Setting the transport stream ID and the ORGNET-ID ........27 Network Information Table (NIT) ..............27 Deleting a PID ...................28 Renaming a PID ..................28 Factory reset .....................29 Saving settings ..................30 6 Final procedures .....................30 7 Channel and frequency tables .................31 - 2 - HDMT 1290...
European Council from January 27, 2003 which addresses old electronic and electrical devices, such devices must be disposed of at a designated collection facility. At the end of its service life, please take your device to one of these public collection facilities for proper disposal. - 3 - HDMT 1290...
General information Packing contents 1 Cassette HDMT 1290 2 HF cables 1 CD (assembly instructions) 1 Brief assembly instructions Meaning of the symbols used Important note —> General note • Performing works Technical data The devices meet the following EU directives: 2006/95/EC, 2004/108/EC The product fulfils the guidelines and standards for CE labelling.
“V 41” or higher. You can find the current op- erating software for the control unit and the cassette, the software “BE-Flash” and the current assembly instructions on the website “www.gss.de”. The cassette is designed for use in the following head-end stations: STC 1200, STC 316, STR 19-8 and PST 19-1.
The TPS module can adjust the “Network Information Table” (NIT) to accommodate the new station data. The “NIT” contains data which is required by the set-top boxes connected to the cable network for the automatic search feature. - 6 - HDMT 1290...
19” cabinet, make sure the connections leading in and out for the 19” cabinet are made using cable terminals. The attenuation of shielding of the connection lines for ASI and antenna must meet the requirements for “Class A”. CLASS - 7 - HDMT 1290...
The operating software of the cassette can be updated via the 9-Pin D-SUB socket “RS-232” using a PC or notebook and the software “BE-Flash”. You can find the current operating software on the website “www.gss.de”. - 8 - HDMT 1290...
The key pad on the head-end station is used to scroll through the menus step- by-step: scrolls forward through the menus. select parameters in the menus. set values, initiate actions. selects sub-menus. scrolls backward through the menus. saves all entries. - 9 - HDMT 1290...
Preparation • Test the software versions of the head-end station and the cassette and up- date them if necessary. The current software versions can be found on the website ”www.gss.de”. • Connect the test receiver to the HF output or the test output of the head-end station. • Set the output channel / output frequency of the cassette (page 15) and adjust the TV test receiver to this channel / frequency.
01/10 Removing / activating stations ▶ Filter Das Erste ◀ ▶ nächster Service (Programm) next service (station) on -> off Bx 4A COFDM-MODE ◀ ▶ QPSK…QAM64 - 11 - HDMT 1290 8MHz QAM64 5…8MHz positiv / negativ positive / negative...
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◀ ▶ ◀ ▶ 0x0000 –> 0000 on / off Page 11 auf Werkseinstellung Bx 4A FACTORY Bx 4A FACTORY zurücksetzen und speichern ▶ reset to factory defaults Defaults => STORE => M and store - 12 - HDMT 1290...
• Select the cassette you want to programme (e.g. Box 4) by repeatedly press- ing the button if necessary. —> The display shows e.g. the menu “Box 4 DVBT-TPS“: “Box 4” stands for slot 4 ”DVBT-TPS” Type of cassette ”V 13” Software version of the cassette - 13 - HDMT 1290...
Type of cassette ”C 22” adjusted channel —> Button selects channel strip “A”. —> Button selects the following cassette. • Press the button. —> The “Selecting channel / frequency setting” – “OUTPUT” menu is acti- vated. - 14 - HDMT 1290...
Additionally the modulator of the channel strip can be switched off or on (page 16). Bx 4A OUTPUT 850.00MHz • Use the buttons to place the cursor under the digit to be set for the frequency display then use to set the output frequency wished. - 15 - HDMT 1290...
• Activate the “LEVEL” menu of the channel strip with the higher output level. • By pressing adjust the higher output level of the one channel strip to the lower output level of the other channel strip incrementally (“0” … “–10 dB”). - 16 - HDMT 1290...
LED indicator Indication Green Signal quality is good No signal The channel strip (modulator) is switched off Status LED of the channel strip “B” Status LED of the channel strip “A” • To return to the main menu press the button. - 17 - HDMT 1290...
As soon as the station filter is activated all sta- tions are inactive and can be added to the transport stream selectively. Bx 4A PROGRAM Bx 4A TV 01/10 Filter Das Erste - 18 - HDMT 1290...
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• To save changes and to activate the station filters press the button. —> The display shows “PROGRAM Filter on”. —> If stations are activated the corresponding PIDs (audio, video, text) are inserted into the data stream and the PAT and SDT tables are updated. - 19 - HDMT 1290...
“NEG”. The default setting is “POS”. • Use to place the cursor under “POS”. • Use to set the spectral position to “NEG”. • Press the button. —> The “Setting the transmission parameters” – “COFDM-MODE” menu is activated. - 23 - HDMT 1290...
“G1/4” causes a low output data rate. For cable networks the setting “G1/32” is adequate. • Use the buttons to place the cursor under “G…”. • Set the guard interval required using the buttons (“G1/4”, “G1/8”, “G1/16”, “G1/32”). • Press the button. —> The “Setting the transmitter identification” – “COFDM TPS” menu is acti- vated. - 24 - HDMT 1290...
Maximum gross output data rate (32502) (= “Number 2”): The current measured gross output data rate. If the station filter is set correctly, this value is lower than the value of the “Number 1”. The value fluctuates, since the data rates of individual stations are dynamically modified by the broadcasters. - 25 - HDMT 1290...
Self-made tables are transmitted furthermore. Bx 4A FAILURE Null Packets • Use the buttons to set the output signal required. • Press the button. —> The “Setting the transport stream ID and the ORGNET-ID” – “TS/ONID” menu is activated. - 26 - HDMT 1290...
NIT. This process may take a few seconds. Then the NIT is generated, added and sent to all …-COFDM cassettes. The other …-COFDM cassettes also add this new NIT. The status of all …-COFDM cassettes in the NIT menu changes to “on”. The display shows: “read … / copy …”. - 27 - HDMT 1290...
PID to be changed (“0x0000”) and set the hexadecimal number using • Use the buttons to place the cursor under the respective digit of the hexadecimal number of the new PID (“–> 0000”). - 28 - HDMT 1290...
—> The factory defaults are saved. The display shows “STORE” —> Back to “Selecting the cassette” (page 13). —> By pressing the button, you will be returned to the menu item “Selecting the channel strip” without saving the factory defaults (page 14). —> If necessary set channel strip “B”. - 29 - HDMT 1290...
• Securely tighten the cable connections using an appropriate open-ended spanner. • Measure the output levels of the other cassettes and tune them to a uniform output level using the appropriate level controls or software dependent on the head-end station used. Please regard the assembly instructions of the respective head-end station. • Mount the front cover (see assembly instructions of the head-end station). - 30 - HDMT 1290...
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