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H.265 4K IP Camera
Z3Dome-4K
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DOC-USR-0188-04
Software Version 4.00
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  • Page 1 Z3 Technology and ZEUS are registered trademarks of Z3 Technology, LLC. This document contains proprietary information of Z3 Technology, LLC ("Z3"). This document may not be used, reproduced, disclosed, or disseminated to anyone without the prior written approval of an authorized representative of Z3. Z3 reserves the right to change this product at any time and without notice.
  • Page 2 Preliminary Document for Z3Dome-4K 05/07/2019 Update for latest SW 05/09/2019 Added PTZ Presets and Tours 05/15/2019 Updated connections and added composite pass through ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Set a Static IP Address ..................51 Upgrade Firmware ..................... 53 Setting a Password .................... 55 Mounting the Camera ..................56 DECODE OPTIONS ....................57 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 APPENDIX B: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP .............. 81 APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application .............. 83 APPENDIX D: Troubleshooting ................... 87 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 5 Figure 32 Camera Tab Preview Image ................. 38 Figure 33 Add PTZ Preset ....................39 Figure 34 Recall PTZ Preset .................... 40 Figure 35 Delete PTZ Preset ................... 41 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 6 Figure 60 Wowza Performance Settings ................81 Figure 61 Wowza Security Settings ..................82 Figure 62 Running the Example Application ................83 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: General Description

    DOC-USR-0188-04 1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Z3Dome-4K™ by Z3 Technology is an H.265/HEVC 4K IP camera. The innovative Z3Dome-4K has multiple options for your IP transmission including MPEG-2 TS (UDP), RTP, RTSP, and RTMP. The system can output both H.265/HEVC and H.264 video over IP in 4K resolutions. It is also capable of producing a secondary stream with a smaller resolution or different codec.

  • Page 8: Features

    Profile S & T compliant  o Compatible with the ZEUS Z3-HE265-DEC H.265 decoder* (also available from Z3 Technology) o HTTP-based configuration software for user-friendly configuration, control and update o Supports Power over Ethernet (802.3at PoE+) o Temperature & Humidity: Operating: -10 t0 60 (peak) degrees Celsius at <90% Relative Humidity o Measurements: 216 x 216 x 300.5 mm (8.5 x 8.5 x 11.83 in)
  • Page 9 3840x2160 at 30 fps simultaneously with a secondary stream at 1280x720 at 7.5 fps. The maximum performance for two channels is one 2160p30 plus one 1080p30 stream. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Z3Dome-4K User Instructions DOC-USR-0188-04 3.0 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3Dome-4K Camera 12V 4A Power Supply Figure 2 Z3Dome-4K Package Contents ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 11: Operating Controls

    Z3Dome-4K User Instructions DOC-USR-0188-04 4.0 OPERATING CONTROLS Figure 3 Z3Dome-4K 12V power out Composite Video Output Ethernet with PoE Support 12V Power input ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 12: Getting Started With Z3Dome-4K

    If Power over Ethernet (PoE) is available, then no connection to the power supply is required. It will take 15-30 seconds to boot. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Access The User Interface Using Zfinder

    5.2 Access the User Interface Using ZFinder (1) ZFinder is a PC utility that allows you to find any Z3 Technology product on your network. If you have not yet downloaded this to your computer Z-finder is available for download after registering your product on www.Z3Technology.com.

  • Page 14: Figure 6 Z3Dome-4K User Interface - System Setup Tab

    If the encoder status message in the bottom right corner of the screen shows RUNNING, you will need to click the stop or Stop All button in order to change any settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Streaming Control

    The status LED on the unit will blink green when streaming. VLC is an open source media player from the VideoLAN organization that can be downloaded for free online. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 16: Figure 7 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Udp

    IP Address or “H265(HEVC)” Multicast Address (6) Note value (1) If necessary, click “Stop” (7) Click “Start” Figure 7 CH1 Tab Configuration – UDP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Figure 8 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp

    Figure 8 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for UDP (5) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 18: Figure 9 Example Of Video Streaming To Vlc (Udp)

    Z3Dome-4K User Instructions DOC-USR-0188-04 Figure 9 Example of Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 19: Stream Rtp

    “Follow Input” to “RTP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 10 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 20: Figure 11 Example Of Encoded Video Streaming To Vlc (Rtp)

    (10) Press Enter or click Open. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC. Figure 11 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 21: Stream Rtsp

    (4) Change to “RTSP” (3) Note value (5) Click “Start” (1) If necessary, click “Stop” Figure 12 CH1 Tab Configuration – RTSP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 22: Figure 13 Finding Your Camera's Ip Address

    1m.mp4) If you are using a unicast address, as we are in the example pictured, omit the letter m after z3-1 in the address. b. In this example, the full network URL would be “rtsp://192.168.0.120/z3-1.mp4”. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 23: Figure 14 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Rtp

    RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2.1.5 or later. When encoding via 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 ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Stream Rtmp

    Delivery Networks) and social media platforms for wide content distribution and live streaming. 6.4.1 RTMP Camera Streaming to the Wowza Streaming Engine™ Z3 Technology is a member of the Wowza Media Systems™ Technology Alliance partner program, and the Wowza Streaming Engine™ is used here as an example. Note: Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding.

  • Page 25: Figure 16 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Wowza Streaming Engine

    (11) At the top of the screen, click on Applications. (12) Select live on the left side of the screen. (13) Click Test Players in the top right hand corner. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 26: Figure 17 Navigating To The Wowza Test Player

    (1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (4) Select “Test Players” (3) Select “live” Figure 17 Navigating to the Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Figure 18 Viewing Streamed Content On Wowza Test Player

    (2) Type “hevc4k” for Stream (3) Click “Start” (4) Audio and Video appear Figure 18 Viewing Streamed Content on Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 28: Figure 19 Youtube Live Dashboard - Encoder Setup

    (9) It is recommended to set GOP Size to: a. 120 Frames – 240 Frames for 60 fps content. b. 60 Frames – 120 Frames for 30 fps content. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Figure 20 Ch1 Tab Configuration - Rtmp Streaming To Youtube Live

    Select the Live Video link at the top of the Create Post dialog box near the top of the page. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Figure 21 Facebook "Create Post" Dialog Box

    (5) Enter the Server URL minus the protocol header and stream Key as a continuous string in the Dest Address field. In our example, the full address reads: live-api.facebook.com:443/rtmp/10105999705404285?s_sw=0&s_vt=api-s&a=Abyv0xFhiC6Wrgo9 Authentication should remain disabled. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 31: Figure 23 Facebook Live Stream Encoder Settings

    (7) Return to the Facebook Live Video Setting dialog box to ensure your stream is previewing properly. Add a message to the video stream, if desired, and click Go Live at the bottom. Your Stream is now active! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 32: Tuning For Latency

    ISO 13818-1 constant end-to-end delay is required, but delay is not critical, set TS Lowlat Mode to “False”. Enable or Disable Low Latency Mode Figure 24 Enable TS Lowlat Mode ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 33: Figure 25 Vlc Media Player Tools Menu

    Network Caching (ms) value. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 34: Figure 26 Vlc Media Player Advanced Preferences

    @ 300 ms, frame skips; @ 1000 ms, no frame skips 5 Mbps 1000 ms @ 300 ms, frame skips; @ 1000 ms, no frame skips Figure 27 Recommended Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Stream Multiple Resolutions

    If the system time is not as expected check the network settings of the encoder. Figure 29 Setting up SNTP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 36: Record Snapshot

    (2) Connect a composite video cable from BNC on the camera to a TV or display monitor. Composite Video Output Figure 30 Composite Pass-Through Connection ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 37: Camera Control

    The up and down arrows on the preview stream will send Tilt commands to the unit. Drag the arrow icon to control the Pan or Tilt speed. For more information on PTZ see DOC-USR-0126-XX PTZ App Note. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 38: Figure 32 Camera Tab Preview Image

    Click to load a still preview image Stop and Start Live Preview Buttons Right Click here to save image Figure 32 Camera Tab Preview Image ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 39: Ptz

    (5) Click Save button (2) Navigate using arrows (4) Type new name (3) Click on Add button Figure 33 Add PTZ Preset ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 40: Figure 34 Recall Ptz Preset

    (2) Click on the arrow icon in the Action column to recall the saved PTZ preset position. (1) Click on Presets (2) Click on arrow icon Figure 34 Recall PTZ Preset ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 41: Figure 35 Delete Ptz Preset

    (2) Click on the red minus sign icon in the Action column to delete the PTZ preset from the database. (1) Click on Presets (2) Click on red minus sign icon Figure 35 Delete PTZ Preset ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 42: Figure 36 Create Ptz Tour

    (3) Select tour (4) Click Add (4) Click Add button button (8) Save tour (9) Run tour Figure 36 Create PTZ Tour ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 43: Color Controls

    (2) Adjust Color Gain and Color Hue using the sliders. (3) Use the button options to adjust to your desired Color Suppress settings. Figure 38 Color Controls ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 44: Sony Visca Camera Control

    Figure 39 Com2TCP Configuration Com2TCP is an application available for download online that allows for remote control of any serial device via IP. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 45: Figure 40 Camera Controller Software Configuration

    If you do not have camera control software it is possible to write your own. An example application for sending VISCA commands from a Windows PC to the Z3Dome-4K has been provided in APPENDIX C: Example Camera Controller Application. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 46: Onvif  Profile S/T

    If you are logging onto the camera for the first time, the default user ID is admin and the default password is admin. ONVIF promotes standardized interfaces for interoperability of IP-based security products. For more information, visit www.onvif.org. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 47: Performing Other Operations With The Z3Dome-4K

    The very first time settings are saved may take up to 30 seconds. This is due to some flash initialization which occurs on the very first configuration save. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 48: Advanced Settings Mode

    (5) Under Device Setup, check the Advanced Settings box. (6) Click on the Save button. (1) Check “Advanced Settings” (2) Click “Save” Figure 44 Accessing Advanced Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 49: Encoder Roi

    3) Resize and Drag the selection box to indicate the desired ROI. 4) When satisfied with the selection, click Start to begin encoding. Only the selected area will be encoded. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 50: Overlay Timestamp

    Note: To use a different timestamp format add strftime characters in the tag. For example, for timestamp format of YYYY/MM HH:MM:SS use "{ts%Y/%m %H:%M:%S}" Figure 47 CH1 Overlay Timestamp ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 51: Set A Static Ip Address

    (3) Now that DHCP is no longer set in this configuration and your network settings have been entered, click on the Save button. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 52: Figure 48 Saving Updated Network Settings

    (9) 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 ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 53: Upgrade Firmware

    (2) A Software Updater screen will appear. Click Choose File and navigate to the software image file on your PC that you wish to update with. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 54: Figure 50 Software Updater Screen

    (4) Click Upload and Update. A progress message will appear. Once update of firmware is completed it will return to the main menu. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 55: Setting A Password

    This is not editable. (4) Enter your selected password and click login to access the user interface. Figure 52 Password Entry Screen ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 56: Mounting The Camera

    Z3Dome-4K User Instructions DOC-USR-0188-04 8.8 Mounting the Camera The Z3Dome-4K easily mounts to walls. Figure 53 Mounting Bracket ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 57: Decode Options

    VLC guidelines for decoding at https://wiki.videolan.org/GPU_decoding VLC is an open source media player from the VideoLAN organization that can be downloaded for free online. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 58: Figure 54 Dxva Checker

    DXVA Checker Figure 54 DXVA Checker 1) Install DXVA Checker if necessary 2) Verify the HEVC_VLD_Main supports under Decoder Devices for HW Decoding. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 59: Figure 55 Lav Filters Configuration

    (3) Verify the HEVC checkbox is checked under Codecs for HW Decoding. (4) Enable the Nvidia video card under Hardware Decoder to use. (5) Select Apply. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 60: Zeus  He265-Dec Decode

    When in H.264 mode, the Z3Dome-4K is compatible with the ZEUS HE265-DEC, also manufactured by Z3 Technology. Please contact Z3 for more information. Figure 56 ZEUS HE265-DEC H.265 Decoder ZEUS is a registered trademark of Z3 Technology, LLC. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8...

  • Page 61: Summary Of Options

    IP address at start up. Unchecked Device Setup Auto Start Checked Check this box to set the system to automatically start encoding upon powering on. Unchecked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 62 USR-0164-0x for more information Set 802.1x Sets configuration for 802.0x on the wired connection. See DOC-USR-0161-0x for details. Configure DiffServe Configure ONVIF ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 63: The User Presets Tab

    Delete a configuration file. export Export current settings to a file. import Load settings from a previously exported file. Reset Resets presets ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 64: The Status Tab

    Description Refresh Button Click button to manually refresh information Auto Refresh Checked Sets whether the status tab will automatically refresh information Unchecked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 65: The Camera Tab

    Priority Only) Gain (Manual Slider to set the gain of the camera. Only) High Sensitivity Checked Sets high sensitivity mode on the ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 66 [Note 1] Sodium Lamp Outdoor - Fixed WB specifically for outdoors wich is compatible with sodium vaport lamps. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 67 Sets the step size for the +/- buttons. Higher values result in faster zoom when holding one of the buttons. Zoom Slider Wide - Telephoto Sets the camera zoom. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 68 Noise Reduction Checked Enables noise reduction to allow proper Unchecked bitrate control. Recommended setting is Checked. Only uncheck for high bitrates with complex scenes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 69: The Term Tab

    Each available serial port is listed and can be changed by the user as required. Serial Z1 Serial 2 Serial Z0 Serial 4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 70 Type of PTZ control expected. Relative None Flip Flips Axis for PT Controls Flip Pan Axis Flip Tilt Axis Flip Pan & Tilt ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 71: The Ch1 Tab (Channel 1)

    Specifies the start X,Y of the ROI Image representation of ROI allowing move/resize by user. Rotate Enable* True Enables image rotation False ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 72 In separated mode the fields are set separately for an HEVC stream. The decoder will ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 73 The bitrate range for AACLC is 12-384 Kbps (though 64 Kbps or higher is recommended for best results). The bitrate range for AACHE and AACHE V2 is 32 – ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 74 File Prefix MOV1_%F_%T_ Textbox to enter desired file name for .ts file. Entered text will be followed by a number starting (TSFILE Only) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 75 This results in lower latency at the expense of decreased network efficiency and a less smooth bitstream. There is a limit of 5Mbps ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 76 IDLE indicates no valid input data is present. POLLING STOPPED indicates that the unit is not currently encoding. Must be in this mode to make any ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 77 640x480, 640x360, 420x380, 352x576, 352x288, 352x240, 320x240, and 320x180 Follow input “Follow input” = Generate encoder resolution based on capture resolution detected ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 78: The Ch2 & Ch3 Tabs (Channels 2 & 3)

    (3840x2160), resizing (720-480) will occur. Follow Input Video Bitrate 2K – 40M (2M) Textbox for entering video bitrate. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 79: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs

    System Status 10.9 ZFinder Buttons Description Rescans the network for Z3 Technology products Refresh Edit Device Allows for manual edits to encoder settings: Name: Name visible in ZFinder and top right corner of user interface (useful when multiple units are on the same network)

  • Page 80: Appendix A: 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 59 Locating Your Computer’s IP Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 81: Appendix B: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp

    Settings to Concurrent collector. (5) Click on Save. Figure 60 Wowza Performance Settings (6) Click on Applications in the top band of options. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 82: Figure 61 Wowza Security Settings

    (9) Verify Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions. (10) Click on Save. Figure 61 Wowza Security Settings The Wowza server is now configured to work with your Z3 Technology product. Note: You can also select Require password authentication under RTMP Publishing. In this case, Authentication on the Encoder tab needs to be enabled and a valid Wowza user name and password need to be entered to successfully access Wowza.

  • Page 83: Appendix C: Example Camera Controller Application

    #include <fcntl.h> #include <time.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include<winsock2.h> #include <conio.h> #define FALSE 0 #define TRUE 1 int status; void usage() printf("Usage: z3visca cameraip port\n"); ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 84 *argv[]) int res, i; int ch = 0, chant = 0; SOCKET s; char buf[255]; unsigned char cmdVisca[6][10]= {{0x06,0x81,0x01,0x04,0x07,0x02,0xFF,0x00,0x00,0x00}, ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 85 (connect(s,(struct sockaddr *) &serv_addr,sizeof(serv_addr)) < 0) printf("ERROR connecting\n"); return -3; printf("connected!\n"); if (s != INVALID_SOCKET) { help(); while ( 1) { ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 86 (ch == 32) //stop zoom printf("Stop Zoom\n"); visca_send(s, cmdVisca[2]); visca_receive(s,buf,sizeof(buf), 1); if (ch == 'x' || ch == 'X') break; Sleep(1); closesocket(s);} ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 87: Appendix D: Troubleshooting

    -Verify the IP address set in Dest Address equals the IP address found in the Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection settings of the PC running VLC. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 88 - Is the network caching value in VLC set to 200ms? Refer to Section 6.4 for more information. When contacting Z3 Technology for additional support, please click the Download device logs button in the System Setup tab of the user interface at the time the problem occurs and send the resulting .tgz file, along with screenshots of all applicable tabs in the user interface to Z3.

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