Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview All-in-one devices which integrate encoding (MPEG-2 HD, MPEG-4/AVC H.264) and modulation (DVB-C, DVB-T, ISDB-T, or ATSC) to convert V/A signals into RF output. It has equipped with 4 HDMI channels input and 1 ASI input and output with 2 ASI ports and 1 UDP IP port.
RF Frequency range 30Mhz~960Mhz LCD display, Remote control and firmware Web NMS management; Updates via web Lowest cost per channel --- breakthrough price 1.3 Specifications Encoding Section Video Encoding MPEG2 HD/MPEG4 HD Input HDMI*4 1920*1080_60P, 1920*1080_50P, (-for MPEG4/H.264) Resolution 1920*1080_60i, 1920*1080_50i, 1280*720_60p, 1280*720_50P...
Power supply AC 100V~240V Dimensions 482*400*44mm Weight 4.5 kgs Operation temperature 0~45℃ 1.4 Schematic Overview 1.5 Principle Chart 1.6 Typical Application of Dual Carrier Outputs As we all know, to guarantee the picture quality of 1920x1080@50I/60I resolution HD...
program, the video bit-rate may exceed 10Mbps, even up to 15Mbps. However, the maximum possible bit-rate output for single DVB-T carrier is only around 30Mbps. 15Mbps x4 =60Mbps > 30Mbps. It means the single DVB-T carrier simply can't carry the 4 channels 1080i HD programs if the average bit-rate reaches 15Mbps.
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④ Lock Indicators Up and down, left and right button ⑤ Enter button: for confirm ⑥ ⑦ Menu button: for back step ⑧ Lock button: press to lock set Rear Panel Illustration HDMI Module 1: HDMI input port 1&2 HDMI Module 2: HDMI input port 3&4 RF in port (for combiner use) RF out port ASI input port...
Chapter 2 Installation Guide This section is to explain the cautions the users must know in some case that possible injure may bring to users when it’s used or installed. For this reason, please read all details here and make in mind before installing or using the product. 2.1 General Precautions ...
Space the distance between 2 rows of machine frames should be 1.2~1.5m and the distance against wall should be no less than 0.8m. Electric Isolation, Dust Free Volume resistivity ground anti-static material: Machine Hall Floor 1X10 ~1X10 ,Grounding current limiting resistance: 1M (Floor bearing should be greater than 450Kg/㎡) 5~40℃(sustainable ),0~45℃(short time),...
The area of the conduction between grounding wire and device’s frame should be no less than 25 mm Chapter 3 Operation 3.1 LCD Menus An overview of the LCD menus:...
3.2 Initial Status Switch on the device and after a few seconds’ initialization, it presents start-up pictures as below: DVB-T XXX.00MHz Start up… Start OK… P1:X.XXMbps P2: X.XXMbps DVB-T: indicate the modulation standard of this device A: carrier output A; B: carrier output B ...
3.3 General Settings for Main Menu Press “Lock” key on the front panel to enter the main menu. The LCD will display the following pages where user can configure the parameters for the device: 1 Alarm Status 3 Modulate Setting 2 Encode Setting 4 IP Output Setting 5 Network Setting...
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MPEG2 H.264 Video Format Video Bit Rate Video Bit Rate 14.000 Mbps MPEG2 Audio Format Audio Bit Rate 64 Kbps 96 Kbps “Video Format”: the HDMI MPEG2 HD encoding module supports both MPEG2 and H.264 formats. Move the triangle mark with LEFT/RIGHT keys to specify the intended format and press ENTER to confirm.
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3.3 ASI Output 3.2 Output B As the NDS3542A is with dual carrier outputs, “3.1” and “3.2” represent the “Carrier A” and “Carrier B” respectively. User can enter “3.1” or “3.2” to set the corresponding modulating parameters. Submenus are as below: 3.3 Transmission Mode...
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Constellation There are three different constellations QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM shown on the LCD window. When entering Constellation, user can apply the same setting method as mentioned above to select and confirm one mode. Constellation QPSK 16QAM 64QAM Transmission Mode When user enters Transmission Mode, the LCD would show the current working mode.
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LCD display would show them, users just need press LEFT and RIGHT buttons to choose and press ENTER button to confirm. Code Rate RF Frequency The RF output frequency range is from 30 to 960MHz with 1K stepping. After entering the RF frequency setting submenu, users the can press LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN buttons to adjust the frequency and confirm by press ENTER button.
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Output A Output B IP Output Setting The NDS3542A encoder & modulator is with two dual-carrier output (Output A and Output B), 4.1 and 4.2 are for the settings of the two carrier output respectively. Submenus go as 4.1.1-4.1.6. 4.1 IP Output A 4.2 IP Output B...
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IP Address Subnet Mask 192.168.000.136 255.255.255.000 MAC Address Gateway ffffffffffffffffffffff 192.168.000.001 Reset Password? Web Manage Port 00080 NOTE: The MAC address is according to the factory setting, and it is unique. It can only be modified through special software. Saving Configuration Users can enter Saving Configuration submenu for saving settings.
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this submenu. Encoder Modulator SW 1.07 HW 0.1...
Chapter 4 WEB NMS Operation User not only can use front buttons to set configuration, but also can control and set the configuration in computer by connecting the device to web NMS Port. User should ensure that the computer’s IP address is different from the NDS3542’s IP address;...
4.2 Operation When we confirm the login, it displays the WELCOME interface as Figure-2. Device standard and name It automatically identifies and displays the signal source interface and real-time User can click any item encoding bit rate here to enter the of corresponding corresponding interface input channel.
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General Settings for the HDMI IN program: User can edit any item listed as needed. Encoding Status—Green light indicate it works normally, which otherwise turn to red. Figure-3 Carrier A: Click this box to enable or disable the program output through Carrier A. Carrier B: Click this box to enable or disable the program output through Carrier B.
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Figure-4 Select the carrier output channel for the multiplexed programs. If this item is selected, all the input programs will pass through without any elimination. Selecting this item to allow user select programs as required to output. Click “Refresh Input” to refresh the input program list. Click “Refresh Output”...
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one-time clicking. Time limitation to parse the input programs Click this button to trigger a dialog box as below, where to add the PIDs which need pass through. In some occasions, there are some PIDs which won’t belong to any program, such as EPG, NIT tables and so on which user just wants to pass them through the multiplexing module without changing anything.
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Figure-5 Select the carrier output channel for the inserted NIT. Click “Add” from this page, it will display the screen as Figure-6 where it requires to add Service ID and configure other parameters for the programs. Figure-6 Here by clicking “Add”, users can set the program LCN in its respective field.
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setting. As Figure-7, click “Update NIT” to update the NIT information. Figure-7 IP Output Click “IP Output” from the left menu, it will display the screen as Figure-8 where to set the multicast IP Output address for the device if needed and set the IP output for the programs.
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RF On – To decide whether to enable the selected RF (carrier A/B) output or not. Bandwidth –Bandwidth selecting. (The default bandwidth is 8M) Constellation –QAM type selecting. (The default constellation is 64QAM) Transmission Mode –2K, 8K optional Guard Interval/Code Rate/RF Frequency/RF Out level – the default configuration is as shown on Figure 9.
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the device. By using “Factory Set” user can import the default factory configuration. Figure-10 Restart the Device Click “Reboot” from the menu, the screen will display as Figure-11. Here when clicking “Reboot” box, it will restart the device automatically. Figure-11 Update the Device Click “Firmware”...
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Click “Browse” to find the path of the device update file for this device then click “Update” to update the device. After updating the device, user needs to restart the device by using Reboot option. Browse Button Figure-12 Network When user clicks “Network”, it will display the screen as Figure-13. It displays the network information of the device.
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Change Password When user clicks “Password”, it will display the password screen as Figure-14. Here user can change the Username and Password for login to the device. After putting the current and new Username and Password, click Apply” to save the configuration.
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“Load File” to load the backup file to the device. Browse Figure-15 Button...
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting DIGITAL INNOVATIONS’s ISO9001 quality assurance system has been approved by CQC organization. For guarantee the products’ quality, reliability and stability. All DIGITAL INNOVATIONS products have been passed the testing and inspection before ship out factory. The testing and inspection scheme already covers all the Optical, Electronic and Mechanical criteria which have been published by DIGITAL INNOVATIONS.
Maintenance needed Chapter 6 Application Application Examples 1). Residences and Private Homes Video content DVB‐T/ISDB-T distribution 2) Outside Audio Video contents ON AIR DVB T/ISDB-T distribution 3) Hotel Audio Video contents DVB T/ISDB-T distribution 4) Bar Audio Video contents distribution...
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5) Cinema Audio Video contents DVB T/ISDB-T distribution 6) Company Audio Video contents distribution...
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Chapter 7 Packing List NDS3542A Encoder Modulator User's Manual HDMI Cables 4PCs Power Cord...
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APPENDIX Our encoder & modulator series are individual-module design, and the encoding modules include: MPEG2 SD super encoding with 2 CVBS in MPEG2 encoding with 1CVBS in MPEG4 AVC H.264 encoding with 1 or dual SDI in ...