Configuring Live Streaming on the MINE A5 using the Touch Screen

Here's a quick tutorial to start live-streaming with the MineA5 using the touch screen.

1. Insert your SIM card into one of the two available slots (if the card doesn't stay in place, it's likely inserted the wrong way).

2. If you have a MineA5 version 2.0:

   1. Screw your external 4G antenna on the side (L-shapped, or roof top).

   2. Make sure you screw the antenna on the correct SMA connector:

      1. if you inserted your sim card in the "sim1" slot, use the bottom SMA connector. If you inserted your sim card in the "sim2" slot, use the top SMA connector.

         

         
         

3. A long press on the power button will turn on the camera and bring you to the main screen area:

   1. Wait for the camera to connect to the 4G network and get data service. Look at the 4G network service icon in the top-left corner:

      1. Good signal strength should be at least 3 bars.

      2. Wait for the dot above the signal bars to turn green (grey or red means there's no data service yet).

      3. Check the 4G LED turns solid blue (a blinking blue LED means the camera is trying to connect to the network).
         

3. Configure the live streaming settings

Click on the "gear" icon located on the right side of the main screen.

From the Settings page, navigate to Venc>Live

Then, configure the following:

• Resolution: 720p

• Birate: around 2500-2800 kbps

• Frame rate: 30fps

• Bitrate type: CBR

• Profile: Main

• GOP: 3

• Encoding Type: H.264

(note: MyRacesLive streaming services does NOT yet support H.265 with the MineA5)

3. Next, click on the 'Cloud' icon in the bottom-right corner,

and under the "All Channels" tab, scroll down until you see two boxes labeled 'Local chn-1' and 'Local chn-2'. A green box means it's already configured with a streaming destination. Select either a green or grey box, then click on the 'gear' icon to set or update the stream destination.

PS: Do not use the Aggregation Channels; these are reserved for MineMedia's network bonding feature.

4. Click on "RTMP" to stream to an RTMP destination (ex: when streaming to YouTube or MyRacesLive).

5. Scroll down and click on the "Streaming address" field to enter the RTMP URL. This step is crucial, so make sure the URL is typed in correctly. Click 'Confirm' to save the configuration:

• When streaming to MyRaces.Live:

  • Find the RTMP URL displayed under your Stream Event:

    • Go to the Streams page, click on your test Stream Event> scroll down to the "CAMERA CONFIG" box.

    • Enter the full RTMP URL you see (including the /cam1 at the end!!) in the "Streaming Address" field.

• Click on "Confirm" to save the configured Streaming Address.

6. Leave the "Stream Name/Code" field empty.

   
   

7.  If you want the camera to automatically start streaming to the configured destination when powered on, toggle the option 'Auto streaming when power on', then click 'Start Streaming.' This will save your settings, even if you don't intend to stream immediately.

8. If the camera successfully connects to the RTMP destination and starts streaming, a green LED will begin blinking next to the cloud icon, the 'local-chn' box will display 'live,' and a 'stop streaming' button will appear. If the camera cannot stream to the specified destination, an Info window will pop up saying the connection failed.

If the connection fails, ensure you have a strong network signal reception and double-check that the stream destination is configured correctly (it's easy to make a typo).

To verify that your camera is connected to a 4G network, has strong signal reception and has data service:

• Check the status of blue LED next to "4G" on the left side of the camera:

  • Blinking blue = Trying to connect to a 4G network

  • Solid blue = Connected to a 4G network

• Check the signal strength on the home page of the touch screen:

  • Less than 2 bars = the signal reception at your location may not be good enough

  • >3 bars = the signal reception at your location is good enough

• Check the color of the dot on top of the signal bars:

  • Grey dot = Trying to connect to a 4G network

  • Green dot = Connected to a 4G network and has data service.

  • Red dot =  Connected to a 4G network but has NO data service (ex: your card has no data service activated or you've reached a data service limit.)

8. For improved audio input, connect an external microphone to the camera and position it somewhere in the car that is less exposed to wind. Set the audio input to 'External mic' and disable 'Inner mic' as the Audio Mixer settings reset to default after powering off. To access the Audio Mixer, click on the 'Audio level' bars on the left side of the main screen:

For more tips and features, and how to configure the camera using the MLive App, check out these short tutorial videos!