KILOVIEW N6 HDMI Bidirectional Converter User Guide

N6 HDMI Bidirectional Converter
User Guide

Before using this product, it is recommended that you read the guide carefully. To ensure your personal safety and avoid physical or electrical damage to the device, please strictly follow the instructions of this guide to install and use it under the guidance of professionals. Incorrect electrical connections or physical installation may cause permanent damage to the device and even threaten personal safety.

Packing List

| (1) N6X1
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(2) DC 12V/1A Power Supply X1
(3) Cold Shoe X1
(4) Warranty card X1
(5) Quick start guide X1
You can find more details at https://www.kiloview.com/en/ for reference

Interface description

LED Indicators

Applications

Making a connection under encoding mode

NOTE:

1. Please use the standard power adapter equipped in the package. Likewise, another unqualified power adaptor may damage the device.
2. Under encoding mode， please make sure the camera is connected to the HDMI IN connector.
3. If you wish, you can connect N6 to your monitor for real-time review by HDMI OUT port.

Making a connection under decoding mode

NOTE:

1. Please use the standard power adapter equipped in the package. Likewise, another unqualified power adaptor may damage the device.
2. N6 cannot do encoding and decode simultaneously at present.
3. Under decoding mode, make sure the monitor is connected to the HDMI output connector.

Device discovery

1. Download and install VK-MultiView NDI Player or Studio monitor of NDI Tools
   • VK-MultiView NDI Player download site https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/download/，select “NDI series”—“MultiView”.
   • Studio Monitor download site：https://www.ndi.tv/tools/

2. Discover and login to the device

KV-MultiView NDI Player

1. Click in the upper right corner to log into a webpage.
   

2. Find the device and IP address in the device list.
   NOTE:
   Naming rules： N6- (serial number). The serial number refers to the numbers posted on the device label.

3. Two ways of accessing to the device management page
   Method 1：Enter IP address of the N6 in the browser.
   Method 2: Drag the video source to the left window, wait and click the icon ⓔ in the upper right to connect to the Web UI.
   Studio Monitor
   Launch Studio Monitor and find the device. After selecting the device, click the gear at the lower right to open the Web page and enter login credentials.
   NOTE:
   If the device cannot be discovered.
   There is a default IP address 192.168.1.168, please configure the device and the computer to the same network segment and then access to the web page directly.
   For more details, please search “How to manually configure the device IP address?“ at our website https://www.kiloview.com/cn/support/

4. Login to the device
   The default username/password is admin/admin.
   For the first login or upgrading of the firmware, you need to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).
   Please read carefully.

NOTE:
If there are multiple NDI devices, it is recommended to modify the device name in the “Settings/Systems setting” in the Web page. The device name discovered by VK-MultiView or other NDI discovery tools will be changed accordingly.

Device configuration

Encoding Mode
The device is under encoding mode by default.
The video preview window is under “image” mode by default, and it is refreshed every 3 seconds. If your computer’s CPU performance is good, you can click the mouse to switch to the “video” mode, and the smoothness of the preview will be improved.

For more configurations, please check《N6 for NDI@ User Manual》at our website: https://www.kiloview.com/cn/support/docs/.
Decoding Mode
Please choose “Decoder” at the left side.

Under the same network segment, all NDI sources can be discovered automatically and be shown in the discovery list. Click “+” to add NDI sources in the other segments.  Decode output by click . Preset by click .

NOTE:
“Preset” is to facilitate the real-time view of frequently used sources for quick selection and switching.

Device upgrading

1. Download the upgrade firmware
   Log in to the download center: https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/download/. Click “Firmware” to download the latest firmware version.

2. Upgrade the firmware
   Login to the WEB page, click “Settings”– “System Settings”–“Firmware Upgrade” to check whether the latest firmware version downloaded is higher than your current version. Select the downloaded firmware and click “Firmware Upgrade”.

NOTE:

1. Please not power off during the upgrade process, otherwise, the device couldn’t work.
2. Configurations may change greatly after updating for certain versions, and some functions may be used abnormally. It is recommended to restore the factory settings after the firmware upgrade.

Restore Factory Settings

If the device cannot work normally after modifying the parameters (the typical situation is to modify the network address and the encoding card cannot be accessed), please restore factory settings.

1. Via the WEB page, click the “Basic Setup–restore factory settings” function;
2. Press the RESET button. Pressing the RESET button for 5 seconds on the device, the device will restore to factory settings and it will take about 30s.

NOTE:
After restoring the factory setting, the below parameters will be turned to the default value:

• Login Username and password will be “admin”;
• IP address will be restored as 192.168.1.168, subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0;
• All encoding parameters of video and audio will be restored to the default value.

NOTE:
To prolong the device’s life please unplug the power and keep it properly if you don’t use it for a long time.

For more questions, please contact us via：https://www.kiloview.com/en/support/

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References

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