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Troubleshooting

4-1

SCM4000

Operator’s Guide/Tech Ref Manual

Troubleshooting

4.1

Chapter Overview

This chapter describes how to troubleshoot your SCM4000
Single Carrier Modem.

Here are the topics covered:

4.2

Status LEDs

The SCM4000 front panel contains three status LEDs. The LED
indications are listed in

Table 4-1

Topic

Page

Operational Problems

4-11

Link Setup Guide

4-15

Table 4-1: Status LED Indications

LED

Meaning

Suggested Action

POWER

Off

Power is not on in the unit.

•

Turn on power
switch, as required.

•

Turn on power
source, as required.

•

Check and replace
fuse, as required.

POWER

Green

Power is on.

None.

ALERT

Amber

Minor Alarm

- Power is on

but some part of the system
reports an abnormal
condition that requires
attention. Condition might
impair performance.

Check alphanumeric
display

System Menu >

Active Errors

screens for error
messages or error
codes. Troubleshoot
using tables in this
chapter. Alphanumeric
display will default to the

Active Errors

screen when errors are
present.

ALARM

Red

Major Alarm

- Power is on

but there is a serious failure
or error that will prevent
normal operation.

Check alphanumeric
display

System Menu >

Active Errors

screens for error
messages or error
codes. Troubleshoot
using tables in this
chapter.

Summary of Contents for SCM4000

Page 1: ...Manual Part No 400509 1 Rev A February 2006 Technical Reference Manual Single Carrier Modem SCM4000 ...

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Page 3: ... Billerica Avenue Bldg 6 North Billerica MA 01862 1256 USA TEL 978 671 5700 FAX 978 671 5800 Printed in U S A Proprietary Material The information and design contained within this manual was originated by and is the property of Microwave Radio Communications Microwave Radio Communications reserves all patent proprietary design manufacturing reproduction use and sales rights thereto and to any arti...

Page 4: ...wing this manual on line requires Adobe Acrobat version 4 0 or above Click on this icon to download your FREE copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader Symbols Used The following symbols are used on the equipment Symbol Meaning WARNING General Warning Risk of Danger WARNING Risk of Electric Shock CAUTION Electrostatic Discharge Possible Damage to Equipment OR Fuse Identifies fuses or their location Frame or Ch...

Page 5: ... unusual physical electrical or electromagnetic stress neglect misuse failure of electric power environmental controls transportation failure to maintain properly or otherwise in accordance with MRC specifications or abuses other than ordinary use 2 if the product has been modified by Buyer or has been repaired or altered outside MRC s repair facility unless MRC specifically authorizes such repair...

Page 6: ...and will not be construed as an express warranty Any suggestions by MRC or its agents regarding use application or suitability of the equipment will not be construed as an express warranty No warranties may be implied from any course of dealing or usage of trade Buyer agrees that the exclusion of all warranties other than those expressly provided herein is reasonable ...

Page 7: ...nt Options 2 5 System Integration 2 5 SCM4000 Configurations 2 5 SCM4000 Modulator 2 6 SCM4000 Demodulator 2 6 SCM4000 Modulator Demodulator 2 7 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder 2 7 SCM4000 Demodulator Decoder 2 8 For More Information 2 8 Routine Operation 3 1 Chapter Overview 3 1 Overview of Controls Indicators and Connectors 3 1 SCM4000 Controls and Indicators 3 1 SCM4000 Modulator Connectors 3 3 SCM40...

Page 8: ...Settings 3 83 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Line Standard Setting 3 86 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Line Equalizer Setting 3 88 Monitor DS3 E3 Bit Rate 3 90 Monitor Change Ethernet Bit Rate 3 92 Monitor Change Ethernet LIU Rate 3 94 Monitor Change RS232 RS485 Baud Rate 3 97 Monitor RS232 RS485 Bit Rate 3 99 Monitor SMPTE Bit Rate 3 100 Monitor Change T1 E1 Line Standard 3 102 Monitor Change T1 E1 Line Coding 3 1...

Page 9: ...ation 5 3 Moisture 5 3 Cabling 5 3 Power Connections 5 4 Power Requirements 5 4 Power Supply and Distribution 5 4 Panel Power Connections 5 5 Additional Powering Notes 5 5 Grounding 5 5 Audio Connections 5 6 Panel Connections 5 6 Audio Inputs and Outputs 5 8 Audio Configurations 5 8 Signal Connections 5 8 Front Panel RS 232 Connector 5 18 SCM4000 Rear Panel Connectors 5 18 Cable Assemblies 5 22 Po...

Page 10: ...Reference Manual SCM4000 Demodulator Decoder 8 5 Glossary A 1 Preset Settings Worksheets B 1 Appendix Overview B 1 Symbol Rate Calculations C 1 Appendix Overview C 1 Bit Rates and Symbol Rates C 1 This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 11: ...Reader When viewing this manual on line text displayed as blue contains a hypertext link Click on the blue hypertext link to jump to that destination If the destination link is also blue click on the blue destination link to return 1 3 What This Manual Covers This manual describes how to operate and maintain the SCM4000 Single Carrier Modem Your SCM4000 will consist of one of the following configu...

Page 12: ...ossary Appendix B Preset Settings Worksheet Appendix C SCM4000 Symbol Rate Calculations SCM4000 Single Carrier Modem MPEG Encoder Option Quick Reference Card part no 400510 3 SCM4000 Single Carrier Modem MPEG Decoder Option Quick Reference Card part no 400510 4 1 7 Ordering Documentation Any of the above manuals may be ordered by contacting MRC Customer Service Business Hours Monday Thursday 8 00 ...

Page 13: ...stem Info menu screen 1 9 Supported Repairs The SCM4000 Single Carrier Modem is designed to be compact rugged and reliable The SCM4000 requires specialized test equipment and software to calibrate amplitude and frequency characteristics after repair There are NO supported field repairs to the SCM4000 Single Carrier Modem Return the entire unit for factory repair If you attempt field repair you ris...

Page 14: ...Introduction 1 4 SCM4000 Operator s Guide This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 15: ...ompact microwave Single Carrier Modem ideal for fixed or mobile installations Figure 2 1 SCM4000 The SCM4000 is used for transmitting and or receiving digital signals and compressed video signals through microwave radio communications links and provides maximum flexibility to support multiple configuration requirements with user friendly Preset selections The SCM4000 is ideal for microwave fixed l...

Page 16: ... POWER LED an ALERT LED an ALARM LED an alphanumeric display and six function keys The front panel also contains an RS232 connector located behind an access cover to provide interface connections to a Windows based PC The rear panel of the SCM4000 contains the I O connectors the input power connector the power switch and a fuse Controls indicators and connectors contained on all configurations of ...

Page 17: ...View Figure 2 4 Demodulator Rear Panel Rear View POWER IN IF IN IF OUT T1 E1 10 100 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI DS3 E3 DS3 E3 SMPTE RS232 485 SUM ALARM 1 2 POWER IN FUSE AC Power Option DC Power Option POWER IN IF IN IF OUT T1 E1 10 100 DS3 E3 DS3 E3 SMPTE 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI RS232 485 SUM ALARM 1 2 POWER IN FUSE AC Power Option DC Power Option ...

Page 18: ... E1 10 100 RS232 485 SUM ALARM 1 2 1 2 Modulator Section Demodulator Section POWER IN FUSE AC Power Option DC Power Option AUDIO A AUDIO B VIDEO SUM ALARM RS232 485 SMPTE DS3 E3 DS3 E3 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI T1 E1 10 100 IF OUT IF IN POWER IN 1 2 Encoder Section Modulator Section POWER IN FUSE AC Power Option DC Power Option AUDIO A AUDIO B VIDEO SUM ALARM SMPTE DS3 E3 DS3 E3 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI T1 E1 10...

Page 19: ...in a standard 19 inch 48 3 cm rack Table 2 1 Fuse Ratings Operating Voltage Fuse Rating 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 1 0A 250V AGC Fast Blow 120 VAC 50 60 Hz 2 0A 250V AGC Fast Blow 48 VDC 4 0A 125V AGX Fast Blow 24 VDC 7 5A 32V AGC Fast Blow For more details on installation of the SCM4000 in various applications see the Installation Chapter on page 5 1 part of the SCM4000 Technical Reference Manual only 2 2 ...

Page 20: ...2 485 SUM ALARM ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE MODULATOR CORE BOARD IF OUT POWER IMB IF OUT 1 2 3 INTERFACE BOARD MICROPROCESSOR 2 3 2 SCM4000 Demodulator The SCM4000 Demodulator block diagram is shown in Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 SCM4000 Demodulator Block Diagram POWER SUPPLY AC DC POWER DISTRIBUTION COMMAND AND CONTROL AND FRONT PANEL SCM DEMODULATOR STATUS DISPLAY KEYPAD CONTROL RS232 E1 T1 10 100...

Page 21: ...RS232 485 SUM ALARM E1 T1 10 100 E1 T1 10 100 DEMODULATOR CORE BOARD ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE ASI DS3 E3 POWER POWER IMB IF OUT IF IN 1 2 3 1 2 3 INTERFACE BOARD INTERFACE BOARD MICROPROCESSOR 2 3 4 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder The SCM4000 Modulator Encoder block diagram is shown in Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder POWER SUPPLY AC DC POWER DISTRIBUTION COMMAND AND CONTROL AND FRONT PANEL...

Page 22: ... DECODER STATUS MPEG DECODER ASI SMPTE AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT POWER IMB POWER IF IN VIDEO OUT ASI IN TRANSPORT STREAM 1 3 INTERFACE BOARD MICROPROCESSOR 2 4 For More Information Additional detailed technical information about the SCM4000 is contained in the SCM4000 Technical Reference Manual only Specific topics contained in the Technical Reference Manual are listed below Topic Chapter Connections to...

Page 23: ... SCM4000 MPEG Demodulator Decoder Menu Operations 3 135 SCM4000 System Menu Operations 3 152 3 2 1 SCM4000 Controls and Indicators Controls and indicators contained on the SCM4000 are identified and described below Topics covered are as follows Controls and indicators contained on all configurations of the SCM4000 are identical and are identified in Figure 3 1 on page 3 2 Each of the controls and ...

Page 24: ...t cause the system to lose service Alphanumeric Display The alphanumeric display provides the user interface to enable local control of the state of the SCM4000 and to provide full monitoring capability for the system Function Keys The function keys provide user inputs to control the menu system that appears on the alphanumeric display The function keys consist of four directional arrow keys a SEL...

Page 25: ...10 100 Connectors 3 3 Modulator BNC 1 and 2 Connectors 3 3 Modulator BNC 3 Connector 3 3 Modulator DB 9 Rear Panel RS232 485 Connector 3 3 Modulator DB 9 SUM ALARM Connector 3 3 only Modulator DB 9 Front Panel RS232 Connector The RS232 DB 9 male connector is used for factory test and is located behind an access cover Modulator AC DC Power Connector The AC DC power connector provides connection to ...

Page 26: ...or Connectors Connectors contained on the Demodulator configuration of the SCM4000 are identified in Figure 3 3 on page 3 5 and are described below Connectors covered are as follows Topic Page Demodulator DB 9 Front Panel RS232 Connector 3 4 Demodulator AC DC Power Connector 3 5 Demodulator BNC IF IN Connector 3 5 Demodulator RJ 45 T1 E1 10 100 Connectors 3 5 See Installation chapter on page 5 1 f...

Page 27: ...SI DS3 E3 75 ohm BNC female connectors provide ASI or DS3 E3 outputs Demodulator BNC 3 Connector The 3 ASI SMPTE 75 ohm BNC female connector provides ASI or SMPTE310 outputs Demodulator DB 9 Rear Panel RS232 485 Connector The RS232 485 DB 9 female connector provides connections for either RS232 or RS485 operation Demodulator DB 9 SUM ALARM Connector The SUM ALARM DB 9 female connector provides sum...

Page 28: ...d behind an access cover Modulator Demodulator AC DC Power Connector The AC DC power connector provides connection to the removable external AC DC power cable The power connector is part of the power switch assembly Modulator Demodulator BNC IF IN Connector The IF IN 75 ohm BNC female connector provides the input connection for 70 MHz IF to the unit Modulator Demodulator BNC IF OUT Connector The I...

Page 29: ...mary Alarm Connector ASI DS3 E3 Connectors 2 Each ASI SMPTE Connector RS232 485 Connector MODULATOR SECTION DEMODULATOR SECTION AC Power Connector AC Option POWER IN FUSE 3 2 5 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder Connectors Connectors contained on the Modulator Encoder configuration of the SCM4000 are identified in Figure 3 5 on page 3 8 and are described below Connectors covered are as follows Topic Page M...

Page 30: ...er connector is part of the power switch assembly Modulator Encoder BNC IF OUT Connector The IF OUT 75 ohm BNC female connector provides the 70 MHz IF output signal Modulator Encoder RJ 45 T1 E1 10 100 Connectors The RJ 45 10 100 BaseT connectors provide T1 E1 or Ethernet connections Figure 3 5 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder Connectors AUDIO A AUDIO B VIDEO SUM ALARM RS232 485 SMPTE DS3 E3 DS3 E3 1 ASI...

Page 31: ...escribed below Connectors covered are as follows Topic Page Demodulator Decoder DB 9 Front Panel RS232 Connector 3 9 Demodulator Decoder AC DC Power Connector 3 9 See Installation chapter on page 5 1 for connector pin assignments part of the SCM4000 Technical Reference Manual only Demodulator Decoder DB 9 Front Panel RS232 Connector The RS232 DB 9 male connector is used for factory test and is loc...

Page 32: ... provides ASI or DS3 E3 outputs Demodulator Decoder BNC 3 SMPTE Connector The 3 ASI SMPTE 75 ohm BNC female connector provides ASI orSMPTE310 outputs Demodulator Decoder DB 9 Rear Panel RS232 485 Connector The RS232 485 DB 9 female connector provides connections for either RS232 or RS485 operation Demodulator Decoder DB 9 SUM ALARM Connector The SUM ALARM DB 9 female connector provides summary ala...

Page 33: ...n installed in your unit If you are unsure of the power requirements or connections refer to the Installation Chapter on page 5 1 part of the SCM4000 Technical Reference Manual only 4 Verify the power source is turned on 5 Set the SCM4000 rear panel power switch to on I The normal power up sequence is as follows The front panel green POWER LED should illuminate The alphanumeric display should illu...

Page 34: ...rs 3 18 Menu Option Selections 3 18 Return to the Main Screen 3 18 Default to Main Screen 3 18 Active Errors 3 18 Preset Selection 3 18 Accessing the Menus 3 19 contains more than three options it may be necessary to scroll through the options using the front panel Up and Down arrow keys to reach the required option The following are some points to make this easier The Main Screen is your starting...

Page 35: ...you descend into lower levels of the menu hierarchy until the operational parameter required is reached Each menu page has multiple selections available with one selection per line Once you have navigated to the menu page required you can observe or change a parameter as required To observe or change a parameter different cursors are displayed indicating different options available to you The sele...

Page 36: ...lay i e either above or below what is currently displayed See Accessing the Menus on page 3 19 Figure 3 13 Modulator Top Level Main Menu Hierarchy Typical SCM4000 Modulator System Menu Modulator SR 10 00MS s Mod Type 16QAM Data Ch1 ASI 1 Rate 9 00Mb s Data Ch2 ASI 2 Rate 11 00Mb s Data Ch3 ASI 3 Rate 10 00Mb s Data Ch4 T1 E1 1 Rate 1 54Mb s If Lvl 6 4dBm SpectInv On CW Tone Off PRBS Off System Men...

Page 37: ...1 200e 7 Reset PRBS Figure 3 15 Modulator Demodulator Top Level Main Menu Hierarchy Typical SCM4000 Modulator Demodulator System Menu Modulator SR 10 00MS s Mod Type 16QAM Data Ch1 ASI 1 Rate 9 00Mb s Data Ch2 ASI 2 Rate 11 00Mb s Data Ch3 ASI 3 Rate 10 00Mb s Data Ch4 T1 E1 1 Rate 1 54Mb s If Lvl 6 4dBm SpectInv On CW Tone Off PRBS Off System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log System Info S...

Page 38: ...4Mb s If Lvl 6 4dBm SpectInv On CW Tone Off PRBS Off Figure 3 17 Demodulator Decoder Top Level Main Menu Hierarchy Typical 3 4 2 Menu Configurations The SCM4000 determines its configuration upon power up The menus show only those selections that are relevant to you based on the current hardware configuration SCM4000 MPEG Decoder Demodulator System Menu MPEG Decoder Color Bars Off Audio Out Dig Gen...

Page 39: ...ypical SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 20 Preset Menu Typical The cursor indicates the menu item selected contains options that can be changed using the arrow keys and the SEL key The cursor is displayed when a menu option is selected for change It will also be displayed while the arrow keys are being used to make option selections After press...

Page 40: ...ll be displayed when that menu screen is again accessed unless power has been removed from the unit When moving from menu to menu it may be necessary to use the Up or Down arrow keys to move up and down through the menu options to reach the option required Return to the Main Screen You can access the Main Screen at any time by repeatedly pressing the ESC key until the Main Screen is displayed Defa...

Page 41: ...uired individual menu selections options or settings Please note that pressing and holding a key will not automatically scroll through the menu selections options or settings Press and release the key to advance through the menu until you reach the option required To select the option required the Up or Down arrow keys must be pressed to move the cursor to the option required and either the SEL ke...

Page 42: ...ymbol Rate 3 21 Monitor Change Modulation Type 3 23 Monitor Change ASI Enable 3 25 Monitor Change ASI Bit Rate 3 27 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Enable 3 29 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Line Standard Setting 3 31 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Line Equalizer Setting 3 33 Monitor DS3 E3 Bit Rate 3 36 Monitor Change Ethernet Enable 3 37 Monitor Change Ethernet Bit Rate 3 40 Monitor Change Ethernet LIU Bit Rate 3 42 Monito...

Page 43: ...ree ASI channels and one T1 E1 channel One ASI Channel one DS3 E3 channel and two T1 E1 channels Two ASI channels one T1 E1 channel and one Eth Ethernet channel Two ASI channels and two T1 E1 channels Two ASI channels one SMPTE channel and one T1 E1 channel Note Main Screen menus for SCM4000 configurations containing the Modulator option vary according to hardware options installed in the unit See...

Page 44: ...nu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 27 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 27 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press...

Page 45: ...all Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 6 2 Monitor Change Modulation Type The procedure required to monitor and or change the modulation type to QPSK 16QAM 32QAM or 64QAM is contained in the following steps 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 29 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure ...

Page 46: ... Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 33 Modulator Menu Typical 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Mod Type option 15 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Mod Type option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to change the Mod Type setting to QPSK 16QAM 32QAM or 64QAM ...

Page 47: ...e SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 35 Figure 3 35 System Menu Typical SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the fo...

Page 48: ...erve the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the ASI Y option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 17 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the ASI EN option 18 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the ASI EN option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 19 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select...

Page 49: ...m Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the Preset Menu...

Page 50: ...go to step 15 To change the bit rate go to step 18 15 Press the Down arrow key to move the cursor to the Rate option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Observe the current bit rate is displayed 17 Go to step 24 18 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the ASI Y option required Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 19 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to selec...

Page 51: ...he following steps This procedure may only be performed for SCM4000 Data Channel 1 thru 4 options that have been factory set for DS3 E3 1 or DS3 E3 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 47 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 47 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arrow k...

Page 52: ... Right arrow key and observe the Modulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 51 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 51 Modulator Menu Typical Note In the following steps Data ChX represents Data Ch1 thru Data Ch4 and DS3 E3 Y represents DS3 E3 1 or DS3 E3 2 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Data ChX op...

Page 53: ...page 3 154 Procedure is complete 23 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 DS3 E3 1 DS3 EN On Line Std DS3 Line Eq 70M 3 6 6 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Line Standard Setting The procedure required to monitor and or change the DS3 E3 Line Standard setting to DS3 or E3 is contained in the following steps This procedure may only be performe...

Page 54: ...set Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Modulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe ...

Page 55: ...repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 23 To recall DS3 E3 line standard Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 24 23 ...

Page 56: ...stem Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 63 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 64 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 64 Recall Preset...

Page 57: ...S3 E3 Y Rate 9 00Mb s Note If the DS3 E3 Y DS3 EN option is Off the cursor will be displayed when the Line Eq option is selected in step 17 To monitor the Line Eq setting only go to step 18 If the DS3 E3 Y DS3 EN option is On the cursor will be displayed when the Line Eq option is selected in step 17 To change the Line Eq setting go to step 19 17 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move...

Page 58: ...thru 4 options that have been factory set for DS3 E3 1 or DS3 E3 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 68 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 68 Main Screen Menu Typical SCM4000 Modulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu ...

Page 59: ...ulator Menu Typical Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Modulator SR 20 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM Data Ch1 Note In the following steps Data ChX represents Data Ch1 thru Data Ch4 and DS3 E3 Y represents DS3 E3 1 or DS3 E3 2 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Data ChX option required See Figure 3 73 Figure 3 73 Data Channel Menu Typical 15 Press the Down arrow key t...

Page 60: ... the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See Figure 3 76 Figure 3 76 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to mo...

Page 61: ...Type 16QAM Data Ch1 Modulator Data ChX Eth Y Rate 9 00Mb s 17 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Eth EN option See Figure 3 80 Figure 3 80 Ethernet Enable Menu Typical 18 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Eth EN option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 19 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select On or Off 20 Press the SEL ke...

Page 62: ...the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 82 Figure 3 82 System Menu Typical SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indic...

Page 63: ...lator SR 20 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM Data Ch1 Modulator Data ChX Eth Y Rate 9 00Mb s Note To monitor the bit rate only go to step 15 To change the bit rate go to step 18 15 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the Rate option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor Note Pressing the SEL key when the cursor is displayed will lock the display to allow you to monitor bit rate changes...

Page 64: ...26 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 6 11 Monitor Change Ethernet LIU Bit Rate The procedure required to monitor or change the Ethernet Line Interface Unit LIU bit rate to 10MB or Auto Auto recommended is contained in the following steps This procedure may only be performed for SCM4000 Data Channel 1 thru 4 options that have ...

Page 65: ...eatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Modulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Modulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 92 Figure 3 92 Modulator Menu Typical Note In the following steps Data ChX represe...

Page 66: ...edure without saving the latest changes go to step 23 Eth 1 Eth EN On Rate 12 5Mb s LIU Rate 10Mb 22 To save Preset setting changes perform Save Preset Settings on page 3 154 Procedure is complete 23 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 6 12 Monitor Change RS232 RS485 Serial Enable The procedure required to monitor or change the...

Page 67: ... as shown in Figure 3 98 and the cursor changes to a cursor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Figure 3 98 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys ...

Page 68: ...nges to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 22 To recall RS232 RS485 serial enable Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 23 22 To save Preset setting changes perform Save Prese...

Page 69: ...stem Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 104 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 105 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 105 Recall Pre...

Page 70: ...Menu Typical 18 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Baud option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 19 Press the Up Down Left and Right arrow keys as required to select the baud rate required Baud rate values are from 600bps to 115 2kbps 20 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 21 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Chan...

Page 71: ...Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See...

Page 72: ...b s Note Pressing the SEL key when the cursor is displayed will lock the display to allow you to monitor bit rate changes as they occur To unlock the display press the ESC key 16 Observe the current bit rate is displayed 17 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 3 6 15 Monitor Change SMPTE Enable The procedure required to monitor or change the SMPTE enable state to On or O...

Page 73: ...X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 118 and the cursor changes to a cursor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Figure 3 118 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down...

Page 74: ...to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 22 To recall SMPTE enable Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 23 22 To save Preset setting changes perform Save Preset Settings on page...

Page 75: ... Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 125 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 125 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow k...

Page 76: ...TE SMPTE EN On Mode Analog 21 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 22 To recall SMPTE mode Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without savin...

Page 77: ...stem Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 131 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 132 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 132 Recall Pre...

Page 78: ...hX SMPTE Rate 19 32Mb s 3 6 18 Monitor Change T1 E1 Enable The procedure required to monitor or change the T1 E1 enable state to On or Off is contained in the following steps This procedure may only be performed for SCM4000 Data Channel 1 thru 4 options that have been factory set for T1 E1 1 or T1 E1 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 135 If the...

Page 79: ...eatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Modulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Modulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 139 Figure 3 139 Modulator Menu Typical Note In the following steps Data ChX repre...

Page 80: ...2 To save Preset setting changes perform Save Preset Settings on page 3 154 Procedure is complete T1 E1 X T1E1 EN On Line Std T1 Term 120 Ohm 23 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 6 19 Monitor Change T1 E1 Line Standard The procedure required to monitor or change the T1 E1 line standard to T1 or E1 is contained in the followin...

Page 81: ...ption Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Modulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and...

Page 82: ...prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 23 T1 E1 X T1E1 EN On Line Std T1 Term 120 Ohm 22 To save Preset setting changes perform Save Preset Settings on page 3 154 Procedure is complete 23 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 6 20 Monitor Change T1 E1 Termination The procedure required to ...

Page 83: ... in Figure 3 152 and the cursor changes to a cursor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Figure 3 152 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as requ...

Page 84: ...erm 120 Ohm Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 22 To recall T1 E1 termination Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 23 22 To save Preset setting changes perfor...

Page 85: ...stem Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 158 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 159 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 159 Recall Pre...

Page 86: ...ate 1 54Mb s Figure 3 162 T1 E1 Menu Typical 18 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Ln Coding option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 19 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select On or Off 20 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 21 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Changes to Presets are not automatical...

Page 87: ...own arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See Figure 3 165 Fig...

Page 88: ...ow key to select the T1 E1 X option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 17 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to Modulator SR 20 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM Data Ch1 Modulator Data ChX T1 E1 X Rate 1 54Mb s move the cursor to the RxGain option See Figure 3 169 Figure 3 169 T1 E1 Menu Typical 18 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the RxGain option and observe the cursor changes...

Page 89: ...thru 4 options that have been factory set for T1 E1 1 or T1 E1 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 170 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 170 Main Screen Menu Typical SCM4000 Modulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu ...

Page 90: ...a Ch1 thru Data Ch4 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Modulator SR 20 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM Data Ch1 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Data ChX option required See Figure 3 175 Figure 3 175 Data Channel Menu Typical 15 Press the Down arrow key to move the cursor to the Rate option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor Note Pressing the SEL key when the...

Page 91: ...stem Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 178 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 179 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 179 Recall Pre...

Page 92: ...tInv Off IF Lvl 6 4dBm CW Tone Off Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 19 To recall IF level Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 20 19 To save Preset setting ...

Page 93: ...Recall Preset 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 185 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 185 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 t...

Page 94: ...cedure is complete 20 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 Modulator SpectInv Off IF Lvl 6 4dBm CW Tone Off 3 6 26 Monitor Change CW Tone State The procedure required to monitor and or change the CW Tone state to On or Off is contained in the following steps CW Tone is generally used only for system setup or troubleshooting For no...

Page 95: ...press the SEL key Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Modulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Modulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 192 Figure 3 192 Modulator Menu Typical ...

Page 96: ...leshooting Setting the PRBS state to On causes a test pattern to be sent to determine if interfaces are passing accurate data During normal operation the PRBS state should be set to Off 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 194 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 194 Main Screen...

Page 97: ...s as required to move the cursor to the Modulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Modulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 198 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 198 Modulator Menu Typical 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the PRBS option See Figure 3 199 Figure 3 199 Spe...

Page 98: ...on Type Settings 3 79 Monitor Signal to Noise Ratio 3 80 Monitor EVM 3 82 Monitor Change ASI Bit Rate Settings 3 83 Monitor Change DS3 E3 Line Standard Setting 3 86 See Figure 3 466 on page 3 164 for the Demodulator Settings Menu Map Demodulator Data Channel interface parameters and settings are dependent upon factory settings and hardware configurations The following factory setting options are a...

Page 99: ...it See Overview on page 3 12 to view the Main Screens for all configurations of the SCM4000 Demodulator options for each SCM4000 configuration are identical therefore the Main Screens shown in the following procedures is typical 3 7 1 Monitor Change Symbol Rate Settings The procedure required to monitor and or change the symbol rate settings from 0 0 to 20 2 MS s is contained in the following step...

Page 100: ...ru 9 as required and press the SEL key Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up arrow key to move the cursor to the Demodulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 204 Figure 3 204 Demodulator Menu Ty...

Page 101: ...d in the following steps 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 205 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 205 Main Screen Menu Typical SCM4000 Demodulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right ar...

Page 102: ...ator SR 10 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM SNR 30 3dB 15 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Mod Type option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to change the Mod Type setting to QPSK 16QAM 32QAM or 64QAM 17 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 18 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displ...

Page 103: ...CM4000 Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See Figure 3 212 Figure 3 212 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as sho...

Page 104: ...igure 3 215 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 215 Main Screen Menu Typical Demodulator SR 10 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM SNR 30 3dB SCM4000 Demodulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See ...

Page 105: ...M option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Demodulator SNR 30 3dB EVM 1 5 Data Ch1 Note Pressing the SEL key when the cursor is displayed will lock the display to allow you to monitor EVM changes as they occur To unlock the display press the ESC key 15 Observe the current Error Vector Magnitude EVM is displayed 16 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the...

Page 106: ...rsor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 223 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 223 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11...

Page 107: ...r changes to a cursor See Figure 3 226 Demodulator Data ChX ASI Y Rate 9 00Mb s Figure 3 226 ASI Data Rate Menu Typical 20 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Rate option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 21 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to select the bit rate required The bit rate range is from 0 0 to 90 0Mb s 22 Press the SEL key and observe the c...

Page 108: ... the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 228 Figure 3 228 System Menu Typical SCM4000 Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 t...

Page 109: ...bserve the cursor changes to a cursor Demodulator SR 10 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM SNR 30 3dB Demodulator Data ChX DS3 E3 Y Rate 34 37Mb s 16 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the DS3 E3 Y option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor Note If the DS3 E3 Y DS3 EN option is Off the cursor will be displayed when the Line Std option is selected in step 17 To monitor the Line Std setting onl...

Page 110: ...s contained in the following steps This procedure may only be performed for SCM4000 Data Channel 1 thru 4 options that have been factory set for DS3 E3 1 or DS3 E3 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 234 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 234 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Pres...

Page 111: ...ursor to the Demodulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 238 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 238 Demodulator Menu Typical Note In the following steps Data ChX represents Data Ch1 thru Data Ch4 and DS3 E3 Y represents DS3 E3 1 or DS3 E3 2 14 Press the Up or Down...

Page 112: ...DS3 Line Eq 70M Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 23 To recall DS3 E3 line equalizer Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step 24 23 To save Preset setting change...

Page 113: ...rror Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 244 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 244 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru...

Page 114: ... be performed for SCM4000 Data Channel 1 thru 4 options that have been factory set for Eth 1 or Eth 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 247 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the Demodulator Data ChX DS3 E3 Y Rate 34 37Mb s ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 247 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arrow ke...

Page 115: ...uired to move the cursor to the Demodulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 251 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 251 Demodulator Menu Typical Note In the following steps Data ChX represents Data Ch1 thru Data Ch4 and Eth Y represents Eth 1 or Eth 2 14 Press the ...

Page 116: ...th EN On Rate 12 5Mb s LIU Rate 10Mb 24 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 25 To recall Ethernet bit rate Preset settings established prior to performing this proced...

Page 117: ...tem Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 256 Preset Menu Typical 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 257 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 257 Recall Pres...

Page 118: ...s Figure 3 260 Ethernet Enable Menu Typical 18 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Rate option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 19 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to select 10MB 100MB or Auto Auto recommended 20 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 21 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Changes...

Page 119: ...62 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option SCM4000 Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the P...

Page 120: ... 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM SNR 30 3dB Demodulator Data ChX RSX Rate 0 12Mb s Figure 3 267 RS232 Enable Menu Typical 17 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Baud option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 18 Press the Up Down Left and Right arrow keys as required to select the baud rate required Baud rate values are from 600bps to 115 2kbps 19 Press the SEL key and observe the curso...

Page 121: ...equired to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option SCM4000 Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See Figure 3 270 Figure 3 270 Preset ...

Page 122: ...ssing the SEL key when the cursor is displayed will lock the display to allow you to monitor bit rate changes as they occur To unlock the display press the ESC key 16 Observe the current bit rate is displayed 17 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 3 7 13 Monitor SMPTE Bit Rate The procedure required to monitor the SMPTE Bit Rate is contained in the following steps This ...

Page 123: ...set X as shown in Figure 3 277 and the cursor changes to a cursor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Figure 3 277 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arro...

Page 124: ...factory set for T1 E1 1 or T1 E1 2 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 280 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Demodulator Data ChX SMPTE Rate 19 39Mb s Figure 3 280 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the...

Page 125: ...ey or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 284 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 284 Demodulator Menu Typical Note In the following steps Data ChX represents Data Ch1 thru Data Ch4 T1 E1 X represents T1 E1 1 or T1 E1 2 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Data Ch...

Page 126: ...23 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 T1 E1 X Line Std T1 LBO 40M 0dBm Ln Coding Off 3 7 15 Monitor Change T1 E1 Line Coding The procedure required to monitor or change the T1 E1 line coding state to On or Off is contained in the following steps This procedure may only be performed for SCM4000 Data Channel 1 thru 4 options that ...

Page 127: ...EL key Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Demodulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 291 Figure 3 291 Demodulator Menu Typical Note ...

Page 128: ...22 To save Preset setting changes perform Save Preset Settings on page 3 154 Procedure is complete T1 E1 X Line Std T1 LBO 40M 0dBm Ln Coding Off 23 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 7 16 Monitor Change T1 E1 Line Build Out The procedure required to monitor or change T1 or E1 Line Build Out LBO settings is contained in the fo...

Page 129: ...n Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Demodulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and o...

Page 130: ...layed T1 E1 X Line Std T1 LBO 40M 0dBm Ln Coding Off Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 22 To recall T1 E1 line build out Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without saving the latest changes go to step...

Page 131: ...et Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 304 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 304 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys ...

Page 132: ...ed in the following steps 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 307 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Demodulator Data ChX T1 E1 X Rate 1 54Mb s Figure 3 307 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key...

Page 133: ...rsor to the Demodulator option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 311 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 311 Demodulator Menu Typical 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Line Eq option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor See Figur...

Page 134: ...hooting Setting the PRBS state to On enables a test pattern to be received to determine if interfaces are passing accurate data During normal operation the PRBS state should be set to Off 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 313 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 313 Main Scre...

Page 135: ...ss the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 317 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 317 Demodulator Menu Typical 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the PRBS Info option See Figure 3 318 Figure 3 318 Demodulator Menu Typical PRBS Option 15 Press the SEL key...

Page 136: ...udo Random Bit Sequence PRBS Bit Error Rate BER is contained in the following steps 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 320 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 320 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Pr...

Page 137: ... 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Demodulator menu is displayed See Figure 3 324 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 324 Demodulator Menu Typical 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the PRBS Info option See Figure 3 325 Figure 3 325 Demodulator Menu Typical PRBS Option 15 Press the ...

Page 138: ...wing steps 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 327 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 327 Main Screen Menu Typical SCM4000 Demodulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and ob...

Page 139: ...ys as required to move the cursor to the PRBS Info option See Figure 3 332 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Demodulator SR 10 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM SNR 30 3dB Figure 3 332 Demodulator Menu Typical PRBS Option 15 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the PRBS Info option 16 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Reset PRBS option See Figure 3 333 Figure 3 333 PRBS Inf...

Page 140: ...tor Change Chroma Settings 3 120 Monitor Change BISS Settings 3 122 Monitor Change Delay Setting 3 123 Monitor Change Bit Rate Settings 3 125 Monitor Change Video Setting 3 127 Monitor Change Audio A Settings 3 128 Monitor Change Audio B Settings 3 131 See Figure 3 468 on page 3 166 for the MPEG Encoder Settings Menu Map 3 9 2 Monitor Change Color Bars Settings To monitor or change Color Bars opti...

Page 141: ... and the cursor changes to a cursor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Figure 3 337 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up arrow key to move the cursor to the MPEG E...

Page 142: ...on page 3 155 3 9 3 Monitor Change Chroma Settings To monitor or change Chroma option settings to 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 perform the following steps for each Preset as required 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 339 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 339 Main Screen Menu 3 Press the...

Page 143: ... X Save Settings Figure 3 343 MPEG Encoder Menu 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Chroma option 15 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to change the Chroma setting to 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 17 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 18 Press the ESC key repe...

Page 144: ...he System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 345 SCM4000 MPEG Encoder Modulator System Menu Figure 3 345 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the...

Page 145: ...s displayed Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings MPEG Encoder Color Bars Auto Chroma 4 2 0 BISS Off Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 19 To recall BISS Preset settings established prior to performing this procedure without savin...

Page 146: ...set Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 352 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 352 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as re...

Page 147: ... 155 3 9 6 Monitor Change Bit Rate Settings To monitor or change Bit Rate settings from 0 0 to 50 0 Mb s perform the following steps for each Preset as required 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 354 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 354 Main Screen Menu 3 Press the Down ar...

Page 148: ...et Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 358 MPEG Encoder Menu 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Rate option 15 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to change the Rate setting to the value required The Rate setting value range is from 0 0 to 50 0 Mb s 17 Press the...

Page 149: ...360 Figure 3 360 System Menu Typical SCM4000 MPEG Encoder Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log 5 Press the Up or Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the...

Page 150: ...r changes to a cursor 18 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed MPEG Encoder Delay Standard Rate 10 0Mb s Video SDI 525 Note Changes to Presets are not automatically saved Changes to Preset settings will be lost if the Preset is recalled before Preset setting changes have been saved To save Preset setting changes go to step 19 To recall video Preset settings established pr...

Page 151: ...u X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 367 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 367 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right ...

Page 152: ... to change the Mode setting to Mono or Stereo MPEG Encoder Audio A Input AES EBU Mode Mono 22 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 23 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Audio A Type option See Figure 3 370 Figure 3 370 Audio A Options 24 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to change the Type setting to MPEG or Off 25 Press the SEL k...

Page 153: ...e SEL key or Right arrow key to select the Preset Menu option SCM4000 MPEG Encoder Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Note X indicated in the Preset Menu in the following steps represents Presets 1 thru 9 Preset X represents the Preset name 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See Figure 3 373 Figure 3 373 Preset Menu 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as requir...

Page 154: ...TstTon Analog or SDI 17 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 18 Press the Down arrow key to select the Audio B Mode option See Figure 3 376 SCM4000 MPEG Encoder Modulator System Menu Figure 3 376 Audio B Options 19 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 20 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Audio B Mode option 21 Press the Up Dow...

Page 155: ...Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 378 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 378 Main Screen Menu SCM4000 MPEG Encoder Modulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the ...

Page 156: ...Menu 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Net option Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings MPEG Encoder Mode Mono Type MEG Net Net 1 15 Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Review the Network name for the current Preset 17 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 3 9 11 Monitor Service Name To monitor individual Preset Service names perform the fo...

Page 157: ... Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up arrow key to move the cursor to the MPEG Encoder option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the MPEG Encoder menu is displayed See Fig...

Page 158: ...hange BISS Settings 3 143 Monitor Audio A Status 3 145 Monitor Audio B Status 3 146 Monitor Video Status 3 148 Monitor Packet Errors 3 149 Monitor Service Name 3 151 3 10 2 Monitor Change Color Bars Settings To monitor or change Color Bars option settings to Auto or Off perform the following steps for each Preset as required 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed ...

Page 159: ...d and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key as required until the Main Screen is displayed Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings 12 Press the Up arrow key to move the cursor to the MPEG Decoder option 13 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the MPEG Decoder menu is displayed See Figure 3 392 Figure 3 392 MPEG Decoder Menu 14 Press the ...

Page 160: ...h Preset as required 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 393 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 393 Main Screen Menu SCM4000 MPEG Decoder Demodulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right a...

Page 161: ...or Bars Auto Audio Out Dig Gen Lock Off 15 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 16 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys as required to change the Audio Out setting to Dig or Ana 17 Press the SEL key and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 18 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Note Changes to Presets are not automatica...

Page 162: ... 7 Observe the Preset Menu is displayed See Figure 3 400 SCM4000 MPEG Decoder Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 400 Preset Menu 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Pres...

Page 163: ...ut saving the latest MPEG Decoder Color Bars Auto Audio Out Dig Gen Lock Off changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 10 5 Monitor Change NTSC Pedestal Settings To monitor or change NTSC Pedestal settings to On or Off perform the following steps for each Preset as required When selecting NTSC Pedestal On or Off options note that most Tandberg MPEG Decoders automatically add a 7 5 IRE...

Page 164: ... Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 405 Preset Menu 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 406 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 406...

Page 165: ...ettings on page 3 154 Procedure is complete 20 To recall Preset settings without saving the latest MPEG Decoder Audio Out Dig Gen Lock Off NTSC Ped Off changes perform Recall Preset Settings on page 3 155 3 10 6 Monitor Change BISS Settings To monitor or change BISS settings to BISS 1 BISS E or Off perform the following steps for each Preset as required Note Basic Interoperable Scrambling System B...

Page 166: ...es to a cursor System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Figure 3 411 Recall Preset Option 10 Press the Up Down Left or Right arrow keys to select Preset 1 thru 9 as required and press the SEL key 11 Press the ESC key as required until the Main Screen is displayed 12 Press the Up arrow key to move the cursor to the MPEG Decoder option 13 Pre...

Page 167: ...tatus perform the following steps for each Preset as required 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 413 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed Figure 3 413 Main Screen Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow...

Page 168: ...ecoder menu is displayed See Figure 3 417 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 417 MPEG Decoder Menu 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Aud_A option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor Note Pressing the SEL key when the cursor is displayed will lock the display to allow you to monitor status changes as the...

Page 169: ...Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 420 Preset Menu 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 421 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 421 ...

Page 170: ...for each Preset as required 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 423 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed MPEG Decoder Aud_A Unlock BISS Off Aud_B Unlock Figure 3 423 Main Screen Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key ...

Page 171: ...G Decoder menu is displayed See Figure 3 427 Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 427 MPEG Decoder Menu 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Video option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor Note Pressing the SEL key when the cursor is displayed will lock the display to allow you to monitor status changes as ...

Page 172: ...Demodulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Figure 3 430 Preset Menu 8 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Recall Preset option Observe the cursor changes to a cursor 9 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the Recall Preset option changes to X Preset X as shown in Figure 3 431 and the cursor changes to a cursor Figure 3 431 ...

Page 173: ... is displayed See Figure 3 433 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed MPEG Decoder Aud_B Unlock Video Good PktEr 0E S Figure 3 433 Main Screen Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 434 Figure 3 4...

Page 174: ...gs Recall Preset Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings Figure 3 437 MPEG Decoder Menu 14 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to select the Svc option and observe the cursor changes to a cursor 15 Observe Svc service name 16 Press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is displayed 3 11 SCM4000 System Menu Operations The SCM4000 detects which modules are contained in the unit upon powe...

Page 175: ...et Settings 3 155 Monitor Active Errors 3 156 Monitor Clear Error Log 3 157 Monitor System Information 3 158 Perform System Reset 3 160 SCM4000 Modulator System Menu 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 439 Figure 3 439 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the Preset Menu option 6 Press the SE...

Page 176: ...played Figure 3 442 Main Screen Menu Typical Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings SCM4000 Modulator System Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 443 Figure 3 443 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the Pre...

Page 177: ...446 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option Preset Menu X Preset X Recall Preset X Preset X SCM4000 Modulator System Menu 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 447 Figure 3 447 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Preset ...

Page 178: ...ss the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option Preset Menu X Preset X Save Settings SCM4000 Modulator System Menu 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 451 Figure 3 451 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the Active Errors option Note Error Codes shown in Figur...

Page 179: ... Right arrow key to select the Error log option and observe the Event Log menu is displayed See Figure 3 455 SCM4000 Modulator System Menu System Menu Preset Menu Active Errors Error Log Note Error Codes shown in Figure 3 455 are typical See the Troubleshooting Chapter on page 4 1 for the complete list of possible SCM4000 Error Codes Figure 3 455 Event Log Typical 7 Press the Up or Down arrow keys...

Page 180: ...uired to monitor the firmware versions of the options contained in your SCM4000 configuration is contained in the following steps 1 Verify the SCM4000 is powered up 2 Verify the Main Screen is displayed See Figure 3 458 If the Main Screen is not displayed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main Screen is Event Log No Entries displayed Figure 3 458 Main Screen Menu Typical 3 Press the Down arro...

Page 181: ...ta at a time For simplicity Figure 3 460 is provided as an example and is shown with all available menu options for the SCM4000 Demodulator Decoder configuration Figure 3 460 System Info Menu Typical 7 Press the Up or Down arrow keys to review the System Info list of firmware versions contained in your SCM4000 8 When system information has been reviewed press the ESC key repeatedly until the Main ...

Page 182: ...played Figure 3 461 Main Screen Menu 3 Press the Down arrow key as required to move the cursor to the System Menu option 4 Press the SEL key or Right arrow key and observe the System Menu is displayed See Figure 3 462 Figure 3 462 System Menu Typical 5 Press the Up or Down arrow keys as required to move the cursor to the System Reset option DVC4000D MPEG Decoder System Menu System Menu Preset Menu...

Page 183: ...Observe Data Channel 4 bit rate Adjust IF level from 5 to 15dBm Modulator SpectInv Off Set to On or Off Modulator CW Tone Off Set to On or Off Modulator PRBS Off Set to On or Off Observe Data Channel 1 bit rate See Notes See Notes See Notes See Notes Notes Data Channels are dependent upon factory settings and hardware configurations The following Data Channel options are available Off E3 1 E1 2 AS...

Page 184: ...u Ch4 4 Data ChX ASI Y ASI Y Rate 9 0Mb s Select bit rate from 0 0 to 90 0Mb s ASI Y ASI EN On Select On or Off Data ChX DS3 E3 Y DS3 E3 Y Line Eq 70M Select 70M or 70M DS3 E3 Y Line Std DS3 Observe DS3 or E3 DS3 E3 Y DS3 EN On Select On or Off Data ChX Eth Y Eth Y LIU Rate 100Mb Select 10Mb 100Mb or Auto Eth Y Rate 12 5Mb s Select bit rate from 0 0 to 80 0Mb s Eth Y Eth EN On Select On or Off Dat...

Page 185: ...nts T1 E1 1 or T1 E1 2 5 6 Data ChX SMPTE SMPTE Mode Analog Select Analog or Digital SMPTE SMPTE EN On Select On or Off Data ChX T1 E1 Y T1 E1 Y Term 120 Ohm Select 75 Ohm 100 Ohm or 120 Ohm T1 E1 Y Line Std T1 Select T1 or E1 T1 E1 Y Ln Coding On Select On or Off T1 E1 Y RxGain 30 dBm T1 E1 Y T1E1 EN On Select On or Off T1 Option Select 30 dBm or 36 dBm E1 Option Select 12 dBm or 43 dBm ...

Page 186: ...e 00 Observe bit error rate See Notes See Notes See Notes See Notes Select On or Off Select reset Demodulator SR 10 0MS s Mod Type 16QAM SNR 20 0dB EVM 1 5 Data Ch1 ASI 1 Rate 9 00Mb s Data Ch2 RS232 Baud 115 2kbps Data Ch3 ASI 3 Rate 10 00Mb s Data Ch4 T1 E1 1 Rate 1 54Mb s Ln Coding On PRBS Info PRBS Off BER 1 200e 7 Reset PRBS Notes Data Channels are dependent upon factory settings and hardware...

Page 187: ...s Ch1 thru Ch4 Data ChX ASI Y ASI Y Rate 5 00Mb s Select bit rate from 0 0 to 90 00Mb s Data ChX DS3 E3 Y DS3 E3 Y Line Std DS3 DS3 E3 Y Line Eq 70M Select DS3 or E3 Select 70M or 70M Data ChX Eth Y Eth Y Rate 5Mb s Eth Y LIU Rate 100Mb Select 0 00 to 90 00Mbps Select 10Mb 100Mb or Auto Data ChX RS232 or RS485 RS232 or RS485 Baud 115 2kbps Select 800bps to 115 2kbps Data ChX SMPTE SMPTE Monitor bi...

Page 188: ...r ColorBars Auto NTSC Option Select NTSC Auto or Off PAL Option Select PAL Auto or Off Select 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 Select Off BISS 1 or BISS E Select Low or Standard Select SDI 525 NTSC or NTSC Ped Audio A Input AES EBU Audio A Type MPEG Audio A Mode Mono Select AES EBU TstTon Analog or SDI Select Mono or Stereo Select MPEG or Off Audio B Input AES EBU Audio B Type MPEG Audio B Mode Mono Select AES EBU ...

Page 189: ...er Gen Lock Off MPEG Decoder Audio_B Locked MPEG Decoder Audio Out Dig MPEG Decoder Video Good MPEG Decoder ColorBars Off Select Off or On Select Dig or Ana Select Off or On Select Off or On Observe Aud_A status Unlock Mono or Stereo MPEG Decoder PktEr 0E S MPEG Decoder Svc Service 01 Observe Aud_B status Unlock Mono or Stereo Observe Video status Good or Bad Observe number of packet errors per se...

Page 190: ...ystem Reset System Menu Preset Menu Preset Menu Save Settings Preset Menu Recall Preset Preset Menu 1 Preset 1 Observe current active Preset Select Preset 1 thru 9 to save all setting changes Select active Preset 1 thru 9 Active Errors E333 DCC 12 E332 DCC 12 Observe all current Active Errors Event Log E336 Fan Cur E332 DCC 12 E333 DCC _12 Review and clear Event Log as required System Info DCC 0 0...

Page 191: ...red Turn on power source as required Check and replace fuse as required POWER Green Power is on None ALERT Amber Minor Alarm Power is on but some part of the system reports an abnormal condition that requires attention Condition might impair performance Check alphanumeric display System Menu Active Errors menu screens for error messages or error codes Troubleshoot using tables in this chapter Alph...

Page 192: ...ll provide an error message label adjacent to the error code i e MPEG PCR Note If you are viewing this manual on line major alarm messages displayed on the SCM4000 alphanumeric display are indicated in Tables 4 2 thru 4 6 with a red background and alert messages are indicated with an amber background If your SCM4000 contains a Modulator option see Table 4 2 on page 4 3 for descriptions of Modulato...

Page 193: ...nical Support E221 Mod Ch2 OF Channel 2 FIFO Overflow Fault E222 Mod Ch3 OF Channel 3 FIFO Overflow Fault E223 Mod Ch4 OF Channel 4 FIFO Overflow Fault E224 Mod Ch1 UF Channel 1 FIFO Underflow Fault E225 Mod Ch2 UF Channel 2 FIFO Underflow Fault E226 Mod Ch3 UF Channel 3 FIFO Underflow Fault E227 Mod Ch4 UF Channel 4 FIFO Underflow Fault E228 Mod Cal Er Rate Calculation Error The total data rate e...

Page 194: ...gnal AIS also known as all ones condition Verify that you have valid data upstream Contact technical staff If problem persists possible hardware failure Contact MRC Technical Support E26A T1 E12 AIS T1 E1 2 Alarm Indication Signal The T1 or E1 signal attached is transmitting an Alarm Indication Signal AIS also known as all ones condition E26B SMPTE LOS SMPTE Loss of Signal The given interface does...

Page 195: ...CM4000 Demodulator Primary Error Codes Error Code Error Message Meaning Suggested Operator Action Suggested Technical Staff Action Status Errors Some part of System is reporting an abnormal condition E240 Dem Ch1 OF Channel 1 FIFO Overflow Fault Verify the Demodulator has the correct data rate for the given channel Contact technical staff If problem persists possible hardware failure Contact MRC T...

Page 196: ...incoming IF signal Verify that a valid signal is connected and that you have the correct symbol rate and modulation parameters selected Contact technical staff If problem persists possible hardware failure Contact MRC Technical Support E24A No Div Sig Diversity signal is not detected Diversity is enabled but the modem cannot detect a valid diversity connection Check diversity cables Verify diversi...

Page 197: ...nal AIS also known as all ones condition has been detected on Channel 1 This is almost always an indication of an upstream problem Verify that the Modulator has no related errors and that the given channel is enabled on the Modulator Contact technical staff If problem persists possible hardware failure Contact MRC Technical Support E285 De Ch2 AIS An Alarm Indication Signal AIS also known as all o...

Page 198: ...rameter Errors Error Code Error Message Meaning Suggested Operator Action Suggested Technical Staff Action Status Errors Some internal parameter is outside of allowable limits E120 MPEG Trans Transport Lock Fault There is no valid transport stream detected by the MPEG Decoder Ensure that the ASI channel linked to the Decoder is enabled and has valid data i e no errors Verify that there are no othe...

Page 199: ...Fault Unable to find lock to PCR Check and remedy error E120 first Verify that the ASI stream is a valid DVB conforming stream If you are using service information to extract the PIDs verify that you have selected a valid service and that the stream contains valid service information If you are manually entering PIDs ensure that all of the values match the desired service in the stream Contact tec...

Page 200: ...t E334 DCC RFV DCC Ref DCC Volt Fault E335 DCC Tmp DCC Temperature Fault Verify SCM4000 internal fans are operating Check SCM4000 to be certain it is not too close to sources of heat Relocate unit if possible Check SCM4000 to be certain it is not too cold Ensure that ambient temperature is at least 32o F 0o C Relocate unit if possible Verify SCM4000 has room around it for proper air flow Move obje...

Page 201: ...blems Problem Possible Cause Suggested Operator Action Suggested Technical Staff Action Video Problems No Video Video errors are present Make certain there are no video errors i e E 120 E122 present See Table 4 5 on page 4 8 for corrective action Contact technical staff If problem persists possible hardware failure Contact MRC Technical Support Cables are disconnected Verify all cables are properl...

Page 202: ...sts possible hardware failure Contact MRC Technical Support Color Bars on Constantly No Heartbeat Color bars turned on in Decoder Turn color bars off Contact technical staff If problem persists possible hardware failure Contact MRC Technical Support Color Bars on with Service Name and Heartbeat Color bars turned on in Encoder Color bars set to Auto in Encoder and no video signal Table 4 7 Video Pr...

Page 203: ...ical Support Receive signal too low no carrier lock The signal coming into the unit is too low too noisy to lock to or missing Check and adjust the RF path to increase signal strength move antennas or remove obstacles to get a clearer transmission path Try moving to a different cleaner channel Contact technical staff Low SNR The signal to noise threshold is too low to pass the selected modulation ...

Page 204: ...ta can be passed Verify that the PRBS generator is turned off on the transmit and receive sides Contact technical staff Input signal turned off on the Modulator The Modulator has a menu to turn an interface on or off If this is off on the Modulator data will not be passed Turn the interface back on in the Modulator Contact technical staff Inverted spectrum The Modulator provides the capability to ...

Page 205: ...Suggested Operator Action Suggested Technical Staff Action Note that PRBS will not display valid data if the Demodulator is unlocked 4 Turn on PRBS on the Modulator See Monitor Change PRBS State on page 3 74 5 Turn on PRBS on the Demodulator See Monitor Change PRBS State on page 3 112 6 Reset PRBS on the Demodulator See Reset PRBS on page 3 116 7 After approximately 5 minutes Bit Error Rate BER er...

Page 206: ...orrectly Check the modulation modes and spectral inversion settings make the necessary changes and repeat from step 6 If your errors are about equal to 1 000e 07 your modulation modes are the same on the Modulator and Demodulator and the spectral inversion is set correctly check the SNR per Table 4 8 on page 4 13 Make the necessary changes and repeat from step 6 8 Turn off PRBS on the Modulator Se...

Page 207: ...agree with those listed on the packing list DO NOT discard the container or packing material until you have inspected the equipment and are sure there is no shipping damage The container and packing must be available in the event that a damage claim needs to be filed with the shipping carrier 5 3 Initial Inspection After the equipment is unpacked we recommend you inspect it using the following che...

Page 208: ...nts are designed to make initial installation easier and to allow room for future access and servicing 5 5 1 Equipment Rack The SCM4000 mounts into the mounting rails of a standard 19 inch 48 3 cm equipment rack It occupies 1 rack unit 1RU of height CAUTION Do not overload the rack or load it unevenly Secure the rack to a solid surface Make certain the rack and mounting rails are strong and rigid ...

Page 209: ...e Always allow adequate ventilation If possible install the SCM4000 in a climate controlled area Installation should allow adequate air flow around the equipment Air flow should be circulated and mixed with room air not trapped in a closed space When mounting the SCM in an enclosed rack with other equipment it is good practice to allow spaces at the top and bottom of the rack and to fill those spa...

Page 210: ...y location where the cable must change direction sharply to maintain a smooth bend and prevent kinking Provide strain relief at each connector to absorb any pulling forces on the cable and prevent damage to the connector 5 6 Power Connections 5 6 1 Power Requirements The SCM4000 has the following power requirements depending upon the power option ordered Supply Voltage 24 to 48 VDC 24 to 48 VDC 12...

Page 211: ...ng POWER IN FUSE equipment can be found on a rating plate usually on the rear panel If necessary consult a licensed electrician CAUTION Be sure the power being supplied matches the power required by the equipment CAUTION Power supply cords and cables must be protected Do not run cords where they can be walked upon Protect cables against pinching and chafing Pay special attention to locations where...

Page 212: ...r and Demodulator Decoder configurations both use the same type of audio connectors On these configurations the connectors are mounted on the rear panel as shown in Figure 5 4 and Figure 5 5 Figure 5 4 Modulator Encoder Rear Panel Figure 5 5 Demodulator Decoder Rear Panel AUDIO A AUDIO B VIDEO SUM ALARM RS232 485 SMPTE DS3 E3 DS3 E3 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI T1 E1 10 100 IF OUT IF IN POWER IN 1 2 AUDIO Co...

Page 213: ... 2 Pin out connections for the Decoder section of the SCM4000 are shown in Table 5 3 Decoder digital audio outputs are available on the AUDIO B connector only Figure 5 6 AUDIO A and B Connector Pin Outs 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 Front View Table 5 2 Encoder AUDIO A and B Pin Out Connections Connector Information Pin Out Signal Description 9 Pin Male D Connector 1 Right 2 GND 3 Right 4 Left 5 GND 6 Left 7 ...

Page 214: ... voice signal An audio circuit can carry one analog balanced channel or two digital AES EBU channels Analog Four monaural or two stereo channels carried on each AUDIO connector Digital AES EBU Two digital channels carried on each AUDIO connector MPEG audio circuits must be configured in pairs Audio A Channels 1 and 2 Audio B Channels 3 and 4 Audio channels are factory configured for each SCM4000 h...

Page 215: ...PTE 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI RS232 485 SUM ALARM 1 2 POWER IN FUSE IF IN AC Power Option DC Power Option T1 E1 10 100 1 ASI DS3 E3 2 ASI DS3 E3 3 ASI SMPTE SUM ALARM RS232 RS485 POWER IN IF IN IF OUT T1 E1 10 100 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI DS3 E3 DS3 E3 SMPTE SUM ALARM RS232 485 DS3 E3 DS3 E3 SMPTE 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI T1 E1 10 100 RS232 485 SUM ALARM 1 2 1 2 POWER IN FUSE DC Power Option AC Power Option SUM ALARM S...

Page 216: ... AUDIO A AUDIO B VIDEO SUM ALARM RS232 485 SMPTE DS3 E3 DS3 E3 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI T1 E1 10 100 IF OUT IF IN POWER IN 1 2 POWER IN FUSE DC Power Option AC Power Option IF OUT T1 E1 10 100 1 ASI DS3 E3 3 ASI SMPTE SUM ALARM RS232 RS485 AUDIO A VIDEO AUDIO B AUDIO A AUDIO B VIDEO SUM ALARM SMPTE DS3 E3 DS3 E3 1 ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI T1 E1 10 100 RS232 485 IF IN IF OUT POWER IN 1 2 POWER IN FUSE DC Power Opt...

Page 217: ...smit Site See Figure 5 15 on page 5 12 See Figure 5 20 on page 5 16 Demodulator Decoder Simplex Receive Site See Figure 5 16 on page 5 12 See Figure 5 21 on page 5 17 Figure 5 12 Modulator Block Diagram Figure 5 13 Demodulator Block Diagram POWER SUPPLY AC DC POWER DISTRIBUTION COMMAND AND CONTROL AND FRONT PANEL SCM MODULATOR STATUS DISPLAY KEYPAD CONTROL RS232 E1 T1 10 100 E1 T1 10 100 RS232 485...

Page 218: ...RD MICROPROCESSOR POWER SUPPLY AC DC POWER DISTRIBUTION COMMAND AND CONTROL AND FRONT PANEL SCM MODULATOR STATUS DISPLAY KEYPAD CONTROL RS232 E1 T1 10 100 E1 T1 10 100 RS232 485 SUM ALARM ASI DS3 E3 MODULATOR CORE BOARD IMB IF OUT ENCODER STATUS MPEG ENCODER ASI SMPTE AUDIO IN AUDIO IN POWER IMB POWER IF OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO TS ASI OUT 1 3 INTERFACE BOARD MICROPROCESSOR Figure 5 16 Demodulator Decod...

Page 219: ...Reference Manual Figure 5 17 Modulator Simplex Transmit Site Block Diagram Typical DAR PLUS TX Simplex Transmitter Terminal SCM4000 Digital IF Modulator ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE 310 RS 232 RS 485 T1 E1 10 100 T1 E1 10 100 70 MHz IF ...

Page 220: ... Manual Figure 5 18 Demodulator Simplex Receive Site Block Diagram Typical DAR PLUS RX Simplex Receiver Terminal Hotstandby Shelf SCM4000 Digital IF Demodulator ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE 310 RS 232 RS 485 T1 E1 10 100 T1 E1 10 100 70 MHz IF ...

Page 221: ... Diagram Typical DAR PLUS TX Duplex Transmit Receive Terminal SCM4000 Digital IF Modulator ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE 310 RS 232 RS 485 T1 E1 10 100 T1 E1 10 100 70 MHz IF DAR PLUS RX Hotstandby Shelf SCM4000 Digital IF Demodulator ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 RS 232 RS 485 T1 E1 10 100 T1 E1 10 100 70 MHz IF ASI SMPTE 310 ...

Page 222: ...Site Block Diagram Typical DAR PLUS TX Simplex Transmitter Terminal MPEG Encoder SCM4000 Audio Audio AES EBU Digital IF Modulator Video SDI ASI ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE 310 RS 232 RS 485 T1 E1 10 100 T1 E1 10 100 70 MHz IF When installed the MPEG Decoder replaces and disables an ASI DS3 E3 Port ...

Page 223: ...ck Diagram Typical DAR PLUS RX Simplex Receiver Terminal Hotstandby Shelf MPEG Decoder SCM4000 Audio Audio AES EBU Digital IF Demodulator Video SDI ASI ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE 310 RS 232 RS 485 T1 E1 10 100 T1 E1 10 100 When installed the MPEG Decoder replaces and disables an ASI DS3 E3 Port 70 MHz IF ...

Page 224: ...ections are shown in Table 5 5 Figure 5 22 RS 232 Connector Pin Outs Table 5 5 Front Panel RS 232 Connector Pin Outs Connector Information Pin Out Signal Description 9 Pin Male D Connector 1 HOST_DCD 2 HOST_RX 3 HOST_TX 4 HOST_DTR 5 GND 6 7 8 9 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 Front View 5 9 2 SCM4000 Rear Panel Connectors Details of rear panel signal connections on the various SCM4000 configurations are provide...

Page 225: ...modulator and Modulator Encoder 1 ASI DS3 E3 75 Ohm BNC The 1 ASI DS3 E3 75 ohm BNC female connector provides channel 1 ASI DS3 E3 inputs to the Modulator module Demodulator Modulator Demodulator and Demodulator Decoder 1 ASI DS3 E3 75 Ohm BNC The 1 ASI DS3 E3 75 ohm BNC female connector provides channel 1 ASI DS3 E3 outputs from the Demodulator module Modulator and Modulator Demodulator 2 ASI DS3...

Page 226: ...22 All Configurations SUM ALARM 9 Pin Male D The SUM ALARM connector provides summary alarm data for common faults and events Connector pin outs for the SUM ALARM connector are shown in Figure 5 24 on page 5 21 Pin out connections for the connector are shown in Table 5 11 on page 5 22 Modulator Encoder and Demodulator Decoder AUDIO A 9 Pin Male D See Audio Connections on page 5 6 for AUDIO A pin o...

Page 227: ...Input 5 Rx Data Input 6 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 Front View Figure 5 24 RS 232 RS 485 and SUM ALARM Connector Pin Outs 7 8 Table 5 8 RJ 45 10 100 Ethernet Connector Pin Outs Connector Information Pin Number Signal Name RJ 45 Connector 1 Tx Data Output 2 Tx Data Output 3 Rx Data Input 4 5 6 Rx Data Input 7 8 Table 5 7 RJ 45 T1 E1 Connector Pin Outs Continued Connector Information Pin Number ...

Page 228: ...8 RD TD 9 GND Table 5 11 SUM ALARM Connector Pin Outs 5 10 Cable Assemblies The alarm harness used to connect the SCM4000 to a DAR Plus radio is shown in Figure 5 25 on page 5 23 the DB 9 to DB 25 wiring harness used for hot standby purposes is shown in Figure 5 26 on page 5 24 and the DB 9 to XLR wiring harnesses used for receive and transmit operations is shown in Figure 5 27 on page 5 25 Connec...

Page 229: ...5 23 SCM4000 Technical Reference Manual Figure 5 25 Alarm Harness 23 24 22 21 20 25 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J1 J2 EXTERNAL ALARM INPUT SUMALARM OUTPUT 1 13 14 25 1 5 6 9 ...

Page 230: ... J2B Audio 3 4 1 5 6 9 2 G 3 R 1 R 4 L 5 G 6 L J4B 2 G 3 R 1 R 4 L 5 G 6 L J3A 2 G 3 R 1 R 4 L 5 G 6 L J2B 2 G 3 R 1 R 4 L 5 G 6 L J1A From J5 J5 To 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 J4B 1 J4B 2 J4B 3 J4B 4 J4B 5 J4B 6 J3A 2 J3A 3 J3A 4 J3A 5 J3A 6 No Connection J1A 6 J1A 5 J1A 4 J2B 1 J1A 3 J1A 1 J2B 6 J2B 5 J2B 4 J2B 3 J2B 2 J3A 1 J1A 2 WIRE LIST ...

Page 231: ... 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 AUDIO 1 R1 Receiver Male AUDIO 1 R1 Transmitter Female AUDIO 1 L1 Receiver Male AUDIO 1 L1 Transmitter Female AUDIO 2 R2 Transmitter Female AUDIO 2 R2 Receiver Male AUDIO 2 L2 Transmitter Female AUDIO 2 L2 Receiver Male AUDIO 1 R1 1 2 3 AIDIO 1 L1 1 2 3 AUDIO 2 R2 J1A SIGNAL 2 3 1 J1A 5 6 4 J2B 1 2 3 AUDIO 2 L2 1 2 3 2 3 1 J2B 5 6 4 SHIELD R R SIGNAL SHIELD L L SIGNAL SHIELD R R SIG...

Page 232: ...r of the correct type and voltage 4 Verify the power source is turned on 5 Set the SCM4000 rear panel power switch to on I 6 After approximately a 10 second delay the normal power up sequence is as follows The front panel green POWER LED illuminates The alphanumeric display illuminates and the Main Screen is displayed The power up sequence is normal See Powering the SCM4000 on page 3 11 7 If every...

Page 233: ...ur equipment is under warranty you may also affect your warranty coverage 6 3 Calling for Service MRC Technical Support is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week During regular business hours you can reach our expert staff directly After hours your call will be forwarded to the on call Technical Support specialist Business Hours Monday 8 00 AM 5 00PM Eastern Time US 0800 1700 hrs US ET Tuesday Fri...

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Page 235: ...M4000 System Cables Description Comments AC Power Cable Connects AC power to the SCM4000 Audio Connector Connector only Mates with SCM4000 AUDIO A and AUDIO B connectors Null Modem Cable Connects SCM4000 RS 232 front panel connector to PC RS 232 connector 24 to 48 VDC Power fuses for the optional AC and DC configurations of the SCM4000 are located on the rear panel Power Switch Assemblies as shown...

Page 236: ...Replacement Parts 7 2 SCM4000 Technical Reference Manual 48 VDC 4 0A 125V AGX Fast Blow 24 VDC 7 5A 32V AGC Fast Blow Table 7 2 Fuse Ratings Continued Operating Voltage Fuse Rating ...

Page 237: ...dulator Encoder 8 4 SCM4000 Demodulator Decoder 8 5 8 2 System Architecture The SCM4000 is designed around a flexible modular architecture Key features of the SCM4000 are as follows The SCM4000 can be configured as a Modulator Demodulator or both a Modulator and a Demodulator Allows simplex or duplex operation depending upon the SCM4000 configuration Optionally available with an MPEG Encoder or De...

Page 238: ...e demux removes the overhead and sends the appropriate data to the appropriate interface as identified by its unique Packet Identifier PID The single carrier modulation demodulation scheme uses symbol rates up to 20Ms s An extremely powerful equalizer removes multipath and is coupled with a Reed Soloman Noise Reduction System to form a robust reliable communications link Careful attention is made ...

Page 239: ...will be presented with the same 70 MHz IF signal after it has been sent over the radio link via the radio system A simplified SCM4000 Modulator Demodulator block diagram is shown in Figure 8 1 Figure 8 1 SCM4000 Modulator Demodulator Block Diagram 8 3 5 SCM4000 Modulator Description The SCM4000 Modulator configuration receives up to four independent asynchronous data signals channels and combines ...

Page 240: ...YPAD CONTROL RS232 E1 T1 10 100 E1 T1 10 100 RS232 485 SUM ALARM ASI DS3 E3 ASI DS3 E3 ASI SMPTE MODULATOR CORE BOARD IF OUT POWER IMB IF OUT 1 2 3 INTERFACE BOARD MICROPROCESSOR Figure 8 3 SCM4000 Demodulator Block Diagram 8 3 7 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder The SCM4000 Modulator Encoder configuration contains both a built in MPEG Encoder and a Modulator This configuration provides analog video and a...

Page 241: ...D CONTROL AND FRONT PANEL SCM MODULATOR STATUS DISPLAY KEYPAD CONTROL RS232 E1 T1 10 100 E1 T1 10 100 RS232 485 SUM ALARM ASI DS3 E3 MODULATOR CORE BOARD IMB IF OUT ENCODER STATUS MPEG ENCODER ASI SMPTE AUDIO IN AUDIO IN POWER IMB POWER IF OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO TS ASI OUT 1 3 INTERFACE BOARD MICROPROCESSOR Figure 8 5 SCM4000 Demodulator Decoder Block Diagram POWER SUPPLY AC DC POWER DISTRIBUTION COMM...

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Page 243: ...t Keying 8 PSK 8 Phase Shift Keying 8QAM 8 state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation The signal video audio is imposed onto the 70 MHz carrier by varying both the phase and the amplitude of the signal while keeping the frequency constant There are 8 possible combinations of phase and amplitude that can be used to carry information 64QAM 64 state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation The signal video audio i...

Page 244: ...cuitry prevents the DC from entering the IDU Table A 1 Useful Terms Continued BISS Basic Interoperable Scrambling System A means of encrypting and decrypting a digital signal to prevent unauthorized reception The encryption and decryption are controlled by a digital key which is shared at both the transmitting and receiving location BISS 1 BISS encryption that uses a fixed key BISS E BISS encrypti...

Page 245: ...ourier Transform DMUX DEMUX Demultiplexer DQPSK Differential Quadrature Quaternary Phase Shift Keying DRL Data Return Link Table A 1 Useful Terms Continued DS3 Digital Signal 3 44 736 Mbps data rate DTE Data Terminal Equipment A device that communicates with a DCE device In practical terms the DTE is usually a computer and the DCE device is usually a modem Duplex A channel capable of transmitting ...

Page 246: ...mpulse Response FMT FM Video Modulator or FM Transmitter FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array FSK Frequency Shift Keying FW Firmware Table A 1 Useful Terms Continued GHz Gigahertz 109 cycles per second GI Guard Interval GND Ground GUI Graphic User Interface HDB3 High Density Bipolar 3 line code format for traffic data HPF High Pass Filter HPU High Power Unit H W or HW Hardware ICI Inter Carrier Inte...

Page 247: ...exing NO Normally Open Relay or switch contacts Table A 1 Useful Terms Continued NRZ Non Return to Zero Modulation NTSC National Television System Committee Color television standard used in the US Provides 525 horizontal lines of resolution Not compatible with PAL or SECAM Null modem cable An RS 232 cable designed to connect two computers or other data sources together It has male DB9 connectors ...

Page 248: ...RF signal in dBm RCU Receiver Control Unit RCL Received Carrier Level Rcvr Receiver RD Receive Data RDS Radio Data System Table A 1 Useful Terms Continued RF Radio Frequency RF Level RF Power from the transmitter RFU Radio Frequency Unit RMA Return Material Authorization R S Reed Solomon RSSI Receiver Signal Strength Indicator RX Receiver RXU Receiver Unit RZ Return to Zero SC Service Channel SC S...

Page 249: ...signals Also called Y C Video Composite Video combines them into one signal S W or SW Software SYNTH Synthesizer T1 1 544 Mbps data rate TC Transmitter Control TCU Transmitter Control Unit TD Transmit Data TX Transmitter TXU Transmitter Unit VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator VDC Volts Direct Current Table A 1 Useful Terms Continued VF Voice Frequency Vide...

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Page 251: ...he worksheets blank lines are provided for you to enter the applicable parameters or settings as well as to identify the applicable Preset name or number If your SCM4000 contains the Modulator option refer to Figure B 1 on page B 2 to record Preset parameters or settings If your SCM4000 contains the Demodulator option refer to Figure B 4 on page B 5 to record Preset parameters or settings If your ...

Page 252: ... 4 bit rate Adjust IF level from 5 to 15dBm Modulator SpectInv ____ Set to On or Off Modulator CW Tone _____ Set to On or Off Modulator PRBS _______ Set to On or Off Observe Data Channel 1 bit rate See Notes See Notes See Notes See Notes Notes Data Channels are dependent upon factory settings and hardware configurations The following Data Channel options are available Off E3 1 E1 2 ASI 1 E3 2 Eth ...

Page 253: ...b s Select bit rate from 0 0 to 90 0Mb s ASI Y ASI EN ____ Select On or Off Data ChX DS3 E3 Y DS3 E3 Y Line Eq ______ Select 70M or 70M DS3 E3 Y Line Std _____ Observe DS3 or E3 DS3 E3 Y DS3 EN _____ Select On or Off Data ChX Eth Y Eth Y LIU Rate _______ Select 10Mb 100Mb or Auto Eth Y Rate _____Mb s Select bit rate from 0 0 to 80 0Mb s Eth Y Eth EN _____ Select On or Off Data ChX RS232 or RS485 R...

Page 254: ... SMPTE SMPTE Mode _______ Select Analog or Digital SMPTE SMPTE EN ____ Select On or Off Data ChX T1 E1 Y T1 E1 Y Term ___ Ohm Select 75 Ohm 100 Ohm or 120 Ohm T1 E1 Y Line Std _____ Select T1 or E1 T1 E1 Y Ln Coding ____ Select On or Off T1 E1 Y RxGain ___ dBm T1 E1 Y T1E1 EN _____ Select On or Off T1 Option Select 30 dBm or 36 dBm E1 Option Select 12 dBm or 43 dBm Preset Name Number _____________...

Page 255: ...See Notes See Notes See Notes See Notes Select On or Off Select reset Demodulator SR ____MS s Mod Type ______ SNR ______dB EVM ____ Data Ch1 _______ Rate _____Mb s Data Ch2 _______ Rate _____Mb s Data Ch3 _______ Rate _____Mb s Data Ch4 _______ Rate _____Mb s Ln Coding ____ PRBS Info PRBS ____ BER _________ Reset PRBS Notes Data Channels are dependent upon factory settings and hardware configurati...

Page 256: ...I Y Rate ____Mb s Select bit rate from 0 0 to 90 00Mb s Data ChX DS3 E3 Y DS3 E3 Y Line Std ____ DS3 E3 Y Line Eq _____ Select DS3 or E3 Select 70M or 70M Data ChX Eth Y Eth Y Rate ___Mb s Eth Y LIU Rate ____Mb Select 0 00 to 90 00Mbps Select 10Mb 100Mb or Auto Data ChX RS232 or RS485 RS232 or RS485 BAUD ___kbps Select 800bps to 115 2kbps Data ChX SMPTE SMPTE Monitor bit rate Data ChX T1 E1 Y T1 E...

Page 257: ...ion Select NTSC Auto or Off PAL Option Select PAL Auto or Off Select 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 Select Off BISS 1 or BISS E Select Low or Standard Select SDI 525 NTSC or NTSC Ped Audio A Input ______ Audio A Type _____ Audio A Mode _____ Select AES EBU TstTon Analog or SDI Select Mono or Stereo Select MPEG or Off Audio B Input ______ Audio B Type _____ Audio B Mode ______ Select AES EBU TstTon Analog or SDI S...

Page 258: ...Decoder Audio_B Locked MPEG Decoder Audio Out ___ MPEG Decoder Video ____ MPEG Decoder ColorBars __ Select Off or On Select Dig or Ana Select Off or On Select Off or On Observe Aud_A status Unlock Mono or Stereo MPEG Decoder PktEr ____E S MPEG Decoder Svc ________ Observe Aud_B status Unlock Mono or Stereo Observe Video status Good or Bad Observe number of packet errors per second Observe Service ...

Page 259: ... 64QAM modulation for the typical bit rate examples shown in Table C 1 Table C 3 illustrates Invalid and Valid symbol rates for QPSK 16QAM 32QAM and 64QAM modulation based on a higher Total bit rate than is shown in Table C 1 Table C 4 is provided to determine the suggested symbol rate and the suggested modulation type based on the total bit rate and the RF channel bandwidth Table C 5 is a blank w...

Page 260: ... The symbol rates and valid modulation types are shown in the QPSK 16QAM 32QAM and 64QAM columns Record these symbol rates on Table C 5 If there is no corresponding value listed for a modulation type in Table C 4 based on your total bit rate that modulation type is Invalid For additional information it is recommended that you contact MRC Technical Support Systems Engineering See Calling for Servic...

Page 261: ...Symbol Rates from Table C 4 18 2 9 1 7 3 6 1 Symbol rate must be between 500 kb s and 19 5 Mb s Valid Rate Valid Rate Valid Rate Valid Rate Table C 3 Modulation Vs Symbol Rates Invalid Rate Example Desired total bit rate in Mb s 52 9847 QPSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM Symbol Rates from Table C 4 14 6 11 7 9 8 Symbol rate must be between 500 kb s and 19 5 Mb s Invalid Rate Valid Rate Valid Rate Valid Rate ...

Page 262: ... 8 8 4 4 3 5 2 9 17 9 4 4 7 3 8 3 1 18 9 9 5 0 4 0 3 3 19 10 5 5 2 4 2 3 5 19 392658 10 7 5 4 4 3 3 6 20 11 0 5 5 4 4 3 7 21 11 6 5 8 4 6 3 9 22 12 1 6 1 4 9 4 1 23 12 7 6 4 5 1 4 2 24 13 2 6 6 5 3 4 4 25 13 8 6 9 5 5 4 6 26 14 3 7 2 5 7 4 8 27 14 9 7 5 6 0 5 0 28 15 4 7 7 6 2 5 2 29 16 0 8 0 6 4 5 3 30 16 6 8 3 6 6 5 5 31 17 1 8 6 6 9 5 7 32 17 7 8 8 7 1 5 9 33 18 2 9 1 7 3 6 1 34 18 8 9 4 7 5 6 ...

Page 263: ... 13 5 11 2 62 17 1 13 7 11 4 63 17 4 13 9 11 6 64 17 7 14 1 11 8 65 18 0 14 4 12 0 Table C 4 Symbol Rate Calculations Continued Summary Rate Total QPSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 66 18 2 14 6 12 2 67 18 5 14 8 12 3 68 18 8 15 0 12 5 69 19 1 15 3 12 7 70 19 3 15 5 12 9 71 19 6 15 7 13 1 72 19 9 15 9 13 3 73 20 2 16 1 13 4 74 16 4 13 6 75 16 6 13 8 76 16 8 14 0 77 17 0 14 2 78 17 2 14 4 79 17 5 14 6 80 17 7 ...

Page 264: ...90 19 9 16 6 91 20 1 16 8 92 16 9 93 17 1 94 17 3 95 17 5 96 17 7 97 17 9 98 18 1 99 18 2 100 18 4 101 18 6 102 18 8 103 19 0 104 19 2 105 19 3 106 19 5 107 19 7 108 19 9 109 20 1 Table C 4 Symbol Rate Calculations Continued Summary Rate Total QPSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM ...

Page 265: ...44 E1 2 048 Ethernet 10 100 1 90 12 5 Recommended Variable SMPTE 19 392658 ASI Typically 45 Variable DS3 44 736 E3 34 368 RS 232 0 115 Mb s RS 485 8 0 Mb s 0 115 Mb s 8 0 Mb s Total ___________ Symbol Rates Desired total bit rate in Mb s QPSK 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM Symbol Rates from Table C 4 ________________________ ___________________ _____________________ _____________________ Symbol Rate must be be...

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Page 267: ...c A 2 Business Hours 1 2 1 3 Business hours MRC Customer Service 1 2 Technical Support 1 3 C Cabling 5 3 Calling for Service 6 1 CAUTION Electrostatic Discharge Notices ii CAUTIONS Notices ii Changing Operating Parameters 3 18 Channel types 8 1 Channels Frequencies B 1 C 1 Channels and Frequencies B 1 C 1 COFDM A 2 Composite Video A 3 Configuration Descriptions 2 2 Controls and indicators ALARM LE...

Page 268: ...e Unit bit rate 3 94 Monitor or change RS232 or RS485 baud rate 3 97 Monitor or change T1 or E1 Line Build Out settings 3 106 Monitor or change T1 E1 line equalizer state 3 104 Monitor or change T1 E1 line standard 3 102 Monitor Pseudo Random Bit Sequence Bit Error Rate 3 114 Monitor RS232 or RS485 Bit Rate 3 99 Monitor Signal to Noise Ratio 3 80 Monitor SMPTE Bit Rate 3 100 Monitor T1 E1 Bit Rate...

Page 269: ... Monitor Preset Network names 3 133 Monitor Preset Service names 3 134 ENG A 4 Equipment Rack 5 2 Error Codes 4 2 ESD A 4 ET A 4 EVM A 4 F Factory settings and hardware configurations 3 21 FCC A 4 FEC A 4 FIFO A 4 Fixed installations 2 5 fixed installations 3 11 FMT A 4 FPGA A 4 Front panel RS 232 connector pin outs 5 18 Fuse Notices ii Fuse ratings 2 5 FW A 4 G GHz A 4 Glossary A 1 GND A 4 Ground...

Page 270: ...itor or change ASI bit rate 3 27 Monitor or change ASI enable state 3 25 Monitor or change DS3 E3 enable state 3 29 Monitor or change Ethernet bit rate 3 40 Monitor or change Ethernet enable stat 3 37 Monitor or change Ethernet Line Interface Unit bit rate 3 42 Monitor or change RS232 or RS485 baud rate 3 46 Monitor or change RS232 RS485 enable state 3 44 Monitor or change SMPTE enable state 3 50 ...

Page 271: ...RS232 Connector 3 8 Rear Panel RS232 485 Connector 3 9 SUM ALARM Connector 3 9 VIDEO Connector 3 9 Moisture 5 3 Monitor and or change individual Preset settings 3 20 Monitor and or change internal Modulator parameters or settings 3 20 Mounting and Deployment Options 2 5 Mounting the SCM4000 5 2 MPEG A 5 MPEG Encoder settings 3 118 M QAM A 5 MRC A 5 MRC Customer Service 5 1 MRC Technical Support Bu...

Page 272: ...ecoder block diagram 2 8 Description 2 1 Key features 8 1 Modulator block diagram 2 6 Modulator Demodulator block diagram 2 7 Modulator Encoder block diagram 2 7 SCM4000 Configuration Block Diagrams 2 5 SCM4000 Configurations 2 5 8 1 SCM4000 Demodulator Rear panel connectors 5 9 SCM4000 Demodulator Decoder Rear panel connectors 5 10 SCM4000 menu configuration 3 16 SCM4000 Modulator Rear panel conn...

Page 273: ...CM4000 Modulator 8 3 SCM4000 Modulator Demodulator 8 3 SCM4000 Modulator Encoder 8 4 Top level main menu hierarchies 3 13 Total bit rate calculations C 1 Transmit receive site system block diagrams 5 11 Troubleshooting 4 1 Error Codes 4 2 Operational problems 4 11 Status LEDs 4 1 TX A 7 U Unpacking 5 1 V VDC A 7 Ventilation 5 3 Video A 7 W WARNING General Warning Notices ii Risk of Electric Shock ...

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