EZCast CatchU B1 Video Capture Card User Guide

EZCast CatchU B1 Video Capture Card

What’s In The Box

1. Type-C to USB
2. HDMI to HDMI
3. Quick Start Guide

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.

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

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 Laptop/ PC

Capture from Phone

Android

Download MiraPlug App for capture and settings

iOS

Click “Trust the computer”

Mix Audio from MIC

Settings on Android/ iOS Mobile

1. Download MiraPlug App on your mobile (Android/ iOS supported).
2. Connect your mobile by a USB data cable to EZCast CatchU powered up.
3. Firmware upgrade and time correction for EZCast CatchU can be done by MiraPlug App.

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 informations

Pass Through

| 480p@60Hz, 720p@60/50Hz, 1080i@60Hz,

1080p@60/50Hz, 4K@30/60Hz

Video Capture Resolution

| USB 3.0 Type C (UVC) : 640x480p@60/30Hz,

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 (H264)

Audio Mixing| 3.5mm (EAR) 4-pole, 3.5mm(MIC) 4-pole
For Use With| MiraPlug App
Weight| 235g
Dimensions| 150 x 80 x 30mm
Power| 5V/2A

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

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