4.1 Supported Input Resolutions ..................9 5.0 OPERATING CONTROLS ....................10 6.0 USING THE Z3-MVE-40 TO ENCODE 4 CHANNELS INTO 4 UDP OR RTP STREAMS ........ 11 6.1 Set up the Video Sources ................... 11 6.2 Connect the Z3-MVE-40 ..................... 11 6.3 Power up the Z3-MVE-40 ....................
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APPENDIX A: Installing Ear Rack Mounts on the Z3-MVE-40 ............58 APPENDIX B: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP ..............58 APPENDIX C: Troubleshooting ..................... 61 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Figure 33 Reboot Reminder for Changing IP Settings ..............29 Figure 34 Example of New DHCP Address in LCD Screen .............. 29 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Figure 64 Z3-MVE-40 with Ear Racks ..................58 Figure 65 Wowza Performance Settings ................. 59 Figure 66 Wowza Security Settings ..................60 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Preface The Z3-MVE-40 is a 1 RU system that can encode up to 4x 1080i inputs from SDI simultaneously. It can output the encoded content via one multiplexed DVB-ASI stream or via the Ethernet as RTP, UDP, TSRTP, or RTMP streams.
Ear Rack Brackets x 2 4 mm (L) x 3 mm (D) Screws x 6 DB-9 Serial Cable Figure 1 Parts Included with the Z3-MVE-40 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
-SDI In1-4 Loop output the values of SDI In 1-4. They can be used to feed the same input(s) into multiple channels. *Not supported in this release. Contact Z³ Technology for more information. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 6.0 USING THE Z3-MVE-40 TO ENCODE 4 CHANNELS INTO 4 UDP OR RTP STREAMS This section gives step-by-step instructions on using the Z3-MVE-40 to encode 4 1080i streams to UDP or RTP. 6.1 Set up the Video Sources (1) Configure 4 SDI sources to output 1080i.
To be able to communicate with the Z3-MVE-40, the PC that you are communicating from needs to have at least the same first two parts of the IP address as the Z3-MVE-40. For example, if the Z3- MVE-40 has an IP address of 192.168.81.68, your PC would need to have an address of 192.168.x.y, where x.y is anything but 81.68 (and not conflicting with any other equipment on your current...
6.6 Set “Encoder No Resize” Mode (11) To encode 4x 1080i inputs, you need to set the Z3-MVE-40 to “Encoder No Resize” mode. This is done by selecting “Encoder No Resize” as the “Operating Mode” in the lower right corner of the screen: Change to “Encoder No Resize”...
PC being “Follow Input” streamed to (5) Verify “Dest Port” is 5004 Figure 10 Z3-MVE-40 CH1 Settings for 4x1080i UDP Encode _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(19) Click on the “Status” tab (just to the left of “MPTS”). You should see output bitrates, frame rates, and resolutions for each channel: Figure 15 The “Status” Tab for 4 1080i UDP Encodes _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(22) Press “Enter.” (23) You should now see video streaming to VLC: Figure 17 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 6.11 Streaming RTP The Z3-MVE-40 also supports streaming to RTP. The steps below show an example of using RTP for CH1. This can also be done for CH2-CH4: (24) In the CH1 configuration tab, click on “stop” to stop the current encoding session.
(29) Press “Enter.” (30) You should now see video streaming to VLC: Figure 20 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(32) In the “Open Media” box, type “rtsp://{IP Address}/z3-{ch #}{m}.mp4”, where {IP Address} is the IP address of the Z3-MVE-40, {ch #} is 1 for CH1, 2 for CH2, 3 for CH3, 4 for CH4, and {m} is added if a multicast address is being streamed.
RTP and UDP between the various channels. Figure 23 shows an example of the status page after setting CH1-CH4 to RTP encode: Figure 23 The “Status” Tab for 4 1080i RTP Encodes _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
GUI, the value in the corresponding SDP file should be changed as well. 6.15 Dynamically Changing the Bitrate The Z3-MVE-40 includes in each channel an “Update” button which allows you to change the bitrate or frame rate without stopping and restarting the encoder. To use this feature, complete the following steps: (36) In VLC, click on “Tools”...
The parameter “Frame Rate Divider” can also be updated dynamically using the “update” button. All other parameters require a stop and then start to change. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
By default, this is set to 1000ms. You can lower this to as low as 200ms. To do this, go to the following: VLC → Tools → Preferences → Show Settings (ALL) → Input / Codecs → Network caching (ms) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 6.17 Running DHCP DHCP is also supported. When enabled, the Z3-MVE-40 dynamically receives an IP address to use at startup. The IP address that is assigned can be seen through the front LCD. To see how DHCP support works, complete the following steps: (39) The first step is to set up a custom configuration so that the DHCP setting is used the next time the system boots up.
The first time this is done, it may take up to 15 seconds for the window to pop up as values get initialized. After that saving changes should take no more than a few seconds. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(46) A new IP address is assigned to the unit through DHCP. This address can be seen in the front panel LCD: New DHCP Address Figure 34 Example of New DHCP Address in LCD Screen _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
Figure 36 DHCP Address Being Used (49) You can return to Static IP by unchecking “Use DHCP” and saving that to the preset. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 6.18 Using the Resizer The Z3-MVE-40 also supports resizing of the inputs. 4x 1080i channels can be resized to as high as 4x 1280x270 outputs. (50) To resize, select “Encoder Resize” for “Operating Mode” at the bottom of any tab: Select “Encoder Resize”...
1280x270 can be selected. The figure below demonstrates what the Status Page would look like if all 4 channels are encoding a resized 1280x720 stream: Figure 39 Status Page when 4 channels resized _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(1) Select “Subtitle – Sub Track – Closed Caption 1” (2) Subtitles start to appear Figure 40 Setting VLC to use the Extracted Closed Caption Data _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
1 channel out via ASI. They can also be used to combine 4 channels into 1 UDP stream. 7.1 Set up the System (1) Complete steps (1) to (12) in Section 6.0 to connect the Z3-MVE-40 to the video sources and bring up the GUI. 7.2 Connect the ASI Out...
DOC-USR-0068-02 Change Output Format to “MPTS” Figure 42 Z3-MVE-40 CH1 Settings for 4-channel ASI Encode _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 Figure 43 Z3-MVE-40 CH2 Settings for 4-channel ASI Encode _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 Figure 44 Z3-MVE-40 CH3 Settings for 4-channel ASI Encode _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 Figure 45 Z3-MVE-40 CH4 Settings for 4-channel ASI Encode _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
7.6 Start the Encode (10) Go to the bottom of any tab and click “Start All” Click here Figure 47 The “Start All” Button _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(11) Click on the “Status” tab (just to the left of “MPTS”). You should see output bitrates, frame rates, and resolutions for each channel: Figure 48 The “Status” Tab for a 4x1080i -> ASI Encode _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
RTMP server to stream to. 8.1 Connect the Encoder (1) Follow steps (1) to (12) in Section 6.0 to connect the Z3-MVE-40 for encode and bring up the Encoder GUI. 8.2 Configure CH1 for RTMP Streaming (2) Click on the “CH1”...
(1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (3) Select “live” (4) Select “Test Players” Figure 50 Getting to the Wowza Test Player _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(10) You should see the “Test Players” popup screen. Select the “Adobe RTMP” tab, change the Stream name to “1080” (should match the directory you are streaming to in the Z3-MVE-40), and click “Start”. You should then see the content streamed from the Z3-MVE-40: (1) Select “Adobe RTMP”...
9.1 Saving Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the Z3-MVE-40 is powered off and back on, it automatically uses those settings. For an example of doing this, please see the description in the “Running DHCP”...
(7) You will see screens stating that the image is being uploaded and that the flash is being updated. After about one minute, you should see the main menu again. (8) Your Z3-MVE-40 is now updated! _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(2) Once you click on “go”, the change password options appear. Enter the new password twice and click “change”: Enter new password twice Click “change” Figure 56 Changing the Password _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
Use “admin” for the user name and the value you had entered before for the password: Figure 57 Entering the Password to Unlock the Z3-MVE-40 (5) You should now be able to access the web GUI. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
DOC-USR-0068-02 9.4 Controlling the Z3-MVE-40 through the Front Panel Controls The Z3-MVE-40 can be controlled through the front panel LCD and push buttons. For the push buttons, there are four directional keys, a “ “, and an “X”: Figure 58 The Z3-MVE-40 LCD Control Buttons The “”...
Aud Std Protocol Aud Std / Channel Protocol / Port Figure 62 Encoder Status Main Screen Figure 63 Encoder Status Detail Screen _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
Rename a configuration file. delete Delete a configuration file. export Export current settings to a file. import Load settings from a previously exported file. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
If checked, causes the values in the status tab to be refreshed automatically once every five seconds. Click “Refresh” to start the refresh. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
Can be multicast or unicast. Address When “udp” is selected, allows user to specify the UDP port the MPTS should stream to. (udp only) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
# of ms to buffer. The higher the value, the smoother the encode, but also the higher the latency. See Section 6.16, “Tuning for Latency” on page 26 for more details. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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This needs to be set for compliance with certain ISDB-T decoders. Should otherwise be (UDP/TS Only) 1 AU, 2 AUs, 3 AUS, 4 AUs left as “None”. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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“True.” Specifies where to save the TS file. (UDP Only) For example, if a USB drive is connected, the value “/media/sda1/example.ts” could be specified. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
“follow input” or match the resolution of the source. Stop All Stop encode on all channels. Start All Start encode on all channels. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
(1) Place the Z3-MVE-40 face-up on a dry, flat surface. (2) Place one of the ear rack brackets on the left and one on the right of the Z3-MVE-40 so that the holes on the unit align with the brackets (The brackets are identical so it does not matter which bracket goes on which side).
“Java Garbage Collection Settings” to “Concurrent collector”. Click on “Save.”: Figure 65 Wowza Performance Settings All registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
If you still run into issues, you should make sure the Firewall on your PC with the Wowza server is turned off. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
-Is the Ethernet cable plugged into the Z3-MVE-40 solidly (do you see the link light on the Ethernet cable which indicates data is being transmitted)? -Does the Z3-MVE-40 IP address and PC IP address have the same first two values (or, if netmask is set to 255.255.255.0, the same first three values)? -Do the Z3-MVE-40 and the PC running VLC have the same netmask? (Default value in the Z3-MVE-40 is 255.255.0.0)
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