Contemporary Research 232-ATSC+SDI, Product Manual

Page 1: ... Addison TX 75001 Phone 972 931 2728 Toll Free 888 972 2728 Fax 972 931 2765 E Mail Sales crwww com Website www crwww com Product Manual 232 ATSC SDI HDTV Tuner with HD SDI December 5 2013 Version 1 14 HD Processor Version 1 16 ...

Page 2: ...e 9 Troubleshooting 10 HD2 RC IR Remote 12 Web Pages 13 On Screen Menus 14 Main Menu 14 Channel Menus 14 Caption Menus 16 V Chip Settings Menus 16 Setup Menus 17 Pop Up Menus 19 RS 232 Control Protocol 20 Control Commands 21 Terminal Communication Commands 23 HD2 RC Remote Emulation 23 Response Strings 24 Response Strings 24 Using USB as an RS 232 Port 25 RS 232 Cable Connections 26 Rack Mounting ...

Page 3: ...nt and composite video as well as stereo and digital coax and TOSlink optical audio ports Dolby 5 1 or PCM Variable PCM digital audio formats for digital audio ports HD SDI selectable to pass through Dolby 5 1 as AC 3 or decode to stereo AES audio Front panel text and onscreen menus for tuner setup Web page for remote setup and control Supports dual Air Cable tuning with optional RF switch 608 SD ...

Page 4: ...e Supports dual Cable and Air tuning with optional RF AB RF A B Switch Video Output Simultaneous HDMI Component and NTSC video HD SDI Out with embedded stereo AES or Dolby 5 1 audio Dolby 5 1 selectable to pass through as AC 3 when audio set to AC 3 or decoded to stereo AES audio when set to PCM Video Out RCA composite video output 1V p p at 75 ohm impedance 480i Component Out 3 RCA Y Pr Pb output...

Page 5: ...2 RC IR Tuner Remote 4 AAA batteries Power Supply 1 5A maximum 12 VDC Options PS12 4Y 4A power supply with Y cable to drive 2 3 tuners free at time of order RK1 Single Rack Kit 1RU RK2EZ Dual Rack Kit 1RU RF AB RF A B Switch self terminating included 3 5mm cable connects to A C DC output on tuner IR RXC External IR Receiver CC COM RS 232 Cable Trademarks VGA and XGA are trademarks of International...

Page 6: ...els Once you do the next step scan from the front panel menu the tuner will always scan this way from the panel or on screen menu until you change the mode later on Channel Scan The next menu starts the Channel Scan just press SELECT to start scanning You can watch the scan progress from a pop up window on the video outputs from the tuner You can watch the scan process if the output of the tuner i...

Page 7: ... mode Cable Auto Switches tuner to Cable sets Scan mode Digital Audio AC 3 Dolby 5 1 SDI audio will be AC 3 PCM SDI audio will be AES stereo Group 1 PCM Variable Default Baud Rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 Unit Number 1 9 default is 1 Panel Lockout None Ch Menu Vol Menu Ch Vol Menu Power Setup Menu All Setup Menu Pwr Setup Menu Backlight Display brightness 1 10 LCD Contrast Contras...

Page 8: ...c default or DHCP IP modes DHCP will select new address IP Address will show change when you select DHCP If you go back to Static the address you defined in that mode will be set MAC SN Shows network MAC address Ex 00 04 9F 14 30 40 last 2 bytes is the serial number Front Panel Button Sequences Pressing Up and Down keys toggles air cable tuning Pressing Left and Right keys toggles mute on off Whil...

Page 9: ... of HD Load from the website The exe file will save the firmware to a folder in C CR Temp when you click OK on the pop up window Connect an RS 232 null modem cable from your Windows PC to the RS 232 input on the back of the tuner The data rate of the update is too fast to use the USB connection on the front of the tuner Remove the 12 VDC cable from the back of the tuner Go to the CR Temp folder an...

Page 10: ...ble channels will have a single virtual channel that is the same as the Guide and local TV channels may use the same virtual major minor listing as the off air channel Some cable franchisees have a listing by physical channel many do not You can press the INFO button on the HD2 RC remote to view the channel name POWER NO VIDEO or AUDIO Symptom Tuner cycles power and LEDs Power supply is not provid...

Page 11: ...reen and the NTSC will have to be a compromise Most of the time setting the RATIO while tuned to an analog channel and again for a digital channel will provide the best result IR Control Symptom IR remote won t control tuner Hold down IR remote Select press 9 and release both Front panel setting should be IR On In addition check if the remote works when the lights are off Some energy saving fluore...

Page 12: ...enus Use the directional Arrows Select and Exit to navigate the menus List displays the list of all channels arrow keys add remove channels set Favorite Channel list Exit steps backwards out of menus Enter selects menu choice Special Functions CC steps through available closed captioning options Audio selects audio and SAP modes Signal displays channel signal level Ratio steps through aspect ratio...

Page 13: ... browser over IP The Control page features a full array of control options with interactive status feedback including the native resolution of the program and if no signal is present The Settings page can change all aspects of tuner setup and operation The name of the tuner can be changed by clicking on the name at the top of the page ...

Page 14: ... Favorite Channel Selection Add Delete Channels Fine Tune If tuned to an analog channel Signal Strength Meter Auto Scan Starts scan of analog and digital channels for Air looks for NTSC and ATSC channels Cable Auto looks for analog and digital QAM cable channels as well as all frequency plans Cable STD standard cable spacing Cable HRC HRC cable spacing Cable IRC IRC cable spacing Tip Normally use ...

Page 15: ...el You can also keep the page on screen as you step through channels adding and deleting as desired If the channel has a good signal it will be displayed in the background Note that HDTV channels are broadcast on UHF frequencies The Add Delete will show the name of the digital channel as well as the actual UHF channel used for broadcasting You can delete one of a digital channel s sub channels wit...

Page 16: ...6 Digital Font Options Size Standard 15 pixels Large 21 pixels or Small 11 pixels Style 1 6 Color 8 shade of background foreground and edge colors Opacity foreground and background Edge 6 style options Version displays current version of tuner firmware V Chip Settings Menus Manages access to programming for US and Canadian standards The default PIN number for access is 0000 four zeros Change PIN E...

Page 17: ...allowed Setup Menus This series of menus select the options for tuner operation Screen Format 16 9 or 4 3 NOTE Set when tuned to a digital channel again when tuned to an analog channel these are two different settings You can use RATIO on the remote does the same setting Time Sound Settings Video Noise Reduction On Off if tuned to analog Set to On helps to clean up analog channels Menu Language En...

Page 18: ... Saving Select and choose on or off Note The DST trigger comes from the broadcast stations and may not be in sync with the new US standards Use On Off or time zone to offset time Time Zone Select local time Zone Time Zone Use left right cursors to select the time zone Select enters the current zone Sound Selects a variety of options each is only active when you are currently tuned into an analog o...

Page 19: ...ated from Info command Channel Analog or digital Mode Name Time current time and date Program Times and name if digital Details Resolution Audio Mode Captions Rating Guide Shows the day s programming guide for current station Use Up or Down arrows to move through Guide ...

Page 20: ...ccept non standard RS 232 control such as voltage that swings from 0 to 5 VDC commonly found when IR ports are used to send RS 232 commands General protocol specifications Characters in command strings to the 232 ATSC are common ASCII keyboard characters Command strings sent to the 232 ATSC begin with the ASCII greater than symbol as an Attention character and end with carriage return ASCII CR Hex...

Page 21: ...mple 3TU Selects next higher channel in channel list Bumps Unit 3 tuned channel up TD Tune channel down Selects next lower channel in channel list TP Previous channel Selects previously viewed channel T Start Channel Scan Initiates new channel scan for analog and digital channels scan operation set by D0 and S0 S0 Tuning Format 0 CATV Default Switches to Cable sets scan mode 1 Off Air Switches tun...

Page 22: ... Volume Mute off Restores audio volume to previous level VM Volume Mute on Example VM Turns off audio outputs Mutes audio outputs VV Stop volume ramp Stops volume ramping VT Toggle Volume Mute Alternates audio mute on and off DL Set Power Up volume 0 63 KK 85 Audio Mode Step through audio mode options for mono stereo SAP Status Request SQ Request Q Mode status Unit sends Q Mode status string SS Re...

Page 23: ...fault settings HD2 RC Remote Emulation You can also emulate IR commands sent from the CR HD2 RC Wireless Remote KK key Reserved for future products applications 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Power toggle 10 0 11 1 12 2 13 3 14 4 15 5 16 6 17 7 18 8 19 9 20 21 Enter Select 22 Ch Up 23 Ch Dn 24 Vol Up 25 Vol Dn 26 Vol Mute tog 27 Power On 28 Power Off 29 Menu 63 Guide 80 Freeze 81 Signal 82 Ratio 85 Audio May...

Page 24: ...an go higher than 999 the Minor status will tell you how many thousands up to 63 you add to the Major number So channel 1032 would show 032 Major F01 Minor Two part channels are limited to 999 999 Audio Status Response String V Start Unit CMD Power Volume 1 Volume Mute Stereo Volume 2 1 9 U On M Off 0 63 Emulated level 2 digits U Unmuted M Mute N A 0 100 Actual level 3 digits 1 V U 63 U x 100 Volu...

Page 25: ...ownload the driver CR USB_Comm inf o Copy to your desktop or the Download folder many browsers use Plug a USB cable with micro USB connector between your PC and the USB port on the 232 ATSC 1 The connection will be installed but without the correct driver Bring up the Control Panel Select Hardware and Sound then select the Device manager Double click the FSP CDC DEVICE icon Should be highlighted w...

Page 26: ...is is that CR tuners use an intelligent data bus the highest number tuner receives all commands and then passes on commands addressed to tuners with lower unit numbers The next tuner in the chain does the same and so on until the last unit 5 GND 2 RXD 3 TXD RXD 2 GND 5 TXD 3 Control Wiring Single Unit 9 pin D sub female RS 232 Control Port Channel Up 4 Channel Down 9 5 GND 2 RXD 3 TXD RXD 2 GND 5 ...

Page 27: ...e rack mounts to the sides RK1 Single Unit Rack Mount Attach the long and short rack ears to the side and towards the front of the unit with the four 4 supplied 8 32 by black countersunk screws RK2 Locking Cases together 1 Remove top cover of the first unit by removing the ten 10 black screws 2 Attach cover of first unit to the side of the second with three 3 supplied 4 40 by 1 4 silver colored pa...

Page 28: ...tric shock 6 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 7 Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer al...

Page 29: ...e sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if CR or an authorized representative of CR has been advised of the possibility of any such damages Some states do not allow...