RGB Spectrum Zio R4440 – 1RU 8TB Recorder, Redundant Power

Product Overview

The RGB Spectrum Zio R4440 is a 1RU Zio IP stream recorder with 8TB of recording capacity and dual redundant power supplies. It records and replays Zio video streams in control room and command center deployments where the retention window is longer and the recorder must survive the loss of a power feed. RGB Spectrum states the Zio recording system records and plays back simultaneously up to 30 IP streams with support for 3840x2160, 60Hz input. The redundant supplies make it the mid-capacity choice for facilities that treat the recording of operational IP streams as a critical function.

Product Description

The Zio R4440 doubles the published recording capacity of the entry model to 8TB and adds dual redundant power supplies, which is the specification difference commercial AV buyers usually care about most. It records H.264 and H.265 streams over RTSP in unicast or multicast, so it subscribes to the same stream pool already carried on the network for the video wall and operator displays. RGB Spectrum publishes a first-in, first-out architecture for the platform, so recording continues indefinitely with the oldest material overwritten. Playback features published for the series cover single and group playback, jump to time, pause, resume and adjustable playback speeds from 0.1x to 10x, which supports detailed incident reconstruction rather than simple review. Integration into the wider Zio control layer uses the Unified Management Protocol API over JSON and WebSockets, and the appliance runs RedHat, giving IT teams a familiar patching and hardening baseline. Feeds arrive from encoder endpoints such as the Zio S2114 4K encoder endpoint or the Zio2 S5024 dual-channel encoder, and playback is routed to decode endpoints such as the Zio D2114 4K decoder endpoint or onto a wall driven by the Zio W4008 wall processor chassis. Where the recording software is to run on a customer-supplied Dell R7x0 server instead of an appliance, the matching item is the 750 12414 single-server license for the Zio Recording and Media Server. Shorter retention is served by the Zio R4020 4TB recorder, and longer retention with RAID storage by the Zio R4660 12TB recorder.

Key Features

• 8TB recording capacity — RGB Spectrum publishes 8TB for this model, doubling the retention headroom of the 4TB entry recorder.
• Dual redundant power supplies — Published as fitted on the R4440, allowing the recorder to keep running through the loss of one supply or feed.
• 1RU rack-mount chassis — A single rack unit keeps the recorder compact in a head-end rack shared with Zio encode and decode hardware.
• Records H.264 and H.265 — It ingests the compression formats the Zio platform already streams, avoiding a separate transcoding stage.
• RTSP unicast and multicast — The recorder joins existing multicast groups rather than requiring duplicated unicast feeds from every source.
• Analyst-grade playback control — Single and group playback, jump to time, pause, resume and 0.1x to 10x speeds support precise incident reconstruction.
• UMP API integration — The Unified Management Protocol API over JSON and WebSockets lets the recorder be driven from the wider Zio control layer.
• Gigabit Ethernet I/O — 1000BASE-T network I/O keeps the appliance on standard commercial network infrastructure.

Typical Applications

• Command center — Longer retention plus redundant power suit a facility where the recorded record of an event is itself a deliverable.
• Control room — Operators replay stored IP streams for review while the live operational wall continues uninterrupted.
• Operations center — Monitoring and process feeds are retained long enough to investigate intermittent faults.
• Emergency operations center — Activation feeds are captured on hardware that tolerates a single power failure during the event.
• Government space — Agency deployments that require redundant power at the recording layer get it in one ordered part number.
• Broadcast studio — IP contribution and monitoring streams are retained for compliance and editorial review.
• Training room — Recorded operational sequences are replayed at adjustable speeds for instruction and assessment.

Technical Specifications

The values below are published by RGB Spectrum in the Zio Recording & Media Server data sheet. Rows that RGB Spectrum prints for the Zio R4000 series rather than for a single model are labelled as series values.

Specifications published by RGB Spectrum.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the R4440 add over the R4020?
RGB Spectrum publishes 8TB recording capacity instead of 4TB, and dual redundant power supplies where the Zio R4020 has none.

Which streams can it record?
Published video compression is H.264 and H.265, with RTSP unicast and multicast protocols, matching what the Zio platform distributes.

How should the two power supplies be fed?
Feed them from separate circuits or separate PDU legs so a single feed failure cannot stop recording; confirm the electrical rating with Creation Networks before installation.

What rack depth should we allow?
RGB Spectrum publishes the R4000 series as 42.8mm (1.69") high, 482.0mm (18.98") wide and 808.5mm (31.8") deep, weighing 21.9kg (48.3lbs). Check the depth against shallow racks.

How does an operator review recorded material?
Published playback features are single and group playback, jump to time, pause, resume and adjustable playback speeds from 0.1x to 10x.

How does it integrate with a control system?
The published interface is the UMP Unified Management Protocol API, carried as JSON over WebSockets.

Does the recorder need a separate software license?
Yes for a customer-supplied server build: the 750 12414 single-server license for the Zio Recording and Media Server covers a Dell R7x0 platform. Confirm the licensing model for this appliance part number with Creation Networks before ordering.

What warranty and support apply?
The RGB Spectrum manufacturer warranty applies to this part number, and Creation Networks supports specification and procurement, including written confirmation of the current warranty terms before you place the order.