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CodeRunner 2

Digital

Portable

Microwave

Transmitter

Operator’s Guide

Manual Part No. 400437-1
Rev. N March 2004
Applies to firmware Rev. 4.03

Summary of Contents for CodeRunner 2

Page 1: ...CodeRunner 2 Analog Digital Portable Microwave Transmitter Operator s Guide Manual Part No 400437 1 Rev N March 2004 Applies to firmware Rev 4 03 ...

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Page 3: ...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 articles disclosed therein except to the extent rights are expressly gr...

Page 4: ...ser of the CodeRunner 2 is solely and exclusively responsible for determining the level of RF exposure when connecting the CodeRunner 2 to an antenna or other equipment taking all appropriate steps to limit RF exposure and for ensuring compliance with all FCC requirements set forth in OET Bulletin 65 Conventions Pay special attention to information marked in one of the following ways CAUTION Follo...

Page 5: ...erial or workmanship provided Buyer has promptly reported same to MRC in writing All replaced products and parts will become MRC s property c MRC will honor the warranty at the repair facility designated by MRC It is Buyer s responsibility to return at its expense the allegedly defective product to MRC Buyer must obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA number and shipping instructions from MRC ...

Page 6: ...oduct a written request should be made to MRC All Products THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES ON THE PART OF MRC EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATED HEREIN MRC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES ON PRODUCTS FURNISHED HEREUNDER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND...

Page 7: ... Single Band Dual Antenna Configuration 2 8 Dual Band Non Simultaneous Transmitting 2 9 Dual Band Simultaneous Transmitting 2 10 For More Information 2 11 Routine Operation 3 1 Chapter Overview 3 1 Overview of Controls 3 1 Function Buttons 3 1 Polarization Select 3 2 Band Select 3 2 Antenna Select 3 2 Status LEDs 3 3 Display and Keypad 3 5 Display Layout 3 5 Navigating using the display and keypad...

Page 8: ...Contents ii CodeRunner 2 Operator s Guide ...

Page 9: ...1 3 How It s Organized The manuals for the CodeRunner 2 are organized as follows Chapter Operator s Guide Technical Reference Manual Introduction Product Description Routine Operation Advanced Operation Note The Technical Reference Manual contains everything in the Operator s Guide plus additional technical content Installation Troubleshooting Repair Replacement Parts Theory of Operation Appendix ...

Page 10: ...8 671 5800 When contacting Customer Service please have the following information available Model number and serial number of the unit This is located in two places label on the rear panel label inside the front panel Approximate purchase date Firmware revision found in two places displays on screen at startup label inside the front panel 1 7 Calling for Service MRC Technical Support is available ...

Page 11: ...ble Model number and serial number of the unit This is located in two places on a label on the rear panel on a label inside the front panel Approximate purchase date Firmware revision found in two places displays on screen at startup on a label inside the front panel ...

Page 12: ...Introduction 1 4 CodeRunner 2 Operator s Guide This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 13: ...xible solution consisting of A rack mounted Indoor Unit IDU typically mounted inside an ENG vehicle A mast mounted Outdoor Unit ODU also called the RF Unit RFU A typical installation is shown in Figure 2 1 Power Options The CodeRunner 2 can be operated from 115 V 220 V AC mains power or from 18 36 V DC vehicle power Power is supplied to the IDU which in turn powers the ODU via the cable harness be...

Page 14: ...ading from an older radio as painless as possible The IDU and ODU can be ordered with a variety of connectors to plug into an existing wiring harness The connectors available for the cable harness between the IDU and ODU are Triax Type N TNC The ODU comes with a standard Type N connector for the antenna connection Antenna Options The CodeRunner 2 is fully compatible with a variety of antennas incl...

Page 15: ...ors and power amplifier The ODU accepts the 70 MHz IF converts it to the operating band chosen and amplifies it Every installation will include an antenna either directional or omnidirectional or both An MRC RF Switch can be mounted up on the mast to select the antenna desired When using a mast mounted antenna a Nycoil conduit sheath covers the wiring harness between the IDU to the ODU This harnes...

Page 16: ...nction switches See Figure 2 3 on page 2 4 The LCD display and keypad are used to toggle through control and diagnostic menus for both the IDU and ODU Functions switches directly control antenna polarization band selection and antenna selection Figure 2 3 Front Panel Controls POWER IDU ALARM PA ON RFU ALARM BAND SELECT POLARIZATION ANT 1 ANT 2 RFU 1 RFU 2 LC RC H V TRANSMITTER MRC CODERUNNER 2 C M...

Page 17: ...ions of the connections are found in Table 2 1 For more detailed information see the MRC CodeRunner 2 Technical Reference Manual Figure 2 4 Rear Panel Connectors BB IN VIDEO IN AUX RS232 BAND 2 ANT 2 RFU 2 RFU 1 POWER 50 60 Hz 120 240V AC 2A 120V AC 1A 240V AC FEED RELAY POWER HOST RS232 V MON OUT AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 IF IN DATA IN PAN TILT FEED MOD SUM ALM POWER V H LCP GND 24V GND RF UNIT PWR OUT RFU...

Page 18: ...d 2 IF DC Power Control to RFU Triax Connector option IF Control to RFU Type N and TNC connector option Pan Tilt Control Not Used Power Input Supply power to CodeRunner 2 system both IDU and RFU Grounding Lug Connection to chassis ground RFU Power Output DC Power to RFU 1 and RFU 2 only present with Type N and TNC connection options Antenna Control FEED POWER FEED RELAY POWER Control for antenna p...

Page 19: ...ons would typically include IF control and alarms between the IDU and ODU DC Power to the ODU Power and control for an RF Switch to select antennas Power and control for antenna switching functions band polarization Power for mast top lights Control and power for the Pan and Tilt assembly RF and control for an off air antenna Mast top safety sensors for proximity high voltage etc Since each instal...

Page 20: ...ansmitting using one Indoor Unit with one RF Unit The RFU could be operating on the 2 GHz 7 GHz or 13 GHz bands In addition an RF Switch allows switching between an OmniPole and a directional antenna Figure 2 5 Single Band Operation with 2 Antennas MRC RF SWITCH OmnPole CodeRunner 2 RFU CodeRunner 2 IDU 70 Mhz IF CONTROL POWER COFDM MODULATOR ASI ANTENNA SWITCH POWER CONTROL NYCOIL CONDUIT MPEG En...

Page 21: ...the two bands In addition an RF Switch allows switching one of the RF Units between an OmniPole and a directional antenna Figure 2 6 Dual Band Non Simultaneous Operation RF SWITCH OmniPole RFU 1 99 2 5 GHz CodeRunner 2 70 Mhz IF CONTROL POWER 70 Mhz IF CONTROL POWER 70 MHZ IF RFU 6 4 7 1 GHz MPEG ENCODER COFDM MODULATOR ANTENNA SWITCH POWER CONTROL POLARIZATION SWITCH MPEG Encoder COFDM Modulator ...

Page 22: ...directional antenna Figure 2 7 Dual Band Simultaneous Operation OmniPole RFU 1 99 2 5 GHz 70 Mhz IF POWER CONTROL 70 Mhz IF POWER CONTROL RFU 6 4 7 1 GHz CodeRunner 2 IDU 70 MHZ IF ENCODER COFDM MODULATOR NYCOILCONDUIT POLARIZATION SWITCH CodeRunner 2 IDU 70 MHZ IF MPEG ENCODER COFDM MODULATOR MPEG Encoder COFDM Modulator MPEG Encoder COFDM Modulator Directional MPEG RF SWITCH 2 AnalogAudio 2 Anal...

Page 23: ...he CodeRunner 2 Technical Reference Manual Specific topics are listed below Topic Chapter IDU Block Diagram Theory of Operation Operating Controls Basic Operation Screen Menus Advanced Operation Rear Panel Connections Installation Supported Repairs Repair Repair Parts Replacement Parts ODU Block Diagram Theory of Operation Connections Installation Supported Repairs Repair ...

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Page 25: ...ow See Figure 3 1 on page 3 4 for the layout of the front panel 3 3 Function Buttons The CodeRunner 2 provides three function buttons that control three specific functions Polarization Select Band Select Antenna Select Each also has an LED which illuminates to show which choice is currently selected See Figure 3 1 on page 3 4 Automatic Lockout To prevent accidental activation all function buttons ...

Page 26: ...ity and your installation includes more than one RF Unit RFU this function button allows you to select which RFU is active Pressing the Band Select button toggles back and forth between the two choices As each choice is selected the corresponding LED illuminates The two choices are RFU1 RFU2 The IDU will automatically detect which RFU is on which band and configure the IDU menus to match that band...

Page 27: ...tatus of the system See Figure 3 1 on page 3 4 Those LEDs are described in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Status LEDs Panel Label Description Color POWER Indicates IDU is powered up Green IDU Alarm Fault condition in Indoor Unit IDU Yellow RFU Alarm Fault condition in RF Unit ODU Yellow PA On Power Amplifier section of RFU is powered up actively transmitting Green ...

Page 28: ...nual Figure 3 1 Front Panel Controls POWER IDU ALARM PA ON RFU ALARM BAND SELECT POLARIZATION ANT 1 ANT 2 RFU 1 RFU 2 LC RC H V TRANSMITTER MRC CODERUNNER 2 C M Function LEDs Display Keypad Status LEDs Polarization Select Band Select Antenna Select Function Buttons ...

Page 29: ...ll now appear on the display If you changed a setting the Status Area will change to show the new setting Accessing the Main Menu The most commonly used choices and settings are available from the Main Screen These are the choices an operator might need while using the CodeRunner 2 Choices and settings more typically performed by the technical staff are all grouped in menus accessible only through...

Page 30: ...e Tech Ref Manual Figure 3 2 Display and Keypad Layout Figure 3 3 Main Screen Display Heading Area Message Area Status Area Menu Areas Keypad Di An ANALOG STDBY PA Chnl 1 17M HI Hi Lo Offst 0 2 GHz Rem Menu Pwr 0 0 dBm CodeRunner 2 Rel 4 03 RFU1 Rev B ...

Page 31: ...des 3 8 Setting for Remote operation 3 9 3 6 1 Turning the power ON and OFF 1 Open the front panel of the Indoor Unit by loosening the 2 large screws and letting the panel swing down 2 Press the Power switch 3 Close the front panel by swinging it up and tightening the two screws 3 6 2 Activating and deactivating the transmitter 1 Make sure the power to the CodeRunner 2 is on 2 On the Main Screen T...

Page 32: ...hing antenna polarization 1 Make sure the power to the CodeRunner 2 is on 2 Press the Polarization Select function button until the LED illuminates next to the desired polarization 3 6 7 Switching bands Which band s the CodeRunner 2 operates on is set by the RFU s connected to the IDU Switching bands in accomplished by switching between RFUs 1 Make sure the power to the CodeRunner 2 is on 2 Press ...

Page 33: ...U Alarm LED will illuminate and the screen will display Serial Comm Failure See the Troubleshooting chapter of the CR2 Technical Reference Manual for help resolving the problem 2 Turn off the Modem in the Remote Control menu On the Remote Control Menu screen press Modem until the Status Area displays OFF 3 Set both Transmit and Receive baud rates to 9600 On the Remote Control Menu screen press TxB...

Page 34: ...enu Maps Following are one page menu maps to help you navigate through the many features and capabilities of your CodeRunner 2 For more detail about any of these menus or the settings available see the CodeRunner 2 Technical Reference Manual in the chapter Advanced Operation ...

Page 35: ... ENABLED DISABLED 150 300 1200 4800 9600 19200 150 300 1200 4800 9600 19200 Pwr PA Channel Offset 0 Channel Offset Save PwrSupply saves changes HI LOW STDBY XMIT 1 2 3 10 Rst Min Max resets min max changes digits selects digits 1 2 3 15 0 displays voltages Di An Chnl Offst PA Hi Lo ANALOG 1 2 3 10 0 STDBY XMIT HI LOW Digital Video Mod Audio Mod OFDM Config Col Bar Gen Pwr Supply displays STATUS OK...

Page 36: ...AM 64QAM QPSK displays status Mode OFF ON AUTOGEN Rst Min Max resets min max displays voltages Digital Menu Mode Attn Modulation Video Modu lator Menu Input Chroma SDI ANALOG 4 2 0 4 2 2 Audio Modu lator Menu Input Config OFF TONE SDI EMBEDDED MONO STEREO OFDM Config uration Menu BW INTERNAL BASEBAND INTERNAL COFDM ONLY EXTERNAL IF INTERNAL MPEG COFDM INTERNAL DVB S Mod FEC 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 CW ...

Page 37: ...n Screen after the selected period of time 5 REM menu option only appears on Main Screen if RmtCntrl is set to ENABLED 6 Col Bar Gen controls the Analog Color Bar Generator Digital 1 HI LOW power selection only operates if Attn Attenuation is set to AUTO AND Mode is set to INTERNAL MPEG COFDM 2 The menu options for modulation are only available when Mode is set to INTERNAL MPEG COFDM Otherwise the...

Page 38: ...will cause the backlight to turn off and the display to default to the Main Screen after the selected period of time 8 Col Bar Gen controls the Digital Color Bar Generator 9 The menu choices in the Video Modulator and Audio Modulator menus only appear if Mode is set to INTERNAL MPEG COFDM 10 The only options that are implemented and functional are INTERNAL MPEG COFDM EXTERNAL IF The remaining opti...

Page 39: ...the topics covered A 2 Initial Factory Presets This section lists the channels and frequencies for each RF band covered by the CodeRunner 2 These frequencies are preset at the factory but can be modified using the Channel Plan Menu found under the Mod CP option on the Main Menu screen See the Advanced Operation chapter of the CR2 Technical Reference Manual Note These frequency settings should only...

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Page 44: ...e the Advanced Operation chapter of the CR2 Technical Reference Manual Information below was obtained from the FCC Web site document FCC 03 280 http hraunfoss fcc gov edocs_public attachmatch FCC 03 280A1 pdf Table A 5 US 12 MHz Channel Plan Frequencies MHz Channel Width Description Lower Upper 2025 0 2025 5 500 kHz Lower Data Return Link DRL Band 2025 5 2037 5 12 MHz Channel A1r 2037 5 2049 5 12 ...

Page 45: ...C Automatic Frequency Control AGC Automatic Gain Control AIS Alarm Indication Signal all one s AMI Alternate Mark Inversion line code format for traffic data AVG Average ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface A serial communications interface operating at 270 Mbit sec generally used in field news gathering operations Baseband A composite signal in which video and audio signals are combined together wit...

Page 46: ...tal Video Broadcasting Satellite DVB T Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial E1 2 048 Mbps traffic rate EIA Electronic Industries Association an industry association that establishes various standards EMC Electromagnetic compatibility ERRS Errors ESD Electrostatic discharge Table B 1 Useful Terms Continued ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FCC Federal Communications Commission ...

Page 47: ... Q Quadature phase QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation Table B 1 Useful Terms Continued QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying The signal video audio is imposed onto the 70 MHz carrier by varying the phase of the signal while keeping the amplitude and frequency constant There are 4 possible values of phase that can be used to carry information RCL Received Carrier Level Rcvr Receiver RDS Radio Data Sy...

Page 48: ... separate subcarrier signals Also called Y C Video Composite Video combines them into one signal SYNTH Synthesizer T1 1 544 Mbps traffic rate Tx Transmitter VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator VDC Volts Direct Current VF Voice Frequency Video A term pertaining to the bandwidth and spectrum of the signal that results from television scanning and which is use...

Page 49: ...Display and Keypad 3 5 Front Panel 2 4 Function Buttons 3 1 Antenna Select 3 2 Band Select 3 2 Polarization Select 3 2 Layout 2 4 Overview 3 1 D Display Layout 3 5 3 6 Navigating 3 5 Documents Ordering 1 2 Related 1 2 DVB B 2 DVB S B 2 DVB T B 2 F Frequently Performed Tasks 3 7 Activate Transmitter 3 7 Deactivate Transmitter 3 7 Selecting Channel 3 8 Selecting Offset 3 8 Set High Power 3 7 Set Low...

Page 50: ...Maps 3 10 Analog 3 11 Digital 3 12 Notes 3 13 O ODU B 3 OFDM B 3 Operating Controls 2 4 Operating Notes Remote Control Panel 3 9 Options Analog Digital 2 1 Antenna 2 2 Band 2 1 Color Bar Generator 2 2 Connection 2 2 Frequency 2 1 Power 2 1 Outdoor Unit Connection to Indoor Unit 2 7 R Remote Control Operating 3 9 S Status LEDs 3 3 Subcarrier B 4 SYNTH B 4 System Components 2 3 Configurations 2 8 De...

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