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TASCAM  VS-R264 / VS-R265

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1 - Introduction

Features

 

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Streams Full HD (1920x1080p) video signals encoded to 

H.264 (VS-R264)

 

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Streams 4K UHD (3840x2160p) video signals encoded to 

H.265 (VS-R265)

 

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Decodes streaming video signals

 

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Full HD (1920x1080p): VS-R264

 

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4K UHD (3840x2160p): VS-R265

 

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Compatible with major streaming protocols such as RTMP, 

RTSP and HLS

 

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Unicast and multicast streaming support

 

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Equipped with balanced analog Euroblock connectors for 

audio I/O

 

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Reference level switching function and output level 

configuration function installed

 

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Recorder function installed

 

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Records video data directly to SD cards

 

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External video storage via USB 3.0

 

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Uploads recorded files on SD cards or external storages up to 

FTP servers

 

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Web browser based remote control to configure unit settings

 

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Supports Gigabit Ethernet

 

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Supports PoE Plus (Power over Ethernet Plus) Power supply 

also can be done by the optional AC adapter(TASCAM PS-

P1220E: sold separately)

 

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Compact half-rack size.   Included surface rack mountable 

angles allow installation on different usage scenes and 

environments.

Note about computer operation

If you are unsure about anything related to the basic operation 

of a computer when it is mentioned in an explanation in this 

manual, please refer to the computer operation manual.
To use this unit with a computer, dedicated software must be 

installed on the computer.
For details about software installation, see “Installing TASCAM 

DISCOVERY” on page 9.

Conventions used in this manual

The following conventions are used in this manual.

 

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SD/SDHC memory cards are called “SD cards”.

 

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“USB flash drives” are sometimes called "USB drives".

 

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The device that is currently selected is called the “current 

device”.

 

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As necessary, additional information is provided under TIP, 

NOTE and CAUTION headings.

TIP

These are tips about how to use the unit.

NOTE

These provide additional explanations and describe special 

cases.

ATTENTION

Failure to follow these instructions could result in damage to 

equipment or lost data, for example.

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CAUTION

Failure to follow these instructions could result in injury.

Trademarks

 

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TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation.

 

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The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia 

Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered 

trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in United States and other 

countries. 

 

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The SDHC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

 

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Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered 

trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 

United States and/or other countries.

 

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Apple, Mac, macOS, iPad, Lightning, App Store and iTunes are 

trademarks of Apple Inc.

 

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Google Chrome are trademarks of Google Inc.

 

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Other company names, product names and logos in this 

document are the trademarks or registered trademarks of 

their respective owners.

Information is given about products in this manual 

only for the purpose of example and does not indicate 

any guarantees against infringements of third-party 

intellectual property rights and other rights related to 

them. TEAC Corporation will bear no responsibility for 

infringements on third-party intellectual property rights 

or their occurrence because of the use of these products.

With the exception of personal enjoyment and similar 

uses, copyrighted materials belonging to third parties 

cannot be used without permission from the rights 

holders in accordance with copyright law. Please use the 

equipment appropriately.
TEAC Corporation will bear no responsibility for rights 

infringements committed by users of this product.

Creative works as picture images, movies, music and 

others are to be protected by applicable copyright laws, 

and when you intend to use those works in recording, 

reproducing, broadcasting or other means for the purpose 

of commercial use, you are required to obtain the license 

by copyright owners therefor.
The license terms might be different in each occasion 

and the copyright owner. Please be advised that you 

contact your content service providers and/or applicable 

copyright management organization.

Summary of Contents for VS-R264

Page 1: ...VS R264 VIDEO STREAMER RECORDER VS R265 4K UHD VIDEO STREAMER RECORDER VCDOC0035B REFERENCE MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Streaming Dashboard 9 Overview 9 Installing TASCAM DISCOVERY 9 Connecting Streaming Dashboard to a VS R264 VS R265 9 Screen overviews 10 Tab Area overview 10 Encoder Control page 11 Encoder Audio Settings screen settings 12 Encoder Settings screen settings 12 Output Settings screen settings 14 Decoder Control page 17 Decoder Audio Settings screen settings 18 Decoder Stream Settings screen settings...

Page 3: ...pecial cases ATTENTION Failure to follow these instructions could result in damage to equipment or lost data for example VCAUTION Failure to follow these instructions could result in injury Trademarks o o TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation o o The terms HDMI and HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing L...

Page 4: ...t see Inserting and removing SD card on page 8 5STREAM button and indicator Press this button to turn RTMP streaming on and off see RTMP page on page 14 This indicator shows the streaming status of this unit Status Meaning Unlit The encoding decoding functions are disabled off Blinking red The encoding decoding functions are enabled but they have no streaming data Lit blue Streaming is occurring n...

Page 5: ...s Blinking indicates that signals are being transmitted between the devices eHDMI IN port Connect a DSLR camera or other HDMI source device here rHDMI OUT port Connect an HDMI monitor or other HDMI sync device here tUSB port Connect and disconnect USB storage here see Connecting and disconnecting USB storage on page 8 yETHERNET PoE connector This is an Ethernet port Use this to connect to a networ...

Page 6: ...7 1 mm See the dimensional diagrams at the end of this manual for details about the attachment brackets 1 With the two attachment brackets already installed on the unit align the unit with the desk as desired 2 Make marks where the screw holes will be made in the desk 3 Drill pilot holes for the screws in the desk 4 Attach the unit to the desk with 4 screws Connecting Euroblock plugs Euroblock plu...

Page 7: ...o camera Mixer Computer Connecting the power Connect a switching hub that supports PoE Plus power supply or use a dedicated PS P1220E AC adapter sold separately to power this unit Supplying power with PoE Plus Using a category 5E or higher LAN cable connect the VS R264 VS R265 to a switching hub that supports PoE Plus power supply ATTENTION Do not connect the dedicated PS P1220E AC adapter when us...

Page 8: ... to be lost 1 Press the SD card in gently to make it to come forward 2 Pull the SD card out by hand SD card write protection SD cards have write protection switches that prevent writing new data to them If you slide the protection switch to the LOCK position recording will not be possible Unlock cards to enable recording Connecting and disconnecting USB storage Connecting USB storage Connect USB s...

Page 9: ...to drag the icon and install it Linux Uncompress TASCAM DISCOVERY_App_Linux x64 tar gz and follow the procedures in READNME linux to install it Connecting Streaming Dashboard to a VS R264 VS R265 1 Connect the VS R264 VS R265 to a router with a LAN cable through a switching hub that supports PoE Plus power supply 2 Connect the computer that will control the VS R264 VS R265 to the network by Wi Fi ...

Page 10: ...out 30 seconds A streaming_network_configurations txt file will be created on the USB flash drive or SD card This file includes the following information o o IP address o o Subnet mask o o Gateway address o o Domain name server DNS 3 Input the IP address shown in the text file into the web browser and connect it to Streaming Dashboard Screen overviews When connected to Streaming Dashboard the Enco...

Page 11: ...or occurred during connection Confirm that the correct values have been input for the RTMP settings Indicator appearance Pop up message Meaning Waiting for input The encoder is waiting for video signal input Confirm that the video source power is on and a video signal is being output Unable to encode The encoder has detected video signal input but its format is not supported 5Recording This shows ...

Page 12: ...ton to save the settings and close the settings screen o o Click the button to save the settings NOTE Click the button to close the settings screen without saving the settings Encoder Settings screen settings Use this screen to set the encoder functions of the unit 1Video Input Resolution This shows the resolution and frame rate of the video source connected to the HDMI IN connector The following ...

Page 13: ...s recommended bit rates Recommended video bit rates for H 264 AVC Encoded resolution Optimal bit rate kbps Highest quality bit rate kbps 3840x2160 5000 14500 1920x1080 3000 8500 1280x720 2500 7000 Recommended video bit rates for H 265 HEVC VS R265 only Encoded resolution Optimal bit rate kbps Highest quality bit rate kbps 3840x2160 3000 10000 1920x1080 2000 7000 1280x720 1500 5000 NOTE When the Qu...

Page 14: ...list Select the output destination Option Meaning Generic RTMP default Stream output using a generic RTMP protocol Wowza Streaming Engine Stream output using the Wowza Streaming Engine Wowza Cloud Stream output using Wowza Streaming Cloud YouTube Stream output using YouTube DaCast Stream output using DaCast NOTE RTMP streaming can be turned on and off using the STREAM button on the front of the un...

Page 15: ...tream to a unicast address on this page In addition to streaming to a multicast address this unit can simultaneously stream to two unicast addresses Settings can be made separately for each unicast address Unicast Output 1 2 Click this area to turn output to the unicast address on off default Off NOTE When streaming between two VS R264 VS R265 units make streaming settings on the Decoder Stream Se...

Page 16: ...drop down menu to select the storage for recording The storage status shows the total of the used capacity and the available capacity as well as the estimated remaining recording time at the current bit rate NOTE i i The FAT32 file system is supported i i Timestamps will be added to file names when saved to external storage Recordings on Storage Device Click to expand the menu and show a list of r...

Page 17: ...reception status If the decoder cannot receive will be shown 5Quick Control Click the button to start or stop decoder functions that have already been set The decoder must be set first before this function can be used If Not Configured is shown the Stream Settings button must be clicked and the decoder function set before continuing i i Click the Disconnect button to disconnect the decoder that is...

Page 18: ...of the buttons below to save the settings o o Click the button to save the settings and close the settings screen o o Click the button to save the settings NOTE Click the button to close the settings screen without saving the settings Decoder Stream Settings screen settings Make decoder streaming input settings on this screen Source Encoder Select the encoding source Click this to open a list of e...

Page 19: ...ort stream using RTP over UDP rtp or Raw UDP udp Encode the audio in the stream as AAC Set the RTP multicast IP address and port number in the third party encoder device Always use a valid multicast IP address The recommended values are from 239 0 0 0 239 255 255 249 o o Source Encoder Select Other Encoder o o Stream Type Select Multicast o o Multicast Protocol Select the protocol suitable for the...

Page 20: ...shipped new from the factory is model name MAC address Device Roles These turn the unit s encoder and decoder functions on and off Click a switch to change its on off setting Security page Manage the password on the Security page Setting the password 1 Click the Authentication switch to set it to ON 2 Click the Enter a Password input field making the cursor blink Input the password Uppercase and l...

Page 21: ...g the address area when the Address Assignment item is set to Static will cause the cursor to blink and make changing the address possible Gateway This shows the current gateway set on the device Clicking the address area when the Address Assignment item is set to Static will cause the cursor to blink and make changing the address possible DNS Address Optional This shows the current DNS server add...

Page 22: ...l and Decoder Control screens to their factory default values 1 Click this area to show the names of all VS R264 VS R265 units connected to the network 2 Select the VS R264 VS R265 that will be reset to its default settings 3 Click the button The selected VS R264 VS R265 will restart and be reset to its default settings NOTE The settings on the Device Settings screen will not be changed See 5 Hard...

Page 23: ... Settings screen Video Input Resolution Auto Detected Video Scaling Passthrough Limit to 30 FPS OFF Encoding Mode Variable Bitrate Keyframe Interval 1 second Quality Latency Normal Video Encoding H 264 AVC 10000 kbps Profile High Profile Audio Encoding MPEG 4 AAC LC 128 kbps RTMP page RTMP Output OFF HLS page HLS Server OFF Number of Segments 10 Segment Length 2 seconds Multicast page Multicast Ou...

Page 24: ... Level set to 9 dBFS Maximum input level switchable 15 dBu 4 36 Vrms Ref Level 9 dBFS 18 dBu 6 16 Vrms Ref Level 14 dBFS 20 dBu 7 75 Vrms Ref Level 16 dBFS Input impedance 10 kΩ or higher ANALOG IN connectors unbalanced Connector 3 5mm 1 8 stereo mini jack Input impedance 10 kΩ Minimum input level 10 dBV 0 316 Vrms Maximum input level 6 dBV 2 0 Vrms ANALOG OUT connectors balanced Connectors Eurobl...

Page 25: ... JEITA Channel crosstalk 90 dB or higher JEITA Digital HDMI analog output performance AAC encoding decoding 512 kbps Frequency response 20 Hz 16 5 kHz 0 5 dB JEITA Distortion THD N 0 007 or less Full scale 0 5 dB JEITA S N ratio Balanced output 113 dB or higher JEITA Unbalanced output 109 dB or higher JEITA Dynamic range 96 dB or higher JEITA Channel crosstalk 100 dB or higher JEITA Note JEITA ind...

Page 26: ... 1mm Main unit 214 0mm 44 5mm 137 1mm 253 0mm 7 1mm 25 0mm 25 0mm 11 Main unit with brackets installed o o Illustrations in this manual might differ in part from the actual product o o Specifications and external appearance might be changed without notification to improve the product ...

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