Televes HDTV TRANSMODULATOR - Dual 8PSK to QAM, User Manual

Page 1: ...HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM EN Ref 563701 User manual w w w t e l e v e s c o m ...

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Page 3: ...th considerations 26 11 Firmware Updates 27 12 TSuite CDC SOFTWARE 29 13 Example installation 37 14 Rackmount Standards 38 Appendix 1 CATV QAM channel frequencies 40 Appendix 2 DISH NetworkTM Transmodulator Auto Detect Code Symbol Rates 41 Appendix 3 DISH NetworkTM DBS Anik F3 FSS 121 _ FSS 105 Tables 42 Appendix 4 Programming unit Menus and Sub menus 43 Appendix 5 Typical DISH NetworkTM Western A...

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Page 5: ...tions should be adhered to 4 Cleaning Disconnect this product from any electrical source before cleaning Use a damp cloth do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners 5 Attachments Do not use attachments that are not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards 6 Water and Moisture Do not use this product near any source of water 7 Mounting Do not place this product on an unstable ca...

Page 6: ...uct These openings should never be blocked or covered in any way This product should not be placed in any case cabinet or rack unless proper ventilation is provided and the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 9 Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label 10 Grounding or Polarization Do not bypass or defeat electrical ...

Page 7: ... that contains a power supply and room for 7 modules y y Each of the T 0X Q 8PSK modules contain 2 completely independent transmodulators that are capable of being fed from either the same or different sources with output frequencies able to be set independently across the entire range in order to provide maximum flexibility y y The entire transponder s multiplex is converted to a single QAM chann...

Page 8: ...ransmission filter Square Root Raised Cosine Input level dBm 70 to 20 Roll off Factor QPSK legacy 35 PORT1 PORT2 isolation dB 25 1 8PSK TC QPSK TC 20 Loop through losses dB 1 5 In Out connectors type F female Input impedance ohm 75 QAM Modulator Modulation format QAM 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 Symbol rate max Mbaud 6 9 Roll off factor 15 12 for 1024 QAM RF Output Frequency range agile MHz 57 999 EI...

Page 9: ...ode The input signal loop through allows to daisy chain the whole subrack avoiding the use of an external splitter In this configuration the input signal connected to PORT1 feeds both tuners 2 IN IN PORT 1 PORT 2 TUNER A TUNER B IN IN PORT 1 PORT 2 SWITCHING MATRIX Independent inputs 3 DISABLED IN PORT 2 PORT 2 TUNER A TUNER B IN PORT 1 PORT 2 SWITCHING MATIRX PORT 1 is disabled In this configurat...

Page 10: ... Current consumption max A 1 5 Output power W 120 Working temperature max ºF 113 Protection level IP20 1 Provides protection voltage variation from 21 to 27 V 2 Maximum current limited to 4A 4 5 Power consumption Table Power consumption vs number of units CDC Chassis load Power consumption W IAC mA 1 555902 1 563701 21 1 203 1 555902 2 563701 32 5 291 1 555902 3 563701 44 4 390 1 555902 4 563701 5...

Page 11: ...220 T 0X EDFA Optical Amplifier 20dBm 2337 T 0X Optical Splitter 2 ways 2339 T 0X Optical Splitter 4 ways 234401 T 0X Optical Splitter 8 ways Ref Description 234501 T 0X Optical Splitter 16 ways 234601 T 0X Optical Splitter 32 ways 233501 T 0X Optical Receiver 233601 T 0X Optical Receiver Return Path Transmitter 1310nm 6dBm 2310 Outdoor Optical Receiver Amplifer w Return Path Transmitter 1310nm 3d...

Page 12: ... QAM HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM WARNING Never connect control bus jumpers to power connectors or vice versa Doing so will cause irreparable damage to the units when power is applied PORT1 PORT2 HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM POWER CONNECTORS CONTROL BUS CONNECTORS 6 Connec...

Page 13: ...with the demodulation of the input satellite transponders to obtain the MPEG2 transport streams which are then remodulated into QAM format The output channel bandwidth will depend on the useful bitrate of the satellite transponder and the modulation selected for the QAM output The HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM features two F type satellite input connectors labelled PORT1 and PORT2 allowing ...

Page 14: ...ºF Comments Solid green under 149 SAFE Slow blink orange between 149 185 WARNING Fast blink red over 185 OVER TEMP SATELLITE INPUT STATUS for A and B tuners LEDs no 9 11 LED Color Tuner status Comments Solid green LOCKED Good input SNR Solid orange LOCKED Low input SNR Solid red UNLOCKED MANUAL mode Fast blink red UNLOCKED SCANNING INPUT SIGNAL AUTO mode QAM OUTPUT SIGNALS LEDs no 10 12 LED Color ...

Page 15: ...EN 15 8 Installation 8 1 19 subrack mounting ...

Page 16: ...cuit LEDS Mains 108 132V 50 60Hz Star washer M4 nut M4x10 Grounding connection Connectors to power modules 24V 8 2 Power Supply Unit NOTE The two PSU power outputs must be used in order to balance the consumption of the 7 transmodulators in a subrack for example 4 3 or 3 4 ...

Page 17: ... RF input connectors 3 4 to allow mixing signals coming from two different systems or subracks When only one of the two inputs is used it is advisable to terminate the unused input port with a 75 ohm load ref 4061 As with all T 0X units this amplifier is powered via the 24 Vdc power bus The unit combines and amplifies input signals in the 54 862 MHz frequency band ...

Page 18: ...sable Edit mode Move Cursor in Edit mode long Default configuration Reset unlock counters Reset minimum SNR Reset maximum temperature short Change parameter value when in Edit mode Change menu when not in Edit mode short Change menu type A B or C long Save changes to memory long Increase screen contrast long Decrease screen contrast long Copy configuration see page 25 long Paste configuration see ...

Page 19: ...short message on the display 9 Instructions for use PCT UNIVERSAL A B C The first item displayed after connecting the Programming Unit to the front of the transmodulator is the Programming Unit s firmware version PCT firmware version V 5 03 00001 Sub menu 1 Sub menu 2 Sub menu N Sub menu 1 Sub menu 2 Sub menu N Sub menu 1 Sub menu 2 Sub menu N 9 1 MAIN menu LED A is ON Transcoder selection The fir...

Page 20: ...ION TQPSK 7 8 In this case the user has to manually select the input modulation the available choices are QPSK Scan 8PSK 2 3 8PSK 3 4 8PSK 4 5 8PSK 5 6 8PSK 8 9 TQPSK 1 2 TQPSK 2 3 TQPSK 3 4 TQPSK 5 6 TQPSK 7 8 Input baud rate selection This menu only appears when the user has selected the manual modulation mode in the corresponding CONFIGURATION menu In this case the user has to manually enter th...

Page 21: ...n Use this menu to select the desired output mode TUNER A SELECT OUT MODE NORMAL NORMAL The output signal is a QAM transmodulated version of the input satellite signal This is the normal functioning mode NULL Null packets are modulated This mode generates a well formed QAM output carrier even when the demodulator is not locked and can be used to balance the system in absence of input signal off si...

Page 22: ...EL The user selects an output channel between 2 and 158 according to the CATV QAM channel frequencies in Table 1 Appendix 1 MANUAL The user has to manually enter the output CATV frequency in MHz Remote control address Use this menu to change the remote control address when the unit is connected to a CDC Remote Headend Controller ref 555902 via its control bus It is the user s responsibility to ens...

Page 23: ...QAM symbol rate and the bandwidth occupied by the output carrier OUTPUT A MOD 1024QAM SR 3 667Mb BW 4 107MHz OUTPUT A MOD 1024QAM QAM Unlock OUTPUT A QAM Unlock If Auto Detect modulation mode is selected and if the tuner is not locked the QAM modulation will not be displayed because it will depend on the input signal acquired If the QAM constellation manually selected is not enough to accommodate ...

Page 24: ...e counters Temperature menu This menu shows the current internal temperature and the maximum internal temperature recorded F The maximum value is stored in nonvolatile memory for monitoring purposes TEMP NOW 103ºF MAX 125ºF TEMP NOW 193ºF MAX 195ºF WARNING TEMP If the current internal temperature exceeds 149ºF 65ºC the screen will display the message WARNING TEMP If the current internal temperatur...

Page 25: ...opy Paste using the Programming Unit To enter copy paste mode press and hold the and buttons at the same time from any MAIN menu Then follow the flowchart below to copy paste configurations to from the handheld Programming Unit ...

Page 26: ... bandwidth therefore 256 QAM modulated signals with a bandwidth wider than 6 MHz can cause interference to the adjacent channels Two 256 QAM carriers on adjacent channels can cause a 3 dB MER degradation Whenever channel bandwidth is wider than 6 MHz there is an overlap of the 2 adjacent channels In order to avoid this overlapping it advisable to alternate narrow 64 128 QAM carriers with wider 256...

Page 27: ...e Unzip the PauTves tool to a known location and run the program 11 Firmware Updates Select English as preferred language if needed Verify the port configured in the program Configure Serial Port is the one you have your COM SERIAL adaptor connected to Then click on Update FPGA The program will detect the connected unit as a 563701 Press OK and the following window will appear ...

Page 28: ...lick Open and the update will begin When it is finished the following message will appear on the screen If an unexpected failure occurs during programming a default version of the firmware that is stored in the boot sector will get reloaded automatically thus preventing a permanent failure Repeat going back to the Update FPGA step to update more units ...

Page 29: ...dend and connection to Televés Services An alternative to the TSuite software is the web based Televés Services This web interface will allow you to check the status of and configure a headend Steps to follow 1 Register a user account on Televés Services 2 Once an account is created login to Televés Services to register a T 0X CDC The data required are the MAC and Serial Number of the module The c...

Page 30: ...red is made via the serial port and a cable RS232 RJ45 2 If you do not have a serial port you can use a USB RS232 adapter ref 5838 Steps to follow 1 When using a USB 2 0 RS 232 adapter ref 5838 check availability of the serial port and make note of the active COM port 2 To set the port used select Configuration Serial communications 3 Specify the port used in the drop down window and click Accept ...

Page 31: ...the device connected then select Add to a new headend 6 The program will place a graphic of the module within a headend frame 7 Double clicking on the module opens its management window You can now perform all the functions you would with the programmer To do this activate the Enable Disable direct communication ...

Page 32: ... address of the module Using TSuite software in local mode programming modules through the CDC Preliminary considerations 1 Direct connection between the PC and the CDC module with a data cable RJ45 RJ45 2 The transmission of information is done through a network interface To do this configure the computer s IP to be on the network of IP CDC module The CDC IP module can be configured by the progra...

Page 33: ...nections IP Connections management select Create new connection and select the direct option LAN in the Connection Type Then enter a name and the IP address of the CDC module 3 In Session Control box select IP Connection then Start session Then select the name of the connection made in step 2 4 Enter Password for the headend and select Apply ...

Page 34: ...cted you will see a graphic representation of the headend 7 Double clicking on the CDC module displays the CDC management window Selecting Load modules connected to the CDC will load all modules connected to and recorded in the CDC 8 Status will be displayed as the program is loading information for the modules ...

Page 35: ...mplished in two ways through a LAN or using the GPRS modem built into a module ref 555901 In the latter case we need an active SIM card with a data plan 2 If using a LAN an internet connection is needed that does not block outbound ports The CDC will connect to a Televés server and this connection 3 will provide a link back to the CDC Steps to follow 1 In IP Connections IP Connections management s...

Page 36: ...HDTV TRANSMODULATOR Dual 8PSK to QAM 36 3The rest of the steps are identical to the previous section ...

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Page 38: ...ration especially in warm locations 113ºF ambient installation of 2 25W or greater fans is recommended at the top of the rack See fig 1 and 2 Besuretoleaveapproximately3 5cmofventilation slots at the top for proper air flow See fig 2 and 3 14 Rackmount Standards max 49 7 subracks with 5RU height 8 7 Front Subrack fig 1 fig 2 fig 3 ...

Page 39: ...e adequate cooling proper airflow must be established As such the following items must be observed Do not open the side doors This could cause fans to move air from outside rather than through the rack Do not place objects near the rack that could clog the ventilation inlets and outlets If the rack is not complete the subracks must be placed from the top downwards without leaving large gaps in bet...

Page 40: ... 00 70 501 00 71 507 00 72 513 00 73 519 00 74 525 00 75 531 00 76 537 00 77 543 00 CH QAM center frequency MHz 78 549 00 79 555 00 80 561 00 81 567 00 82 573 00 83 579 00 84 585 00 85 591 00 86 597 00 87 603 00 88 609 00 89 615 00 90 621 00 91 627 00 92 633 00 93 639 00 94 645 00 100 651 00 101 657 00 102 663 00 103 669 00 104 675 00 105 681 00 106 687 00 107 693 00 108 699 00 109 705 00 CH QAM c...

Page 41: ..._23 QAM_64 10 21500 T_8PSK_34 QAM_1024 11 21500 T_8PSK_45 QAM_1024 12 21500 T_QPSK_12 QAM_64 13 21500 T_QPSK_34 QAM_128 14 21500 T_QPSK_56 QAM_256 15 Symbol rate Madulation QAM size Priority 21500 T_QPSK_78 QAM_256 16 22500 T_QPSK_78 QAM_256 17 26000 QPSK_12 QAM_64 18 26000 QPSK_23 QAM_128 19 26000 QPSK_34 QAM_256 20 26000 QPSK_56 QAM_1024 21 26000 T_QPSK_12 QAM_64 22 26000 T_QPSK_23 QAM_128 23 26...

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Page 43: ...nput baud rate selection Output frequency channel selection Output modulation selection Output level selection Output mode selection Sub menus Input routing mode Modulation mode Input frequency mode Output frequency mode Remote control address Restore default settings Sub menus Versions menu Input status Input measurements Temperature menu Appendix 4 Programming unit Menus and Sub menus ...

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Page 45: ... NetworkTM Western Arc System 110º 17 1 tuners 119º 17 1 tuners 129º 17 1 tuners 118º 13 1 tuners Spare tuner Legend 68 transponder system DISH core programming and international channels 54 transponder system DISH core programming ...

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