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Ultra-Compact H.264 Media Encoder and Streamer
Z3Stream-01
Model Name:
Software Version 2.34
DOC-USR-0090-03
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
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Summary of Contents for Z3Stream Z3Stream-01
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Page 1: User Instructions
User Instructions Ultra-Compact H.264 Media Encoder and Streamer Z3Stream-01 Model Name: Software Version 2.34 DOC-USR-0090-03 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Copyright © 2016 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved. - Page 2 Updated Hardware Warranty Information. Minor grammar and 06/16/2016 formatting updates. Added additional information regarding RTP streaming. Updated 08/10/2016 Troubleshooting section. Updated website in page footer. Minor formatting updates. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
7.1 Stream UDP ......................17 7.2 Stream RTP/RTSP ....................20 7.3 Stream RTMP ....................... 23 8.0 PERFORMING OTHER OPERATIONS WITH THE Z3STREAM-01 ............ 27 8.1 Change Frame Rate ....................27 8.2 Adjust Aspect Ratio ....................28 8.3 HDMI Pass-Through ....................29 8.4 Save Current Settings ..................... - Page 4 Figure 4 Power Up Connections for the Encoder ..............10 Figure 5 ZFinder with Z3Stream Selected ................11 Figure 6 Z3Stream User Interface - Encoder Tab ..............12 Figure 7 HDMI Connection for Encoding ................13 Figure 8 Encoder Tab Configuration – HDMI ................14 Figure 9 Composite Adapter Cable ..................
- Page 5 Z3Stream User Instructions DOC-USR-0090-03 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Encode Quality Options with Resolutions ..............14 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 6: General Description
21 mm 81 mm 98 mm Figure 1 Z3Stream-01 Encoder Dimensions ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 7: Features
Weight: 221 g (0.49 lb) 2.1 Supported Input Resolutions 1080p60, 1080p50, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576p50, 576i25, 480p60, 480i30, 480i29.97, and CIF (352x240) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 8: Package Contents
Z3Stream User Instructions DOC-USR-0090-03 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3Stream Encoder HDMI Cable Ethernet Cable 5V Power Supply Composite Adapter Cable Figure 2 Z3Stream Package Contents ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 9: Operating Controls
The status lights will blink depending upon the source that is being Pass through output only encoded: HDMI or Composite (CVBS) Non-HDCP content only ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 10: Getting Started With Z3Stream
(3) Turn on the Power switch. It will take 45-60 seconds to boot. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This enables the PC to dynamically receive an IP address at startup and allows your PC to correctly communicate with a Z3Stream-01 with default manufacturing settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦... -
Page 11: Find The Encoder On The Network Using Zfinder
*Note: Selecting Edit Device allows for manual changes to network settings. Selecting Flash LEDs in ZFinder is not applicable to the Z3Stream encoder. See Section 9.6, ZFinder, for more information. (7) Click on Open Device. An internet browser window is opened in your default web browser and the user interface appears with the Encoder tab open. -
Page 12: Figure 6 Z3Stream User Interface - Encoder Tab
RUNNING, you will need to click the red Stop button in order to change any settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 13: Configuring Encode
HDMI or composite video source. In addition to the Z3Stream, a TV or other monitor and a non-HDCP video source with HDMI output or a video source with a composite output are required as well as the appropriate cables. -
Page 14: Figure 8 Encoder Tab Configuration - Hdmi
Table 1 above, resizing will occur. When Full HD or HD are selected, the encoder will output the resolution of the detected video source resolution. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 15: Composite Encoder Setup
(4) Connect the special adapter end of the cable to A/V In on the encoder. Connect Composite Here Figure 10 Composite Connection for Encoding ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 16: Figure 11 Encoder Tab Configuration - Composite
(9) Next you will need to set your encoding output to your desired settings. See Section 7.0 for more information. Figure 11 Encoder Tab Configuration – Composite ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 17: Set Encoding Output
Z3Stream encoder to output and stream video using each of the output format options: UDP, RTP/RTSP and RTMP . In addition to the Z3Stream, a Windows PC with the VLC media player downloaded is required. Your encoder should be connected to a video source and configured accordingly per Section 6.0. -
Page 18: Figure 12 Encoder Tab Configuration - Udp
Z3Stream User Instructions DOC-USR-0090-03 Figure 12 Encoder Tab Configuration – UDP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 19: Figure 13 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp
(10) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your source video streaming to VLC: Figure 14 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 20: Stream Rtp/Rtsp
If it is blinking red when encoding HDMI, verify that your cable is connected to HDMI In and not HDMI Out. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 21: Figure 16 Finding Your Encoder's Ip Address
Figure 17 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP (7) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your source video streaming to VLC. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 22: Figure 18 Example Of Z3 Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)
RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2.1.5 or later. When encoding via RTP/RTSP, any time the encoding session is stopped and restarted, you will need to reopen VLC in order to view the stream. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 23: Stream Rtmp
In this example, the full destination address would be “192.168.0.4:1935/live/720”. (3) If necessary, set Authentication to Enable and enter your valid Wowza log in credentials. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 24: Figure 19 Encoder Tab Configuration - Rtmp
(7) Log in with your valid user name and password. (8) At the top of the screen, click on Applications. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 25: Figure 20 Navigating To The Wowza Test Player
(12) Enter the Stream name you listed in your Dest Address in Section 7.3.1. For this example, enter 720. (13) Click Start. You will see your source video streaming to the Wowza server. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 26: Figure 21 Viewing Encoded Content On Wowza Test Player
(2) Type “720” for Stream name (3) Click “Start” (4) Audio and Video appear Figure 21 Viewing Encoded Content on Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 27: Performing Other Operations With The Z3Stream-01
Half, you will see 30.0 FPS on the Status tab. *Note: You will see a visible reduction in the smoothness of video playback when reducing the frame rate. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 28: Adjust Aspect Ratio
(6) Return to your VLC window to see the video playing at a 16:9 aspect ratio. 4:3 Aspect Ratio 16:9 Aspect Ratio Figure 22 Comparing 4:3 to 16:9 Aspect Ratio ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 29: Hdmi Pass-Through
(2) Connect an HDMI cable from HDMI Out on the encoder to a display monitor. (1) Connect to HDMI Out Figure 23 Pass Through Connection ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 30: Save Current Settings
(5) Return to the System Setup tab. (6) Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 31: Figure 26 Saving A User Preset
In order for these changes to take effect, the unit must be re-started. Power the unit off then back on and wait 45-60 seconds for the unit to boot up. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 32: Use The Password Feature
(5) You will now be able to access the user interface only through logging in with this password. (6) At any point, you can also click the logout button to return to the login prompt. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 33: Set A Static Ip Address
(7) Now that DHCP is no longer set in this configuration and your network settings have been entered, click on the Save button. Un-check “Use DHCP” Click “Save” Figure 29 Saving IP Address Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 34 You can also access the user interface by manually typing your unit’s static IP address into a web browser on any computer connected to the same network as the unit. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 35: Summary Of Options
Unchecked Auto Start Checked Check this box to set the system to automatically start encoding upon powering on. Unchecked Display Setup ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 36: The User Presets Tab
Options (default in bold) Description Define a new configuration file. Up to 9 configurations can be created. rename Rename an existing configuration file. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 37: The Status Tab
This tab may take a few seconds to load. Output Value Description Video Status The Z3Stream is a single channel encoder. This will always be 1. Bitrate (Kbps) Current target bitrate of encoder Actual Bitrate Actual bitrate being output by encoder... -
Page 38: The Encode Tab
Audio Enable True True enables the encode of audio from the video source. False Output Setup ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 39 The encode resolution. If this resolution is different from the capture resolution, resizing will occur. (720x480) “Follow Input” generates the resolution based on Follow Input ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
- Page 40 ARM AACHE V2 ARM MPEG1L2 Bit Rate 12Kbps – 384Kbps The bitrate of the audio. (128Kbps) The bitrate range for AACLC is 32Kbps –384Kbps ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
- Page 41 1080i 1080p 1080p 1080p Note 3: GOP Sizes Supported: 10, 12, 15, 25, 30, 50, 60, 100, 120, 200, 240 frames ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 42: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs
POLLING indicates “start” was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data to be detected. RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 43: Zfinder
IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Open Device Opens the HTTP-based graphical user interface (GUI) Flash LEDs Not supported by Z3Stream hardware ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 44: Appendix A: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp
(4) Click Edit and then change Java Heap Size to Production Level and Java Garbage Collection Settings to Concurrent collector. (5) Click on Save. Figure 30 Wowza Performance Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 45: Figure 31 Wowza Security Settings
If you are unable to see RTMP streaming to Wowza working correctly, please verify the Firewall on your PC with the Wowza server is turned off. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 46: Appendix B: Finding The Ip Address Of Your Computer
Local Area Connection. The IP address will display as 169.254.x.x where x is any one to three digit number. Figure 33 Locating Your Computer’s IP Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 47: Appendix C: Troubleshooting
-Is VLC version 1.1x or later? -Are all firewalls on the network turned off? -Try connecting the PC directly to the encoder without any routers, switches, etc. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 48 Problem: My multicast stream is not reaching multiple networks. (UDP) -By default, the TTL value of a multicast stream sent from the Z3Stream is set to 1. To reach multiple networks, the TTL value may need to be increased. The TTL value for multicast addresses can be changed by adding /# to the end of your multicast address.
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Page 49: Appendix D: Warranty
Z3 Technology, LLC incorporates HDMI® technology. The terms of HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...