1 INTRODUCTION SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions carefully before connecting the unit To prevent fire, short circuit or shock hazard: Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Install the unit in a dry location without infiltration or condensation of water. Do not expose it to dripping or splashing.
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To avoid any risk of electrical shocks: Connect apparatus only to socket with protective earth connection. The mains plug shall remain readily operable. Pull out power plug to make the different connections of cables. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the housing of adapter. Maintenance Only use a dry soft cloth to clean the cabinet.
PACKAGE CONTENTS Be sure all items listed below are included: Colosseum (Ref. 8500D) CAT6 ethernet cable power cord user manual 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION The unit can be placed on a table (1), or mounted to the wall (2). For wall-mounting, drill two holes, 23 cm apart and insert two screws (min length from wall to screw head is 12 mm, and diameter of screw head is max 11.5 mm) .
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After positioning of the unit (wall or table), connect the cables. The unit is preconfigured for ASTRA 19.2°. Connect the cables as shown in the picture: 2 3 4 ASTRA 19.2° Vertical Low ASTRA 19.2° Horizontal Low ASTRA 19.2° Vertical High ASTRA 19.2°...
3 WEBGUI MINIMAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The WebGUI is supported by the following web browsers (and newer versions of these browsers): • Chrome 4 • Safari 3.1 • Firefox 3.6 • Explorer 8 • Opera 10.6 When using a different browser, we cannot guarantee a correct functioning of the interface. The webGUI will indicate this with a warning message. This message will be shown every time you browse to another menu item.
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Right-click on the Local Area Connection and choose Properties. Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to enter the IP settings of your adapter. Make sure the ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ checkbox is selected. Click to save the settings.
Open your network browser, and surf to the name of the module. The name of the first module is mod1, the name of the second module is mod2. You will now log in to the module. After logging in, the Summary window appears. status ‘LED’...
GLOBAL Here you can configure the hostname of the module. This name can be used to ac- cess the module by simply typing it into your browser as the address and surf to it. This is more convenient than using the IP address. Just enter ‘http://hostname’...
FIRMWARE UPGRADE To upgrade the firmware of the device, click the Firmware upgrade menu item. Click on the BROWSE button, and open the upgrade file. Click UPLOAD to send the file to the device, this will install the new firmware on the device. MODULE RESTART Press this menu item to restart the module.
CONFIGURATION OF THE INPUT Go to the LNB Settings menu to configure the 4 LNB inputs. • Input: Sequence number of the input (also indicated on the front of the actual module) • Label: custom label for each input (e.g. V low, or ASTRA 19.2 V Low,…) • Voltage: The LNB voltage to select the polarization 13V: Vertical polarization 18V: Horizontal polarization • Tone: LNB tone to select low/high band ON: high band OFF: low band • DiSEqC : control of a DiSEqC switch (A/B/C/D) ®...
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Go to the TUNER menu to configure the tuner frequency. The modules have 4 independent tuners, which can be assigned to every input, thanks to a built-in multiswitch. • Input: One of the 4 labels configured in the previous step. This selects the satellite input. • Frequency: Transponder frequency • Baud rate [kBaud] Press APPLY to confirm the parameters.
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When the tuner is able to lock on the frequency, the list of services from this tran- sponder will be shown. The status of the tuner is shown. • Status: Green: tuner locked Red: tuner unlocked • Level: input signal level [dBm] • BER: Bit Error Rate • SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio [dB] The table ‘Available services’...
CONFIGURATION OF THE OUTPUT Navigate to the MUX SETTINGS to configure the COFDM output parameters. The 4 multiplexes are adjacent, and only the frequency of the first mux needs to be configured, the others will automatically be set according to this frequency and the bandwidth.
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• Mux: The multiplex number (1 to 4) • Frequency [kHz]: multiplex frequency in the VHF-UHF range: 47000 to 830000 kHz. When entering a frequency outside this frequency range, an error will be shown to the user. • Level [dBm]: signal output level (range: -40 to -25 dBm) • Constellation: QPSK 16-QAM 64-QAM • Code Rate: • Guard interval: 1/32 1/16 • Status: ON: the multiplex is active OFF: the multiplex is not active • Bandwidth: 6/7/8 MHz • Spectral inversion: ON: the frequency spectrum will be inverted...
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The TSID & LCN parameters are used to setup the logical channel numbering (chan- nel sequence on the TV). • TSID: Transport Stream Identifier • LCN: Logical Channel Number Navigate to the SERVICE ASSIGNMENT menu to setup the TV and radio services at the output.
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Press the button to add a new service. A list of available services (from all 4 tuners) will appear on the screen. Click on the service to be added and wait until the service is loaded into the list. The list will be refreshed and the added service will appear.
CONFIGURATION OF THE MPEG SETTINGS This menu item is only visible with modules having a DVB-S 2 input. • Forward EPG tables: Forward Electronic Program Guide tables to the TV’s. • CAS forwarding: Forward the Control Access System tables (CAT, EMM, ECM) to descramble the programs with a set-top box. CAT: Conditional Access Table EMM: Entitlement Management Message ECM: Entitlement Control Message...
3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SAT INPUT DVB-S(2) NB OF INPUT 8 tuners (8 transponders) TUNER 950-2150 MHz FREQUENCY RANGE -55 to -25 dBm LEVEL 36 MHz BANDWIDTH DVB-S2: QPSK, 8PSK / DVB-S: QPSK MODULATION 13V/18V/22kHz DC REMOTE POWER AT RF INPUT TV OUTPUT DVB-T 1 with 1 loop-through (-1,5 dB loss) NB OF OUTPUT 47-862 MHz FREQUENCY RANGE...
4 CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY PERIOD OF WARRANTY Unitron N.V. warrants the product as being free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 24 months starting from the date of production indicated on it. See note below. If during this period of warranty the product proves defective, under normal use, due to defective materials or workmanship, Unitron N.V, at its sole option, will repair or replace the product.