Thor Broadcast H-XX-HDMI-QAM-IPLL, User Manual

Page 1: ...hor Fiber Tel 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com User Manual 1 4 HDMI SDI Encoder Modulator H XX SDI QAM IPLL H XX HDMI QAM IPLL Revision 06212017...

Page 2: ...claimer No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Thor Broadcast The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to continued pr...

Page 3: ...DEVICE S INSTALLATION FLOW CHART ILLUSTRATE AS FOLLOWING 8 2 4 ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENT 9 2 5 GROUNDING REQUIREMENT 10 CHAPTER 3 OPERATION 11 3 1 1LCD MENU STRUCTURE 11 3 1 2 INITIAL STATUS 13 3 2GENER...

Page 4: ...th the correlated standard the unit is set to encode with QAM ATSC DVB T DVB C The ever popular low latency modulators are widely used everywhere such as the mall market hall theatre hotels restaurant...

Page 5: ...SD Encoding HDMI SDI Source RF In Built in Combiner RF 1 4 Specifications HDMI Encoding Input Video Input Option 1 HDMI 1 Option 2 HDMI 2 Encoding MPEG2 MPEG4 AVC H 264 for option 1 HDMI 1 MPEG4 AVC H...

Page 6: ...Optional Sample rate 48KHz Bitrate 64 96 128 192 256 320kbps Modulator Section DVB C Standard J 83A DVB C J 83B J 83C MER 43dB RF frequency 30 960MHz 1KHz step RF output level 30 10dbm 77 97 db V 0 1d...

Page 7: ...7 8 9 LCD Screen NMS Port Data Port Power and Alarm Indicators TS Lock Indicators Directional Up Down Left and Right Buttons Enter Button to confirm Menu Button to go back one step Lock Button press t...

Page 8: ...ld be securely fastened do not open the cover of the chassis when the power is on This will also void Thor s manufacturer s warranty After installation securely stow away all loose cables external ant...

Page 9: ...rial 1X107 1X1010 Grounding current limiting resistance 1M Floor bearing should be greater than 450Kg Environment Temperature 5 40 sustainable 0 45 short time installing air conditioning is recommende...

Page 10: ...y to function smoothly General rule of them make sure the device is grounded when installing anywhere Always use copper wire When applied correctly the ground must be wrapped well to ensure maximum co...

Page 11: ...ications or confirm the change after modification LEFT RIGHT Choose and set the parameters UP DOWN Modify activated parameter or paging up down when parameter is inactivated LOCK Lock the screen cance...

Page 12: ...sk 5 1 4 MAC Address 5 1 6 Reset Password 5 1 3 Gateway 5 1 5 Web NMS Port 3 Modulator 4 1 Output A 4 2 Output B 4 3 Output C 4 4 Output D 6 System 6 1 Save Config 6 2 Load Saved CFG 6 4 LCD time out...

Page 13: ...output respectively 3 2General setting for Main Menu By pressing the Lock key on the front panel enter the main menu The LCD will display the following pages Press UP DOWN buttons to specify menu item...

Page 14: ...set the audio corresponding parameters Audio format Under the Audio submenu select the audio format for this encoding input source these Thor Broadcast encoders support MPEG 1 Layer II MPEG 2 AAC MPEG...

Page 15: ...from the corresponding Tuner input Mux Program is for selecting programs from the ASI IN to multiplex with the output via corresponding carrier output or ASI output A B C D E optional Move the triang...

Page 16: ...as an example are as below RF On This interface decides whether to enable the RF carrier A output or not OFF to disable programs to output through carrier A ON to enable programs to output through car...

Page 17: ...plitude Modulation is 256 When the display shows swipe LEFT and RIGHT key to choose and press ENTER for confirm Symbol Rate The symbol rate range for both J 83A DVB C J 83C is 5Msps to 9Msps and J 83B...

Page 18: ...rrier output C Output D the ASI output programs are same as carrier output D Output E the ASI output programs are set separately 4 TS Configuration Enter each menu to configure the TS ID and Original...

Page 19: ...s where you can save load configurations 5 2 1 IP out 1 5 2 2 IP out 2 5 2 3IP out 3 5 2 4IP out 4 Data Enable Null PKT Filter Output IP Output Port Service IP Subnet Mask Gateway Protocol 6 1 Save Co...

Page 20: ...e default IP of this device is 192 168 0 136 We can modify the IP through the front panel Connect the pc and the device with net cable and use ping command to confirm they are on the same network segm...

Page 21: ...Figure 2 Input 1 From the menu on the left side of the webpage click Input 1 it displays the information of the programs from the first 2 inputs you are encoding Cllick any item here to enter the corr...

Page 22: ...HDMI SDI QAM IPLL Thor Fiber Tel 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com SDI Input Configuration Page...

Page 23: ...https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com HDMI Input Configuration Page Depending on weather you have an HDMI or HD SDI encoder will allow you to change different options For example CC is o...

Page 24: ...s NOTE The different combination of Video Format Video Bit rate Low Delay Mode and the Resolution of signal source will have an impact on the latency Please refer to the Appendix attached for detailed...

Page 25: ...the programs Similarly cancel the multiplexed programs from the right box to select all the input output programs with a one time click Time limitation to parse the input programs Click this button t...

Page 26: ...rom this page it will display the screen as Figure 6 shows where it requires to add Service ID and configure other parameters for the programs Figure 6 Here by clicking Add users can set the program L...

Page 27: ...ure 8 where to configure the 4 IP SPTS Outputs After setting the parameters click Apply to save the setting Figure 8 Modulator Setting This unit is equipped with 4 adjacent frequency output You can co...

Page 28: ...u it will display the screen as Figure 10 where you can save the configuration permanently to the device Click Save Configuration for storing the data permanently to the device By using Restore Config...

Page 29: ...oot box it will restart the device automatically Figure 11 Update the Device Click Firmware from the left menu it will display the screen as in Figure 12 Here you can update the device by using the up...

Page 30: ...3 It displays the network information of the device Here user can change the device network configuration as needed Figure 13 Change Password When you click Password it will display the password scree...

Page 31: ...e keyboard LCD while only the device IP address can be noted in the LCD window Backup Load Click Backup Load from the menu it will display the screen as shown in Figure 15 Backup Configuration To back...

Page 32: ...HDMI SDI QAM IPLL Thor Fiber Tel 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com Encoder Modulator Quick Setup with Gui VCT...

Page 33: ...n If you do not have a green light at the bottom of this screen as shown to the left here that means the unit is not reading the input red light which means that your resolution is above or below the...

Page 34: ...ve and hit APPLY at the bottom to save the work you ve done You can set up virtual channels and program ID features as well At the bottom the green light indicates the unit is operational and digestin...

Page 35: ...s embedded MPEG2 CC OFF Bitrate is about 18mb s which is crystal clear HDTV running from a DVD player The next page is a QAM Frequency chart which displays the frequency in megahertz you re converting...

Page 36: ...HDMI SDI QAM IPLL Thor Fiber Tel 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com...

Page 37: ...require a digital remap some cable companies require different frequencies than channel numbers and for adding a unit to an existing headend this VCT makes it easy to add any number of channels by usi...

Page 38: ...ntially only a few changes that need to be made Modulation Mode leave blank Carrier Freq in this case we are using Ch 35 or 291mhz Short Name optional in this case we ll use Blu Ray Major CH This is t...

Page 39: ...800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com Also make sure to press SAVE to ensure your settings were added correctly Now reverting back to your Modulator...

Page 40: ...ll see our newly created VCT Channel as shown below 7 32 33 34 Again this is just an example but you can see that there is no channel 35 because it has been digitally remapped to appear as channel 7...

Page 41: ...ESTORE on the left hand menu then click SAVE CONFIG Some notes about these procedures Make sure after your settings are input that you need to ensure that your TV sets are acting in accordance with th...

Page 42: ...r channels 32 33 34 to eliminate decimal points and to label the channels accordingly with the faux labels in this example being ESPN ABC and NFL Redzone Also note that after you rescan your QAM tuner...

Page 43: ...HDMI SDI QAM IPLL Thor Fiber Tel 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com Encoder Modulator IPTV Setup...

Page 44: ...t panel to 192 168 1 136 to match the PC s nic If you do not have a green light at the bottom of this screen as shown to the left here that means the unit is not reading the input red light which mean...

Page 45: ...hese options for you It s important for you to always save and hit APPLY at the bottom to save the work you ve done You can set up virtual channels and program ID features as well At the bottom the gr...

Page 46: ...e still numerous options inherently available for your fine tuning including bit rate and latency Once you have selected your options we will turn our attention to the 5 boxes next to program streams...

Page 47: ...Having this kind of flexibility allows you to output channels in RF or IP in any format Mpeg2 H 264 For example you can input the same SDI video source in inputs 1 2 and encode them separately in two...

Page 48: ...ure your SPTS or MPTS is streaming a simple easy way to test your stream is to use some freeware found on the internet Here we are testing out SPTS 2 you can see below it matches port 2236 Right away...

Page 49: ...0 to 45 C Making sure the unit has plenty of ventilation for the heat sink on the rear panel and other heat sink bores if necessary Checking the AC input within the power supply and ensure it is worki...

Page 50: ...ber Tel 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com Chapter 6 Packing List Thor Broadcast SDI HDMI Encoder Modulator 1PC User s Manual CD 1PC HDMI SDI Cabl...

Page 51: ...rbroadcast com http www thormodulators com Chapter 7 Application 7 1 Application Example 1 Residences and Private Homes Video content DVB T ISDB T distribution 2 Outside Audio Video contents ON AIR DV...

Page 52: ...l 800 521 84 Email sales thorfiber com https thorbroadcast com http www thormodulators com 4 Bar Audio Video contents distribution 5 Cinema Audio Video contents DVB T ISDB T distribution 6 Company Aud...

Page 53: ...ENDIX INTERNAL TEST REPORT OF DELAY The values of average latency cover the progress from Encoding to Decoding Decoding Terminal Encoding Details Average Delay ms Single Source Interface Bit Rate Mode...