PVI VeCOAX MicroMod-2, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...1 VeCOAX MicroMod 2 2 Channel HD Video RF Modulator REFERENCE GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...b control screen you can also save your current configuration to a file so in case you can always recover it to restore previous conditions 4 If you need to install MULTIPLE UNITS To install multiple units on the same coax ip network you will need to set different frequencies on each unit set different names per each channel set different network id per each unit set different NIT VCT numbers prog...

Page 3: ...elect 720p so the distribution will be in 720p only and your 720p TVs will decode it FOR SKYBOX and similar satellite terrestrial cable decoder FIRST connect it to the tv and change the output resolution to FIXED 1080i or 1080P Audio MODE must be stereo uncompressed pcm unless you set the audio pass through mode for dolby modes on our encoder settings see on next pages of this manual 2 As First Te...

Page 4: ...a prompt and best solution We strongly suggest to open a ticket first so we can better and faster help you The free tech support is active MON FRI 9 AM 4 PM US EST TIME Tickets posted out from this time window or on Saturdays Sundays and US FL holidays days are responded asap the next following business day If you need to check your configuration you will be asked to provide a TEAMVIEWER ID and PA...

Page 5: ...ation or signal lost on the TV please remove your amplifiers or reduce our power out in single steps until the picture on your TVs is perfect Should you have a spectrum analyzer you can also adjust the levels through it for the perfection Coax out Connect to your distribution splitter to all the TVs You can also connect directly to one TV full power without any risk as all the TVs supports 45dbmv ...

Page 6: ...nfiguration Via Computer chapter for all the details DO NOT CONNECT THE REMOTE CONTROL PORT and the IPTV STREAMING PORT ON THE SAME SWITCH REMOTE Control port should never receive ip streaming packets or could reduce responsiveness and control speed IPTV STREAMING NETWORK PORT option Your unit has 1 RJ45 standard LAN Network port to stream the video channels over LAN WIFI WAN Networks The video ch...

Page 7: ... is 192 168 0 136 So you need to set first your computer to a valid static network address to communicate to the unit address As example you can set your computer to 192 168 0 100 so it will be able to talk to the unit Here is a quick example of how to configure a Windows 8 PC to connect to the REMOTE CONTROL port on the modulator On windows 8 desktop select the network icon on botton right 1 Sele...

Page 8: ...8 Configuration via Computer 2 Select PROPERTIES ...

Page 9: ...9 Configuration via Computer 3 Select INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 4 PROPERTIES 4 Select USE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS and enter the value 192 168 2 100 then ckick OK ...

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Page 11: ...11 Configuration via Computer 5 Close all the Network Setup Windows ...

Page 12: ...unit 6 Open Internet Explorer or Google Chrome or Firefox browser In the address field of your browser enter 192 168 2 136 then click enter The Login Splash page should appear then login with user admin password admin ...

Page 13: ...ts Encoders setup On the web interface select INPUT 1 to control the audio video and assignment for channel 1 Copy the values on the picture for the best factory standard settings When done Click the APPLY BUTTON to set the parameters ...

Page 14: ...o a higher value reduce the speed You might also try to use DTS 1 and increase the Value of Bframes from 1 to 2 or 3 max so help slower tv decoders to decode faster DTS Delay Active only with the low delay see above GOP BFrame Active only with the low delay see above GOP PFrame Active only with the low delay see above Brightness Adjust the Picture Brightness when the ANALOG INPUTS are used default...

Page 15: ...ector for the AUDIO as HDMI digital or L R Analog or Optical If you need to feed HDMI video but take the audio from the L R RCA connectors switch this to Analog default AUTO follow the video hdmi or analog Audio Bitrate Select the quality for the Audio default 192 kilobits Audio Gain Boost or attenuate the audio level default 100 no gain no attenuation ...

Page 16: ...egabit s so only one full quality HD or UHD video can be sent per channel When using MPEG2 video formats the bitrate of one encoder channel might be too high to fit two channels in one frequency so it could be necessary to use two frequencies one for each mpeg2 encoder to allow the needed bitrate Most likely when using H264 video formats one frequency is enough to fit two full quality hd encoded c...

Page 17: ... 0x when saved PCR PID Id of the PCR stream do not change unless your application requires it Usually this should be the same value as on the Video PID above for this encoder channel Each encoder channel has a different video pid and the pcr should match the related video pid default for Input 1 103 displays 0x when saved Major Channel Number Is the DESTINATION MEMORY POSITION you want for this ch...

Page 18: ... 480i 576I 720P 1080i 1080p 50 59 94 FPS If the Video Dot switches between Green Red Continuously your video source is feeding a wrong video format Not Suitable for the Video Over Coax distribution The limit is the TV TUNER MPEG DECODER over coax which cannot decode non tv standards In case your source does not support any of the TV Video format standard you could use an external scaler to convert...

Page 19: ...l 2 On the web interface select INPUT 2 to control the audio video and assignment for channel 2 Copy the values on the picture for the best factory standard settings When done Click the APPLY BUTTON to set the parameters ...

Page 20: ...o a higher value reduce the speed You might also try to use DTS 1 and increase the Value of Bframes from 1 to 2 or 3 max so help slower tv decoders to decode faster DTS Delay Active only with the low delay see above GOP BFrame Active only with the low delay see above GOP PFrame Active only with the low delay see above Brightness Adjust the Picture Brightness when the ANALOG INPUTS are used default...

Page 21: ...ector for the AUDIO as HDMI digital or L R Analog or Optical If you need to feed HDMI video but take the audio from the L R RCA connectors switch this to Analog default AUTO follow the video hdmi or analog Audio Bitrate Select the quality for the Audio default 192 kilobits Audio Gain Boost or attenuate the audio level default 100 no gain no attenuation ...

Page 22: ...gabit s so only one full quality HD or UHD video can be sent per channel When using MPEG2 video formats the bitrate of one encoder channel might be too high to fit two channels in one frequency so it could be necessary to use two frequencies one for each mpeg2 encoder to allow the needed bitrate Most likely when using H264 video formats one frequency is enough to fit two full quality hd encoded ch...

Page 23: ...am do not change unless your application requires it Usually this should be the same value as on the Video PID above for this encoder channel Each encoder channel has a different video pid and the pcr should match the related video pid default for Input 1 203 displays 0x when saved Major Channel Number Is the DESTINATION MEMORY POSITION you want for this channel on all your TVs as example BUTTON 2...

Page 24: ... 480i 576I 720P 1080i 1080p 50 59 94 FPS If the Video Dot switches between Green Red Continuously your video source is feeding a wrong video format Not Suitable for the Video Over Coax distribution The limit is the TV TUNER MPEG DECODER over coax which cannot decode non tv standards In case your source does not support any of the TV Video format standard you could use an external scaler to convert...

Page 25: ...ed for the US American Cable Operation STANDARD For US United States Cable Operation select J83B CONSTELLATION For US United States Cable Operation select 256 QAM SYMBOL RATE Automatic when used in J83B mode related to the selected modulation RF1 Frequency used on the coax to distribute the first channel In this example 195 MHZ equals to channel 10 over coax NOTE The used frequency to distribute t...

Page 26: ...eive If so just decrease in steps of 1 at time until the signal is properly viewed on all TVs through your amplifier If the modulator is driving your coax network directly through a passive coax splitter just leave this parameter to the max level 10 dBm default 10dBm RF ON when selected it turns on the related frequency out In this example RF1 is used by the HDMI1 Input encoder RF2 is used by the ...

Page 27: ... use the IPTV out skip this step Copy the values and selections as on the picture for a perfect operation NOTE Some network switches are not configured to pass RTP RTSP traffic so this might result in disrupting the video streaming If so try switching the streams from RTP to UDP mode ...

Page 28: ... for the two streams Default 224 2 2 2 DST PORT Set the MULTICAST PORT to use for the streaming Default 1001 for the first stream and 1002 for the second stream SRC PORT The src port you want to use to find the streams used on some players Default 5001 for the first stream and 5002 for the second stream TTL The TTL time the network requires and accepts Default 128 for the first stream and 128 for ...

Page 29: ...on the network null stuffing Default 45000 kilobits adjust this to match the sum of the two channel bitrates TTL The TTL time the network requires and accepts Default 128 for the first stream and 128 for the second stream Click APPLY to set the changes See the MULTICAST IP STREAMING GUIDE to play on your IP Devices You can also download the guide from PVISUPPORT COM using the details from your SER...

Page 30: ...e the channels must be set for RF1 RF2 RF3 selecting Modulation mode 4 and CVCT CABLE MODE then VCT INSERT selected Apply and repeat for all RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 AND MPTS ARE NOT USED in this configuration example Without this setting some televisions might not recognize the channels as Digital Television Channels ...

Page 31: ...ngs by loading the default configuration file from your USB Memory CONFIGURATIONS FILES FOLDER default configuration Use the LOCAL LOAD BROWSE the wanted configuration file on the usb UPLOAD CAUTION the preset file MUST MATCH the current version of software of the machine If you recall a preset file for a different version of software the unit could become unstable and need a FACTORY SET SAVE REPO...

Page 32: ...32 UPGRADE UPGRADE Use this interface to load and upgrade the firmware for your unit ...

Page 33: ...36 and if you change your address please make sure to write it on this manual too so in future you will be able to recall the current address to point the web browser Improper setting of this parameter might result with loss of control of the unit and the only solution is the general reset from the physical front panel menu accessing the menu via front panel button EN SAVE then options 6 SYSTEM 6 ...

Page 34: ...ter might result with loss of control of the unit and the only solution is the general reset from the physical front panel menu accessing the menu via front panel button EN SAVE then options 6 SYSTEM 6 3 FACTORY RESET If you lockout the keyboard and display and lose the user password the only way to restore the unit will be to open the top cover and reload the complete software ...

Page 35: ...m a factory FACTORY SET from the save web page then save repower apply the settings one by one as on this manual pictures test again OR recall the default setting file from the original usb memory pen from the carton box e install TEAMVIEWER from www teamviewer com on your pc go to pvisupport com and open a ticket explaining the current status and issue and needs provide the teamviewer id and pass...

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