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Managing SID Entries
From the SID Assignment tab you can add or remove a SID entry, view whether a SID is enabled
or disabled, and verify SID assignment properties (such as program number). Note that each SID
entry must have a valid Major/Minor channel number, Program number, or AC3 PID entered for
encoding to begin.
Configuring an SID Entry
Each row in the SID Assignment tab potentially represents an audio elementary stream (ES) that
will be watermarked in the transport stream. You can activate up to ten audio streams to
watermark; the SID value is configurable for each stream individually. The list of channels is
automatically provided by the transport stream input connected to the NWE-TS.
To configure a SID entry
1. Select the NWE-TS node in the Tree View of the NWE-TS you want to configure.
2. Select the SID Assignment tab in the Device View.
3. In the SID and Check Code field, enter the Source Identification (SID) code you
obtained from Nielsen Encoder Support. The SID is supplied with check characters to
ensure that it is entered correctly into the NWE-TS. Note that this field is case sensitive
and the check characters must be entered in upper case with no spaces between the SID
and check code.
4. Verify the PSI/PSIP field to ensure the SID Assignment tab parameters match what is
found in the transport stream input (green status) or if there is a mismatch (yellow
status). If there is a mismatch, click
Validate to update the lists.
5. From the Mode menu, specify how you will identify the channels to be watermarked.
Select one of the following:
• Major/Minor — Select this option to have the NWE-TS watermark the selected
Program group in the transport stream, and its Audio PIDs, as identified by the
channel and sub-channel. The
Major/Minor Ch field is now editable for this SID
row. Proceed to step 6.
• Program Number — Select this option to have the NWE-TS watermark the
selected Program group in the transport stream, and its associated Audio PIDs, as
identified by the Program number. The
Program Number field is now editable for
this SID row. Proceed to step 7.
• Audio PID — Select this option to have the NWE-TS watermark an individual
audio stream, identified by its PID value. The Audio PID field is now editable for
this SID row. Proceed to step 8.
6. If you selected Major/Minor:
• Specify the channels of the Program group you wish to watermark from the
Major/Minor Ch menu for the SID row. Channels are listed in the format of [ xx-y ]
where xx represents the major channel number and y represents the sub-channel
number.
• Verify that the PSIP Name field is updated with the correct channel information.
Note
— If the desired Transport Stream (TS) is present at the input, you can select the audio
streams to be watermarked from a list provided by opening the DashBoard control. If the TS is
not present, you can type the desired values into the controls, but there is no way to verify that
they are correct until the TS is connected.