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Navigate to the folder containing the .lic file sent to you, select the file and click
on Open. This will write the license codes into the unit. You should now be
able to enable the features you have purchased.

Summary of Contents for SOLO4

Page 1: ...w domo co uk PO15 5TH UK Page 1 Specifications subject to change without notice SOLO4 Central Receiver Users Manual Users Manual Version 1 4 17June 2008 Cobham Surveillance Domo Products 11 Manor Cour...

Page 2: ...f Network is Required for IP Streaming 29 9 2 How do I control the IP Streaming Option 29 9 3 How do I decode the Streaming Video Services 30 10 Microwave Relay Output Option 31 10 1 How do I control...

Page 3: ...3 16 15 Generating a serial number file 52 16 16 Programming a new license code 52...

Page 4: ...ion Main Changes from Previous Version Edited By 1 0 Initial Release MB 1 1 Product codes updated MB 1 2 Re licensing section added SV 1 3 Updated EMC specification NMcS 1 4 Added fault finding for PA...

Page 5: ...users how to deploy and use a domo Central Receive system Advanced operation This section describes the operation of the system in more detail concentrating particularly on how to operate the system...

Page 6: ...ption Built in ethernet for network control and streaming of received video 19 Rack mount configuration for indoor rack or easy integration into outdoor box The domo central receiver is typically inst...

Page 7: ...y building surveillance Military command and control posts Airport Ports and Terminal security Border control Major Incident Support Users Police Technical Support Units Police Silver and Gold Command...

Page 8: ...ended warranty provisions then domo will send an immediate advance replacement to you Under most circumstances this must be returned once the fault item is repaired Depending on the nature of the faul...

Page 9: ...uct 6 2 EMC Safety and Radio Approvals The equipment has been designed to meet and has been tested against the following harmonized EMC and safety standards EN 301 489 1 EN 301 489 5 EN 61000 3 2 2000...

Page 10: ...n the table below Product Code Product Accompanying items SOLCRX444 SOLO4 Central Receiver Base model antennas down converters IP streaming RF relay not incuded Cables TNC RF Cable 3m 4 off 5pin lemo...

Page 11: ...meaning LED Colour Meaning Use Power Solid Green Flashing Green Flashing Amber Booting Up Flashes once per second when operational flashes faster when control messages received Warning Typically seen...

Page 12: ...ibes how to connect the domo Central Receiver in a typical application The diagram below shows the front and rear panel connections of the domo Central Receiver The picture below shows the domo SOLO4...

Page 13: ...f of a tall building in this situation the Central Receiver will either be in a weatherproof box domo can supply on request mounted to the parapet wall of the building or will be installed in an equip...

Page 14: ...ea For long range requirements high gain sector antennas can be employed and the domo ANT12S or ANT12L are ideal for this purpose When these 12dBi sector antennas are deployed on each corner of a buil...

Page 15: ...antenna to downconverter input alternatively TNC barrel 3 4 Downconverter typically DC 228255 or DC 115140 Alternatively high gain down converter can be used for longer cable run 4 4 RG213c u TNC to T...

Page 16: ...output in which all four video outputs are multiplexed into a quad screen and displayed on a single screen This output is labelled Quad Monitor Composite Connection of Audio Signals Push the four LEM...

Page 17: ...ion to AC Mains The SOLO4 Central Receiver is supplied from an AC Mains supply and has the following characteristics Fuse 3 15A Type T Voltage 100 to 250V 50 60Hz Auto Sensing Supply Connector IEC Mai...

Page 18: ...system Setting Frequency on the Transmitters and Central Receiver It is assumed that the frequency selected for the transmitters is matched with the frequency specified on the SOLO4 Central Receiver T...

Page 19: ...ceiver locks to the RF signal from the transmitter The Status 1 LED will go to green Video will also appear on the top left quadrant of the quad spit monitor output Powering on transmitters 2 to trans...

Page 20: ...spectrum display is useful when checking for interference signals the SNR indicated signal quality For more information on use of this facility a domo training course is recommended Using the OSD as...

Page 21: ...2 2 PC Requirements for operating the Central Receiver PC application The Central Receiver can be controlled with a connection that is either RS232 connected to the 9 way Dtype Ctrl port on the front...

Page 22: ...the connect button If connection is achieved the connection status will say Connected if connection fails it will say Not Connected If the default IP address is unsuitable then the user should connect...

Page 23: ...ld has already been described Should control connection be lost at any stage then the connected status will change to Not Connected and the user should attempt to reconnect using the connect button Th...

Page 24: ...ntitled Tab Meaning Use Global Describes parameters specific to the entire central receiver such as software version numbers quad split control and IP parameters Streamer Contains parameters that cont...

Page 25: ...work service provider Video Monitor Output Control This parameter controls which video is presented on the monitor quad video output on the front of the unit The user can select for this output to dis...

Page 26: ...in either PAL or NTSC formats To switch between PAL and NTSC the user must check that the Output video standard setting in Engineering options Advanced options Global is set to the correct video stan...

Page 27: ...a configuration that are made while in that tab are automatically saved to that configuration Users can store configurations to file or load them from file using the Save and Load Config buttons Inpu...

Page 28: ...the 4 antennas The data includes RF level signal strength and SNR signal to Noise Ratio for each antenna input Typically RF levels of 30 to 80dB and SNR levels of 24 12dB indicate a strong signal RF...

Page 29: ...ust be connected to a network of suitable capacity typically this is a private LAN The capacity required is the aggregate of the bitrate of the incoming services Typically the bitrate will be a minimu...

Page 30: ...ive process because the bitrate should not be set excessively high to minimise pressure and cost on the network Enable streaming by setting the Streaming enable field to On 3 3 How do I decode the Str...

Page 31: ...ed as a microwave relay When used as a microwave relay the SMA output labelled RF Out should be connected directly to an antenna or to an antenna via a power amplifier The following factors should be...

Page 32: ...oxes in the channel selection area When the bitrate set by the relay modulation parameters is greater than the aggregate bitrate of the selected channels then the bitrate OK alarm will go green This s...

Page 33: ...pplication icon which may appear as depicted below By default the Install Shield will also place an option in the computers Start menu to launch the application This will appear as domo Video Stream P...

Page 34: ...t of any services contained within a stream In the above example the stream DVT Streaming has a multicast address of 239 16 33 253 and is streaming to port number 10000 It contains two services named...

Page 35: ...r window If the service is unencrypted the main decoder window will be launched 5 1 Encrypted Streams If the service selected is being encrypted by upstream hardware then the user will be prompted for...

Page 36: ...cting a 128 bit to be entered as 32 hexadecimal characters decryption key If the service is encrypted with AES256 encryption the user should select this from the Scrambling type drop down list in the...

Page 37: ...p down menu and a toolbar with some icons on it Each of the icons corresponds to a selection in the Options menu The following selections are available in the menu Record to file This option gives the...

Page 38: ...When more than one service includes audio only one window can decode audio at any one time When audio is enabled in a service the enable audio option will appear with a tick beside it in the menu Sel...

Page 39: ...or any services available If the stream contains only one service the application will select this automatically and operation will be as described in the preceding sections after a service is selecte...

Page 40: ...ogo source options will open a standard Windows file dialog box For icon files this is set to filter for files with a ico file extension These are standard Windows icon files A 32 x 32 pixel icon is e...

Page 41: ...nnels Channel Status LED Condition Meaning Action Red No RF Signal Lock Check a suitable RF source is active on correct frequency Ensure Downconverters are connected Ensure antennas are connected to d...

Page 42: ...k video is enabled at the transmitter Check correct unit name is selected at the receiver to match the transmitter Check scrambling keys are matched Reduced Image quality Image quality is affected by...

Page 43: ...operational flashes faster when control messages received Status 1 Red Amber Green No Lock on Receiver 1 RF Lock on Receiver 1 but no decoder lock Receiver 1 fully locked and decoding Status 2 Red Amb...

Page 44: ...2 NC 3 GND 4 Right 5 Left 8 8 Receiver Data 15 pin D Sub Socket Pin No Function 1 Receiver 1 TX 2 Receiver 1 RX 3 Receiver 1 GND 4 Receiver 2 TX 5 Receiver 2 RX 6 Receiver 2 GND 7 Receiver 3 TX 8 Rece...

Page 45: ...n external adapter where multiple units are controlled over one RS 485 bus Normal operation involves sending a packet from the control device normally a PC to the device being controlled If the packet...

Page 46: ...if commands do not match against the allowed list of commands or if the checksum is wrong Addresses in the range 0001 to 9998 are for general use Address 0000 is reserved and 9999 is a broadcast addr...

Page 47: ...ault config integer Set License Key W g lic SHA 2 License Key 72 digit hex string Electronic Serial Number R g ser Electronic Serial Number of card 8 digit hex string Rebroadcast Channel Mask R W g rm...

Page 48: ...treaming service name R W i ser Service name for SAP announcements String Service info R W i inf Info field for SAP String Service Description R W i des Description field for SAP String Streaming Enab...

Page 49: ...1 3 DVBT Mode 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 5 6 4 7 8 List OFDM Guard N Band Mode r w DVBT Mode r 1 gua N Band Mode 1 1 16 2 1 8 DVBT Mode 0 1 32 1 1 16 2 1 8 3 1 4 List OFDM Pol r 1 pol 0 Normal 1 Inverted Lis...

Page 50: ...A 2 Channel B 3 Channel C 4 Channel D List Type e messages for Decoder configuration commands Description Type Block Command Data Sent Data Type Unit Number r w e ser Index into List of programs List...

Page 51: ...ebs Alink basic scrambling key 8 digit hex string AES Scrambling Key lower 128 bits w z aes Advanced Encryption Standard lower 128 bits 32 digit hex string AES Scrambling Key upper 128 bits used in A...

Page 52: ...icense and go to the options menu and select the Generate serial number file option This will then bring up a file selection window Choose a directory and file name to store the serial numbers in and...

Page 53: ...avigate to the folder containing the lic file sent to you select the file and click on Open This will write the license codes into the unit You should now be able to enable the features you have purch...

Page 54: ...54 Cobham Surveillance Domo Products 11 Manor Court Barnes Wallis Road Segensworth Hampshire PO15 5TH England T 44 0 1489 566 750 F 44 0 1489 880 538...

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