Contents General safety instructions Types of notices Basic safety instructions Introduction General description Main features Technical specifications MAC HOME Model Unit installation and configuration Installation Power supply connection Cascade installation General use of the unit Fast menu guide Initial configuration of the unit Advanced configuration of the unit Blocking the LCD and Joystick Firmware update...
General safety instructions Read all of this user manual carefully before plugging in the unit. Always have these instructions to hand during installation. Follow all of the instructions and safety notices regarding unit handling. Types of notices The meaning of the safety notices used in this manual are described below. DANGER of DEATH oR INJURY This safety notice indicates a possible danger for the life and health of people.
Introduction General description Power Supply Display (LCD) HOME Ref.4488 Control button AV COFDM MODULATOR Mains connector S-Video & component Video (YPbPr, RGB) C-VBS vídeo input L & R analogic audio inputs USB input (video playback and firmware actualization) ...
Unit installation and configuration The LCD display and the control button are sufficient for the basic settings of the unit. Follow the steps indicated below to install the unit and configure the various parameters accessible from the user interface on the LCD display. Installation RISK of DAmAGE To THE UNIT HOME...
Cascade installation The MAC HOME unit has 1 AV analogue TV signal to RF UHF output encoded as COFDM Digital TV signal. Several MAC HOME units can be cascaded in order to increase this capacity. The maximum capa- city of a series of N units is 1xN incorporated TV signals. To cascade 2 or more units, connect the RF output of the preceding unit to the TV input (loop-through) of the next unit (see illustration).
INITIAL Installation IKUSI COUNTRY COUNTRY MAC Stating ... insert country AUSTRALIA COUNTRY COUNTRY SPAIN LANGUAGE MAC HOME 1.00 CHANNEL CH21 SYSTEM OK 21 OUTPUT CHANNEL ATTENUATION ATTENUATION 1.00 dB THE EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED main menu ADVANCED Installation MAC HOME 1.00 OUTPUT CHANNEL CH21 SYSTEM OK ATTENUATION COUNTRY...
main menu NoTE Over the following pages, the field locating and selection method is primarily indicated by the “vertical button movement” and “press button” icons. 1) Once the unit is started up, the start screen asks for the COUNTRY COUNTRY to be entered. Move the button to the right and the insert country cursor will flash next to the first country, then move the button down until you find the reference country.
1) Locate and select the option SYSTEm UPDATE. SYSTEM UPDATE a) Download the update package from the website (www.ikusi.com). b) Unzip and place in the root directory of a USB (may not ** WARNING ** match a playback file named “video-final.ts”). CANCEL UPDATE c) Insert the USB in the connector in the unit.
b) Locate and select CH LCN. Configure the LCN value of the CH LCN signal. 001 c) Locate and select CH SID (used by default as output chan- nel). Service set identifier. CH SID d) Locate and select CH NAME. Assign a name to the signal 0021 in CH.
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Locate and select the option TSID. Configure the value of the PROVIDER trasport stream identifier. IKUSI e) Locate and select the option ONID. Select the guard interval between 1/32, 1/16, 1/8 and 1/4 of symbol. f) Locate and select the option NIT MODE. Configure the NIT...
Status of the unit NoTE The unit lets you see its status in detail and the existence of active alarms in the module. 1) Locate and indicate STATUS. ESTADO INFO DE MODULO a) Locate and indicate STATUS: The unit displays its status and alarms: OK / Error.
Check the firmware version of the unit, USB PLAYER option, available as of version 1.21. Software to create videos for playback through the mac Home. See guide and application in ikusi.tv. Users should install the software on their PC by downloading the setup file “conversor-mac-installer.exe” from the Mac Home webpage at http://www.ikusi.tv/en/headends/modulators/mac-series/...
Warranty Notwithstanding any complaints made to the direct vendor of the product, IKUSI offers unit users a two-year warranty as of the invoice date, which shall become valid on presenting the receipt of purchase. During the warranty period, IKUSI is responsible for any faults arising due to material or manufacturing defects and shall repair the receiver or replace it for another corresponding to the state of technology at that time.
Characters table character position in the display Certificate EC-Declaration of Conformity marking We, Manufacturer IKUSI, Angel Iglesias, S.A. Paseo Miramón, 170 E-20009 San Sebastián, Spain declare that the product AV-COFDM Autonomous Modulator MAC HOME is in conformity with E M C L V D...
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