Radyne ComStream TIERNAN SE4000, Installation And Operation Manual

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SE4000 MPEG-2 Contribution Encoder Using the Front Panel
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Front Panel Menu Summary
Command Function Options/Response Format
Main>CA menu Conditional access (CA) is a method for securing and scrambling transmission
streams so that only those decoders which are authorized to do so can receive
the transmitted streams. The SE4000 provides two methods for conditional
access:
? BISS – Basic Interoperable Scrambling System, an industry-standard,
conditional access scheme used to secure and scramble DSNG broadcasts
while allowing full operability between various vendor’s DSNG equipment.
? PGCA – a Tiernan-proprietary conditional access scheme used to secure and
scramble transmission streams within the Tiernan family of products.
Note: For additional information on BISS or PGCA configuration, refer to the
appendix on Conditional Access.
Config>CA>Set
up
Allows selection of the following: a service, the type of conditional access
scrambling method to be enabled, and to define the conditional access key.
Service Displays the individual services
that can be enabled or disabled
for conditional access.
If only one service is available,
the service parameter is query-
only, as this one service is
automatically selected.
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Config>CA>Set
up>Service>Sc
ramble
Used to set the type of conditional access scrambling method for a selected
service and to define the conditional access key.
None No scrambling is enabled.
PGCA Enables and disables PGCA at a
system level. When selected,
this setting ensures that only
those Tiernan decoders listed in
the PGCA database and enabled
at an individual level can receive
the broadcast signals.
Non-Tiernan IRDs cannot be
authorized by PGCA; therefore
only authorized Tiernan IRDs
can decode a service that has
been protected through PGCA. ? PGCA key – sets the PGCA scrambling key to a
specified algorithmic table. Parameters are 0 to
255.
? PGCA message PID – Query-only, displays the
PID for the program map table (PMT).
BISS Mode 1 Enables BISS Mode 1 for the
selected service. With BISS
Mode 1, all components of the
transmission stream are
scrambled by a fixed control
word (CW).
BISS key: sets the BISS scrambling key, which is a
12-digit scrambling key, for the selected service.
Main>CA>
PGCAcfg
The three PGCA configuration menus allow modification of the PGCA database,
enable and disable individual Tiernan IRDs for PGCA, and review the PGCA
database.
For additional information on adding, deleting and authorizing individual
decoders, refer to the appendix on Conditional Access.
Add IRD Adds a Tiernan decoder to the
PGCA database.
Note: Non-Tiernan IRDs
cannot be added to the
decoder database.
To determine the Tiernan decoder’s MAC address,
refer to the appropriate Tiernan user guide which
accompanied that product.
Lst IRD Used to enable and disable
individual IRDs for conditional
access.
Displays a list of all Tiernan decoders entered in
the PGCA database. Each decoder’s MAC
address, and its enabled/disabled status is also
displayed.
To enable and disable an IRD, use the minus key
on the alphanumeric keypad to toggle between the
On (enable) and Off (disable) parameters for the