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Limited Warranty

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (BT) will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, 

as BT may determine) any product manufactured by BT which proves to be defective in materials or workmanship or fails to 

meet the specifications which are in effect on the date of shipment or such other specifications as may have been expressly 

agreed upon in writing (i) for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase (or such shorter period of time as may 

be set forth in the license agreement specific to the particular software being licensed), with respect to iCentral™ (hardware and 

software) and all other software products (including embedded software) licensed from BT, (ii)) for a period of one (1) year from 

the date of original purchase, with respect to all MegaPort, IPTV products and fiber optics receivers, transmitters, couplers and 

integrated receivers/distribution amplifiers (including TRAILBLAZER™, RETRO-LINX™ and TWIN STAR™ products) as well as for 

VideoCipher® & DigiCipher® satellite receivers, and (iii) for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase, with 

respect to all other BT products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in some cases, the warranty on certain proprietary sub-assembly 

modules manufactured by third party vendors and contained in BT products and on certain private-label products manufactured 

by third parties for resale by BT are of shorter duration or otherwise more limited than the standard BT limited warranty. In such 

cases, BT’s warranty with respect to such third party proprietary sub-assembly modules and private-label products will be limited 

to the duration and other terms of such third party vendor’s warranty. In addition, certain products, that are not manufactured 

but are resold by BT, carry the original OEM warranty for that product. The limited warranty set forth in this paragraph does not 

apply to any product sold by BT, which at the time of sale constituted a Closeout Product. 

BT will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as BT may determine) any product 

sold by BT which at the time of sale constituted a refurbished or closeout items (“Refurbished Product” and “Closeout Product”), 

which proves to be defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the specifications which are in effect on the date of 

shipment or such other specifications as may have been expressly agreed upon in writing, for a period of ninety (90) days from 

the date of original purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in some cases, the warranty on third party software and on certain 

proprietary sub-assembly modules manufactured by third party vendors and contained in BT products and on certain private-

label products manufactured by third parties for resale by BT are of shorter duration or otherwise more limited than the BT limited 

warranty for Closeout Products. In such cases, BT’s warranty for Closeout Products constituting such third party software, third 

party proprietary sub-assembly modules and private-label products will be limited to the duration and other terms of such third 

party vendor’s warranty. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) certain Closeout Products that are not manufactured (but 

are resold) by BT, carry the original OEM warranty for such products, which may be longer or shorter than the BT limited warranty 

for Refurbished or Closeout Products. All sales of Refurbished or Closeout Products are final.

To obtain service under this warranty, the defective product, together with a copy of the sales receipt or other satisfactory proof 

of purchase and a brief description of the defect, must be shipped freight prepaid to: Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., One Jake 

Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857.

This warranty does not cover damage resulting from (i) use or installation other than in strict accordance with manufacturer’s 

written instructions, (ii) disassembly or repair by someone other than the manufacturer or a manufacturer-authorized repair 

center, (iii) misuse, misapplication or abuse, (iv) alteration, (v) lack of reasonable care or (vi) wind, ice, snow, rain, lightning, or 

any other weather conditions or acts of God.

OTHER THAN THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE, BT MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTA-

TIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, DESCRIPTION, FITNESS FOR A PARTIC-

ULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER, AND SUCH WARRANTIES SUPERSEDE 

ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE OR IMPLIED BY BT OR BY ANY OF BT’S 

EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR IN ANY OF BT’S BROCHURES, MANUALS, CATALOGS, LITERATURE 

OR OTHER MATERIALS. IN ALL CASES, BUYER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND BT’S SOLE OBLIGA-

TION FOR ANY BREACH OF THE WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR 

REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT, AS BT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SHALL 

DETERMINE. BT SHALL IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR 

ANY  CONSEQUENTIAL,  INDIRECT,  INCIDENTAL,  PUNITIVE,  DIRECT  OR  SPECIAL  DAMAGES  BASED  UPON 

BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT TORT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE OR 

ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE SALE, USE, INSTALLATION OR 

FAILURE OF ANY PRODUCT ACQUIRED BY BUYER FROM BT.

All claims for shortages, defects and non-conforming goods must be made by Buyer in writing within five (5) days of receipt of 

merchandise, which writing shall state with particularity all material facts, concerning the claim then known to Buyer. Upon any 

such complaint, Buyer shall hold the goods complained of intact and duly protected, for a period of up to sixty (60) days. Upon 

the request of BT, Buyer shall ship such allegedly nonconforming or defective goods, freight prepaid to BT for examination by 

BT’s inspection department and verification of the defect. BT, at its option, will either repair, replace or issue a credit for products 

determined to be defective. BT’s liability and responsibility for defective products is specifically limited to the defective item or to 

credit towards the original billing. All such replacements by BT shall be made free of charge f.o.b. the delivery point called for in 

the original order. Products for which replacement has been made under the provisions of this clause shall become the property 

of BT. Under no circumstances are products to be returned to BT without BT’s prior written authorization. BT reserves the right 

to scrap any unauthorized returns on a no-credit basis. Any actions for breach of this contract must be commenced by Buyer 

within thirteen (13) months after the cause of action has accrued. A copy of BT’s standard terms and conditions of sale, including 

the limited warranty, is available from BT upon request. Copies of the limited warranties covering third party proprietary sub-

assembly modules and private label products manufactured by third parties are also available from BT on request. VideoCipher® 

& DigiCipher® are registered trademarks of Motorola Corp.

Rev 5/6/2009

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. 

 Limited Warranty

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (BT) will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as BT may 

determine) any product manufactured by BT which proves to be defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the specifications which are 

in effect on the date of shipment or such other specifications as may have been expressly agreed upon in writing (i) for a period of one (1) year from 

the date of original purchase (or such shorter period of time as may be set forth in the license agreement specific to the particular software being

licensed), with respect to iCentral™ (hardware and software) and all other software products (including embedded software) licensed from BT, (ii) )

for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase, with respect to all MegaPort™, IPTV products, and fiber optics receivers, transmitters,

couplers and integrated receiver/distribution amplifiers (including TRAILBLAZER™, RETRO-LINX™ and TWIN STAR™ products) as well as for 

DigiCipher ® satellite receivers, and (iii) for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase, with respect to all other BT products. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in some cases, the warranty on certain proprietary sub-assembly modules manufactured by third-party vendors and 

contained in BT products and on certain private–label products manufactured by third-parties for resale by BT are of shorter duration or otherwise 

more limited than the standard BT limited warranty. In such cases, BT's warranty with respect to such third-party proprietary sub-assembly modules 

and private-label products will be limited to the duration and other terms of such third-party vendor's warranty. In addition, certain products, that are 

not manufactured but are resold by BT, carry the original OEM warranty for such products. The limited warranty set forth in this paragraph does not 

apply to any product sold by BT, which at the time of sale constituted a Refurbished/Closeout Product. 

(b)  BT will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory-reconditioned product, as BT may determine) any product sold by BT

which at the time of sale constituted a refurbished or closeout item (“Refurbished/Closeout Product”), which proves to be defective in materials or

workmanship or fails to meet the specifications which are in effect on the date of shipment or such other specifications as may have been expressly

agreed upon in writing, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in some cases the

warranty on third party software and on certain proprietary sub-assembly modules manufactured by third-party vendors and contained in BT products 

and on certain private–label products manufactured by third-parties for resale by BT are of shorter duration or otherwise more limited than the BT

limited warranty for Refurbished/Closeout Products.  In such cases, BT's warranty for Refurbished/Closeout Products constituting such third party 

software, third-party proprietary sub-assembly modules and private-label products will be limited to the duration and other terms of such third-party 

vendor's warranty.  In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) certain Refurbished/Closeout Products that are not manufactured (but are resold)

by BT, carry the original OEM warranty for such products, which may be longer or shorter than the BT limited warranty for Refurbished/Closeout 

Products.  All sales of Refurbished/Closeout Products are final. 

To obtain service under this warranty, the defective product, together with a copy of the sales receipt or other satisfactory proof of purchase and a 

brief description of the defect, must be shipped freight prepaid to: Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New 

Jersey 08857. 

This warranty does not cover damage resulting from (i) use or installation other than in strict accordance with manufacturer's written instructions, (ii)

disassembly or repair by someone other than the manufacturer or a manufacturer-authorized repair center, (iii) misuse, misapplication or abuse, (iv) 

alteration, (v) lack of reasonable care or (vi) wind, ice, snow, rain, lightning, or any other weather conditions or acts of God.

OTHER THAN THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE, BT MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF

ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, DESCRIPTION, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, 

MERCHANTABILITY, OR AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER, AND SUCH WARRANTIES SUPERSEDE ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN

WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE OR IMPLIED BY BT OR BY ANY OF BT’S EMPLOYEES OR

REPRESENTATIVES, OR IN ANY OF BT’S BROCHURES MANUALS, CATALOGS, LITERATURE OR OTHER MATERIALS. IN 

ALL CASES, BUYER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND BT’S SOLE OBLIGATION FOR ANY BREACH OF THE

WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE

PRODUCT F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT, AS BT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE. BT SHALL IN NO EVENT AND

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,

PUNITIVE, DIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE,

STRICT TORT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM 

THE SALE, USE, INSTALLATION OR FAILURE OF ANY PRODUCT ACQUIRED BY BUYER FROM BT.

All claims for shortages, defects, and non-conforming goods must be made by the customer in writing within five (5) days of receipt of merchandise,

which writing shall state with particularity all material facts concerning the claim then known to the customer. Upon any such claim, the customer

shall hold the goods complained of intact and duly protected, for a period of up to sixty (60) days. Upon the request of BT, the customer shall ship 

such allegedly non-conforming or defective goods, freight prepaid to BT for examination by BT's inspection department and verification of the 

defect. BT, at its option, will either repair, replace or issue a credit for products determined to be defective. BT's liability and responsibility for 

defective products is specifically limited to the defective item or to credit towards the original billing. All such replacements by BT shall be made

free of charge f.o.b. the delivery point called for in the original order. Products for which replacement has been made under the provisions of this 

clause shall become the property of BT. Under no circumstances are products to be returned to BT without BT's prior written authorization. BT 

reserves the right to scrap any unauthorized returns on a no-credit basis. Any actions for breach of a contract of sale between BT and a customer must

be commenced by the customer within thirteen (13) months after the cause of action has accrued. A copy of BT's standard terms and conditions of

sale, including the limited warranty, is available from BT upon request. Copies of the limited warranties covering third-party proprietary sub-

assembly modules and private-label products manufactured by third-parties are also available from BT on request.  DigiCipher ® is a registered

trademark of Motorola Corp. (

Rev 0509) 

Seller will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as Seller may determin e) any product manufactured or sold (or in 
the case of software, licensed) by Seller which is defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the applicable specifications that are in effect on the date of 
shipment or such other specifications as may have been expressly agreed upon in writing: (i) for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase for all 
stock hardware products (other than those specifically referenced herein below having a shorter warranty period); (ii) for a  period of one (1) year from the date of 
original purchase, with respect to all MegaPort™, IPTV products, test equipment and fiber optics receivers, transmitters, couplers and integrated receiver/distribution 
amplifiers; (iii) for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase (or such shorter period of time as may be set forth in the license agreement specific to 
the particular software being licensed from Seller) with respect to all software products licensed from Seller (other than Core Product Software) that is (a) developed 
for a specific function or application, (b) complimentary to and does not function without the Core Product Software, and (c) listed with a specific model number and 
stock number in Seller’s Price List (“

Non-Core Software

”); (iv) for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase, with respect to non-serialized 

products and accessories, such as parts, sub-assemblies, splitters and  all other products sold by Seller (other than Core Product Software and Refurbished/Closeout 
Products) not otherwise referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above.  The warranty period for computer programs in machine-readable form included in a hardware 
product, which are essential for the functionality thereof as specifically stated in the published product specifications (“

Core Product Software

”) will be coincident 

with the warranty period of the applicable hardware product within which such Core Product Software is installed.   

Software patches, bug fixes, updates or workarounds do not extend the original warranty period of any Core Product Software or Non-Core Software.  

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, 

(i) Seller’s sole obligation for software that when properly installed and used does not substantially conform to the publish ed specifications in effect when the 
software is first shipped by Seller, is to use commercially reasonable efforts to correct any reproducible material non-conformity (as determined by Seller in its sole 
discretion) by providing the customer with: (a) telephone or e-mail access to report non-conformance so that Seller can verify reproducibility, (b) a software patch or 
bug fix, if available or a workaround to bypass the issue if available, and (c) where applicable, replacement or damaged or defective external media, such as CD-ROM 
disk, on which the software was originally delivered;  

(ii) Seller does not warrant that the use of any software will be uninterrupted, error-free, free of security vulnerabilities or that the software will meet the customer’s 
particular requirements; and the customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty is, at Seller’s option, to receive (a) suitably modified software, or 
part thereof, or (b) comparable replacement software or part thereof;  

(iii) Seller retains all right, title and interest in and to and ownership of all software (including all Core Pro duct Software and Non-Core Software) including any and all 
enhancements, modifications and updates to the same; and 

(iv) in some cases, the warranty on certain proprietary sub-assembly modules manufactured by third-party vendors and contained in Seller’s products, third party 
software installed in certain of Seller’s products, and on certain private–label products manufactured by third-parties for resale by Seller, will be of shorter duration 
or otherwise more limited than the standard Seller limited warranty. In such cases, Seller's warranty with respect to such third-party proprietary sub-assembly 
modules, third-party software and private-label products will be limited to the duration and other terms of such third-party vendor's warranty, if any. In addition, 
certain products, that are not manufactured by Seller, but are resold by Seller, may carry the original OEM warranty for such  products, if any.  The limited warranty 
set forth above does not apply to any product sold by Seller, which at the time of sale constituted a Refurbished/Closeout Product, the limited warranty for which is 
provided in the following paragraph. 

Seller will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory-reconditioned product, as Seller may determine) any product sold by Seller which at the 
time of sale constituted a refurbished or closeout item (“

Refurbished/Closeout Product

”), which is defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the 

applicable specifications that are in effect on the date of shipment of that product or fails to meet such other specifications as may have been expressly agreed upon 
in writing between the parties, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in some cases the warranty on
certain proprietary sub-assembly modules manufactured by third-party vendors and contained in Seller products, third party software installed in certain of Seller’s 
products, and on certain private–label products manufactured by third-parties for resale by Seller will be of shorter duration or otherwise more limited than Seller 
limited warranty for Refurbished/Closeout Products.  In such cases, Seller's warranty for Refurbished/Closeout Products constituting such third party proprietary 
sub-assembly modules, third party software, and private-label products will be limited to the duration and other terms of such third-party vendor's warranty, if any.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) certain Refurbished/Closeout Products that are not manu factured (but are resold) by Seller, may carry the original OEM 
warranty for such products, if any, which may be longer or shorter than Seller’s limited warranty for Refurbished/Closeout Pr oducts.  All sales of 
Refurbished/Closeout Products are final. 

To obtain service under this warranty, the defective product, together with a copy of the sales receipt, serial number if applicable, or other satisfactory proof of 
purchase and a brief description of the defect, must be shipped freight prepaid to Seller at the following address: One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey 
08857. 

This warranty does not cover failure of performance or damage resulting from (i) use or installation other than in strict acc ordance with manufacturer's written 
instructions, (ii) disassembly or repair by someone other than the manufacturer or a manufacturer-authorized repair center, (iii) misuse, misapplication or abuse, (iv) 
alteration, (v) exposure to unusual physical or electrical stress, abuse or accident or forces or exposure beyond normal use within specified operational or 
environmental parameters set forth in applicable product specifications, (vi) lack of reasonable care or (vii) wind, ice, sno w, rain, lightning, or any other weather 
conditions or acts of God. 

OTHER THAN THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE, SELLER MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS 
TO THE CONDITION, DESCRIPTION, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER, AND SUCH WARRANTIES 
SET FORTH ABOVE SUPERSEDE ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE OR IMPLIED BY SELLER OR BY ANY OF SELLER’S
EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR IN ANY OF SELLER’S BROCHURES MANUALS, CATALOGS, LITERATURE OR OTHER MATERIALS. IN ALL CASES, BUYER’S 
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND SELLER’S SOLE OBLIGATION FOR ANY BREACH OF THE WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE 
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT F.O.B. SHIPPING POINT, AS SELLER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE. SELLER SHALL IN 
NO EVENT AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, DIRECT OR SPECIAL 
DAMAGES BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT TORT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL 
THEORY, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE SALE, USE, INSTALLATION OR FAILURE OF ANY PRODUCT ACQUIRED BY BUYER FROM SELLER.  

All claims for shortages, defects, and non-conforming goods must be made by the customer in writing within five (5) days of receipt of merchandise, which writing 
shall state with particularity all material facts concerning the claim then known to the customer. Upon any such claim, the customer shall hold the goods complained 
of intact and duly protected, for a period of up to sixty (60) days. Upon the request of Seller, the customer shall ship such allegedly non-conforming or defective 
goods, freight prepaid to Seller for examination by Seller's inspection department and verification of the defect. Seller, at its option, will either repair, replace or issue 
a credit for products determined to be defective. Seller's liability and responsibility for defective products is specificall y limited to the defective item or to credit 
towards the original billing. All such replacements by Seller shall be made free of charge f.o.b. the delivery point called for in the original order. Products for which 
replacement has been made under the provisions of this clause shall become the property of Seller. Under no circumstances are products to be returned to Seller 
without Seller's prior written authorization. Seller reserves the right to scrap any unauthorized returns on a no-credit basis. Any actions for breach of a contract of 
sale between Seller and a customer must be commenced by the customer within thirteen (13) months after the cause of action has accrued. A copy of Seller's 
standard terms and conditions of sale, including the limited warranty, is available from Seller upon request. Copies of the limited warranties covering third-party 
proprietary sub-assembly modules and private-label products manufactured by third-parties may also be available from Seller on request.  

(Rev 0713) 

One Jake Brown Road

Old Bridge, NJ 08857-1000 USA

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Summary of Contents for AQT8-IP

Page 1: ...wner 8VSB QAM Transcoder AQT8 QAM IP 8x8VSB QAM to QAM IP Status Date Document No Issue No Author ACTIVE September 29 2017 651233200E 5 KK OBSOLETE January 15 2016 651233200D 4 KK OBSOLETE October 27 2014 651233200C 3 KK OBSOLETE September 24 2014 651233200A 2 KK OBSOLETE July 17 2014 651233200A 1 MP Blonder Tongue is ISO 9001 2015 Certified Stock No 6281 USER MANUAL Stock No 6281 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Laboratories Inc One Jake Brown Road Old Bridge NJ 08857 Document Number 651233200E Printed in the United States of America All product names trade names or corporate names mentioned in this document are acknowledged to be the proprietary property of the registered owners This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property righ...

Page 3: ... WITH THE UNIT 17 SECTION 6 CONFIGURING THE UNIT 18 6 1 ACCESSING THE UNIT VIA A WEB BROWSER 18 6 2 MAIN STATUS SCREEN 18 6 3 MAIN INPUT MAP SCREEN 20 6 4 MAIN MPTS OUTPUT CONFIG SCREEN 22 6 5 MAIN IP OUTPUT CONFIG SCREEN 25 6 6 MAIN OUTPUT SCREEN 26 6 7 MAIN QAM SCREEN 26 6 8 MAIN EAS SCREEN 28 6 9 MAIN REFRESH TAB 30 6 10 NETWORK SCREEN 30 6 11 ADMIN SCREEN 31 6 12 TIME SCREEN 34 6 13 EVENT LOG ...

Page 4: ...TE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER This reminder is provided to call the CATV System Installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical The STOP sign symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of R...

Page 5: ...ntenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing the antenna take extreme care to avoid touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them can be fatal å Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electrical shock å Never insert objects of any kind i...

Page 6: ...w o EAS and no program selection PSIP Manipulation Customizable IP Output 8 IP outputs with EAS Program selectable from input 20 programs max PSIP Manipulation 6288 AQT8 QAM 8VSB or clear encrypted QAM Pass Thru Mode Output 8 QAM outputs with EAS No program selection One input maps to one output Pass Thru IP Output 8 IP outputs with EAS No program selection One input maps to one TS EAS stream will...

Page 7: ... PSIP VCT and MGT are transferred to the IP outputs This means the virtual channel numbers and program names on the IP outputs can be the same as their RF program input sources and the QAM output Additionally the AQT8 gives the user the ability to change the PID Program Short Name Major Ch and Minor Ch information to provide a customized IP or coax cable delivery solution The AQT8 QAM IP features ...

Page 8: ... Green the AC power is detected If the LED is Off it will indicate one of the following i AC power is not connected or ii AC power is connected but the power supply is defective Unit must be sent to factory for repairs DATA OUT GIGE RJ45 for 1000Base T Ethernet GigE interface for IP DATA outputs CONTROL 10 100 RJ45 connector for 10 100Base T Ethernet interface for monitoring and configuring the un...

Page 9: ...en the QAM Output Mode is set to Default IP or IP There will be no EAS messaging on the QAM output channels when in the RF Default mode EAS ASI IN SPTS EAS input stream EAS 10 100 IP EAS INPUT SPTS EAS IP input QAM Output F female connector for QAM RF output The unit is configured with 2 output modules each module provdes 4 adjacent QAM RF channels 24MHz wide The RF outputs of both modules are com...

Page 10: ...sation Storage Humidity 0 to 95 RH 35 C max non condensation General Local Monitoring Local Control 8 Channel LEDs 1x Power LED 1x IP Reset Button Remote Monitoring Control GUI based menu via standard Web browser 1x RJ45 rear panel connector 10 100Base T Alarms Monitoring Control Output IP Connectors Standard UDP RTP Address Assignment 1x RJ45 Rear panel 1000Base T Ethernet GigE Supported user sel...

Page 11: ...erting four 4 machine screws with cup washers through the four 4 mounting holes in the front panel 3 3 Power up To power the unit up first connect the IEC line cord to the receptacle on the rear panel and then to a 120 VAC power outlet The input power receptacle is equipped with a fuse holder and fuse SLO BLO 3 0 Amp 250V Do not block the unit s air intake or air discharge openings For safe and re...

Page 12: ... a GigE switch and then connect GigE switch to the Data Out port on the unit Connect the power cord to the AQT8 Step 2 Login Assign 172 16 70 2 as the static IP address for computer 1 Enter 172 16 70 1 into your Browser to access the AQT8 Login with Username Admin and the password is pass NOTE The default IP address for the AQT8 Series is 172 16 70 1 2 3 1 4 IP 172 16 70 2 IP 172 16 70 1 8 Way Spl...

Page 13: ...AM inputs select applicable modulation mode If the RF input is not locked to an input or not used select Not Used in the modulation mode box Click Save Select desired channel input frequency Repeat mode and input settings for all inputs Click Save Step 4 Verify inputs are locked Verify the front panel LED lights are green for each input 6 2 1 4 1 6 5 4 3 2 The MAXIMUM total number of outputs is 20...

Page 14: ... of QAM outputs Ensure all outputs are enabled and CW Control is not selected enabled Output Select allows user to select TS stream for each QAM output Options are as follows IP Out 1 through IP Out 8 Default IP or Default RF QAM1 gets TS from IP Out 1 or RF1 input QAM2 gets TS from IP Out 2 or RF2 input and so on NOTE When using any of the IP settings the particular IP output must be Enabled See ...

Page 15: ...to the IP Output Configuration page Configure the Dest IP and Dest port for each output stream Coordinate with the IT System Administrator for required IP addresses Select the encapsulation RTP or UDP based on the receiving unit s capabilities Enable the IP Output NOTE Must be enabled when QAM output control in Step 6 is set for IP Click Save 1 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 2 4 3 1 ...

Page 16: ...ng once added to the IP Output table Step 10 Perform channel scan on TV Perform channel scan on TV CATV Digital standard Confirm channel output on TV Note the that TV will display the virtual channel numbers as set by the content provider and not those set in Step 6 when in default QAM mode When in Default IP mode channels with be as defined in the MPTS Output Config Tab Step 11 Confirm streaming ...

Page 17: ... on the Internet Protocol TCP IP e A dialog box entitled Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties will appear Select the Use the following IP address option and enter the following addresses IP address 172 16 70 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 No need to enter a value for the Default Gateway Click OK to close the dialog box Now your computer is ready to communicate with the unit OR The following steps expl...

Page 18: ...blue color on top of each web page ESN unit s Serial number Headend name a user defined field to make identification easier Temperature temperature of unit s chipset Uptime time elapsed since last time the unit was turned on Location a user defined field to make identification easier As shown in Figure 6 2 under the blue page header the following Primary tabs will appear Primary tab Main includes ...

Page 19: ...put signal quality This may not accurately reflect the output picture quality as digital signals are more precisely categorized by the modulation error rate MER of which SNR is just one component RF Chan indicates the channel number and center frequency the port is tuned to TS Rate Mbps indicates the incoming transport stream rate as provided by the content provider Maximum values allowed by relev...

Page 20: ...6 3a Input Indicates the physical RF interface Selections are Input 1 to Input 8 one at a time or All to show all eight inputs on the screen Edit Click Edit button to allow editing of the page Refer to figure 6 3b Modulation Mode Select the appropriate modulation mode to match the input If an RF input is not used or not locked to an input signal select not used Input Frequency From the pull down m...

Page 21: ...21 AQT8 QAM IP User Manual Figure 6 3a Input Map Screen 1 2 6 3 Main Input Map Screen continued Figure 6 3b Input Map Screen 7 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 14 11 12 15 ...

Page 22: ...nfig screen Figure 6 4 next page is a read and write screen where the following output parameters are configured and displayed for each multiplexed MPTS output stream This tab is only displayed when the output mode see section 6 6 is active 1 In the section entitled MPTS Output Configuration the user can select and configure the following parameters of the output TS ID Enter the identification num...

Page 23: ...forward and reverse OOB channels When a cable virtual channel is flagged as being out of band it is carried on the out of band channel Options are Enabled and Disabled When Enabled the unit assigns the OOB bit in the TS packet and labels the TS as out of band NOTE As per the ATSC and Cable standards the Output Type Modulation Mode and Out of Band fields are required to be assigned in the TS packet...

Page 24: ...kets Program Number Must enter a unique output program number for each program PMT Program Map Table provides information on each program present in the transport stream such as program number and the list of the elementary streams audio video or data Short Name Enter to change or add the short name of the channel Up to 7 alphanumeric characters are allowed Major Channel Enter the major channel nu...

Page 25: ...exist in an IP network The value is set by the sender of the packet and reduced by every host on the route to packet s final destination If the Time to Live reaches zero before the packet arrives at its final destination then the packet is discarded The purpose of this field is to avoid an undeliverable packet from circulating on an IP network perpetually The range is 1 to 255 Factory Default 128 ...

Page 26: ...e 6 7 next page is user configurable for assigning QAM parameters RF Output Level Selects the QAM RF output level for the combined output The range is 28 to 42 dBmV Output Channel Frequency Allows the user to assign an RF channel number to the RF QAM output of the Quad QAM module i e RF channel 54 as shown in Figure 6 7 Module 2 The remaining three RF QAM channels will be automatically assigned to...

Page 27: ...ed to measure the unit s output level during installation and servicing NOTE CW carriers are at center frequency and NOT at analog video carrier frequency Output Select Allows user to select TS stream for each QAM output The options are IP Out 1 through IP Out 8 default IP and default RF pass through Default IP RF means that QAM1 will get TS from IP Out 1 or RF 1 input QAM 2 will get TS from IP Ou...

Page 28: ...f the EAS mode This tab is only displayed when the output mode see Section 6 6 is active The TS requirements for the EAS input are as follows 1 The ASI input should be a single program input with PMT O If multiple programs are present in the EAS TS input then program 1 PMT O or first PMT will be selected for EAS override The other programs will be ignored 2 If ASI input 1 thru 11 have multiple aud...

Page 29: ...k on the SAVE button to apply the new values configurations All IP programs will be replaced by EAS stream When in RF pass through mode QAM channels will not have EAS messaging 6 8 Main EAS Screen continued Figure 6 8 Main EAS Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 30: ...es the MAC Address of the Remote Control 10 100 Port EAS port MAC address indicates the MAC address of the EAS port Ethernet 2 MAC Address indicates the MAC Address of the Data Out 1GigE Port Software Version indicates the software version of the unit CPU Version indicates the current version MUX Version indicates the current version Unit Serial Number indicates the unit s serial number Headend Na...

Page 31: ...Password is the Administrator s Current Password 10 characters maximum Password is case sensitive and will not be displayed Factory Default pass New Password used only if the user wants to change the current Administrator s password Must enter a new password 10 characters maximum Password is case sensitive and will not be displayed Confirm New Password must enter the same password as entered in ab...

Page 32: ...Static until DHCP and Static Only This setting allows the user to define if the unit will use a DHCP server address if available or only the assigned static Control Port IP address The default setting is Static Only NOTE The Static until DHCP setting is only required when using the unit along with a BT HE DASHBOARD headend controller 6 11 Admin Screen continued 10 ...

Page 33: ... IP address assigned to the Gigabit Ethernet GigE port Factory Default 192 168 253 1 GigE Port Subnet Mask is the subnet mask address of the GigE port Factory Default 255 255 255 0 GigE Port Default Gateway Is the gateway address of the GigE Port Factory Default 192 168 253 254 Event Log Destination is the IP address of the remote server to which Syslog sends the activities recorded by the unit fo...

Page 34: ...uire time settings from a Time Server the user must enter the IP address of the time server see Section 6 11 for details The time server specified must support the Network Time Protocol NTP in order for automatic time acquisition to work properly The unit would refresh the date and time settings from the Time server every 20 minutes If however an internet connection is not available the date and t...

Page 35: ...4 5 Event Log Destination see of Section 6 11 for details Log Destination Port see of Section 6 11 for details Clear Log allows the user to clear the records generated during unit s boot up process and operation afterward The records are cleared if the unit loses power Lines to Display allows the user to select the number of lines to be displayed The unit supports up to 400 Mb of data or approxima...

Page 36: ...case sensitive c It is recommended to copy the EPCS_1_ver bin and EPCS_2_ver bin files in the root directory i e My Computer C From a command DOS prompt you must be in the same folder as the EPCS files enter ftp A 172 16 70 1 At the FTP prompt enter the following commands Please ensure that you have entered the bin command to confirm that you are FTPing the files as binary files bin put EPCS_1_ver...

Page 37: ...ming EPCS1 epcs e1 EPCS_1_ver bin Update FPGA2 by programming EPCS2 if necessary epcs e2 EPCS_2_ver bin NOTE Both EPCS PROMS can be programmed concurrently using two different terminal sessions logins If you get errors during programming then DO NOT TURN OFF THE UNIT just repeat the epcs commands again The server board should now configure itself on power up Two choices to reset the unit 1 Unplug ...

Page 38: ...updated on the Main IP Output Config screen see 3 of Section 6 5 for details and see Section 5 for instructions to change IP address of a computer Step 2 Using the VLC Media Player i Open VLC Media Player ii Select Media Open Network Stream iii Under the Network Protocol field enter the network address using any one of the formats depending on the Encapsulation selected on the Main IP Output Confi...

Page 39: ...like the 21st program by pressing OK that particular program will be added to the output program lineup but at the same time the last program will be dropped so that only twenty 20 programs will be present at the output The meaning of the term last program in this context means the last program numerically on the last IP output numerically IP 1 8 This means that transport stream packets of what wa...

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Page 43: ...y any person other than Blonder Tongue Service Department 9 Any modification of the product by any person other than Blonder Tongue Service Department 10 Fire flood war civil disturbance industrial action acts of God or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Blonder Tongue 11 Any defect caused by lightning strike or power surges 12 Shipping costs to return products to Blonder Tongue for...

Page 44: ...TIVE DIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY BREACH OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT TORT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE SALE USE INSTALLATION OR FAILURE OF ANY PRODUCT ACQUIRED BY BUYER FROM BT All claims for shortages defects and non conforming goods must be made by the customer in writing within five 5 days of receipt of mer...

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