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Pearl-2 User Guide Preview channel
l PCM audio encoding at 48 kHz is not supported. A live broadcast preview link is not provided for a
channel that is configured for PCM audio encoding with a sampling bitrate of 48 kHz.
l If HTTPS is configured for Pearl-2, the live broadcast URL will start with https instead of http.
Preview a channel from the Info page
The Info page has preview links for all the channels that are configured on Pearl-2.
To preview a channel from the Info page:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. From the Configuration menu, click Info. The information window opens .
3. Click View for the channel that you want to preview. A preview window opens.
Preview a channel from the Status page
You can use the Admin panel to open a preview link for a channel from the Status page. The Live broadcast
preview can be viewed using web browsers that support HTML5 or Flash. You can also see a preview of the
channel directly from the Status page itself.
The Status page lists information about the channel, including stream information such as the bit rate, frame
size, streaming and preview links, as well the state of the services on Pearl-2.
To preview a channel from the Status page:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
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