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Wegener Communications UNITY 4600 User's Manual

1. 0 000000 cece eeeee 47 41 Maintenance 23 2 eo 2 vaste hee Seki RoR as San ee eee Sale ees 47 4 2 General Troubleshooting 0 00 ee eee nes 47 No Output LCD or LED Indications 20 0 0 eee 47 No Audio Video or ASI Output 0 2 0 0 0 eee 47 Missing an Audio Video or ASI Output With Other Outputs Okay 48 4 3 Alarms and WarningS ooococoooo eee eee eens 49 CHAPTER 5 CUSTOMER SERVICE uaaa nnau ccc cece nee ees 55 5 1 Warranty sci bg md beh ns doc red ed be bue eed 55 5 2 Technical Support bat tke ERES Dees eae DIVER ES 55 APPENDIX A MONITORING AND CONTROL DETAILS sse essen 57 A 1 Basic Navigation 222 22 24 pe Re pe as AAA ea 57 A 1 Info Screens iis eld ed a Be we ewe eae ee teh E E oa 57 All Menu Screens ses acct ere Side ue pete ded aed Da tes Dea eRe A 57 A 1 Parameter Screens 58 INDEX 3 AA vans E ulus Ese Ga Ae Oe in g 59 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 1 The Unity 4600 Professional Media Recorder 2 Figure 2 1 U4600 Rear Panel Connector Locations 15 Figure 2 2 Unity 4600 Turbo Transport In Options 15 Figure 3 1 Unity 4600 Functional Block Diagram 2 24 Figure 3 2 U4600 Front panel Layout 00000 eee eeee 25 Figure 3 3 LCD Screen Relationship 00000 ee eeee 26 Figure 3 4 Unity 4600 Top Level Sc
2. 47 composite video 3 4 DIME coo is 4 DVB ASI 3 overcurrent protection 14 overloaded circuits 14 overview of U4600 2 P packet ID PID 11 packetized elementary stream 11 packing materials 13 PAL Ligue d 11 parameter screens 58 parity setting 4 BAT Lice Euer 11 PCR oia ea ERG AL 11 PES stream 11 phase alternating line PAL 11 phone number customer service 55physical descrip tion of Unity 4600 2 PID S ai dad ur 11 pinouts connector 16 PMT 3v ro hex 11 polarity of alarm cueing relays 5 port specifications Ethernet 5 RS232 serial 4 power LNB eect whee eee kg 7 rating of equipment 14 specifications 3 power strips use of 14 precautions for safety 9 presentation time stamp PTS o ia 12 presets table 10 11 program 11 program allocation table PAT n4 11 program clock reference PCR eb 11 WWW Wegner com C WEGENER program decompression 3 program map table PMT 11 program number 11 protected status 11 PSI table 12 PIS cueste bie 12 pulse activation 30 pushbuttons 25 functions of 25 Q questions 55 R rack earthing of 14 spacingin
3. Setting Out of Range Current unit setting combination is illegal for installed receiver card Unit will be unable to acquire a carrier and transport stream until corrected by the user Test Mode in Use One of the installation test modes is being used This may interfere with normal unit operation Unauthorized for CA Unit unauthorized for Conditional Access in use Contact network provider Also see No KMS stream amp KMS stream lost indications Unit Overheating Unit overheating Check that unit vents are not blocked and that internal fan is connected and operating Unread FP Email www wegener com Unread Front Panel email message present Warning should clear after user opens the screen containing the email 53 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions LCD Alarm or Warning M Meaning Possible Cause essage Using Backup Settings Current permanent unit settings derived from successful Auto Recovery User should review settings and restore to primary if desired Video Buff Overflow Video PES data buffer overflow Video PES data is being delivered faster than can be decompressed There may be a problem with the STC at uplink mux or in the IRD Video CMD Muted Video output muted by command from network or local user Video Not Found Video PES data cannot be found at PID declared by PMT There may be an uplink mux or enc
4. Command sets the IP configuration to either dynamic DHCP Wegener mode or static IP addresses If static see LAN IP LAN GATEWAY and LAN SUBNET commands Omitting the mode parameter shows the current mode This is a Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network Assigning Wegener mode IP address forces the assignment of a static IP address for testing This address is of the form 172 16 xy yy The x is the one or two decimal digit Product ID also called the COMPEL download ID yyy are the last least significant digits of the unit serial number most significant to left The presumed subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 but the gateway is not defined As an example if a Unity 4600 with product ID 9 and SN 260050 is set to Wegener IP address mode it s new static IP address becomes 172 16 90 50 To fix possible address contention the IRD when the application initializes attempts to detect an IP address conflict using ARP If a conflict is detected the unit adds one hundred decimal to the last field of the attempted IP address and tries again Using the above example if 172 16 90 50 has already been assigned on that LAN then the IRD re attempts with an IP address equal to 172 16 90 150 LAN SUBNET addr addr IP address formatted as n1 n2 n3 n4 where n1 n2 n3 and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 Note that not all values can be legal Command
5. 13 total loading of 14 rack assembly temperature Of oe LIE hus ache 13 radiated emissions suppressing 13 radio interference 13 random access memory RAM 12 rear panel connections 15 recovery coco 10 reduced air flow 13 relays alarm cueing 5 reliable earthing 14 return for repair 13 RF emissions 13 RF input specifications 6 7 right arrow 25 RJ45 Ethernet port 5 17 RMA number 55 routine operations 23 routing cables 14 RS232 serial ports 4 pinouts of 17 S safety 9 screen default 29 download 29 NOME lonis fene 29 www wegener com SDT nera bases 12 security labels security of transport stream 10 selectable services 4 serial port specifications of 4 service anann oo o 55 service department 55 service descriptor 12 SERVICES LED 29 services selectable 4 setting up the U4600 13 shared status 11 shipping container 13 shipping the U4600 55 side vents 13 signal time base 11 signaling DTMF 10 signal to noise ratio 10 size of chassis 5 software application 10 boot loader 10 network contr
6. DSR internally pulled to 5V RTS internally pulled to 5V may be upgraded for handshaking CTS not used presently may be upgraded for handshaking 16 RI internally pulled to 5V with weak current limiting www wegener com WEGENER UNITY 4600 UsER s MANUAL Table 2 4 Rear Panel Connectors Connector Designation Signal Name Ethernet RJ45 Jack 1 on left as viewed from TXDO rear of unit TXDO RXDI Shorted together then terminated into an AC ground RXDI Shorted together then terminated into an AC ground ASI OUT BNC Jack DVB ASI Transport Output 115 230 VAC Std IEC Receptacle AC line in DVB QPSK Transport In Option Type F coax jack L band RF Input from external LNB with LNB DC on center pin DVB QPSK with 4 way RF Switch Transport In Option RF IN 1 through 4 Type F coax jacks 4 way RF Switch Inputs with DC block LNB PWR 2 pin male header mates 1 on left as viewed from LNB DC Output positive leg to removable terminal rear of unit strip LNB DC Output return leg Turbo PSK Transport In Option plugged Not used Type F coax jack L band RF Input from external LNB with LNB DC on center pin Turbo PSK with 4 way RF Switch Transport In Option ASI IN plugged Not used RF IN 1 through 3 Type F coax jacks 4 way RF Switch Inputs with DC block RF IN 4 Type F coax jack 4 way RF Switch
7. 12 WARNING LED 29 warranty 55 voiding of 9 13 width of chassis 5 800032 01 Rev F UNiTY 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER This page intentionally left blank 800032 01 Rev F 62 WWW Wegner com
8. Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands SP program program Either an integer between 1 and 65 535 representing a number or an alphanumeric string representing a name preference being on a number to resolve ambiguity Command changes selected program by Program Number from PAT or SDT descriptor This command works similarly to a PERM command TEMP format feed carrier freq data rate FEC Tag Site program time For format feed carrier freq data rate FEC tag site and program see PERM command time Length of insert in either HH MM SS format valid range is0 00 00 to 18 00 00 leading zeros OK to omit on hours OR in number of seconds A one hour TEMP could have a parameters of 1 00 00 or 3600 Command which performs a volatile temporary insert for an amount of time given by time Unit sets its temporary Unit Settings to the values given Note No label may be applied using this terminal command TEMPCH value time value Either the value of a Preset table entry number OR the Channel Label of an entry priority given to Label if any ambiguity If an entry number legal values range from 1 up to N where N is number of Preset support this product time Same as for TEMP Volatile command which sets volatile temporary Unit Settings to those retrieved from the Preset table according to value for time given by time Similar to TEMP command TEMPSENS Command
9. LAN settings NVRAM operations Alarm history latching enable Program Mapping Ghost PID pass list Current unit software selection Unit label edit Unit reset Home and The home screen appears on the LCD by default at boot up During operation the user may Default return to the home screen at any time from any location in the menu hierarchy by pressing Screens the Escape ESC button repeatedly or pressing and holding it Regardless of the current location within the LCD menu hierarchy if no front panel keypress is made for more than 5 minutes the LCD reverts to the default screen Usually this is the home screen However under some conditions two are described below another screen becomes the default If more than one of these conditions exist simultaneously priority is given in the order listed NOTE Regardless of which screen is the current default the user may still access all available screens using the left and right arrow ENT and ESC buttons Download Screen as Default If the U4600 is in an ACCEPT PACKETS Download state then the Download screen becomes default Audio FP Monitor Selection Screen as Default For two minutes or until ESC is pressed the Level 2 Audio FP Monitor Selection screen is the default if the unit features a front panel audio monitor jack and the user plugs in a 74 stereo phone plug NOTE This is NOT usually a first level screen unlike other default examples 800032 01 Rev F 28
10. MHz or 10 of symbol rate QPSK whichever is greater 7 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 1 2 Transport In Options Characteristic Specification Demodulator FEC Cont Max Ep Ny Quasi error free threshold 1 DVB QPSK QPSK R 1 2 4 5 dB less than one uncorrected error event per QPSK R 2 3 5 0 dB hour QPSK R 3 4 5 5 dB QPSK R 5 6 6 0 dB QPSK R 7 8 6 4 dB 2 Turbo QPSK R 1 2 2 4 dB R 3 4 3 6 dB 3 Turbo 8PSK R 2 3 4 8 dB R 3 4 1 5 4 dB R 3 4 11 5 8 dB R 5 6 6 8 dB R 8 9 8 2 dB 4 Turbo 16QAM R 3 4 6 6 dB RF Power Level Estimator Unitless metric SIGNAL corresponds to input power as follows locked to carriers or not above 25dBm Extrapolated from 90 up to 100 25dBm 90 55dBm 30 35dBm 70 65dBm 10 45dBm 50 no signal lt 0 below 65dBm Extrapolate from 10 down to lt 0 Accuracy unit to unit lt t5 dBm over frequency x10 dBm LNB DC Power supplied on RF center conductor Activation User or network controlled selectable ON or OFF Voltage 18 7 VDC nominal at no loading 18 0 VDC min at max loading Current full load 350 mA max Short circuit protection Thermal fuse tripping at 500 mA European Universal LNB Software may be upgraded for Universal Single LNB polarization and freq band control per ASTRA recommendation Turbo Receiver with 4 Port Switch Option RF Switch Input 4 port single throw switch Input Impedance 750 unbalanc
11. MSC Miscellaneous diagnostics REC Automated Recovery status RF Carrier Acquisition Tracking diagnostics RPA Return Path diagnostics SW Software download self test status TS Transport Stream diagnostics VID Video service diagnostics Expanded report on unit NV operating parameters A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network RESET Resets unit A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network RPATH Command to display all return path non volatile settings A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network RPATH FROM domain domain Legal string of keyboard characters in proper domain name format e g string1 string2 string3 Domain name portion of from email address in Return Path reporting A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network RPATH RELAY addr addr IP address formatted as n1 n2 n3 n4 where nn1 n2 n3 and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 IP address of local Mail Relay server if any A Local Control Command available from the terminal re
12. available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network PC device baud parity device One of MODEM TERMINAL AUXDATA CA or COMPEL baud 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 parity N E or O Configures communication parameters for any serial device A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network PERM format pol feed carrier freq data rate FEC Tag Site program label format If an RF input one of the legal modulation formats QPSK for DVB QPSK 8PSK for DVB 8PSK TQPSK for Turbo QPSK T8PSK for Turbo 8PSK T16QAM for Turbo 16 QAM or 16QAM for DVB 16QAM May be omitted if DVB QPSK For an ASI Transport input specify ASI If this parameter is set to OK then the current setting if a Transient setting becomes the new Permanent setting pol feed If an RF input one of four possible RF feeds 1 2 3 or 4 If an ASI input one of two possible ASI feeds 1 or 2 If no RF option this field may be used for ASTRA polarization H or V This field may be omitted if no RF switch option is installed carrier freq If an RF input the downlink carrier frequency in MHz precision to two decimal places OK Field is omitted for an ASI input only data rate If an RF input the Transport data rate in Mbps precision to two decimal places OK Field is omitted for an A
13. lt Esc gt __ to return to the Home screen UNIT LABEL Unity4600 UNIT LABEL t Other Screens gt first row second row information label editable parameter after brief delay UNIT LABEL Change Press lt ENTER gt UNIT LABEL Home Hold In lt ESC gt 800032 01 Rev F 58 www wegener com C WEGENER A ac power connector 17 ad avail 10 agency approvals 5 air flow for safe operation 13 alarm definition 10 ALARM LED 30 alarm cueing connector 16 relays 5 amperage unit 3 application software 10 approvals by agency 5 ASI Lexika PEG 10 audio connectors 16 fp monitor selection screen 29 tones 1 audio language descriptor 10 audio monitor front panel 31 AUTHLED 30 authorized stream 30 automated recovery 10 auxiliary data async input 4 B baud rates 4 boot loader 10 C cables connecting to unit 15 routing of 14 CARRIER LED 29 CE certification 5 changes to manual suggestions for 1 chassis cooling of 5 description of 2 dimensions of 5 www wegener com INDEX earthing 14 opening 9 circuit overloading 1
14. 22 Hz to 20 kHz unweighted 24 bits DTMF Output Type DTMF tones Tone Timing Output Level Range Low Z balanced output 16 tone pairs std telco DTMF 230 ms to generate 4 tone pair sequence 8 to 2 dBm into 600 Q software adjustable in step increments of 6 of full scale voltage Front Panel Monitors actively isolated from but otherwise buffered copies of the standard analog outputs Video Audio Composite video 1 V 750 p p One stereo pair user selectable from audio port 1 or 2 Level 13 dB below main audio output if set for 18 dBu output PPL Impedance lt 60 Q unbalanced Serial Ports Standard Handshaking Selectable Services Baud Rates Formatting 800032 01 Rev F RS232 DCE None Terminal monitoring and control Modem dial in Auxiliary async data output Release 2 or later COMPEL E mail character based async output Local COMPEL control input testing only Up to 38 4 kilobaud 8 data bits one start one stop bit half duplex Parity selection set by unit software 4 www wegener com WEGENER Table 1 1 Unity 4600 User s Manual Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Ethernet Ports Physical Layer Media Access and Link Layers Network and Transport Layers Full duplex auto negotiating 10baseT 100baseT twisted pair on RJ45 jack Per IEEE 802 3 Ethernet Binds to TCP IP stack which enables Telne
15. Found No carrier ID tags in COMPEL stream Set IRD not to expect ID tags or check uplink UMX5010 No KMS Stream No KMS stream detected since transport stream acquisition Unit will not be authorized if not connected to the KMS stream Check that KMS PID is set correctly in unit If okay check the uplink No LAN Detected No Ethernet LAN connection Check LEDs on rear and check other devices on the LAN No PAT No Program Allocation Table detected in input carrier or terrestrial interface Check that legal ISO transport is available from uplink mux Often this indication may appear when the connection between the uplink transport mux and the DVB modulator is lost No PCR No Program Clock Reference found either in video or stand alone PID Check uplink mux or that program s encoder No PMT No Program Map Table found for a program listed in PAT This could be a fault in the uplink mux No RF Signal No carrier lock with low RF signal power indication There may be a disconnected RF signal Check connection and check that LNB has DC power No SDT Entry No Service Descriptor Table or the table is corrupt or missing proper entries Uplink mux may not support this DVB feature or may have fault No Valid Software No valid application software available in either the primary or backup flash positions Unit will need service No VBI Data FN LM N field number M line number VBI data
16. IRD has not detected COMPEL for time exceeding Network Recovery Timeout or 3 IRD detects invalid incoming COMPEL header Bad Audio N PTS N audio port number Excessive jumps or jitter in Audio port N PTS values Bad PMT One or more Program Map Tables are corrupted See No PMT indication Bad Sec Micro SN Serial number read from secure processor does not match unit There may be a an attempt at piracy a defective NVRAM memory or a defective secure processor Bad VBI Data FN LM N field number M line number VBI data for field N line M is unrecognized or in an unsupported format Contact TOC to confirm that the version of application code in your IRD is current Bad Video Data Video PES stream appears to be invalid Check if other IRDs see similar problem on the same program Bad Video PTS Excessive jumps or jitter in video PTS values There may be a defective uplink encoder or mux Content for ASI N A Program content requested to route to ASI output cannot be found in over satellite transport mux Contact network TOC and advise Content Routing Problem ASI transport output bears no program content because a Content Routing Table has not been loaded from the network or is corrupt Contact network TOC Ey N Margin Warning E No value less than sum of Threshold Margin evaluated over 10 sec intervals Unless the margin setting is incorrect this indicates a marginal
17. Input with LNB DC on center pin ASI Transport In Option ASI IN BNC Jack DVB ASI Input RF IN plugged Not used LNB DC power may be locked to OFF by network www wegener com 17 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Table 4 below lists the U4600 front panel connectors their types and pinout information Table 2 5 Front Panel Connectors Connector Designation Signal Name Video Monitor BNC jack Composite Video monitor Audio Monitor Ya stereo phone jack Stereo audio headphone monitor selectable between audio ports 1 or 2 2 4 Serial Port Configuration Device The U4600 has one external serial port A device must be assigned once to the serial assignments port but no device may be assigned more than once In addition more than one device may be assigned at one time but only one device which accepts input may be assigned If multiple devices are assigned to the serial port the port s settings are controlled by the device with higher priority according to the list below Device port assignment and device configuration see below may be controlled only from the unit front panel and the network may disable this capability The possible devices are 1 Terminal Modem modem being remote terminal via modem 2 3 Local COMPEL 4 Auxiliary Data 5 Printer including COMPEL e mail and reports Device When a serial port configuration command is rece
18. available for local decompression because this program content was blocked to ASI transport output by network Contact network TOC Program Not Found Program selected for local decompression to local audio video outputs not available invalid Program number for this Transport Reverted to B up App User requested application failed self test and Unit reverted to Backup application Notify your network TOC RF Signal Overload No carrier lock with RF signal power above specification range There may be too much line amplification in RF feed SDT Disappeared Formerly valid Service Descriptor Table ceases to be received or becomes corrupt See No SDT entry indication Sec Micro No Resp Secure processor does not respond to local host or may be missing SIM card may be mis installed loose or defective Ser Pt N Fail N audio port number Unknown or miscellaneous hardware failure on serial port N Ser Pt N Input Fail N audio port number Input buffer overflow on serial port N Send device at uplink may be set too fast compared to IRD serial port device especially if sending data constantly with only one stop bit Try changing to 1 5 stop bits Ser Pt N Output Fail N audio port number Output buffer overflow on serial port N Send device at uplink may be set too fast compared to IRD serial port device especially if sending data constantly with only one stop bit Try changing to 1 5 stop bits
19. downlink FP Email Fail An FP Email message was received which was corrupt or invalid User should acknowledge the warning to clear and then notify the network TOC High Error Rate High errored seconds rate presumably useless signal evaluated over 60 sec intervals Signal to noise ratio is insufficient or there is severe terrestrial or antenna cross pol interference High RF Level There is carrier lock but the RF signal level is too high ID Tag Mismatch Carrier ID frequency text mismatch User or network has entered carrier frequency text or tag site ID incorrectly or unit is on the wrong carrier ID Tags Lost 800032 01 Rev F Carrier ID tags disappeared There may be a failure at the uplink inserter UMX5010 or loss of COMPEL PID See ID Tag Mismatch indication 50 www wegener com C WEGENER LCD Alarm or Warning Message Invalid COMPEL Hdr UniTY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions Meaning Possible Cause Invalid COMPEL header detected in incoming COMPEL messages This will cause the unit to immediately attempt automatic recovery to a backup preset The IRD is not set up for connection to this COMPEL system Invalid VBI Data Fmt VBI data found in PID or video user data in unrecognized or unsupported format protocol Invalid Video Format Video format in requested program is not supported IP Address Conflict LAN detected bu
20. earthing 14 Eb No energy per bit noise density per hertz 10 elevated operating ambient 13 e mail address customer service 55 regarding manual 1 environment for mounting 1 3 environmental specifications for the U4600 5 equipment earthing 14 power ratings 14 equipment rack 13 Ethernet 10 connector pinouts 17 port specifications 5 shielding of cable 13 European certification 5 F fax number customer service 55 manuals 1 FCC classification 5 emissions suppression mandated by 13 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL FEC lock 29 Federal Communications Commission 5 follow warning 5 21 formatting of serial ports 4 frequency of supplied power 3 front panel connectors 18 monitors 4 operation from 23 front panel audio monitor 31 functional description 2 23 G grounding 14 H handshaking 4 height of chassis 5 help iere 55 housing U4600 2 l IEC receptacle 17 illustration front panel LEDs 29 pushbuttons 25 rear panel 15 U4600 photo 2 info screens 57 inspecting the U4600 13 installation 13
21. has exclusive access to the Printer device and no other outputs can access the printer until the dump has completed 2 5 Installation Testing RF Input Check Audio Video Check 800032 01 Rev F The U4600 has a number of installation tests that may be performed from the front panel From the Home screen press the right arrow until the Installation Testing screen is dis played This test is used to verify an RF connection to a properly functioning LNB at any RF port Perform the check as follows a Press ENT from the Installation Testing screen to bring up the RF Input Check screen b Press ENT again to display the input level estimate at RF Port 1 This will be an average of the estimated levels at each of the twenty four domestic transponder center frequencies c Press the right arrow button repeatedly to display the input levels at RF Ports 2 3 and 4 as well d Press ESC to return to the RF Input Check screen This test puts out a video test pattern and audio test tones to allow verification of video and audio connections The video pattern is vertical color bars On Port 1 the audio is a slowly pulsing triangle wave tone with a higher frequency on Right than on Left On Port 2 the audio is a slowly pulsing sine wave tone also with higher frequency on Right than on Left On each port the audio tones alternately pulse 71 second left then right then repeat Use the following steps to enable or disable this audio
22. luminance level of active NTSC video if NTSC is in use A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network SETPIN value value Decimal representation of PIN key between 0 and 16777215 Command sets the PIN scrambling key number SETTIMEOUT source time source 1 Not used In legacy IRDs this was Fade timeout 2 Services Recovery Timeout In legacy IRDs this was Installation timeout 3 Network Recovery Timeout In legacy IRDs this was No COMPEL timeout 4 Recovery Iteration Time In legacy IRDs this was Header Seek timeout 5 Local Control Re enable Timeout In legacy IRDs this was Local Control Recovery timeout time Time out value in seconds or HHHH MM SS format Minimum value is 1 and maximum value 35999999 9999 59 59 hms for all others Command sets Automated Recovery timeout specified by source to the value specified by time SETUID id id Unit ID number between 00 and 99 inclusive Command for assigning the unit ID number for gaining talker access on a shared serial bus The factory default setting for id is 00 which also disables terminal daisy chain capability If the parameter is omitted then this command returns the current unit ID setting Command is only applicable to products that feature serial daisy chain 800032 01 Rev F 44 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL
23. not found in video user data or PID for Field N line M If any is expected contact network TOC PAT Disappeared Formerly valid Program Allocation Table ceases to be received or becomes corrupt See No PAT indication PAT Version Changed Version number in Program Allocation Table has changed but no change to program lineup PCR Disappeared Formerly valid Program Clock Reference ceases to be received or becomes corrupt See No PCR indication PCR Jitter 800032 01 Rev F Excessive jitter in Program Clock Reference values This may degrade timing of output video signals Check uplink encoder for that program 52 www wegener com C WEGENER LCD Alarm or Warning Message PCR Value Jump UniTY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions Meaning Possible Cause Unrecoverable transition in incoming Program Clock Reference values This has forced re initialization of services Check uplink encoder for that program PMT Disappeared Formerly valid Program Map Table ceases to be received or becomes corrupt See No PMT indication PMT Version Changed Version number on one or more of the Program Map Tables has changed but no change to PID lineup Prog Blackout on ASI Some services available from satellite not routed to IRD ASI output per program mapping instructions from COMPEL This is not necessarily a fault Program in Backout Selected program not
24. or stereo audio outputs Features include e Control by local user or remote COMPEL system Download of software application upgrades via satellite Supports COMPEL CA Conditional Access at transport level or by program Supports receiver card options using either DVB QPSK or Advanced Turbo Modu lations Turbo QPSK T 8PSK or T 16QAM DVB ASI transport stream output with network controlled program mapping Supports ISO 13818 1 transport rates from 2 5 to 55 Mbps with local decompres sion or up to 86 25 Mbps to program mapped ASI transport only Local decompression of MPEG 2 video and MPEG 2 L1 and L2 and or Dolby AC 3 audio e Auto recognition and support of 525 line NTSC or 625 line PAL Audio only mode option for radio networks Alarmrelay Cueing relays and DTMF cue tone outputs standard Optional SCTE 35 DPI message filter for network control of local ad avails Optional front panel audio and video monitors Web browser control to be released August 2005 The U4600 is housed in a standard 1 RU rack mountable chassis Its front panel pro vides a user interface with six push buttons and an LCD window that displays two lines of text Remote monitoring is also available through both the audio and video ports The rear panel holds connectors for input and output signals LNB power supply serial and Ethernet monitoring and control alarm and user relays and AC input power The unit also includes
25. screen These child screens then provide access to finer details of unit monitoring and con trol Multiple child screens of a parent menu screen are all peers to each other However the most significant set of peer screens are the top level screens that have no parent and that include the home screen The home screen may be reached by pressing and holding ESC or pressing it repeatedly from any WEGENER www wegener com 25 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER other LCD screen Appendix A Monitoring and Control Details gives more details on screen types and using front panel push buttons to navigate and control the U4600 Figure 3 3 LCD Screen Relationship ESC HOME E TOP LEVEL TOP LEVEL MORE TOP LEVEL UNIT INFO SCREEN SCREEN 1 SCREEN 2 SCREENS AA ENT NA 2ND LEVEL a 2ND LEVEL MORE 2ND LEVEL SCREEN 1 SCREEN 2 SCREENS a4 Esc ENT Esc 2ND LEVEL 2ND LEVEL MORE 2ND LEVEL SCREEN 1 SCREEN 2 SCREENS 3RD LEVEL 3RD LEVEL MORE 3RD LEVEL CEDE SCREEN 1 SCREEN 2 SCREENS LCD Screen Available top level screens are shown in order in Figure 3 4 Unity 4600 Top Level Content Screens below Some screens are only available under certain unit conditions or when cer tain optional hardware is installed The optional screens are represented by hatched boxes Figure 3 4 Unity 4600 Top Level Screens RENUEVA RUROINI RIMM ww at SCREENS SRY White boxes indicate standard screens Hatched boxes indicate optional
26. tested will energize and de energize about once per second Use the following steps to check these connections www wegener com First verify that each relay is set either to On or Off Relays placed in the nonvolatile Follow Warning setting will not respond to the Pulse command used in this test From the DTMF Level Set screen press the right arrow button to display the Relay Pulse Check screen Press ENT to display the Relay 1 Check screen The Relay Check screen will indicate that the relay is On or Off as it switches on and off about once per second At the same time a user should see the ohm meter reading between the output contacts alternate between zero and virtually infinite Press the right arrow button to test the remaining cue relays and the alarm relay Press ESC to return to the Relay Check screen 21 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER This page intentionally left blank 800032 01 Rev F 22 WWW Wegener com IJ WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Chapter 3 Operation This chapter provides an overview of Unity 4600 operation details of controls and indica tors the alarm warning system and user interface details 3 1 Theory of Operation Functional Summary Automated Recovery www wegener com From one selected RF input feed the Unity 4600 receives an L band RF carrier from an external antenna LNB It then demodulates the carrier and extracts the transmitted MPEG transpor
27. these and other Tables Presentation Time Stamp A marker signal associated with audio and video streams within a program conveyed in MPEG transport stream This signal allows the audio and video to be presented in synchronism to each other Random access memory A general term for all volatile memory types out of which application software executes and into which its variables state information and messages are stored RAM is also used to designate the volatile storage used by the Transport Demux and decompression devices www wegener com Radio frequency 11 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Table 1 3 Glossary of Terms Term Definition Service Descriptor Service Descriptors are text entries in the Service Descriptor table SDT defined per a DVB standard Service Descriptors are used to give text names to the Programs within transport streams Service Settings That part of the Unit Settings which allow for the local detection decompression and output or display of a program s services Setting Last Commanded The most recent Unit Setting requested by a user local or network command This value is non volatile Setting Last Successful The most recent Unit Setting which is NOT a Temporary Setting at which the IRD was able to deliver services while free of alarms This may also be the Last Commanded setting or it may be the attempted Transient setting at whic
28. two Unity expansion module slots 800032 01 Rev F Figure 1 1 The Unity 4600 Professional Media Recorder 2 www wegener com WEGENER Unity 4600 User s Manual 1 3 Unity 4600 Product Specifications Table 1 1 Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification power Voltage Frequency Consumption 90 132 or 175 264 VAC auto detect selected 60 50 Hz 296 35 watts typical with full LNB DC load amp QPSK receiver Transport In Options See Table 1 2 Transport In Options on page 6 Conditional Access Wegener COMPELO CA PIN Scrambling Turnaround option to bypass scrambled streams to ASI output Transport level or by program Contact factory Transport Demultiplexing Aggregate MPEG Transport Rate Number of Programs PSI Recognition 2 5 to 86 25 Mbps 55 Mbps in Release 1 if not limited by symbol rate limits of installed receiver card This rate is guaranteed for reception and transmission to ASI port only For local decompression of audio and video the maximum transport rate remains 55 Mbps Unlimited Automatic DVB ASI Output Physical Layer Levels Stream Padding Stream Processing network controlled 270 Mbaud signaling on coaxial cable per EN 50083 9 Annex B 71 1 Vp p into 75 Q unbalanced Minimum of one K28 5 null character padding in inter byte gaps strategy after that is to add equal pad amounts between bytes before adding extra padding be
29. video test mode a From the RF Input Check screen press the right arrow button to bring up the Audio Video Check screen b The Audio Video Check screen will indicate that the test mode is either Enabled or Disabled c Press ENT to switch the test mode between Enabled and Disabled d Press the left arrow button to return to the RF Input Check screen or ESC to return to the Installation Testing screen 20 WWW Wegener com CJ WEGENER Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL DTMF Setup This test allows the setup of DTMF tone levels and verification of connections to cue equipment Use the following steps to set the DTMF level a Fromthe Audio Video Check screen press the right arrow button to display the DTMF Setup screen b Press ENT to display the DTMF Test Tone screen and begin output of the DTMF test tones The tones actually tone pairs are played out at about one second intervals from 1 through 9 0 2 A B C D and then repeating DTMF TEST TONE 4 currently played test tone pair VOL SHE ERE volume c Press the arrow buttons to adjust the volume Up arrow or right arrow to increase volume down arrow or left arrow to decrease volume The number of black squares on the LCD indicates the current volume d Press ESC to return to the DTMF Setup screen or ESC to return to the Installation Testing screen Relay Pulse This test may be used to verify connections to the alarm or cue relays Each relay as it is Check
30. 4 claims of damage 13 classification by FCC 5 cleaning the U4600 47 clearance around unit 13 command syntax 31 comments or suggestions 1 commercials 10 COMPEL sucios sis pages 10 input Loco 4 LED ura dor A 29 components user serviceable 9 51 composite video output 3 4 Conditional Access 10 11 connecting the unit 15 connection to supply circuit 14 connectors rear panel 15 consumption power 3 contacting Wegener regarding manual 1 controlling the U4600 remotely 31 CUE LED ii5iifizas 30 customer service 55 D damage claims 13 decompression audio and Video pie gage irme 3 default LCD screens 29 demod and FEC lock 29 demodulator FEC specifications 6 7 8 description of U4600 functional 2 23 physical 2 descriptor audio language q 10 service o o 12 desktop installation 14 59 UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL difficulties with the U4600 47 digital program insert DPI 10 digital video broadcast DVB 10 dimensions of chassis 5 down arrow 25 download screen 29 DPli z2i5eEERERESRERPSIIM 10 dual tone multi frequency DTMF 10 connector 16 output 4 DVB a aee 10 DVB ASI 005 10 Output csi ai 3 E
31. 600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Rack Mounting Desktop Installation 800032 01 Rev F Mechanical Loading Rack mounted equipment should be installed in such a way that a hazardous condition is not produced by uneven loading The U4600 unit is not very heavy but total rack loading must be considered Also do not rest any unsupported equipment on a rack mounted U4600 unit Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits could have on overcurrent protection and supply wir ing Ensure that the total rack or breaker power consumption does not exceed the limits of the AC branch circuit Appropriate consideration of equipment ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Earthing Reliable earthing of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit use of power strips chassis ground lugs etc the U4600 is sized as a single RU and will fit an EIA standard 19 inch wide equipment rack a First install angle brackets or cross supports capable of supporting both the unit and its connecting cables Screw or bolt the supports securely to the equipment rack b Place the U4600 on its supports and use four anchor screws or bolts and nuts to secure the U4600 front brackets to the rack WARNING The front brackets mu
32. AUTH LED is Off and the alarm message Unauthorized for CA appears contact your net work provider to gain authorization in its Conditional Access database Alarm or Warning LED On Check the front panel display for alarm or warning messages Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions on page 49 describes U4600 alarm and warning messages If the message definitions are too technical to help debug the problem report the mes sages to your network provider Alarm and Warning LEDs Off If no alarms or warnings are shown suspect a bad connection or mis programming of the U4600 1 If audio or video are missing check the front panel monitor jacks If the front mon itor connections are OK check the signal connections from the rear of the unit to the destination If an audio is missing from the rear panel outputs and cannot be detected at the front panel monitors check that a valid audio stream is selected for that port and that the network provider has supplied non quiet programming on that audio 2 If the ASI output is missing check the signal connections from the rear of the unit to the destination If okay check with the network provider to verify what Program Mapping Release 2 or later may be in effect 48 WWW Wegener com UniTY 4600 USER S MANUAL C WEGENER 4 3 Alarms and Warnings The alarm and warning system is intended to alert the local user of a present or impending loss of services Table 4 1 below lists many b
33. COMMAND NAME parameter1 parameter2 parameter3 indicates that parameter1 must be entered parameter2 entered only when a certain condition is met certain option is installed etc and parameter3 is optional Both commands and parame ters may be entered in upper or lower case the interface is not case sensitive Incorrect or incomplete commands result in Invalid Command being displayed at the ter minal Parameter errors on User commands generate Invalid parameter name where parameter name is the name of the incorrectly entered parameter User NOTE Anycommands controlling carriers programs or services may be disabled Commands from COMPEL NOTE Generally any command that can control a unit setting may be entered without parameters to show the current value of that setting Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands ABORT Insert is terminated See TEMP command ABORTREC x x C make the unit s permanent setting equal to the last commanded setting S make the unit s permanent setting equal to the last successful setting Command either 1 aborts an ongoing automated recovery 2 aborts the successful results of an automated recovery or 3 accepts the successful results of an automated recovery With either value for x this command is interpreted as a direct local user command to establish confirm the unit s permanent settings www wegener com 31 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 UsER S
34. E command Identical to MUTE except specified services are unmuted Displays the boot up Welcome banner and the versions of hardware and software components within the IRD Should include the unit serial number model number and customer ID A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network VBI enable line field enable E for Enable or D for Disable line Line where VBI data is normally to be re inserted Values below 7 or above 22 are illegal field Field where VBI data is normally to be re inserted Values are 1 or 2 for upper and lower Command enables or disables VBI data re insertion on the line and field indicated for those IRDs that support that function 800032 01 Rev F 46 WWW Wegner com WEGENER Unity 4600 User s MANUAL CHAPTER 4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 4 1 Maintenance Maintenance of the Unity 4600 is limited to keeping the chassis clean and ensuring that all the cables remain firmly connected Occasionally wipe the exterior with a soft damp cloth to remove any accumulated dust and dirt and check that the cables are securely attached AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION Dn CAUTION IN RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The Unity 4600 incorporates security labels over some of the screws There are no user serviceable components within the U4600 Tampering with the security labe
35. Encoder Aud N Buff Overflow N audio port number Audio port N PES data buffer overflow Audio PES data being delivered faster than can be decompressed There may be a problem with the STC at uplink Mux or in the IRD Aud N Data Lost N audio port number Audio port N PES data not available buffer underflow here may be a problem in the hardware for that audio port or in the uplink encoder Check that PTS values in the audio stream do not grossly lead PCR Aud N LD Not in PMT N audio port number No audio PID found in PMT with assigned language descriptor for hard assigned port N Check that the language descriptor requested by the user or network is actually assigned to an existing audio stream Aud N PID Not Found N audio port number Audio PID found in PMT with requested language descriptor but no PES data detected Check uplink encoder Aud N Type Invalid N audio port number www wegener com Audio PES stream type not supported 49 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL LCD Alarm or Warning Message Auto Recovery WEGENER Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions Meaning Possible Cause Auto recovery in progress This may be caused by any of the following problems on a previously commanded or successfully acquired transport stream 1 IRD unable to deliver services for time exceeding Services Recovery Time out IRD required to maintain connection to COMPEL and
36. MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands ADDE location COMPEL req tags req aud1 aud rt aud2 aud2 rt margin location Value from 1 up to max highest entry indicating location in Preset table COMPEL req Values are REQ NR or GL Forces COMPEL to be temporarily required not required or left as normal global unit setting respectively when attempting this Preset during Recovery tags req Values are REQ NR or GL Forces Carrier ID Tags to be temporarily required not required or left as normal global unit setting respectively when attempting this Preset during Recovery audi Language descriptor or wildcard for audio stream to be assigned to Audio port 1 aud1 rt S Stereo left and right components routed as connected at original MPEG encoder 1 Original left component to both L and R outputs 2 Original right component to both L and R outputs M Sum of left and right components to both L and R outputs R Reverse of Stereo above if allowed by hardware aud2 Language descriptor or wildcard for audio stream to be assigned to Audio port 2 aud1 rt Same as aud1 rt above margin Margin offset in dB Ranges between 0 and N dB See MARGIN command for N This command augments the ADDS command to populate the extended Preset Entry Note that if this Preset is used to acquire services through Recovery or user command these te
37. RD MODULE Extracts MPEG transport stream from RF carrier A A IC feet A A A A STREAM PROCESSING DESCRAMBLING of PIDs that are both scrambled and authorized VJ PROGRAM RECOGNITION PROGRAM and DEMULTIPLEXING MAPPING I DECOMPRESSION OF SERVICES FRONT PANEL AMOR MONITOR amp CONTROL CLEAR TRANSPORT STREAM 800032 01 Rev F 24 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL 3 2 Operation from Front Panel COMPEL Control The U4600 front panel Figure 3 2 includes the following four main parts a liquid crystal display LCD six pushbut tons eight LED indicators and the front panel audio and video monitor ports Essentially all control available through the network or terminal is also available from the front panel e Digital Media Receiver MO AUDIO O Unit 4600 The front panel LCD 1 on Figure 3 2 supports unit monitor ing and control by displaying screens containing status infor mation menu navigation pointers and parameter input fields Each LCD screen has a label or heading on the first row and information parameters or prompts on the second row which may cycle through multiple messages depending on the context C3 TRANSPORT compeL CI O SERVICES WARNING CJ CJ CUE The six pushbuttons 2 are your means of commanding the U4600 from the front panel Use the four arrow buttons to navi gate through menu screens and parameter selections and to scroll through available choices
38. SI input only FEC If an RF input the inner FEC ratio Field is omitted for an ASI input only The legal options are for QPSK 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 for 8PSK 2 3 5 6 8 9 and for 16 QAM 3 4 and 7 8 Other legal values may be defined for new modulation formats tag site If an RF input the tag site for Carrier ID tag Field is omitted for an ASI input only program Program number for wildcard or null for no program assigned label Channel Label optional may be omitted Command to establish new Permanent Unit Setting with the parameter values given If the format is set to OK no other parameters are accepted or required 800032 01 Rev F 38 www wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands PERMCH value value Either the value of a settings table entry number OR the Channel Label of an entry priority given to Label if any ambiguity If an entry number legal values range from 1 up to N where N is number of Preset support this product Unit Settings set to equal those in the Preset Table entry specified by value PING t n count I size w timeout addr t If supplied as shown PING specified host until interrupted by console entry of control C n count Integer substituted for count is number of echo requests to send l size Send buffer specified as size bytes w timeout Wait for e
39. UNITY4600 Professional Media Receiver User s Manual WEGENER 800032 01 Rev F UNiTY 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER 800032 01 Rev F A proven world leader in digital video audio amp broadcast data systems WEGENER s management system is certified to ISO 9001 2000 Data drawings and other material contained herein are proprietary to Wegener Com munications Inc and may not be reproduced or duplicated in any form without the prior written permission of Wegener Communications Inc The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions may be issued to advise of such changes and or additions O 2004 Wegener Communications Inc All rights reserved WEGENER COMPEL CONTROL and UNITY4600 are trademarks of WEGENER Communications Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Correspondence regarding this publication 800032 01 Revision F Sixth Edition October 2004 should be forwarded to Wegener Communications Inc Technology Park Johns Creek 11350 Technology Circle Duluth GA 30097 1502 Phone 770 814 4000 Fax 770 623 0698 The Wegener Unity 4600 is approved under FCC Part 15B Class A UL C UL 1950 3rd Edition and CE EN60950 EN55022 94 and EN55024 98 ii WWW Wegner com C WEGENER www wegener com UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOTREMO
40. VE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIHED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION As this unit is intended to interface with other electrical electronic systems proper engineering practices must be adhered to during installation and check out All AC power and ground must be installed in accordance with National Electric Code Standards as to conductor size and limitations see NFPA 70 articles 200 280 as amended if required and lightning protection must be provided All RF interconnections must be properly shielded to prevent ingress or egress of potential interfering sources to existing services Any damage to this unit caused by improper wiring interconnections will void any warranty extended iii 800032 01 Rev F UNiTY 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER This page intentionally blank 800032 01 Rev F iv WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 UsER s MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 1 1 Manual Overview o 1 1 2 Product Overview 2 Functional Descripti0N ooooooooooo ses 2 Physical Description oooooooooor ah 2 1 3 Unity 4600 Product Specifications 00000 3 1 3 Safety Summary osi ow bu ARV arde ga 9 1 4 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations llle 10 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 00 I Ex Do E RITE E P eso oc eee UE pd 13 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection o ooooocoocoooooo les 13 2 2 Location and Mounting 0000
41. WWW Wegener com 15 Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL Connector Designation Alarm Cuing CJ WEGENER Table 2 4 Rear Panel Connectors below lists the U4600 connectors on the rear panel their types and pinout information See Interpreting LEDs on page 43 for descriptions of rear panel indicators Table 2 4 Rear Panel Connectors 10 pin male header mates to removable terminal strip 1 on left as viewed from rear of unit Signal Name OK COM closes here when OK 2 COM 3 Alarm COM closes here on alarm or if power is off GND Cue Relay 1 N C contact Cue Relay 1 Common contact Cue Relay 1 N O contact Cue Relay 2 N C contact Cue Relay 2 Common contact 10 Cue Relay 2 N O contact 3 pin male header mates to removable terminal strip 1 on left as viewed from rear of unit DTMF tone non inverted output 2 GND 3 DTMF tone inverted output Audio same for both ports 1 and 2 6 pin male header mates to removable term strip 1 on left as viewed from rear of unit Right 2 Right GND Right Left Left GND 3 4 5 6 Left Composite Video Out BNC Jack Composite Video Out Serial Control 800032 01 Rev F RS232 9 pin D female jacks DCD internally pulled to 5V RxD data output TxD data input DTR not connected GND
42. WWW Wegner com UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL IJ WEGENER On the Home screen the gt right pointing arrow field will quickly flash a half second ON and a half second OFF to signal the user that the right arrow button is active for user con trol Pressing either the left or right arrow buttons will cause the U4600 to display the other top level screens in succession If there are current alarm and warning indications the text See Alarms or See Warnings will appear before the arrow and pressing the right arrow will display the applicable alarm or warning message s Interpreting Front Panel LEDs Table 3 2 Front Panel LED Indicator Descriptions provides the meaning of the color and state of each LED in Figure 3 5 below Figure 3 5 LED Indicators CARRIER EC CJ TRANSPORT COMPEL CI EJ SERVICES WARNING ECT ES CUE Indicator Label ALARM Table 3 2 Color and State GREEN constant Ed EI AUTH Front Panel LED Indicator Descriptions Meaning Unit has demod and FEC lock on the RF carrier Off Unit does not have demod and FEC lock on the RF carrier TRANSPORT GREEN constant Unit recognizes a valid transport stream Off Unit does not recognize a valid transport stream GREEN constant COMPEL control stream received within last two minutes including keep alives while locked continuously on the current transport stream for gt 2 minutes GREEN flash Unit has had a verified
43. ach reply the number of milliseconds specified by timeout addr IP address formatted as n1 n2 n3 n4 where nn1 n2 n3 and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 Traditional Unix PING command with verbatim Unix syntax Response from IRD will indicate success or failure User will be warned if PING cannot be attempted because no local IP address has been set A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network PORT device device Device assigned to the Aux Term port either TERMINAL MODEM or AUXDATA Assigns the given device to the Aux Term port A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network PW password password One to six alphanumeric characters Changes the modem password to the designated password A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network QUIT Command ends telnet sessions Same as EXIT command R type page Continued on next page type Indicates the type of report as follows C Carrier Status P Parameters G Group Status GL Genlock system if installed and applicable M MPEG PSI Status NC Network Controller Status R Relay Status RTLOG non volatile log of last 10 tuning type commands S Settings Status ST Settings Table SP Serial Port Confi
44. corporates security labels over some of the screws There are no user serviceable components within the U4600 unit Tampering with these security labels or opening the unit will void your warranty If you have questions contact Wegener s Cus tomer Service Department at the address or numbers listed under Customer Service 1 5 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Table 1 3 Glossary of Terms Term Definition Ad avail digital The opportunity for a local program splicer to insert local content in the MPEG PES streams in substitution for regular network distributed programming The avail is bounded by splice out and splice in points Splice points are seamless insertion points located for the splicer by DPI messages where the compressed stream may be broken and substituted without frame by frame interruption of video Ad avail analog The opportunity for local users to switch from the network supplied programming to locally generated content commercials This is signaled by use of DTMF tones or closures of cue relays Alarm A condition or notification of a condition that prevents proper U4600 functioning Application The main host software which sets up the unit hardware runs the process of acquiring transport Software Stream sources sets up and monitors the demux and decompression processes monitors unit operations and interfaces with the network and local users ASI or DVB ASI An asynchronous bit
45. d status information A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network RE state number state ON OFF or W number 1 or 2 or E1 thru En for n relay expansion option module if installed indicating the affected user relay This non volatile command sets the user or expansion relay addressed by number to the ON OFF or Follow Warn if W state specified Note The W value for the state parameter is only accepted for the native relays 1 or 2 If state is specified but number is omitted then the command is applied to ALL installed relays with one exception The exception is that the command to ALL relays will not be accepted by a native user cue relay already set in the logical Follow warn state It MUST be individually addressed to return it to the ON or OFF non volatile state Entering this command without parameters shows the state of installed relays 800032 01 Rev F 40 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands Indicates group of parameters to report as follows AUD Audio service diagnos AW Alarm Warning status CA Conditional Access diagnostics DPI Conditional Digital Program Insertion DPI GL Genlock system if installed and applicable LAN P Ethernet diagnostics NTW COMPELS network control diagnostics PRGMP Program mapping at ASI output
46. desktop 14 PACK sc eek ede deed 14 safety during 9 integrated receiver decoder RD iuuenes 11 interference radio 13 K Keep alives 11 key management system KMS 11 L labels security 9 51 LAN monica ees 10 11 800032 01 Rev F LCD cio MELIA 11 LED definition 11 indicators 29 left arrow 25 light emitting diodes LEDs 11 liquid crystal display LCD 11 LNB DC power 7 power connector 17 loading mechanical 14 local area network LAN 11 location and mounting 13 lugs grounding 14 M mailing address customer service 55 manual comments or questions 1 maintenance 47 mechanical loading 14 menu screens 57 modem dialing 4 monitors front panel audio and video 4 mounting desktop 14 location and 13 Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG 11 MPEG transport stream definition 12 multi unit rack assembly 13 N National Television System Committee NTSC 11 network protection mode 11 NTSC oc EEG 11 O opening the chassis 9 operating ambient temperature 13 operating temperature 5 operation of the U4600 23 60 IJ WEGENER output absence of
47. displays internal unit temperature if available TEST group value group Mnemonic for a test group Either RF AV DTMF or REL value Parametric value which has meaning depending on the test group selected Command to activate Installation Test Modes A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network If group is RF the legal values are 1 2 3 4 and OFF Entering numbers for value cause the IRD to report the RF level not locked to carrier at that RF Feed Port every few seconds Entering OFF stops the measurement If group is AV the legal values are ON and OFF If ON a test pattern is activated on the video output and test tones activated on the audio output the same as the generic TESTMODE command If group is DTMF the legal values are ON and OFF If ON the command behaves like the DTMFVOL command entered with no parameters If group is REL the legal values are ON and OFF If ON both user cue relays are alternately energized and de energized TESTOFF Command stops all volatile test functions as if unit were reset A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network www wegener com 45 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands UNMUTE source source source source Same as the MUT
48. e multiplexer used to create the final transport stream PES Stream Packetized Elementary Stream The MPEG designation for a compressed component of a Program such as audio or video which includes the timing information necessary for synchronization e g synchronizing audio to video PID or Packet ID The unique transport stream packet identifier assigned to each constituent data stream within the transport stream Also in this document PID is used to designate the stream itself PMT Program Map Table A PSI table within an MPEG transport stream which cross references a program or programs against all the PIDs that bear its component streams such as audios video DPI PCR etc IRDs need this table to decode the compressed components of that program Presets Table A non volatile table of unit presets This table is used for either automatic recoveries or as a shorthand method to quickly reconfigure the unit The presets table may be programmed at the factory and edited by the customer either locally or via network control Program A single media stream combination of audio video data etc tied to a common time base Program Number A numerical code representing a program PSI Tables A group of information bearing tables each borne by well known PIDs regularly transmitted in the transport stream See also PAT and PMT Also ISO 13818 1 gives a thorough description of
49. ectory for U4600 Terminal Commands SETLNB Rf_feed LO_freq Rf_feed If the RF Switch expansion option is installed this is one input to that switch 1 through 4 If no RF Switch option is installed then it is an error to enter data here LO freq Either a number or mnemonic If a number this value represents the LNB LO frequency in MHz It can have up to two decimal places and its valid range is from 0 to 14000 00 The legal mnemonics are C for Standard C band 5150 MHz default KU for US Ku band 10750 MHz default EHKU for European Hi Ku band 10600 MHz default or ELKU for European Low Ku band 9750 MHz default 1 If the current LNB mode selected is Universal This command is legal only when entered without parameters In this case the IRD returns the current calculated setting command sent to the LNB either 9 75 GHz or 10 60 GHz 2 If the current LNB mode selected is LO This command sets the assumed LNB LO frequency to the value entered in MHz OR the MHz value represented by the mnemonic If there is an optional RF switch installed then the rf feed field data must be entered Entering the command without parameters returns the current setting A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network SETPEDEST xxx XXX E for enable or D for disable Enables or disables the pedestal setup the addition of 7 5 IRE to the
50. ed Isolation port to port 45 dB 950 1450 MHz 40 dB 1450 2150 MHz Input VSWR 75 Q system selected port 1 9 1 10 dB R L min 950 1450 MHz lt 1 9 1 10 dB R L min 1450 2150 MHz Input VSWR 75 Q system unselected port lt 1 9 1 10 dB R L min 950 1450 MHz lt 1 9 1 10 dB R L min 1450 2150 MHz Surge Resistance Guaranteed survival from up to 10 direct coupled 8kV discharges per IEC 801 2 whether or not port is selected RF Tuning Same as Turbo PSK option described above Demodulator FEC Same as Turbo PSK option described above LNB DC Power Supplied on RF Input Port 4 same electrical characteristics as described for single input Turbo PSK option above 800032 01 Rev F 8 WWW Wegener com WEGENER Unity 4600 User s Manual Table 1 2 Transport In Options Characteristic Specification ASI Transport Input Option DVB ASI Input One input per DVB ASI per EN50083 9 Annex B Physical layer 270 Mbaud signaling on 75Q coax cable Minimum byte gaps Down to O byte interbyte gaps Transport data rate Limited to rates allowed by parent IRD 1 4 Safety Summary The U4600 is designed for safe use with few special precautions required of the user The following items are basic precautions to use when installing and working with your U4600 Do not open the U4600 chassis cover AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This U4600 unit in
51. eens at the same level Menu Up Press lt ESC gt to move to the parent menu screen and Home Press lt ESC gt to return to the Home screen first row MISC SETUPS information label second row Press ENTER navigation prompt after brief delay MISC SETUPS Other Screens gt A 4 Parameter Screens MISC SETUPS Menu Up Press lt ESC gt MISC SETUPS Home Hold In ESC Parameter screens display a specific parameter that can be edited if the correct authority has been established Such screens contain an alphanumeric or list select field There are no carries or borrows when wrapping on a numeric field i e to go from 0999 to 1000 all 4 digits must be edited For parameter screens like the Unit Label screen below the second row contains the current value of the parameter Upon pressing ENT a blinking underscore appears under the first character to be edited Only for editable alphanumeric fields List select fields will not display a cursor Use the arrow buttons to scroll through characters or list selections After making the desired change press ENT again to commit the entry to the U4600 Press ESC if you wish to cancel the change If no key presses are made after a brief delay the second row begins alternating between the following prompts Change Press lt ENTER gt to begin editing the parameter Other Screens gt to move to other screens at the same level and Home Hold In
52. ering in secure processors within the IRD these messages continuously update the IRD with the current descrambling key Digital Program Insert A special message borne in an MPEG PID associated with a particular program that signals the boundaries of ad avails Dual Tone Multi Frequency Tone signaling system used by the legacy telephone system Tone pairs represented each of the keyboard items 0 9 and This system may be used to control external cueing equipment Digital Video Broadcast working group This is a shorthand designation for a group of industry standards that provide enhancements in the use of MPEG transport streams For example one DVB standard defined the standard way QPSK modulated carriers would convey these streams over satellite world wide Energy per bit per Noise density per Hertz This is a unitless ratio that expresses signal to noise ratio in carrier transmission systems that convey digital data A quality measurement for any such system is the E 5 No needed to just convey the digital data within acceptable error rates This is called the E No threshold Ethernet The widely used LAN technology specified by IEEE standard 802 3 IRD Integrated Receiver Decoder A product which features a receiver to extract transport streams from satellite borne carriers and a companion decoder to decompress MPEG elementary streams from within said transport streams in order to recreate the ori
53. et up for desk top operation In either location maintain a clean dry environment for the U4600 FCC If the Ethernet port has a cable connected to it that cable must be properly shielded Mandated and grounded to minimize RF emissions that could interfere with nearby equipment Suppression of Radio WARNING Frequency Emissions This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference for which the user may need to take mitigating action DANGER To avoid damage to the U4600 unit and other equipment or personal injury the following items should be strictly observed Elevated Ambient Operating Temperatures in Rack Mounted Units When equipment is installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the room s ambient temperature Therefore consideration should be given to the ambient air temperature within the rack not just inside the room when deciding if the maximum recommended ambient operating temperature Tmra is met or exceeded Reduced Air Flow Equipment should be installed such that the airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised The U4600 may be arranged in a rack without empty spaces between units if heat buildup is prevented by ensuring that its side vents remain unblocked and that there is adequate clearance around the vent holes www wegener com 13 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4
54. eting and faxing a copy of the RMA Request Form to 678 624 0294 You may e mail the same information instead to service wegener com b To help us identify and control returned units plainly write the RMA number on the outside of the product shipping container This will help us return your unit to you as quickly as possible c Return the product freight prepaid to the address below Service Department RMA Wegener Communications Inc 359 Curie Drive Alpharetta GA 30005 NOTE All returned material must be shipped freight prepaid C O D shipments will not be accepted www wegener com 55 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER This page intentionally left blank 800032 01 Rev F 56 WWW Wegner com WEGENER Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL APPENDIX A MONITORING AND CONTROL DETAILS A 1 Basic Navigation Monitoring and control of the U4600 from the front panel is accomplished by first navi gating to the appropriate screen for the desired function see Figure 3 2 U4600 Front Panel Layout on page 25 and LCD Screen Content on page 26 for screen structure and contents Press ENT to move downward through menus and screen levels and ESC to return upward through the screen structure Press the right and left arrow buttons to move between peer screens The home screen may always be reached by pressing and holding the ESC button or by pressing it repeatedly A 2 Info Screens Info screens are read only and display informatio
55. gardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network RPATH SEND Command ordering IRD to immediately send a Return Path report A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network www wegener com 41 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands RPATH TO username addr username Legal string of keyboard characters without white space addr IP address formatted as n1 n2 n3 n4 where nn1 n2 n3 and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 Email address destination for Return Path reporting A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network SAVENV Saves all the current global and Unit Setting NV parameters in NVRAM to the Flash memory space designated as BACKUP Note Some unit set parameters which would not make sense to back up may not be saved A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network SAVEP entry channel label entry A Preset Table Entry number or the text PERM If a preset entry must be equal to a number between 1 and N inclusive where N is the highest entry number channel_label Channel Label associated with a unit setting or a Preset Table entry If attempting to supply the cha
56. ginal audio video data signals The Unity 4600 is an IRD Keep alives COMPEL Simple COMPEL network messages addressed to all bearing date and time These are transmitted regularly every 5 seconds for example so that IRDs may quickly and continuously verify their network connection KMS Key Management System The sub system within the Wegener Conditional Access system that creates and ciphers the scrambling keys and then distributes them to the uplink UMX5010 and all downlinked IRDs conveyed in a special PID within the transport stream LAN Local area network Your U4600 may be connected to an Ethernet LAN LCD Liquid crystal display The front panel screen on your U4600 is a liquid crystal display LED Light emitting diode The front panel indicator lights on your U4600 are LEDs Mbps kbps or Msps 800032 01 Rev F Units of data transport rate Megabits per second 1 million bits per second kilobits per second 1 thousand bits per second or million symbols per second 1 million symbols per second 10 WWW Wegener com WEGENER Unity 4600 User s Manual Table 1 3 Glossary of Terms Term Definition MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group refers to the method of video compression established by this group The Unity 4600 utilizes the MPEG2 format for video Network Protection Mode A non volatile setup parameter whose value is Shared or Protected or not Shared Simi
57. guration See also parameters for RP and RD commands www wegener com 39 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands R type page Continued page This option can have a value of 1 to 40 and is only applicable for the group status report Indicates the page to be reported If omitted all eight pages are reported and scrolls off the terminal screen With the R command the user gets a combined report of unit non volatile settings and status and diagnostics for each item grouping e g RF for all unit settings and all status diagnostics for carrier acq tracking A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network Indicates group of status diagnostic information to report as follows AUD Audio service diagnos AW Alarm Warning status CA Conditional Access diagnostics DPI Conditional Digital Program Insertion DPI GL Genlock system if installed and applicable LAN P Ethernet diagnostics NTW COMPEL network control diagnostics PRGMP Program mapping at ASI output MSC Miscellaneous diagnostics REC Automated Recovery status RF Carrier Acquisition Tracking diagnostics RPA Return Path diagnostics SW Software download self test status TS Transport Stream diagnostics VID Video service diagnostics Expanded report on unit volatile diagnostic an
58. h auto recovery was successful This value is non volatile Setting Permanent That non volatile Unit Setting which the IRD will attempt if in Normal Operation after a unit reset This will be the Last Commanded setting unless since that command was issued the IRD had executed an Auto Recovery and successfully acquired at one of the Preset settings In other words the Permanent Setting is the most recent of the Last Commanded and Last Successful Settings Setting Temporary A special volatile unit setting with a timed expiration period The command to invoke this special setting and the subsequent success of the IRD to find services at this setting does not affect the non volatile value of the Last Commanded or Last Successful Settings Also if the compliant IRD receives a command to change its Permanent Setting while in a Temporary Setting the Temporary Setting will not be aborted but the new Permanent Setting will be recorded in NVRAM as the Last Commanded setting and the Permanent Setting pointer will refer to that Setting Transient A volatile Unit Setting used for immediate acquisition of services Transient settings are either Temporary settings see above or Presets used for attempted acquisition during Auto Recovery If in the case of Presets the attempt is successful those settings become Permanent Settings TuRA Maximum Recommended Ambient Temperature the highest operating temperature for which the unit i
59. ings are correct Check RF level indication and RF connection For new installations check antenna pointing and polarization No COMPEL Data traffic is detected at designated packet ID PID for COMPEL However no valid COMPEL messages have been detected during the last two minutes There may be no connection to the network If required to maintain a connection the unit will eventually attempt an automatic recovery to a backup preset To debug check that the COMPEL system at the uplink is functional and that the data connection to inserter such as UMX5010 is good Also check for fault indications or functional problems at UMX5010 No COMPEL PID www wegener com No traffic detected at designated packet ID PID for COMPEL so no connection is made to the network The COMPEL PID setting in the unit may be incorrect Also see No COMPEL indication 51 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL LCD Alarm or Warning Message No Def for Mapping T WEGENER Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions Meaning Possible Cause ASI transport output bears no program content because an Output Definition Table has not been loaded from the network Contact network TOC No DHCP Server Found IRD is required to get IP settings from DHCP server but none are detected on the LAN No Genlock Sync IRD supports and has genlock option installed and enabled but no video reference sync is detected No ID Tag
60. installation procedures and information for the correct and safe installation of your U4600 unit 3 Operation instructions for starting and operating the U4600 unit 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting information about maintaining the U4600 unit and resolving possible operating difficulties 5 Customer Service Our warranty and guide to obtaining additional help An Index of keywords is also provided to help you quickly locate needed information Please e mail any suggestions or comments about this manual to manuals wegener com If you prefer to post them through the mail please send your comments to the address below If you have substantial or complex changes to recommend we preferthat you copy the page s in question mark your changes on the copy and fax or mail us the copy We always appreciate constructive criticism Our Address Attn Manuals Wegener Communications Inc Technology Park Johns Creek 11350 Technology Circle Duluth GA 30097 1502 Our Fax Number 770 497 0411 WWW Wegener com 1 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 UsER s MANUAL CJ WEGENER 1 2 Product Overview Functional Description Physical Description The Wegener Unity 4600 Professional Media Receiver is a fully DVB compliant satellite video IRD The U4600 receives an L band RF carrier from an external LNB demodulates the carrier extracts the MPEG transport stream and provides the decompressed program or programs to DVB ASI composite video and
61. ir components to MPEG PIDs A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network DTMFTST level tone level Integer between 0 and 100 inclusive tone Tone code 0 15 signifying digits 1 9 0 A C Volatile test command for DTMF output if supplied Tones will be output at the percentage of full scale voltage indicated by level If tone is supplied then that tone is output continuously If tone is omitted then the IRD cycles endlessly through all tones 1 second per tone Disable with TESTOFF command A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network www wegener com 33 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands DTMFVOL percent percent Integer between 0 and 100 inclusive Command to set DTMF output tone levels Immediately after entry of the command the IRD will play out all 16 tones at a rate where they are individually identifiable at the commanded level If percent is 0 output is essentially OFF If percent is 100 level is maximum spec level Entering command without parameters still plays out the tone sequence and then reports current level setting A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network
62. ived the specified configuration is configurations immediately stored for the specified device e g for the Terminal device If a serial port is currently assigned another device then its output buffer is immediately flushed and the port re configured Communication is fixed at 1 start 1 stop and 8 data bits with no hard ware handshaking No provision for software handshaking is made in this Release The serial port s behavior for each of its device types is described in the following table Table 2 6 Device Configurations Device Serial Port Behavior Italics are Programmable Bold are Fixed Terminal Configured to 19 2k N 8 1 The unit responds to the terminal commands as described in 3 4 Operation from Local Remote Terminal on page 59 Modem Configured to B P 8 1 The unit responds to the commands as described in 3 4 Operation from Local Remote Terminal on page 59 Aux Data Configured to B P 8 1 This is an output only all inputs ignored Local Configured to B P 8 1 This is an input for testing only COMPEL Printer Configured to B P 8 1 This is an output only The legal values for B are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2k or 38 4 kilobaud The legal values for P are O E or N for Odd Even or No parity 800032 01 Rev F 18 WWW Wegener com CJ WEGENER Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL Device Handling Terminal I O www wegener com The Terminal option is used for command and contr
63. l Commands AUDIOMODES Lists all the supported audio decompression or pass through modes e g MPEG1 Layer 2 Dolby AC 3 MP3 SMPTE302 etc AUDMON port porti Either 1 or 2 for audio ports 1 or 2 Connects a sample of audio port port to the single audio monitor jack where available A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network AUXPID PID PID Selects the PID in hex for the transport packets carrying the desired data stream Must be 20 to 1FFE inclusive If PID is omitted the current value is displayed Sets the PID used for Aux Data extraction CLRDIAG Clears all the volatile counts and statistics as if the unit was reset A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network CLRIND Clears both current Acknowledged Alarm and Warning indications and past Latched Alarm indications A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network DELS entry entry Value from 1 up to max given in section 2 1 indicating entry number in settings table Deletes an entry in the Preset Table DPAT Command reports current Program Allocation Table PAT from incoming transport stream DPSI Command reports complete PSI information tracing all programs and the
64. larly each network control stream has a Share status field as part of the COMPEL packet framing A network control stream is considered invalid to the U4600 if the network ID in the stream differs from that of the IRD and if either the network stream or the U4600 are set to be Protected For test purposes only there is a generic network ID that the COMPEL system may transmit which is always considered to be valid by all IRDs National Television System Committee The composite color video standard used domestically and in a few countries outside US based on 525 line 59 97 Hz field rate with 2 1 interlace Phase Alternating Line A set of composite color video standards used worldwide outside US which implements a line by line reversal of phase of one of the orthogonal color components For our use all PAL signals are assumed to be 625 line 50 Hz field rate systems with varying chroma and luma bandwidths and color subcarrier frequencies Program Allocation Table A PSI table within an MPEG transport stream which cross references all available programs to a PID for its PMT This table is always present in legal transport streams and must always be in the clear not scrambled even when Conditional Access scrambling is used Program Clock Reference A time base signal used to synchronize the IRDs internal timing to the same timing in the MPEG encoder for the received program Multiple programs may share a PCR depending on th
65. lee 13 FCC Mandated Suppression of Radio Frequency Emissions 13 Rack Mounting soe cieca aceta ceden ea e A lee 14 Desktop Installati0N oooooooocoooooooo eee 14 2 3 U4600 Connections o 15 2 4 Serial Port Configuration llle es 16 Device assignments o 16 Device configurations liliis 16 Device Handling o o o ooooooo ee eee eens 17 2 5 Installation Testing llli 18 RF Input Check succus bd Rb med d ed peer 18 Audio Video Check oooooocooo lees 19 DTMF Set p sella mue ee dera edem UE ima Rd Usa 19 Relay Pulse Check osito ir a WES SE Wa ets Aaa RAI 19 CHAPTER 3 OPERATION esi 202 ad Sea ES 23 3 1 Theory of Operation ooooooooooo ss 23 Functional Summary o 23 Automated Recovery o 23 Monitoring and Control 0 20 0 eee eee ees 24 3 2 Operation from Front Panel 25 LCD Screen Relationships 00 000 c eee eee 25 LED Screen Content eee kes ar wie Sot a p Ed Ere SE SS Ede 26 Home and Default Screens 00000 eee 28 Interpreting Front Panel LEDS 1 2 20 0 es 29 Rear Panel LEDs 30 Front Panel Audio Monitor 000002 cece eee 31 3 3 Operation from Local Remote Terminal 00000000055 31 Overview and Syntax o 31 User Commands l llslll llle 31 www wegener com V 800032 01 Rev F UNiTY 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER CHAPTER 4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
66. ls or opening the unit will void your warranty If you have any questions contact Wegener s Customer Service Department at the address or numbers listed under Customer Ser vice 4 2 General Troubleshooting This section is not intended as an exhaustive list of all possible situations but a list of the most common installation problems Please contact us see Chapter 5 Customer Service with any problems you cannot resolve independently If you are experiencing any difficulties first check the LED indicators on the U4600 front panel See Table 3 2 Front Panel LED Indicator Descriptions on page 29 for details about the LED indicators Note that during typical operation the green CAR RIER TRANSPORT COMPEL SERVICES and AUTH LEDS should be on No Output If the unit provides no output and neither the LCD nor any LEDs are lit there is either LCD or LED a loss of AC power or the internal power supply has failed Do the following Indications a Check that AC power cord is firmly connected at both ends b Check that your AC power source is supplying AC power c If both checks a and b are okay contact Customer Service see Chapter 5 before returning the unit for service No Audio Alarm LED On and Carrier LED Off Video or ASI Output 1 If the first front panel alarm message is No RF Signal then the U4600 is unable to lock to an RF carrier at the selected RF port Check the following items a Either the outdoor anten
67. mmand selects A V services directly by PID number only This changes Unit Setting 11 to By PID if not already set that way 800032 01 Rev F 42 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands SET parameter value SET TO destination time SET FROM source parameter One of format feed freq for carrier freq rate for data rate FEC tag for tag site prog for program margin for Eb No margin warning zone aud1 or aud2 for descriptors assigned to audio ports 1 and 2 See PERM and ADDE commands for definitions and limits value Value of the parameter as in any settings command PERM TEMP ADDS etc destination PERM TEMP number or label of a Preset table entry time Length of insert in either HH MM SS format valid range is 0 00 00 to 18 00 00 leading zeros OK to omit on hours OR in number of seconds A one hour TEMP could have a parameters of 1 00 00 or 3600 source PERM CURR number or abel of a Preset table entry SET sets the value of individual parameters in a scratch pad settings group SET TO will store the scratch pad settings to a search table entry or to the permanent or temporary settings requires an insert time as a second parameter SET FROM loads the scratch pad settings from a search table entry or from the current or permanent settings SETAUDIO port route program a
68. mporary COMPEL and Tags required parameters if used will be adopted as the permanent global unit parameters ADDS location format feed carrier freq data rate FEC Tag Site program label location Value from 1 up to max highest entry indicating location in settings table For format feed carrier freq data rate FEC tag site program and label see PERM command This command adds entries to the U5000 style preset table at the entry number given If entry at location was already in use it will be overwritten APPSTAT Forces IRD to report the status of the two application storage spaces showing current and backup application software if any A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network APPSWITCH Unloads the currently executing application software and instead loads and runs the backup software AUDATTEN port atten porti Either 1 or 2 for audio ports 1 or 2 atten Must be a numeric value for attenuation in dB Legal values are given in individual IRD specifications This command sets audio attenuation where 0 gives 0dB attenuation maximum level A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network 800032 01 Rev F 32 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Termina
69. ms that are clear are always presumed to be authorized OR Unit is authorized for current scrambled transport stream or selected program and has transport MPEG sync When using Wegener CA 97 Version being authorized means being addressed with current and valid ciphered keystream messages In a PIN system if the transport stream is scrambled and the unit has been programmed with any key other than the null 00000 then it presumes that it is authorized GREEN flutter Unit has successfully deciphered a valid descrambling seed in the last five seconds Normal behavior in functioning CA system Off Unit has transport sync the transport stream is scrambled and the unit is NOT authorized Also OFF if no transport sync LED states are defined as follows Blink alternating ON for 100ms and OFF for 2 seconds Flash alternating ON for 500ms and OFF for 500ms Flutter like flash but with shorter 100ms ON and OFF times LED states are defined as follows Blink alternating ON for 100ms and OFF for 2 seconds Flash alternating ON for 500ms and OFF for 500ms Flutter like flash but with shorter 100ms ON and OFF times Rear Panel LEDs Front Panel Audio Monitor 800032 01 Rev F The U4600 also has two LED light emitting diode indicators on the rear panel They pro vide the following indications LAN Green LED ON if active LAN connection detected OFF otherwise ACT Yello
70. n that cannot be edited The home screen is this type of screen Other screens of this type display status or navigation help information For info screens like the Software Application Version screen shown below the text on the second row will contain the current information the software version in this example If no key presses are made after a brief delay the second row begins alter nating between this content and the following navigation prompts Other Screens gt to move to other screens at the same level Menu Up Press lt ESC gt to move to the parent menu screen and Home Hold In lt ESC gt to return to the Home screen first row APPLICATION CURRENT information label second row V100 content after brief delay APPLICATION CURRENT APPLICATION CURRENT APPLICATION CURRENT A 3 Menu Screens Menu screens are also read only and display the menu name for a group of screens For example the Miscellaneous Setups screen is a menu screen The child screens beneath a menu screen reached by pressing ENT may be any of the screen types i e other menus information screens etc www wegener com 57 800032 01Rev F800032 03 Rev D www wegen UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER For menu screens like the Miscellaneous Setups screen below the text on the second row will cycle between the following prompts Press lt ENTER gt to move to the child screens Other Screens to move to other scr
71. na LNB is not operating or is not connected to the IRD at the selected RF port To rule these out verify that the LNB and any www wegener com 47 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Missing an Audio Video or ASI Output With Other Outputs Okay 800032 01 Rev F intermediate line amplifiers has DC power and trace the connection from the LNB to the IRD or try replacing the LNB If a spectrum analyzer is available look for the carrier at the L band intermediate frequency For domestic C band satellites this is 5150 minus the downlink frequency in MHz b The selected IRD RF port has failed To rule out this possibility try connecting the RF cable to another RF port and select that port or use the RF Switch Bypass to force that other port c The IRD receiver card has failed To rule this out try using another IRD 2 If the first alarm message is No Carrier Lock verify the RF Feed Port Carrier Frequency Data Rate FEC Ratio and ID Tag if Tags are in use settings Also verify that the LNB LO frequency setting in the IRD is correct for the selected RF feed port 3 Ifthe alarm message is RF Signal Overload then reduce the carrier power entering the U4600 Either add in line attenuation a splitter will do or remove line amplification in the RF circuit between the LNB and the IRD Alarm and Carrier LEDs Both On The U4600 may not be authorized for the network s Conditional Access If the
72. nd composite video monitor outputs If unable to deliver required services to predetermined standards or if unable to detect a required network control stream COMPEL the U4600 attempts to resume normal opera tion through a process called Automated Recovery Referring to an internal non volatile list of presets the U4600 will attempt to restore either services or network control depending on what caused the recovery A preset is a list of unit settings and the list of these presets is called the Preset Table Automated Recovery will attempt to restore the unit according to each preset one at a time in the order in which they are listed in the table The process continues repeating attempts if necessary until the unit successfully resumes normal oper ation or is halted by local user command If successful with a preset the settings in that pre Set become the permanent unit settings Later the local user or the network if available may abort the results of the Automated Recovery and force the unit back to its last commanded set ting 23 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Several user or network programmable objects control the Automated Recovery In addi tion to the contents of the Preset Table these objects include the Services Recovery Time out the Network Recovery Timeout the Recovery Iteration Time and the Local Control Re enable Timeout The first two timeouts control how long the unit will wait af
73. nnel_label parameter alone a value of PERM is not legal Parameter must be a string of continuous non white space keyboard characters Unit will truncate user input to 10 characters Command saves current Unit Settings to a Preset Table entry or if entry is PERM a current Transient Setting is loaded into the unit s Permanent unit setting Those metadata fields in the extended Preset Entry that have no analog in the current Unit setting will be populated with spec defaults User must use ADDE command to set those fields If entry is supplied alone current unit settings are written to that entry overwriting existing data if it had been in use If channel label is supplied alone and if that same Label already appears at a used Preset Table entry then the current unit settings overwrite that old Preset data If channel label is supplied alone and no used Preset has that Label then the current settings are written to the lowest empty Preset Table entry and then given that same Label If both entry and channel label parameters are supplied then the current unit settings are written at that Entry overwriting existing data if any and that entry is supplied that same Label equal to channel label SERVICE video pid pcr pid audio pid audio2 pid video pid Hex value between 20 and 1FFE audio pid Hex value between 20 and 1FFE audio2 pid Hex value between 20 and 1FFE pcr pid Hex value between 20 and 1FFE Co
74. oder failure Video PES Data Lost Video PES data in selected program is unavailable There may be an uplink encoder failure 800032 01 Rev F 54 www wegener com WEGENER UNITY 4600 UsER s MANUAL CHAPTER 5 CUSTOMER SERVICE 5 1 Warranty The following warranty applies to all Wegener Communications products including the Unity 4600 All Wegener Communications products are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one year after shipment to customer Wegener Communications obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or at Wege ner Communications option replacing parts subassemblies or entire assem blies Wegener Communications shall not be liable for any special indirect or consequential damages This warranty does not cover parts or equipment which have been subject to misuse negligence or accident by the customer during use All shipping costs for warranty repairs will be prepaid by the customer There are no other warranties express or implied except as stated herein 5 2 Technical Support If the unit should fail to perform as described if you need help resolving problems with your Unity 4600 or for questions about obtaining service for your Unity 4600 please contact Wegener Communications Customer Service at 770 814 4057 FAX 678 624 0294 or e mail service wegener com To return a product for service a Obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA number by compl
75. ol 10 spacing the unit in rack 13 specifications U4600 3 5 splice points 10 standards video 11 startbit 4 Stop Bitarra ndadak Lei 4 storage temperature 5 stream 11 suggestions or comments 1 supply circuit connection to 14 support technical 55 suppressing emissions 13 synchronization syntax terminal command 31 T MRA 12 13 table presets 11 program map PMT 11 PSI ro eed ES 12 61 UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL service descriptor SDT 12 tampering 9 technical support 55 telnet imac yni ain 24 31 temperature ambient operating 13 MRA i vsELsve RIS du 12 operating and storage 5 terminal monitoring and control 4 terminal operation 31 testing 20 total rackloading 14 transport demultiplexing 3 SYNC ola nesc cswe uu 30 TRANSPORT LED 29 transport stream 12 troubleshooting 47 U Underwriter Laboratories UL listing 5 uneven mechanical loading 14 unpacking and inspection 13 UP arrow ooo 25 user cue relay 30 user serviceable components 9 47 ventilation of unit 13 video standards 11 voiding warranty 9 13 voltage of supplied power 3 Ww warning definition
76. ol of the U4600 The Terminal option provides a basic VT100 like terminal emulation All I O is prompted by user input text strings terminated in carriage returns The Terminal whether local or remote via modem or telnet over TCP IP should be set to Local Echo On The unit only echoes a carriage return linefeed and then a gt prompt after user entry Modem I O The Modem option operates in a similar manner to the Terminal option Where the Termi nal option is limited to one specific configuration the Modem option may be set to one of several The Modem option does not use special handshaking or special control charac ters and only supports auto answer modems To access the Modem command interface the serial port device must first be set to Modem The Terminal IO discussion above on emulation and echoing would then apply When a user sends the U4600 unit a carriage return it returns a prompt to Enter modem password Modem access is enabled if the correct password is entered The U4600 out puts a welcome banner when modem access is enabled After that Modem I O is indistin guishable from normal terminal access and has the same restrictions on local user access that the Network has set for Terminal I O Modem access is disabled when one of the following occurs 1 Anew input serial port device is selected 2 When no user input occurs for 10 minutes 3 The OH command is received or 4 The unit is reset Aux Data The A
77. or characters when editing an input field Press the ENT Enter button to select menus downward navigation to open editable input fields or to com mit edited parameters to the U4600 Press ESC Escape to exit an input field without saving the entry or selection ESC also provides upward navigation through the menu structure to the home screen ALARM LO DO Aum CARRIER O_O O O ENT The eight front panel LEDs 3 provide status information about your U4600 and its processes See Table 3 2 Front Panel LED Indicator Descriptions below for complete details Two additional LEDs are located on the rear panel and provide Ethernet status indications At far right are the video port and audio port 4 included for monitoring from the front panel Figure 3 2 U4600 Front Panel Layout LCD Screen Figure 3 3 below shows LCD screen relationships from the Relationships top level downward These screens are structured in two dimensions reflecting their relationships as peers as par ents and as children of other screens The up and down dimension represents the parent child screen relationships navigated with the ESC and ENT buttons The side to side dimension is the peer relationship navigated with the right and left arrow buttons e w z w o w ES o w z o o w E A parent screen is usually a menu screen covering some cate gory of U4600 operation or status Its child screens are opened by pressing ENT at the parent
78. ple top level for easy access RF Switch Bypass When RF Allows the user to force the receiver to accept a carrier only at a switch option is installed designated feed port at all times Installation Test Allows user to implement special test modes useful at initial unit installation Unit Status History Allows user to access unit status and diagnostics Typical items located under this menu include Current unit state Signal Quality Last commanded and last successful unit settings Program Analysis Local audio video decompression history Network control status history Current LAN settings Encryption settings Unit internal temperature Option module presence status Unit information screen including software version Control to clear diagnostics www wegener com 27 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 1 Summary of Top Level LCD Screens and Their Functions Screen Name Functions Applications Unit Setup Allows user to control unit Typical controls located under this menu include Set permanent unit settings tuning program audio selection Add edit move delete Presets NTSC Pedestal Buffer control PCR offset Audio attenuation Audio front panel monitor select Muting VBI line re insertion enable Recovery mode timeouts Serial port setup LNB LO frequency set LNB DC power set User cue relays Signal quality indicator thresholds Minimum alarm warning indication times
79. r Level Estimator locked to carriers or not LNB DC Power QPSK a 7 35 per DVB EN 300 421 1 MHz or 10 of symbol rate QPSK whichever is greater Per EN300 421 QPSK R 1 2 4 5 dB QPSK R 2 3 5 0 dB QPSK R 3 4 5 5 dB QPSK R 5 6 6 0 dB QPSK R 7 8 6 4 dB Unitless metric SIGNAL corresponds to input power as follows above 25dBm Extrapolated from 90 up to 100 25dBm 90 55dBm 30 35dBm 70 65dBm 10 45dBm 50 nosignal lt 0 below 65dBm Extrapolate from 10 down to lt 0 Accuracy unit to unit 5 dBm over frequency x10 dBm supplied on RF center conductor Activation Voltage Current full load Short circuit protection European Universal LNB 800032 01 Rev F User or network controlled selectable ON or OFF 18 7 VDC nominal at no loading 18 0 VDC min at max loading 350 mA max Thermal fuse tripping at 500 mA Software may be upgraded for Universal Single LNB palarization and freq band control per ASTRA recommendations 6 www wegener com WEGENER Unity 4600 User s Manual Table 1 2 Transport In Options Characteristic Specification DVB QPSK Receiver with 4 Port RF Switch Option Switched RF Inputs Input Impedance Isolation port to port Input VSWR 75 Q system selected port Input VSWR 75 Q system unselected port 750 unbalanced gt 45 dB 950 1450 MHz gt 40 dB 1450 2150 MHz lt 2 6 1 7 dB R L min 950 1450 MHz Not guaran
80. reens 22000000005 26 Figure 3 5 LED Indicators illii 29 800032 01 Rev F vi www wegner com C WEGENER www wegener com Table 1 1 Table 1 2 Table 1 3 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 2 3 Table 3 1 Table 3 2 Table 3 3 Table 4 1 Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL LisT OF TABLES Technical Specifications liliis 3 Transport In Options n a eee eee 6 Glossary of TermS 000 00 cece eee ees 10 Rear PanelConnectors llle 16 Front Panel Connectors llle 18 Device Configurations asasan aaaea 19 Summary of Top Level LCD Screens and Their Functions 27 Front panel LED Indicator Descripti0NS ooooooo oooooo 29 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands 31 Alarm and Warning Descriptions llli 49 vii 800032 01 Rev F UNiTY 4600 UsER s MANUAL WEGENER This page intentionally blank 800032 01 Rev F viii WWW Wegner com WEGENER Unity 4600 User s Manual CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 4 Manual Overview This manual provides instructions and reference information for the proper installation and operation of the Wegener Unity 4600 Professional Media Receiver referred to through out this manual as the Model U4600 or U4600 The manual is divided into the following chapters 1 General Information a description of the U4600 unit its functions and specifica tions and a glossary of terms 2
81. reserved for SDT Command to add or delete entries in the list of ghost PIDs to pass to the ASI transport output while Program Mapping is enabled Entering command without the action or pid parameter dumps the current list 800032 01 Rev F 34 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands H command command Any of the terminal command names PC R PORT etc If an H or any invalid command beginning with an H is entered and command is omitted the whole help screen will be displayed consisting of a list of all currently available commands and a brief description of each listing If an H or any invalid command beginning with an H is entered and command is a valid User Command Name then detailed help for command is displayed A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network INDPERS indication time indication Aor Alarm or W for Warning time Time in seconds Command to set the minimum indication time persistence for either Alarms or Warnings per the value of indication for the time period given by time Entering command without parameters shows the current settings A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network IPCONFIG Command requests report of all current IP parameters IP addres
82. s Gateway address subnet mask and assignment mode static or DHCP A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network LAN GATEWAY addr addr IP address formatted as n1 n2 n3 n4 where n1 n2 n3 and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 Command sets the IRD s static internet Gateway IP address No protection is offered against entry of non standard addresses e g 0 0 0 0 Omitting the addr parameter shows the current static Gateway IP This will not be the current Gateway IP address if dynamically assigned Use the IPCONFIG command for that A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network LAN IP addr addr IP address formatted as n1 n2 n3 n4 where n1 n2 n3 and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 Command sets the IRD s static IP address No protection is offered against entry of non standard addres ses e g 0 0 0 0 Omitting the addr parameter shows the current static IP This will not be the current IP address if dynamically assigned Usethe IPCONFIG command for that A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network www wegener com 35 800032 01 Rev F UNITY 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands LAN MODE mode mode DHCP WEG or STATIC
83. s rated Transport Stream or MPEG Transport Stream A multiplex of several data streams each of which is borne in transport packets 188 byte blocks containing a sync word header information including a PID and payload data This multiplex includes PSI data tables programs padding and floating PIDs such as those used by COMPEL network control Warning 800032 01 Rev F A condition or notification of 1 a condition that may compromise the proper performance of your U4600 or 2 any non alarm condition that should be brought to local user s attention 12 www wegener com WEGENER UNirY 4600 User s MANUAL CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION This chapter provides instructions on unpacking mounting and connecting your U4600 as well as connector information including detailed pinouts 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection Carefully unpack the unit and its ac power cord and inspect for obvious signs of phys ical damage that might have occurred during shipment Any damage claims must be reported to the carrier immediately Be sure to check the package contents carefully for important documents and materials NOTE Please save the packing materials and original shipping containers in case you must later return the unit for repair Packing these units in other containers in such a way that they are damaged will void your warranty 2 2 Location and Mounting The U4600 may be mounted in a standard 19 inch equipment rack or s
84. screens that may or may not appear depending on installed hardware selected options or unit state A y Arrows indicate the order of appearance as the right arrow key is pressed 800032 01 Rev F 26 WWW Wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL A list of the top level screens and their functions are summarized in Figure 3 1 which fol lows Table 3 1 Summary of Top Level LCD Screens and Their Functions Screen Name Functions Applications Home Screen Shows basic receive settings and indications about special unit conditions Unit Info Shortcut Screen Shows unit s serial number label and model number Shows unit s application software version number Shows other key unit information Alarm Warning Screens When Shows current alarms and warnings if any applicable Shows historic alarms Allows user to clear historic alarm records Allows user to acknowledge clear certain warnings Recovery Abort When applicable Allows user to abort a recovery in progress or abort the result of an automated recovery or Allows user to adopt a recovered setting as a new permanent setting Front Panel Email when Allows user to read and clear unread email sent by network control applicable SW Download Status when Allows user to monitor the progress of a software download over satellite applicable Quick List Control Screens A variable number of commonly used control screens duplicated at the Multi
85. serial physical interface for transport streams Transmitting and receiving functions are designed such that the time relationships between all packets and their timing references are unchanged Audio Language Legacy 3 character MPEG descriptor applied to a program s audio streams It was originally Descriptor allocated to designate languages but is now used for generic identification WWW Wegener com 9 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Table 1 3 Glossary of Terms Term Definition Automated Recovery or Recovery The mechanism used when the U4600 is unable to acquire a valid transport stream loses network control or detects an invalid control stream or is unable to deliver the required services using its current settings The unit automatically begins attempting operations under backup unit settings stored in the presets table until it can return to normal operation or is stopped by local user command Boot loader Software residing in non writable zone of flash which executes at unit reset It will verify and load the preselected application CA See Conditional Access COMPEL Wegener s network control software that may be used to manage your U4600 as well as other hardware Conditional Access Wegener s system for securing the transmitted transport stream from unauthorized access It features distribution of ciphered authorizing messages within a special PID Upon deciph
86. sets the IRD s static subnet mask address Command entries that do not assert legal IP address masks will be rejected Omitting the addr parameter shows the current static subnet mask This will not be the current subnet mask if dynamically assigned Use IPCONFIG command for that A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network LATCHALARMS x x Either E for Enable or D for Disable Command enables or disables the latching of unit alarms LNBPWR output output Either ON or OFF Non volatile command enables or disables LNB DC power independently of any other settings A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network LNBTST voltage_range tone voltage_range Either H or L for High and Low tone Either ON or OFF Volatile test command to force use of the ASTRA Universal LNB functions Disable with TESTOFF command A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network 800032 01 Rev F 36 www wegner com WEGENER UNITY 4600 USER S MANUAL Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands LOADNV source source B for Backup by user C for Original Customer configuration or P for Production default settings Key security parameters e g serial number are not affected by
87. st be secured to the rack If the front brackets are left unsecured the unit may shift forward and fall from the rack during installation or operation Failure to secure the front brackets may result in personal injury and or damage to the equipment To set up the U4600 in a desktop environment place the U4600 on a flat surface where it will not be subject to spills or impacts Also route cables to the unit so that they will not be hit or pulled causing damage to the connectors or to the unit itself Ensure a sufficient flow of cool air See Reduced Air Flow on page 13 so that the unit s operating ambient tem perature range is not exceeded WARNING Locate the U4600 and its cables to avoid impacts spills and pulling cables and to ensure sufficient air flow Failure to locate the U4600 in a proper environment may result in damage to the equipment 14 WWW Wegener com Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL CJ WEGENER 2 3 U4600 Connections Figure 2 1 shows the connector locations on the U4600 rear panel See Figure 2 2 for Transport In Options for this slot SERIAL ETHERNET ASL Our CONTROL 7 CT Figure 2 1 U4600 Rear Panel Connector Locations Figure 2 2 Unity 4600 Transport In Options below shows rear panel views of the five available receiver modules 4 DVB QPSK DVB QPSK WIRE SW TURBO PSK TURBO PSK WI RF SW Hole ASI IN Plugged Figure 2 2 Unity 4600 Turbo Transport In Options 800032 01 Rev F
88. t cannot use because of IP address conflict KMS Stream Lost KMS stream lost after initially detected in this transport stream There could be an uplink problem See also No KMS stream indication Lost COMPEL PID Data traffic at designated packet ID PID for COMPEL has been lost for more than two minutes See No COMPEL indication Lost VBI Data FN LM N field number M line number VBI data for field N line M has disappeared If any is expected contact network TOC Low RF Level There is carrier lock but the RF signal level is too low New PAT with Changes The version number on the Program Allocation table has changed and a new program lineup has been submitted Changes have been made on uplink transport mux New PMT with Changes The version number on one or more of the Program Map Tables has changed with a new PID lineup submitted Changes have been made on uplink transport mux No ASI Stream Corrupt or missing input ASI stream Only applicable if ASI input is available and selected Check connection and source No Audio for Port N N audio port number No free otherwise unassigned audio can be allocated to wildcard assigned port N There may be fewer audio PES streams than installed audio ports If so explicitly assign a desired language descriptor to this audio port No Carrier Lock Carrier lock cannot or has not been acquired and maintained Check that requested sett
89. t control and Web based status monitoring Release 4 or later Alarm Cuing Relays One relay dedicated to indicate unit ALARMS and two relays dedicated to user control such as cueing The ALARM relay automatically de energizes for alarm conditions so that power loss to the unit indicates as an alarm The user cue relays may also be placed in a nonvolatile Follow Warning setting such that the relay is ON for unit warning states and OFF when there is no warning When in Follow Warning the relay will not respond to volatile settings the Pulse command or any nonvolatile commands sent to all relays An individual relay must be addressed directly to set it back to ON or OFF Type Polarity Rating Form C wiper contacts NC contact when de energized and NO contact when energized Common NC and NO contacts supplied externally 30VDC open circuit 100 mA max current closed Front Panel E Mails Up to 512 character messages from COMPEL New messages over write older messages May also be cleared by local user Chassis Height Std 1RU 1 75 inches 4 45cm Width EIA std 19 inches 48 26cm Depth Back of rack ears to rear panel 14 9 inches 37 85 cm Back of rack ears to end of connectors 15 7 inches 39 88 cm Weight 10 5 Ib with Receiver card amp AV monitor option only Cooling Fan cooled with left side inlet and right side exhaust viewed from front Fan is activated after unit reaches specific temperat
90. t stream If the stream is scrambled and the unit is properly authorized it applies the descrambling algorithm to re generate that transport stream as it appeared at the multi plexer in the uplink compression system Alternately if using per program viewing access only the authorized programs will be descrambled This transport stream is then supplied to the ASI transport output perhaps with program re mapping or conditional DPI filtering under network control The U4600 also decompresses the components of a selected pro gram and provides the audio video and or data services for output NOTE The user or network may wish to have a null program assignment if no attempt at local decompression is desired This is required for the new HD programming As needed auxiliary functions are also provided such as re insertion of vertical blanking interval data closed captioning for example in the video output Figure 3 1 presents a log ical block diagram of U4600 operation Available outputs from the U4600 include DVB ASI transport output with program number and descriptor mapping e Decompressed MPEG video as composite video output NTSC or PAL Two independent decompressed audio streams MPEG or Dolby AC 3 downmix to balanced analog audio outputs e Re insertion of VBI line data from various proprietary and ATSC protocols Alarm relay User control relays for cueing DTMF cueing tones Front panel audio one stereo pair a
91. teed 1450 2150 MHz lt 2 0 1 10 dB R L min 950 1450 MHz Not guaranteed 1450 2150 MHz RF Tuning Same as QPSK option described above Demodulator FEC Same as QPSK option described above LNB DC Power Supplied on separate 2 pin header Performance otherwise the same as QPSK option described above Turbo PSK Receiver Option Broadcom Protocols RF Input Input Impedance Input VSWR 75 Q system Surge Resistance 750 unbalanced lt 1 9 1 10 dB R L min 950 1450 MHz lt 1 9 1 10 dB R L min 1450 2150 MHz Guaranteed survival from up to 10 direct coupled 8kV discharges per IEC 801 2 whether port is selected or not RF Tuning Input Frequency Range LO Leakage at Input Symbol rate Range Tuning Resolution Input Signal Level Range Signal Level Warning Limits Maximum Aggregate Input Power 950 to 2150 MHz 60 dBm 1 to 30 Msps may be limited by Transport Rate limits 10 kHz 25 to 65 dBm warns within 10 5 dB of upper limit and 5 10 dB of lower limit 0 dBm max Demodulator FEC Modulation Carrier acquisition range www wegener com DVB QPSK a 35 per EN 300 421 Advanced Turbo QPSK o 7 20 default R per Broadcom proprietary protocol Advanced Turbo 8PSK a 7 20 default R 2 3 5 6 8 9 per Broadcom proprietary protocol R Type and II contact factory Advanced Turbo 16QAM a 7 20 default R per Broadcom proprietary protocol
92. ter loss of ser vices or network control respectively before entering Automated Recovery The Recovery Iteration Time sets the maximum time the unit will spend attempting recovery at each pre set The last is a special timeout for disaster recovery such as loss of a satellite where units whose local control was previously disabled by the network are re enabled so that local users may implement more complex recovery plans Monitoring Most routine U4600 operations can be performed over Wegener s COMPEL Network Con and Control trol System Control is broadcast to individual units through a ghost PID data component of the incoming transport stream The U4600 is considered disconnected from the network at any time this special stream is not being received In addition to the remote COMPEL network control three methods are provided for local monitoring and control of the U4600 1 A web browser interface to be released August 2005 2 aterminal interface direct serial or via telnet over TCP IP and 3 a front panel interface NOTE Local control may be limited by COMPEL command The remainder of this chapter details these local monitor and control interfaces Figure 3 1 Unity 4600 Functional Block Diagram Zi 2 i E of os 3 eel 5 ui 28 eI amp ul E 26 5s Qu ANTENNA 5 z 3 D a O and LNB amp o o 8 ao m n z iu o a 1 ri NYM z o m E oc o 5 4 lt 5 35 o a 4 WAY a Ae RF SWITCH 7 RECEIVER CA
93. the C or P loads Command reloads NVRAM memory from Flash memory defaults Note The unit must reset after execution of this command MARGIN margin offset margin offset Integer values between 0 and N in the form of x x representing dB to tenths of a dB N is defined by individual IRD specifications for every modulation FEC combination Command sets the Margin Warning point This provides warning to local users that their Eb No s are approaching the error threshold where system performance will collapse Supersedes SNR command A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network MOVEP source destination source Preset Table entry number which will source Unit settings destination Preset Table entry number to which the Unit settings will be moved Command moves the Unit settings at the source entry to the destination entry The setting data at the original source entry is deleted and that entry position is now considered unused The setting data at the original destination entry is then moved to the next lower unused Preset position One will always be available because the entry that held the original source settings was made unused MUTE source source source source Source can be any of the following ASI to indicate the DVB ASI transport output V to indicate Video A specifier to indicate Audio An A without
94. the specifier indicates all audio outputs If present The specifier consists of one or two characters The first character specifies the audio port number and the second character specifies either the right or left channel as in A1L audio 1 left channel or A2R audio 2 right channel If the second character is omitted this indicates both stereo channels are included Example MUTE V A1L A4 A3R mutes the video audio Port 1 left channel audio port 4 both channels and audio port 3 right channel Note If no source is specified then video and all audios are selected Mutes the specified outputs Note The MUTE command is only allowed when local control is enabled by the network On hook Disables modem access Modem access is only re enabled by successful modem password entry A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network www wegener com 37 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands PARTPID pid pid Hex value between 20 and 1FFE to set a value and 0 to disable Command sets the borderline or partition PID at and above which the IRD may expect compatible scrambling against which it may apply the proper descrambler PIDs below this point may be scrambled with an alien 3rd party system See individual IRD specs for more detail on unit behavior A Local Control Command
95. transport stream for gt 2 minutes and COMPEL is required but no valid COMPEL GREEN flutter COMPEL has been addressed to unit within last 5 seconds excluding keep alives Off Otherwise Note that this LED must be OFF when there is no valid Transport stream OR COMPEL SERVICES GREEN constant Unit is processing services for delivery Off Unit is not processing services www wegener com YELLOW constant One or more warning indications exist usually the failure of a non essential item or to warn of an impending failure of an essential item No warning conditions 29 800032 01 Rev F UNiTY 4600 UsER S MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 2 Front Panel LED Indicator Descriptions Indicator Label Color and State Meaning GREEN constant A user cue relay is closed energized GREEN flutter During a user relay pulse activation on any relay Off All user cue relays are open de energized RED constant One or more current alarm indications RED blink An alarm event has occurred in the past and has not been acknowledged and cleared by the user Note that this state may exist together with a current alarm RED constant In that case the blink state is defined as quickly cycling OFF ON OFF 100ms each approximately every 2 seconds Off No alarm condition currently exists GREEN constant Unit has transport MPEG sync and the stream is not scrambled in the clear Strea
96. tten port Value of 1 to 6 indicating an audio port route S Stereo Left and Right components routed as connected at original MPEG encoder 1 Original Left component to both L and R outputs 2 Original Right component to both L and R outputs M Sum of Left and Right components to both L and R outputs R Reverse of Stereo above if allowed by hardware program Can be a three character name or an If the 3 character name is specified the unit will route the audio PES stream with the specified name to the port If is specified the unit will default to the first audio program in the PMT that is not routed to another port Must be a numeric value for attenuation in dB Legal values are given in Table 1 1 on page 3 This programs the net audio attenuation where 0 gives OdB attenuation maximum level If field omitted attenuation remains unchanged on that audio port The audio PES stream with the language descriptor program is decompressed in the port audio port and then its components are routed to the Left and Right outputs according to route That ports attenuation is changed to atten if supplied SETLABEL abel label Unit label Field entry is truncated at 10 characters Sets Unit Label displayed on IRD home LCD screen and Terminal Welcome Banners if supported in this IRD www wegener com 43 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER s MANUAL WEGENER Table 3 3 Command Dir
97. tween TS packets Program mapping routing of incoming program content to up to 16 virtual programs at output and or conditional DPI filtering Program Decompression Video Audio Audio MPEG 2 4 2 0 Chroma sampling MPEG 1 Layers 1 amp 2 Dolby AC 3 optional L R downmix only Composite Video Output Output Level Output Impedance Multiburst Differential Gain Differential Phase L C Gain Inequality www wegener com 1 0 V5 5 296 p p 75Q NTSC From 0 5 to 4 2 MHz lt 0 8 dB PAL B From 0 5 to 4 8 MHz lt 1 2 dB 4 IRE lt 1 5 lt 4 IRE 3 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Composite Video Output Cont L C Delay Inequality Line Time W form Distortion Field Time W form Distortion Video SNR Weighted VBI Data Re insertion lt 26 ns lt 1 0IRE p p lt 3IRE p p gt 56 dB ElA 608 closed captioning 8 XDS from ATSC and also Harmonic and Tandberg proprietary protocols Audio Output Output Level MAX PPL Output level adjust range Output Impedance Frequency Response Phase Accuracy SNR Dynamic Range 18 0 dBm into 600 ohms 0 dB attenuation 24 0 dBm is optional 0 to 20 dB attenuation in 2 dB steps from Output Levels above Balanced 60 Q 20Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 1 5 dB 50 Hz to 15 kHz 0 5 dB 50 Hz to 15 kHz lt 2 from linear phase 2 80 dB
98. ure Environmental Operating Temperature 10 C to 50 C 50 F to 122 F Unit gives warning indication for over temperature conditions Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Agency Approvals UL UL1950 3rd Edition FCC Part 15B Class A per Title 47 CFR FCC rules CE EN60950 EN55022 94 and EN55024 98 tested per EN61000 4 2 95 4 3 02 4 4 95 4 5 95 4 6 96 and 4 11 94 www wegener com 5 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER Table 1 2 Transport In Options Characteristic Specification DVB QPSK Receiver Option No RF Switch RF Input Input Impedance Input VSWR 75 Q system Surge Resistance 75Q unbalanced lt 2 1 1 9 0 dB R L min 950 1450 MHz lt 3 0 1 6 0 dB R L min 1450 2150 MHz Guaranteed survival from up to 10 direct coupled 8kV discharges per IEC 801 2 RF Tuning Input Frequency Range LO Leakage at Input Symbol rate Range Tuning Resolution Input Signal Level Range Signal Level Warning Limits Maximum Aggregate Input Power 950 to 2150 MHz lt 50 dBm 2 to 45 Msps may be limited by Transport Rate limits 10 kHz 25 to 65 dBm warns within 10 5 dB of upper limit and 5 10 dB of lower limit 5 dBm min Demodulator FEC Modulation Carrier acquisition range Max E No Quasi error free threshold less than one uncorrected error event per hour RF Powe
99. ut not all of the possible alarm and warning messages that the U4600 may display For problems you cannot resolve on your own please contact Wegener Customer Service see Chapter 5 and be prepared to describe your signal setup U4600 configuration and any displayed alarm and warning messages Alarms An alarm is asserted when the unit is unable or presumed to be unable to perform a required function or deliver required services Warnings A warning is asserted when an alarm condition is imminent or to indicate other condi tions requiring user attention LCD Alarm or Warning Message App Self Testing Table 4 1 Alarm and Warning Descriptions Meaning Possible Cause New application software was recently promoted from the backup to primary executing position and is now performing its initial self test This is a Warning for normal behavior and is not a fault App SW d load Fail Download of application software to backup flash space has failed Contact network TOC and advise App SW Switch Fail Unable to switch to backup software from network command usually because that software image is not available or corrupted ASI TS Muted ASI Transport output has been muted per user or network command Aud N bad PES data N audio port number Requested audio PES stream for port N is invalid or cannot be decompressed or processed There may be a problem in the hardware for that audio port or in the uplink
100. ux Data option is defined to allow for async data streams to be carried within the transport stream and their raw payload output on an IRD serial port The PID of these streams may or may not be assigned to a program number within a PMT To recover the data the IRD need only be given the PID and baud rate The range of legal PIDs is estab lished by ISO 13818 standard as 20 to 1ffe hex This may be performed either by COM PEL command or by the local user if local control is enabled COMPEL This option is defined to allow for input of the COMPEL control stream for testing only There is no output Printer Ouput The Printer is an output only option There are three legal types of output for the Printer option COMPEL Requested Reports COMPEL E mail and Raw COMPEL binary Data 1 COMPEL Requested Reports are IRD status reports identical to those that the local user may request These are always available for the Printer option 2 COMPEL E mail output type must be enabled by a non volatile control 19 800032 01 Rev F Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL WEGENER 3 Thelast type Raw COMPEL Data must also be enabled by a non volatile con trol Actually it is a factory setting that can only be modified with debug access When this type of COMPEL data stream is being processed normally by the IRD host processor it is also output as is in binary witn non printing characters to the Printer While Raw COMPEL Data is being dumped it
101. w LED Flashing ON if ethernet packets are output or addressed packets are input OFF otherwise To monitor audio output from the front panel insert a 1 4 inch stereo phone plug into the audio monitor port The U4600 will detect the phone plug and immediately display the Audio FP front panel Monitor Selection screen This second level menu screen allows the user to select and monitor the desired audio stream After two minutes without a keypress from the front panel the U4600 will revert to the default LCD screen 30 WWW Wegner com WEGENER Unity 4600 USER S MANUAL 3 3 Operation from Local Remote Terminal Overview and This section applies to control by both the Terminal and Modem devices Once a user has Syntax fulfilled the password requirement for Modem access the communication is identical to Ter minal control Approved clients for Terminal monitoring and control via telnet include Tera Term Win dows 2000 telnet and Windows XP telnet and no special login is required VT100 and ANSI terminals are approved To exit use the client s exit escape sequence or get debug access in the IRD to use the QUIT or EXIT command Commands listed in this section detail command syntax and action taken Commands con sist of a command field and a parameter field Each command field and parameter field is space delimited Optional parameters are indicated by square brackets and conditional parameters are indicated by braces For example
102. x Either E for Enabled or D for Disabled Command to enable COMPEL printed email A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network ERRORS type threshold type Either E for Error d Seconds or C for Continuity count errors threshold Integer between 1 and 255 Command to set either Error d seconds rate or Continuity count Alarm threshold Unit will show an alarm if over any previous 60 second interval the number of type events which are detected exceeds threshold A Local Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network EXIT Command ends telnet sessions Same as QUIT command FORCERF port port Either OFF or the numbers 1 2 3 or 4 Command to either disable or enable effective RF switch bypassing If port is a number then all subsequent carrier reception is sought at that RF feed port regardless of the current Unit Setting If port is OFF then normal RF switch function is restored Entering the command without parameters gives current status either Normal RF Switch or Forced RF Feed Port n where n is either 1 2 3 or 4 ALocal Control Command available from the terminal regardless of Local Control Enable Disable commands from the network GHOSTLIST action PID action A for Add or D for Delete PID Hex number between 1 and 1FFE except 11

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