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Instruction Manual

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© Copyright 2010  R.L. Drake LLC         P/N: 3852510-02-2010         Printed in U.S.A.

EH24 Encoder Host With SDE24 Encoders

ENTER

ENCODER
  SELECT

  QAM OUTPUT

EH24 ENCODER HOST /QAM MODULATOR

10.564 Mbits/S

Summary of Contents for EH24

Page 1: ...registered trademark of the R L Drake Company Copyright 2010 R L Drake LLC P N 3852510 02 2010 Printed in U S A EH24 Encoder Host With SDE24 Encoders ENTER ENCODER SELECT QAM OUTPUT EH24 ENCODER HOST QAM MODULATOR 10 564 Mbits S ...

Page 2: ... be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combina tion to overturn The lightning flash with arrow head symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The ex...

Page 3: ...wer outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug Alternate Warnings If this product is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin...

Page 4: ...acement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 21a Pièces de rechange Si des pièces de rechange sont nécessaires s assurer que le technicien de service a employé des pièces de rec...

Page 5: ...The leftmost encoder input as viewed from the rear panel will be 1 If the RS232 remote access is used the MPEG and virtual channel major and minor numbers may be user selected to any desired MPEG legal numbers Any or all of the enabled encoders may be directed to the ASI output by means of the user selectable program filter Any or all of the enabled encoder outputs may be directed to the QAM Modul...

Page 6: ...x dual program real time encoders the SDE24 modules Each commercial quality SDE24 video and audio encoder module can encode two separate programs into MPEG2 transport streams or it can encode two programs one into a MPEG2 stream and one into a MPEG4 H 264 stream Each SDE24 module provides two sets of input connectors for NTSC composite or S video with stereo audio Audio is encoded using Dolby AC 3...

Page 7: ...setting F3 Up and Down Buttons Use the up and down arrow buttons to change the value of a viewed parameter setting The unit must be in the program mode in order for these buttons to become active for changing a parameter setting If the unit is not in the program mode pressing the Up button will show the version number of the EH24 firmware Repeatedly pressing the Down button will toggle between sho...

Page 8: ...connec tors provide audio Left white and Right red inputs to the SDE24 Encoder R5 This is space available for additional SDE24 Encoders which may be installed in the EH24 Encoder Host R6 ASI OUTPUT This BNC type connector provides ASI output of the multiplexed transport streams from selected encoders R7 Cooling Air Vents R8 RS232 IN Connection to a PC or modem for use with remote control monitorin...

Page 9: ...DER MODULE SOFTWARE FLOW CHART Setup and Programmng Software Flow Chart 9 SETUP UNIT ID RS 232 BAUDRATE NORMAL MODE EH24 ENCODER SETUP ENCODER xx FORMAT BITRATE RESOLUTION VIDEO NORMAL MODE BITRATE FORMAT VIDEO S VIDEO COMPOSITE MPEG2 MPEG4 H 264 1 8 Mbits S PROGRAM MODE QAM MAJOR CHANNEL BAUDRATE RS232 UNIT ID Select 0 63 19200 9600 4800 2400 USER DEFINED PC OUTPUT CHANNEL PROGRAM MODE ENCODER QA...

Page 10: ...requirements For typical 256 QAM DigiCipher II CATV systems I128 J1 is the most commonly used interleave setting but many other choices are available This menu does not appear in the adjust mode if the QAM mode is A DVB as there is only one choice in the DVB standard OUTPUT FORMAT For normal operation select NORMAL For system level set up choose CW to provide a CW carrier at the center frequency o...

Page 11: ...arrow again and observe QAM SYMRATE Set to PRESET PRESET will be 5 057 MS S for QAM 64B or 5 3606 MS S for QAM 256B etc If a nonstandard rate is desired choose MANUAL 11 Press right arrow again and observe INTERLEAVER Select I128 J1 unless you have a special requirement Operating Instructions From the Front Panel 11 12 Press right arrow again and move to the OUTPUT FORMAT Choose NORMAL For testing...

Page 12: ...screen shown in FIGURE 4 Click on the Encoders tab and select the number of the encoder you choose to program Set each parameter to the desired value Select the number of the next encoder and set each of its parameters Repeat for each encoder which you desire to program Note that if the value of the parameter selected in the left column differs from the value of that parameter in the selected enco...

Page 13: ...units are not in the program mode status displays are shown The default display shows the QAM OUTPUT Mbits S When the UP button is pressed the version number of the EH24 firmware is displayed The DOWN button toggles the display between QAM OUTPUT Mbits S and ASI OUTPUT Mbits S REMOTE CONTROL AND MONITORING The EH24 may be used with the Drake SCTeci or with the Drake Digital Headend Remote Control ...

Page 14: ...11 117 123 129 135 141 147 153 159 165 171 177 183 189 195 201 207 213 219 225 231 237 243 249 255 261 267 273 279 285 291 297 303 309 315 321 Channel Number CABLE TV CHANNELS Center of Channel Channel Number CABLE TV CHANNELS Center of Channel EIA NCTA Numeric Equivalent 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 8...

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Page 16: ... five to ten working days after it arrives at R L DRAKE if we have all the facts If we must call you it may take longer R L DRAKE is not responsible for damage caused by lightning nonprofes sional alterations acts of God shipping damage poor storage handling etc R L DRAKE will make note of any shipping damage upon receipt You will need to send proof of purchase to receive warranty service Typicall...

Page 17: ...ance repair and use are important to obtain proper performance from this product Therefore carefully read the Instruction Manual This warranty does not apply to any defect that R L DRAKE LLC determines is due to 1 Improper maintenance or repair including the installation of parts or accessories that do not conform to the quality and specifications of the original parts 2 Misuse abuse neglect or im...

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