default Mode lt Monitor gt Save Return Selection 1 Baud Rate set the ports baud rate 26 2 Data Bits sets the data bits 3 Parity sets the parity 4 Start Bits sets the start bit 5 Stop Bits sets the stop bit 6 Default Mode sets the port mode 7 Save saves the current port configuration values to Flash 6 6 3 Security Menu Security Menu AUN216 56 2 13 May Hi 2012 16 24 07 CH 333 gt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc 1 gt Username 2 gt Password 3 gt Save 99 gt Return Selection 1 Username sets the Username 2 Password sets the Password 3 Save saves the new Username and Password values to Flash You must still select 6 Reboot from the Main Admin Menu You must reboot the AVN210 in order to cause the new values stored in Flash to take effect 6 7 Low Latency Information Beginning with software version AVN2XX_1_75 the AVN unit can be configured for optimized latency settings via the Console Interface From the Video Admin Menu see 6 2 Video Menu there are three possible settings that in addition to the bandwidth setting control the latency of the stream The GOP Distance and Length see 10 3 Group of Pictures GOP determine the presence and distribution of frame types 1 P B and the Latency Value setting contr
41. nection to the Ethernet connector To connect the AVN210 1 Connect a video source to one or all of the video input connectors composite RCA BNC S Video 2 Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet RJ 45 connector The other end of the Ethernet cable should be connected to a switch or hub on your LAN network 3 Connect the power cable included to the AVN210 2 3 AVN210 Rear Panel Connection Diagram Chapter 3 Using the Administrative Privileges The administrative user has the capability of overriding all controls and actions of an AVN210 The AVN210 is shipped with a default Administrative Username and Password admin admin It is recommended that you change the default values that are shipped with your AVN unit before installing H on your network Note The Administrative Username and Password can be up to 31 characters in length and are case sensitive There are two methods that you can use to change the AVN210 s Administrative Username and Password depending upon your connection method 1 If you have a serial connection on your PC you can connect to the AVN210 using a terminal emulation program Refer to 3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program below 2 If you are able to connect to your AVN210 over the network you have the option of opening a Telnet session to access your AVN Refer to 3 2 Connecting With a Telnet Session below 3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program
42. nitial volume from 45 quiet to 16 loudest 3 Pre Amp sets volume of analog input from 0 no Pre Amp to 8 most Pre Amp 4 Balance sets the balance from 10 all left to 10 all right 5 Bass sets the bass level from 0 no bass boost to 15 max bass boost 6 Treble sets the treble level is from 0 no treble boost to 3 most treble boost 7 Tone Sets the scale of the Bass and Treble values with regards to boosting 8 Reset Default resets all the AVN210 Audio settings to default values 9 Save Settings saves all the AVN210 Audio setting values 10 Username Password Username Password values are required to adjust the AVN210 audio settings 36 7 6 IP Configuration Page IP Configuration 192 168 1 203 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 122 Enabled IP Netmask 255 255 0 Gateway o H H DHCP Username Password 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 192 168 Enabled O Disabled IP Address Netmask Gateway DHCP header displays the AVN s current IP Configuration settings IP displays the IP address that is used when DHCP is disabled and allows the address to be changed Netmask displays the Netmask that is used when DHCP is disabled and allows the address to be changed Gateway displays the Gateway that is used when DHCP is disabled and allows the addre
43. o clipping audio levels too high causing distortion For a more detailed description of the LED indicators refer to 8 5 AVN210 Advanced Audio Testing and Diagnostics 2 1 2 AVN210 Real Panel The AVN210 rear panel features the following components 1 2 9 XLR Audio Connectors right and left Balanced audio inputs RCA Audio Connectors right and left Unbalanced audio inputs RCA Video Connector composite video input BNC Video Connector composite video input S Video Connector provides input for a Y C video cable Ethernet Connector an RJ 45 network connector 10 100 base Tx RS 232C Serial Connector full duplex serial console port access Factory Reset button restores the settings on the AVN210 to factory default settings LEDs system status panel displays the same information as the front panel 10 Power Supply Connector 100V 240V AC 0 25 Amp 2 1 3 Shipping Inventory Your AVN210 is shipped with the following One AVN210 One power cable One CAT 5 Ethernet cable blue molded 6 feet One Null Modem cable 6 feet One Ethernet Crossover cable red molded 3 feet One Installation Guide Four adhesive rubber feet One rack mount kit 2 ears and 6 screws 2 2 Installation The minimum connections to the AVN210 should include a video source connected to either of the composite video inputs or the S Video input the power cable and an RJ 45 LAN con
44. of the Sync to Primary Stream option 7 8 Reset Aux Settings resets all Aux Stream Settings back to the default values Save Aux Settings saves all current Aux Stream Settings to Flash 19 6 2 2 Video Statistics Menu W COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT ox File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help ideo Statistics Menu UN210 50 2 13 May Hi 2612 16 24 07 333 opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc 1 gt Display Video Stats 2 gt Reset Video Stats 29 gt Return Selection 1 Display Video Stats displays the current video statistics 2 Reset Video Stats resets all of the video statistics 6 3 Audio Menu W COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help Audio Menu AUN21 5 2 13 May 02 2612 716 24 07 C 333 gt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Current Input Source Unbalanced gt Master Volume gt Pre amp lt 3 Balance gt Bass Level lt Treble Level gt Tone Flat gt Mute lt Not Muted gt Save Audio Config Reset Audio Defaults Return Selection 1 Current Input Source sets the audio input source Choices are Balanced or Unbalanced 2 Master Volume sets the volume The valid range is from 45 quiet to 16 loudest Warning If the volume is set too high audio clipping will occur 20 3 Pre amp sets the pre amp level The valid range is from 0 no pre amplification
45. ols how long buffers can be held in memory before transmission 27 The recommended settings for Highest Quality Low Latency optimization for PTZ or Teleconferencing applications are as follows GOP Distance 2 GOP Length 8 Latency Value 100 Stream Bitrate 5 5 Mbps If your AVN210 is running software older than AVN2XX_1_75 it can be easily upgraded Go to the following link www vsicam com _update avn2xx firmware updates and follow the instructions on how to download the new image and on how to use the AVN2XX Configuration Utility to perform the update to one or multiple units 28 Chapter 7 Using the Browser Interface Note The screen captures in this chapter may differ slightly than the menus on your AVN If you have any questions please contact VSI technical support The AVN210 must be on a network in order to connect to its Browser Interface Once connected 1 Type the following URL http xxx xxx xxx xxx into your browser where the XXX XXX XXX XXX Corresponds to the AVN210 s IP address 2 Click Enter Go The AVN210 s Web Management Login page will display 3 Enter the Username and Password of the AVN210 and click the Login button The AVN210 s Browser Interface pages will display 7 1 Browser Interface Menu Tree The main Web Management page consists of three sections the System Settings section the Network Configuration section and the AVN210 Parameters section From these secti
46. om the AVN210 Browser Interface pages the firmware version is shown at the top of the Main Page Where you see AVN210 50 x xx x xx will be the firmware version 8 2 Support Should you require any technical assistance please contact your VSI reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can e Download user documentation Go to www vsicam com downloads Find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product category or phrases Go to www vsicam com faqs Report problems to VSI support staff by sending an email to support vsicam com Visit the Customer Support section of the VSI web site at www vsicam com 8 3 AVN210 Power If the AVN210 does not power up when plugged in and turned on please check the fuses While the AVN210 is UNPLUGGED gently remove the red plastic cover next to power socket For fuse information refer to 10 2 Safety and Compliance Information 8 4 Factory Default Settings This procedure provides a way to reset the AVN210 configurations back to the factory default settings which may be necessary or desirable in certain circumstances 43 You can return the AVN210 to the Factory Default settings one of two ways 1 Using the hardware option press and hold the Factory Reset button for 3 seconds or 2 Using the sof
47. ons you can access the following additional menus System Settings group section gt the Options button opens the Systems Options page gt the SAP button opens the SAP Settings page gt the Audio button opens the Audio Configuration page Network Configuration section gt the Edit button opens the IP Configuration page gt the Stats button opens the Network Stats page AVN210 Parameters section gt the Advanced button opens the Advanced page gt the Aux Stream button opens the Auxiliary Streaming page gt the Admin button opens the Modify Username Password page gt the Stats button opens the Video Stats page 7 2 Main Page The AVN210 Web Management page displays the firmware version and the date it was installed at the top of the page Where you see AVN210 50 x xx x xx will be the firmware version 29 AVN210 Browser Management AVN210 50 2 13 May 02 2012 System Settings Ok AVN210_333 anywhere Network Configuration 192 168 13 41 255 255 255 0 192 168 13 1 00 0e 14 03 00 e9 AVN2XX Parameters Stream Encap is controlled by the Stream Destination Stream Encap 224 0 0 1 gt 239 255 255 255 will be Multicast all other valid addresses will be Unicast Destination IP 25 168 13 A Destination Port 1234 49410 65535 Stream Bitrate 3800000 1500000 7500000 bps Audio Bitrate Of 256kbps 384kbps Video Input SVideo Composite RCA Composite BNC Video Format
48. ory Defaults Return Selection 6 Atthe Security Menu to change the Username type 1 and the current Username will display Enter a new Username and press Enter or to keep the same Username press Enter Note Username and Password can be up to 31 characters in length and are case sensitive W COM4 38400baud Tera Term VI File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help Security Menu AUN216 5 2 13 May Hi 2612 16 24 07 CH 333 gt opyright 2012 Visionary Solutions I 1 gt Username 2 gt Password 3 gt Save 99 gt Return Selection 7 To enter a password type 2 The prompt will come up empty and your entry will be visible in plain text Type your new Password and press Enter You will be asked to confirm your entry 8 You must save your new settings in order for them to take effect Type 3 and press Enter 9 Exit the terminal emulation program and continue installing your AVN210 3 2 Connecting With a Telnet Session Note For users that will connect to an AVN210 via Telnet on a Windows XP based PC If you have run and installed all of your Windows Critical Updates this paragraph will not apply and you may proceed to Step 1 If your Critical Updates are not current it may be necessary to precede ALL commands except for the initial Username entry with a single blank space This includes the initial Password and all commands entered at the Telnet prompt 1 Open a Telnet session From the Win
49. programmers who wish to integrate AVN control functionality into their own applications the AVN Control Protocol API offers all the hooks needed Contact support vsicam com for AVN210 API documentation Available to prequalified customers only 14 Chapter 6 Using the Console Interface To access the AVN210 s Console Interface establish a terminal emulation session or a Telnet session Refer to 3 1 Connecting With a Terminal Emulation Program and Chapter 3 Using the Administrative Privileges for connection instructions Note The screen captures in this chapter may differ slightly than the console interface menus on your AVN If you have any questions please contact VSI technical support It is important to understand how the AVN210 handles changes made using the Console Interface Although all changes made in the Console Interface are immediately written to memory some of the changes will only take effect after they are saved and the unit is rebooted Selecting the Save option will cause the changes to be saved to Flash and after a reboot those saved values will be used When making changes in the Video Settings Admin Menu changes will take effect immediately If the stream is stopped and restarted the new settings will be used for the new stream However unless the Save option is selected the changes will not be saved after a reboot The following is a brief description of the options available using the AVN210 Con
50. r default values Start causes the auxiliary streams to be started 41 7 10 Modify Username Password Page Username admin Password 1 Username displays the current Administrative Username value and allows it to be changed 2 Password enter the new Administrative Password for the AVN 3 Update updates the AVN s administrative Username Password values to the newly specified ones 7 11 Video Statistics Page Video Statistics Interlacing Error 0 No Video Detected 0 Loops Unlocked 0 Vertical Sync Lost 0 Gain Limit Top 0 Buffer Overflow 0 Gain Limit Bottom 0 I2C Error 0 White Peak 0 General Error 0 Not Ready 0 Audio 0 Restarts 0 TS Syncs 0 Video OV 0 1 Clear resets all of the values to zero 2 Update displays the AVN s current video statistics since the Clear button was last selected 42 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This section provides useful information to help you to resolve any difficulty you might have with your AVN210 8 1 Checking the Firmware It is important to know the version of the AVN210 firmware in order to troubleshoot the unit To find the firmware version of your AVN210 select one of the following methods 1 From the AVN210 Console Interface the firmware version is shown on all of the menus in the first line of text after the menu title Where you see AVN210 50 x xx x xx will be the firmware version 2 Fr
51. rst octet 224 XxXx XXX XXX iS generally reserved for administration VSI recommends setting the first octet to 225 and the remaining three octets to the AVN s IP address For example if the AVN s IP address is 192 168 1 53 then set the destination IP address to 225 168 1 53 for Multicast streaming Since Multicasting is a relatively new technology some legacy devices that are part of your network might not support Multicasting Before using the AVN210 in Multicast streaming mode check the functional specifications of your network infrastructure to ensure that the Multicast stream will not create major traffic on your network Verify that your backbone switch supports Internet Group Messaging Protocol IGMP snooping which allows the core of your network to ignore the traffic streams that Multicasting may generate 4 2 IGMP Querying and IGMP Snooping IGMP is a session layer Layer 3 protocol used to establish membership in a Multicast group and can register a router to receive specific Multicast traffic Refer to RFC 1112 and RFC 2236 for information on IGMP versions 1 and 2 Multicast aware switches are slowly making their way into the network cores for businesses and Universities with serious traffic to move through their networks Multicast filtering is achieved by dynamic group control management By default all Multicast traffic should be blocked until requested by a Multicast group member Default behavior depends on switch manufa
52. s detected CODE2 Indicates Receive activity It will toggle when Ethernet receive activity is detected This will blink for any receive activity not just for traffic destined for the AVN210 CODE Indicates the status of the Ethernet interface It illuminates to indicate that the Ethernet MAC and PHY are operating error free CODEO Indicates the link status but not speed It illuminates when an Ethernet link of any speed is detected This mode is used to indicate the proper operation of the video encoding since the start of stream It can be used to determine that the unit has remained in error free operation since streaming began All four LEDs should illuminate green once an error free encoding stream has started When an error is detected the LED associated with the failing function will turn off and remain off CODE3 Will turn off if an error is detected in the analog video or if the Analog to Digital converted video receives an error CODE2 Will turn off if and error is detected in the encoder CODE 1 Will turn off if a network error is detected on the Ethernet CODE Will turn off if the AVN210 ever restarts on its own due to a critical video or system error This mode is used to debug specific problems or to provide an operational indication that may be encountered in the instance of user specific applications System information will be presented as a 4 bit binary number This mode is to be used only by advanced user
53. s working with our technical support staff 45 Chapter 9 Unit Connections 9 1 The D Sub Connector One 9 pin D SUB connector provides an RS 232C port physical interface The connector is used for accessory equipment A diagram of the RS 232C connector and pin assignment table are shown below Pin Function CD RXD TXD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS O IN O a W N RI 46 Chapter 10 Technical Information 10 1 Technical Specifications Hardware Architecture Phillips EMPRESS MPEG 2 compression chip and a Motorola PowerPC Processor MPEG 2 Stream Information Video Real time MPEG 2 encoding compliant to Main Profile at Main Level MP ML for 625 and 525 interlaced line systems Default PID 300 Audio MPEG 1 Layer II audio encoding at 256 kbps or 384 kbps Default PID 301 Audio Inputs Audio Terminal Block Connector Left and Right XLR balanced audio maximum input level 1 Vrms Left and Right RCA unbalanced audio maximum input level 1 Vrms Video Inputs One BNC connector for composite video NTSC and PAL One RCA connector for composite video NTSC and PAL One S Video connector NTSC and PAL Network Connection One RJ 45 connector on dual connector twisted pair cable 10baseT or 100baseTX Fast Ethernet Serial Connector One RS 232 9 pin D SUB connector maximum transmission rat
54. sole Interface 6 1 Main Menu E S COM4 38400baud Tera Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help ain Menu UN210 50 2 13 May 2 20127 16 24 07 333 opyright 2012 Visionary Solutions Inc Video Menu udio Menu Network Menu Options Menu Config Menu Reboot Selection Jj 1 Video Menu displays the Video Admin Menu 2 Audio Menu displays the Audio Admin Menu 3 Network Menu displays the Network Admin Menu 15 4 Options Menu displays the Options Admin Menu 5 Config Menu displays the Config Admin Menu 6 Reboot causes the AVN210 to reboot All changes stored in Flash will take effect 6 2 Video Menu era Term VT File Edit Setup Control Window Resize Help ideo Menu AUN216 56 2 13 May 2 2612 16 24 07 333 Copyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Start Stream Stop Stream Video Settings Menu Set GOP Distance Set GOP Length Set Latency Value Set PID Values Reset Video Defaults Save Video Settings Video Statistics Menu Return Selection 1 Start Stream starts the AVN210 stream with stored values If you attempt to start an AVN210 stream that does not have a valid video source and system integrity testing is enabled the console window will display the streaming text saying Video Source Not Connected If that happens Type 2 and press Enter to Stop Stream and regain use of the console menus Using the Scroll Lock key on most keyboards also stops the
55. ss to be changed DHCP displays the current DHCP mode and allows the mode to be changed Username enter the Username associated with the AVN which is required for IP configuration Password enter the Password associated with the AVN which is required for IP configuration Update causes all the IP Configuration settings to be saved to Flash After a successful Update the AVN must be rebooted for the changes to take effect Reset This does NOT cause the IP Configuration values to be reset to factory default values but only resets the values that were displayed when the menu was first opened 37 7 7 Network Statistics Page Network Statistics In Octets 7497696 TI Out Cetets 85601 Unicast 78 Unicast 125 Multicast 644 Multicast 1094 Broadcast 75411 Broadcast 5 FEC InStats FEC Out Stats Large Frame 0 Deferred 0 Not Aligned 0 Heartbeat 0 Short Frame 0 Late Collision 0 CRC Errors 0 Retry TX limit 0 Overrmns 0 Retry Count 0 Truncated 0 Underruns 0 Total Errors 0 Total Errors 0 Remote Fault 0 Jabber Detect 0 Link Changes 2 Total Errors 2 38 7 8 Advanced Page Stream Structure O Video Elementary Stream G Transport Stream O Program Stream Audio Elementary Stream GOP Structure NOTE FEC is only available when Stream Encap is set to RTP Actions Reset Defaults Update S
56. tem Options Page 33 7 3 1 Systems Options Section 33 7 3 2 TTY Options Section u ua u uq u ul ua Ae ia asa 34 3 3 Ellen SeCUOMN e eeneg dees eet ee ee eg 34 TA SAP Settings Page e iieit Wane Aen de 35 7 5 Audio Configuration Page 1 ua u 36 7 6 IP Configuration Page 37 7 7 Network Statistics Page a 38 CR Advanced Page uuu Su uu e TE EE lancigess EE eben 39 7 8 1 Stream Structure uQ aus 2 as RA 39 TE 2 GOP Siete u A Ee Seed dE 40 7 8 3 Forward Error Correction no longer supported 40 FS ACION T Su anu anl au G hah gees AEN 40 7 9 Auxiliary Stream Page uuu l Er AERA sn s Ei 41 7 10 Modify Username Password Page 42 7 149 Video Statistics Page uuu u E g et deeg 42 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting l 43 8 1 Checking the Firmware 43 8 2 S DDportU eebe ala badd abate ees eter 43 8 3 AVN210 POWE E 43 8 4 Factory Default Settings 43 8 5 AVN210 Advanced Audio Testing and Diagnostics 44 Chapter 9 Unit Connections 46 9 1 The D Sub Connector 46 Chapter 10 Technical Information 47 10 1 Technical Specifications
57. tion Port displays the current Destination Port and allows this value to be changed Stream Bitrate displays the current Stream Bitrate and allows this value to be changed Audio Bitrate displays the current Audio Bitrate and allows this value to be changed Video Input displays the current Video Input and allows the editing of this property Video Format displays the current Video Format and allows this value to be changed Video Resolution displays the current Video Resolution and allows this value to be changed 31 9 Encapsulation displays the current Encapsulation selection and allows this value to be changed 10 Username Password Username Password values are required for Reboot and other AVN Administrative privileges 11 Start Stop starts or stops the AVN stream When starting a stream the current AVN210 Parameters values are used 12 Advanced opens the Advanced page 13 Aux Stream with a valid Username password this button opens the Auxiliary Stream page 14 Admin with a valid Username password this button opens the Modify Username Password dialog 15 Stats opens the Video Stats page 16 Save saves all AVN210 Parameter section values to memory If the AVN is streaming the new settings will not take effect until the stream is stopped and restarted 17 Reboot reboots the AVN and will cause any changes that were saved to Flash to take effect
58. to 8 maximum pre amplification 4 Balance sets the balance The valid range is from 10 all left to 10 all right 5 Bass Level sets the bass level The valid range is from 0 no bass boost to 15 max bass boost The bass level is affected by the tone setting see Tone 6 Treble Level sets the treble level The valid range is from 0 no treble boost to 3 most treble boost The treble level is affected by the tone setting see Tone 7 Tone sets the scale of the Bass and Treble values with regards to boosting If set to Flat no boosting of Bass or Treble occurs regardless of the Bass and Treble values set If set to Minimum the Bass and Treble values have a boosting effect but the scale of the values is not set to its maximum If set to Maximum the Bass and Treble values are fully scaled allowing the maximum boost possible 8 Mute prevents audio input from being sent to the encoder This does not lower the overall stream bitrate however as the encoder simply encodes silence Warning Changing the Pre amp level will likely cause audio clipping to occur 9 Save Audio Config saves the current audio settings 10 Reset Audio Defaults resets the AVN210 to default audio settings 6 4 Network Menu iNetwork Menu AUN216 56 2 13 May Hi 2612 16 24 87 C 333 gt opyright 2612 Visionary Solutions Inc Current Status DHCP Initiate Ping Display Network Stats Reset Network Stats
59. tware option go to the Config Admin Menu refer to section 6 6 Config Menu select the Reset Factory Defaults option and press ENTER The unit will reboot to its Factory Default settings Note that a Factory Reset causes all of the settings including the network settings to be reset to Factory Default values Performing a Factory Default reset will restore the DHCP settings to DHCP On causing the unit to acquire a new IP address If there is no DHCP server available on the network segment the AVN210 will automatically reset to default IP address 192 168 1 253 8 5 AVN210 Advanced Audio Testing and Diagnostics A set of four LED indicators are provided on the AVN210 as user configurable operational indicators These LEDs are always green in color They can be set by the user into different modes to provide a visual indication of a specific operation that is important to the user to or to be used in resolving configuration setup problems can we reference the Manager or do they call VSI support These LEDs are labeled CODE3 CODE2 CODE1 and CODEO The mode settings for these LEDS can be controlled through any of the AVN210 s user interfaces Descriptions of what these LEDs indicate in the different mode settings are provided below None Indicates that no test signals are being generated Video This mode provides more detailed information on the video processing components of the system CODE3 Indicates the status of the analog video

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