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User Instructions

 

Four Channel 4K Video Encoder 

Model Name: 

Z3-HE4K-R4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Power of ZEUS™

 

DOC-USR-0078-01 

Manual Version 2.01.47.15  

Software Version 2.01.47.15 

September 8, 2015 

 

 

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save the manual for future use. 

 

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Z3 Technology, LLC incorporates HDMI® technology.

 

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Summary of Contents for Z3-HE4K-R4

Page 1: ...e 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 an...

Page 2: ...Revision History Version Date Change Note Author 2 01 47 15 09 08 2015 Original Document KA...

Page 3: ...NG CONTROLS 8 6 0 GETTING STARTED AND RUNNING THE Z3 HE4K R4 9 6 1 Prepare the 4K Source 9 6 2 Connect and Power Up the Z3 HE4K R4 9 6 3 Find the Z3 HE4K R4 on the Network using ZFinder 10 6 4 Configu...

Page 4: ...igure 11 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC UDP 13 Figure 12 Configuring the 4K Encoder to Stream via RTP 14 Figure 13 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTP 15 Figure 14 Example of Z3 Video Streami...

Page 5: ...on surveillance and remote monitoring 2 0 QUICK START GUIDE 2 1 If You Have Received a System from Z3 with the Software Preloaded To start working with the encoder you can go straight to Section 6 0 G...

Page 6: ...NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 6 3 0 INCLUDED PARTS LIST Note The serial cables are included for debugging purposes and are not needed by the typical Z3 HE4K R4 user Note The HDMI cables are HDMI 1...

Page 7: ...ernet Multicast or Unicast streaming Bitrate and frame rate changes without stopping restarting encoder Web based configuration software for user friendly configuration control and update Operating te...

Page 8: ...8 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 8 5 0 OPERATING CONTROLS FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW Figure 2 Z3 HE4K R4 Front View Figure 3 Z3 HE4K R4 Rear View RS 232 1 RS 232 3 Encoder 1 HDMI In 1 HDMI Out 1 Ethernet 1 Encoder...

Page 9: ...o Figure 4 2 Take the HDMI1 4 cable from step 1 and connect it to HDMI In 1 of the Z3 HE4K R4 3 Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet 1 on the Z3 HE4K R4 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cabl...

Page 10: ...installed you can find it on your USB provided with your Z3 shipment The ZFinder window appears ZFinder completes a scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the netwo...

Page 11: ...Open Device An Internet browser window is opened default browser used is Firefox and the Web GUI appears starting with the System Setup tab 12 Confirm that the operating mode is Encoder UltraHD If it...

Page 12: ...3 0702 12 6 4 Configure the Encoder to Stream to UDP 14 Change Output Format to UDP 15 Change Dest Address to 192 168 0 6 16 Change Dest Port to 5004 17 Click start 18 After your changes the CH1 tab s...

Page 13: ...8 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 13 19 Run VLC on your PC version used in testing at Z3 2 1 5 20 Select Media Open Network Stream In the box type udp 192 168 0 6 5004 where 192 168 0 6 is the IP address of y...

Page 14: ...R4 also supports streaming a 4K stream via RTP To do this perform the following steps 23 Click stop to stop any previous encoding runs 24 Change Output Format to RTP 25 Change Dest Address to 192 168...

Page 15: ...mp4 where 192 168 81 68 is the IP address of the Z3 HE4K R4 and name is z3 1 for unicast streaming and z3 1m for multicast streaming For example for the settings in Figure 12 since 192 168 0 6 is a un...

Page 16: ...seen either through the serial interface or through the ZFinder tool running on a PC To view how DHCP support works see the following steps 1 The first thing you need to do is set up a custom configu...

Page 17: ...as the preset the z3_config1 configuration you just created 4 As soon as you select z3_config1 the screen will reload Go ahead and check the Use DHCP box 5 Now that DHCP is set in z3_config1 save the...

Page 18: ...Click Ok 7 Now that you ve set DHCP saved it to the configuration z3_config1 and specified that z3_config1 will be used when the system restarts you can reboot the Z3 HE4K R4 8 Run the ZFinder PC Uti...

Page 19: ...T STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 19 9 Select the Z3 HE4K R4 and then click Open Device A web browser will then open at the IP address of the Z3 HE4K R4 and you should see the Web GUI...

Page 20: ...accordingly To minimize latency this value should be set to the lowest possible value The lowest value Z3 recommends is 100 Figure 23 shows the suggested values for Maximum Delay for three common use...

Page 21: ...1 402 323 0702 21 6 8 Using the Aux TS File Option When encoding UDP the user can also simultaneously save the TS stream to a file by setting Aux TS File Enable to true When this is done they can then...

Page 22: ...tion in Section 6 6 Using DHCP on page 16 7 2 Making a Firmware Update 1 Run the Web Interface Steps 1 12 in Section 6 0 2 In the System Setup Tab click update device firmware Note If update device fi...

Page 23: ...e The Z3 HE4K R4 includes an optional password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the Web GUI The steps for using it are shown below 1 In the System Setup tab click on go next to Set Passwor...

Page 24: ...A 1 402 323 0702 24 3 Wait for the password options to disappear This indicates that the password has changed 4 Retype the IP address in the web browser You should then see a prompt for a user name an...

Page 25: ...Gateway 192 168 a b 192 168 0 1 Sets the network gateway to use for the Z3 HE4K R4 Note that a save of these settings and a reboot is needed for changes to this value to take effect Use DHCP Checked U...

Page 26: ...set of diagnostic logs that can be sent to Z3 Technology in the event of an issue to be reported This file is saved on the PC which the GUI is being run from 8 2 The User Presets Tab Parameter Options...

Page 27: ...of 0 5 means a key frame is inserted every two seconds Width Width of encoded picture Height Height of encoded picture A small i will appear if interlaced is being encoded Audio Status Channel The cha...

Page 28: ...o encode at less than the input frame rate for example an input frame rate of 30fps with a divider of 2 would cause an output stream of 15fps Number of B frames 1 The number of B frames The Z3 HE4K R4...

Page 29: ...e to make sure it is in line with expectation TSFILE FILE and MPTS are not supported in this release Dest Address 192 168 x y 192 168 0 6 The IP address that the encoder is streaming to Dest Port 0 99...

Page 30: ...tab can be used to quickly copy CH1 values to CH2 for example delete Used to delete excess tabs created by Clone status IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of the encoder POLLING indicates st...

Page 31: ...ll firewalls on the network turned off Try connecting the PC directly to the board without any routers etc Problem Do not see video in VLC UDP Does the IP address set in Dest Address equal the IP addr...

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