EZCast CatchU B1 Grabber User Guide

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What’s In The Box

Installation

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Signals and Buttons Instruction

1. LED light
   – Multi-color: Ready to record
   – Stable red light: Recording to external storage
   – Flash in red: Warning message
   – Light off: Power off
   Note: When the LED light is flashing in red, it means the setup or configurations are incorrect:
   – No HDMI input signal
   – No USB Storage inserted on Storage/ Phone port
   – Incorrect System Format for USB Storage (Click MODE button to fix)
   – Incorrect Encoder Format for USB Storage (Click MODE button to fix)
   – The capacity of USB Storage is full.
   – Existing hidden partition in USB Storage

2. Record button
   Click to record HDMI IN source to storage up to 1080p@60Hz.

3. Status signals
   – HDMI: HDMI signal detected or not
   – Power: Power ON/ OFF
   – Mode: Stable light ON/ OFF for Auto HD Mode
   Flash 2 times for MIC mix mode ON
   Flash 4 times for MIC mix mode OFF

4. MODE button
   Turn on Compatible Mode to ensure the recording format is compatible with both USB storage and UVC/PC recording.
   – Compatible mode: 1080P@60Hz, H.264, MP4 format
   – Don’t switch the mode while recording

Ports Introduction

1. POWER
   Power up by a USB-C adapter with 5V/2A power supply.

2. HDMI OUT
   Connect HDMI cable to a monitor for pass-thru of HDMI IN port with up to 4K@60Hz resolution. Note that the signals from Storage/ Phone port does not support  pass-thru to HDMI output source.

3. HDMI IN
   Connect HDMI cable to any device support HDMI output. Contents transfered by an hub/adapter may not be transmitted.
   Note : Please refer to the EZCast website FAQ for troubleshooting if you encounter issues such as a black screen when recording game consoles or Mac computers.

4. UVC/ PC
   Connect USB-C to USB-A cable to a computer to stream or record the video/ audio from input source. Support third-party softwares like OBS, Potplayer, Xsplit, Skype, Zoom on Windows and OBS, Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, QuickTime Player on MacOS. Note that H.264 format is not supported for some Instant Message  Applications like Facetime etc,.

5. Storage/ Phone
   – Storage: Connect an external USB-A disk (exFAT/ FAT32 format supported) to record streaming video directly by pressing the Record button on the top of EZCast  CatchU.
   Support simultaneously record to standalone USB storage and to UVC/ PC, however only as H.264 format.
   – Phone: Connect a USB data cable to Android/ iOS phone to stream contents to UVC/PC. For Android users, please download MiraPlug App before using. For iOS users, click “Trust the computer” to begin streaming/ recording.

6. MIC/ Reset
   – MIC: Connect a 3.5mm audio cable to a microphone to mix the audio to HDMI input.
   – Reset: Use a pin to insert the MIC/ Reset jack for 10 seconds to reset to factory default.

7. EAR
   Connect a 3.5 mm earphone to listen to the mixed audio.

Hardware Installation and Connection

Capture to PC

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Capture to Standalone USB Disk

Capture to PC and Standalone USB Disk Simultaneously
UVC/ PC and Storage are able to record simultaneously only as H.264 format.

Capture in Compatible Mode

Capture from Camera/ Gaming Station
Standard HDMI for camera includes: HDMI, mini-HDMI, micro-HDMI Please use an adapter to transmit data.

Capture from Laptop/ PC

Capture from Phone
Note:

1. Capture from phone does not support pass-thru via HDMI OUT port.
2. Mobiles can be captured via HDMI IN port for those support HDMI output.
   

Mix Audio from MIC

Settings on Android/ iOS Mobile

1. Download MiraPlug App on mobile
   Download MiraPlug App on your mobile (Android/ iOS supported).

2. Connect mobile to CatchU
   Power up the CatchU by an independent power 5V/1A adapter. Connect the CatchU to the mobile with a USB data cable.
   

3. Using the MiraPlug App to Upgrade for CatchU
   Connect the mobile to the Internet and launch the MiraPlug App; the system will correct the time automatically. And checks the current version status. If the most recent  version is available, please perform an update to bring the CatchU to date. To make the CatchU setting change, click the setting icon in the upper right corner to  enter the settings page. Android users, please enter the device settings page.
   1. If you encounter a black screen while recording with a PC or laptop equipped with an Nvidia graphics card or macOS, turn off the settings to input video and sound to the CatchU. For more information, please see the http://www.EZCast.com FAQ page.
   2. Standalone Record Format：Setting the resolution and frame rate for saving to a standalone USB disk.
   3. exFAT Loop Recording Size：Set the size of each file captured to the standalone USB disk when recording in loop. Please keep in mind that any abnormal  interruptions in recording will result in the file being lost or damaged.
   4. Mic Volume Level：Set the volume of the CatchU’s microphone input.

System/ Hardware Requirement

Operating System
– Windows10 (64bits)
– Mac OS X 10.14 or later
PC
– Intel® CoreTM i5 CPU i5-8xxx or above / AMD Ryzen 7 or above
– NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or above / AMD RadeonTM RX 870 or above
– 8GB RAM (dual channel) or above
Laptop
– Intel® CoreTM i5 CPU i7-7xxx or above / AMD Ryzen 7 or above
– NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050ti or above
– 8GB RAM (dual channel) or above

Product information’s

720p@60/30Hz, 1080p@60/30Hz
USB 2.0 Type A (External Storage):
640x480p@60/30Hz; 720p@60/30Hz, 1080p@60/30Hz
External Storage File System| exFAT/ FAT32
External Storage Recording Format| MPEG 4 (H.264)
Audio Mixing| 3.5mm (EAR) 4-pole, 3.5mm(MIC) 4-pole
For Use With| MiraPlug App (Android/ iOS)
Weight| 235g
Dimensions| 150 x 80 x 30mm

Learn More
Visit https://www.EZCast.com for more information.
Visit https://www.YouTube.com/EZCast for video tutorials.

References

• Universal wireless screen mirroring solution - EZCast
• Universal wireless screen mirroring solution - EZCast

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