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User Instructions
H.264 HD Multimedia System
Digital Media Encoder & Streamer
Z3-DME-01
Model Name:
The Power of ZEUS™
DOC-USR-0018-11
Manual Version 1.06.44
Software Version 1.06.44
July 14, 2016
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.
This document contains proprietary and confidential information of Z3 Technology, LLC ("Z3"). This document may not be used, reproduced,
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  • Page 1 Copyright © 2016 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    8.3.2 Updated Firmware from an SD Card ................. 29 8.4 Using the Password Feature ..................30 9.0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS ....................31 9.1 Encoder Options ...................... 31 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 4 Figure 28 The “set pass” Button ..................30 Figure 29 Setting the Password ................... 30 Figure 30 Entering the Password ..................30 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 5: General Information

    The Z3-DME-01 offers multi-format, multi-channel HD video up to 1080p30. It features HD performance, compact size, and low latency while still having less power consumption than a PC-based encoder platform. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 6: Quick Start Guide

    2.2 If you already have a System from Z3 and need to Update the Firmware You can update the firmware via the user interface by following the instructions in Section 8.3 on page ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 7: Included Parts List

    Figure 1 Parts Included with the Z3-DME-01 Note: The serial cable is included for advanced troubleshooting purposes only and is not needed by the typical user. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 8: Features

    1080p30, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 1080720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576i25, 480i30, and 480i29.97. Also supports 23.98Psf input for all resolutions. Composite: 576i25, 480i30, and 480i29.97 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 9: Operating Controls

    5: ASI/SDI Output 8: Analog Audio Inputs 10: 12V Power 3: SD Card 6: HD-SDI Input Figure 2 Z3-DME-01 Front and Rear Panels ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 10: Running The Encoder

    In addition to the Z3-DME-01, you will need: a 1080p30/1080i SDI video source, a Z3-DME-01, a 12V power supply, a PC with the VLC media player downloaded, a coaxial cable and at least one Ethernet cable.

  • Page 11: Finding The Z3-Dme-01 Using Zfinder

    6.3 Finding the Z3-DME-01 Using ZFinder 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, you can find it on the USB drive provided with your system.

  • Page 12: Configuring Mpeg-2 Ts (Udp) Encode

    “Stopped”, click on “Start Encoder.” If the encoder had not started already, simply click on the “Start Encoder” button. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 13: Figure 6 Changes To Encoding Parameters For Mpeg-2 Ts

    (1) If necessary, click “Stop Encoder” (2) Status changes to (3) Click “Start Encoder” “Stopped” Figure 6 Changes to Encoding Parameters for MPEG-2 TS ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 14: Opening A Vlc Client To Receive The Encoded Stream

    (16) Press “Enter.” (17) You will now see video streaming to VLC. Figure 8 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (UDP/MPEG-2 TS) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 15: Streaming Rtp

    “RTP” (4) Click “Start (1) Click “Stop Encoder” If encoder was running Encoder” Figure 9 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: Figure 10 Entering Rtsp Url Into Vlc

    (24) Click “Play.” You will then see RTP video streaming on VLC. Figure 11 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC (RTP) *Note: VLC version 2.1.5 or later is needed for RTSP support. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 17: Dynamically Changing Bit Rate / Frame Rate

    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 18: Encoding Closed Caption Data

    Figure 13 Connections for Closed Caption Extraction (3) Configure the Encoder to use composite input: Figure 14 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 19: Figure 15 Setting Vlc To Use The Extracted Closed Caption Data

    (6) Extraction of closed caption through SDI input is also possible. In that case, SDI In of the DME-01 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 20: Running The Decoder

    01) is required. 7.1 Connect the Decoder (1) Use a BNC to BNC cable to connect “ASI/SDI Output” on the Z3-DME-01 to an SDI monitor (or to “SDI In” of an SDI->HDMI converter connected to an HDMI monitor). (1) Connect to SDI Monitor or (2) Connect to hub/router “SDI In”...

  • Page 21: Configure The Encoder

    DOC-USR-0018-11 7.3 Configure the Encoder If you are using a second Z3-DME-01 to generate the encoded IP stream, please refer to the following instructions. If you are using another source for setting up decode, please continue to the next section.

  • Page 22: Configure The Decoder

    (8) Switch the “Operating Mode” to “Decoder”. Select “Decoder” Figure 18 Z3-DME-01 Operating Mode Selector (9) Once you do this, the description at the top right will change from “Z3-DME-01 Encoder” to “Z3-DME- 01 Decoder”: Figure 19 Z3-DME-01 Decoder Configuration Menu ____________________________________________________________________________________...

  • Page 23: Figure 20 Example Decoder Settings For End-To-End Streaming

    (17) You can also view the content using VLC. Open VLC and use the RTSP URL as described in Section 6.6 on page 15. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 24: Decoding Closed Caption Data

    The Z3-DME-01 supports closed caption data through decode over SDI. This automatically occurs any time MPEG-2 TS encoded input with closed caption data included is used and SDI is selected as the Output Interface. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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-Dme-01

    8.1 Saving Current Settings If you have a specific configuration you’d like to preserve, you can save it so that when the Z3-DME-01 is powered off and back on, it automatically uses those settings. This can be done with the following steps: (1) Once you make a change you want to save, click on “Save User”...

  • Page 26: Using A Static Ip Address

    (1) Click “Load User” (2) Wait for “Saved all to User” to appear in status Figure 23 Saving Static IP Address Settings ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 27: Figure 24 New Ip Address In Zfinder

    (1) Click “Refresh” (2) Static IP Address appears (8) As you did previously, select the Z3-DME-01 row and then click “Open Device.” A browser will then open with the user interface, this time using the static IP address. New IP Address...

  • Page 28: Making A Firmware Update

    (6) 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 29: Updated Firmware From An Sd Card

    Remove the SD card. (This is important – otherwise another update will occur) (13) Turn the system back on. The update should then be finished. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 30: Using The Password Feature

    (4) Exit the browser and restart it (or create another browser window). In the new browser, enter the IP address of the Z3-DME-01. When you do so, the same authentication window that appeared in step (3) will appear. Enter “admin” and the password as you did previously.

  • Page 31: Summary Of Options

    Video Bit Rate 100 – 12000K (Default = 8000k) The video bit rate. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 32 “MPEG-2 TS” or “MPEG-2 TS over RTP” is selected. A margin of 30-50% over the video bit rate for high bit rates is recommended. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...
  • Page 33 D1 PAL (720x576), D1 NTSC (720x480), 16:9 PAL (1024x576), 4/5 720p (1024x720), 720p (1280x720), 3/4 1080i (1440x1080), 1080p (1920x1080), and 1080i (1920x1080) “Follow input” = Generate encoder resolution based on capture resolution detected ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 34: Decoder Options

    Load settings installed at the factory. Settings [Button] Load User Settings ----- Load user settings previously saved. Save current settings for later use. Save User Settings ----- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N. 8th St. STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702...

  • Page 35: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    -Is the Ethernet cable plugged into the Z3-DME-01 solidly (do you see the link light on the Ethernet cable which indicates data is being transmitted)? -Does the Z3-DME-01 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-DME-01 and the PC running VLC have the same netmask? (Default value in the Z3-DME-01 is 255.255.0.0)

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