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Pearl User Guide

Troubleshooting

Problem

Action(s) to Resolve

encoding

.

 2. Reduce the number of actions happening

simultaneously on the system (i.e. if streaming,
recording, and copying files, consider waiting to copy
files until after streaming and recording are complete).

 3. Enter a low negative value (i.e. -5) in the Frame Grabber's

Vertical Shift field.

 4. Reduce the number of channels encoding data.

 5. Ensure the hardware-accelerated H.264 encoding preset

is chosen for all channels.

Stream won't play in my media player or
browser.

Verify that the Stream Type matches with the media player
used and that you have the correct url or SDP file for the
player. See

Stream content using HTTP or RTSP

and

Stream to a

media player

.

If you still cannot see the stream, try disabling your local
computer firewall.

If the issue is still not resolved, contact Epiphan Support at

[email protected]

.

The stream interrupts or the image
breaks up.

The following tips can help diagnose image problems:

 1. Ensure the source resolution is used as the output or

recorded resolution. Up-scaling and down-scaling can
affect picture quality.

Configure encoding

.

 2. Increase the Bitrate value and/or decrease the Limit

frame rate value in the Encoding menu. See

Configure

encoding

.

 3. Check network settings including filters, routers and

application settings. Packet loss can result in stream
failure.

Recording issues.

If recording will not start, check the Disk Status Information to
see if the system is out of disk space. See

Check disk storage

space

and

Recorded files

.

Firmware upgrade fails.

Reboot the system and try again. If the problem persists, con-
tact Epiphan support at

[email protected]

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