Pyle PLINK3 User guide

PLINK3

Gamelink RAW 4K USB HDMI Video Capture Device

Live Streaming Record Capture, USB 3.1, GEN1 Video Recording

with HDMI Pass-Through

Overview

1. HDMI Input Port

2. HDMI Output Port

3. LED Indicator

4. Line In Port

5. USB 3.0 Port

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LED Indicator

Red: No operation, power ON only

Green: Run signal

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Software

For professional live streaming or recording, we suggest use OBS, download

link: https://obsproject.com/

This product can expose you to a chemical or group of chemicals, which may include
“Nickel Carbonate” which is known in the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects,
or other reproductive harm. For more info, go to https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/.

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Work with OBS

Pyle Game Link PLINK3

Device Select

After download and installation, run OBS, add a “Video Capture Device”:

Click “OK” to Create

Device: Choose “Pyle Game Link PLINK3”

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Resolution Setting

Pyle Game Link PLINK3

Resolution: Choose Custom or Default

Set a resolution you want (if set custom):

Note:

Make sure the resolution set is the same or smaller than the source, otherwise,

you may see “Check Resolutions Settings” as follows:

Set to 4k while input is not. Set to lower resolution to match the source.

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If you set resolution to 4k (3840*2160), you may nd that the viewing picture is
way out of the frame of OBS. Right click window and select “Resize output

(source size)”.

After conrmation you can see the whole picture:

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Video Format & FPS

The video format options depend on resolution, the max FPS depends on both

resolution and video format:

3840 x 2160

1920 x 1080

2560 x 1440

1280 x 720

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Video Format options MAX FPS

NV12 30

NV12 120

YUY2 60

XRGB 30

NV12 60

YUY2 50

NV12 60

YUY2 60

XRGB 60

Audio Setting

HDMI (Pyle Game Link PLINK3)

Audio Output Mode: Capture audio only

Tick “Use custom audio device”

Audio Device: HDMI (Pyle Game Link PLINK3)

Click Settings, then click “Advanced Audio Properties”

Audio Monitoring: Monitor Only (mute output)

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Sync oset: - 470ms (this is for audio and video sync; you can adjust it untill

your audio video is synched)

Recording

Record resolution setting:

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You may also want to record a 120HZ video -- Choose Integer FPS, then type 120:

Output setting for Recording:

If you want record a better quality, one of the suggest setting is:

Recording Quality: High Quality, Medium File Size

Recording Format: Mp4

Encoder: Software (x264 low CPU usage preset, increase le size)

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After setting, simply click “Start Recording”

During recording click to stop when you want:

Streaming

Set video quality for streaming (adjust depends your computer, network speed):

Set the service:

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Click “Start streaming” to start:

Operating system

Windows® 10 x64

Laptop

For 4Kp30 or 1080p120 recording:

• Intel Core i7-7700HQ or above

• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX1050 Ti or above

• 8 GB*

For 1080p60 recording:

• Intel Core i7-4810MQ

• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 870M or above

• 8 GB

Desktop

For 4Kp30 or 1080p120 recording:

• Intel® Core™ i5-6XXX / AMD Ryzen™

3 XXX or above

• NVIDIA® GTX 1060 / AMD RX 5700 or

above

• 8 GB*

For 1080p60 recording:

• Intel® Core™ i5-3330 or above

(i7-3770 recommended)

• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 / AMD

Radeon™ R7 250X or above

• 4 GB

• * RAM must be DDR4 2400 or above

Mac system requirement

Operating system:
MacOS High Sierra 10.15 and above
Mac Thunderbolt 3 For 4Kp30 or
1080p120 Recording

iMac 2019:

• 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7

• Radeon Pro 555X with 2GB of

GDDR5 memory

• 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory

MacBook Pro 2018:

• 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7

• Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of

GDDR5 memory and above

• 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 memory

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Questions? Issues?

We are here to help!

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]