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RD-60
Multi-CODEC Receiver / Decoder
Includes demodulator versions - ADV, LB, STD and PRM
USER GUIDE
02.01.2015 - v1.13.00
Page 1: ...RD 60 Multi CODEC Receiver Decoder Includes demodulator versions ADV LB STD and PRM USER GUIDE 02 01 2015 v1 13 00 ...
Page 2: ...t Panel LCD Transport LED Indicators Audio Decode Indicators System Indicators Controls Reset Front Panel Menu Structure Services Menu RF Rx Menu ADV Advanced PRM Premium RF Rx Menu LB L Band IP Rx Menu Video Menu Audio Menu VBI Menu CAS Menu System Menu Login Duration Network Time NTP Alarm SNMP Menu Com2 Host Name Firmware Feature Menu Back Panel DB9 M Analog audio output pinout COM1 COM2 to DB9...
Page 3: ...Recommended use of Pilots How to use RF Profiles LB option UDP RTP FEC TCP IP Rx Multicast Reception Address Unicast Reception Address Unicast Multicast Reception Dolby E Dolby D LPCM and Mpeg1Layer2 AFD Active Format Description Genlock System TS Out Decrypt Chapter 4 Appendix Appendix A GNU General Public License Appendix B Technical Specifications Base Model RD60 09 Inputs Outputs Communication...
Page 4: ...dium or machine readable form without prior written consent from Adtec Digital Trademarks RD 60 is a trademark of Adtec Digital Dolby Dolby Digital AC 3 and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Other product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies The information in this document is subject to change without notice ...
Page 5: ...the maximum recommended ambient temperature of 50 degrees Celsius 122 degrees Fahrenheit Install the unit in a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised The recommended clearance on the top and sides of the unit is at least one half inch one centimeter Mounting of the unit in a rack should be such that no hazardous condition is achieved due to uneven mechani...
Page 6: ...ect to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Cet appareillage numérique de la classe B répond à toutes les exigences de l interférence canadienne causant des règlements d équipement L opération est sujette aux deux conditions suivantes 1 ce dispo...
Page 7: ... QPSK 1 45 Mbaud and 8PSK 1 30 Mbaud RD 60 w L Band Demodulator RD60 XX DMOD LB RD60 as configured above LB Demodulator Supports L Band DVB S 1 62 Mbaud DVB S2 1 65 Mbaud Software Key field upgradeable to high symbol rate 30Msym s 16APSK and 32APSK RD 60 w Advanced Demodulator RD60 XX DMOD ADV RD60 as configured above Advanced Demodulator which adds 7072 Newtec Demodulator Supports L Band DVB S 1 ...
Page 8: ...ont Panel LCD 1 Feedback State There are several quick view menu screens available when in regular feedback state You can view any of these quick view status screens by using the up and down arrow buttons ...
Page 9: ...ransport LED Indicators Indicator Function Decode Off Decoder is idle On Decoder is active ASI IP RF Off No services detected on the input On Services detected on the input Lock 1 Lock 2 Off Tuner is not locked On Tuner is locked IP Out Off IP Egress is idle On IP Egress is active IP Output is not applicable for RD 60 products Bars Off All B T ID options are disabled On B T ID options are enabled ...
Page 10: ...Escape and directional buttons the user can control the unit via the front panel Control Function Mode button Mode will cycle through top layer menus Select Select will enter into edit mode Enter Enter submits any edited configurations Escape Escape returns to the previous menu layer Cursor Arrows Arrows will navigate you within submenus Programming Keypad For value entry F1 functions as a or oper...
Page 11: ...u Item Function Options Select Service Allows service selection from a list of services per input ALL ASI RF1 RF2 IP Select First Found Allows you to configure the RD 60 to decode the first valid program found on a given input ASI RF1 RF2 IP ...
Page 12: ...culate the L Band frequency The Downlink and Local Oscillator frequencies can be used to determine if spectrum inversion occurs using the following rules If the Downlink frequency is less than the Local Oscillator frequency then spectrum inversion does occur If the Downlink frequency is greater than the Local Oscillator frequency then spectrum inversion does not occur Range dependent upon LO confi...
Page 13: ...allows the operator to select the desired modulation mode and FEC code rate note This is a configuration value When in DVB S2 AUTO CCM mode actual detected modulation can be found in the Quick View status QPSK_AUTO and 8PSK_AUTO configurations are only valid in DVB S See how to appendix for automatic detection instructions We display all possible ranges available via our device in the Front Panel ...
Page 14: ...loser together on a given transponder or an increased symbol rate can be realized for a given bandwidth note 5 10 and 15 rolloff is only applicable in DVB S2 with premium demodulators AUTO is only available in DVB S If required for demodulators contact support for firmware upgrade 5 10 15 20 25 35 AUTO Pilot DVB S2 allows the option of inserting bursts of pilot tones that are very robust and preve...
Page 15: ...g the 22 kHz tone and the low band is selected when the 0 Hz tone is enabled 0KHz 22KHz Profile Menu Save Allows user to save currently running RF configuration to a profile Press select then use keypad for custom name entry Press enter to confirm name and save profile Select Allows user to load profile from list Press select then up and down arrows to list profiles press enter to load selected pr...
Page 16: ...Allows the operator to enter the L Band frequency within the range from 950MHz to 2 15GHz The value entered in this field is used with the Local Oscillator frequency to calculate the Downlink frequency using the following rules If Downlink Local Oscillator then Downlink Local Oscillator L Band If Downlink Local Oscillator then Downlink Local Oscillator L Band 950MHz 2150MHz Acquisition Range Acqui...
Page 17: ...e modulation type e g QPSK 8PSK etc Set this field to 0 for automatic Symbol Rate 0 AUTO Range can be determined by feature key ISI ISI input stream identifier is required for multistream applications If a multistream RF source is detected BBHeaders containing this value will be demodulated and output to the receiver This value has no effect during single stream applications 0 255 RF Stats Menu RF...
Page 18: ...source multicast in most IGMPv2 multicast applications This configuration is an advanced configuration used for redundancy security or IGMPv3 multicast applications It does not function for unicast reception 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Multicast Connector The multicast connector configuration determines the physical port of where the IP stream will be received the ethernet 10 100 or GigE 10 100 1000 e...
Page 19: ... setting will be overridden by the current video setting 480i59 94 576i50 720p59 94 720p50 1080i59 94 1080i50 Video Loss When video is not detected on the configured input this setting will define the output OFF No video output on fault BLANK Only blanking on fault BLANKTONES Blanking and tones on fault BLANKOVERLAY Blanking and overlay on fault BLANKTONESOVERLAY Blanking tones and overlay on faul...
Page 20: ...us to SYNC IN signal Horizontal Adjust Horizontal adjustment defines the difference in the SYNC IN HSYNC and output HSYNC Typically this should be in the range of 0 to 1 line in clocks For example a 1080I output could be adjusted from 0 to 2200 0 2200 Vertical Adjust Vertical adjustment defines the difference in the SYNC IN VSYNC and output VSYNC Typically this should be in the range of 0 to 1 fra...
Page 21: ...Out generally with 3D applications The MASTER unit CVBS configuration must be configured as SYNC SYNC CVBS output is black burst sync signal Genlock Reset Reinitializes the Genlock System ...
Page 22: ...this should be configured for Professional the default setting In rare cases third party encoders or multiplexers may have unstable PCR PTS timing In these cases professional may cause intermittent drop outs as the audio sub system attempts to retain tight lip sync If this occurs please change lipsync setting to Relaxed PROFESSIONAL default RELAXED_20_MS RELAXED_80_MS RELAXED_1_S Audio 1 8 Audio P...
Page 23: ...solution The Dolby E line may be manually configured to a value within range Valid ranges for Dolby E line placement are resolution and frame rate dependent If the configured value is not valid the system will use the valid line used by the AUTO mode The Dolby E line status information can be used to see the actual Dolby E line placement View Dolby E line table for more information 1 4096 1 AUTO A...
Page 24: ...r Configures the SDI Alternate ANC line output of VITC LTC SDI Output Port 3 and 4 0 Disabled 7 22 Source If timecode is carried by a PES stream configure the RD 60 Timecode Source to PES default If a PES time code PID is not available the RD 60 can extract the time code from the GOP by configuring Timecode Source to VIDEO PES VIDEO SDI Output Configures the SDI ANC timecode output for PASS preser...
Page 25: ...aptions SDI Output Port 3 and 4 0 Disabled 7 22 Teletext CVBS Line Number Enables Disables the CVBS SD SDI port line number for waveform Teletext 0 Disabled 22 Output teletext if present SDI Line Number Configures the SDI ANC line output of OP47 Teletext SDI Output Port 1 and 2 0 Disabled 7 22 SDI Alt Line Number Configures the SDI Alternate ANC line output of OP47 Teletext SDI Output Port 1 and 2...
Page 26: ...d for users needing to redistribute transport streams in their original form The decoder will decrypt decode the selected program with the entered BISS key but the ASI output will remain unaltered ON is recommended for users needing to redistribute the ASI output as a free to air SPTS MPTS All programs will be decrypted with the user entered BISS key Please note that when set to ON there are bitra...
Page 27: ... not automatically log out 1 9 The duration of time in minutes before the unit logs out if no input is received Network Item Function Options Ethernet IP Address This is the address of your device on your network specific to the Ethernet Port user defined using the numeric keypad Default is 192 168 10 48 Ethernet Mask Defines the unit relative to the rest of your network user defined using the num...
Page 28: ...bnets and networks user defined using the numeric keypad Default is 192 168 10 1 Stealth IP Address This is a security feature that allows only the designated Stealth IP Address to communicate with the unit for FTP and other services This control allows one point override access to the Stealth IP Address user defined using the numeric keypad Default is 0 0 0 0 Using all 0s effectively turns this f...
Page 29: ... Read write community The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Read Write Password Default Value none user defined using the numeric keypad default none Trap Community The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP trap community Default Value public user defined using the numeric keypad Trap Sink The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP trap sink destination for sending SNMP traps Default Valu...
Page 30: ...e Version Reports the currently running firmware version of your device Read Only Feature Menu Item Function Options Permanent ID Shows the units unique permanent identifier This ID is required by support when purchasing unit capability keys Read Only Temporary ID Shows the units unique temporary identifier This ID is required by support to provide temporary unit capability keys If all 0 s your un...
Page 31: ...rt SMPTE 2022 COM2 API Serial Communication Interface COM1 Serial Port Used for Troubleshooting Terminal Ethernet 10 100 base T ethernet interface Monitoring Management DVC Parport 9 pin parallel I O interface for control systems RS422 Not Currently Supported GPIO Tally and Control Port Decoder Analog Audio Out Balanced analog audio out Stereo pairs 1 2 600 Ohm Balanced ...
Page 32: ...sync compatible BNC CVBS Out 75 Ohm BNC Standard Definition Composite Video Output HDMI Out SD video over HDMI is not supported VERSION 06 AND NEWER HARDWARE DOES NOT SUPPORT HDMI OUTPUT SDI Out Banks x2 Pair of 75 Ohm Outputs from decoder Video Audio VBI SMPTE 259M C SD SMPTE 292M HD BNC Demodulator Optional RF 1 2 x2 RF Input 75 Ohm F Connector DB9 M Analog audio output pinout PIN Designation Fu...
Page 33: ...eady DSR 5 Ground GND 4 Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR 3 Data Terminal Ready DTR 7 Request to Send RTS 7 Clear to Send CTS 8 Clear to Send CTS 8 Request to Send RTS 9 Ring Indicator RI NC NA No Connect Not available on RJ45 GPIO and Parport information The GPIO port allows decoder control and TTL voltage output for monitoring systems The GPIO feature is not enabled at this time The DVC Parport al...
Page 34: ... future functionality 5 D0 reserved for future functionality 6 NC No Connect 7 5VDC 5V DC 8 GND ground 9 TTL Tally reserved for future functionality Parport pinout PIN Designation Function 1 NC No Connect 2 D3 Data bit 3 input 3 D2 Data bit 2 input 4 D1 Data bit 1 input 5 D0 Data bit 0 input 6 NC No Connect 7 5VDC 5V DC 8 GND ground 9 NC No Connect ...
Page 35: ...gotiate the connection and a crossover may not be necessary To add the device to a LAN connect a standard CAT 5 Ethernet cable to your network router and then to the Ethernet port on the back of the device If your network is DHCP enabled and you prefer that over a static IP you can turn on DHCP for the device via the front panel System Network menu Zero Configuration Access Adtec Digital has adopt...
Page 36: ...through the web application look for the icons associated with each parameter By clicking on these question marks you can view additional information about how the parameter is used Firmware Upgrade via Web User Interface Periodically we will provide firmware updates to our products via our website http www adtecdigital com To upgrade your device download the firmware file from our website and sto...
Page 37: ...pe has a unique demod firmware version and must be upgraded with a compatible version To upgrade first determine the installed demodulator type and firmware version Visit the Upgrade Features tab The BOARDS INFO table slot 99 will contain the installed demodulator version The above example shows a PRM demod running demod version 1 17 In this case a 7044AB firmware file name is required to update t...
Page 38: ...e update 6 minutes ADV Demod firmware update 12 minutes PRM Demod firmware update 26 minutes Once the version is seen on the Upgrade Firmware tab click SELECT to start the upgrade process A status bar will appear and will progress as the firmware update commences When the firmware update is complete reboot the unit and verify the firmware version again on the Upgrade Features Tab ...
Page 39: ...via ftp and then extract and select into it via Telnet File Transfer Protocol FTP FTP connections can be made to the Adtec device using any ftp client Host ipa of the unit Default Username adtec Default Password none Port 21 You will want to drop the firmware file in the media hd0 media folder Telnet standard 23 port To connect to your unit using a terminal session you will need to set the IP addr...
Page 40: ... will reboot your device into the new version In Field Feature Upgrades Unit features can be upgraded in the field via the web user interface Keys can either be temporary feature will stop working after a set amount of time or permanent key is good for the life of the product To purchase a permanent key please provide your unit serial number and product ID from the Upgrade Features tab to your sal...
Page 41: ...uld change from DISABLED to ENABLED with a Days Left count This count determines how many days the key will function before returning to a DISABLED state 5 In some cases a reboot of the unit may be required Reboot unit if enabled feature does not function Feature Key Descriptions Base Unit Keys PdRD60 This is the product key to determine MP2 BASE D Adds Mpeg2 4 2 0 and 4 2 2 decode capability MP4 ...
Page 42: ...equirement is L Band frequency The demodulator is running in fully automatic mode when the type is set to AUTO and the symbol rate is set to 0 or AUTO Notes about demodulator Please note that some carriers may not fully acquire if they fall outside of the allocated resources available by the hardware Please reference the demodulation resource table located in the appendix for supported modes DVB S...
Page 43: ...file and click the Delete button to have the profile removed from the device and all drop down boxes Select a Profile and click the Download button to have the profile downloaded to your PC The standard Upload button next to the Logs and Thumbnail button may be used to Upload a profile to other devices UDP RTP FEC TCP IP Rx The RD 60 supports a number of IP based protocols for the reception of tra...
Page 44: ...allowed through for proper error recovery to occur The RD 60 supports up to 45Mbps SMPTE 2022 when a 7 DVB Packet payload exists for each RTP packet TCP Transmission Control Protocol support a connection based protocol has recently been added at an attempt to overcome some of the fundamental limitations of UDP and RTP UDP and RTP are one way street types of protocols where the transmitter sends da...
Page 45: ...on Optionally the source specific multicast address The actual IP address of the sending device may be entered for IGMPv3 applications Configuring the Source Address will allow multicasts to be received from the entered address and entered address only This configuration is non functional for Unicasts For IGMPv2 applications the source address can be set to 0 0 0 0 Unicast Reception Address To rec...
Page 46: ...figuration Choose the IP Rx Connector dependent upon your network setup Adtec recommends using the GigE port for all IP receptions Once IP Rx is configured click Apply Visit the Input Service tab and click the Select first found radio button to enable IP reception IP service names will populate in the service list Select first found is also available via the Front Panel Services Menu Select First ...
Page 47: ...decoding Dolby Digital decode support includes a stereo output pair for each Dolby Digital Audio PID assignment multi channel Dolby Digital 5 1 for example is down mixed to 2 0 The RD 60 automatically configures the audio engines upon acquisition of a program when engines and sdi matrix are configured to AUTO The audio is automatically output based on ascending audio PID order from the selected pr...
Page 48: ...ge value Please see table in notes for Dolby E line placement recommendations Notes Pass through audio bit rates are now displayed on the left hand status panel Please note that these are live calculated bit rates and will not show a static number Dolby Labs Dolby E recommended line position table 625 25 1080i 50 1080p 50 720p 50 525 29 97 1080i 59 94 1080p 59 94 720p 59 94 Earliest 8 13 26 17 12 ...
Page 49: ...t stream as a unique ANC PID ancillary pid within the video elementary stream as SEI data H264 or user data MPEG2 The RD 60 does not support AFD via an ANC PID at this time The RD 60 AFD implementation preserves the native AFD code from the video elementary stream and is inserted into the SDI ancillary data output SDI line number for AFD carriage is configurable via the VBI tab The DID SDID AFD co...
Page 50: ... 60 s to be used for receiving 3D signals or when the decoded source is using the same clock base as the SYNC IN This mode bypasses the need for the audio sample rate converters Genlock REMOTE mode is used when the SYNC IN signal does not use the same 27 MHz clock source as the decoded stream This mode enables the audio sample rate converters for the lower four pairs of audio output The upper four...
Page 51: ...P to ASI or RF to ASI where the user wants to preserve encryption on the ASI output but also wants to decode one of the programs coming This configuration also allows the RD to ingest encrypted MPTS streams that may be over the 120Mb s limit A sample diagram of how the transport stream is passed to the ASI output through the system is shown below If the user wants to use the IRD as a decoder and d...
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Page 55: ...size 7 per IP packet Connection speed GigE 100 1000BaseT Supported bandwidth decreases with streams that have not been created with 7 DVB packets per IP packet 1 DVB Packet per IP Packet does not utilize the same data efficiency throughput as 7 The amount of DVB packets per IP payload is a multicast transmitter configuration and is automatically detected by the receiver To utilize full IP receive ...
Page 56: ...r Four BNC 75 Ohm Analog Audio Two balanced pairs via DB9 connector 1 pair per DB9 Connector Two DB9 600 Ohm Communications COM2 Serial Port Use API Serial Communication Interface Default Baud Configuration 38 400 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Connector 8 pin RJ45 COM1 Serial Port Use Serial Port Used for Troubleshooting Terminal Connector 8 pin RJ45 supplied with DB9 to RJ45 adapter Baud C...
Page 57: ...s through Supports up to two Dolby E 16 20 bit Dolby Digital AC3 16 bit and or Linear PCM 16 20 24 bit pass through sessions 24 bit input samples are truncated to 20 bits Each SDI output contains all active pass through sessions Physical and Operational Physical Environmental 1 RU 18D X 19W X 1 65H Weight 9 14lbs Dependent on RF Option Power Input Voltage Redundant auto switching dual 100 240 VAC ...
Page 58: ...band selection according to universal LNB for ASTRA satellites Advanced Demodulator ADV option note Software keys are required to unlock full hardware support Early units running fw v1 03 supported DVB S2 3 45Mbaud Please contact Adtec for field upgradable firmware if unit does not support less than 3Mbaud Modulation Scheme support QPSK 8PSK 16APSK DVB S2 symbol rate range 1 45Msym s DVB S symbol ...
Page 59: ...um supported baud rate is dependent on both tuners active state One must be disabled to achieve maximum symbol rate capabilities View table below for symbol rate capabilities Modulation Single Tuner Msym s Dual Tuner Msym s QPSK 65 65 8PSK 65 45 16APSK 65 33 32APSK 54 27 Standard Demodulator STD option discontinued Modulation Scheme support QPSK 8PSK Supported Code Rates DVB S QPSK 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6...
Page 60: ...ys Saturday Sunday or on an Adtec recognized holiday will be processed the next business day in the order received Callers on hold and returned calls will be prioritized by the following criteria Priority 24 Subscription Customers Standard Priority Subscription Customers All customers that have purchased Installation Training within 90 days of the installation Adtec Certified Operators ACO Limited...
Page 61: ...SLA PREMIUM 24 Services SLA Priority 24 plus Next business day advance loaners SLA EXTENDED WARRANTY Services Extends warranty after year one Includes repair expenses Expedited shipping is extra SLA LEGACY Services Includes initial product orientation Technical support M F 8AM 8PM EST Firmware and software upgrades Includes Duet Soloist 2 2S Mirage edje1013 1015 2000 2100 2110 Most legacy products...