Blonder tongue 6324, User Manual

Page 1: ...e the property of their respective owner Status Date Document No Issue No Author ACTIVE February 06 2018 651240000C 3 DY Obsolete September 13 2015 651240000B 2 KK Obsolete June 19 2015 651240000A 1 KK Blonder Tongue is ISO 9001 2015 Certified High Definition IP Encoder HDIP 1xHD SDI to 2xIP Streams 2xSPTS Stock No 6324 USER MANUAL Stock No 6324 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...e Laboratories Inc One Jake Brown Road Old Bridge NJ 08857 USA Document Number 651240000C Printed in the United States of America All product names trade names or corporate names mentioned in this document are acknowledged to be the proprietary property of the registered owners This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual propert...

Page 3: ...INSTALLATION POWER UP 9 3 1 UNPACKING 9 3 2 INSTALLATION 9 3 3 POWER UP 9 SECTION 4 COMMUNICATING WITH THE UNIT 10 SECTION 5 CONFIGURING THE UNIT 12 5 1 ACCESSING THE UNIT VIA THE WEB BROWSER 12 5 2 STATUS SCREEN 13 5 3 ENCODER BASIC SCREEN 14 5 4 ENCODER COMPOSITING SCREEN 16 5 5 ENCODER ADVANCED SETTINGS SCREEN 18 5 6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SCREEN 20 5 7 LOG SCREEN 21 5 8 ADMIN SCREEN 22 5 9 FIRMW...

Page 4: ...tructions before you operate the unit å Retain all safety and operating instructions for future reference å Heed all warnings on the unit and in the safety and operating instructions WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER This reminder is provided to call the CATV System Installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC th...

Page 5: ...t protection For added protection during a lightning storm or when the unit is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the lines between the unit and the antenna This will prevent damage caused by lightning or power line surges å Do not locate the antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fa...

Page 6: ...put and an IP encapsulation output via SFP Ethernet port The HDIP can encode a HD and SD stream of the same content in either MPEG 2 or H 264 formats A separate RJ45 10 100 Ethernet port is provided for control and monitoring Features MPEG 2 and or MPEG 4 H 264 video encoding Encodes a HD and SD stream of the same content in either MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 H 264 formats Resolutions of 480i 720p or 1080i D...

Page 7: ...bled to the default username admin and password pass Note The old IP address login and password will still be present in the encoder settings 3 Status LEDs Provides a status of tasks performed by the HDIP encoder in real time Power The LED is illuminated when the power is ON Input The LED is illuminated when input video is being received from the HD SD SDI or Composite input Encoding The LED is il...

Page 8: ...8 9 mm Power 110 120 VAC 60 Hz Power Dissipation 20 W Weight 1 15 lbs 0 54 kg Operating Temperature 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Storage Temperature 13 to 158 F 25 to 70 C Operating Humidity 0 to 95 RH 35 C max non condensing Storage Humidity 0 to 95 RH 35 C max non condensing Encoder Format Output Bit rate Dolby Digital or MPEG 1 Layer 2 128 192 384 kbps Audio Options Video Packet Format SFP Port IP SPT...

Page 9: ...RU 1 75 open space must be provided above the encoders when mounted in a 19 inch rack or cabinet to allow air flow for encoder heat dissipation The Blonder Tongue HDIP RP 3 accessory or a standard 19 rack shelf can be used for mounting 3 encoder modules in 1RU See example diagram image below 10 100 INPUT CONTROL POWER IP RESET OUTPUT ENCODING 10 100 INPUT CONTROL POWER IP RESET OUTPUT ENCODING 10 ...

Page 10: ...ea Connection Properties will appear In this box double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP e A dialog box entitled Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties will appear Select the Use the following IP address option and enter the following addresses IP address 172 16 70 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 No need to enter a value for the Default Gateway Click OK to close the dialog box Now your computer is r...

Page 11: ...e admin case sensitive Password pass case sensitive OR Username guest case sensitive Password pass case sensitive Monitoring and configuration of the unit is achieved via a series of web pages as described in the Sections below As shown in Figure 5 2 at the top of the each page the following Primary tabs and links will appear Primary tab Status doesn t include any sub tabs Primary tab Encoder incl...

Page 12: ...stem time can be synced up with the browser time by using the controls under the System menu and will be displayed in UTC time format Encoder Status Source Lock Indicates if the video source is Locked or unlocked Unlocked means no input or input not supported Locked means encoder is locked to a video source Source Format Indicates the video source format for example 1080i60 Embedded Audio Will sho...

Page 13: ...gs 8 5 to 19 0 incremented by 0 1 in MPEG2 and 3 5 to 13 0 in H 264 NOTE Once an input is applied only the detected resolution will be displayed Both SD HD video bitrates are displayed only when no input is detected Video Mode Flag Frame only and Field only adjusts video encoder modes for decoder compatibility Frame Only This encoding mode is used when video input is progressive ex 720p Frame Only...

Page 14: ...14 HDIP Instruction Manual 2 2a 1 3 Figure 5 3 Encoder Basic Screen 5 3 Encoder Basic Screen continued ...

Page 15: ...eo input is progressive ex 720p Frame Only mode can be used to encode interlaced video ex 480i or 1080i Field Only This encoding mode is used when video input is interlaced 480i or 1080i Some decoders may have compatibility issues when decoding field encoding NOTE If the video input is 720p the encoding mode will automatically default to Frame only mode even if Field Only mode is selected in the m...

Page 16: ...ay Alignment Mode Aligns image to a section of the screen ex bottom right Horizontal Offset px Allows for specific placement in relation to the alignment mode Image can be moved in pixels horizontally Vertical Offset px Allows for specific placement in relation to the alignment mode Image can be moved in pixels vertically Click Apply button to save settings PLEASE NOTE 1 It takes some time for the...

Page 17: ...17 HDIP Instruction Manual Figure 5 4 Encoder Compositing Screen 5 4 Encoder Compositing Screen Continued 1 2 ...

Page 18: ...s 3 which gives you a default Total GOP Length of 60 SD Only Advanced Settings Video GOP Settings When streaming MPEG SD stream the default P Frame per GOP is 4 and the default B Frame between I IP is 2 which gives you a default Total GOP Length of 15 Service Info Type If Service Info Type is set to DVB NIT SDT it also enables the fields DVB Network Name Specifies the Network Name in the DVB NIT t...

Page 19: ...19 HDIP Instruction Manual 5 5 Encoder Advanced Screen continued 2 1 4 6 5 9 8 10 3 Figure 5 5 Encoder Advanced Screen 7b 7a ...

Page 20: ...on Manual 2 3 1 1a 2a 4 Figure 5 6a System Networking Screen part 1 5 6 System Networking Screen The System Networking screen Figure 5 6a and 5 6b on the following pages allows the user to set Ethernet and SNMP settings ...

Page 21: ... port MAC Address read only field that indicates the MAC Address of the Control 100 1000 Port IP Address the static IP address that is assigned to the unit allowing the user to access it via the web interface Subnet Mask the Subnet Mask address of the unit allowing the user to access it from another network via the web interface Default Gateway the gateway address of unit allowing the user to acce...

Page 22: ...e you can use google DNS of 8 8 8 8 but your gateway must be able to reach the internet Method 1C 1 Set valid IP under control port settings and a valid gateway 2 Set DNS Settings to Manual 3 Under Primary DNS enter your network DNS 4 If none is available you can use google DNS of 8 8 8 8 but your gateway must be able to reach the internet Unit Description Unit Name and User Location are user defi...

Page 23: ...t on an ssh server that s accessible to the unit and enable password logins for that account 2 Configure the ssh server s IP or resolvable hostname if applicable in the unit s SSH Host field 3 Configure the ssh server s ssh TCP port in the unit s SSH Port field standard is 22 4 Enter the username and password for the ssh server account in the unit s SSH User and SSH Password fields 5 Enter the por...

Page 24: ...screen Figure 5 8 is a read and write screen where the following parameters can be displayed or configured 2 1 Figure 5 7 System Log Screen 5 8 Admin Screen To change modify the IP network parameters as well as the Username and Password for the unit you must be logged in to the unit as Admin to access the screen shown in image below At the top right of the screen click admin See Figure 5 8 top rig...

Page 25: ...ll not be displayed Confirm Password must enter the same password as entered in 3 above If password doesn t match an error will be displayed Guest Username is the Guest login 10 characters maximum This login allows the user to view the unit settings but does not allow any changes Login is case sensitive Factory Default guest Current Password is the Current Guest Password 10 characters maximum Pass...

Page 26: ...ontact Tech Support at 800 523 6049 ext 4217 or by Email techsupport blondertongue com Select Firmware Update File press to browse and select firmware version file Update press to initiate firmware update Figure 5 10 Firmware Update Tab 1 2 1 2 New Password used only if the user wants to change the current Guest password Must enter a new password 10 characters maximum Password is case sensitive an...

Page 27: ...y any person other than Blonder Tongue Service Department 9 Any modification of the product by any person other than Blonder Tongue Service Department 10 Fire flood war civil disturbance industrial action acts of God or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Blonder Tongue 11 Any defect caused by lightning strike or power surges 12 Shipping costs to return products to Blonder Tongue for...

Page 28: ...TIVE DIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY BREACH OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT TORT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE SALE USE INSTALLATION OR FAILURE OF ANY PRODUCT ACQUIRED BY BUYER FROM BT All claims for shortages defects and non conforming goods must be made by the customer in writing within five 5 days of receipt of mer...