Blankom PALIOS-IPM4 5105.10, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Professional Headend Solutions Operating instructions PALIOS IPM4 Part No 5105 10 8 fold IP ASI TV Modulator IP SFP ASI H 264 AVC MPEG2 ATV 8x AM ...

Page 2: ...5 8 4 Status LED s 5 8 5 LED s at the 10 100 Mbit control port 5 9 Adjusting by web server 6 9 1 Network connection to the computer 6 9 2 Setting of individual parameters 7 9 2 1 Menu Overview 8 9 2 2 Menu IP input 9 9 2 2 1 SFP option 10 9 2 3 Menu Transponders 11 9 2 4 Menu Adjustment 11 9 2 5 Menu Language 14 9 2 6 Menu Setup 14 9 2 7 Menu Service 19 9 2 8 Menu Level 19 9 2 9 Menu Status 20 10 ...

Page 3: ...ail mounting is important to note that between the heat sink and a neighboring module a distance of 0 79 is required If the modules mounted on top of each so they must be spaced 7 87 apart For 19 mounting all modules in the rack must be fitted with 19 Edge Guide Mounting the module using only the screw holes at the front panel is insecure and discouraged Furthermore the operation of a fully occupi...

Page 4: ...nd sum level adjustment the cable signal is coupled through a switchable directional coupler to the output jacks 8 Meaning of the LED s 8 1 LED s at the 10 100 1000 Mbit stream port 1 Designation color Status Meaning of display GbE connect LED green permanently on only illuminated when the connection is a GbE connection does not light up at a 10 100 Mbit connection off no GbE connection Connect da...

Page 5: ...Status Meaning of display POWER green permanently on module is on amber permanently on module is in standby off module is off operating voltage is not applied SYSTEM green permanently on module is ready flashing software update is running amber permanently on temperature is high fan is activated flashing temperature is critical The module will no longer work or is forced to shut down off module is...

Page 6: ...LIOS IPM4 has to be connected to PC network using an Ethernet cable The default IP address of the module is 192 168 1 100 In order to access the web interface of the PALIOS IPM4 from a PC the PC has to be in the same subnet 192 168 1 XXX subnet mask 255 255 255 0 where XXX is not used by any other module in this subnet If multiple PALIOS IPM4 are connected to the same network each module must be s...

Page 7: ...splayed below the navigation tree An option to move it on the right side instead is available chapter 9 2 6 All eight channels are listed individually A green LED symbol in front of channel 1 8 means that input and output are synchronized and that the channel operates without error An orange colored symbol indicates that an error has occurred in that channel An overview of the status of various pa...

Page 8: ...sted Setup chapter 9 2 6 So you can see which modules are affected by functions across modules like the NIT exchange between modules of the QAMOS group The individual components of a headend are listed with their IP address The IP address is a link so you can switch to the next module If no headend was configured a Search button is displayed It opens the Setup menu and scans the network for other ...

Page 9: ... address port and transport protocol UDP or RTP have to be entered for each IP channel Press the send button to save the settings Unused ports are disabled by entering the IP address 0 0 0 0 Identical settings within these 8 IP channels are not allowed and automatically marked red Note Some switchesapply configuration changes for the multicast group after the set query interval has expired Some sw...

Page 10: ...ed in the monitoring In addition you have to choose when to switch either when one input channel fails or when all monitored channels are failing The switching will occur even no signal is present on the redundancy input The switch back to the preferred IP input is not automatically It has to be done manually via the user interface Note that an automatic switch based on the defined rules will not ...

Page 11: ... Select the preferred program If the program is available in multiple languages specify language and subtitle in the next two colums column Output frequency Set the channel for the selected program Double allocation of the eight output channels is checked automatically Use the check box RF to set the RF output to on or off 9 2 4 Menu Settings Each channel can be adjusted to your individual require...

Page 12: ...elected program variant 2 direct input Program name displays the name of the program which was selected in the input menu Load reloads the program list Service ID service ID of the requested program range 0 65535 Type selection of the program type TV Radio Language language number range 0 255 Output output parameters of the channel Frequency input selection channel frequency1 Output frequency sele...

Page 13: ...mage lines from the following selection Off CCIR 17 CCIR 18 CCIR 330 CCIR 331 Sin x x Ramp As a default the image lines 17 18 330 and 331 are selected The image lines selection is editable i e the test lines can be output on each image line in the range 1 625 4 only available if Test line option is enabled chapter 9 2 6 Decryption settings5 BISS key input of the 12 digit code in BISS mode 1 or of ...

Page 14: ...age In this menu the user interface language can be set You can choose between German and English The adjustment can be made either in the navigation tree at the point language or on the top right via the language selection box 9 2 6 Menu Setup In this menu various administrative and system settings can be made ...

Page 15: ...odate a low speed data connection GSM Output frequency raster Availabe options are B G D K M and L raster In case of D K1 the sound carriers are at 6 5 6 25 MHz D K2 at 6 5 5 74 MHz and D K3 at 6 5 6 74 MHz the raster for M is at 6 MHz and for L at 8 MHz Based on this selection the group delay filter is set for standard B G D K M or L raster Color System You can choose between PAL SECAM and NTSC S...

Page 16: ...ed since the start of the GUI Each operation is listed by date time and description If operations have been executed the logged on user who initiated the action is saved too By pressing of the Erase button all entries are deleted only possible by the administrator System Location In this field a name for the PALIOS IPM4 can be entered to identify the module easily The name will appear on the top r...

Page 17: ... 192 168 1 99 Along with the DHCP server a local DNS Domain Name Server will be set up To use it in full extent a connected PC laptop must be configured as a DHCP client Note that using Windows not only the IP address but also the DNS server address has to be obtained automatically If the module is configured as a DHCP server or client and the client has received an IP address successfully the mod...

Page 18: ...ion events are configured whether they and with which thresholds trigger traps There are three ways to configure a trap without parameters e g fan on off with a free selectable parameter for a medium priority with a selectable parameter from a list box for a medium priority Events Events leading up to trigger an SNMP trap can be de activated and their parameters can be configured References and no...

Page 19: ...In the first section you can enable or disable the loop through output If enabled select the nominal level for all 8 channels in the range from 62 82 dBµV If the loop is disabled the output level of the 8 channels can be set in the range of 76 94 dBµV Furthermore each channel can be set individually with an offset of 3 6 dB in 0 5 dB steps The buttons simplify the offset level setting if you want ...

Page 20: ...hannel updated every 5 seconds Listed are only the current values mouse over the parameter to display its name in the help box or in the status bar of the browser according to your configuration The listing is in 3 groups input modulators and system With the drop down menu at the top right you select whether you get an overview all or if only one of the three groups is displayed ...

Page 21: ... of the module causes a reboot i e the module restarts and all stored values are restored If the module must be reset to factory settings please press the reset button until the POWER and SYSTEM LED will illuminate green permanently again This process takes about 15 seconds The factory settings are Input parameters Output parameters Setup settings Network settings ...

Page 22: ...RJ45 SFP CONTROL STREAM IP TS ASI TS 8xPAL PALIOS IPM4 ASI RJ45 SFP CONTROL STREAM IP5 IP3 IP4 IP2 IP1 SWITCH ETHERNET PALIOS IPM4 QUASARIOS PALIOS IPM4 LANIOSs PALIOS IPM4 ASI signal Input IP signal Input 192 168 1 101 192 168 1 102 Output PAL 81 dBµV 192 168 1 103 IP signal Input Stratix IV FPGA SDRAM 8x Decoder MPEG 2 4 MOD UPC DAC Eth CPU NIOS FLASH DDR 2 8x TS 8x GigE PHY RF Stream port 1 RJ ...

Page 23: ...ta rate 270 Mbps Connector BNC socket Impedance 75 Ω ASI polarity regular inverted ASI signal processing Data rate 0 625 75 Mbps ASI transfer format continuous burst TS transfer format 188 204 Byte Signal processing EN 50083 9 1 MPEG decoder Video H 264 AVC Level 4 1 HP MPEG 2 MP HL Audio MPEG 1 Layer 1 2 TV output TV standard B G D K L M Sound type double carrier FM Sound carrier frequencies B G ...

Page 24: ...ased on top of Linux 3 6 8 and is a free software You can redistribute and or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation either version 2 of the License or at your option any later version You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program If not so please visit http www gnu org licenses The source...

Page 25: ...t number 5105 10 according to the following standards electromagnetic compatibility 2004 108 EC DIN EN 50083 2 2007 04 EN 50083 2 2006 06 Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC DIN EN 60950 1 2006 04 EN 60950 1 2006 11 Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances DIN EN 50581 2013 02 EN 50581 2012 and additional module specific standards which this product is subjected to Date 04 12 2012 Signa...