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—> In addition to the indicator in the display, there is

also a status LED which indicates the quality of the
received transport stream (level and C/N).

—> If the LED lights yellow the SAT IF input level and the

signal to noise ratio must be checked.

LED indicator

Indication

Green

Signal quality is good

Yellow

Signal quality is insufficient

Red

No signal

Off

The channel strip (modulator)

is switched off

• Press the

button to return to the main menu.

• Press the

button.

—> Via connection

the ”Setting the station filter” –

“

PROGRAM

” menu is activated.

Continue with the programming procedure as de-
scribed from page 33 on.

Status LED
Channel strip "A"

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Page 1: ...ener Strasse 43 D 90471 Nuremberg Phone 49 0 911 703 8877 Fax 49 0 911 703 9210 E mail info gss de Internet http www gss de Assembly Instructions Assembly Instructions English A A CLASS CLASS KLASSE KLASSE PMDQ 1000 Head End IP Converter to QAM MPTS to QAM ...

Page 2: ...3 2 EMC regulations 12 3 3 Cassette overview 13 3 4 Connecting the cassette 14 3 5 Retrofitting a CA module 14 4 The control panel at a glance 15 4 1 Menu items 15 4 2 Control panel 16 5 Programming 16 5 1 Preparation 16 5 2 Programming procedure 17 5 2 1 Channel strips A without CA module and B 17 5 2 2 Channel strip A Tuner settings 20 5 2 3 Channel strip A with CA module 20 5 3 Programming the ...

Page 3: ...the user signal 37 Setting stuffing 38 Setting a substitute signal in the case of an incorrect input signal 39 Setting the transport stream ORGNET ID 39 Network Information Table NIT 40 Setting the network operator identification 41 Deleting a PID 42 Renaming a PID 43 Saving settings 43 5 3 1 Tuner settings 44 Setting the LNB oscillator frequency 44 Setting the input symbol rate 44 Setting the DVB...

Page 4: ...ns or inappropriate handling Observe the relevant standards regulations and guidelines on the instal lation and operation of antenna systems Earth the SAT receiver in accordance with DIN EN 50083 1 60728 11 and VDE 0855 earthing equipotential bonding rail Test the software versions of the head end station and the cassette and update them if necessary The current software versions can be found at w...

Page 5: ... 108 EC The product fulfils the guidelines and standards for CE labelling HF input Frequency range 925 2150 MHz Level range 60 dBµV 80 dBµV Return loss 8 dB DVB S modes DVB S 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 DVB S2 modes QPSK 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 8PSK 3 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 Symbol rate DVB S QPSK 2 45 MSymb s Symbol rate DVB S2 QPSK 10 30 MSymb s 8PSK 10 31 MSymb s HF output Channels S21 C69 Freq...

Page 6: ...VB S2 standard and the transport stream fed via the LAN interface into one or two QAM modulated cable signals dependent on the input and output signal paths The cassette has one SAT IF input and one HF output Additionally it is equipped with a LAN interface and an ASI output ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface acc DIN EN 50083 9 The transport stream fed via the LAN socket can be inserted into the tr...

Page 7: ...OUTE 2 4 2 1 Menu setting 1 MA 2 MB Transport stream 1 is made available via modulator A transport stream 2 via modulator B TPS Channel strip B LAN interface SAT IF input A LAN interface Receiving stage Channel strip A Channel strip A CA module Transport stream 1 Transport stream 2 TPS LAN interface SAT IF input A LAN interface Receiving stage Channel strip A Channel strip A CA module Transport st...

Page 8: ...from the SAT tuner can be decoded in channel strip A The B channel strip only processes the transport stream fed in via the LAN interface The transport streams are directed to the ASI output or the output converter depending on the set output signal route OUTROUTE via the digital signal processing levels The HF output signals are sent through the HF output on the cassette to the output collector T...

Page 9: ...ate this cassette the software version of the control unit must be V 40 or higher You can find the current operating software for the control unit and the cassette the software BE Flash and the current assembly instructions on the website www gss de The cassette is designed for use in the following head end stations PSU 12 PSU 8 PGT 8 2 5 Software query Control unit If necessary you can activate t...

Page 10: ...s of the different transport streams can be assembled to a new transport stream Stuffing The transport stream is padded using what is known as zero data This ensures a steady and constant output symbol rate Changing the NIT The transport stream contains data in the form of tables which the receivers eval uate and require for convenient use The TPS module can adjust the Network Information Table NI...

Page 11: ... 64 QAM SR A FEC x 1 3 x SR E 32 QAM SR A FEC x 2 5 x SR E 16 QAM SR A FEC x 1 2 x SR E 4 QAM SR A FEC x 1 1 x SR E Example Output symbol rate 64 QAM FEC 3 4 Input symbol rate SR E 27 500 kSymb s SR A 3 4 x 1 3 x 27 500 kSymb s SR A 6 875 kSymb s Note If no FEC is stated in the station lists it can be assumed to be FEC 3 4 Reception from a transponder with a very low symbol rate SCPC station The e...

Page 12: ...nections of the board and the HF bus bar Fasten the cassette with the screws 1 3 2 EMC regulations To comply with the current EMC regulations it is necessary to connect the lines leading in and out of the head end station using cable terminals When mounting the cassette in a head end station which is installed in a 19 cabinet make sure the connections leading in and out for the 19 cabi net are mad...

Page 13: ...3 3 Cassette overview 1 Not used 2 Not used 3 Status LED of channel strip A 4 SAT IF input of channel strip A 5 Status LED of the LAN interface yellow LED data transfer 6 LAN socket 7 Status LED of the LAN interface green LED network connection 8 Not used 9 ASI output 0 Type label Slot for a CA module D SUB socket RS 232 The operating software of the cassette can be updated via the 9 pin D SUB soc...

Page 14: ...the distributor or manufacturer of the CA module to be used to ensure that it is suitable for decoding several services The hardware and software of this cassette have been thoroughly pre pared and tested Any changes made by service providers in the data structures might im pair or even prevent this function When working with the CA module please read the corresponding op erating manual from the r...

Page 15: ... Ethernet parameters Input signal path Output signal path Channel strip Selecting channel frequency setting Output channel output frequency Output level Selecting the input IP parameters IP address of the input transport stream LNB oscillator frequency Input symbol rate Input frequency Station filter CA module if available QAM modulation Stuffing Substitute signal Transport stream ORGNET ID Networ...

Page 16: ...tte and update them if necessary The current software versions can be found on the website www gss de Connect the test receiver to the HF output or the test output of the head end station Set the output channel output frequency of the cassette page 28 and adjust the TV test receiver to this channel this frequency Switch on the channel strip A modulator if necessary page 30 For the channel strip th...

Page 17: ...DVBC Box 1 Box 5 t 10 s Bx 4 A 1 INROUTE B 2 A 1 B 2 A B 1 2 OFF 1 MA 2 MB 1 ASI MA OFF 2 ASI MB OFF Bx 4 1 MA OUTROUTE 2 MB Bx 4 108000 KBits ASI RATE Å Ï Bx 4 stat ETHERNET Options stat DHCP A Bx 4 192 168 0 1 IP GATEWAY Bx 4 255 255 255 0 IP MASK Å Ï Bx 4 192 168 0 128 IP ADDR Å Ï Å Ï Bx 4 60000 UDP PORT Å Ï Å 0 65535 page 19 ...

Page 18: ...ive negativ continuous burst Bx 4 188 pos cont ASI OPTION Å Ï Bx 4A Lan INPUT Tuner Line B Bx 4A 227 40 50 60 IN IP Å Ï Bx 4A on UDP MODE PORT 1234 Å Ï on off UDP RTP 0 65535 Bx 4A Filter PROGRAM off 01 07 Bx 4A TV Das Erste Services entfernen hinzufügen Removing activating services nächster Service Programm next service station Å Ï Lan Tuner Lan E F page 19 page 20 page 20 ...

Page 19: ...Bx 4A SR 6900 6325 STUFFING Bx 4A Null Packets FAILURE Bx 4A 64 QAM QAM normal Å Ï Å Ï 4 256 normal inverse Null Packets Single Carrier Bx 4A off NIT Make Å on off Make Bx 4A PID 0x0000 DROP off Bx 4A 0xDE00 CAT ID off Å Ï Bx 4A 0x0000 0000 REMAP off Å Ï on off Å Ï on off Å Ï Å Ï on off Å Ï Å Ï Bx 4A 0x0001 0100 TS ONID off Å Ï off on Å Å page 20 page 18 page 17 ...

Page 20: ...0 22000 Å Ï E F Bx 4A 12 0 dB C N 9 6 OK page 18 page 18 Bx 4A Menu CA Edit Die angezeigte Information ist abhängig vom verwendeten CA Modul The information displayed is dependent on the CA module used Bx 4A 01 03 Information MENU Bx 4A TV X 04 09 S X entschlüsselt decrypted 0 verschlüsselt encrypted X 0 nächster Service next service Bx 4A PID Check CA on Å Ï on off M Å Ï D Bx 4A Menu CA Edit Bx 4...

Page 21: ...ette menu item Using the AUDIO button previous menus can be activated Switch on the head end station The display shows the software version e g V 40 The processor reads the cassettes data approx 10 seconds _ Selecting the cassette displaying the software version Select the cassette you want to program e g Box 4 by repeatedly pressing the buttons if necessary The display shows e g the menu Box 4 LA...

Page 22: ...et parameters Press the button to activate the setting options Options The Setting the IP address of the cassette menu IP ADDR is activated Setting the IP address of the cassette If you choose to enter the Ethernet parameters manually set the IP address of the cassette in this menu If DHCP is selected the IP ADDR IP MASK and IP GATEWAY sub menus display the parameters that were assigned auto matic...

Page 23: ...this menu you define the address range for the cassettes connected to the LAN network Use the buttons to place the cursor under the digit of the IP address displayed to be set and use to set the IP address wished Press the button The Setting the address of the gateway IP GATEWAY menu is activated Bx 4 stat ETHERNET Options stat DHCP Bx 4 192 168 0 128 IP ADDR Å Ï Å Bx 4 stat ETHERNET Options stat ...

Page 24: ...s activated Setting the UDP port The UDP port setting is required if the cassette needs to be reached externally to make the setting such as from another input frequency This setting is intended for future functions and can be skipped for this cassette Use the buttons to place the cursor under the digit of the port number displayed to be set and use to set the port number wished 0 65535 Press the ...

Page 25: ...e Selecting the output signal path OUTROUTE menu is activated Selecting the output signal path In this menu you define the signal path of the output transport streams Menu setting 1 MA 2 MB s chap 2 4 2 1 page 7 Menu setting 1 ASI MA OFF s chap 2 4 2 2 page 8 Menu setting 2 ASI MB OFF s chap 2 4 2 3 page 8 Bx 4 A 1 INROUTE B 2 A 1 B 2 A B 1 2 OFF 1 MA 2 MB 1 ASI MA OFF 2 ASI MB OFF Bx 4 1 MA OUTRO...

Page 26: ...for the ASI component connected For this setting please take the required information from the documentation technical data of the ASI component to be connected Use the buttons to place the cursor under the digits to be set for the transfer rate then use the buttons to set the transfer rate wished Press the button The Setting the ASI options ASI OPTION menu is activated 1 MA 2 MB 1 ASI MA OFF 2 AS...

Page 27: ... press the buttons to place the cursor un der pos positive standard and using the but tons set to neg negative To change the type of transmission press the buttons to position the cursor under cont continuous standard and using the set to burst Setting cont The data packets of the user data are collected to a great data packet in the transport stream Setting burst The data packets of the user data...

Page 28: ... can only use the channel centre frequency of the existing channel raster in the range of chan nels S21 C69 frequency raster 8 MHz The CCIR chan nel raster is 7 MHz in the range of the lower frequency bands channels C2 S20 Therefore the frequency setting is used here If one uses the existing channel raster of 7 MHz in these channel ranges this will result in interference overlapping with the 8 MHz...

Page 29: ...Additionally the modulator of the channel strip can be switched off or on page 30 Use the buttons to set the output channel Setting the output frequency In this menu you set the output frequency of the channel strip 42 0 860 0 MHz Additionally the modulator of the channel strip can be switched off or on page 30 Use the buttons to place the cursor under the digit Bx 4A Channel OUTPUT Channel Freq B...

Page 30: ...levels of the channel strips LEVEL menu is activated Adjusting the output levels of the channel strips This menu item is used to set the output levels of the modula tors of the channel strips A and B to the same value Measure and note down the output level of the channel strip By repeatedly pressing the AUDIO button scroll back to the Selecting the channel strip menu Select the other channel strip...

Page 31: ... activated page 32 Selecting the input transport stream In this menu you select the signal source for the selection of the services The transport streams to be processed are pro vided by the tuner of channel strip A and the LAN interface Lan Press the buttons to select the signal source of the input transport stream Lan Tuner Press the button Setting Lan The Switching the IP address off or on sele...

Page 32: ...ss of the transport stream fed via the LAN interface if necessary Selecting the transmission protocol Press the button to position the cursor under UDP or RTP Using the buttons to select the transmission protocol wished UDP The User Datagram Protocol is for the connec tionless transmission of data to a certain applica tion The port number of the service is also sent which the data should obtain RT...

Page 33: ...ce Use the buttons to position the cursor under the digit of the IP address displayed to be set Using the buttons set the IP address wished Press the button The Setting the station filter PROGRAM menu is activated Setting the station filter The default setting for the station filter is off In this menu you define the services received to be transmitted If services are activated the output symbol r...

Page 34: ...ion of the antenna system and the head end station as well as the previ ously adjusted settings for the cassette and the com ponents connected to the LAN input The display shows e g Bx 4A TV 01 07 Das Erste Meaning of the indicators in the example Bx 4A Slot 4 channel strip A TV Television type of the service The currently selected service is activated 01 07 The 1st of 7 services is being displaye...

Page 35: ... the buttons to call up the services in sequential order then use to activate indicated by or to remove them indicated by Pressing the button all services can be acti vated or deactivated Press the button The filter is activated The display shows PROGRAM Filter on If services are activated the corresponding PIDs au dio video text are inserted into the transport stream and the PAT and SDT tables ar...

Page 36: ...cription above Press the button The Setting the QAM modulation inverting the user signal QAM menu is activated Programming the channel strip A with a CA mod ule installed the Setting the operating voltage for the CA module CA Supply menu is activated page 48 Bx 4A Filter PROGRAM off Å Å 01 07 Bx 4A TV Das Erste Å Ï 02 09 Bx 4B TV Å Ï on off PROGRAM on Bx 4A Filter F ...

Page 37: ...red An output QAM modulation of 64 QAM places a large burden on the cable network Due to noise delay and frequency response problems reception of the converted output signal can be im peded Inverting the user signal Use the buttons to place the cursor under normal Use to set the spectral position to inverse Press the button The Setting stuffing STUFFING menu is acti vated C D Kanalzug A mit CA Mod...

Page 38: ...mber to be changed Number 1 and set the symbol rate with the buttons The value set corresponds to the new output symbol rate Increasing the value of Number 1 The Number 1 can be increased to any value up to 7500 Reducing the value of Number 1 With the station filter switched on the Number 1 can be decreased To do this observe the Number 2 for approx 30 seconds and note the highest value Add roughl...

Page 39: ...rs Self made tables are transmitted furthermore Use the buttons to set the output signal required Press the button The Setting the transport stream ORGNET ID TS ONID menu is activated Setting the transport stream ORGNET ID If the stations of a transponder are split into the transport streams of the channel strips A and B one of the both transport streams a new identification must be allocated to r...

Page 40: ...ivated Network Information Table NIT To switch NIT on or off on off press the but tons Press the button to activate NIT Make All active QAM cassettes must be set and ready for reception The NIT of all QAM cassettes are switched on The cassette fetches all the information output fre quencies output symbol rates etc it needs from all the QAM cassettes in order to generate the cable NIT This process ...

Page 41: ...dentification In this menu you can change the network operator identi fication CAT ID Conditional Access Table Identification for example of the visAvision transponder Eutelsat 8 West CAT is not to be changed Press the button The Deleting a PID DROP menu is activated page 42 CAT is to be changed The network operator e g requires that you set the operator ID of the visAvision transponder to 2 Use t...

Page 42: ...vated Deleting a PID In this menu a PID of the transport stream can be deleted Use the buttons to place the cursor under the re spective digit of the hexadecimal number of the PID to be deleted 0x0000 and set the hexadecimal number using Use to set the cursor to off and switch to on delete using the buttons Press the button The Renaming a PID REMAP menu is activated Bx 4A PID 0x0000 DROP off Å Ï o...

Page 43: ...rsor to off and switch to on re name using the buttons Saving settings Press the M button The settings are saved You will be returned to the menu item Selecting the cassette via connection A page 21 If functions of the TPS module are activated their sta tus is shown in the second line of the display M Station filter is switched on N NIT is activated C Network operator identification CAT is activat...

Page 44: ... the digits to be set Press the button The Setting the input symbol rate setting the DVB mode SYMBOL menu is activated Setting the input symbol rate Setting the DVB mode The symbol rates of the satellite transponders can be found in the current channel table of the satellite operator in various satellite magazines and in the Internet The cassette recognizes the transmitted DVB mode and switches ov...

Page 45: ...f three dots appear in the second line of the display the cassette is in the station search mode Please wait until the process has finished Once the HF receiver has synchronised to the input signal any offset to the target frequency is displayed in MHz e g 1 8 in the middle of the second line of the display If a question mark appears in the second line of the dis play there is no input signal pres...

Page 46: ...u can estimate the quality of the input signal Bx 4A 12 0 dB C N 9 6 OK 1 Current signal to noise ratio 2 This value shows the difference between the quality of the input signal and the threshold of the tuner at this type of modulation At a value lower than 5 picture dropouts can occur 3 If OK is shown the signal to noise ratio is ok If a value 5 is shown under 2 the display changes from OK to In ...

Page 47: ... to noise ratio must be checked LED indicator Indication Green Signal quality is good Yellow Signal quality is insufficient Red No signal Off The channel strip modulator is switched off Press the button to return to the main menu Press the button Via connection F the Setting the station filter PROGRAM menu is activated Continue with the programming procedure as de scribed from page 33 on Status LE...

Page 48: ... encrypted and unencrypted serv ices Setting the operating voltage for the CA module In this menu the operating voltage for the CA module can be set Use the buttons to set the operating voltage for the CA module 3 3 V 5 0 V Press the button The Setting the PID monitoring CA menu is acti vated Setting the PID monitoring The factory default of the PID monitoring is switched on If particular PIDs are...

Page 49: ...capabilities By pressing the button you can skip the Configuring the CA module CA menu and ac tivate the Setting the QAM modulation QAM menu page 37 Press the button to activate the menu of the CA module The display shows e g Bx 4A 01 03 MENU Information Bx 4A Menu CA Edit Die angezeigte Information ist abhängig vom verwendeten CA Modul The information displayed is dependent on the CA module used ...

Page 50: ...ned to the Configuring the CA module CA menu item By pressing the button you can cancel the settings in the menu of the CA module and are returned to the Configuring the CA module CA menu Press the button The Decoding services Edit menu is activated Decoding services In this menu you select the services wished from the encoded data stream which are to be decoded The display shows e g Bx 4A TV X 04...

Page 51: ...layed RA Radio type of the service 0 The currently selected service is encrypted Use the buttons to call up the services in sequential order which are to be decoded then use to decrypt X or not to decrypt them 0 Save changes and activate the station filter Press the button The filter is activated The display shows the Configuring the CA module CA menu Press the button The Setting the QAM modulatio...

Page 52: ...propriate open ended spanner Measure the output levels of the other cassettes and tune them to a uniform output level using the appropriate level controls or software dependent on the head end station used Please regard the assembly instructions of the respec tive head end station In order to prevent interference within the head end station and the ca ble system the output levels of the digital ca...

Page 53: ...MHz S 26 346 00 S 27 354 00 S 28 362 00 S 29 370 00 Kanal Channel Kanalmittenfrequenz Channel centre frequency MHz S 30 378 00 S 31 386 00 S 32 394 00 S 33 402 00 Kanal Channel Kanalmittenfrequenz Channel centre frequency MHz S 34 410 00 S 35 418 00 S 36 426 00 S 37 434 00 Kanal Channel Kanalmittenfrequenz Channel centre frequency MHz S 38 442 00 S 39 450 00 S 40 458 00 S 41 466 00 C 21 474 00 C 2...

Page 54: ...Alterations reserved Technical data E O E by GSS GmbH 12112009 Service Phone 49 0 911 703 2221 Fax 49 0 911 703 2326 Email service gss de ...

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