Addendum To IDC Part No. 92080190-50, User’s Guide

SFX ProVideo Series Satellite Receiver

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SFX ProVideo Series Satellite Receiver Addendum International Datacasting Corporation Part No. 92081460-50

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Preface

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Chapter 1 - Getting Started 4 General 4 Front Panel 4 Rear Panel 5 Controlling the ProVideo with the Front Panel LCD Display/Keypad Interface 7

Chapter 2 - Web GUI Operation 9 Main Menu Page 9 Video 9

Configuring a Video Stream 9 Using the Electronic Channel Guide (ECG) 9 Setting the Required Resolution 14

Video Metrics 15

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Getting Started

General International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) would like to thank you for purchasing the SFX210x/SFX310x (x=1, 2, or 3) ProVideo Series SuperFlex Satellite Receiver (herein referred to as the “satellite receiver”). This Addendum provides the information required to configure and operate the ProVideo option in your satellite receiver only. The installation, set up, control and configuration of your receiver is described in the SFX Series Satellite Receiver User’s Guide.

The illustrations that are provided in this chapter identify indicators and connectors on the satellite receiver in the rack mount configuration. Acquaint yourself with these parts as illustrated, and refer to the physical unit itself. Throughout the remainder of this Addendum, reference will be made to these parts.

Front Panel Once you have removed the satellite receiver from the box, please familiarize yourself with the front panel. Refer to Figure 1- 1 for the location of the indicators. The differences between the standard SFX310x receiver’s front panel and the ProVideo front panel are described in the table under the figure.

Figure 1- 1 Front Panel Indicators

Chapter 1

LCD Display

Keypad

Lock Status Control Network Options

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Indicator Description

LOCK Indicates receiver lock to incoming satellite DVB carrier on the L-Band input.

Off – no power and no lock.

Solid Green – unit is locked to the DVB carrier.

Solid Red – the unit is not locked to the DVB carrier.

STATUS Indicates various power-up states of the receiver, including LNB DC power status to the L-Band connector.

Off – no power is applied to the receiver.

Solid Green – normal operation and one of:

1. the LNB is powered by the receiver; current drawn is between 50 and 500 mA; or

2. the receiver has not been configured to power the LNB.

Solid Orange – power is being supplied to the LNB, and it is under current (power drawn is <50 mA, which may possibly indicate an open circuit).

Solid Red – boot and normal operation, can be one of:

1. during the boot, start-up and initialization of the receiver application firmware, remains red until startup is completed, then turns solid green, orange, or remains red, depending on LNB status; and

2. during operation, power is being supplied to the LNB and it is over current (power drawn is >500 mA, which may possibly indicate a short circuit).

CONTROL Indicates the authorization for the receiver to process control commands from the Network Control Channel (NetManager2 NCC PID stream for the DVB Carrier):

Solid Green – NCC PID is assigned, and the receiver is locked.

Flashing Off/Green – there is data activity on the NCC PID (i.e. receiving NetManager2 commands).

Orange/Flashing Orange – receiver is in backup state.

Off – NCC PID is not assigned, or the receiver is out of lock and there is no NCC PID.

NETWORK Indicates the authorization and data activity on the satellite network interface.

Solid Green – satellite network interface is authorized (enabled), but there is no data activity.

Flashing Off/Green – satellite network interface is authorized and there is data activity.

Flashing Off/Orange – if the Flexkey decryption option is installed, satellite network interface is authorized and there is data activity, but the data is not being decrypted.

Off – satellite network interface is not authorized.

OPTIONS Indicates status of decryption options installed in the receiver, as applicable. Off indicates that no options are installed.

Rear Panel Please refer to Figure 1- 1 for the SFX310x ProVideo receiver’s rear panel. The table following describes the ProVideo differences from the standard rear panel.

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Figure 1- 2 SFX 310x pro Video Rear Panel Connectors

Connector Description

Audio Connector This is a DE-9P (male) connector used as an(output) audio data port (analog and digital). The pinouts for this port are as follows:

PIN Acronym Reference

1 LEFT + Audio X Left +

2 GND Ground

3 AES + Digital Audio Output X +

4 GND Ground

5 RIGHT + Audio X Right +

6 LEFT - Audio Y Left -

7 GND Ground

8 AES - Digital Audio Output Y -

9 RIGHT - Audio Y Right -

A/V This is a BNC (female) connector outputting composite (non HD) video.

HDMI This HDMI connector (female) outputs SD/HD video only.

HD-SDI This is a BNC (female) connector outputting SD/HD video only.

ASI Input This is a BNC (female) connector used an input for the ASI stream, bypassing the satellite input.

DVB-ASI Port (optional) This optional port is available for output of the DVB Transport Stream, compliant with EN50083-9 (Note: to use this ASI output option it must be cabled to the ASI port on the video card). The set up of this port is described in an appendix to the SFX Series SuperFlex Receiver User’s Guide.

HD-SDI Port A/V Port

ASI Port HDMI

Interface

DVB-ASI Port (optional)

Audio Connector

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Controlling the ProVideo with the Front Panel LCD Display/Keypad Interface The SFX Series Satellite Receiver User’s Guide describes how to set up the receiver using only the keypad and front panel display. This addendum describes how to set up the receiver ProVideo items only.

Table 1- 1 lists the unique items belonging to the ProVideo display item group, and Table 1- 2 lists the unique items belonging to the ProVideo Menu item group in the order in which they appear. Display item 1 or 2 will generally be displayed during normal operation. From there, you can press the arrow keys to navigate around the various other display items, or enter the Menu item group.

Pressing the check mark button is generally the same as pressing Enter on a keyboard and commits an action or selection. Pressing the X button is generally the same as pressing Esc on a keyboard and aborts an action or selection. The X button is also used to exit from the menu item group back to the to the display item group. When you are in the display item group, you can press X twice to return to display item 1.

Table 1- 1 Display Item Group, by Carrier Type

Display Items Carrier Selection

Parameter S Any S2 Remarks

ProVideo Status *Out of Lock* or number of Video packets processed.

Eb/No *Out of Lock* or real value

C/N *Out of Lock* or real value

Uncorr Errors *Out of Lock* or real value

Viterbi BER *Out of Lock* or real value

BER *Out of Lock* or real value

Signal Level %

Signal Quality %

Sat0 MAC Address

MAC address

Table 1- 2 Menu Item Group, by Carrier Settings, Receiver Type and Personality Module

Display Items Carrier & Viterbi settings

Remarks

Main Item Parameter S S2 Manual

CCM

S2 Auto CCM

S2 Auto VCM

Carrier A or B Frequency (MHz)

NOTE: The LCD Display/Keypad interface will remember the last menu item you accessed and will always start there the next time you enter the menu item group from the display item group. The same is true in reverse – it will remember the last display item when you return from the menu item group.

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Rate (ksym/s)

Modulation Standard

Not shown on SFX2103 or SFX3103 receivers

DVBS2 Parameters

Modulation Type

Code Rate

Frame Size

Pilot

Alpha factor

Viterbi Rate

NCC PID

Spectral Inversion

Stream Mode SFX 3102 Only

TS ID Select multi stream for TS ID

22 kHz Tone

Polarization

Preferred

Copy to B

Video Output

Video Codec

Audio Codec

PCR PID

Video PID

Audio PID

OSD Picture

ProVideo

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Web GUI Operation This chapter will provide detailed information on the meaning and operation of the ProVideo pages and menu options available on the Web GUI for the SFX310x ProVideo family of receivers.

Main Menu Page Once you have successfully logged in to the Web GUI you will be presented with the Main Menu page as shown in the SFX Series Satellite Receiver User’s Guide. This addendum is concerned only with the Video Menu items shown there.

Video When the Video Menu Tool Bar item is selected, the ProVideo configuration page appears which provides items relating to the setup and maintenance of the live streaming video streams. These are described below.

Configuring a Video Stream Using the Electronic Channel Guide (ECG)

When the Channel Guide Main Menu Tool Bar item is selected the Channel Guide main page is displayed. If this feature is supported by your network, a list of the available video channels will be shown. The list presents additional information about each video channel and avoids you having to know specific multicasts addresses and port numbers for each channel. This electronic channel guide (ECG) is provided and updated by the Service Provider. If there are no channels available, or the service is not supported, a message will be displayed on this page. If the ECG is not configured and enabled under Configuration > Channel Guide, no channels will be shown here. A sample channel guide page is shown in Figure 2- 1.

The displayed channels are coloured with the following meaning:

Row Colour Description None The receiver is authorized for this channel, but is not currently playing it.

Green The receiver is currently playing this channel.

Red The receiver is not authorized to receive the PID needed by this channel.

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NOTE: To obtain the ECG you must set up and enable the Channel Guide Configuration – see under menu item Configuration.

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Row Colour Description Teal The receiver is currently playing this channel but has temporarily lost authorization. It will

continue to play this channel until either: you select a different channel to play (when this channel will be deleted from the channel guide list), or authorization is received again (when the channel will be restored to “green” status in the channel guide).

The fields and columns in the Channel Guide page are explained under Figure 2- 4 the Edit Selected Channel page.

Figure 2- 1 Channel Guide

Aside from the Common Menu Items, the following menu items are available:

Menu Item Description

Show Channel Selecting this button will always return you back to the Channel Guide Configuration page, as shown in Figure 2- 2.

Show Selected Selecting this button will enter the Show Channel Guide Configuration page for the channel selected by the radio button, as shown in Figure 2- 5.

Edit Selected Selecting this button will enter the Edit Pro Video Channel Guide Configuration page, as shown in Figure 2- 4 (Note: Edit can only be used on “User Defined” channels).

Add Channel Selecting this button will enter the Add User Defined Channel to Guide page, as shown in Figure 2- 3.

Delete Selected Selecting this button will delete the selected channel from the guide, unless the channel is currently playing. In this case, the channel will continue to play until it is de-selected when it will be deleted (Note: Delete can only be used on “User Defined” channels).

NOTE: Only “User Defined” channels may be edited. Channels coloured red can not be edited.

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Menu Item Description

Reset Channel Guide Selecting this button will delete the channel guide information from the ProVideo receiver. If the Channel Guide is still enabled (under Configuration>Channel Guide), the content will be replaced almost immediately. You are recommended to Reset the Channel Guide if you switch feeds in the ProVideo unit.

The display fields and columns in the Channel Guide Show Selected (Figure 2- 2) have the following meaning:

Column/Field Description Channel Reference number for this stream assigned at the head end by the Service Provider.

Name Reference name for this stream assigned at the head end by the Service Provider.

Description Descriptive reference for this stream assigned at the head end by the Service Provider.

Sequence For Service Provider reference.

Type For Service Provider reference, types are: Video, Audio and Network Stream (i.e data).

IP Address This is the multicast IP address where the receiver is to receive the stream.

Port This is the corresponding Port.

PCR PID This is the numeric value for the PCR (Program Clock Reference) PID, entered in decimal. This PID number is often the same as that for the video and audio PIDs.

Video PID This is the numeric value for the Video PID, entered in decimal.

Video Codec Select the required Video stream decoder from the pull down list.

Audio PID This is the numeric value for the Audio PID, entered in decimal.

Audio Codec Select the Audio stream decoder from the pull down list.

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Figure 2- 2 Show Selected Channel Details page

The display fields and columns in the Add (Figure 2- 3) or Edit (Figure 2- 4) Selected Channel that were not described in the Show Selected Channel Details page have the following meaning:

Edit Field Description

Channel Source Use the pull down table to select between IP, ASI and PES sources for this channel (Note that the ASI source uses the ASI connector on the unit rear panel).

Note that the Edit Selected Channel page does not allow the Channel Number, or the Channel Name for PES channels to be changed.

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Figure 2- 3 Add User Defined Channel to Guide

Figure 2- 4 Edit Selected Channel

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Setting the Required Resolution

When the Video Main Menu Tool Bar item is selected the ProVideo configuration page (Figure 2- 5) is displayed. Here you can select the resolution of the video output.

Figure 2- 5 Edit ProVideo Configuration

The following field can be edited on the ProVideo Configuration page:

Edit Field Description

Video Output Select the output resolution required from the drop down list. Non HD choices produce output at the composite connector (A/V) only.

Aside from the Common Menu Items, the following menu items are available:

Menu Item Description

Show Selecting this button will return you back to the ProVideo Configuration page (not shown).

Edit Selecting this button will enter the Edit ProVideo Configuration page, as shown in Figure 2- 5.

Enable/Disable OSD Selecting this button enables/disables the On Screen Display.

Enable Debug Select this button to tell the ProVideo to ignore the timing information in the transport stream. Video will be decoded and played as it is received.

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Video Metrics When the Metrics Main Menu Tool Bar item is selected the Metrics submenu page is displayed. This allows you to select advanced metrics information relating to all aspects of the performance of the receiver on the network.

Figure 2- 6 provides an example display of the ProVideo Metrics for the receiver in its current configuration. The individual items relating to the ProVideo Metrics are described below:

Video Metrics Description Video packets Processed

This is a count of the total number of DVB packets received since the last time the receiver acquired lock or rebooted.

Packet Errors This is the number of packet errors since the ProVideo last acquired lock or rebooted.

System Time Clock The internal clock reference.

Video PTS Value The current Presentation Time Stamp of the video stream.

Video Difference The difference between the Video PTS value and the System Time Clock.

Audio PTS value The current Presentation Time Stamp of the Audio stream.

Audio Difference The difference between the Audio PTS value and the System Time Clock.

Video PTS Type Describes the origin of the PTS.

Audio PTS Type Describes the origin of the PTS.

Figure 2- 6 ProVideo Metrics page

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