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Datavideo NVS-33 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 NVS-33...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ................4 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ................4 WARRANTY ......................5 ..................... 5 TANDARD ARRANTY ................... 6 HREE ARRANTY DISPOSAL ........................ 6 INTRODUCTION ....................7 ....................7 EATURES ..................8 YSTEM IAGRAM CONNECTIONS AND CONTROL ................ 9 .....................
  • Page 3 SERVICE AND SUPPORT ..................58 Disclaimer of Product & Services The information offered in this instruction manual is intended as a guide only. At all times, Datavideo Technologies will try to give correct, complete and suitable information. However, Datavideo Technologies cannot exclude that some information in this manual, from time to time, may not be correct or may be incomplete.

  • Page 4: Fcc Compliance Statement

    AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company. 8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this unit where the power cord will be walked on, rolled over, or otherwise stressed.

  • Page 5: Warranty

    Warranty Standard Warranty  Datavideo equipment are guaranteed against any manufacturing defects for one year from the date of purchase.  The original purchase invoice or other documentary evidence should be supplied at the time of any request for repair under warranty.

  • Page 6: Three Year Warranty

    PCIe Card are covered for 1 year.  The three-year warranty must be registered on Datavideo's official website or with your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized distributors within 30 days of purchase. Disposal For EU Customers only - WEEE Marking This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Additionally, you can also connect an external RCA Unbalanced Audio source to the NVS-33. While encoding the video at bitrates appropriate for live streaming, the Datavideo NVS-33 concurrently records a high-quality MP4 file to an SD card formatted to NTFS or FAT32 file system. Features Major Five Features ...

  • Page 8: System Diagram

    - Google Chrome Streaming  Video streaming protocols are RTSP, RTMP, RTMPS, TS, HLS and SRT supported by the following: - Adobe Media Server and Wowza Media Server. - Video Players such as QuickTime and VLC. - Content Delivery Networks such as Youtube Live and Ustream. Recording ...

  • Page 9: Connections And Control

    Connections and Control In this section, we will show you how you can operate the device as well as the device setup. Front Panel Power Switch Turn on/off the device. SD Card Slot The SD Card Slot allows insertion of an SD Card for video recording.
  • Page 10  Press and hold one of the RECORD+STREAM button, the RECORD button and the STREAM button until the pressed button starts blinking red.  Continue holding down one of the RECORD+STREAM button, the RECORD button, and the STREAM button while pressing the BITRATE button to switch bitrate mode (H, M or L).
  • Page 11 RECORD Button The RECORD button activates and deactivates the RECORD Only mode; follow the steps outlined below: Start recording  When idle, the RECORD button is solid white.  Press and hold the RECORD button for approximately 2 seconds.  When the record function is activating, the RECORD button turns from solid white, then blinking red and finally to solid red.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

     Press and hold the STREAM button for approximately 2 seconds.  When the stream function is terminating, the STREAM button turns from solid red, then blinking red and finally to solid white.  When the STREAM button turns solid white, this indicates that the stream function has been successfully terminated.
  • Page 13 Power DC IN 12V DC in socket connects the supplied 12V PSU. The connection can be secured by screwing the outer fastening ring of the DC In plug to the socket.

  • Page 14: Video Streaming

    In this section, we will show you ways to set up and start your video streams. Streaming Network Connection and Device Search Let’s first detail how to connect the NVS-33 to a network with or without a DHCP server, and describes how to acquire the NVS-33’s IP address.

  • Page 15: Connecting To A Non-Dhcp Network (Static Ip)

    Connecting to a NON-DHCP Network (Static IP) Upon connection to a non-DHCP network, the NVS-33 will not be assigned of any IP addresses. As such it is recommended that you manually assign a fixed IP address to the device or use the default IP address (192.168.1.60).

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting The Network Connection

    Troubleshooting the Network Connection Connect the NVS-33 to the network and open the IP Finder utility program. Scan for the device. If not found, it is possible that your network is not assigning IP addresses. Reasons of this are outlined as follows: ...
  • Page 17  The NVS-33 should now be connected with an IP address of 192.168.1.60. If the NVS-33 still cannot connect, simply restore the NVS-33 to the factory defaults. Turn off the NVS-33.
  • Page 18 For example, if your router’s default gateway IP is 10.10.1.1, then in the default gateway field, you should also enter 10.10.1.1. Then set the IP address of the NVS-33 to 10.10.1.X, which can range from 10.10.1.2 to 10.10.1.255. Pick an unused IP address.

  • Page 19: Web User Interface

    MAC address starts with 00:07:36:03:xx:xx.  On the command prompt (terminal on MAC OS), enter "arp -a" then press enter key to display an ARP list. See if the NVS-33 is successfully connected to the network.  Execute services.msc，and on the right column of the “Services” window, locate “DHCP Client”...

  • Page 20: Status

    Status You will see the Status page immediately after logging into the NVS-33 web UI. On the Status page, you will be able to view the Operation Mode, Video Resolution, Stream Settings, Record Settings, Record Media and Messages. Note: The NVS-33 web UI does not update automatically so to learn the latest device status, please refresh the page manually.

  • Page 21: Operation Mode

    Recorder Write Failed REC_RUN_PROG_BUFF_ERR Recorder Buffer Error REC_STOP_DISK_EXIT_ERR Unmount Disk Failed REC_STOP_PROG_EXIT_ERR Recorder Stop Failed Operation Mode Click the Operation Mode tab on the tool bar to open the operation mode configuration page. The NVS-33 offers the following operation modes:...
  • Page 22 Audio Source, Bitrate Mode, Auto Stream, Resolution, Framerate, Profile, Video Bitrate (bps), Audio Bitrates (bps) , GOP and Stream Type. Five stream types are available on the NVS-33 and they are RTSP, RTMP, TS, HLS and SRT. See Section 3.3 for details.
  • Page 23 Click the “Apply” button to apply the new record settings. Click the “Start” button to start recording and the “Stop” button to stop recording. Stream and Record Settings In the section, you will be introduced various setting options of stream and record functions.
  • Page 24 Bitrate Mode The bitrate mode sets the video bitrate mode for your video stream. The available modes are high, mid and low. Note: You can also switch between different bitrate modes by pressing the Bitrate button on the front panel. See Section 2.1 for details.
  • Page 25 Frame Rate Select a frame rate from the drop-down menu for video streaming. Note that frame rates should always match the frame rate of the video source. Auto Stream If the Auto Stream is enabled, in the event of power outage, the stream will be automatically restored after the switcher is powered ON again.
  • Page 26 HD video is unacceptable at 1000 Kbps. Therefore we recommend the following settings for your video bitrate:  When NVS-33 is in record-only mode, the recommended video bitrate is 15 Mbps.  When NVS-33 is in stream-only mode, the recommended video bitrate is 10 Mbps.
  • Page 27 16 GOP sizes ranging from 1 to 180. Stream Settings Stream Type The NVS-33 offers the user five stream types. There are RTSP, RTMP, TS, HLS and SRT. Please note that when streaming, the NVS-33 converts video into data, which are sent across an IP network.
  • Page 28 available, your combined audio and video bitrate should not exceed 1Mbps. Stream Type – RTSP RTSP Port RTSP Port is 554 by default. RTSP HTTP Port RTSP HTTP port is 8000 by default. Video Only Enable this option if you just want to stream the video without the audio.
  • Page 29 Account Enter your RTMP/RTMPS account name. Password Enter the password of your RTMP/RTMPS account. Audio Only In this option, the user is allowed to choose to stream Audio Only or Video Only. If disabled, video and audio streams will be delivered simultaneously. Stream Type –...
  • Page 30 Record Encoder Settings Resolution Recording resolution is the number of pixels (dots) used to create an image. Higher resolutions use more pixels to create an image. This means that greater amounts of detail can be expressed in the image, but larger files sizes and a greater amount of storage (i.e.
  • Page 31 720P or lower – 8 – 10 mbps  1080P or higher – 15 mbps or higher Audio Bitrate (bps) The NVS-33 offers the user the following audio bitrates at which you may want to record the audio. It is recommended to record at 128Kbps or higher.
  • Page 32 Shorter GOP lengths usually work better with video that has quick movements, but they do not compress the data rate as much. Depending on your applications, the NVS-33 offers the user 16 GOP sizes ranging from 1 to 180. Record Settings File Name Enter the name of the recording file.

  • Page 33: Storage

    The SD card status can be found on the Storage page which is shown in the diagram below. You should only use Class 10 SD card or above. Below is a list of SD cards recommended by Datavideo. Recommended SD Cards Brand...
  • Page 34 SONY SDXC I C10 U1 64GB SANDISK SDXC I C10 U3 Extreme PRO 128GB SONY SDXC I C10 U3 64GB TOSHIBA SDHC C10 16GB SANDISK SDHC C10 Extreme 16GB...
  • Page 35 ADATA microSDXC I UHS-I U3 Class 10 with Premier Pro SD adapter 64GB SANDISK SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-I ULTRA® 128 GB Storage Device Information Vendor Display of the manufacturer’s information.
  • Page 36 Product Display of the name of the SD card. Capacity Display of the SD card’s total capacity and the remaining capacity. Storage Format Select a storage format before clicking to format your SD card.  FAT32  EXFAT (not available yet) ...

  • Page 37: System

    Select the font size of your CG overlay text. System The system page of the NVS-33 video streaming server allows the user to configure several network and system related settings such as DHCP enable/disable, static IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, primary and secondary DNS, and etc.
  • Page 38 The system page is shown in the diagram below. Network Settings DHCP IP Assignment Select an option from this drop-down menu:  Enable (DNS AUTO)  Enable  Disable Static IP Address The static IP field will be activated for the user to manually enter an IP address once the DHCP is disabled.
  • Page 39 192.168.1.254 by default. Primary DNS (Optional) Primary DNS is required in static IP mode only but optional. Secondary DNS (Optional) Secondary DNS is required in static IP mode only but optional. MAC Address Display of NVS-33’s MAC address.
  • Page 40 Submit Button After the network settings are configured, click the Submit button to save the new settings. HLS Preview Here you will be able to enable/disable HLS preview. Click the Submit button to save the new settings. Time Setting Type In this drop-down menu, you can either select to allow the device to retrieve the time automatically from the Network...
  • Page 41 Account Setup Account Setup Enter the NVS-33’s account name and password. Click the Apply button to save the new settings. System Control Restore to Default Click this button to restore default settings. System Reboot Click this button to reboot the NVS-33.

  • Page 42: File Repair

    “MP4_FIX_OK”, click OK then the “Submit” button. Note: If the selected MP4 file cannot be repaired, a dialogue box prompting “MP4_FIX_ERROR_MDATA” will pop up. 3. The file is repaired when you see a dialogue box prompting “File repair finish!!”. Click OK and reboot the NVS-33.

  • Page 43: Operations

    4. After the NVS-33 successfully reboots, you will see the repaired file with the file name of the damaged file appended of the word “new”. Operations In this section, we will discuss how to customize your operation mode, how you can play the video via different streaming protocols and how to place texts on your video.
  • Page 44 3. Click the Start button to generate the RTSP URL. 4. Based on your settings, the device will automatically generate the RTSP URL. 5. Before streaming the video via RTSP, enter the RTSP URL into the client device. 6. Open VLC then click Open Network Stream (shown in the diagram below). 7.
  • Page 45 Please follow the steps below to obtain the TS URL: 1. Open the stream settings page 2. Select TS. 3. Enter the TS port number which is 12345 by default. 4. In the TS IP field, enter your PC’s IP address such as 192.168.100.100. 5.
  • Page 46 Please follow the steps below to obtain the HLS URL: 1. Open the stream settings page 2. Select HLS 3. Click the Start button to generate the HLS URL. 4. Based on your settings, the device will automatically generate a .m3u8 stream URL as shown below.
  • Page 47 7. As shown in the diagram below, enter the stream URL then click Play to start streaming. 8. You can also play .m3u8 stream URL using the devices listed as follows:  iPhone, iPad and MacBook: Use Safari to open the .m3u8 stream URL. ...
  • Page 48 2. Select SRT and the SRT port number is 9001 by default. 3. Click the Start button to generate the SRT URL. 4. Before streaming the video via SRT, enter the SRT URL into the client device. 5. Open VLC then click Open Network Stream (shown in the diagram below). 6.
  • Page 49 RTMP In RTMP mode, the NVS-33 can only send one data stream to one CDN or media server that supports the Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP). Examples of the RTMP media server are USTREAM and Youtube. In this section, we will show you how to set up an RTMP stream to Youtube. The step-by-step account setup is outlined as follows: 1.
  • Page 50 7. Enter the Server URL obtained from the Youtube Live Streaming page into the RTMP URL field. 8. Enter the Stream name/key obtained from the Youtube Live Streaming page into the StreamName field. 9. As required by the live streaming channel, enter your Youtube account name and password into the Account and Password fields.
  • Page 51 3. Open “Operation Mode” page on your NVS-33’s web UI and select RTMP from the Stream Type drop-down menu. 4. Paste the “Server URL” and “Stream Key” copied at Step 2 into the “RTMP URL” and “StreamName” textboxes respectively. 5. Click the “Start” button.

  • Page 52: Text Overlay Video

    Once everything is all set, simply click the “Go Live” button to start streaming your video on Facebook. Text Overlay Video The NVS-33 video streaming server not only allows you to stream and record your program, it also features a CG tool that is capable of overlaying text on the video currently being broadcast.
  • Page 53 2. Enable the CG function. 3. In the Text field, enter the overlay text. 4. Enter the X and Y coordinates to set the text position. 5. Click the Apply button to save the new settings. Note: Increasing the X coordinate moves the overlay text to the right and decreasing the X coordinate moves the overlay text to the left;...

  • Page 54: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade Datavideo usually releases new firmware containing new features or reported bug fixes from time to time. Customers can either download the NVS-33 firmware as they wish or contact their local dealer or reseller for assistance. This section outlines the firmware upgrade process which should take 10 minutes to complete.
  • Page 55 4. After double clicking the firmware file, you will see the loading prompt as shown below, indicating that the file is being uploaded to the NVS-33. 5. After the file has been successfully uploaded, you will see a file upload success message.

  • Page 56: Dimensions

    Dimensions All measurements in millimeters (mm)
  • Page 57 Specifications Interface  HDMI x 1 Video Input  SDI x 1  SDI Embedded Audio x 1  HDMI Embedded Audio x 1  1 RCA Unbalanced audio pair Audio Input (Audio Level: +10/+12dB ~ -6dB)  Mixed Audio (Embedded + RCA) H.264/ AVC , Main / High Profile Configurable bit rate Video Encoding up to 10Mbps...
  • Page 58 Datavideo Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved 2020 Nov-22-2019 Ver:E4...

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