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Resource Identifier 100167
Revision: 7.0
PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide
Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD
Commercial in Confidence
DTC - Solent
Fusion 2
1100 Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Hampshire
PO15 7AB
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1489 566 750

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  • Page 1 Resource Identifier 100167 Revision: 7.0 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Commercial in Confidence DTC - Solent Fusion 2 1100 Parkway Solent Business Park Whiteley Hampshire PO15 7AB United Kingdom +44 (0)1489 566 750...

  • Page 2: Who Should Read This Book

    The product described in this manual is subject to continuous development and improvement. All particulars of the product and its use (including the information and particulars in this guide) are given by DTC in good faith. However, it is acknowledged there may be errors or omissions in this guide. 100167...

  • Page 3: Typographic Conventions

    © Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited owns the copyright of this document which is supplied in confidence and must not be used for any purpose other than for which it is supplied and must not be reproduced without permission in writing from the owners.

  • Page 4: Related Documents

    Solo Concept Guide IP Concept Guide 0.10 Document History This publication was written and produced by the DTC Technical Publications Team. This is a change controlled publication. Each page of this publication shows a revision number at the bottom left corner.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Contents 0. Preface ...................... 0-1 About this Publication ........................0-1 Who Should Read this Book ......................0-1 Assumed Knowledge ........................0-1 Notice about Specifications ......................0-1 Notice about this Guide ........................ 0-1 Typographic Conventions ......................
  • Page 6 Working with Lithium Batteries....................9-88 Cleaning ............................. 9-89 Storage ............................9-89 Repairs ............................9-89 Getting Technical Support ......................9-89 Using the DTC RMA Service ......................9-90 Appendix C – Glossary ............... 10-91 10.1 Glossary ..........................10-91 Appendix D – Downconverter Data ............. 11-98 11.1...
  • Page 7 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 11.5 About Downconverters, Extended Barrel, Gain Selectable, Broadcast (N Type to BNC) ..11-99 Appendix E – Remote Control Guide ..........12-100 12.1 About the RS232 Control General Principles ............... 12-100 12.2 About the Command Packet Structure ................

  • Page 8: Systems Description

    100m from the antennas using standard 75Ω co-axial cables. The unit incorporates an extremely flexible decoding platform, with low delay H.264 decoding ensuring compatibility with all DTC and most 3rd party encoders. An optional 2nd decoder can be enabled, allowing 100167...

  • Page 9: What Are The Key Features Of The Prorxd-1Ru

    SD composite video monitoring output is also offered. The unit can also be used as an IP decoder. When paired with a DTC Broadcast IP Encoder, the unit can send an IFB signal to the remote location via the reverse leg of the IP link. An optional adaptive bit-rate encoding/decoding mode is also available, allowing fully automated operation on variable capacity or contended networks such as VSAT or BGAN terminals.

  • Page 10: What Is The Prorxd-2Ru Broadcast Receiver

    SD composite video monitoring output is also offered. The unit can also be used as an IP decoder. When paired with a DTC IP Encoder, the unit can send an IFB signal to the remote location via the reverse leg of the IP link. An optional adaptive bit-rate encoding/decoding mode is also available, allowing fully automated operation on variable capacity or contended networks such as VSAT or BGAN terminals.

  • Page 11: What Are The Key Features Of The Prorxd-2Ru

    Front panel control (+ Web-browser and RS232)  Genlock input  Full on-screen display (OSD) diagnostics  Low delay video operation for real-time applications (DTC H.264 systems only)  2RU half-rack mounting  12VDC powering (AC adaptor supplied) 100167 Commercial in Confidence Page 1-4 Revision: 7.0...

  • Page 12: Getting An Overview Of The Prorxd-2Ru

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Getting an Overview of the PRORXD-2RU Figure 1-3 Main System Diagram 100167 Commercial in Confidence Page 1-5 Revision: 7.0...
  • Page 13 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Item Function Antenna. Matched to band of the downconverter. Do not tighten too much – tighten with your hand. Downconverter. Enables the PRORXD to be used in different RF bands.
  • Page 14 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Item Function BNC 2-way receptacle (sockets) marked ASI In. ASI Input. BNC 2-way receptacle (sockets) marked ASI Out. ASI Output. BNC 2-way receptacle (sockets) marked GENLOCK. Genlock Input. D-Type 15-way receptacle (sockets) marked RS232 Control from PC GUI Application.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 2. Getting Started Identifying your Device There are two types of device described in this User Guide. Product Name: PRORXD 1 RU Receiver Product Code: PRORXD-n-1RU (where n is 2 or 4-way diversity) Dimensions (mm): 320 (L) x 220 (W) x 44 (H) Weight: 2.1kg...

  • Page 16: Commercial In Confidence Page

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD PRORXD-1RU Figure 2-2 PRORXD-1RU Packing Diagram 100167 Commercial in Confidence Page 2-9 Revision: 7.0...
  • Page 17 Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Item Notes Primary Unit. PRORXD-2-1RU for example, 2-way diversity, DVBT demodulation, includes MPEG2 and H.264 SD decoder, Composite and SDI out, Genlock, Web-browser interface, with BNC connectors, excludes antennas and down converters. HDTX External XLR Audio CA0579 Cable Assembly 3 metres.
  • Page 18 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD PRORXD-2RU Figure 2-3 PRORXD-2RU Packing Diagram Item Notes Primary Unit. PRORXD-2-2RU for example, 2-way diversity, DVBT demodulation, includes MPEG2 and H.264 SD decoder, Composite and SDI out, Genlock, Web-browser interface, with BNC connectors, excludes antennas and down converters.

  • Page 19: About The Labels On Your Prorxd

    Troubleshooting  I don’t have all the parts you described!  Tell your DTC representative right away and we will find a solution for you. DTC - Solent Fusion 2 +44 (0)1489 566 750 1100 Parkway, Solent Business Park Whiteley, Hampshire...

  • Page 20: Identifying The Variants Of Prorxd

    Manufacturer. Table 2-3 PRORXD Label Key Identifying the Variants of PRORXD Step 1: Identify the Variants Part Number Equipment Title PRORXD-2-1RU 2-way diversity 1U Professional Receiver/Decoder PRORXD-4-1RU 4-way diversity 1U Professional Receiver/Decoder PRORXD-2-2RU 2-way diversity 2U Professional Receiver/Decoder PRORXD-4-2RU...

  • Page 21: Identifying The Options Of Prorxd-2Ru

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Part Number Equipment Title PRORXCPLKT-1RU PRORXD-1RU coupling kit DCB/DCBGS Downconverter barrel/downconverter barrel gain selectable. Various frequencies available. CABRF RF cable. Various lengths available. Table 2-5 PRORXD-1RU Accessory Options Step 2: Identify the Licensing Options Part Number Equipment Title...
  • Page 22 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 2: Identify the Licensing Options Part Number Equipment Title SILVER - PRORXD Includes DVB-T, MPEG-2 and H.264 SD GOLD - PRORXD Silver plus H.264 HD, MPEG-4 ASP, Narrowband 2.5MHz and 1.25MHz and IP Streaming PLATINUM - PRORXD Gold plus Ultra Extreme Narrowband 625kHz and Ultra Mobile Video Link (UMVL) AES128RX...

  • Page 23: Controls, Connections And Indicators

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 3. Controls, Connections and Indicators About Controls, Connections and Indicators You must find all the controls and connections on the unit. You also must identify and interpret alarms or indicators.

  • Page 24: Exploring The Rear Panel - Prorxd-1Ru

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Item Used for... Power Button. Toggles the power on or off. BNC Receptacle. Video output for monitoring. Table 3-1 PRORXD-1RU Front Panel Key Exploring the Rear Panel – PRORXD-1RU Figure 3-2 PRORXD-1RU Rear Panel Item Used for...
  • Page 25 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Item Used for... BNC 2-way Receptacle (sockets) x 4 marked Connect your IF cables from the IF1 to IF4. downconverter / antenna assembly here. Do not over tighten. Hand-tight only. D-Type 9-way Receptacle, (sockets) marked RS232 Data/Control port.

  • Page 26: Exploring The Front Panel - Prorxd-2Ru

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Exploring the Front Panel – PRORXD-2RU Figure 3-3 PRORXD-2RU Front Panel Item Used for... Rack Mounting Ears. Metalwork that can be removed to let the PRORXD to be fitted in a half of a 19” rack. Two PRORXDs can be joined together to fill a full 19”...

  • Page 27: Exploring The Rear Panel - Prorxd-2Ru

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Exploring the Rear Panel – PRORXD-2RU Figure 3-4 PRORXD-2RU Rear Panel Item Function BNC 2-way receptacle (sockets), 50-850MHz The IF cables from the downconverters marked IF1 to IF8. connect here.
  • Page 28 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Item Function HDMI receptacle (sockets) marked HDMI. HDMI Video output. Each channel has this facility. Lemo OB 5-way receptacle (sockets) twin key For Audio output. marked AUDIO 3. Each channel has this facility.

  • Page 29: Setting Up Your Prorxd

    There are eight antenna interfaces located on the rear panel of the PRORXD-8-2RU receiver for example. The PRORXD-2-1RU uses two. Note: If you have four-way diversity PRORXD then you must connect four antennas to get best performance from the four-way diversity receiver system.

  • Page 30: Connecting Ac Power

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD If you are operating with long cable runs from the bottom of the downconverter to the rear panel of the PRORXD, it will be necessary to select a high gain version of the downconverter to deal with the RF losses in the longer cable.

  • Page 31: Connecting Composite Video Signals

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Connecting Composite Video Signals Before you Start This is necessary:  PRORXD  CA0006 BNC to BNC Video Cable Assembly  A Composite approved Video Monitor. Step 1: Connect Composite Video Signal 1.

  • Page 32: Connecting Audio Signals With Ca0512 Cable

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Connecting Audio Signals with CA0512 Cable Before you Start This is necessary:  PRORXD  CA0512 Audio Cable Assembly  Audio monitors like loudspeakers or headphones. Step 1: Connect Audio Signal 1.

  • Page 33: Connecting Ip Control Signals

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 4.10 Connecting IP Control Signals Before you Start This is necessary:  PRORXD  Ethernet Cable Assembly  A Personal Computer. Step 1: Connect IP Control Signal 1.

  • Page 34: Basic Operation

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 5. Basic Operation About the Software with your PRORXD The PRORXD has two software elements:  Firmware that operates on the primary board of the device.  Control Pages that you operate on your web browser on your Windows PC.

  • Page 35: Starting And Stopping The Prorxd

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Starting and Stopping the PRORXD PRORXD units have a power switch on the right side of the front panel. Before you Start This is necessary:  A PRORXD connected to a source of power. Step 1: Powering Up 1.

  • Page 36: Exploring The Lcd Display - 2Ru

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 5-2 PRORXD – 1RU Control Panel Item Used for... Display Screen. This OLED display with the navigation keys let you quickly set up many of the features of the PRORXD. You can see spectrum, RX SNR and RX Power for example.

  • Page 37: Advanced Operation

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 6. Advanced Operation About Encryption The target is focused on intercepting your radio signal. To do this, all that is necessary is a radio receiver that operates in the same mode and on the same frequency you are using to transmit. The fact that you are operating gives them valuable information.
  • Page 38 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 6-1 Select the Encryption Mode Step 2: Change the Descrambling Keys The encryption key is a 128bit value for AES128 and a 256bit value for AES256, and is entered as 32 or 64 ASCII hexadecimal characters (0..9, A..F).

  • Page 39: About The Encryption Key Characters Required

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 6-2 Change the Encryption Key About the Encryption Key Characters Required In our example above we used AES128 encryption. This needed a key of 32 characters. If we had chosen AES256 it needs a 64 character key which we apply along two fields.

  • Page 40: About Ip Streaming

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Key Type Number of Characters Needed AES256 64 (32 in each field) Table 6-1 Encryption Key Characters Required About IP Streaming Note: This section is related only to customers that have the Streaming licence loaded onto their PRORXD unit.

  • Page 41: Recovering A Udp Multicast Stream - Vlc

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 8. In the Multicast Service Name box set MPEG2-TS. 9. In the Multicast ToS box set Routine (0). 10. Click the Apply button. 11. The Configured Successfully message opens. 12.
  • Page 42 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 1: Open VLC 1. On your desktop, double-click the VLC Media Player Icon. 2. The VLC Media Player window opens. Step 2: Configure the Playback 3. From the Media menu, select Open Network Stream. 4.

  • Page 43: Recovering A Udp Multicast Stream - Mission Commander

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Recovering a UDP Multicast Stream – Mission Commander You have configured your multicast stream at the PRORXD. You will wish to collect that stream on you PC. We’ll operate Mission Commander for this example.

  • Page 44: About Rtsp Multicast And Unicast

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 6-6 Recovering a UDP Multicast Stream – Mission Commander About RTSP Multicast and Unicast If you set the streaming mode on the PRORXD to be RTSP Multicast or RTSP Unicast then the Network URL that will be necessary in VLC or Mission Commander will be: rtsp://<ip_address>/stream1.sdp The IP Address here is that of the PRORXD you are streaming from.

  • Page 45: Advanced Setup

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 7. Advanced Setup About Advanced Setup To get the most from your radio system you must customise the programming for your operations and area. CAUTION: Before you start programming your radio make sure the batteries are new and fully charged. If not, you could operate an AC adapter to power your radio.
  • Page 46 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Before you Start This is necessary:  A PC with a web browser.  An Ethernet cable.  A powered PRORXD unit.  The IP Address of the PRORXD unit. Step 1: Install the Web Browser Application on your PC 1.

  • Page 47: Exploring The Primary Window

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 7-1 Open Web Browser and Log on Troubleshooting  I don’t know the IP address of the unit.  You’ll find the IP Address on the front panel Config>Global Setup>IP Address page. ...
  • Page 48 SNMP You can upload SNMP MIBs data from this tab. If this is a requirement, please contact DTC Customer Support. Overview sub-tab Some of the tabs have sub-tabs to divide the information more or they will use panes to divide information.

  • Page 49: Configuring The Basic Settings

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Description Information Fields The sub-tabs or panes are divided into fields of information that you will operate with. Table 7-1 Control Pages Key Next Steps Configure the Basic Settings. Configuring the Basic Settings When shipped, the PRORXD is set to be given an IP address by an external DHCP server.
  • Page 50 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 1: Open the Overview Sub-Tab 1. Click on Status>Overview tab. Figure 7-3 Status Tab showing Overview Sub-Tab Property Range Description Demod 1 L, S and C Bands The frequency in megahertz (MHz) to which the Frequency (MHz) receiver’s first demodulator is tuned.
  • Page 51 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Time A correct time. You can set this in Global Settings>Set Clock button. Table 7-2 Overview Sub-Tab Key Step 3: Open the Input Sub-Tab 1.
  • Page 52 DVBT/UMVL: DVB-T / UMVL bandwidths (usually used for broadcast). 6, 7 and 8MHz DTC narrowband (usually for surveillance). Narrowband: DTC Ultra-narrowband (this is a licensable feature, 2.5MHz usually for surveillance). 1.25MHz and 625kHz Constellation DVBT: This field indicates the OFDM constellation being received.
  • Page 53 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Input Level A The level in dBm of the signal being received on antenna A There are readings for each of the antennas. Input A SNR Could be any number.
  • Page 54 Table 7-4 Demod 1 Pane with Show Details Key Step 6: Interpret the Transmitter Pane Some DTC transmitters can send metadata with the RF signal. This metadata must be switched on at the transmitter and then gives useful information at the receiver.
  • Page 55 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Battery Voltage Any voltage on a green This field reports the current voltage of the or red field transmitter’s battery in VDC. background. If the field background is green, the voltage is more than the TX Battery Alarm voltage parameter specified in the Global Settings>General Settings pane.
  • Page 56 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 8: Interpret the ASI Pane Figure 7-9 Input Sub-Tab showing ASI Pane Property Range Description ASI Status Locked (green Tells you if the unit has successfully locked to the background) or Not incoming ASI signal.
  • Page 57 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Decoder 1 Using Using - External Genlock has been selected and is supported. Not in Use Not in use – External Genlock not selected or not supported.
  • Page 58 6, 7 and 8MHz DVB-T bandwidths (usually used for broadcast). Narrowband: DTC narrowband (usually for surveillance). 2.5MHz DTC Ultra-narrowband (this is a licensable item, usually for surveillance). 1.25MHz and 625kHz Spectrum Displays for the A and When tuned in correctly it is possible to see the...
  • Page 59 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 12: Open the Service Sub-Tab 1. Click on, Status>Service tab. Figure 7-13 Status Tab showing Service Sub-Tab Step 13: Interpret the Service 1 Pane Figure 7-14 Service Sub-Tab showing Service 1 Pane Property Range Description...
  • Page 60 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Video Lock Locked (green Tells you if the unit is successfully decoding the background) or Not incoming video signal. Locked (red background. Service Scrambled or Tells you the encryption status of the incoming Scrambled signal.
  • Page 61 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 14: Check the Show Details Checkbox When selected, more details about the Service 1 Pane on this page are displayed. Figure 7-15 Service 1 Pane with Show Details Selected Property Range Description...
  • Page 62 Reports the Data parity that has been set at the transmitter. Data Width 7 or 8 bit 8 bit is the DTC standard and 7 bit is available for interoperability with third party equipment. Tells you the Data Width that has been set at the transmitter.

  • Page 63: Working With The Global Settings Tab

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 15: Configure the Service List 1 Pane Figure 7-16 Service Sub-Tab showing Service List 1 Pane Property Range Description Available A correct Service Provides a list of services which have been Services recovered from the transport stream and are available for you to see.
  • Page 64 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Screenshot: Global Settings Tab Figure 7-17 Global Settings Tab Step 2: Configure the General Settings Pane Figure 7-18 General Settings Pane Property Range Description Audio Output Analogue or Digital Select the audio mode to suit your operation.
  • Page 65 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description TX Battery Alarm A value from 0 to 20V. This number is the voltage where the TX Battery Voltage caption turns red. Table 7-14 General Settings Pane Key Step 2: Configure the Downconverter Settings Pane Figure 7-19 Downconverter Settings Pane Property...
  • Page 66 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description LO Frequency 1880 or a correct Most of our receiver units operate downconverters (MHz) downconverter to lower the frequency from microwave (L, S and C- frequency.
  • Page 67 Invert Select or Clear Selected=Inverted Cleared=Normal All DTC equipment must operate with normal mode. The receivers can be used with other manufacturer’s products and sometimes this requires us to change the polarity to inverted to align with this third party equipment.
  • Page 68 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 4: Configure the IP Config Pane Figure 7-21 IP Settings Pane Property Range Description DHCP Enable Select or Clear When selected the PRORXD is given an IP address by an external DHCP server.
  • Page 69 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 5: Configure the IP Streaming Pane Figure 7-22 Streaming Settings Pane Property Range Description Streaming Mode UDP Multicast Select the streaming mode you wish to operate RTSP Multicast with.
  • Page 70 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Enable Select or Clear Switches the streaming item on or off. Note: The PRORXD must be licensed for Streaming. If it is not, it is not possible to switch Streaming on.
  • Page 71 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 6: Configure the OSD Settings Pane Figure 7-23 OSD Settings Pane Property Range Description Monitor Type Default For most systems use the Default setting. ALR-1920 OSD Mode You can select how much information is displayed Date/Time on the On Screen Display (OSD).

  • Page 72: Setting The Clock

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Genlock Mode Off - Genlock switched off and system is not locked. External External – Operating with the Genlock source Internal connected to the external port on the rear of the receiver.

  • Page 73: Working With The Configuration Tab

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 6. In the Time box, enter the current time. 7. Make you use the correct time format! (hh:mm:ss). 8. In the Time Zone drop-down box, select the time zone you are in. 9.
  • Page 74 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Changes to the live preset are automatically applied with the Apply button. Changes made to all other non- live presets can be saved by clicking on Save. The Configuration tab is divided into six panes: ...
  • Page 75 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 2: Understand the Preset Tab Colours 1. The green box shows which preset is currently in operation in the receiver. 2. The light blue tab shows presets available for you to operate with (There are 16). 3.
  • Page 76 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Preset Name Config 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, This is where you set the current configuration. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Diversity Mode The configuration of the diversity and channel...
  • Page 77 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Remux Bitrate 5.00 If you have selected Remux in ASI Output (item 5 in this table) earlier, then this field will be in operation and will let you to set the bitrate for the Remux stream leaving the ASI Output port.
  • Page 78 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description TX IP Port 20000 Protocols like TCP or UDP use port numbers in the header to point traffic around the network. Low Range available is port numbers are used by computer systems for 1024-65535 predefined tasks.
  • Page 79 1/8, long extension, deals with slower reflections, less data, more range. Polarity Normal All DTC equipment must operate in normal mode. The receivers can be used with other Inverted manufacturer’s products and sometimes it will be Auto necessary to change the polarity to inverted to align with this third party equipment.
  • Page 80 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 8: Configure the Decoder 1 Configuration Pane Figure 7-31 Decoder 1 Configuration Pane Property Range Description Default Format Various HD Select the video format for your system from the dropdown list.
  • Page 81 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Default Service Up to 20 ASCII The default is Unit 1. If the received stream characters. contains multiple services, this service name will be checked to see if anything is the same and used as preference.
  • Page 82 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Property Range Description Multicast 239.16.33.254 This is available when you select IP as the Input. Address This text box enables you to change the multicast address to be received by the unit. The default value is 239.16.33.254.

  • Page 83: Working With The Copy From Config Button

    If set, Low Delay mode is particularly useful in clear critical real-time applications. Note: Low Delay mode will only support H.264 video from a DTC transmitter or encoder device. It does not support MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 ASP, and it is not compatible with 3 party systems.
  • Page 84 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 7-32 Working with the Copy from Config Button 100167 Commercial in Confidence Page 7-77 Revision: 7.0...

  • Page 85: Working With The Log Tab

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 7.11 Working with the Log Tab The PRORXD receiver generates log files of receiver status information. Before you Start It is necessary:  To have connected your PC to the PRORXD with an IP connection. ...
  • Page 86 If a new licensable feature is purchased for a unit then a new license code has to be programmed into the PRORXD to let you operate it. DTC will make a new license file (with the file extension .lic) which we will send to you. 1. Open the Uploads Tab 2.

  • Page 87: Working With The Frequency Tab

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 6. On the web browser, click Upload File, a Please Wait - Unit Upgrading message will be displayed for a few minutes. 7. When the upgrade is successful, choose the option No, I’ll do a manual reboot, or if using the single file skip to step 10.
  • Page 88 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Step 2: Configure the Scan Settings Pane 1. Click the Refresh button – this resets scans in the frequency scanner made before. 2. Type in the Start frequency in MHz you wish to use for your Frequency scan. If you type a frequency that is too low the Start frequency will set itself to the lowest frequency this PRORXD can do.
  • Page 89 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 4. Look at the graphical display of the scan. The orange line will move across the screen drawing a graph of RF power levels. The State indicator shows scanning. 5.

  • Page 90: Working With The Information Tab

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Figure 7-38 Scan Results Pane 7.14 Working with the Information Tab The Information tab contains generic information like software versions and unit special data. It will be necessary to have this information during a support call for example.
  • Page 91 PRORXD. Step 5: Check the Licenced Codes DTC products use licence codes to switch features on and off in your device. Each item has a letter and your licence is made up of many of these letters.

  • Page 92: Working With The Snmp Tab

    Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 7.15 Working with the SNMP Tab You can upload SNMP MIBs data from this tab. If this is a requirement, please contact DTC Customer Support. Figure 7-40 The SNMP Tab 100167 Commercial in Confidence Page 7-85 Revision: 7.0...

  • Page 93: Appendix A - Cautions And Warnings

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 8. Appendix A – Cautions and Warnings Cautions and Warnings Serial Area Note Enclosures Do not remove factory installed screws or fastenings. Damage to the units can be caused and void warranties. Only approved personnel must open the device.

  • Page 94: Emc/Safety And Radio Approvals

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD EMC/Safety and Radio Approvals The equipment has been designed to align with, and has been tested against these harmonized EMC and safety standards: CE Marking The CE mark is attached to all products, and the CE Declaration of Conformity, as well as the technical file is available on request.

  • Page 95: Appendix B - Precautions And Maintenance

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 9. Appendix B – Precautions and Maintenance Caring for your Equipment  Do not apply physical abuse to the unit, too much shock or vibration.  Do not let it fall. ...

  • Page 96: Cleaning

    Do not keep units and / or batteries in chargers which are on Repairs Do not try to repair the unit. The unit contains no user serviceable parts. Speak to the DTC Customer Servicing Centre or send it to an approved repair technician.

  • Page 97: Using The Dtc Rma Service

    Once you have done this you will then be able log into your account. Using the DTC RMA Service You have a problem and all troubleshooting steps have been unsuccessful. You need to contact DTC for Return Material Authorisation (RMA) Service.

  • Page 98: Appendix C - Glossary

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 10. Appendix C – Glossary 10.1 Glossary Means… 16QAM 16-state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. 64QAM 64-state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. Means… Alternating Current. Current that is continually changing in magnitude and at intervals in direction from a zero reference level.
  • Page 99 A large number of closely-spaced orthogonal sub-carriers are used to carry data. Means… Downconverter. A device which changes microwave frequencies to UHF frequencies for operation in DTC receivers. Digital A digital signal is a discontinuous signal that changes from one condition to one more condition in discrete steps.
  • Page 100 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Means… Encoder A processor in a video transmitter which changes analogue video from a camera to digital data. Means… Forward Error Correction is a system of error control for data transmission, whereby the sender adds redundant data to its messages, also known as an error-correction code.
  • Page 101 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Means… IP Address Internet Protocol Address – A unique numeric ID for a device in a network. Infra-Red - Infrared (IR) radiation is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is longer than that of visible light. Impedance The total opposition offered by a circuit or component to the flow of alternating current.
  • Page 102 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Means… NMEA 0183 NMEA 0183 is a combined electrical and data specification for communication between marine electronic devices such as echo sounder, sonar, anemometer, gyrocompass, autopilot, GPS receivers and many other types of instruments.
  • Page 103 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Means… Radiate To transmit RF energy. Radio Frequency Frequency of electrical energy capable of propagation into space (usually above 20kHz). Also called RF. Means… Signal to Noise Ratio is an electrical engineering measurement specified as the ratio of a signal power to the noise power corrupting the signal.
  • Page 104 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Means… UVMS Universal Video Management System, a network video recorder storage solution from BAE Systems. Gives full archiving coupled with live and retrospective viewing. Unicast Unicast is simply sending packets from one source to one destination. For example, from one web server to one (or each) person viewing a page on a web browser.

  • Page 105: Appendix D - Downconverter Data

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 11. Appendix D – Downconverter Data 11.1 About Downconverters, Square Product LO Frequency LO Side Gain Gain (Standard) (High Gain) DC-100140 1700MHz High 19dB DC-168185 1050MHz 19dB DC-225265 1880MHz 19dB...

  • Page 106: About Downconverters, Barrel, Gain Selectable, Broadcast, N Type To Bnc

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 11.4 About Downconverters, Barrel, Gain Selectable, Broadcast, N Type to BNC Product LO Frequency LO Side Gain Gain (Standard) (High Gain) DCBGSB-167203 2350 MHz High 10dB 30dB DCBGSB-203255 1720 MHz 10dB...

  • Page 107: Appendix E - Remote Control Guide

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD 12. Appendix E – Remote Control Guide This section describes the control protocol used on the RS232 interface for controlling the PRORXD. 12.1 About the RS232 Control General Principles The physical interface is RS232 but this can be converted to RS485 with an external adapter where multiple units are controlled across one RS485 bus.

  • Page 108: About The Programming Model

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD ASCII Value Notes End byte The Sum check byte is the summation of all bytes in the packet, not including the start and end bytes. The final result is modified to stop ASCII control characters being sent, by forcing the most significant bit to ‘1’.

  • Page 109: Commands

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD <STX>0001wdipf;2360.00;<C><ETX> “Change input frequency to 2360” <STX>0001wsave;1;<C><ETX> “Save scratch to config 1” The config you edit can be different from the currently active config. This means you could edit config 8 in the scratch area and then save it back while config 1 was active.
  • Page 110 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type dcp2 Demod 2 Global Integer 0=Off Downconverter 1=UHF Preset 2=DCB100150 3=DCB150200 4=DCB200250 5=DCB250300 6=DCB300350 7=DCB340370 8=DCB450500 9=DCB550600 10=DCB810860 11=DCBGS100150 12=DCBGS167203 13=DCBGS203255...
  • Page 111 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type dlff Input F Individual Global Integer 0=Low LO side 1=High dlfg Input G Individual Global 1720 Float 0 to 10000 in MHz LO Frequency dlfg Input G Individual...
  • Page 112 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type lnbg LNB gain offset Global Float -40 to +40 osc1 Controls the output Global Integer 0=Off for Comp/HD-SDI 1 1=On osc2 Controls the OSD...
  • Page 113 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type strs Streaming Source Global Integer 0=demod 1 1=demod 2 2=asi in 1 3=asi in 2 5=descram 1 6=descram 2 stsa Streaming SAP Global...
  • Page 114 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type abd2 Demod 2 Auto Config Integer 0=Off Bandwidth 1=On Detection adl2 Descrambler 2 Config String Max length 256 ADL Key adlk Descrambler 1...
  • Page 115 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type d2pf Decoder 2 Power Config Integer 0=1080p23.98 Up Video Format 1=1080p24 2=1080p25 3=1080p29.97 4=1080p30 5=1080p50 6=1080p59.94 7=1080p60 8=1080i23.98 9=1080i24 10=1080i25 11=1080i29.97...
  • Page 116 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type desm Decoder 1 Config Integer 0=Off Descrambling 1=ABS Mode 4=AES128 5=AES128+ 6=AES256 7=AES256+ 8=AES128 BCRYPT 9=AES128 BCRYPT+ 10=AES256 BCRYPT 11=AES256 BCRYPT+ 12=AES128 CCRYPT 13=AES128 CCRYPT+...
  • Page 117 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type dsl1 Decoder 1 Input Config Integer 0=demod1 Select 1=demod2 2=asi in 1 3=asi in 2 4=ip dsl2 Decoder 2 Input Config Integer 0=demod1...
  • Page 118 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type mbp1 Decoder 1 Manual Config Integer 32-8190 Audio B PID mbp2 Decoder 2 Manual Config Integer 32-8190 Audio B PID mdp1 Decoder 1 Manual Config...
  • Page 119 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type adm2 Decoder 1 Audio B Status Integer 0=Mono Mode 1=Stereo adm3 Decoder 2 Audio A Status Integer 0=Mono Mode 1=Stereo adm4...
  • Page 120 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type dbr1 Data baudrate Status integer 0=300 Decoder 1 1=600 2=1200 3=2400 4=4800 5=9600 6=19200 7=38400 8=57600 9=115200 dbr2 Data baudrate Status integer...
  • Page 121 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type dloc Lock Status Status integer 0=Not Locked Demod 1 1=Locked dmo2 Constellation Status string BPSK Demod 2 QPSK 16QAM 64QAM dmod...
  • Page 122 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type eli1 Video Line Status integer 0=1080p23.98 Standard Decoder 1=1080p24 2=1080p25 3=1080p29.97 4=1080p30 5=1080p50 6=1080p59.94 7=1080p60 8=1080i23.98 9=1080i24 10=1080i25 11=1080i29.97 12=1080i30 13=720p23.98...
  • Page 123 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type gd1u Genlock In Use on Status Integer 0=no Decoder 1 1=yes gd2u Genlock In Use on Status Integer 0=no Decoder 2 1=yes...
  • Page 124 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type glo1 Decoder 1 GPS Status Float Longitude postition glo2 Decoder 2 GPS Status Float Longitude postition glv1 Decoder 1 GPS Status Integer 0=no...
  • Page 125 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type gsp1 Decoder 1 GPS Status Float Speed gsp2 Decoder 2 GPS Status Float Speed gut1 Decoder 1 GPS Status Integer UTC format...
  • Page 126 PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type smin Receive Spectrum Status String String length is 160 (minimum points) bytes. The lower 7 bits of each byte is a spectrum point value.

  • Page 127: Special Settings

    PRORXD Broadcast Receiver User Guide Commercial in Confidence Broadcast Solutions, HD/SD Products, PRORXD Special Settings Command Description Access Setting Default Type Possible Values Type date Date and Time Special N/A Integer Date can be set and String read using the following format: HHmmssDDMMYYYY - All dates and times...

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