A2B Electronics ECX-200, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...1 INSTALLATION GUIDE ECX 200 DVB C Cable Processor design for TV English ...

Page 2: ...2 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Unpacking the unit 3 Connections and indications 4 Settings 5 About remultiplexing 6 Installation 7 Technical specification 8 Declaration of conformity 9 Glossary English ...

Page 3: ... NICAM audio IP control and management All hardware needed for upgrade with software options is available from the start See section 7 for more information ECX 200 can be upgraded for enhanced functionality and various formats for transmission and processing of digital TV content by upgrade of its firmware Software options will be available from A2B Electronics please ask us for the specifications...

Page 4: ...e missing when unpacking please contact our support service see page 3 for contact info English 2 Unpacking the unit Important information about power supply to ECX 200 To avoid problems with ECX 200 and or EPP 100 it is very important that both DC plugs on the EXM power cord are inserted into the EPP 100 i e each EXM unit needs to be fed from two DC outputs at the rear end of EPP 100 See picture ...

Page 5: ...horised or analogue output signal is missing Ethernet port Ethernet for connection to a PC or handheld device with web browser Antenna in Connect your outdoor aerial to this input RF out Connection to Cable TV or SMATV network English Ethernet port RJ 45 for control and settings Access Tx error indicator Cable in RF out ASI out QAM Rx error indicator Power on indicator Front panel view of ECX 200 ...

Page 6: ...y will be void in case of damages caused by power supplies not supplied by A2B English 3 Connections and indications continued ECX 200 has an embedded web server allowing standard web browsers Internet Explorer Firefox Opera etc to connect to the unit for settings and management No controller software is needed The ECX 200 has by default a static IP address for connecting your PC to the unit The E...

Page 7: ...lect Use this IP adress and write 192 168 0 19 and select Net mask 255 255 255 0 Click OK and then click Close NOTE For PC with other Operating Systems OS than Windows please consult the Owners manual for your PC for IP Network settings 4 2 Connecting your PC to ECX 200 Connect the ECX 200 to a DC power supply EPP 100 See section 6 for installation Next connect your PC to the ECX 200 with a networ...

Page 8: ... IP address and or the Netmask and or the Gateway This is an important function when you install two or more EXM units in a Head End and want to connect all units together through a switch or a router 4 Settings continued Current settings Contains information of current input and output signals if the tuner is locked to a signal serial number and firmware revision Entitlements Entitlements are sof...

Page 9: ... address so make sure you don t use the same IP address in any ECX 200 unit To continue installation press Input 4 3 3 Input settings Select Baudrate Constellation and the channel number according to CCIR or enter the correct frequency in MHz Press Set to enter the frequency to the ECX 200 A list of the available services from the multiplex you tuned to will be shown on the right hand side and als...

Page 10: ...me E2 to E69 or Frequency within steps of 1 kHz for example 306 167 MHz Country specific settings can be done by selecting Country By selecting a specific country transmission standard and languages are automatically preset Audio language gives you the choosen language if there is more than one language ín the received signal Audiolevel can be adjusted between 0 to 12 dB Subtitling type subtitle p...

Page 11: ...e will be at the ASI output NOTE Refer to the table in page 16 about correct values Attenuation can be choosed between 0 to 31 dB The Frequency can be set in steps of 1kHz e g 306 167 MHz in all three output modes Analogue COFDM or QAM Click Set to save all settings COFDM For COFDM DVB T output you can select Output channel E2 to E69 or Frequency and Output signal attenuation 0 to 31dB You can als...

Page 12: ...anagement The Service management menu gives an overview of available services from antenna input or the ASI input if enabled Remultiplexing remuxing is possible after downloading a appropriate SW option To build your own MUX you combine several incoming services These can be received either from the tuner or from the ASI in Under the Digital output section in this meny you can see the actual Outgo...

Page 13: ...3 to 13568 Boxer in Sweden use 8945 DVB C 40961 to 65281 ComHem in Sweden 41001 and up The ECX 200 is designed to perform remultiplexing fully automatically of both audio and video streams as well as full remultiplexing and regeneration of PSI SI data The advantage for you as a user is much lower risk of failure and the process is much less time consuming In the menu to the right a list of all ser...

Page 14: ...loaded software Please refer to the installation information for each specific SW 4 3 5 Service management continued For setting the LCN Logical Channel Number you click on the sign under the column named Options In the box under the label Logical channel number you write the number you want for the service you have choosed and click on the Set button Note LCN is not supported in all DVB receivers...

Page 15: ...and Address For example IP address 239 192 0 10 and Port 1234 In the box named Bitrate you can choose what bitrate you want on the IPTV TS out and the maximum value is 55Mb s Click Set bitrate to save settings Click on Start to get the IPTV stream on the output RJ 45 connector To check the IPTV out signal you can use a player like VLC Player We recommend that you visit our website www a2b se for u...

Page 16: ...ue to bit rate fluctuations from statistical multiplexing we recommend that you only use 85 of the maximum available bit rate Output signal Modulation Baudrate BW Max bitrate Mb s 85 COFDM 64QAM 8 MHz 31 67 26 92 COFDM 64QAM 7 MHz 27 71 23 55 COFDM 64QAM 6 MHz 23 75 20 19 QAM 16QAM 6 875 Mbaud s 25 34 21 54 QAM 32QAM 6 875 Mbaud s 31 68 26 93 QAM 64QAM 6 875 Mbaud s 38 01 32 31 QAM 128QAM 6 875 Mb...

Page 17: ... one from the RF output to the cable TV network Connect a power supply and make all necessary settings as described in section 4 Note Important information in page 4 about connecting the DC cable EPP 100 power supply100W 11 outputs DC cable for ECX 200 Installation in a base unit with 5 EXM modules and common power supply Accessories EBU 100 Base unit for 5 ECX 200 modules and power supply 6 Insta...

Page 18: ... 3 has SW option for enhanced functionality with ASI in and COFDM out VSB RF is default modulation format NOTE Unit 2 and unit 3 has SW option for added functionality as ASI in and QAM out VSB RF is default modulation format ECX 200 1 ECX 200 2 ECX 200 3 ASI ASI VSB RF out VSB RF out COFDM out ECX 200 1 ECX 200 2 ECX 200 3 VSB RF out VSB RF out QAM out English ASI ASI ...

Page 19: ... possibility for remote management over VPN connection between office and Head end NOTE If you have questions about how to set up the VPN connection ask your network administrator for detailed information ECX 200 connected through a switch with DHCP VPN connection English ...

Page 20: ...ICAM carrier I 24dB D K 24dB L 27dB Tolerance 1dB Impedance 75 Ω QAM modes 16 32 64 128 and 256 QAM Symbol rate 4 7 2 Mbaud s MER at RF out 38 dB for 256 QAM DVB compliance DVB C EN 300 429 QAM output frequency 47 862 MHz 1 kHz step Output level Min 105 dBuV 47 470 MHz Min 100 dBuV 470 862 MHz PSI SI management Yes Remultiplexing Yes QAM modulation Option Max input bit rate 55 Mbit s Max output bi...

Page 21: ...clashes in the output multiplexes Simple structure for setting input output and processing parameters Each ECX 200 contains an embedded web server Standard web browsers Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox etc are supported Graphical User Interface GUI ASI bit rate 270 Mbit s Max payload bitrates Max input bit rate 55 Mbit s Max output bit rate 55 Mbit s PCR restamping Yes PSI SI management Yes Remul...

Page 22: ...22 8 Declaration of Conformity The document for Declaration of Conformity you will find at www a2b se Further information at www a2b se English ...

Page 23: ... terrestrial networks Remultiplexing Way of recombining services from different multiplexes DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a protocol used by networked devices clients to obtain the parameters necessary for operation in an Internet Protocol network This protocol reduces system administration workload allowing devices to be added to the network with little or no manual configuration Co...

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