User Manual

Pearl-2 User Guide About connecting video and audio sources
Changing the video or audio source that is being streamed or recorded can result in the recording stopping or
the stream frame size changing depending on how your channel is configured. If the frame size changes,
viewers may be disconnected and need to re-connect to the stream.
Connect your video and audio sources to the following input ports on your system:
Table 48 Cable and port connections
Source type Input port
SDI SDI port
HDMI (HDCP-protected) or DVI HDMI port
USB video USB 3.0 port (rear)
RTSP
No input port. RTSP sources are connected to your Pearl-2
wirelessly over a network and are configured using the
Admin panel. See Connect an RTSP source to learn how to
connect an RTSP source.
Audio Audio input port: XLR or RCA
Each video input on the back of the system is identified by an A or B and input type (HDMI, DVI, SDI, USB
video). For example, the SDI input labeled A appears as SDI-A in the Web UI. It's good practice to preview the
video source for each of your inputs using the Admin panel.
When a video source is connected, the system automatically detects and adjusts the image capture settings
every 60 seconds. The interval is configurable. Generally no further configuration is needed; however you can
fine tune some settings using the Admin panel.
If no video source is connected to an input port or no input stream is being transmitted from a connected
RTSP source, "No Signal" displays wherever that input is used in your channels and layouts. You can change
that to display the default "No Signal" image for Pearl-2 or create your own custom no signal image. See Add a
custom No Signal image .
The Admin panel automatically discovers all video and audio sources that you connect to the input ports on
Pearl-2 and lists them in the Inputs menu of the Admin panel. RTSP sources need to be added manually to
display in the Inputs menu (see Connect an RTSP source). When an RTSP source is added, a corresponding
audio sources is always added to your custom layout editor even if the RTSP stream actually contains no
audio. See Add an audio source to a layout.
You can also connect RTSP sources such as IP cameras and even other Pearl-2 systems to your Pearl-2 over a
network using the Admin panel. See Connect an RTSP source.
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