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Rear Panel and Connectors

DSR-4800 Operating Manual

CONNECTING THE CONNECTORS

Signal connections are made via the rear panel. Refer to Figure 5-2 for a
description of the rear panel connections.

AC POWER INPUT

Line Power Connector

Make sure there is a supply socket located near the equipment so that it is
easily accessible.

RS 232 ASYNC DATA

dB 9 Pin Type Connector

9.6–19.2 Kbps Async Data Port

RS 232/485 LOG/REMOTE

dB 9 Pin Type Connector

DSR units provide diagnostic and remote control compatibility via this RS
compliant interface.

#1 & #2 DIGITAL AUDIO

XLR Type Connectors

AES/EBU compliant digital audio interfaces. SMPTE #272.

#1 - #4 RF INPUT

F Type Connectors

950–2150MHz RF Input interface. The DSR unit, by virtue of the virtual
channel table, can automatically select from any transponder input via these
four satellite inputs.

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Summary of Contents for DSR-4800 Series

Page 1: ... only if the receipt of DigiCipher II television signals has been authorized by relevant program providers DigiCipher is a registered trademark of General Instrument Corporation Portions of this product are manufactured and sold under license from General Instrument Corporation for U S Patent Nos 4 613 901 4 634 808 4 712 238 4 792 973 4 864 615 4 933 898 5 144 664 5 606 616 5 485 577 5 081 680 4 ...

Page 2: ...o not use the receiver electrical power plug polarized with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure The unauthorized modification of any decoder and the sale and use of any such decoder is prohibited by law Any such modification or alteration of this product or any unauthorized reception of television programming could subject ...

Page 3: ...harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits of radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications MULTIPLE VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT The power cord included with your unit is for use with standard 125V...

Page 4: ...t slots or openings in the equipment chassis These openings provide ventilation ensure reliable operation of the equipment and protect it from overheating 10 Environment NEVER place this equipment near or over a radiator or heat register DO NOT operate this equipment in an area where proper ventilation is not provided 11 Power Sources ONLY operate this product from the type of power sources indica...

Page 5: ... user serviceable parts in this product Opening or removing the chassis covers may expose you to dangerous voltages Refer all servicing to qualified technical personnel 20 Damage Requiring Repair When the power supply cord or plug is damaged If the product has been exposed to water or rain If liquid of any kind has been spilled or objects of any kind have fallen into the product If the product doe...

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Page 7: ...ONS 6 DSR 4800 6 C H A P T E R 4 INVENTORY AND INSTALLATION 9 INVENTORY 9 MOUNTING 9 POSITIONING 9 C H A P T E R 5 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND MENU DISPLAY 11 FRONT PANEL 11 EDITING AND MENU CONFIGURATION 14 TO EDIT MENU INFORMATION 14 NAVIGATING THE MENU DISPLAY 14 STATUS MENU 15 PROGRAMS MENU 15 PRESETS MENU 19 RF MENU 19 VIDEO MENU 22 AUDIO MENU 23 REMOTE MENU 25 TIMERS MENU 26 DATA MENU 26 CONFIG...

Page 8: ... 232 ASYNC DATA 36 EIA 232 485 LOG REMOTE 36 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO 36 1 4 RF INPUT 36 ETHERNET 37 ASI OUTPUT 37 4 2 2 SDI 37 TERMINAL STRIP 37 C H A P T E R 7 LANGUAGE ABBREVIATIONS 38 C H A P T E R 8 PRODUCT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT RETURNS 39 IF YOU NEED HELP 39 REPAIRING PROCEDURES 39 WARRANTY 40 ...

Page 9: ...r more commercial network tables The DigiCipher II network and its VCT can be limited to part of one transponder one entire transponder many transponders on one satellite or many transponders on several satellites The units have four antenna satellite input ports that can connect to antennas aimed at two different satellites Since the VCTs include satellite and transponder frequency information th...

Page 10: ...s and programmers can transmit on one carrier any number of channels limited only by the material transmitted and their particular network needs Delivery of the best possible video and audio quality by using forward error correction FEC techniques that make allowances for poor signal quality FEC determines which information is corrupted then corrects it As a result the digital signal remains clear...

Page 11: ... and the most effective display of information necessary for operation Controllable or status monitored via either of two separate data interfaces or by way of satellite network control The unit s EIA232 485 rear panel control interface can be configured to directly plug and play with your existing network control system A complete set of extended commands allow for remote control of all the recei...

Page 12: ...eives QPSK modulated signals at L band frequencies of 950 to 2150 MHz through one of four input ports The DSR 4801 performs demodulation and FEC decoding of all standard DigiCipher II symbol and convolutional coding rates at information rates up to 40 46 Mbps It also performs demodulation and FEC decoding of all standard DVB convolutional coding rates at information rates of 3 25 45 Mbps Within th...

Page 13: ...am in DVB ASI format through a BNC connector to an ASI input module Once the ASI transport stream is received either from a DSR 4800 or DSR 4810 unit multiple DSR 4850 units can be looped together DCII HD transport streams are processed to decrypt a service selected by the user The resulting transport stream is output in ASI format SD transport streams are processed to extract decrypt and decompre...

Page 14: ...put Configuration QPSK Demodulator DCII DVB Input Signal 3 25 to 40 5 Msps Input Frequency Range 950 to 2150 MHz Tuning Steps 125 kHz Input Level 25 to 65 dBm FEC Operating Modes 5 11 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 ASI MPEG 2 Output Transport Stream Output Asynchronous Serial Interface ASI Data Format Continuous Data Rate 270 Mbit sec Output Level 1 0 vp p 0 200mV Output Cable Line Drive 400 ft RG6 A...

Page 15: ...ial Phase 10 to 90 APL 1 degree C L Gain Inequality 3 0 C L Intermodulation 3 0 Luminance SNR Unified Wgt 58 Field Time Distortion 3 0 Line Time Distortion 3 0 VBI CC GI Provided Lines 4 2 0 Video Resolutions 704 528 353 720 544x480 4 2 2 Video Bit Rates 1 to 20 Mbit 4 2 0 Video Bit Rates 1 to 15 Mbit 4 2 2 Video Resolutions 720 544x480 and 720x512 Film Mode On Off Copy Protection On Off Analog Vi...

Page 16: ...erating Manual 8 Motion Prediction Field and Dual Frame B Frame Support 2 and No B Frames Data Interfaces Asynchronous Data Output RS 232 9 6 to 19 2 kbps Remote Control RS 232 485 9 6 to 38 4 kbps Ethernet 10Base T TCP IP SNMP ...

Page 17: ...ntation and additional manual inserts MOUNTING The unit is designed for installation in a EIA standard 19 inch 480 mm equipment rack When mounting it in the rack use pan or round head screws and washers in all four front panel mounting locations This ensures a secure mount for the size and weight of the unit You must supply screws matching your rack POSITIONING To prolong service life pay special ...

Page 18: ...Never install multiple units in such a way that the air intake from one unit aligns with the outlet of another Do not install a DSR unit in areas of high humidity or where there is any danger of water infiltration Do not run AC power cables and signal leads in the same duct so as to avoid magnetic interference from the high voltage cable ...

Page 19: ...t Control Figure 5 1 The Front Panel Table 5 2 The Front Panel Key Control Type Description 1 Company Designation Label Indicates Manufacturer or OEM Supplier 2 Model Designation Label Indicates model name product description 3 Menu Control s Group Menu selection area 3a STATUS Green Push Button Displays satellite and programming information or reverts to last saved setting if pushed while in edit...

Page 20: ...ory 4 Operational Status Group Displays current operating conditions 4a Offline Illuminated Receiver is offline 4b Alarm Illuminated 4c F P Lock Illuminated Front panel access control is locked by the remote controller 4d Remote Illuminated Unit is being controlled via remote 4e Authorize Illuminated 4f RF Locked Illuminated Receiver is locked to incoming signal 4g Input Signal Meter Bar Graph Ind...

Page 21: ...Front Panel Controls and Menu Display 13 DSR 4800 Operating Manual Figure 5 3 The Front Panel OF F LINE F P LOCK S IG R E MOT E A U TH OR IZ E RF LOCK E D B E R ...

Page 22: ...lit word EDIT is extinguished 6 The Save button 3l is now illuminated 7 To save the new setting to the receiver database press the Save button If the save button is not pressed within 10 seconds the receiver will automatically press it for you and save the current settings To revert to the prior settings If at any time during the edit function you wish to revert to the previous settings simply pre...

Page 23: ... field showing the first twelve characters of the name as defined in the Source Name Table PROGRAMS MENU NOTE The Programs Menu has multiple functions which depend on the mode of operation that the receiver is placed in The DSR 4800 has three modes of operation and the function of each field as related to the mode of operation is shown below To receive and demodulate a signal for the first time th...

Page 24: ...I VCT mode this field displays the selected MPEG service number updated when VCT information is entered note that this is a read only field in DCII VCT mode in DCII Manual or DVB mode this field permits scrolling to select programming available in the selected transport stream The displayed program numbers are extracted from the MPEG Program Map Table or the DCII defined Service Map Table While in...

Page 25: ...l channel map Proceed to DCII Manual mode for instructions Once the receiver has a valid virtual channel map first scroll through the VCT field and select the desired virtual channel table number for the program you wish to select The receiver will automatically tune to the desired program and start the decoding process Note If the VCT number for the program you want is not listed then you must go...

Page 26: ...eceiver locked to a valid DC II signal press the Program Menu and set the VCT and VC numbers to the correct setting for the program you are selecting As you enter the VCT number the receiver will indicate VCT Not Defined Complete the VCT number entry and wait until the receiver indicates VC Not in Table When the receiver indicates VC Not in Table this means that the current VCT you entered is a va...

Page 27: ...he satellite number and V H automatic functions are disabled All other functions work the same as in DCII Manual mode The audio will automatically switch between Dolby AC3 and Musicam audio signals PRESETS MENU Display EXT 1 Currently not available RF MENU NOTE The RF Menu has multiple functions which depend on the mode of operation The DSR 4800 has three modes of operation and the function of eac...

Page 28: ...figuration of the satellite attached to the port For DCII VCT mode operation only SATNAME Contains the current satellite name twelve 12 characters in length identified by the DCII MSP Satellite Name Table For DCII VCT mode operation only TRANSNAME Contains the current transponder name twelve 12 characters in length identified by the DCII MSP Transponder Name Table For DCII VCT mode operation only ...

Page 29: ...ts of Msps and is capable of 1 ksps steps FEC Displays the current forward error correction viterbi puncture rate of the current port DVB Mode Display EXT 3 ANT Displays the current antenna being used MODE Displays the current modulation mode and modulation type being used by the current port LNB Defines the power level sourced by the current port to the LNB on the antenna TONE Displays the curren...

Page 30: ...ntrol of the pedestal setting Options are Off override pedestal off On override pedestal on Auto pedestal setting determined by GI MSP messages Display Format The source video format ASPECT RATIO Aspect ratio of the source video VIDEO FORMAT Video format of the source video i e 4 2 2 or 4 2 0 PID The PID carrying the video bit stream CONTROL LEV Not implemented in the DSR 4800 ...

Page 31: ...y the audio parameters for the primary 1 2 and secondary 3 4 audio channels AUDIO FORMAT A nine 9 character display showing the Dolby AC3 audio Coding mode according to the following table Audio Coding Mode acmod Audio Coding Mode nfchans Channel Array Ordering 000 1 1 2 Ch1 Ch2 001 1 0 1 C 010 2 0 2 L R 011 3 0 3 L C R 100 2 1 3 L R S 101 3 1 4 L C R S 110 2 2 4 L R SL SR 111 3 2 5 L C R SL SR LA...

Page 32: ...meters for the primary 1 2 and secondary 3 4 audio channels LEV A three 3 character display which enables the user to adjust the audio output level in increments of full scale Output is reference to full scale with 0 0 dBm 100 18 dBm with a 600 ohm load FORMAT Allows user to select between a format overrides i e DUAL MONO STEREO or AC3SUR DEFLANG Allows user to enter a default language selection f...

Page 33: ...Medium or High modes for the high level audio spectrum DYNLO Allows the user to enter dynamic range compression in Off Low Medium or High modes for the low level audio spectrum EMBED Allows the user to disable the four channel embedded audio in the SDI digital output REMOTE MENU Display EXT 1 ADDR Displays the current slave address of this unit The value is fully editable with a range from 0x0000 ...

Page 34: ...ohm load RSXXX CFG Displays the currently active communication protocol i e RS232 RS485 TIMERS MENU Display EXT 1 Display EXT 2 DATA MENU Display EXT 1 ASYNC DATA Displays the Async Data Service information from the selected virtual channel This is an automatic function and if no Async service is available the RS232 is in OFF condition and the PID is blank ...

Page 35: ...nu level is for factory use only Display EXT 3 This menu level is for factory use only CONFIG MENU Display EXT 1 Menu 1 GI ACE Displays the installed GI ACE serial number Display EXT 1 Menu 2 GI TVP Displays the currently installed or required GI TV Pass module Display EXT 1 Menu 3 REQTVP ...

Page 36: ...equired TVP card serial number if required Display EXT 1 Menu 4 FW Displays the current firmware version For service personnel use only Display EXT 1 Menu 5 HW Displays the current hardware version For service personnel use only Display EXT 1 Menu 6 SYSTEM CALIBRATION For factory use only ...

Page 37: ...2 Menu 1 Edit Option 2 The default audio signal is 1KHz tone 18 dBm Use the blank area to turn the tone on off for primary Note this will interrupt the receiver s current audio output until the user turns off the test signal Display EXT 2 Menu 1 Edit Option 3 The default audio signal is 1KHz tone 18 dBm Use the blank area to turn the tone on off for secondary Note this will interrupt the receiver ...

Page 38: ...k area to turn on off the tone Note this will interrupt the receiver s current audio output until the user turns off the test signal Display EXT 2 Menu 1 Edit Option 6 This test will alternate the external two contact closures on and off at 1 0 second intervals when on forces them to close when off operates normally Display EXT 2 Menu 1 Edit Option 7 This menu will be erased ...

Page 39: ... be Low The alarm threshold can be set from 3 0 to 20 dB If the Eb No is in alarm condition brackets will be placed around the word Eb No Vid displays the current video output condition If the Vid is in alarm condition brackets will be placed aroung the word Vid Ext displays the current external alarm contact condition If the Ext is in alarm condition brackets will be placed aroung the word Ext Di...

Page 40: ...Front Panel Controls and Menu Display DSR 4800 Operating Manual 32 SAVE MENU There is no menu associated with the Save button Press when illuminated to save the current setting ...

Page 41: ...Type Description 1 AC Power Input Line Power Connector Primary 110V 50 60 Hz 70 W 2 Bar Code Label Serial Number 3 BNC Type Connector 4810 Video Sync Option 4 BNC Type Connector 4810 Video Sync Option 5 BNC Type Connector 4810 Video Sync Option 6 Not Used 7 RS 232 Async Data dB 9 Pin Type Connector 9 6 19 2kbps 8 RS 232 485 Log Remote dB 9 Pin Type Connector Log Remote Provides Remote Control Inte...

Page 42: ...put 12 Ethernet RJ 45 Ethernet 10Base T 13 ASI Output BNC Type Connector 210 Mbit DVB Format 14 4 2 2 SDI BNC Type Connector SMPTE 259 Digital Video Output 15 1 Baseband Video BNC Type Connector Baseband Video Output 16 Terminal Strip Phoenix Connector 16a 1 L AUD 600 ohm Balanced Audio Output Left 16b 2 RM AUD 600 ohm Balanced Audio Output Right Mono 16c 3 L AUD 600 ohm Balanced Audio Output Left...

Page 43: ...Rear Panel And Connectors 35 DSR 4800 Operating Manual Figure 6 2 The Rear Panel 3 4 1 2 ...

Page 44: ...ccessible RS 232 ASYNC DATA dB 9 Pin Type Connector 9 6 19 2 Kbps Async Data Port RS 232 485 LOG REMOTE dB 9 Pin Type Connector DSR units provide diagnostic and remote control compatibility via this RS compliant interface 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO XLR Type Connectors AES EBU compliant digital audio interfaces SMPTE 272 1 4 RF INPUT F Type Connectors 950 2150MHz RF Input interface The DSR unit by virtue of...

Page 45: ...5 Standard 10Base T Ethernet interface ASI OUTPUT BNC Type Connectors 270 Mbit DVB asynchronous interface Outputs the entire transport stream with the selected program decrypted 4 2 2 SDI BNC Type Connectors SMPTE 259 digital video output with embedded audio TERMINAL STRIP Phoenix Connectors Provides access to all baseband video Summary alarms and dry contact closures Also has real time AGC voltag...

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Page 47: ...eturn the unit to General Instrument for repair After speaking with a technician at the T A C if a RMA is deemed necessary a Case Number will be generated and forwarded to the repair facility The repair facility will issue the RMA to return the product to be worked on When shipping product for repair please follow these steps 1 Pack the unit securely 2 Enclose a note describing the problem 3 Enclo...

Page 48: ...neral Instrument shall have no liability to any third person or entity in relation to any warranty or representation which purports to extend alter or modify the limited warranty terms set forth above General Instrument shall not be responsible for delays in performance of its obligations under this limited warranty resulting from events outside its reasonable control THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LI...

Page 49: ...he shipping carton Enclose a letter explaining the problem Be sure to include a copy of your sales receipt or other proof of purchase date a copy of your warranty and your phone number and return address Ship it insured to the authorized service center specified by General Instrument All packing shipping and insurance to return the IRD to General Instrument must be prepaid by you General Instrumen...

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