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STC 816 R
2.5 d
esCription
The head-end station has a modular structure and can hold up to 8 Standard
cassettes. You can find a list of the current Standard cassettes at the website
"
www.gss.de/en
". This head-end station is designed exclusively for use with
cassettes of the Standard marketing programme. The various expansion op-
tions for the head-end station allow for the installation of a wide range of
broadband cable systems.
The redundant power supply consisting of 2 complete power supplies in half-
load operation, enables e.g. a UPS and mains operation or a 2-phase opera-
tion. Both power supplies are individually hot swappable. In case of failure of
a power supply, a warning tone sounds. One LED per power supply lights
green during fault-free operation and red when the output voltage is faulty or
overheating / a fan failure is present. The head-end station is designed to sup-
ply power to components (e.g. LNBs) connected upstream. The head-end sta-
tion’s power supply unit can be used to supply peripheral devices with voltage
(+12 V / max. 1 A , with an external fuse).
By retrofitting two input distributors, 2x2 SAT IF inputs can be distributed to 2
x (4 + 6) outputs.
The cassettes’ RF output signals are accumulated in a programmable RF output
collector and then directed to the RF output. When the head-end station is
shipped from the factory, the default setting for the RF output level of the output
collector is -3 dB. You can use the software of the control unit to program the
master output level of the head-end station.
The software version of the control unit appears on the two-line LC display after
switching on the head-end station. The display also supports dialogue guid-
ance when programming the head-end station. Use the buttons of the control
unit to programme the head-end station. You can also use the PSW 1000 soft-
ware and the HRCU 8 / RCU 1 management unit to programme the head-end
station.
The RS 232 interface of the control unit enables you to use a PC or a note-
book and the "
BE-Flash
" software to update the operating software of the
control unit. You can find the current operating software for the control unit,
the software "
BE-Flash
" and the current assembly instructions on the website
"
www.gss.de/en
".
If the inner temperature of the head-end station exceeds the permissible tem-
perature of 65 °C when operating, a message appears in the display instead
of the standby menu. This message contains the maximum measured tempera-
ture and the number of the head-end station.
