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4Caster M2 and 4Caster M4 | 4Manager

4CASTER M2 AND 4CASTER M4

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4CASTER M2 4CASTER M4
Input Video
SDI - Serial Digital Interface (625 /525) Component
Analog Composite (PAL/NTSC)

Audio
Up to 4 stereo channels
Embedded SDI: 4 stereo channels available
AES (XLR) input: 1 stereo available
Balanced audio input (2 x XLR connectors): 1 stereo channel
available

IP Input and Decoding
Ethernet interface (10/100/1000 base T) DVB or ATSC compliant SPTS over UDP or RTP/UDP
Multicast or Unicast
MPEG-2 Video Main Profile
MPEG-1 Layer II audio, MPEG-2 AAC, AC3

Video
Composite (4 x BNC connectors)

Audio
Up to 4 stereo channels
Unbalanced audio input (8x RCA connectors)
Balanced audio input (8x XLR via HD26 connector)
Balanced audio input (2 x XLR connectors): 1 stereo channel available

Output File Output
3GP2, 3GPP, MPEG-4

IP Output
2 x Ethernet (10/100 and 100/1000 Base T)

Supported Network Protocols
SAP, SDP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, UDP, IPv4, IGMPv2.0
Multicast or Unicast
MPEG-4 over RTP/UDP/IP with configurable max packet size

Supported Output Profiles
3GPP2, 3GPPv5, 3GPPv6 single rate, 3GPPv6 multi rate
ISMA profile 0,1,2 (Compatible with iPod and QuickTime)

IP Output
4 x Ethernet (10/100/1000 Base T) entirely configurable

Supported Network Protocols
SAP, SDP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, UDP, IPv4, IGMPv2.0
MPEG-4 over RTP/UDP/IP with configurable max packet size
Control and system: HTTP, SNMP, NTP, FTP

Supported Output Profiles
3GPP2, 3GPPv4, 3GPPv5, 3GPPv6 single rate, 3GPPv6 multi rate

Video Input Processing
Video adjustment (brightness, contrast)
Deinterlacing
Frame Resizing
Custom frame rate (from 5 to 30 fps)
Wide Screen Signaling

Encoding
Adaptive GOP
Scene cut detection
SQCIF to CIF resolutions
H.263 Profile 0, Levels 10, 20 and 30
MPEG-4 Simple Profile, Levels 0, 0b, 1, 2, 3
H.264 Baseline, Levels 1, 1b, 2, 3 with look-ahead and multi reference frames
Data rate: 20 kbps to 2 Mbps

Input Processing
Video adjustment (brightness, contrast)
Frame Resizing
Custom frame rate (from 2 to 30 fps)
Wide Screen Signaling

Encoding
Adaptive GOP
Scene cut detection
Constant Bit Rate (CBR), Available Bit Rate (ABR) and Capped Variable Bit Rate (Capped VBR) modes available
Encoding resolutions:
- 80x64
- 128x96 (4:3)
- 144x80
- 144x140
- 160x90 (16:9)
- 160x120 (4:3)
- 176x120
- 176x128
- 176x144
- 220x176
- 240x176
H.263 Profile 0, Levels 10, 20 and 30
MPEG-4 Simple Profile, Levels 0, 0b, 1, 2, 3
H264 Baseline levels 1, 1b, 2, 3 with:
- Look-ahead
- Multiple reference frames

Audio Input Processing
Channel selection from SDI group
Level adjustment
Stereo to mono and 5.1 to stereo downmix (for AC-3 input)
Audio resampling

Encoding
MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC-LC), MPEG-4 HE-AAC and MPEG-4
HE-AAC v2 (with Parametric Stereo)
QCELP, AMR-NB and AMR-WB
Stereo, mono, dual-mono, mono-left, mono-right
Sampling rate: 8 to 48 kHz
Data rate: 8 to 128 kbps per channel

Input Processing
Level adjustment
Stereo to Mono Conversion
Audio resampling

Encoding
MPEG-4 AAC-LC, HE-AAC and HE-AAC v2 (with Parametric Stereo)
QCELP
AMR-NB and AMR-WB
Stereo, Mono, and Dual mono supported
Sampling rate: 8kHz to 48kHz
Data rate: 8 to 384kbps

Control Local
Front-panel LCD Control

Remote
1x Ethernet (10/100/1000 Base T) for control or additional streaming output Web-based interface for monitoring and control
Interface to network management system
Control and system protocol: HTTP, SOAP, NTP
Alarm protocol: SNMPv2
Save/Restore configuration
Firmware upgradeable remotely

Local
Front-panel LCD control

Remote
Save/Restore configuration
Web-based interface for monitoring and control
Interface for 4Manager or third party NMS based on SNMP and SOAP
Upgradeable firmware and options

Physical and Power Dimensions
1RU
431 mm (W) x 504 mm (D) x 44 mm (H)
17 in (W) x 19.8 in (D) x 1.73" (H)

Weight
11 kg (24 lbs)

Power Supply
100-240 VAC auto-ranging

Dimensions
1RU
483 mm (W) x 534 mm (D) x 45 mm (H)
19 in (W) x 21 in (D) x 1.75 in (H)

Weight
11 kg (24 lbs)

Power Supply
100-240 VAC auto-ranging

Available Configurations 4Caster M2-1 : 1 channel / 1 profile
4Caster M2-4 : 1 channel / 4 profiles
4Caster M2-8 : 1 channel / 8 profiles
4Caster M4-4: 1 single rate profile per input
4Caster M4-8: 2 single rate profiles per input
4Caster M4-12: 3 single rate profiles per input

4MANAGER

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4MANAGER
System and Device Monitoring Service flow identification in the installed architecture
Device performance continuous monitoring
Automatic alarm reporting to user interface
Event logger
Automatic generation of reports on system activity based on generic or custom criteria
Video preview of each encoder's output for visual stream monitoring
Automatic backup of video headend configuration for fast restore capabilities in case of failure

System and Device Control Full device control and management by SNMP or SOAP
Automatic and manual 1+1 or N+M redundancy protection switching
Alarm correlation performed to optimize redundancy mechanisms
Centralized device firmware and configuration upgrade

4Manager User Interface User profiles and privileges for secure administration of the system
System browsing with tree architecture view
Interactive and graphical fault locator
Graphical and intuitive representation of each controlled device

Integrated Devices Envivio Video Encoders:
- 4Caster B3
- 4Caster M2
- 4Caster M4
- 4Caster C4
- 4Caster HD3
- 4Caster 3500
Video routers and IP switches
Compatible with more than 1000 other devices

Communications Protocols Supported Connections:
- Ethernet (10/100/1000 BaseT)
Communication protocols:
- UDP, TCP/IP
- HTTP
- SNMP
- SOAP
- Telnet
- XML

Hardware System
1U rack IBM xSeries 336 Intel, Xeon 3.2 GHz/800 MHz, 2 MB L2 cache
Memory: 2.048 GB, hard disk drives in RAID 1 configuration
Ethernet: 2 x 10/100/1000
Dual power supply

Physical
Depth 27.0 in/686 mm
Height 1.7 in/43 mm
Weight 28 lbs/12.7 Kg
Width 17.3 in/440 mm

Electrical
100-240 VAC auto-ranging
Max Btu output: 647 Btu/hr (212 watts)
Noise level (horizontal position): 69 db (operating)

Operating Environment Temperature: server on
10.0° to 35.0°C (50°to 95°F)

Temperature: server off
Non-operating: 95% at 30°C (86° F
Non-condensing: 0° to 60°C (-32° to 140°F)

Temperature: shipment
40° to 60°C (-40° to 140°F)

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