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MT-300 Pico Broadcaster 

                                                                                                                                            Operator Manual 

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MT300 
Pico Broadcaster  

Version 1.3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
OPERATOR

 

MANUAL  

 

 

Summary of Contents for MT300

Page 1: ...MT 300 Pico Broadcaster Operator Manual __ 1 MT300 Pico Broadcaster Version 1 3 OPERATOR MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...IONS 7 4 INSTALLATION 8 4 1 FRONT REAR PANEL INTERFACE 8 4 2 SETTING UP THE MT300 FOR FIRST TIME USE 9 4 3 USING YOUR PICO BROADCASTER 15 5 STREAMING 16 5 1 STREAM CONTENT TO DEVICE 16 5 2 TUNE THE TV RECEIVER 18 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING 19 6 1 HARDWARE SETUP 19 6 2 SET UP AND TEST ETHERNET CONNECTION 19 6 3 TUNING THE TV RECEIVER 20 Copyright 2012 by MELD Technology Inc Information furnished in this do...

Page 3: ...may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiv...

Page 4: ...oducts for wirelessly distributing content to any DTV ever made for the North American market using newly opened white space frequencies and broadcast standard modulation methods The advantages of Personal Broadcast based solutions are Lower cost labor for installation modification and support Economy of scale using standard DTV receivers and components verses other specialized non standard receiv...

Page 5: ...e tuner input of any Digital TV sold in North America The MT300 is designed to accept properly formatted MPEG2 transport streams from a local PC running VLC or similar streaming software or a media server The transmitted signal is compliant with the tuner input of a Digital TV receiver 3 4 Intellectual Property Warning Some of the concepts described in this document are protected by appropriate pa...

Page 6: ...form used for user registration and setting up the radio for FCC compliant operation including database access and radio control for operational parameters of the system such as preferred channels and power Digital Modulator default IP address IP 192 168 1 193 Port 5002 This IP address is for Transport Stream content going directly to the MELD Digital Modulator for ATSC modulation ...

Page 7: ...lear HD images and sound over large areas Completely wireless No messy wires run hide or trip over No external box need Signal is 100 compatible with any DTV ever built 3 7 List of abbreviations ATSC is the Government Standard for the Digital RF Broadcast Signal 8VSB is the name of the modulation standard used in ATSC Systems SMPTE 310M is the electrical interface that carries MPEG 2 transport str...

Page 8: ...It is recommended the MT300 be installed and located in a secure area such as a network closet or operations center The device must be installed in a location that provides a minimum separation from all persons and the antenna of 40 cm 15 7 inches Please refer to the RF Exposure warning on page 3 ...

Page 9: ...se of a different power supply other than the one provided is prohibited The MT300 is shipped with the factory default network settings below and are assumed unchanged for the recommended network setup Factory Default Network Settings Configuration Type Static IP Address 192 168 1 194 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway Address 192 168 1 254 Primary DNS 192 168 1 254 Secondary DNS Streaming IP Address...

Page 10: ...t be configured for addresses within the 192 168 0 0 subnet Figure 2 Alternative setup for device configuration If using the alternative setup for device configuration connect a PC to the MT300 Ethernet port and set the computers IP Address to a static IP address on the same subnet as the default settings for the MT300 e g 192 168 1 100 Using your PC internet browser type http 192 168 1 194 in the...

Page 11: ...ess assigned to the MT300 in the custom network setup http 192 168 x x in the browser URL field to access the device webpage interface The device registration tab will be displayed To complete the device registration process proceed to the Device Registration section below for registering your device Device Registration Registering your device with the White Space Database Select the White Space R...

Page 12: ...MT 300 Pico Broadcaster Operator Manual __ 12 Registration Screen NOTE PRESS SAVE AND APPLY BEFORE GOING TO NEXT SCREEN ...

Page 13: ...n After your device communicates with the database allow up to 1 minute the transmitter output will be enabled NOTE The transmitter will not output a signal prior to being authenticated by and receiving a channel list from the White Space Registration database ...

Page 14: ...ansmit power Step 1 Locate the TV receiver furthest from the MT300 location Step 2 Set the power level selection to a value of 1 by using the Power Level pull down menu A setting of 1 is lowest available power and a setting of 11 is the highest rated power Step 3 Begin transmission as described in section 5 and adjust the power level setting by increments of 1 until a picture of the transmitted co...

Page 15: ... identification identified above Using a video editing system such as Micro Soft Movie Maker or others create a Title Screen containing 3 lines with the following information Transmitter Location 34 34567 N 119 32487 W FCC ID OKVMT300 Manufacturer MELD Technology The location information above is an example only The location will be unique for each device installation refer to section 4 2 of this ...

Page 16: ...more information go to www meldtech com support Setting up the PC IP address scheme assumes MT300 factory default settings In a Command prompt window type IPCONFIG to view the PC IP address Note When using direct connection make sure the PC and MT300 are in the same IP domain Set the computers IP Address to a static address on the same subnet as the MT300 e g 192 168 1 100 in a Command prompt wind...

Page 17: ...nd stream names may change depending on your computer configuration Sample Batch files Streaming an DVD What you are doing Sending DVD stream to 192 168 1 193 port 5002 Sample Batch file 1 Broadcasts a DVD Note It is very easy and convenient to stream DVDs using VLC DVDs are a great source for TS material We suggest you start with this Using notepad editor to create BroadcastDVD bat C Program File...

Page 18: ...ming your PC screen What you are doing Sending your PC screen to 192 168 1 193 port 5002 Sample Batch file 3 Broadcasts what s on your PC screen Note First set your screen resolution to 1480x720p Screencast bat C Program Files x86 VideoLAN VLC vlc exe screen sout transcode vcodec mp2v vb 2000 scale 1 rtp dst 192 168 1 193 port 5002 mu x ts no sout rtp sap no sout standard sap ttl 1 5 2 Tune the TV...

Page 19: ...curely plug in on the back panel Verify the A C power outlet that power supply is plugged into Check the static address setting on the PC or media delivering the content In a Command prompt window type IPCONFIG to view the PC IP address Note When using direct connection make sure the PC and MT300 are in the same IP domain Set the computers IP Address to a static address on the same subnet as the M...

Page 20: ... Address 192 168 1 193 Note If you do NOT see the device you ll need to force the ARP table to map to the IP address to the physical address of the MT300 i e 00 02 03 04 05 06 Use the second mac addess printed on the label which is located on the bottom of the MT300 case ARP command to set ARP TABLE in a Command prompt window type arp s 192 168 1 193 00 02 03 04 05 06 6 3 Tuning the TV Receiver If...

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