Declaration of Conformity and Regulatory Compliance ..........v Chapter 1 About This Manual ................... 7 General ......................... 7 Manual Structure and Use ................... 8 Chapter 2 ProHD BR-EN900 Overview ................9 The Product ........................9 System Requirements ....................10 Licensing ........................10 I/O Specifications .......................
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The Event Log Page ....................54 The Configurations Page................... 56 The General Page ....................... 57 General Page Functions ..................58 Chapter 5 ProHD BR-EN900 Reset ................. 60 Resetting ProHD BR-EN900 Settings ............... 60 Chapter 6 Firmware Upgrade ..................61 Upgrading the Firmware .................... 61 Important Notes Prior to Upgrade ..............
(such as GPL - General Public License). For information about copyright holders and licenses, or to receive a copy of the corresponding source code to which you may be entitled under the applicable open source license, contact JVC representative.
To help prevent electric shock, plug the power cable into properly grounded sources. Use only properly grounded extensions and adapters as the need arises. • Make sure that nothing rests on your ProHD BR-EN900 power cable and that the cables are not located where they can be stepped or tripped over. •...
WARNING: Modifying the equipment without JVC authorization may result in the equipment no longer complying with FCC requirements for Class A digital devices. In that event, your right to use the equipment may be limited by FCC regulations, and you may be required to correct any interference to radio or television communications at your own expense.
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Per directive 2012/19/EU (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment - WEEE), this product must not be disposed of as unsorted waste and must be collected separately. For more information on JVC’s compliance to material restriction regulations or to request a declaration of conformity, please contact your JVC representative.
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Describes how to connect to the appliance for the first time. • Setup and Operations (on page 22) Describes how to set and configure ProHD BR-EN900 appliance, obtain an event log and upgrade software and firmware versions. • ProHD BR-EN900 Reset (on page 60) Describes how to reset the appliance.
Zixi real time protection (able to correct networks errors up to 30%). To get the best performance out of ProHD BR-EN900 based on your application, ProHD BR-EN900 introduces easy-to-use encoding profiles based on end-user application. Powered by JVC GEN2+ HEVC hardware codec, ProHD BR-EN900 provides pristine video encoding quality at low bitrate.
Safari 9.0 ® or higher (Mac) • Google Chrome ™ 49.0 or higher Licensing The license of the ProHD BR-EN900 provides HD/SD encoding and streaming capabilities, (HEVC and H.264), Zixi ™ streaming, and Pro-MPEG SMPTE-2022 Forward Error Correction. User Manual, Version 2.2...
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance I/O Specifications ProHD BR-EN900 Front Panel LED/ Port LED Status Description • • The appliance is off. Power LED • Green • The appliance is up and ready • Blinking green once •...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance LED/ Port LED Status Description Reset A short press will restart the appliance. A long press (6 seconds) will return the unit to factory settings (erasing all user-stored channel and network settings). Pressing for 2-3 seconds while powering the appliance will re-load the last known good firmware.
Drive....18 Initial Connection and Setup The ProHD BR-EN900 is configured, by default, to use a fixed static IP address for its Ethernet Port 1. Use the default 192.168.1.1 IP address to perform initial login from a computer connected directly to the platform.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To configure the appliance's network settings for the first time through the browser: 1. Type the appliance's IP address in the URL field. The login window appears. Figure 3-1: The Login window 2. Type the password (the default password is "jvc1234") and click the blue arrow. The ProHD BR-EN900 interface is loaded.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Parameter Description Management Access Select the Ethernet Port used for management (Ethernet Port 1, 2 or 1&2) IP Address/IPv6 Enter a static IP/Prefix address. Address/Prefix Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask address. Default Gateway...
ProHD BR-EN900 requires a password to logging on. To log on to ProHD BR-EN900: 1. Connect to the ProHD BR-EN900 web interface by entering in your browser's URL field. Either use the default appliance's IP address or the new one you have set, by typing https://<IP address>.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Retrieving or Setting Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive To Retrieve Your Network Parameters through a USB Thumb Drive (When ProHD BR-EN900 IP Address is Unknown): 1. Turn ProHD BR-EN900 OFF. 2. Allocate a USB thumb drive, ensure it is empty of any other files and insert it to ProHD BR-EN900 USB port.
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2. Modify any of the listed network parameters, as required, and save the changes. 3. Eject the USB thumb drive properly from the PC and insert it to the ProHD BR-EN900 USB port. 4. Turn ProHD BR-EN900 ON. When the boot process is completed, ProHD BR-EN900 will be set with the new IP address.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The code to be added is shown below (route 192.168.1.10 to Ethernet Port 1) <Table Name="Ipv4UserRouteTable"> <Row ID="1"> <Item Name="Destination" Value="192.168.1.10"/> <Item Name="Netmask" Value="255.255.255.0"/> <Item Name="Interface" Value="eth0"/> </Row> </Table> 4. Turn off the system, copy "EncoderNetworkSettings.txt" to a USB key (FAT formatted), and insert it to the system USB port.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance C H A P T E R 4 Setup and Operations In This Chapter Using the ProHD BR-EN900 Interface .............. 22 The Dashboard Frame................... 23 The Dashboard Page ..................26 The Channels Page ..................
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The Main Menu The ProHD BR-EN900 main menu includes the following items: • Dashboard - view high level channels summary, platform information, network, traffic, and Zixi statistics. • Channels - view and set the following channel parameters: source, processing and target.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The Dashboard Frame In the dashboard frame section you can control the two encoding channels. Description HEVC/ H.265 channel – Supports 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 encoding (8/10-bit) up to 1920x1080p, using various streaming protocols.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance • Stopped – Orange. The settings for this channel are configured, but the channel has not been activated by the user. • Playing – Green. The channel is being encoded, and streaming without any known errors.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The Dashboard Page The Dashboard page is the main page displaying the appliance's view and displays network information for both network interfaces as well as an overall traffic summary. Figure 4-2: The Dashboard page Interfaces with valid input source appear in green (see figure above).
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To view the dashboard parameters: 1. From the main menu, select Dashboard. The following parameters are displayed: NOTE: The Dashboard page automatically polls the appliance hardware for the latest status of channels, streams and sources every 30 seconds.
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This value is only available when "Enable ABR (Adaptive Bitrate)" Available Bandwidth is enabled (Error correction setting). (kbps) Current required bandwidth between ProHD BR-EN900 and a Zixi broadcaster or JVC Decoder (ProHD BR-DE900). Displays the number of reconnection attempts. If this number keeps Reconnection increasing then the network link is unstable and should be checked.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Network jitter Jitter (ms) Stream Latency configured on the encoder side. Latency (ms) If the latency set is less than 3 times the Round Trip Time (RTT) value, then Latency value turns red to indicate non-sufficient error...
This profile also enables efficient video stream error resiliency without using any error correction technique which would introduce bitrate overhead. • Manual – provides full flexibility to tune the ProHD BR-EN900 to your specific application. User Manual, Version 2.2...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Figure 4-4: The Channels page User Manual, Version 2.2...
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To set the channel parameters: 1. From the main menu, select Channels. 2. Set the following parameters as required in each section and click Apply. NOTE: • Fields and optional settings in each one of the sections are automatically adjusted when you switch from HEVC to H.264 channels to display only the settings and the parameters that are applicable to...
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Processing Section Parameter Description Stream Profile Select the Stream Profile to be used for the channel (refer to the Stream (HEVC only) Profiles (HEVC) section above for detailed information) • Broadcast • Broadcast HQ •...
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Select this box to ensure optimized HEVC encoding latency. To get best only) glass to glass latency, it is recommended to use JVC decoder: BR-DE900 or JVC zRAMP. Low latency mode is not available when B frames are used (not available in Broadcast Profile).
Modifying these advanced settings may also lead to degraded video quality and/or performance in case selected values are not ideal for the targeted application. Contact JVC Support Team, to confirm the appropriate settings for an application. •...
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• To ensure accurate Latency Monitoring, system date must be synchronized to an NTP server. Ensure to correctly configure the NTP server in System/Date and Time section on both ProHD BR-EN900 and BR-DE900. • When Latency Monitoring is enabled, SDI timecode (VITC) is no more embedded.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance • PMT PID – A special identifier of the PMT within the transport stream. The PMT (Program Mapping Table) describes the various services and their PIDs within the transport stream. Default: 1240. •...
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Use the manual settings option cautiously. Incompatible combination of parameters that were manually set, may result in a video and audio quality degradation. Consult with JVC Support Team for recommendation on specific settings if you wish to optimize the compression and streaming settings for a specific application.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance • Insert AU Delimiters - Select the box to enable Access Unit Delimiter in the NAL (Network Abstraction Layer) unit of the H.264 frames. • Auto-Adapt to Stream Bitrates - Select the box to allow the encoder to automatically optimize advanced compression and streaming parameters to the bit-rate you defined for the channel.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Target Section Parameter Description Enter the channel name. This name will also appear in Session Channel Name Announcement Protocol (SAP) messages. Select the streaming protocol. Streaming Protocol Enter the target IP address. Target Address Enter the target port.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance NOTE: You must click Apply for the new settings to be saved. NOTE: When a video source is lost or different format is selected while the channel is playing, a color bar is displayed.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance NOTE: Routing a unicast stream through a specific Ethernet Port ProHD BR-EN900 automatically routes unicast stream based on its routing table. In case the unicast target address is not directly reachable, an IP route must be created using the Ethernet configuration over USB key.
The Zixi protocol supports two modes: Zixi Broadcaster Server and Point-to-point streaming directly from the JVC encoder to the JVC decoder appliance. Zixi sessions can be protected by a password. Protected sessions ensure that only authorized encoders/decoders participate in these sessions.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance • Enable Failover: Select the check box to allow ProHD BR-EN900 to switch over a secondary Zixi target when the primary one is no more reachable. • Set the IP address of the Zixi failover target •...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Overhead in data rate, added by 1D-FEC, can be calculated by following formula: • FEC Mode: Select the Forward Error Correction dimension mode: 1-D (only the column checksums will be sent to the destination), or 2-D (checksums of both columns and rows will be sent to the destination).
RTMP is available for the H.264 channel. RTMP streams can be protected by a password. The RTMP protocol that streams from ProHD BR-EN900 has passed Akamai certification and has been validated against Limelight, YouTube CDNs as well as on Adobe Media (AMS) and Wowza Servers.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The System Page In the System page you set the parameters of the following tabs: • Network Interfaces (Ethernet Port #1 and #2) • Security • Date and Time • • IFB/Talkback Figure 4-8: The System page To set the system parameters: 1.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To set the network interface (see figure above): Two network interfaces are available. Each one can be used for either management and/or streaming. For easier management of the system, Ethernet Port 2 can be configured in DHCP mode.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Figure 4-9: The Network Interface tab NOTE: • The API documentation is directly available from the ProHD BR-EN900 web page. • Click the info button next to “HTTP API” to load the API information page. To set Security:...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To set Date and Time: Parameter Description Use NTP Select the box to enable synchronization with the NTP server. If using an NTP server located on the Internet, ensure the DNS server address is correctly set (Network Interface tab).
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To set SAP: Parameter Description Use default SAP Use the default Session Announcement Protocol multicast group and port address and port as per RFC 2974. IP Address Set the target multicast IP address to which SAP messages will be sent.
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BR-EN900 and BR-DE900 pair, operator on the field (encoder side) can easily receive/provide feedback from/to the newsroom (Broadcast application). When using the talkback feature, ProHD BR-EN900 can output the received audio over a line level unbalanced analog audio output (TALKBACK connector available on the breakout cable).
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30 seconds. The talkback session can be stopped clicking the MIC icon. In this mode, if the session is dropped, ProHD BR-EN900 does not try to reconnect automatically. • Auto: The talkback session can be started and stopped as detailed above.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The Event Log Page In the Event Log page you can view the log of events and export them. Figure 4-13: The Event Log page To filter the view: 1. From the Filter drop-down list select one of the following options: To export event log: 1.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To verify connection status between encoder and decoder: When unicast streaming is used, ProHD BR-EN900 automatically tests the accessibility to the target IP address set by the user. • If connection is established, the event reports “Target Connection OK”...
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The Configurations Page ProHD BR-EN900 allows you to save screen shots of various configurations to be loaded manually or automatically in the future. In the Configurations page you can add, activate, and delete channel configurations.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To delete a configuration: 1. Select the desired configuration row. 2. Click Delete to delete the configuration. To activate Auto Start: 1. Select the desired configuration row. 2. Click Auto Start. The icon appears in the Auto Start column in the relevant configuration row.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To view the System Information parameters: Parameter Description Temperature Displays the internal temperature of the appliance (in Celsius). Up Time Displays the time since last restart. Serial Number Displays the hardware serial number.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance • Click Export Settings to enable the export of system parameters currently being used to a file. The output file "devesettings.tgz" can be shared with JVC Technical Support team during the process of remote troubleshooting. •...
A software reset. To reset the ProHD BR-EN900 (Hardware): 1. On the ProHD BR-EN900 front panel press the RESET button. A Short press will restart the appliance, long press (8 seconds) will cause return unit to factory settings. To reset the ProHD BR-EN900 (through the application): 1.
2. Before starting the upgrade procedure, disconnect all video and audio sources. Only power and Ethernet cables should remain connected. 3. Delete all saved configurations, including auto start configurations. NOTE: If not deleted, old configurations may cause the ProHD BR-EN900 to load into an unsupported state. User Manual, Version 2.2...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance 4. Click the General tab. Figure 6-1: The General page 5. Click Firmware Upgrade. The Load Firmware window appears. Figure 6-2: The Load New Firmware Upload window 6. Click Browse. A browser window opens.
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The Upgrade window appears on the screen, indicating the progress of the upgrade process: • The Power green LED on the ProHD BR-EN900 appliance front panel is blinking. The loading process might take a few minutes. • When loading completes, the power LED stops blinking for a few seconds. The appliance will now start its update and reset processes, and the power green LED starts blinking faster.
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If the login window does not appear open a new browser tab. Insert (in the URL field) the IP address that was set to the ProHD BR-EN900 prior to the upgrade. If the login window appears close the previous browser tab and proceed to step 7.
VLC Player features very basic support for HEVC streams. While certain configurations may work well on VLC - various advanced HEVC compression tools ProHD BR-EN900 uses are not yet supported by VLC. If you encounter abnormal behavior with VLC version 3.x (or higher version) use one of JVC's professional HEVC decoders.
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Using VLC as the Player for HEVC and H.264 Streams 1. Invoke VLC Media Player. 2. Select Media>Open Network Stream. The Open Media window appears. 3. Set Caching by Clicking the Show more options box and set the caching to a value between 120 to 140 milliseconds depending on your network performance: 4.
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URL syntax is case sensitive so ensure that the channel name is initial letter is capitalized. • The IP address is the ProHD BR-EN900 IP address. • Channel Name is the name as set on the Channels page, Target section.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance • For UDP TS Streams: udp://@<Target IP Address>:<TargetPort> NOTE: • Older versions of VLC do not require “@” symbol. • IP address is the Target Address as set on the Channels page, Target section.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance NOTE: Configure the buffer size according to your network performance and the compression settings of the streams. When B-Frames are used, it is recommended to set VLC UDP buffer to 300 to allow for smooth playback. To reduce end-to-end latency when B-Frames are not in use, you may set the UDP buffer size to as low as 100 ms, depending on your network characteristics.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance NOTE: • VLC doesn't support FEC so while it is possible to play Pro-MPEG stream, no error correction will occur. • Older versions of VLC do not require “@” symbol. • IP address is the Target Address as set on Channels page, Target section.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance NOTE: SAP must be activated in Channels page, Target section, as shown in figure below. User Manual, Version 2.2...
• URL syntax is case sensitive so ensure that the channel name initial letter is capitalized. • The IP address is the ProHD BR-EN900 IP address. • Channel Name is the name as set on the Channels page, Target section.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance NOTE: • IP address is the Target Address as set on the Channels page, Target section. • The port number is the Target Port as set on the Channels page, Target section. •...
Password: Enter the password for streaming to a Zixi™ receiver (Server or a Stand-alone decoder). NOTE: The password you enter must be identical to the password entered in the JVC zRAMP Web interface). • Latency: Enter a latency value in milliseconds to be used for correcting errors. The minimal latency value must be three times higher than the RTT (Round Trip Time) value that is used between the encoder and the targeted decoder.
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Figure 7-1: The Zixi Settings window In the JVC zRAMP Web interface: 1. Add a new input stream. The stream ID must match ProHD BR-EN900 Channel Name that was entered in the Channels page>Target section> Channel Name field, and it is case sensitive.
To configure the appliance's network settings using an SSH client: 1. Open an SSH terminal window (PuTTY is the recommended tool). 2. Connect to the ProHD BR-EN900 IP address. 3. At the login prompt, type "root" and at the password prompt type the password (the default is "jvc1234").
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Figure 7-1: The Main Menu window 4. Press "2" for System option. Figure 7-2: The System window 5. Type "1" for "Network Interfaces" 6. Type "1" for the Change TCPIP settings for streaming interface option.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance If you wish to set TCP/IP parameters manually, type "2" for Disable DHCP and set TCP/IP parameters manually and set the following values: • Enter the appliance's new IP address. • Enter the appropriate subnet mask.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To configure SAP using an SSH client: 1. In the System window, type "4" for the SAP option. The following window appears: Figure 7-6: The System window - SAP window 2. Enter the IP Address, Port (number), Announcement Interval and TTL values.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To configure channel parameters for the first time using an SSH client: 1. From the main menu screen, type "1" for the "Channels" option. The following window appears: Figure 7-8: The Channels window 2.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance To restore default settings or restart the appliance: 1. From the main menu screen, type "4" for the "General" option. The following window appears: Figure 7-10: The General window 2. Either view device information, restore default settings or restart the appliance by typing the corresponding option number.
A P P E N D I X B Technical Specifications Compliance • FCC Part 15, Class A • • ICES-003 • RoHS Environmental • Operating Temperatures: -20 ºC to +50 ºC (-4 ºF to 122 ºF) • Storage Temperatures: -40 ºC to +70 ºC (-40 ºF to 158 ºF) •...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Video Output - HEVC (H.265) MPEG-H HEVC (ISO/IEC 23008-2) Modes: • Main / Main 10 and Main 4:2:2: up to 4:2:2 10-bits • Level up to level 5.2, Main and High Tier •...
ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance A P P E N D I X C Technical Support The JVC's Products Knowledge Base is part of our web site http://pro.jvc.com It offers technical tips, downloads of user manuals, access to latest firmware files and general information about IPTV products.
(iii) you received from JVC Customer Service department a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number. No Product unit will be accepted for repair without RMA number; and (iv) the entire Product unit is returned to the company by prepaid shipping in JVC’s original packaging.
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance Department of Commerce and other competent government authorities to the extent required by those laws. User Manual, Version 2.2...
Index MGW ACE Encoder Overview • 8, 9 MGW ACE Encoder Playback • 8, 65 MGW ACE Encoder Reset • 8, 60 About This Manual • 7 Network Configuration using an SSH Client • Copyright Notice • iii Playing MGW Ace Encoder Video Streams • Declaration of Conformity and Regulatory Compliance •...
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ProHD BR-EN900 HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance The Event Log Page • 54 The General Page • 57 The Product • 9 The System Page • 47 Upgrading the Firmware • 61 Using Media Player Classics for HEVC, and H.264 Streams • 72 Using the MGW ACE Encoder Interface •...