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NWE-TS User Manual (Iss. 01) Contents • i
Contents
Introduction 1
Overview.............................................................................................................................. 1-2
Operator Interfaces ................................................................................................ 1-2
Features.................................................................................................................. 1-2
Functional Overview............................................................................................................ 1-3
System Integration ............................................................................................................... 1-4
Documentation Terms and Conventions.............................................................................. 1-5
Terms..................................................................................................................... 1-5
Conventions........................................................................................................... 1-6
Installation 2
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................ 2-2
Static Discharge..................................................................................................... 2-2
Unpacking.............................................................................................................. 2-2
Related Publications .............................................................................................. 2-2
Planning the Installation ...................................................................................................... 2-3
Compatibility with Existing Plant ......................................................................... 2-3
Determine Encoder Insertion Point ....................................................................... 2-3
Select the Time Reference Source......................................................................... 2-3
Front Panel Overview .......................................................................................................... 2-4
Rear Panel Overview ........................................................................................................... 2-6
Getting Started ..................................................................................................................... 2-8
Installing the NWE-TS .......................................................................................... 2-8
Connecting the NWE-TS Power Supplies............................................................. 2-8
To connect the NWE-TS power supplies .............................................................. 2-8
Ethernet Connection .............................................................................................. 2-8
Launching DashBoard to Access the NWE-TS..................................................... 2-9
To launch DashBoard ............................................................................................ 2-9
Connecting the Transport Stream Device.......................................................................... 2-10
Cabling Overview................................................................................................ 2-10
To connect a transport stream source to your NWE-TS...................................... 2-10
To connect the ASI output of the NWE-TS ........................................................ 2-10
Bypass Relay ....................................................................................................... 2-10
Linear Timecode Cabling .................................................................................................. 2-11
Connecting an Unbalanced LTC Input................................................................ 2-11
To connect an LTC input..................................................................................... 2-11
Ethernet Communications.................................................................................................. 2-12
Cabling for the NWE-TS..................................................................................... 2-12
Communications Setup........................................................................................ 2-12
To set up ethernet communications for the NWE-TS ......................................... 2-12
Manual Setup....................................................................................................... 2-12
To login to the NWE-TS ..................................................................................... 2-12
To assign a static IP address................................................................................ 2-13
Software Upgrades............................................................................................................. 2-14
To upgrade the software on the NWE-TS ........................................................... 2-14