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Datavideo NVS-40 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 4 channel streaming encoder/recoder NVS-40...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ....................17 UICK TART UIDE 4.2 H 2.5” SSD/R HDD ............19 OW TO NSTALL EMOVABLE CHAPTER 5 NVS-40 WEB CONTROL USER INTERFACE ........21 5.1 M ..................21 ONTROL NTERFACE 5.2 S ....................... 21 OURCE 5.3 E ......................23 NCODER 5.4 R...
  • Page 3 SERVICE AND SUPPORT ..................60 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

    Camera module, 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...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    The Datavideo NVS-40 supports SDI x 1 and HDMI x 4 video inputs (Channel 1 source can be either SDI or HDMI). The NVS-40 allows up to 4 1080P signal sources to be encoded to 8 streamings in different bitrates simultaneously. The NVS-40 records up to 4 inputs and 1 output channel video signals to hard disk or live-streams those videos to up to 10 different streaming platforms at the same time.
  • Page 8  Dynamic Parameter Settings Adjustment: GOP Size, Frame Rate, Bit Rate.  Multi-language Web UI including English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese (Will be Available Soon)  Dual Color LED Indicator Showing the status or detections. (About LED indicator related sections, please refer to Appendix1 and Appendix2).

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Connections And Controls

    RTSP stream and press again to stop streaming. Note: Pressing the Stream button starts the stream for that device only and this stream button is used when you want to stream directly through the NVS-40 device rather than by the NVS-40 Web UI.
  • Page 10 Press the Record button to start recording your input source to the 2.5” SSD or HDD inserted into the front panel of the NVS-40. Press the Record button again to stop the recording. Note: Pressing the Record button starts recording for that device only...
  • Page 11 SDI LED The SDI LED indicates the status of the first input channel. The first input channel of the NVS-40 allows either SDI or HDMI source. If the input for the first channel is SDI source, this SDI LED will be lit.
  • Page 12 Note: The USB port on the front panel of the NVS-40 is used for firmware update. The backup recording of the NVS-40 will be saved in the HDD or SSD inserted into the right side of the front panel. 2.5” SSD/HDD...
  • Page 13 2.5” SSD/HDD Enclosure and 2.5” SSD/HDD Tray This 2.5” SSD/HDD enclosure is used for users to install the 2.5” SSD or HDD. The Steps for installing the SSD/HDD 1. Remove the top cover of the SSD/HDD enclosure. 2. Please place your SSD or HDD into the enclosure.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    Connect an SDI or HDMI video source to this SDI/HDMI video input interface. Note: The video input source for the NVS-40 Channel 1 video input can be either SDI or HDMI source. However, the HDMI video input source is the only format that can be accepted by the video inputs of Channel 2, Channel 3 and Channel 4.
  • Page 15 Ethernet network through a standard RJ-45 Ethernet cable. DC IN 12V Power Connector Power the NVS-40 device by connecting the device to an AC outlet through a power cord and a power adapter. To power off the NVS-40, simply disconnect the device from the power source and any logged errors will be cleared.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 System Diagram

    Chapter 3 System Diagram...

  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Quick Start Guide-Connection And Setting

    Before you start to use the NVS-40, it is very important that you have to connect all necessary cables and to complete the network and HDD settings. Due to the fact that the NVS-40 can only be controlled by the Web UI, the Web UI must be set after all hardware connections and settings are done.
  • Page 18 Step. 11. After the connected NVS-40 IP address is shown, please enter the IP address into the address bar of the web browser.

  • Page 19: How To Install 2.5" Ssd/Removable Hdd

    Step 12. The NVS-40 Web Control UI will be shown and then it is ready for you to control and set the NVS-40 through the Web Control UI. Note: The 2.5” SSD/HDD must be installed in the enclosure and inserted into the HDD tray on the front panel of the NVS-40 to start recording.
  • Page 20 2. Place the SSD/HDD into the enclosure, cover the top cover back and then screw four screws for both sides as shown as the diagram. 3. After the SSD/HDD is placed back into the enclosure and the four screws are screwed, the SSD/HDD enclosure will be shown as the diagram.

  • Page 21: Chapter 5 Nvs-40 Web Control User Interface

    NVS-40 Web Control User Interface. 5.1 Main Control Interface After the IP address of the NVS-40 is detected by the IP Finder utility software, users can enter the detected IP address into the address bar of the web browser, and then the NVS-40 Web Control User Interface will be shown as follows.
  • Page 22 For the video and audio input sources from Channel 2 to Channel 4, the interface will be shown as follows. On the bottom of the source page, information for those input sources will be shown as follows.

  • Page 23: Encoder

    5.3 Encoder Users can see Encoder control page by clicking the Encoder option on the left column of the page. There are five tags for the Encoder page include tag 1, 2, 3, 4 and PGM. Each of the tag provides users to set parameters of two Encoders including Main Encoder and Sub Encoder.
  • Page 24 Parameters for each drop-down menu of the Encoder page are shown as follows. Resolution The Resolution drop-down menu shows different encoded resolution options that can be selected by the user Frame Rate The Frame Rate drop-down menu shows different frame rate options that can be selected by the user Profile Users can select different profiles...
  • Page 25 Users can select different GOP sizes through this drop-down menu. Video Bitrate (bps) Users can select different video bitrates from this drop-down menu. Audio Bitrate (bps) Users can select different audio bitrates from this drop-down menu. Entropy Users can select different Entropy coding algorithms including CAVLC and CABAC.

  • Page 26: Record

    5.4 Record After clicking the Record option on the left column of the web control UI, uses can see the Record option control page. There are five tags in this page include tag 1, tag 2, tag 3, tag 4 and PGM. Each of the tag has two sets of record settings in it including Main Record and Sub Record.

  • Page 27: Streaming

    Type Users can save the recorded file in different file formats including MP4, TS and MOV by this drop- down menu. Duration Users can determine the duration of each recorded file including 1min, 5min. 30min, 60min and unlimited time from this drop down menu.
  • Page 28 Parameters for each drop-down menu of the Streaming page are shown as follows. Encoder Source Users can choose options such as Main Encoder, Sub Encoder and Disable from the Encoder Source menu of Main Streaming/Sub Streaming. Stream Type Users can select different stream types including RTSP, RTMP, TS and HLS from this drop-down menu.

  • Page 29: Streaming-Rtsp

    IP address of the NVS-40. (Please refer to Chapter 4. Quick Start Guide-Connection and Setting). 5. Please enter the IP address of the NVS-40 into the address bar of the web browser to open the NVS-40 Web control UI.
  • Page 30 7. Please select Main Encoder or Sub Encoder from the Encoder Source drop-down menu. 8. Please select RTSP from the Streaming Type drop-down menu for the Main Streaming or Sub Streaming. 9. Please press the Start Stream button to generate a RTSP streaming address. 10.

  • Page 31: Streaming-Ts

    11. Open the VLC media player, select Media drop-down menu and then tap Open Network Stream. 12. Please enter the streaming address that is generated by the NVS-40 into the “please enter a network URL” blank and then press the Play button for streaming playing.
  • Page 32 IP address of the NVS-40. (Please refer to Chapter 4. Quick Start Guide-Connection and Setting). 5. Please enter the IP address of the NVS-40 into the address bar of the web browser to open the NVS-40 Web control UI.
  • Page 33 10. Please press the Start Stream button and then NVS-40 will generate a TS streaming address automatically. 11. Please download VLC media player from the VLC website https://www.videolan.org and then install the software. 12. Open the VLC media player, select Media drop-down menu and then tap Open Network Stream.

  • Page 34: Streaming-Rtmp (Take Youtube As An Example)

    2. Please use another RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect from the LAN port on the rear panel of the NVS-40 to the LAN port of the router. 3. Please use another RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect from the LAN port of a...
  • Page 35 IP address of the NVS-40. (Please refer to Chapter 4. Quick Start Guide-Connection and Setting). 7. Please enter the IP address of the NVS-40 into the address bar of the web browser to open the NVS-40 Web control UI.

  • Page 36: Streaming-Hls

    9. Select desired Encoder from the Encoder Source drop-down menu and then select RTMP from the Stream Type drop-down menu. 10. Please copy the server URL and Stream name/key and then paste them into the RTMP URL blank in the streaming control page. The format of the pasted server URL and stream name/key must be as follows.
  • Page 37 2. NVS-40 will generate an m3u8 streaming address. 3. Please play the m3u8 streaming address by following ways.  IPhone, iPad and MacBook: Please use Safari web browser to open the m3u8 streaming address.  Windows 10: Please open the m3u8 streaming address by Microsoft Edge streaming address.
  • Page 38 2. Open the VLC media player, select Media drop-down menu and then tap Open Network Stream. 3. Please enter the streaming address generated by the NVS-40 and then press the Play button for streaming playing...

  • Page 39: Cg (Character Generator)

    5.6 CG (Character Generator) After clicking the CG option on the left column of the web control UI, uses can see the CG option control page. There are five tags in this page include tag 1, tag 2, tag 3, tag 4 and PGM for users to set different CG parameters for input channel 1 to input channel 4 and the PGM.
  • Page 40 Text Users can enter desired texts in this blank if they choose text as the CG source. Location X/Location Y Users can enter different values to determine axis-X and axis-Y of the CG source (text/picture). Width and Height Users can enter different values to determine width and height of the CG source.

  • Page 41: How The Location X & Location Y Values Affect Cg Source

    5.6.1 How the Location X & Location Y values Affect CG Source 1. Characters Users can change the Location X and Location Y values to adjust the location of the characters placed on the screen. X axis: For X axis, higher Location X value will force the placed characters to move from their original location to more right position.
  • Page 42 Example: X axis =900, Y axis=500 2. Pictures Users can change the Location X and Location Y values to adjust the location of the pictures placed on the screen. X axis: For X axis, higher Location X value will force the placed pictures to move from their original location to more right position.

  • Page 44: Pgm

    5.7 PGM After clicking the PGM option on the left column of the web control UI, uses can see the PGM option control page. The PGM control page provides five PGM display models including Quad View, PIP, POP, PBP and Full Screen for users which are shown as follows.
  • Page 45 3. POP (Picture Outside Picture): Click the POP icon and select the desired channel to be POP and then press the submit button to apply. 4. PBP (Picture By Picture): Click the PBP icon and select the desired two channels to be PBP and then press the submit button to apply.

  • Page 46: Monitor

    5. PIP (Picture In Picture): Click the PIP icon and select the desired two channels to be PIP and then press the submit button to apply. 5.8 Monitor After clicking the Monitor option on the left column of the web control UI, uses can see the Monitor option control page.

  • Page 47: System

    Network Setting, Firmware Update, Disk Format and System Control. The System control page is shown as follows. Network Setting DHCP The default Network mode for the NVS-40 is DHCP mode. If users select Disable, they have to enter needed information by themselves. Static IP/Subnet Mask/Default...
  • Page 48 Disable, users have to enter all of those parameters by themselves. Firmware Update Please download the NVS-40 latest firmware with the file name of “nvs40_x_x_x.gz” from Datavideo official website www.datavideo.com. After the latest firmware is...

  • Page 49: Status

    NVS- 40 to factory default status. Press the Reboot button to reboot the NVS-40. 5.10 Status After clicking the Status option on the left column of the web control UI, uses can see the Status option control page. The Status control page provides details for following items.
  • Page 50  Recording for Channel 1 to Channel 4 and PGM.  Streaming for Channel 1 to Channel 4 and PGM.

  • Page 51: Chapter 6 Firmware Update

    Step 9. After the connected NVS-40 IP address is shown, please enter the IP address into the address bar of the web browser. Step 10. The NVS-40 Web Control UI will be shown and then press the System option on the left column.

  • Page 52: Chapter 7 Frequently-Asked Questions

    Chapter 7 Frequently-Asked Questions This section describes problems that you may encounter while using the NVS-40. If you have questions, please refer to related sections and follow all the suggested solutions. If problem still exists, please contact your distributor or the service center.

  • Page 53: Chapter 8 Dimensions

    Chapter 8 Dimensions All measurements in millimeters (mm)

  • Page 54: Specifications

    Chapter 9 Specifications Interface 3G/HD/SD-SDI x1 (BNC 75 ohm) Video Input HDMI 1.4 x4 (Channel 1 as SDI/HDMI selectable) XLR Balanced audio x2 RCA Unbalanced audio x 1 pair Audio Input SDI embedded audio HDMI embedded audio 3G/HD/SD-SDI loop-through x1 HDMI 1.4 x1(PGM) Video Output RJ-45 female x1 (10/100/1000M...
  • Page 55  Twitch  Wowza  Adobe Media Server Web UI Language English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 122°F) Chassis 1U rack mount Power DC 12V 2A...

  • Page 56: Appendix 1 Led Indicator Status And Behaviors

    Appendix 1 LED indicator Status and Behaviors Please refer to following table for the LED indictor status and behaviors of the NVS- 40 and its SSD/HDD enclosure. NVS-40 Function Blinking RED GREEN Power LED System Boot- Error System Ready up/Program...

  • Page 57: Appendix 2 Nvs-40 Front Panel Buttons Behaviors

    Appendix 2 NVS-40 Front Panel Buttons Behaviors There are three buttons on the front panel of the NVS-40 including MODE, RECORD and STREAM, please refer to following table for the NVS-40 front panel buttons behaviors. Button Behavior Description LED Indicator...

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  • Page 60: Service And Support

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