LGZ USB USER MANUAL
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1. LGZ Broadcasting Tech Installation Instructions Tech Specs Troubleshooting LGZ USB USER MANUAL This document contains technical information on ther LGZ USB device The features of this device are explained through examples and step by step instructions so that users can learn to operate it correctly safely and to make use of its full potential tezusB LGZ USB USER MANUAL Purpose and use The LGZ USB device is intended to help broadcasters ob trucks and tv stations save onto USB sticks or USB hard drives video and audio data for quick review and distribution It can record in real time 1 HD SD SDI stream directly onto 8 USB devices simultaneously encoded in high quality H 264 The recorded data is easily played back onto any PC MAC or smart TV The LGZ USB can easily format the USB devices connected to it to make sure they are empty and correctly formatted for the best results The device is easily operated and can record onto USB devices in either SD or HD quality With this in your installation you will be able to record your productions and as soon as they are done distribute copies of it to your customers or anyone in need of a copy for review or storage purposes In this document you ll learn how to properly use and handle this device meant to facilitate your work i User Manual 2013 version 1 2 LGZ Broadcasting Tech LGZ USB USER MANUAL tezus Table of content PMI OS an U G a E a E e 2 b TACS DEN aO T2. T T 4 1 1 TANS DOCK a MIMS UAW AION senrseenrisie inn 4 1 2 POW Sr SU OY percents pores ave cosndsnee E EEA 4 1 3 OIA Sy SUC IW era E E 4 Tecmiical SOC CITC AUIO INS taD lE srarrreisi ann 5 2e Ugo EOMP E a EE N ee 6 2 1 Sialan NO A E AE E EA E E OA E A E E E EA E OE 6 2 2 COENA O F E E E E 6 a Ge N E a E AAE ENE 7 3 1 Navigating the TICIUS wosasarevennsdonvasunsinseusnanearanssCedeowaGabeawneiudsanauemeadosaeuannttourasuasindeussaeearaensGedeoiae 7 3 2 Screenshots of the Men s cessssrsisiinspeirain iin isie 7 3 3 U FOS E E E 10 A On n O RNO N eee E E E eee 12 LGZ Broadcasting Tech Copyright 2013 Purpose and use Eo tezusB LGZ USB USER MANUAL 1 Technical Specifications The device must be transported safely packed in the box it is delivered in It can also be transported if mounted properly and safely in a 19 rack itself designed and purposed for the transport intended When used the device must be placed on a flat surface or mounted in a 19 rack with the use of 4 screws one in each of the mounting holes on the front side The device is turned on or off by pressing once the ON OFF switch on the devices front The switch will be lit when the device is on Booting up usually takes less than 30 seconds but can take up to 2 minutes The device should be fed adequate and stable power AC 100 240V 12A 50 60Hz It means that it practically works in most countries but do make sure that you are indeed connecting it to a suitable p
3. and stop recording on all units at once 04 30 REC In this view you can see the time left on all USB devices connected at the same time You also see the picture Preview and the 2 audio level bars If recording on at least on device the REC sign to the top center of the screen will blink The time left is indicated in HH MM This is the menu we recommend you are in when recording to keep a good view of the work LGZ USE USB Info picture 8 A LOGOS BROARDCAETING TECH FRODUCT MADE IN SWEDEN SOFTWARE VERSIOM 1 4 This page shows information on the IMFUT BEAISA UPTIME BI 17 18 44 unit such as Uptime as well as certain QUTFUT HO ISE FEC Ife i settings that can be set It is also here SPECIAL THANKS TO AR CANGELL that the IP is displayed if your unit is connected to a network LGZ Broadcasting Tech Copyright 2013 Getting started tezusB LGZ USB USER MANUAL 3 3 Inputs Outputs The device was designed to keep both the I O and the interface to a minimum All to make it as simple to operate and understand as possible a ml Ea mm EE a 3 4 Web Interface With the software version 2 0 or higher The device can be accessed via a web interface All features are then available through this web interface and the unit can be remotely controlled The Interface has been tested on Chrome Firefox Explorer and Safari To reach it simply type in the browser of a computer connected to the same network a
4. ONHECTECO DRIVES MAKE SURE YOU OO NOT DELETE ANY Accessed by pressing OK when TIPER TRT DATA ene treet ak FORMAT ALL is selected in the USB List FORMAT ALL ORIVES BE menu pic 4 Press OK to format all FRESS BACE ARROW TO CANCEL connected drives BY pressing OK again here you will format all connected drives to NTFS All the content on them will be lost and irretrievable If you wish to go back to the previous menu without formatting all drives press the BACK ARROW button USE SETTINGS USB Specs picture 6 LSE HA E TEST r DRIVE ZIZE BGE Here you can see the details of a FREE SPACE Ge FORMAT STATUS W specific USB From here you can TIHE LEFT 05 15 REC STATUS TF independently of other USBs format EEG STOP REG FORMAT ORIVE start rec and stop rec Here the operator can see information about each specific USB It is important to know that the free space is rounded down to the closest integer an 8GB USB stick will often have 7 8 GB free space thus rounded down to 7 Independently of other USB devices here the recording can be started and stopped on this device The device can also be formatted Beware the FORMAT DRIVE button here will not ask if you are sure The drive will be formatted right away J RECORDING B USE REC er Record menu picture 7 Sel Beit Here you can see a preview of the INPUT and 2 audio level bars at the F lee a DE right end of the screen You can start ERG STOP ACC ie
5. become available with updates until all supported by Blackmagic are available ES USE LIST T OO USB List picture 4 SIZE FREE HH MM REC a BGE DS 1S STF This list shows information on currently connected USB drives Allow up to 10 seconds for it to update when plugging unplugging drives BOE 04 30 REC You can plug in up to 8 USB drives sticks into the devices Just scroll down with the arrows to see the bottom 3 if you have 8 plugged in In this list you can see to the left hand side in front of the name of each device either a cross or a check sign If there is a cross the device isn t formatted in the right standard To work properly the USB drives must be formatted in NTFS If a device shows a check sign it has the correct format and you can start recording on it safely You can then from left to right see the devices name its original size in GB The available size in GB rounded down to the closest integer the available record time left on it in Hours and Minutes with the selected output and if that USB device is currently idle STP or currently recording REC By pressing OK when the FORMAT ALL button is highlighted you will be taken to a control window picture 5 Press OK to enter each specific USB device and see its settings see picture 6 i User Manual 2013 version 1 2 LGZ Broadcasting Tech LGZ USB USER MANUAL tezus Screenshot Comment Format All picture 5 THIS ACTION WILL FORHAT ALL C
6. customers can read the files on both MAC and PC computers as well as smartTV s The device can format your drives to NTFS if they aren t in the correct format but this will delete all the content that is on them There are many different format types and even though we ve tested the standard ones it is possible the device doesn t manage to format your drive properly It might be able to write to it anyway but we then recommend you take that specific drive and format it in a computer or MAC to NTFS or FAT In those formats the drive should be recognized properly by the device and to be safe you can once again format it in the LGZ USB device There are many standards of USB drives on the market and we have tested the device with a large number of them We do however recommend our customers to test the drives they plan on using before using it live on important productions to make sure the drives in their respective formats will work properly On MAC computers we recommend using VLC Player to playback your files as Quicktime depending on version and operative system may not be able to open a ts stream VLC Player can be downloaded for free at http www videolan org vlc Warning When stopping the recording by pressing STP we recommend strongly that you wait 5 seconds before unplugging the devices to make sure that the Operative System no longer is emptying its buffer to them unplugging a drive during a write may corrupt the whole fil
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8. le allowing you to use it in professional equipment later on Standard Definition quality recording 3mbps 1hr 1 35GB No matter the standard you feed into the device HD or SD it can be saved into SD when fed HD it downconverts it to SD if that option is selected in the menu The SD quality is at 3mbps and is very good if the copies are simply meant for reviewing i e players from a team during a game want a copy of the game to review the game on the way home This makes it possible to fit a lot of data on small and cheap USB sticks as you will be able to record 1hr of data on 1 35GB of memory High Definition quality recording 8mbps 1hr 4GB This quality level can be suitable if you intend to save a proper Master copy of the data you feed into the device The recorded data is kept in the format it is recorded in Meaning that i e 1080150 will still be interlaced on the usb stick making it easier to later on ingest into professional equipment for editing and playback This high quality does however take up more space so make sure the USB devices you use are big enough If the input format such as 576i or 1080i is interlaced the files created on your USB devices during the recording process will also be interlaced Most programs on computers MACs and smart TV automatically deinterlace it during playback Leaving it interlaced also means it is easier to reuse later on professional equipment in the same format If the input fo
9. n be chosen 1 x on front 1 x LCD screen with buttons 1U 19 rackmountable 4 kg 300W 100 240V 10 45 C 30 60 C 20 ae 80 5G 70G 1109 BTU hour 20 3000m 20 11000m 40 dB Comments Additional input types available with the Decklink Studio option 108015994 720p60 and 480i are also available since software 1 8 AES stereo available with Decklink Studio option Press once to turn on or off All features can also be controlled via the Web Interface 35 cm deep Can be mounted without support rail 50 60Hz High temperature differences may result in condensation Maximum theoretical value dB SPL level at 1m distance LGZ Broadcasting Tech Copyright 2013 Technical Specifications table E tezusB LGZ USB USER MANUAL 2 Usage Examples In many productions at the end of the day or end of the event your customer or some of your partners may want a copy of the production either for reviewing it or maybe just for safe keeping It is not uncommon during events that many people involved such as producers referees players or other people will each want a copy of the data To fit all different purposes the data can be recorded in SD or HD Although it can take in as inputs several types of video standards it can downconvert the HD types into SD quality to fit more data on smaller USB sticks But it can also record in HD quality to keep as much of the information of the data as possib
10. ower socket as to not blow its fuse If the quality of the power isn t good enough it could result in a power failure or even damage to the device In the event of a power loss the device will turn off which might result in the loss of all the data on the USB devices connected to it The device theoretically generates a maximum of 1109 BTU hour In practice that number is lower The heat is dissipated through the chassi and a fan on the devices backside Air circulation is made possible by holes on the devices topside and sides Make sure no to cover these holes or leave appropriate distances above the device for a correct airflow Failure to do this may result in overheating in which case the chassi might become quite hot and the device turns off to avoid heat damage OBS Do not cover the devices sides backside or topside Leave appropriate space for a correct airflow oe User Manual 2013 version 1 2 LGZ Broadcasting Tech LGZ USB USER MANUAL tezus Technical Specifications table LGZ USB Video Inputs option for Decklink Studio card Video format Audio Inputs ON OFF Switch Interface Dimensions Weight Power supply Temperature in use Temperature storage Air humidity in use Shock resistance storage Shock resistance lagring Heat build up Altitude in use Altitude storage Sound level 1 x HD SD SDI SD SDI PAL 576i HD SDI 720p50 HD SDI 1080i50 2 channels embedded audio pair ca
11. rmat is progressive such as 720p50 the files created will also be progressive This was designed on purpose to make it easier for all kind of users Professionals can work with the data without converting it forth and back and non technical users can easily review the data as almost all playback devices deinterlace automatically ma User Manual 2013 version 1 2 LGZ Broadcasting Tech LGZ USB USER MANUAL tezus 3 Getting started Once the device is properly installed on flat surface or in a rack you can turn it on It does not matter if the SDI cable is already plugged in nor should it matter if USB devices sticks or drives are already connected to its front If for some reason you after 3 minutes still haven t gotten past the bootup screen Try unplugging all USB devices and restart the device shut it off and turn it back on The different menus and features can be accessed by using the buttons on both sides of the LCD screens There are five buttons Arrow UP OK Arrow Down Home Arrow Back The OK button is used to enter a menu or set a selected feature The Back button takes you back to the previous window The up and down arrows are used to move the selection up and down and the Home button takes you immediately back the the Main menu Screenshot Comment Bootup screen picture 1 Wait until the startup process is finished and you reach the Main menu Broadcasting Technologies Bootup usually take
12. s around 30 seconds but can take up to 1 or 2 minutes Please wait that long before trying to restart the device LGZ BROADCASTING TECH Main menu picture 2 Press OK to enter any of the 4 available TAHMORRG RECORDO submenus Es TRAS The 4 available menus are SET STANDARD picture 3 USB LIST picture 4 RECORD picture 7 EXTRAS picture 8 LGZ Broadcasting Tech Copyright 2013 Getting started ae tezusB LGZ USB USER MANUAL Screenshot Comment Set Standard picture 3 O S 16D HO 726F5o ai cee wan 1 28 The gt gt gt symbol shows what format images ee is currently selected Press OK to set QUTFUT FORMAT o ee O 3SGE HOUR a at a l the formats you want to use HO 4GE HOUR There are 3 available input formats SD576i HD720p50 and HD1080i50 Use the arrows to highlight the INPUT FORMAT you want to use Press OK to activate it The gt gt gt arrows shows the one currently active You can on the right hand side of the screen see a video preview of the input and audio bars of channels 1 and 2 Then use the up and down arrows to select if you wish to save your data in SD or HD The device can downconvert live from HD to SD so you can save space You can not upconvert from SD to HD In SD you can approximately record 43 min per GB and in HD approximately 14 min per GB The data streams are recording at 3mbps respectively 8 mbps More standards will
13. s the unit the IP address of the unit itself w User Manual 2013 version 1 2 LGZ Broadcasting Tech LGZ USB USER MANUAL tezus The LGZ USB has two IP settings DHCP This is the default setting and means that if your unit is connected to a DHCP network prior to being started it will during boot up receive an IP from the local router This IP will be displayed on the LCD screen under the INFO menu picture 8 Static IP If instead you want to assign your unit to a specific static IP address you must first access it through the web interface while it is in DHCP mode and then in the settings tab there assign it the static IP address you want it to have As soon as you acknowledge the change it will lose its connection and from that point on have the static IP you gave it The Web interface also allows users to change the device between PAL and NTSC modes so that you can either read standard PAL formats such as 1080i50 720p50 or 576i or you can read standard NTSC formats such as 1080i5994 720p60 or 480i Other features are that you can set the name of the files you wan recorded you can change the local displayed time of your unit and you can choose what audio pair from your SDI signal you want to be recorded only 1 pair can be recorded LGZ Broadcasting Tech Copyright 2013 Getting started w tezusB LGZ USB USER MANUAL The LGZ USB can only write to drives formatted in NTFS This is so that your
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