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Quick Start Guide 

 

        700-485 Transcoder Installation Guide

 

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European Union 

 

United States of America 

 

Cabletime  Limited declares this equipment has  been tested and found to comply with the  limits for a 
Class A digital device, pursuant  to Part 15  of the  FCC Rules Subpart  B (15.107, 15.109). These  limits 
are  designed  to provide reasonable protection against  harmful interference when the  equipment is 
operated in a commercial environment.

 

 

This equipment generates, uses,  and can radiate  radio frequency  energy and, if not installed and 

used  in accordance with the  instruction  manual,  may cause  harmful interference to radio 

communications. Operation  of this equipment in a residential  area  is likely to cause  harmful 

interference in which case  the  user  will be  required  to correct the interference at his own expense.

 

 

This device complies  with part 15  of the  FCC Rules.  

Operation is subject  to the following 

conditions:

 

 

This device may not cause  harmful interference, and

 

 

This device must  accept  any interference received,  including interference that  may cause  undesired 

operation.

 

 

Correct Disposal of this Product 

 

This marking on the  product,  accessories or literature,  indicates  that  the  product 

and its electronic accessories should not be  disposed  of with other  household 

waste  at the  end of its working life.

 

To prevent  possible  harm  to the  environment or human  health  from uncontrolled 

waste  disposal, please  separate these items  from other  types of waste  and 

recycle them  responsibly  to promote the  sustainable reuse  of material  resources.

 

 

Whilst all reasonable care  has  been taken  to ensure the  accuracy  of this publication,  the 

publishers  and authors cannot  accept  responsibility  for any errors  and omissions.  Cabletime 

Limited reserves the  right to revise this publication  and to make  changes in the  content from 

time to time without notice.

 

 

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Summary of Contents for MediaStar 700-485

Page 1: ... setting in the standard 480p to 1080p range although high upscaling is not recommended for picture quality reasons H265 encoded video provides a picture of equal quality to MPEG2 or H264 but at significantly lower stream data rates It should be noted though that 780 units do not play H265 video streams What s in the box 700 485 1RU Transcoder Rack Mounting Kit AC mains power leads The Transcoder ...

Page 2: ...A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 11 Protect the power cord s from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 12 O...

Page 3: ...removed If there is any doubt whatsoever about these installation requirements a qualified electrician must be consulted All MediaStar equipment has a maximum operating temperature of 40 C When mounting inside an enclosed 19 rack tower ensure there is sufficient cool free ventilation airflow to keep MediaStar equipment below its maximum operating temperature When mounting the Transcoder unit ensur...

Page 4: ...es assigned to the unit If the IP address of the machine needs to be changed then a Click the Network Setup entry in the menu on the left hand side b Change the IPv4 and IPv6 parameters as required c Click Apply 2 Changing Passwords Cabletime User a At the login prompt login as user cabletime if automatic login is not configured b Double click the Terminal icon on the desktop c Enter the command p...

Page 5: ...ranscoder is disabled This can be changed as follows Enabling a At the login prompt login as user cabletime if automatic login is not configured b Double click the Terminal icon on the desktop c Enter su d Enter the current password for the root user e Enter systemctl enable sshd f Enter systemctl start sshd Disabling a At the login prompt login as user cabletime if automatic login is not configur...

Page 6: ... This is where all the stream transcoding parameters are configured Network Setup Allows specification of the Network Connection Static or DHCP addressing device Hostname IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway settings Confirm these with the network administrator before configuring Update Locations This is the URL of the MediaStar http server and folder that the Re Caster will look at for software upd...

Page 7: ...g way 1 Check the Enabled box to enable the transcoder process 2 Set the name of the TV channel in the Label field This channel name will be used for transcoder stream media icons automatically created in Media Manager 3 Set the IP stream details of the incoming stream in the Source Address field If a Multicast IP address is set the Transcoder will pull the stream off the network using IGMP comman...

Page 8: ...he outgoing stream H265 will only work with 782 Settops and PC MAC software players not 780 settops but does give a good quality pictures at low bitrates 9 Set the average Bitrate for the outgoing transcoded stream in Mbps Higher bit rates give better quality pictures but use more network bandwidth 10 Press the Apply button at the bottom of the page to start the transcoding process After a few sec...

Page 9: ...lticast UDP MPEG2 transport streams TTL 16 H264 or H265 video formats 1 10 Mbps ABR AAC stereo audio 48 192 kbps G711 64 Kbps RTP unicast or multicast streams with TV picture audio with up to 10000mS synchronisation delay STREAM HANDLING CAPACITY Simultaneous transcoding of 20 IPTV streams including video audio format conversion picture resolution conversion and simultaneous output of separate G71...

Page 10: ...Quick Start Guide 700 485 Transcoder Installation Guide 10 12 Notes ...

Page 11: ...Quick Start Guide 700 485 Transcoder Installation Guide 11 12 Notes ...

Page 12: ...iterature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Whilst all reason...

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