FLEX 4K FAMILY THE SMALLEST 4K NDI ON THE PLANET USER GUIDE | AUG 2020
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE.
FLEX 4K FAMILY THE SMALLEST 4K NDI ON THE PLANET 4. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVICE 7. NDI Audio 4. Physical connectors 7. Onboard Tally 4. Powering your 4K Converter 8. Failover Source 4. PoE+ (Power over Ethernet) 4. DC IN 8. NETWORK 4. DC OUT 8. Device naming 4. NP-Style Battery plate (Flex 4K Backpack only) 8. Configuration method 4. POWERING EXTERNAL DEVICES 8. DHCP IP address 5. Thermal management 8. Static IP address 8. IP address recovery 5. BOOTING UP YOUR BIRDDOG DEVICE 8.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVICE Thanks for purchasing BirdDog Flex 4K Converter. Please take some time to read this document to allow you to get the most out of your purchase and familiarize yourself with the features available in the unit.
Thermal management This product has been engineered to be actively cooled. In order to achieve best thermal performance the fan assembly has been carefully designed to provide optimum cooling while remaining extremely quiet. It is normal for warm air to pass through the vent outlets. The main processor is capable of operating up to 100º C / 212º F. BirdDog has been tested in extreme environments.
PASSWORD MANAGEMENT Once you direct your web browser to the web configuration panel you will need to log in to change any settings. FLEX 4K IN Enter Password Default password The web configuration panel is secured by a user-selectable password. The default password is: birddog (one word, lower case). To change the password simply login using the default password, navigate to the network tab in the web interface, and select change password.
Video Mode This setting allows you to set the underlying video input mode of the BirdDog Flex unit. By selecting 4K, the unit will look and operate with incoming sources in the 4K (UHD) video format, selecting HD will place the unit into HD mode. Supported video formats include: 4K HD UHD 2160p23.98, 25, 29.97, 30fps 1080p23.98,25,29.97,30,50,59.94,60 720p50,59.
Failover Source BirdDog Flex In and Flex 4K can inform any receiving device of a failover scheme. This means if ther BirdDog Flex NDI stream is interrupted for any reason the receiver can automatically switch to a pre-determined alternative NDI stream. This is particularly useful for live ‘on air’ productions where there can be no risk of still frames or black being broadcast should any source no longer be available.
On NDI receiving devices, the device will present as a source as follows: birddog-name [HDMI] when the unit is set to automatic input. SYSTEM System update The converter is updateable via the web interface. Please check the below address regularly to ensure you have the latest firmware available for your device. Having the latest firmware ensures you have all the latest features and performance updates to get the most out of Flex 4K Converters: bird-dog.
FLEX 4K IN DASHBOARD NETWORK PTZ SYSTEM A/V LOGOUT UPDATE - PROGRESS Waiting for update service... Connected to updater service... Processing update package: birddog-4k-converter.fw Extracting... Changing directory... Checking if update script exists in packaging... Running in-packaging updater script... Updating package repositories... Installing required packages... Stopping BirdDog services... Copying new BirdDog data... Setting default system target... Rebooting...
FLEX 4K IN DASHBOARD NETWORK PTZ SYSTEM A/V LOGOUT CONTROL – Select preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 APPLY PRESET SAVE PRESET SETTINGS – Visca address 1 Visca baud rate 9600 PTZ PTZ Control BirdDog Flex 4K and Flex 4K Backpack can control external PTZ cameras via Sony VISCA protocol operating via an RS-232 serial port control cable (sold separately). When this cable is connected the settings in the PTZ control setting allow you to recall and save presets.
NewTek TriCaster Series NewTek TriCaster series devices allow several NDI sources to be received simultaneously, the amount of simultaneous connections varies by what model TriCaster you have. Consult your TriCaster user manual to determine how many connections are available on your device.
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