Sencore MRD 6000, User Manual

Page 1: ...January 2020 Form 8187C www sencore com 1 605 978 4600 Revision 1 2 MRD 6000 4K UHD Receiver Decoder User Manual ...

Page 2: ...hould be made directly to those companies This document may also have links to third party web pages that are beyond the control of Sencore The presence of such links does not imply that Sencore endorses or recommends the content on those pages Sencore acknowledges the use of third party open source software and licenses in some Sencore products This freely available source code can be obtained by...

Page 3: ...0 User Manual Page 3 112 Revision History Date Version Description Author 11 06 2018 1 0 Initial Release GAK 10 9 2019 1 1 Update for 4 1 0 and 4 2 0 Release BCR 1 27 2020 1 2 Appending to S2X Module Specs BCR ...

Page 4: ...s have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids such as vases are placed on the apparatus To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains disconnect the power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle The main...

Page 5: ...ectrical shock never allow your equipment to be exposed to water rain or high moisture environments If exposed to a liquid remove power safely at the breaker and send your equipment to be serviced by a qualified technician To reduce the risk of shock the MRD 6000 must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection For the MRD 6000 the mains plug is the main disconnect ...

Page 6: ...se harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A FCC limits Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the...

Page 7: ...le 3 Quick Start Guide Note If any option cables were ordered with the MRD 6000 they will be included in the box as well If any of these items were omitted from the packaging of the MRD 6000 please call 1 800 SENCORE to obtain a replacement Manuals for Sencore products can be downloaded at www sencore com 1 Declaration of Conformity 2 AC Power Cable 3 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 8: ...nto the MRD 6000 Web Interface 24 4 1 2 Hiding Unused Inputs 24 4 1 3 Buttons and Status Indicators 25 4 1 4 Drag and Drop Menus 26 4 2 Main Panel 27 4 2 1 Configuring Active Inputs 28 4 2 2 Configuring ASI Input 30 4 2 3 Configuring MPEG IP Input 30 4 2 4 Configuring DVB S S2 S2X Input 33 4 2 5 Configuring DVB S S2 Input 35 4 2 6 Configuring 8VSB QAM Input 38 4 2 7 Configuring Turbo PSK Input 39 ...

Page 9: ... MRD 6000 81 4 3 11 Reboot Unit 83 4 3 12 Reset Defaults 83 4 4 Reporting Panel 83 4 4 1 Active Alarms 84 4 4 2 Event Logs 85 4 4 3 Configuring the Logs 86 4 5 About Panel 87 4 6 System Recovery 88 Section 5 Appendices 89 Appendix A Acronyms and Glossary 90 Appendix B Error and Event List 93 Appendix C Specifications 95 Appendix D Pinouts for Analog Audio and Relay Connectors 105 Appendix E MRD 60...

Page 10: ...112 Section 1 Overview Introduction This section includes the following topics 1 1 Product Introduction 11 1 2 Front Panel Overview 11 1 3 Rear Panel Overview 12 1 4 Baseband Video Outputs 12 1 5 Cooling 14 1 6 Rack Information 14 ...

Page 11: ... output SD SDI HD SDI outputs and an HDMI digital video output The HDMI output makes monitoring as easy as finding the nearest standard consumer television or PC monitor The MRD6000 further features MPEG IP I O DVB S S2 S2X satellite inputs QAM VSB RF receiver DVB T T2 C C2 ISDB T inputs BISS descrambling and dual DVB CI CAM slot options Its configurable feature set makes the MRD 6000 the ideal ch...

Page 12: ... Examples include a Quad Input DVB S S2 S2X card or dual port MPEG IP Input Output card ASI is a standard input and output on all MRD 6000 units MRD6000 Chassis Back Panel 1 RJ45 Management Port s 2 Relay Output Connector 3 Digital Audio Outputs 4 15 Pin Analog Audio Connectors See Appendix D 5 CVBS BNC Output 6 SDI Outputs Five BNC provide Quad3G 3G HD SDI SD SDI 7 Digital Video Output Connector ...

Page 13: ... Primary SDI ports and Secondary SDI ports will output HD SDI The CVBS port will have no video output 1 4 2 2 Simultaneous HD SD Licensed When an HD video resolution is set on the Primary Video output format and MRD 60601 Simultaneous HD SD is licensed the Primary SDI ports will output HD SDI The Secondary SDI ports will downconvert the resolution set on the Primary Video output and output SD SDI ...

Page 14: ...nd exhausted through the vents in the rear of the chassis The MRD 6000 is equipped with a temperature controlled status indicator If the temperature inside the unit exceeds 60 C the red Error text will illuminate on the front panel and a description of the error will appear in the Error List 1 6 Rack Information The MRD 6000 is intended to be mounted in a standard 19 rack It occupies 1RU of rack s...

Page 15: ...tallation Introduction This section includes the following topics 2 1 Rack Installation 16 2 2 Power Connection 16 2 3 AC Power Connection 16 2 4 AC Dual Redundant Power Connection optional 17 2 5 Maintenance 17 2 6 Network Setup via Front Panel 17 ...

Page 16: ... panel of the MRD 6000 See Section 1 3 for grounding location 2 2 Power Connection Using the proper power connections is vital to the safe operation of the MRD 6000 Only use the supplied 3 prong power connector or one with equal specifications NEVER tamper with or remove the 3rd prong grounding pin This could cause damage to the MRD 6000 personnel and or property 2 3 AC Power Connection The MRD 60...

Page 17: ...twork Setup via Front Panel The MRD 6000 can be setup on a network connection to allow remote management and SNMP configuration For these features to work the network settings for the MRD 6000 must first be configured properly for the network it is connected to 2 6 1 Static IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway To setup the MRD 6000 with a static IP address use the following steps 1 Press the button 2 Us...

Page 18: ...and buttons to change the Default Gateway then the button to save the selection Note It may take up to a minute for the MRD 6000 to obtain an IP address During this time the unit will display a busy message under Gateway 2 6 2 DHCP The MRD 6000 can be configured to use DHCP to obtain an IP address Subnet Mask Gateway Configure Network Host Name Primary DNS 172 16 0 86 Second DNS 172 16 0 153 IP Mo...

Page 19: ...button 5 Use the and buttons to change the selection to DHCP then press the button Note It may take up to a minute for the MRD 6000 to obtain an IP address During this time the unit will display a busy message next to DHCP Main Menu Baseband Outputs Transport Stream Outputs Admin Active Errors Admin Unit Networking System Time About System Syslog Configure Network Host Name Primary DNS 172 16 0 86...

Page 20: ...MRD 6000 User Manual Page 20 112 Section 3 Operating the Front Panel Introduction This section includes the following topics 3 1 MRD 6000 Front Panel Overview 21 ...

Page 21: ...of incoming stream displayed in Mbps 2 Current active input 3 IP address of management port 4 Current decoded service The figure on the next page shows a typical screen on the front panel Several important features have been circled and noted below These features are common to all screens and assist when navigating viewing and editing unit information The button allows the user to return to the ho...

Page 22: ...tle 2 Icons indicate which control buttons are currently valid for entry 3 Cursor shows which line is active 4 When editing active character or item is highlighted Configure Network Host Name DHCP Disabled IP 000 000 000 000 Mask 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 2 ...

Page 23: ...Section 4 Operating the Web Interface Introduction This section includes the following topics 4 1 MRD 6000 Web Interface Overview 24 4 2 Main Panel 27 4 3 Admin Panel 70 4 4 Reporting Panel 83 4 5 About Panel 87 4 6 System Recovery 88 ...

Page 24: ...me The user will need to login to the web interface By default the admin user account is available without a password Press the login button in order to login to the web interface User Login Prompt 4 1 2 Hiding Unused Inputs The MRD 6000 web interface allows the user to hide inactive inputs using the button or show all available inputs by click the button Only the inputs configured as the Primary ...

Page 25: ...splay the additional status information All text in status menus shown in ORANGE are user configurable settings Text shown in BLUE is not user configurable and is strictly a status or value To minimize the status windows again click the icon Status in the MRD 6000 web interface is shown with LED status indicators Green LED Status is good No errors are present and function is operating normally Red...

Page 26: ...opulate fields Conditional Access and Service Selection menus are some examples of menus that drag and drop can be used In the example on the next page a service in the transport stream view on the right hand side of the window is selected and dragged over to auto populate the PIDs in the service selection section Service Selection Menu ...

Page 27: ...ecode de encapsulate and demodulate When configuring the MRD 6000 the user begins at the top of the menu and works down The inputs are configured then descrambling if present then service or PIDs are selected for decode then outputs are configured Pictured below is a fully populated unit with all options licensed GUI Main Page ...

Page 28: ...puts by clicking the button Active Input Indicator To configure the primary and backup inputs click the icon next to Input Selection In this same menu the Switch On Restore On and Switchover options present have the purpose of toggling to and from the backup input in the case of an input failover or input return Active Input and Failover Configuration Menu A table with descriptions of each option ...

Page 29: ...cally The user must manually switch inputs TS Sync Loss the MRD 6000 will switch from the primary to the backup input if the primary stream loses synchronization for the duration of the Switchover Interval Decode Failure the unit will switch to the backup input when it encounters decoding errors on the primary input Restore On Manual Only Primary Input TS Restored Backup Input TS Sync Loss Decode ...

Page 30: ...ns section Port Enabled Disabled This setting allows the user to enable or disable the ASI Input to the MRD 6000 Null Stripped Disabled Enabled Enabling Null Stripped allows the MRD 6000 to receive streams that do not contain null packets i e VBR Transport Streams 4 2 3 Configuring MPEG IP Input If the MPEG IP Input card was selected as a factory installed option the menu on the next page and opti...

Page 31: ...card that will be used to receive the input Mode Multicast Unicast Multicast setting allows the unit to receive multicast streams Multicast streams originate from the IP range 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 Unicast allows the unit to receive unicast streams Unicast streams originate directly from a source device Destination IP 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 This setting is only available when receiving a mu...

Page 32: ...lude any streams originating from the user defined IP addresses will be received Null Stripped Enabled Disabled Enabling Null Stripped allows the MRD 6000 to receive streams that do not contain null packets i e VBR TS Streams RTP SSRC Enabled Disabled Enabling RTP SSRC allows the MRD 6000 to filter the input by the user defined value Only streams containing the user defined value will be received ...

Page 33: ...w The IP Statistics menu can be used to view a number of important details about the incoming IP input that will help the user to determine the quality of the stream and connection IP statistics menu 4 2 4 Configuring DVB S S2 S2X Input If the DVB S S2 S2X input card was selected as a factory installed option the following menus and options will be available for configuration This menu allows the ...

Page 34: ...ing allows the user to enable or disable this input stream Physical Connector Port A Port B Port C Port D This setting allows the user to select which physical RF connector will be used to receive the stream Satellite Frequency C Band 4GHz 8GHz Ku Band 11 2Ghz 14 5Ghz L Band 950MHz 2150MHz Dependent on LO Offset If LO Offset is set to 0 then L Band frequency is entered into the Satellite Frequency...

Page 35: ...r is operating Set to the LO frequency when you want to enter the Satellite transponder frequency in the Satellite Frequency field Set to 0 0 when you want to enter the L Band frequency in the Satellite Frequency field Note that this setting and the Satellite Frequency setting determine the L Band frequency input to the receiver PL Scrambling Code 0 262141 The MRD has the ability to receive satell...

Page 36: ... choose between DVB S or DVB S2 modulation schemes Setting to Auto will have the unit automatically detect whether the input is DVB S or DVB S2 Satellite Frequency C Band 4GHz 8GHz Ku Band 11 2Ghz 14 5Ghz L Band 950MHz 2150MHz Dependent on LO Offset If LO Offset is set to 0 then L Band frequency is entered into the Satellite Frequency dialog box If LO Offset to set to a pre defined option then ent...

Page 37: ... 262141 The MRD 6000 has the ability to receive satellite signals scrambled using PL Scrambling In order to receive the stream enter the value of the incoming signals PL Scrambling code LNB Power Off 13 VDC 14 VDC 18 VDC 19 VDC The MRD 6000 has the ability to provide the necessary voltage to power an LNB Select the correct voltage to supply to the LNB 22kHz Tone Enabled Disabled Enabling or disabl...

Page 38: ...is setting allows the user to enable or disable this reception port Mode 8VSB 64 QAMB 256 QAMB This setting allows the user to choose between 8VSB or QAM modulation schemes Channel Plan Off Air FCC Cable HRC Cable IRC Cable If 8VSB is the selected Mode the only available option is Off Air If either 64 QAMB or 256 QAMB is the selected Mode this setting allows the user to choose which Cable scheme i...

Page 39: ...eception of DVB S and Turbo PSK satellite signals Turbo PSK Configuration Menu Setting Range Description Receive Enabled Disabled This setting allows the user to enable or disable this reception port Mode DVB S TurboPSK This setting allows the user to choose between DVB S or TurboPSK modulation schemes Modulation QPSK 1 2 QPSK 2 3 QPSK 3 4 QPSK 5 6 QPSK 7 8 8PSK 2 3 8PSK 3 4 2 05 8PSK 3 4 2 10 8PS...

Page 40: ...Band 950MHz 2150MHz Dependent on LO Offset If LO Offset is set to 0 then L Band frequency is entered into the Satellite Frequency dialog box If LO Offset to set to a pre defined option then enter C band or Ku Band frequency Symbol Rate 0 256 30 The symbol rate of incoming satellite signal in Msps Accurate to one decimal place ksps Note Reception may not be possible at rates less than 1Msps ...

Page 41: ...ll be available for configuration This menu allows the user to configure a DVB T T2 C C2 or ISDB T input Configuration of DVB T2 C2 ISDB T Setting Range Description Receive Enabled Disabled This setting allows the user to enable or disable this reception port Mode DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 ISDB T This setting allows the user to choose between DVB T T2 C C2 or ISDB T modulation schemes ...

Page 42: ...uency MHz 42 1002 Selecting a channel from the channel dropdown will populate this field automatically based on the user selected channel A user can manually select a frequency if desired Bandwidth 1 7 MHz 5 MHz 6 MHz 7 MHz 8 MHz Selecting a channel from the channel dropdown will populate this field automatically based on the user selected channel plan A user can manually select channel bandwidth ...

Page 43: ...uring CAM Slots Setting Range Description Top Slot Bottom Slot Enabled Disabled This setting allows the user to enable or disable the DVB CI slot 4 2 9 2 Configuring Service Descrambling This menu allows the user to select the services the MRD 6000 will descramble using the CAM Modules and Smart Cards inserted into the DVB CI slots See Section 4 2 9 1 to configure these slots These options are app...

Page 44: ...service that is currently set to decode If the PIDs change in the incoming stream the MRD will adapt to these changes provided that Service Selection is set to Service Lock Refer to Section 4 2 11 Selected PIDs sets the MRD to descramble PIDs set in the Service Descrambling Menu If the PIDs change in the incoming stream the MRD will not adapt to these changes and will not be able to descramble Sel...

Page 45: ...ply configures a BISS key set and selects it from the drop down For streams with multiple per service keys the user must first configure the key sets and then assign them to services 4 2 10 1 Configuring BISS Keys This menu allows the user to configure BISS descrambling 12 unique BISS keys can be entered If the BISS mode is set to Mode E a icon will appear next to Mode E Injected ID This icon allo...

Page 46: ...lect service s to be descrambled on the Selected Services tab Descramble All PIDs will apply the selected key to the entire transport stream Selected Key Key 1 12 Select a key to configure Alias 16 characters Set an Alias for the selected key Mode Mode 1 Mode E This setting sets the Mode of the BISS key that has scrambled the transport stream Mode 1 Session Word N A If Mode 1 is selected the user ...

Page 47: ...tion Mode in the BISS settings is set to Descramble Selected Services Refer to Section 4 2 10 1 The drag and drop method can be used to drag services from the right column to the left column The BISS key to descramble services can be selected using the drop down menu next to each service Services can be added manually by clicking button Clicking the button forces the MRD 6000 to rescan the transpo...

Page 48: ...hin the service change at any time the MRD continues to decode the service The drag and drop method can be used to populate the Service Name or Service Number dialog boxes Service Lock Selection Menu Setting Range Description Selection Mode Service Lock PID Lock Auto Seek Service Lock sets the unit to decode PIDs associated with a service number or service name Setting to PID Lock sets the unit to...

Page 49: ...me the MRD will decode only services matching the name specified SDT in DVB or TVCT in ATSC tables must be present in this mode If set to Service Number the MRD will decode only services matching the number specified PID Lock Mode In PID Lock mode the MRD decodes only the PIDs specified by the user in the PID Lock Configuration matrix The drag and drop method can be used to auto populate the cells...

Page 50: ...cified in the Backup PID column will be tuned Auto Seek Mode In Auto Seek mode the MRD decodes the first service listed in the PAT All PIDs in this service are automatically selected for decoding No other configurations are available in this mode This mode is recommended to verify the MRD is receiving a valid signal and is able to decode This mode is not recommended for a professional environment ...

Page 51: ...ll output video to match the incoming native video format When set to Manual the user can select the video format the MRD 6000 will output Manual Format Refer to Appendix C for supported formats This setting is the video format the MRD 6000 will output 16x9 Conversion Mode Pillar box Center Cut Anamorphic Center Cut cuts off top and bottom of the video Pillar box adds bars at the left and right of...

Page 52: ...pe None Closed Captions DTB Subtitles Closed Captions overlays burns closed captioning in the video output DVB Subtitles burns subtitles in video output None disables overlays completely Closed Caption NTSC DTVCC Sets the type of closed captions that will be in the overlay NTSC Service CC1 CC4 Sets the NTSC closed caption service that will be displayed in the overlay This setting is only available...

Page 53: ...n The menus for Audio 1 through Audio 4 all contain the same settings Note The number of audio services decoded and listed by the MRD 6000 may vary with licensing Audio Configuration Menu Note When selecting processing mode the selection of Audio 1 is the most important as it affects the other three Audios Only Audio 1 can select Discrete mode While Audio 1 is set to Discrete mode Audio 2 will be ...

Page 54: ...ix Discrete Refer to Appendix E for explanation Refer to Appendix F for explanation only Audio 1 can choose discrete Dynamic Range Enabled Disabled Refer to Appendix E for explanation Downmix Lo Ro Stereo Lt Rt Dolby Surround Lt Rt Auto Dual Mono Dual Left Dual Right When the audio is downmixed in the MRD 6000 two audio channels are created The channels can be configured using the settings availab...

Page 55: ...t 4 2 15 Configuring Primary SDI Ports 1 2 Under the Configure Primary SDI Output Port 1 2 menu there are four selection tabs SD HD UHD and Audio The SD and HD tabs are for configuring VANC settings of the primary SDI video output from ports 1A 1B and 2 See section 4 2 12 for information on output selection The UHD tab allows the user to select which type of output mapping they wish to use Finally...

Page 56: ...ines which line the SMPTE 2031 Teletext data starts on SCTE104 Disabled Enabled Line Number 4 21 When enabled SCTE35 to 104 Embedding occurs Selecting line number determines which line SCTE104 data starts on 4 2 15 2 HD SDI VANC HANC Embedding The HD selection tab allows for configuration of the VANC HANC settings for the HD SDI output from the primary ports HD Selection Tab VANC HANC Setting Rang...

Page 57: ... Square Division Two Sample Interleave Setting to Two Sample Interleave configures the SDI output for quad 3G SDI format in which each of 4 stream outputs carries pixels and the picture resolution Setting to Square Division configures a quad 3G SDI output format in which each of 4 streams carries a quarter section of the picture in full resolution Quad 3G SDI Formats conform to SMPTE 425 3 and SMP...

Page 58: ...ne line with alternating pixels 1 and 2 while the next line has alternating pixels 3 and 4 as illustrated 3G SDI link 1 carries the 1 pixels while link 2 carries the 2 pixels link 3 the 3 pixels and link 4 the 4 pixels In this manner each of the 3G SDI links carries pixels in the scan lines and the pixels in each line of the 1080p resolution image or frame Square Division or Four Quadrants Divisio...

Page 59: ... provide inclusion of four audio pairs with two pairs to each group All audio pairs share the same options Primary Audio Selection Tab Note From section 4 2 13 if Audio 1 s Processing Mode is set to Discrete then Audio 3 and Audio 4 will only be capable of Pass Through Setting Range Description Group 1 2 Pair 1 2 Disabled Audio 1 4 PCM Audio 1 4 Pass through Lf Rf C LFE Ls Rs Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 C...

Page 60: ... settings for the SD SDI output from the secondary ports Secondary SD Selection Tab Setting Ranges Description EIA 708 B Disabled Enabled Line Number 4 21 When enabled EIA 708 B captions will be embedded in the VANC Selecting Line number determines which line the captions start on TTX VPS WSS S2031 Disabled Enabled Line Number 4 21 When enabled SMPTE 2031 Teletext data will be embedded in the VANC...

Page 61: ... is set to Discrete then Audio 3 and Audio 4 will only be capable of Pass Through Group 1 and Group 2 Setting Range Description Pair 1 2 Disabled Audio 1 4 PCM Audio 1 4 Pass through Lf Rf C LFE Ls Rs Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Ch7 Ch8 Assigning a PCM audio to a Group Pair will embed the downmixed four channel audio Assigning Pass Through to a Group Pair will embed unprocessed compressed audio in the...

Page 62: ... available The dBu level of the outputs can be adjusted for each of the four audio outputs For the Analog Output connector pin out refer to Appendix D Analog Audio Configurations Setting Range Description Analog Output 1 4 Off Audio 1 4 Assign Audio 1 4 to an analog audio Select Off to disable the analog output completely Level 10 to 4 Level of the analog audio output in dBu ...

Page 63: ...decoded or downmixed four channel audio using the settings defined in Section 4 2 13 Assigning Pass Through to a digital output will output unprocessed compressed audio Selecting Off disables the digital output completely Also present are the options for decoding Dolby 5 1 4 2 19 PID Filter If the PID Service Filter license is enabled the menu on the next page and options will be available for con...

Page 64: ...filter stream selected Table Processing Mode PSI MPEG Adjusted tables PAT PMT Passed tables CAT NIT Discarded tables all remaining Table Processing Mode SI DVB Adjusted tables PAT PMT SDT Passed tables CAT NIT EIT RST TDT TOT Discarded tables TSDT BAT Selection Mode Use Selected Services PIDs Use Decoded Service Use Selected Services PIDs will allow the user to select which services are in the new...

Page 65: ...t Source Unmodified Input Descrambled and Processed PID Filter 1 10 Selecting Unmodified Input will pass the incoming TS to the output without applying any BISS or DVB CI decryption Choosing Descrambled and Processed will output the TS with any applied BISS or DVB CI decryption PID Filter 1 10 will output the TS from the PID filter menu option 4 2 21 Configuring the MPEG IP Outputs The menu on the...

Page 66: ...essed PID Filter 1 10 Selecting Unmodified Input will pass the incoming TS to the output without applying any BISS or DVB CI decryption Choosing Descrambled and Processed will output the TS with any applied BISS or DVB CI decryption PID Filter 1 10 will output the TS from the PID filter menu option Physical Connector Port 1 Port 2 The physical connector on the MPEG IP card that will be used to tra...

Page 67: ... the MRD 6000 to transmit the MPEG IP stream TS Packets Per IP Packet 1 7 The number of TS packets that are contained with a single IP packet Default is 7 Lowering this value below default increases network overhead Differentiated Services Default Assured Forwarding 1 1 to 4 3 Expedited Forwarding Define the quality of service QoS classification the packets carry when transmitted Encapsulation UDP...

Page 68: ...disable transmission of de encapsulated MPE data Physical Connector Port 1 Port 2 The physical connector on the MPEG IP card that will be used to transmit the MPE data PID Selected MPE PID from the transport stream to use for MPE output MAC Filter State Enabled Disabled Enable or Disable the filtering of output data based on a MAC address in the selected MPE PID MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF...

Page 69: ...is will open a new window that displays all of the PSIP information for the applied TS The tables displayed will include PAT PMT and CAT and tables associated with the stream type DVB ATSC SDT tables will be displayed for DVB streams while MGT TVCT EIT ETT and STT tables will be displayed for ATSC streams PSI Tables Clicking the Refresh button in the upper left corner will update the tables displa...

Page 70: ...MRD 6000 User Manual Page 70 112 4 3 Admin Panel To access the Admin Control Panel click on the tab This menu allows the user to control many aspects of the MRD 6000 ...

Page 71: ...ppear to enter the current password and new password Password Change Menu 4 3 2 Profiles The MRD 6000 has the ability to save all configured settings to multiple profiles Profiles can be saved locally renamed and saved to external storage to be used on other MRD 6000s Profiles can be used to quickly and easily change the configuration of an MRD 6000 to suit different inputs and decoding requiremen...

Page 72: ...of the profile Download Profile Select a profile from the drop down menu and click this button The user will be prompted to select a directory to download the profile 4 3 3 General Settings The MRD 6000 can be assigned an alias which is displayed in the upper right hand corner of the web interface The alias can help define which MRD 6000 the operator is currently logged into The BISS E Injected ID...

Page 73: ...of the general settings are reflected in the top right corner of the GUI Example of Unit Alias User Test 4 3 4 Unit Network Configuration The management port of the MRD 6000 can be configured from the web interface To make changes to the management port click the button under the Unit Network Configuration section Domain name servers can be configured on the MRD clicking the button IP address and ...

Page 74: ...ttings for the management port Hostname Valid characters A through Z 0 through 9 hyphen This setting allows the user to define an optional unit Hostname IP Four decimal octets XXX XXX XXX XXX This option is only available if Static Mode is set This is the IP address assigned to the management port Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 254 This option is only available if Static Mode is set This is the...

Page 75: ...nicast multicast UDP and RTP The ports of the MPEG IP card on the MRD 6000 can be configured from the web interface To configure the Default Gateway and ICMP Response settings click the button MPEG IP Card Configuration Setting Range Description Default Gateway Port 1 Port 2 Setting to Port 1 uses the gateway address of port 1 as the default gateway Setting to Port 2 uses the gateway address of po...

Page 76: ...e the same MPEG IP Port Configuration Setting Range Description IP Address 1 0 0 0 126 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 191 255 0 0 192 0 1 0 223 255 255 0 This setting is the TCP IP address assigned to the port Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 255 255 255 254 This setting is the subnet mask assigned to the port Gateway 1 0 0 0 126 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 191 255 0 0 192 0 1 0 223 255 255 0 This setting is the gateway address assign...

Page 77: ...ll licenses available as well as the following status Feature is Licensed Unlicensed License is Supported or Unsupported by the installed hardware License Information Tab If licenses need to be applied to the MRD 6000 click button The menu below will appear where the user can copy and paste the provided license key from Sencore Updating License Key ...

Page 78: ...server to synchronize date and time Manual allows the user to define a date and time NTP Server Four decimal octets XXX XXX XXX XXX Domain Name This is the IP Address or Domain Name of the local NTP Server on the network This setting is only available if Update Mode is set to NTP Date YYYY MM DD This setting is the user defined date A calendar widget can be used to select the data by clicking the ...

Page 79: ...se communities are Read Only Community public Read Write Community private To modify the names of these communities click on the button SNMP Community Configuration 4 3 8 2 SNMP Trap Managers The SNMP trap managers are recipients of SNMP traps sent from the MRD 6000 The following menu allows the user to configure the recipient s IP addresses To add and remove recipients of the SNMP traps click the...

Page 80: ...P addresses will be removed Delete Single Entry Highlight a single SNMP trap manager IP address and click this button to delete the entry A prompt will appear confirming the deletion of IP address 4 3 8 3 Download SNMP MIB Files The MRD 6000 stores the SNMP MIB files for the currently installed version of software on the unit These files can be downloaded directly from the MRD 6000 by clicking on ...

Page 81: ...octets XXX XXX XXX XXX IP of the Syslog server 0 0 0 0 and 255 255 255 255 are not permitted Port 0 65535 Destination port of the Syslog server 4 3 10 Updating the MRD 6000 4 3 10 1 Applying Software Updates Updates to the MRD 6000 are performed through the web interface The menu for this operation can be viewed on the next page A software update file is provided by Sencore and then uploaded to th...

Page 82: ...e Software Versions section Update Software to Uploaded Version Clicking the button starts the software update process The MRD 6000 will prompt the user to confirm the update Click Yes to continue or No to cancel 4 3 10 2 Rollback Software Updates The MRD 6000 is capable of reverting back to a previous version of software using the Rollback feature The menu used to perform this task can be viewed ...

Page 83: ...ttings can be reset to factory defaults All settings will be returned to the factory defaults except the network management ports TCP IP settings All event logs will be cleared To reset all settings to default click the button The MRD 6000 will prompt the user to confirm the reset 4 4 Reporting Panel The tab of the GUI which can be viewed on the next page contains logs for active alarms currently ...

Page 84: ...ent types of information Alarms Tab of Reporting Panel Title Description State This column displays the nature of the alarm The icon means the log entry is informational and is not an error The icon means the log entry is an active alarm Name This column displays the description of the error The function that is experiencing an error condition is described here Location This column displays the ha...

Page 85: ... on the event logs are cleared The logs can be cleared manually by clicking the button The logs can be downloaded as a tsv file and saved to an external location by clicking the button There are five columns in the log that display different types of information Logs Tab of Reporting Panel Title Description Severity This column displays the nature of the alarm The icon means the log entry is infor...

Page 86: ...e that experienced the event or error is described here 4 4 3 Configuring the Logs The MRD 6000 allows the user to configure alarms and events Events and alarms can be hidden set to send SNMP traps or close a relay when active In order to configure these options click the button while in the section of the tab The tab allows the user to configure the alarms reported by the MRD 6000 The tab allows ...

Page 87: ...f Error is selected the icon will be displayed in the event log Alarm This column is only available in the tab This option allows the user to enable or disable this alarm in the Active Alarms log If checked the alarm will be displayed in the Active Alarms log if raised If this box is unchecked this error will be hidden SNMP Trap This column allows the user to send an SNMP Trap if this alarm is rai...

Page 88: ...ry allows a user to start the platform into a prompt where a software update will allow the system to be installed in the event all other images will not work To use the system recovery push and hold two front panel pushbuttons any 2 buttons when power is applied to the unit Hold the buttons for at least 20 seconds and then release The unit will boot into a recovery mode indicated by the front pan...

Page 89: ... Glossary 90 Appendix B Error and Event List 93 Appendix C Specifications 95 Appendix D Pinouts for Analog Audio and Relay Connectors 105 Appendix E MRD 6000 Audio Explanation 106 Appendix F MRD 6000 Discrete Audio Configuration 109 Appendix G Open Source Software 109 Appendix H Warranty 111 Appendix I Support and Contact Information 111 ...

Page 90: ...PI Digital Program Insertion DTVCC Digital Television Closed Captioning DVB Digital Video Broadcasting EBU European Broadcasting Union EIA Electronic Industries Alliance EIT Event Information Table EPG Electronic Program Guide ETM Extended Text Message ETT Extended Text Table Event An event is defined as a collection of elementary streams with a common time base an associated start time and an ass...

Page 91: ...ers to ISO IEC standards 13818 1 Systems 13818 2 Video 13818 3 Audio 13818 4 MPTS Multiprogram Transport Stream MRD Modular Receiver Decoder NTP Networking Time Protocol NTSC National Television System Committee OSD On Screen Display PAL Phase Alternating Line PAT Program Association Table PCM Pulse Code Modulation PCR Program Clock Reference PCM Pulse code Modulation PID Packet Identifier A uniqu...

Page 92: ...t Stream SSRC Synchronization Source STD input buffer A first in first out buffer at the input of a system target decoder for storage of compressed data from elementary streams before decoding STD System Target Decoder A hypothetical reference model of a decoding process used to describe the semantics of the Digital Television Standard multiplexed bit stream STT System Time Table TS Transport Stre...

Page 93: ...M Module is not descrambling selected PIDs or services CAM Not Present DVB CI Descrambling is enabled but CAM Module is not installed CAM PID Not Found PID selected to be descrambled by the CAM is not present in the incoming stream ES Type Mismatch Elementary stream type does not match the stream type defined by the user FEC Reception Error Packets in incoming IP stream cannot be repaired with for...

Page 94: ...deo PID Not Present PID Locked mode is set as service selection mode and video PID defined by user is not present in the incoming stream Service Not Found Service Lock service selection mode is enabled but service defined by user is not present in the incoming stream Temperature Error The MRD 6000 has detected the internal temperature is 60 degrees Celsius or above Transport Error Indicator The MR...

Page 95: ...45 Front Panel Indicators Error LED Red indicates error is occurring Off indicates no errors detected INPUT LED Green indicates valid input is present Off indicates no valid input Monitor and Control Interfaces Web server GUI HTTP via web browsing for control monitoring Front Panel Control monitoring SNMP Control monitoring Operating Altitudes 0 to 10000 feet AC Power Operating Voltage 100 240VAC ...

Page 96: ...4x3 or 16x9 25hz 480i x 720 4x3 or 16x9 29 97Hz 4K UHD Video Formats Licensed formats MRD 60730 4096p x 2160 16x9 50 59 94 and 60 Hz 4096p x 2160 16x9 23 98 24 25 29 97 and 30 Hz 3840p x 2160 16x9 50 59 94 and 60 Hz 3840p x 2160 16x9 23 98 24 25 29 97 and 30 Hz SDI Serial Digital Interface Video Out SDI Standards Base Unit SD SDI ANSI SMPTE 259M HD SDI ANSI SMPTE 292M 3G SDI Level A ANSI SMPTE 424...

Page 97: ... Drive Level Chroma Luma Delay Field Time Distortion Line Time Distortion Short Time Distortion Differential Gain Differential Phase Signal to Noise Ratio K factor 0 7dB From 0 to 4 00MHz 140 IRE 1 0Vpp 2 IRE 26 ns Max 2 3 IRE 1 1 IRE 2 3 IRE 4 1 5 degrees 55dB luminance weighted 2 5 Digital Video Out Digital Video Standard SDA HDMI OM E Rev A Connector HDMI type Female Type A Audio Decoding Featu...

Page 98: ... 20kHz Optional Breakout Cables 4x XLR Breakout Cable MRD_AUD_OPT_XLR 4x BNC Breakout Cable MRD_AUD_OPT_BNC 1x Terminal Block MRD_AUD_OPT_TERM SDI Embedded Audio Output Standards Density Sampling Frequency SMPTE 272M for SD SDI SMPTE 299 for HD SDI 8 Audio Pairs 48 kHz Ancillary Data Support SDI VANC Data Types Closed Captions CEA 708 Teletext WSS VPS SMPTE 2031 SCTE104 SMPTE 2010 ASI Input and Ou...

Page 99: ...orted BISS Descrambling Option Compatibility Standard DVB CSA Supported Modes Base Unit None BISS Descrambling License MRD60921 Adds Mode 1 Mode E Injected ID No limitation to number of services descrambled per key Multi BISS descrambling using up to 12 keys Maximum TS bitrate 200 Mb s IP Input Output Module Option General Connector 2x 10 100 1000 auto negotiate Base T RJ 45 Ethernet Ports Receive...

Page 100: ...MHz to 2150 MHz in 100 kHz steps Tuning Difference between Satellite frequency and LO frequency Satellite frequency 950 14500 MHz LO frequency 0 12000 MHz with presets of 0 5150 9750 10600 10750 and 11250 MHz Packet size 188 bytes Tuning Step Size 125 kHz maximum Nyquist root filter roll off factors 05 10 15 20 25 35 RF Input Level 65 dBm to 25 dBm Input RF Spectrum Normal Inverted Auto Detect PL ...

Page 101: ...lation Coding VCM Supported Rates 16APSK 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 32APSK 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 64APSK 32 45 L 11 15 7 9 4 5 5 6 Symbol Rate 0 5 60 MSps Multistream reception Single ISI stream specified ISSY Supported DVB S S2 Input Module Option General Frequency Range 950 MHz 2150 MHz Number of inputs 4 A B C and D Connector F 81 Type Female 4 Impedance 75 Ohms Return Loss 9 dB Separation 50 dB ad...

Page 102: ... 19VDC 450mA LNB voltage regulation 4 22 kHz Tone Off On 650 mV 250 mV peak peak DVB S Standard EN 300 421 FEC Code Conv Reed Solomon Modulation QPSK Modulation Coding supported CCM Code rates 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 QPSK Symbol rate 0 5 60 Msps DVB S2 Standard EN 302 307 Decoding type LDPC and BCH Modulation QPSK 8PSK Modulation Coding supported CCM FEC Framing Type Short frame size 16200 Normal fram...

Page 103: ...d 256 De interleaver I 1 128 J 128 1 Nyquist Roll Off Alpha 12 18 8VSB Standard ATSC A 53E Decoding Levels 8 Nyquist Roll Off Alpha 11 5 Broadcom TurboPSK Receiver Module Option General Frequency Range 950 MHz 2150 MHz Number of inputs 1 Connector F Type Female Impedance 75 Ohms Sensitivity 34dBmV to 40dBmV A74 Compliant DVB S Modulation QPSK 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 TurboPSK Modulation QPSK 1 2 2 3 3 ...

Page 104: ...MRD 6000 User Manual Page 104 112 MER Range 0dB to 40dB Accuracy 2dB Low Limit Flag User Defined RF Level Range 34dBmV to 40dBmV Accuracy 5dBmV Low Limit Flag User Defined ...

Page 105: ... Left 2 Channel 3 Right 3 Channel 4 Left 4 Channel 4 Right 5 6 Channel 3 Left 7 Channel 3 Right 8 Channel 4 Left 9 Channel 4 Right 10 11 Ground 12 Ground 13 Ground 14 Ground 15 Ground DB 9 RELAY PINOUT PIN RELAY FUNCTION 1 Relay 1 Normally Open 2 Relay 1 Normally Closed 3 Relay 2 Common 4 Relay 3 Normally Open 5 Relay 3 Normally Closed 6 Relay 1 Common 7 Relay 2 Normally Open 8 Relay 2 Normally Cl...

Page 106: ...ation data is followed along with moderate processing The default down mix setting for Monitor is Lo Ro The down mix may be changed to Lt Rt or Lt Rt auto Lt Rt auto follows the embedded data in the stream if the producer has a preferred down mix It will switch automatically between Lo Ro and Lt Rt depending on the data in the stream If no mode is specified the down mix will be Lt Rt In addition t...

Page 107: ...digital signal level of 20 dBFS To check the audio output level place the audio setup in Custom1 mode down mix set to Lo Ro and the Dynamic Range disabled This will remove any signal processing in the down mix Set the digital service output being measured to PCM A test stream of 20dBFS will output from the digital services as 20dBFS If the analog channels are set to a gain setting of 4 dBu the out...

Page 108: ...al right OUT L OUT R IN 5 1 Lo Ro OUT L L C Ls OUT R R C Rs per ATSC A52 5 1 Lt Rt DS OUT L L C Ls Rs OUT R R C Ls Rs per ATSC A52 5 1 Lt Rt Auto Lo Ro or Lt Rt depending on Dolby metadata 5 1 Dual mono OUT L front left OUT R front right 5 1 Dual left OUT L OUT R IN Lo 5 1 Dual right OUT L OUT R IN Ro ...

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Page 110: ...ee license POPT 1 14 MIT 1998 Red Hat Software qDecoder 12 0 4 BSD 2000 2012 Seungyoung Kim Socket CAN 1171 BSD like GPL Version 2 June 1991 2002 2007 Volkswagen Group Electronic Research et al Spawn FCGI 1 6 3 BSD Jan Kneschke Stefan Bahler TCLAP 1 2 0 MIT 2003 Michael E Smoot U Boot 2009 11 1 GPL Version 2 June 1991 Wolfgang Denk et al USB Utils 0 86 GPL Version 2 June 1991 Thomas Sailer Johanne...

Page 111: ...eturned for service or calibration an RMA number must be obtained In order to obtain a RMA number use the following steps 1 Contact the Sencore service department by going online to www sencore com and select Support 2 Select Service and Repair from the options given 3 Fill in the following required information a First Last Name b Company c Email d Phone Number e Ship and Bill to Address f Unit Mo...

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