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Dual Channel H.264 HD Encoder
Z3-MVE-20
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The Power of ZEUS™
DOC-USR-0034-08
Manual Version 1.06.26a
Software Version 1.06.26
July 15, 2016
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use.
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- Page 1 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use. © Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietary and confidential 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.
- Page 2 Added Quick Start Guide, Closed Captioning support, Supported Resolutions and 1.06.26 03/04/2014 Password Feature note. Updated Summary of Options 1.06.26a 07/15/2016 Changed to DHCP default, Updated Warranty Information ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Encoder Options ...................... 31 Decoder Options ..................... 35 APPENDIX A: Installing Ear Rack Mounts on the Z3-MVE-20 ............36 APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting ..................... 37 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... - Page 4 Figure 33 Setting the Password ................... 30 Figure 34 Entering the Password ..................30 Figure 35 Z3-MVE-20 with Ear Rack Brackets ................36 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Page 5: General Information
“Making a Firmware Update,” on page 28. *Note: Actual version numbers for your Z3 product may differ from those pictured in this document. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 6: Included Parts List
RCA to RCA Cable x 2 Ear Rack Brackett x 2 4 mm (L) x 3 mm (D) Screw x 6 Figure 1 Package Contents ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 7: Features
576i25, 480i30, and 480i29.97 VGA: 1280x1024, 800x600 Supported Decode Resolutions SDI: 1080p30, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576i25, 480i30, and 480i29.97 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 8: Operating Controls
25 Power In Figure 3 Z3-MVE-20 Rear View * Supports non-HDCP HDMI content only. For example, a Blu-Ray player cannot be used. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 9: Getting Started And Running The Encoder
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) HDMI content is not supported. For example, a Blu-Ray player cannot be used as a source for the encoder. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 10: Finding The Z3-Mve-20 On The Network Using Zfinder
Finding the Z3-MVE-20 on the Network using ZFinder ZFinder is a PC Utility that allows you to find any Z3 Technology product on your network. If you have not downloaded this to your computer, you can find it on the USB drive provided with your system. -
Page 11: Figure 7 The Z3-Mve-20 User Interface
Click on “Open Device.” An Internet browser window is opened (for best results, Firefox or Chrome are recommended) and the HTTP-based graphical user interface (GUI) appears. Figure 7 The Z3-MVE-20 User Interface ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 12: Configure Encode
(4) Set “Dest IP Address” to multicast address or PC IP address (5) Set “Dest Port” to 8888 Figure 8 Changes to Encoding Parameters ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 13: Figure 9 Z3-Mve-20 Web Menu - Start/Stop/Status Section
(1) If necessary, click “Stop Encoder” (3) Click “Start Encoder” (2) Status changes to “Stopped” Figure 9 Z3-MVE-20 Web Menu – Start/Stop/Status Section ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 14: Run Vlc To View The Encoded Stream
(17) Press “Enter.” (18) You will now see video streaming from VLC. Figure 11 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP/TS) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 15: Streaming Rtp
(5) Confirm “Dest Port” is “8888” (1) If necessary, click “Stop Encoder” (5) Click “Start Encoder” Figure 12 Changes to Encoding Parameters for RTP Encode ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 16: Run Vlc To View The Encoded Rtp Stream
Click “Play.” (27) You will then see RTP video streaming on VLC. Figure 14 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... -
Page 17: Dynamically Changing Bitrate And Frame Rate
The video stream will then continue interrupted with the new parameter. (1) Change bitrate (2) Click “Start Encoder” (3) “Changed rate” appears in Status area Figure 15 Changing Bitrate on the Fly ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 18: Tuning For Latency
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... -
Page 19: Encoding Closed Caption Data
Figure 17 Connections for Closed Caption Extraction Configure the Encoder to use composite input. Figure 18 Sample Encoder Settings for Closed Caption Extraction ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 20: Figure 19 Setting Vlc To Use The Extracted Closed Caption Data
Extraction of closed caption through SDI input is also possible. In that case, SDI In of the Z3-MVE-20 is used. The procedure for seeing the closed caption data through VLC is the same as shown above. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 21: Running Decode On The Z3-Mve-20
The control PC should still have the user interface of the Z3-MVE-20 Encoder 1 accessed. If the encoder is still running from the previous demo, click “Stop Encoder”. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 22: Figure 21 Z3-Mve-20 Example Encoder Settings For End-To-End Streaming
In the Encoder 1 user interface, make sure the settings are set for streaming MPEG-2 TS to 225.1.2.3:8888. Figure 21 Z3-MVE-20 Example Encoder Settings for End-to-End Streaming ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 23: Figure 22 Zfinder With Both Encoder 1 And Encoder 2
In the top right corner is an “Operating Mode” selector. Select “Decoder” from the dropdown menu. Figure 23 Z3-MVE-20 Changing to “Decoder” Mode ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 24: Figure 24 Z3-Mve-20 Example Decoder Settings For End-To-End Streaming
Z3-MVE-10, Z3-MVPR-01 or another Z3-MVE-20 to allow for a faster decode. (15) Select SDI for “Output Interface” (16) Click “Start Decoder.” You will see video output on the monitor. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 25: Performing Other Operations With The Z3-Mve-20
Figure 25 The “Save User Settings” Button When you reboot the Z3-MVE-20, the encode will automatically start with the saved settings. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 26: Using A Static Ip Address
Click on “Save User” and wait for the “Saved All to User” message to appear. (1) Click “Save User” (2) Wait for “Saved all to User” to appear in status Figure 27 Saving User ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 27: Figure 28 New Ip Address In Zfinder
A browser will then appear with the user interface. You will see the new IP address as the page URL. New IP Address Figure 29 Web GUI using New IP Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 28: Making A Firmware Update
You will see screens stating that the image is being uploaded and the flash is being updated. After about one minute, the main menu appears. Your Z3-MVE-20 is now updated. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 29: Updating Firmware From An Sd Card
If you do not remove the SD Card, another update will occur the next time you reboot. (13) Turn the system back on. The update is now complete. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 30: Using The Password Feature
An authorization window will appear after the password is successfully registered. Type “admin” for the User Name and the password you have just entered and click “Ok”: Figure 34 Entering the Password ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 31: Summary Of Options
SDI or HDMI input to select. “Analog Channels 3+4 Jacks” refers to the right and left “Audio Channels 5+6 Input” jacks. Channels 7+8 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... - Page 32 150 – 2000ms (300) # of ms to buffer. The higher the value, the smoother the encode, but also the higher the latency. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
- Page 33 Stop current encode session. Stop Encoder [Button] ----- Start encode session. Start Encoder [Button] Idle, Stopped, Running Current status of the encoder. Status ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
- Page 34 1080i (1920x1080), 3/4 1080i (1440x1080), XGA (1280x1024), 720p (1280x720), 4/5 720p (1024x720), D1 NTSC (720x480), D1 PAL (720x576), 4-CIF (704x576), VGA (640x480) 2-CIF (352x576), CIF (352x288), SIF (352x240), QVGA (320x240), WQVGA (320x180) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
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Page 35: Decoder Options
Stop the current decode session. [Button] Start Decoder ----- Start a decode session. [Button] Status Idle, Stopped, Running Current status of the decoder. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 36: Appendix A: Installing Ear Rack Mounts On The Z3-Mve-20
Repeat this step for the opposite side. After completing steps (1)-(4) your Z3-MVE-20 should look like the following: Figure 35 Z3-MVE-20 with Ear Rack Brackets ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 37: Appendix B: Troubleshooting
.gz file, along with screenshots of all running channels and the Status tab to Z3 Technology. Z3 Technology’s Express Limited Warranty will be void if the label on the hardware bearing the serial number is removed, tampered with or defaced. You can view Z3 Technology’s full hardware warranty at http://z3technology.com/Support/ZEUS-HW-Warranty.html...
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