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Z3 Technology, LLC
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100 N. 8th St. STE 250
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Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA
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+1.402.323.0702
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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. Control is through a GUI interface accessed via the Ethernet or through four buttons
and an LCD on the front panel. A USB port and two serial ports are also provided. The Z3-MVE-40’s
design makes it ideal for applications such as broadcast encoding, satellite uplinks, HD security video
servers, industrial applications, and transcoding.
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, “USING THE Z3-MVE-40 TO
ENCODE 4 CHANNELS INTO 4 UDP OR RTP STREAMS,” on page 11, or Section 7.0, “ USING THE Z3-MVE-40
TO ENCODE 4 CHANNELS INTO ONE DVB-ASI STREAM,” on page 34, or Section 8.0, “USING THE MVE-40 TO
ENCODE RTMP,” on page 41. The first describes setting up the Z3-MVE-40 to encode 4 channels and
streaming to UDP or RTP (using VLC as a client). It also describes dynamically changing the bitrate,
adjusting the TS rate, tuning for latency, using DHCP, and using resizing. The second describes
combining up to 4 channels into 1 stream and sending it out via ASI. The third describes encoding a
channel and sending it via RTMP to a Wowza server.
2.2 If You Already Have a System from Z3 and Need to Update the Firmware
You can update the firmware via the web GUI interface by following the instructions in Section 9.2:
“Making a Firmware Update”, on page 44.
