Teradek Beam - Manual (Page 11)

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2. Operating the Beam TX and RX
2.1 Front Panel Operation
Status Screens
Cycle through status screens or return from the menu by pressing the red Status joystick.
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Main Status screen – The main status screen displays the WiFi/Ethernet status, and encoder/decoder mode. On the Beam
TX, video input and encoder bitrate are also displayed. On Beam RX the decoder output and ID are displayed instead.
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WiFi – Displays the WiFi SSID and wireless IP address.
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Ethernet – Displays the current Ethernet IP address.
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System – Displays the device serial number and firmware version.
Menu Operation
Launch the menu and navigate through it with the black ‘Menu’ joystick.
Beam TX
Encoder – Contains controls for the encoding bitrate and frame rate
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Bitrate – Select bitrates between 5 and 30 mbps from this menu. Settings take effect immediately after they are applied.
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Frame rate – Select from Same as input, 25, 30, 50, or 60 frames per second.
WiFi – This menu allows you to configure the WiFi SSID and channel, or to enable Ethernet LAN mode.
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WiFi Channels/SSIDs – The Following options are available:
SSID
Wi-Fi Ch.
(Frequency)
SSID
Wi-Fi Ch.
(Frequency)
TeradekBeam_00
36
(5180 MHz)
TeradekBeam_07
157
(5785MHz)
TeradekBeam_01
44
(5220MHz)
TeradekBeam_08
36
(5180 MHz)
TeradekBeam_02
149
(5745MHz)
TeradekBeam_09
44
(5220MHz)
TeradekBeam_03
157
(5785MHz)
TeradekBeam_10
149
(5745MHz)
TeradekBeam_04
36
(5180 MHz)
TeradekBeam_11
157
(5785MHz)
TeradekBeam_05
44
(5220MHz)
Ethernet LAN N/A
TeradekBeam_06
149
(5745MHz)
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Ethernet LAN mode – Select Ethernet LAN when using MPEG-TS or multicast over a wired network.