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ACT-5X Exciter User Manual 

Version 3.0 05/07/2015 

 

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Table 8 FREQ Menu 

 

RXFREQ 

TXFREQ 

Hz 

Default 

653M 

653M 

+00000 

Options 

473M 

473M 

-50000 

479M 

479M 

-49999 

485M 

485M 

-49998 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

875M 

875M 

+49998 

881M 

881M 

+49999 

887M 

887M 

+50000 

 

Note: 

1)

 

The RXFREQ parameter in the “FREQ” sub-menu specifies the off-air receiver channel frequency for 

the internal tuner to receive the proper over-the-air UHF channel. This setting is used when the unit is 
configured  to  operate  as  a  Translator  (“INPUT”  set  to  TUNER)  and  is  ignored  when  the  unit  is 
configured to operate as an Exciter (“INPUT” set to TS). 

2)

 

The TXFREQ parameter in the “FREQ” sub-menu specifies the channel frequency for the modulated 

RF output signal of the exciter/translator.   

3)

 

The "Hz" parameter provides a direct adjustment (offset) of the frequency of the TXFREQ RF output 

signal. The range is -50,000 Hz to +50,000 Hz, with steps of 1 Hz. This feature is designed for up to 

50 kHz spectrum shift as ATSC standard required, or adjustment of the output frequency for carrier 

accuracy. 

Table 9 MODE Menu 

8VSB 

 

Note: 

 

1)

 

The  MODE  sub-menu  provides  settings  for  the  modulation  mode  selected.  The  ACT-5X 

Exciter/Translator operates in ATSC Legacy (A/53) mode and as such always displays 8VSB under the 

MODE menu. There is an optional ACT-5X series platform that operates as an ATSC MH Translator, 

which presents additional parameters under this MODE sub-menu for MH (A/153) configuration. 

Summary of Contents for ACT-5X

Page 1: ...ANYWAVE ACT 5X ATSC Exciter Translator User Manual Version 3 0 ACT 5XU A C May 7 2015...

Page 2: ...means without the express written permission of Anywave Communication Technologies Inc Disclaimer Information provided by Anywave Communication Technologies is believed to be accurate and complete ho...

Page 3: ...eration Specifications 6 3 Menu 8 3 1 Initialization 8 3 2 Query Mode 8 3 3 User Menu 10 3 4 Advanced Menu 15 3 4 Web Interface 19 4 Connection 21 4 1 Connect the Transmitter 21 4 2 Start ADPC functio...

Page 4: ...mode LED_ TS1 Green light on indicates the synchronization of input RF signal is OK LED_TS2 Green light on indicates the equalization of input RF signal is OK LED_TSErr Red light on indicates there i...

Page 5: ...n RF signal output N type female nominal 0 dBm output DRYLOOP RS232 Dry loop for remote control REMOTE RS232 Serial port for remote control REMOTE RJ45 B 10M 100M Ethernet for remote control TSoIP RJ4...

Page 6: ...or BNC female Impedance 50 Level 30 dBm 0 dBm Recommended range 15 dBm 5 dBm Location Back Panel AGC_IN Connector BNC female Impedance 50 DC Voltage 0 V 5 V Location Back Panel RF_OUT Connector N type...

Page 7: ...fications No Content Unit Value 1 Input Level mv 200 2 Positive Transition 20 80 ps 1200 3 Negative Transition 20 80 ps 1200 4 Deterministic Jitter 10 5 Random Jitter 8 Note 1 The electrical interface...

Page 8: ...TS_IN_2 and performs a modulation at the specified transmit frequency The first step after turning on the unit is to confirm the desired operating mode Exciter or Translator according to your applicat...

Page 9: ...R and about 3 seconds to get the first reading of LID and UID After averaging the displayed upper limit on the TSNR is about 39 dB and about 54 DB for the IMD metrics 2 The RSNR and RSSI in Table 3 ar...

Page 10: ...cursor to the target parameter and then press the Up or Down buttons to select different options from the drop down boxes Once you have selected the desired option press the OK button to apply and sa...

Page 11: ...mputing coefficients for both the linear and non linear pre correction for the entire transmission system including the distortion of both transmitter and band pass filter This process takes about 8 t...

Page 12: ...translator system level automatic gain control AGC has options ON and OFF LVL and REF are decimal numbers whose range is from 0 to 255 LVL is the reading of the DC voltage from Port AGC_IN which refle...

Page 13: ...the FREQ sub menu specifies the channel frequency for the modulated RF output signal of the exciter translator 3 The Hz parameter provides a direct adjustment offset of the frequency of the TXFREQ RF...

Page 14: ...hich is setup in CONFIG sub menu in a browser s address bar the login interface will pop up and give user prompts to input the user name and password There are two tiers of web interface available The...

Page 15: ...IG Then press both the Up and Down buttons at the same to enter Advanced Menu as shown below Table 12 Advanced User Menu Welcome to advanced interface AD1 MUTE TX_EX DPD LATCH SN PAC Table 13 through...

Page 16: ...alf Full the system will NOT DELETE any new coming packets c Bit0 The switch of Program Clock Reference Correction function 1 means PCR function is ON 0 means PCR function is OFF 2 Sw_Up and Sw_Down a...

Page 17: ...es from 0x0 to 0xF The lower the parameter s value is the harder the reduction of crest factor will be And 0xF means bypass the whole CFR function No reduction at all Note If ADPC Pre correction is on...

Page 18: ...eading will keep flashing indicating the feedback level may need to be adjusted Table 17 Latch Menu RESET U1 U2 RF GPS TS SYS 1PPS SFN Default OK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Options OK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLR 1 1 1 1...

Page 19: ...e exciter translator IPaddress 192 168 1 143 will bring up the following login window There are two tiers of web interface available The first guest tier is limited in monitoring and control allowing...

Page 20: ...ACT 5X Exciter User Manual Version 3 0 05 07 2015 Page 20 of 26 admin web interface...

Page 21: ...exciter translator s feedback level 30 dBm 0 dBm and recommended range is 15 dBm to 5 dBm 1 If the signal level is out of range use extra devices e g attenuator to make adjustments 2 If the signal le...

Page 22: ...e pre correction data immediately and leave the corresponding status on the front panel LCD Press any key to cancel the ADPC function manually and restart the ADPC function again after the problems ar...

Page 23: ...the bit rate required Solution Adjust the TS input bit rate Or connect all devices with the same reference clock GPS Note When in Exciter Mode it has bit rate auto adaptation function to deal with the...

Page 24: ...translator 5 3 GPS No GPS Alarm message LCD GPS NoGPS LED_ GPS Off Cause This warning displays when no external GPS is connected Solution Check the connection with external GPS device GPS Unlocked Ala...

Page 25: ...IMD or SNR during ADPC process does not pass the pre set threshold Solution Cancel the ADPC function manually and then check the status of connection and entire transmitting system Start the ADPC fun...

Page 26: ...d reception The LED lights on the front panel could provide some indications in these situations Or check the setting of RF via front panel serial port or WEB interface and ensure it s turned ON Resta...

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