Blonder tongue FlexCoder 6582, User Manual

Page 1: ...respective owner Flexible Transcoder FlexCoder 4xIP 4xASI RFI Option to 1xASI 4XQAM 4xIP Stock No 6582 6582 RFI USER MANUAL Stock No 6582 6582 RFI USER MANUAL Status Date Document No Issue No Author ACTIVE September 9 2016 651238600A 1 KK Model Stock No Description FlexCoder 6582 Flexible Transcoder 6582 RFI FlexCoder with RF Input option Blonder Tongue is ISO 9001 2008 Certified ...

Page 2: ...d 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 property rights Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Purchase Location Name Purchase Location Telephone Number Unit Serial Number Returning Product for Repair or Credit A Return Mate...

Page 3: ...CATION 7 SECTION 3 COMMUNICATING WITH THE UNIT 8 SECTION 4 CONFIGURING THE UNIT 9 4 1 ACCESSING THE UNIT VIA A WEB BROWSER 9 4 2 MAIN STATUS SCREEN 10 4 3 MAIN INPUT SCREEN 11 4 4 MAIN TS MAP SCREEN 12 4 5 MAIN TS CONFIG SCREEN 14 4 6 MAIN QAM CONFIG SCREEN 16 4 7 MAIN OUTPUT SCREEN 18 4 8 MAIN REFRESH SCREEN TAB 20 4 9 NETWORK SCREEN 20 4 10 TIME SCREEN 22 4 11 EVENT LOG SCREEN 23 4 12 ADMIN SCRE...

Page 4: ...STALLER This reminder is provided to call the CATV System Installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER FROM THIS UNIT NO USER SERV...

Page 5: ...brings remarkable cost savings The FlexCoder is an ideal solution for video labs and campus environments when you need to provide a custom channel line up for in house distribution Features De multiplexes MPTS to SPTS MPEG 2 or H 264 H 265 Multiplexes SPTS to MPTS via IP and or QAM outputs MPEG 2 or H 264 H 265 Optional 8VSB QAM input board to receive one 1 off air or clear QAM channel Can pass th...

Page 6: ...nnector for 100 1000Base T Ethernet interface for monitoring and configuring the unit Only static IP address can be assigned to this interface The factory default value is 172 16 70 1 DATA 1 GIGE RJ45 connector for 1000Base T Ethernet GIGE interface for IP data in out ASI OUT User can select 1 TS for ASI Output ASI INPUT BNC connectors 1 to 4 for unencrypted ASI inputs 8VSB QAM INPUT Optional RF I...

Page 7: ... Amplitude Imbalance 1x Quad QAM total of 4 QAM channels 1x F Female for combined output QAM 16 32 64 128 and 256 ITU T J 83 Annex A and B Variable up to 7 MSymbol sec MBaud 54 to 1002 MHz CATV Channel Selectable Ch 2 to 158 40 dBmV 1 dB increment 35 to 42 dBmV 1 dB increment 0 5 kHz 77 F 25 C 5 kHz over 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C 0 25 dB over 6 MHz channel 98 dBc 10 kHz 60 dBc 70 dBc 40 dBmV output le...

Page 8: ...nnection and then click on the Properties d A dialog box entitled Local Area Connection Properties will appear In this box double click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 e A dialog box entitled Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 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 nee...

Page 9: ...ame Admin case sensitive Password pass case sensitive When logged in as Guest the user has read only permission Up to four Guests can be logged in simultaneously 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 The following read only information is displayed in a page header...

Page 10: ...rate indicates bit rate of the incoming transport streams TSID the Transport Stream ID for each of the input streams Program indicates Program number for each transport stream Output Status TSO Index indicates Transport Stream Output Index number for each transport stream Interface indicates the configuration of the output for each transport stream Status indicates whether the Quad QAM RF output m...

Page 11: ...put the IP Address for each transport stream IP Port input the IP Port number for each input stream 4 3 Main Input Screen The Main Input screen Figures 4 3a 4 3b allows configuration of the following parameters 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 Remember to click on the SAVE button to apply the new values configurations Figure 4 3b Main Input Screen Mux Mode Figure 4 3a Main Input Screen Demux Pass Thru 1 2 3 The RF C...

Page 12: ... 4 4b is a user configurable screen where the following output parameters are configured and displayed for each output stream This screen is only available for Demux and Mux modes as follows 1 2b 2a 2b Figure 4 4b Main TS Map Screen Mux Mode 1 Figure 4 4a Main TS Map Screen Demux Mode 2a 2b ...

Page 13: ...and then click the Remove button TS Map configuration is not available under this mode please continue on to section 4 5 The setting parameters are the same between DEMUX and MUX modes with the exception of the number of Input and Output TS The DEMUX has 4 Input TS with up to 32 Output TS whereas the MUX Mode is the complete opposite with 32 Input and 4 Output TS s 1 2 2a 2b A B Demux Figure 4 4a ...

Page 14: ...fig screen Figures 4 5a 4 5b is a user configurable screen where the following output parameters are configured and displayed for each output stream Figure 4 5a Main TS Config Screen Demux Mux Modes 2 5 7 9 11 3 4 6 8 10 Figure 4 5b Main TS Config Screen Pass Thru Mode 12 1 ...

Page 15: ...o or data Short Name user defined channel name Up to 7 alphanumeric characters are permitted Major Channel user defined major channel number for the output program The range is 1 to 99 for Terrestrial and 0 to 999 for Cable Minor Channel user defined minor channel number for the output program The range is 1 to 99 for Terrestrial and 0 to 999 for cable NOTE When zero 0 is entered as a minor channe...

Page 16: ...tput mode to CW Continuous Waveform which activates an analog carrier at the selected channel s center frequency comparable to the digital QAM output level It is typically used when only an analog signal level meter is available to measure the modulator s output during installation and servicing Input Channel Drop down list of channel frequency dependent upon MAP selection QAM Mode Choices are 256...

Page 17: ...ed 38 8 Mbps per RF QAM channel Output QAM Map allows the user to select the desired QAM Map Options are STD IRC and HRC Default STD Output QAM Data Rate indicates the maximum data rate depending on the selected QAM mode for example 5 360500 Mbaud for QAM 256B Output QAM Interleaver indicates the interleaver value for the selected QAM mode Output QAM Alpha indicates the Alpha value for the selecte...

Page 18: ...ng Bitrates Shows the bit rate for each output transport stream IP Type There are two available options RTP UDP Select the one that matches the protocol used by the receiving equipment IP Address and IP Port The user must enter the IP Address and Port number ASI One output TS only can be simultaneously provided as an ASI output by selecting Enabled 1 4 2 5 3 6 Remember to click on the SAVE button ...

Page 19: ...ches the protocol used by the receiving equipment IP Address and IP Port The user must enter the IP Address and Port number Output QAM Allows each QAM output to be Enabled on or Disabled off ASI One output TS only can be simultaneously provided as an ASI output by selecting Enabled 1 4 5 2 3 6 Remember to click on the SAVE button to apply the new values configurations Figure 4 7b Main Output Scree...

Page 20: ...tus and allows configuration of the following parameters Figure 4 9 Network Screen 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 14 17 12 15 18 13 16 19 4 8 Main Refresh TAB The Main Refresh tab performs a browser refresh of the information on the active screen Refresh is helpful to verify parameters have changed ...

Page 21: ...mote Control Subnet Mask the Subnet Mask assigned to the Control Port of the unit It allows the user to determine which subnet the Control Port IP address belongs to Factory Default 255 255 255 0 Remote Control Default Gateway the gateway address assigned to the Control Port It allows the user to access the unit from another network via the web interface Factory Default 172 16 70 254 Data IP Addre...

Page 22: ...rom the Time server every 20 minutes If however an internet connection is not available the date and time can be entered manually The unit is capable of adjusting the Day Light Saving DST time settings automatically as well Figure 4 10 Time Screen 1 3 2 4 In the section entitled Time Adjustments the local time zone based on Coordinated Universal Time UTC can be set In the section entitled Daylight...

Page 23: ...Destination Port is the Event Log Destination port to which a duplicate of the error messages created by the unit can be forwarded for monitoring and troubleshooting purposes Factory Default 514 cannot be changed Clear Log allows the user to clear the records generated during unit s boot up process and operation afterward Lines to Display allows the user to select the number of lines to be display...

Page 24: ... 4 12 Admin Screen When logged in as admin and not guest the Admin screen Figure 4 12 appears as a read and write screen where the following parameters are displayed or can be configured Figure 4 12a Admin Screen 17 19 18 16 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 14 26 29 35 12 24 27 33 30 20 22 23 32 15 13 25 28 34 31 21 1 3 5 7 ...

Page 25: ...rs maximum Password is case sensitive and will not be displayed Factory Default pass New Guest Password used only if the user wants to change the current Guest password User must enter a new password 10 characters max Password is case sensitive and will not be displayed Confirm Guest Password user must enter the same password as entered above If password does not match an error will be displayed S...

Page 26: ...assigned to the Data Port Data Subnet Mask the Subnet Mask assigned to the Data Port of the unit Data Default Gateway the gateway address assigned to the Data Port Event Log Destination the IP address of the remote server to which Syslog sends the activities recorded by the unit for monitoring and troubleshooting purposes Factory Default 172 16 70 2 Log Destination Port the Error Log Destination p...

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...