JVC TDR6 manual

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    7330 tRADE sTREET • S a n D i e g o, C a l i f o r n i a 9 2 12 1 • ph o n e : 85 8 . 805 . 7000 • f a x : 85 8 805 . 7001 • p a r t # : 0 1 -08 7 0- 4 01 B 0 1 / 03 TDR6 Modular Integrated Reciever Decoder for High Definition and Standard Definition TV Installation and Operation Guide[...]

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    Notice This publication and its contents are prop ri etary to Tiernan Radyne C omStream, Inc. (Tiernan) and are intended solely for the c ontractual use of its customers for no other purpose than t o install and operate the equipment described herein. This publication and its content s shall not be used or distributed for any other purpose and/or o[...]

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    Contents 01-0870-401A 01/02 i Contents Preface Using This Guide .................... .................. ......... .................. ......... ......... .............. iii Customer Service .................... .................. ........................... .................. .............. iv Product S hipments ................... .................[...]

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    ii 01-0870-401A 01/02 Contents Chap t e r 5 Confi guri n g the T D R6 ....... .... .. ... ...... ..... .. .. .. ..... .. .. ....... .... .. ... ...... ..... .. .. .. 47 Quick Star t Configur at ion .................... .................. ......... .................. ......... ......... 47 Detailed TDR6 Confi guration .............. ................[...]

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    Preface 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 iii Preface Using This Guide This guid e descri bes the in stall ation, op eration, a nd configu ration of the Tiernan TDR6 Modular Int egrated Receiver Dec oder (TDR6). An ove rview of sys tem and product level requireme nts, te chnical specific ation s, and trou bleshooti ng procedur es are al so pro vided. This guid [...]

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    iv 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Preface Issuing Commands Task s and exam ples a re pre sente d in a s erie s of st ep-by -st ep ins truct ions. Commands or i nformation that you enter i nto the s ystem ap pear in a differe nt type, as shown in the foll owing example : To resto re the factory default1 configura tion, sel ect config>default>restore>[...]

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    Preface 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 v Product Shi pments Please veri fy that your company na me and address are corre ct on the packing sli p that i s included with your e quipment. Not ify Tier nan Customer Service i f any of the in form ation is incor rect. Ensure t hat you wri te down the f ollowing n umbers and i nclude th em in any corres pondence wi[...]

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    vi 01-087 0-401B 0 1/03 Preface Pr ovide Adeq uate V entilati on Slots an d op enings on the TDR6 ar e pro vid e d f or ve nti l a tio n tha t is ne e ded to en sure reliable operation . T o a void ov erheating a nd ensure that the vent ilation slot s are not b locked, pl ace the TDR6 on a smoot h, hard surface that has at le ast two inches of cl e[...]

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    Preface 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 vii T urn the TDR6 Off When Changing Circuit Boards T urn the TDR6 off before installi ng or removing any circuit boards from chassis slots. Po ssible damag e may occur to mo dem, board s, or r elate d equi pment if powe r is le ft on du ring th is pro cedure. Pr ovide Ant istatic Pr otection W ear a proper ly gro u nd [...]

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    viii 01-087 0-401B 0 1/03 Preface[...]

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    Overview 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 1 1 Overview The TDR6 is a high perf ormance, modular r eceiver/decode r providi ng a high degree of flexibi lity to m eet a variet y of Standa rd Defi nition (SDTV) and Hi gh Definitio n (HD TV) app licat ions. It’s modul ar design ma kes it easy to adap t to ch anging requi reme nts in digita l TV contri bution and[...]

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    2 01-087 0-401B 0 1/03 Overview The TDR6 suppor ts both s ingle-ch annel-per -carrier (SCPC) and multi-chann el-per-carrier (MCPC) operat ions and c an be deplo yed in eit her a point-t o-point or point- to-multipoint system. If the TDR 6 has be en con figu red to receiv e sate llite transm issi ons, it will a ccept input f rom 950 to 215 0 MHz at [...]

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    Overview 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 3 Front Panel The TDR6 fron t panel i nterface allows you to scroll thr ough a standar d set of men us to easily se t your oper ating parameters. Al l configuration and monito ring functions can be eff icientl y performe d using the front panel. The TDR6 menu st ructure will vary accord ing to the option modul es insta[...]

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    4 01-087 0-401B 0 1/03 Overview[...]

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    Installing the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 5 2 Installing the TDR6 This chap ter provides st ep-by-st ep procedu res for instal ling and cabli ng the TDR6. Do not remove the TDR6 top cove r! The TD R6 is power ed by an expo sed, switchi ng AC power supply which p resents an elect ric shock hazard when the top cove r is removed. Pers onal injury or da[...]

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    6 01-087 0-401B 0 1/03 Installing the TDR6 North American Applica tions One cord ha s an IE C- c ompatible female plug on o ne end and a North Americ an male plug on the other. This cord is UL and CSA appr oved up to 125 VAC at 10 A. This cor d is ready to use with no use r wiring r equired. International Applications The inte rnational cord has an[...]

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    Installing the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 7 Rear Pa nel Connections The rear panel consists of option m odules t hat have been sel ected an d installed accordi ng to the n eeds of your organ ization. Available optio ns modules include : ■ TMAC-6125 — mast er contr oller module f or both SD an d HD applica tions ■ TDEC-6161 — de coder module [...]

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    8 01-087 0-401B 0 1/03 Installing the TDR6 TMA C-6125 Th e TMA C-61 25 is th e ma ster co ntro ller m odul e. TMAC-6125 Ports The TMAC-612 5 provides the foll owing port s: ■ ASI I N – ac cepts the inco min g ASI tr ans port str eam, with data ra tes u p to 104 Mbps, on a female BNC connect or, 75 Ω impedanc e ■ ASI OUT – outputs a DVB/AS[...]

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    Installing the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 9 3. Press t he ente r key on t he remote un it several ti mes until a prompt app ears on the dis play of th e remote unit. Typicall y the prompt is the > c haracter. Once the p rompt appear s, succes sful commu nication s have been establi shed between t he TDR6 and the remo te unit. If communic ations c[...]

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    10 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Installing the TDR6 TDEC-6161 The TDEC-6161 s upports de coding of HDTV signal s in eith er 1080i or 720p format. Vi deo is out put at 1.5 Gb ps using t he SDI inte rface. The TDEC-6161 h a s two SDI ports, la beled SDI OUT 1 and SDI OUT 2. TDEC-6161 Port s These two SDI por ts provide ide ntical se rial dig i tal bitstrea m[...]

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    Installing the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 1 1 To cable t he Analog Aud io term inal block co nnectors: 1. Press t he detent using a scr ew driver with a maximum wi dth of .15 i nch to open the clamp bel ow it. 2. Insert audio cabl e wire in to the clamp. 3. Release the detent . The clamp wi ll close tightl y on the ins erted wire. Opening the cl amp[...]

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    12 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Installing the TDR6[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 1 3 3 Fr ont P anel This chap ter describes the following TDR6 f r ont pa nel info rmation: ■ Components ■ Navigati ng through menus ■ Descript ion of menus , paramete rs, and options Front P anel Components The front panel ena bles you to easi ly and eff icientl y configu re and monitor the TDR6. TDR6 Front P[...]

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    14 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel TDR6 Menu The following me nu structur e shows th e standard TDR6 menu s. Your fr ont panel menus may vary depend ing upon th e option modules in stalled in the unit. Config Details Default User Restore Restore Sa v e Input Ser vice Config Status Select Demod Input RF F req L O F req Code R ate Sym Rate LNB P owe[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 1 5 Navigating Through the Menus The front pa nel LCD displ ay and butt ons were de signed to help you nav i gate through t he TDR6 menu structur e quickly and effi ciently. LCD Display LCD Symbols There ar e four impor tant symbo ls that appe ar on the LCD: Arrow As you are na vigating throug h the TDR6 menus, an a[...]

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    16 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Parameter Options All para meter optio ns are displayed in th e following format. ■ The firs t line i dentifies the current menu level, in this exampl e, the Data A menu. ■ The second line displays the parameter, Baud , and its c urrent setti ng of 38400 bp s. ■ The e qual s ign (= ) den otes tha t this p a[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 1 7 ■ In a pa rame ter lis t, the Nex t butto n scr olls fo rwar d, one p aram eter a t a tim e, through a ll parame ters. Whe n the las t paramete r is rea ched, th e TDR6 scroll s through t he list again . Parameter lists can only be scrolle d through i n a forw ard motion. If you acciden tally sc roll pas t the[...]

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    18 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Enter Butt on The Enter button is used to i ssue a command, such as the clea r histor y log comma nd, or to set a parameter option, su ch as a video dela y. The Enter but ton perf orms the fo llowing tasks: ■ When the re quired command is displaye d, the Ente r button execute s the comm and . ■ When a para m [...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 1 9 A space ca n be enter ed by eith er a single pres s of the “ 0” key. For e xample, to enter t he words LA Default the foll owing key s would be pr essed: ■ 555 sele cts L ■ 2s e l e c t s A ■ 0 selec ts spa ce ■ 3s e l e c t s D ■ → advances the curso r so the ne xt lett er can be s elected ■ 3[...]

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    20 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Leaving a Parameter If you have not pressed t he Enter bu tton, you can leav e a parame ter witho ut modif ying it b y pressin g either the: ■ Previous button whi ch return s you to the previ ous menu lev el ■ Next butt on which advances y ou to the ne xt paramet er in the list In eit her sit uat ion, th e TD[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 2 1 6. The Mode par ameter and i ts curr ent sett ing display. 7. Press t he Select button under the PAL option. The paramet er begins to flash . 8. Scroll to the NTSC par ameter using the Up, Down, or Se lect button. 9. Press t he Enter but ton. When the parameter stops fl ashing, t he TDR6 has set the new vi deo m[...]

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    22 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel LO Freq Sets the frequency to match your LNB downconverter local oscillator frequency. Note : The IF f requency is the absolute v alue of the difference between the RF frequency and the LO frequency. T he demodulator has a valid IF frequency in the range of 2150 MHz and 950 MHz. Entering values for RF or LO that [...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 2 3 Raw BER Query-on ly; displays the raw bit error rate; this rate is the error rate of the signal as it is received from the satellite, before error correction is applied. — BER Query-on ly; displays the bit error rate; this value represents the number of er rors detected in the s ignal after error cor rection i[...]

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    24 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Detail s >Vi deo Menu: used to configur e th e TDR6 video. To configure the video, you must first select the video slot that corresponds to the video option card you want to configure. Once you have select the slot, you can set the video parameters for your site requirements. Note : The options on the slot men[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 2 5 Detail s>Audio: u sed to configure the TDR6 audio. To configu re the audi o, you must first sele c t the audio slot a nd por t that corre s p onds to the audio opti on c a r d yo u wa nt to confi gure . The Audio menu contains submenus for each audio port on the selected option card based on the following: ?[...]

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    26 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Handshake Sets the handshaking parameter for the user data port. ■ On: Enables handshaking for the specified user data port ■ Off: Disables handshaking for the specified user data port Config Mode Setting determines how the user data parameters are set. ■ Auto: TDR6 automatically configures the user data pa[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 2 7 EKey Sets the key value for B ISS E mode. The E key value is also referred to as the encrypted session word . Important Consi derations when en tering BISS EKEY : ■ This comm and must be set before BISS ModeE is s et. ■ This command m ay not be entered/ changed more than 10 time s w it h i n a fi v e minu te[...]

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    28 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Control>EIA-232: used to configure the remote port Baud Sets the baud rate for the remote port 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 Data Bi ts Sets the number of data bits f or the remote port 7, 8 Parity Sets the parity for the remote port None, Even, Odd Stop Bits Sets the number of stop bits fo r the remote[...]

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    Front Panel 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 2 9 TDR6 Pr ocedures This sec tion provide s detailed ste ps for per forming var ious TDR6 ta sks. Restoring a Default Conf iguration To re stor e a def aul t conf igura tion s et: 1. From the DTV Rec eiver/Dec oder menu, se lect Conf ig. The Confi g menu display s. 2. Select D efault . The Def ault Confi guration m[...]

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    30 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Front Panel Unlocking t he Front Panel To unlock t he front panel: 1. From the DTV Rec eiver/Dec oder menu, se lect Cont rol. The Cont rol menu display s. 2. Select FP_ Lock. The Front Panel Acce ss menu displ ays showing t he status of the fr ont pa nel: Password = 0. 3. Using the front pan e l key pad, type i n the pa sswo[...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 3 1 4 Using a Remote Unit In addit ion to th e front panel, a remote unit can be use d to configure a nd monitor the T DR6. Th e cha pter p resen ts the fo llow ing in format ion fo r remo te com mand operati on: ■ Configur ing re mote softwar e para meters ■ Overview of remote commun ications ■ Instru[...]

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    32 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit ❒ Verify t hat the b aud rate and pari ty of the remote unit co mmunicat ions package m atch the factory default setti ng of the TDR 6 re mote inter f ace ❒ Veri fy tha t the ca ble b etween the te rmin al and the TDR 6 is p rope rly connecte d ❒ Power cycl e the TDR6 if needed ❒ If the unit st i[...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 3 3 Execute c ommands consi sts of a c ommand mnemonic, whi ch is fol lowed by a spac e, the comm and in struc tio n, a spa ce, an d the param eter . ■ Quer y com mand s direc t the T DR6 to dis play th e curr ent settin g of a s pecif ic parame ter or t o display current s t atus inform ation. Query comma[...]

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    34 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit ■ MC – enable y ou to displ ay or set various mas ter cont roller functions includi ng the remot e contro l interf ace, nonvol atile configu ration memor y, date and time settings, a nd network s e tup. ■ PGCA – Tiernan ’s condit ional access co mmands all ow you to di splay a signal’ s prote[...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 3 5 TDR6 HD/SD Back Pan el with Remo te Designat ors For exampl e: All a udio decode r commands b egin with the command mnemonic AD, a nd they contain the < por t > designat ors, A through F, which all ow you to sel ect which audio por t to conf igure or mon i tor. All audio decoder commands are typed [...]

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    36 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit Error Messag es If the TDR6 is not a ble to ex ecute a comm and, an e rror mess age w ill b e re turn ed, indicat ing the command was not comple ted. T DR6 error messages, along with t he acti on re quire d to re solve the er ror, ar e expl ain ed in the follo wing table . In add ition to the actio ns li[...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 3 7 TDR6 Remote Command Listing Mnemonics Parame ters/ Respo nse Val u es DVB Defaults Description AD x where x = A, B, C, D, E , or F — The TDR6 can be configured with up to six separate audio channels based on the installed option cards. The por ts are identified based on the f ollowing: ■ If only a T [...]

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    38 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit AD x SAMPLE R ATE n/a, 0, 32, 44.1, 48 — Query-only; displays the audio samp le rate. Only available in MPEG audio mode. AD x SOURCE MPEG-2, ATSC MPEG2 Query-only; displays the s ource for the specified audio output. Front panel equivalent: Details>Audio>Slot_ x >Audio x >Source AD x VOL 0 [...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 3 9 BISS MODE none, mode1, modee none Sets the BISS mode used to descramble the incoming transport stream. Note : Before setting this command to mode1 or modeE, the appropriate KE Y and ID values m ust first be entered. Note : There may be a slight delay in picture when setting or changing BISS modes. This i[...]

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    40 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit DMD . x Where x is A, B, C, or D and designates the demodulator to be configured or queried. — Combined with addit ional mnemonics, specif ies the demodulator that is the object of the command. For examp le, if RF output B is currently active, t he DMD.B DMLOCK command displays th e current lock status[...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 4 1 DMD . x RF 0 to 15000 MHz 11210 S ets an internal representation of the frequency of the modulated signal before external down conversion. This will generally be the frequency of the signal coming f rom the satellite. This number is used to calculate the incoming frequency. The incom ing frequency is the[...]

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    42 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit MC — — When MC is entered, the TDR6 returns the following master controller information: ■ Ethernet: IP address, IP mask, IP gateway, and MAC ■ RS232: baud rate, da ta hits, parity, stop bits, soft fl ow control and har d flow control information Front panel equivalent: N one MC ACCESS CODE 1000 [...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 4 3 MC DEFAULT RESTORE < strin g> where < strin g> = DVB, Default1, Default2, and Default3 — Resets the TDR6 with the specified factory-default operating configuration. For more information on configurations, refer to the configuration cha pter. Front panel equivalent: C onfig>Default>Res[...]

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    44 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit PGCA TIMEOUT Time in second s — Query-only; displays the amount of time that the service originator allows the T DR6 to remain authorized to receive the selected serv ice in the event that the TDR6 stops receiving periodic ser vice authorization messages. Front panel equivalent: Details>PGCA>Time[...]

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    Using a Remote Unit 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 4 5 VBI — — When VBI is entered, the decoder returns the following information: ■ PID: PID # ■ Mode: <on or off> ■ lines: <active lines> ■ VBI form at cont rol : <auto or manual> ■ VBI form at: <detected format> ■ TiernanCC detected: <yes or no> ■ Detected VB I[...]

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    46 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Using a Remot e Unit VD MODE PAL, NTSC, AUT O PAL Sets the standard-definition video mode. Front panel equivalent: D etails>Video>Slot_ x >Std Vid>Mode VD PID <available PIDs> or O ff — Selects the standard-definition video PID y ou want. When no video is present, the system returns the message no video p[...]

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    Configuring the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 4 7 5 Configuring the TDR6 This chap ter provides in format ion on conf iguring t he TDR6 for initia l oper ation includi ng: ■ Quick start configurat ion ❒ Setting the DVB defau lts ❒ Selecti ng a service ❒ Setting the time and da te ■ Deta iled T DR5 co nfig uratio n ❒ High-lev el confi gurati[...]

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    48 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Configuring the TDR6 The Defaul t Configur atio n menu displa ys. The c onfigura tion opti on that appe ars on the LC D, i n this ex amp le De fault1 , is th e cur rent T DR6 configur ation. If th e LC D i nitia lly d isplay s Config = DVB , the TDR6 was init ialized to the defa ult DVB-compl iant conf igurati on. However , [...]

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    Configuring the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 4 9 Setting Local Date and Time To set t he date and time using the fr ont panel: 1. From the Conf ig menu sel ect Contr ol>Clock>Da te. 2. Use the ke ypad to type in t he correct date in mm .dd.yy yy format and press Ente r. 3. Press t he Next butt on. The LCD disp lays the Time menu. 4. Use th e key[...]

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    50 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Configuring the TDR6 Configuring the L-Band Carrier Frequenc y The LNB downconv erter outputs a DVB-co m pliant , modulated L-band c arrier at an IF f r equenc y which is input to the demodulator . For proper operati on, the i nput L-Band car rier fr equency must be equal t o whe re: ■ RF is the carrier frequenc y at the i[...]

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    Configuring the TDR6 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 5 1 Step 2 : By compar ing your s ystem requi rements t o the DVB-complia nt setti ngs, you deter mine the foll owing para meters mu st be chan ged: ■ Input ■ Modulatio n ■ RF Freq ■ LO Freq ■ Code Rate ■ LNB Power Step 3 : To cha nge these p arameters th e followi ng front pa nel or re mote com[...]

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    52 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Configuring the TDR6 Step 6 : Save t he config uration. Step 7 : Ens ure tha t the d ecod er is co rrect ly con figu red to operate . As p art of this process verify t hat the pa ramete rs you jus t entere d are corr ect. To verify yo ur entri es issu e the remo te comm and DMD.A or rev iew al l para meters via th e fron t p[...]

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    Troubleshooting 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 5 3 6 T r oubleshooting This chap ter provides in format ion on tro ubleshoot ing, includin g: ■ Fault r eporting and monitori ng ■ Initi alization sel f -te st fun ction ■ Operati onal problems ■ Troubles hooting t he demodulat ors Fa ult Reporting and Monitoring Front Panel LEDs The thre e LED indicato[...]

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    54 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Troubleshooting Fault History Descriptions Fault hi story des criptions are in the History func tion of t he Faults menu and a re display ed as ASCII strings wi th the following inform ation: ■ Time tag ■ Command mnemonics ■ Fault de scriptor For exampl e: The foll owing table defi nes the c ommand mnemonics and ind ic[...]

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    Troubleshooting 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 5 5 The Fault Descriptors ar e defined in the followin g table. DMD.A QP SK Demod ulator A TDEM-6110 DMD.B QP SK Demod ulator B TDEM-6110 DMD.C QP SK Demodu lator C TDEM-6 110 DMD.D QP SK Demodu lator D TDEM-6 110 UDA User Data A TMAC-6125 UDB User Data B TMAC-6125 VD Video De coder TDEC -6100 HDV D High Defin i[...]

  • Page 66

    56 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Troubleshooting Viewing Current Fault s Current faults c an be viewed from the f ront panel or from a remot e device. To view current faults us ing th e front pa nel: 1. From the Fa ults Menu se lect Current. ❒ If no c urren t faul ts exi st, th e LCD d ispla ys No Faults . ❒ If cur rent fa ults d o exi st, th e LCD d is[...]

  • Page 67

    Troubleshooting 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 5 7 To clear the f ault hist ory log f rom a remote unit issue the FAUL TLOGCLEAR comm and . Initialization Self-T est Function The TDR6 has s e veral built- in-self -tests. many of thes e tests are per formed automa ticall y when the uni t is power ed up or reset. Fa ults det ected when t he unit is poweri ng u[...]

  • Page 68

    58 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Troubleshooting Rece ive C arrier O ffse t The O ffset value displa ys the diffe rence , in MHz , bet ween the actual re ceive carrie r frequency and t he freque ncy de term ined by subtract ing th e LO Freq parame ter from the RF Freq parameter ( ), which have been ent ered by the user. To a chieve car rier l ock, the diffe[...]

  • Page 69

    Technical Specifications 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 5 9 A T echnical Specifications The speci f ica tions for your TDR6 depe nd upon the s pecific option modules insta lled. FACTORY-CONFIGURABLE FEATURES INPUT INTERFACE M ODULES TDEM-6110 Module – Four switchable Inp ut QPSK/8PSK/16QAM Rece iver ■ Four se lect ab le L-ba nd inp uts ■ DVB ® -compl [...]

  • Page 70

    60 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Technical Specifications STANDARD FEATURES DATA PROCESSING TMAC-6125 M odule ■ DVB ® ASI transp ort input and out put, BNC connect or ■ Two i ndependen tly progra mmable a uxiliary data ports on DB-9 c onnecto rs ■ Asynch ronous: 1 200 to 384 00 bps, EIA-2 3 2 and EIA-422 lev els ■ Synchro nous: 1 to 2048 kbps, res [...]

  • Page 71

    Default Configurations 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 6 1 B Default Configurations This appe ndix provi des th e settin gs for the TDR6 default factory configurations . All pa ram eter se tting s are th e sam e for all fac tory d efaul ts, ex cept where n oted . The T DR6 is set to the DV B-co mplian t defa ults a t the fa ctory . Defaults Paramete r Setting[...]

  • Page 72

    62 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Default Configurations Video De lay 0 Audio Decoder A - F Audio P ID Defaults t o the first E nglish audio channe l detected in the selecte d servic e. If none of the aud io channe ls are in E nglish, the audio de coder s elect s the first au dio chann el detec ted in the sele cted s ervic e. Audio Decode r PID Default1, 2, [...]

  • Page 73

    Default Configurations 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 6 3 Hard Flow Control On Front Panel Access Access U nlock ed Password 738 4 Ether net IP Addres s 192.200.9.2 01 IP Mask 255 .255.255.0 IP Gateway 0.0.0.0 PGCA Auto Se lect On Defaults (continued) Paramete r Settings for DVB, Default1, Default2, and Default3 Configurations Except ions[...]

  • Page 74

    64 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Default Configurations[...]

  • Page 75

    Port Pinouts 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 6 5 C P or t Pinouts Remote Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal Direction Signal Definition 1 Unused — — 2 TXD i nput Receive Dat a 3 RX D output Transm it Data 4 Unused — — 5G N D — — 6 DTR input Pulled High 7 Unused — — 8 Unused input — 9 Unused input — Shell GN D — — Fault Relay Port Pin Spec[...]

  • Page 76

    66 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Port Pinouts Ethernet Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal S ignal Definition 1 TD + Transmit Data positiv e 2 TD – Transmit Dat a negativ e 3 RD + Receive Data positive 4 NC No connec t 5 NC No connec t 6 RD – Receive data negati ve 7 NC No connec t 8 NC No connec t User Data port Pin Specifications Pin Number Standard RS232[...]

  • Page 77

    Port Specifications 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 6 7 D P or t Specifications TMA C-6125 Specifications ASI In and ASI Out Port Specif ications Signal a mplit ude 800mV pp minim um Data codi ng 8B/10B per DVB s pecificati on Referenc e clock 27 MHz, 100 p pm stabil ity Input retu rn loss >15 dB Connectio n type BN C Female Data rate 104 Mbps maxi mum Sta[...]

  • Page 78

    68 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Port Specifications TDEC-6100 Specifications TDEC-6161 Specifications T A UD-61 00 Specifications Composite Port Speci fications Port ty pe BNC fema le Impedanc e 75 Ω Signal a mplit ude 1Vp p D1 Por t Specificat ions Port ty pe BNC fema le Impedanc e 75 Ω Signal a mplit ude 1Vp p Analog Audio Output Por t Specifications[...]

  • Page 79

    Port Specifications 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 6 9 TDEM-6110 Specifications LNB Port Specifica tions Port type female F-type Impedanc e 75 Ω Frequenc y range L-ba nd, 950 to 21 50 MHz Step siz e 125 kHz Power l evel - 65 dBm to -25 dBm Data rate 1 M sps to 30 Ms ps VSWR 1.5 :1[...]

  • Page 80

    70 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Port Specifications[...]

  • Page 81

    Tiernan VBI Data Trans mission 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 7 1 E Tiernan VBI Data T ransmission Overvie w The latest ser ies of Ti ernan enc oders and de coders ca n be configured t o transmit vario us typ es of Verti cal Bl anki ng Int erval (VBI) d ata w hen it is pres ent in the input vi deo. The foll owing de coders and encoders s upport one or more m[...]

  • Page 82

    72 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Tiernan VBI Data Transmission MPEG and VBI Original ly, the MPEG video compression scheme discarded all VBI in formation and incl uded only t he compress ed, active video por tion of t he pictur e for transmi ssion. This caused al l VBI data t o be lost when the vi deo was digi tally compresse d for tra nsmission usi ng MPEG[...]

  • Page 83

    Tiernan VBI Data Trans mission 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 7 3 Configuring Y our System Thi s secti on descri bes how to co nfigure your sys tem for suc cessful e nd-to-en d process ing of VBI da ta for each VBI sch eme. For a det ailed de scripti on of the front p anel or re mote command s used to i mplement the vari ous VBI schemes , refer to the appr o[...]

  • Page 84

    74 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Tiernan VBI Data Transmission 3. Enable t he encoder for Tiernan clos ed capti ons. Issue the front panel comm and Config>Service #>VBI>Tiernan CC=On or the rem ote VE TCC ON command. Decoder 4. S et the decode r VBI format contr ol to a utom atica lly dete ct the type o f VBI data to decode. Issue the front pan e l[...]

  • Page 85

    Tiernan VBI Data Trans mission 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 7 5 DVB 4:2:2 Expande d Windows is suppor ted on a composi t e anal og or component digita l (SDI) fo rmat video signal . This sta ndard suppo rts both PAL/62 5 and NTSC/525 for mat video s tandards, and can transmit any of the f ollowing VBI serv ices: ■ PAL mode: Tel etext, PDC, WSS, and VPS ?[...]

  • Page 86

    76 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Tiernan VBI Data Transmission Decoder 5. S et the decode r VBI fo rmat contr ol to a utoma ticall y dete ct the ty pe of VBI data to decode. Issue the front pan e l command VBI>Format>VBI Format Cntrl=Auto or th e remote VBI CONTROL AUTO command. 6. If your system req uires you to manually se t the typ e of VBI data to[...]

  • Page 87

    Tiernan VBI Data Trans mission 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 7 7 Remote Commands for Encoder Configuratio n Tiernan Closed Captions Remote Commands Expanded Windows Remote Commands Remo te Comm and P arameter Range Description VE TCC On, Off Configures the enco der to transmit T iernan closed captioning informatio n. Parame ters are : ■ On = encodes two l[...]

  • Page 88

    78 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Tiernan VBI Data Transmission[...]

  • Page 89

    Option Module Overview 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 7 9 F Option Module Overvie w Tiernan’ s powerful and highl y sophist icated products integra te a prove n modular design whi ch provid es flexible, hi ghly-rel iable, cu stomized so lutions to met yo ur requir ements. Each p roduct’s modul ar chassis supp orts a var iety of o ption modules e nabling [...]

  • Page 90

    80 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Option Module Over view Installation Procedure To install an option mo dule: 1. B efore insta lling opt ion mo dules , ens ure th at all c onf igura tion p aram eters specif ic to y our site are recor ded. 2. Remove powe r from the unit. 3. Remove the f iller p late fr om the ap propriat e slot by u nscrewi ng all en d scr e[...]

  • Page 91

    Demodulator Application Notes 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 8 1 G Demodulator Application Notes This appe ndix conta i ns add itional technica l informa t ion f or the TDEM-611 0 Demodula tor op tion modu le, inclu ding informat ion on: ■ Configur ation ■ Rate s and c hann el spa cing ■ Estima ting E b /N 0 ■ Troubles hooting Configuration This sect[...]

  • Page 92

    82 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Demodulator Application Notes Data Inversion / Spect ral Inversion In QPSK modulat ions, eve ry symbol con sists of two bits of da ta. These t wo bits are commonl y referr ed two as t he I and Q samples. Dat a inversi on occurs when both I an d Q are inverted. Spectral invers ion occur s when eith er I or Q ar e invert ed. S[...]

  • Page 93

    Demodulator Application Notes 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 8 3 Information Rates The minimum and maximum inf ormation r ates are provided in the fol lowing table . Output Spectrum Width To prevent intersymbol in terfere nce, the out going symbol s are filter ed by a DVB-complian t transmi t filter. The filter t ype is a s quare-root rai sed cosin e filter [...]

  • Page 94

    84 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Demodulator Application Notes E b /N 0 Est ima tion Algo rith m Within t he FEC decoder IC, the Vit erbi d ecoder out put is re -encoded a nd compared t o a delaye d version of the ori ginal encoder i nput. Inco ming bit er rors that ar e correc ted will result in a dif ference between original input and the encoded ou tput.[...]

  • Page 95

    Demodulator Application Notes 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 8 5 ■ Measure C/ N to estimat e E b /N 0 where ❒ C is ca rrier powe r ❒ N is n oise fl oor ■ Calc ulate the es timat ed E b /N 0 Refer to the equation fo r estimating E b /N 0 using a spec trum analyz er in a previous section of this appendix . ■ Transmi t pure ca rrier t o prec isely lo [...]

  • Page 96

    86 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Demodulator Application Notes ■ Viterbi Bit Error – This reg i ste r display s the number of channel bit e rrors durin g the la st mea sur ement peri od. Thi s regi ster is used to estim ate E b /N 0 . If this r egister is zero, t he E b /N 0 is 16.00 (n o noise). Any c hann el no ise wi ll cau se this regi ster to be g [...]

  • Page 97

    Table Top and Rack Mount Installation Instructions 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 8 7 H T able T op and Rac k Mount Installation Instructions This appen dix pr esen ts step -by st ep inst ructi ons for the in stal latio n of Ti ernan 1U, 2U, and 4U products. Instruct ions are presented for i nstalli ng products: ■ On a tabl e top ■ Using fr ont rack moun[...]

  • Page 98

    88 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Table Top and Rac k Mount Installation Inst ructions 2. Attach t he bracket s to both sides of the uni t: a. Li ne up the s m all hol es on the bracket with the unit’s mou nting ho les, which are located towards the front of each s ide panel . b. Thread al l of the screws through th e bracket’s smal l holes a nd into the[...]

  • Page 99

    Table Top and Rack Mount Installation Instructions 01-0870 -401B 01/0 3 8 9 Rear Ra ck Brac ket Mounting Instructions To install a Ti ernan unit in a standard 19- inch equipment rack usi ng rear mounting br ackets, p erform the foll owing steps : 1. Attach t he mounting plates to both side s of the u nit: a. The mounting pl ates have a series of ob[...]

  • Page 100

    90 01-0870-40 1B 01/ 03 Table Top and Rac k Mount Installation Inst ructions Saf ety Precautions If ra ck-mo unted unit s are in stall ed in a close d or m ulti-u nit ra ck, co nside r the followi ng items; f urther e valuati on by a Cert ifying Agen cy may be requ ired. Ambient T emperatu re The am bie nt tem per ature with in th e rac k ma y be g[...]

  • Page 101

    Index 01-0870-401 B 01/03 91 Inde x A AC power , maximu m output 5 AC, power cords 5 ASI in/out p orts 8 audio pro cessing, ov erview 2 auxil iary data , overv iew 2 B butto ns down 17 enter 18 next 16 previo us 17 select 17 up 1 7 C carrier frequency adjusting 50 config uring 50 closed captions (VD CC) remote commands 45 code rate 22 command de si[...]

  • Page 102

    92 01-087 0-401 B 01/03 Index offset 58 performance problems 58 using spe ctrum anal yzer 84 troubl eshootin g commands qd g 3 85 qd g 4 85 qd of fset 86 tuner SAW f ilter 81 R receive carrier offset See offset remote c ommand issuing 34 syntax 34 typin g 36 remot e command de scriptio ns 36–46 remote c ommands closed capt ions (VD CC) 45 VBI 45 [...]