Contents General safety instructions Types of notices Basic safety instructions Introduction General description Main features General use of the unit Unit installation and configuration Installation Power supply connection Inputs configuration Cascade installation Display Menus Quick-guide Initial set-up Advanced mode General Date and Time settings Block LCD and joystick/control button Restoring factory settings...
General safety instructions Read this entire user manual carefully before plugging in the unit. Keep these instructions to hand during unit installation. Follow all the instructions and safety notices when handling the unit. Types of notices The safety notices used in this manual and their meanings are described below: DANGER OF DEATH OR INJURY This safety notice indicates a potential hazard to people’s lives and/or health.
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DO NOT HANDLE ANY OF THE UNIT’S INTERNAL PARTS This notice indicates that users should not handle any internal parts that could affect its working order or warranty. DO NOT DISPOSE OF UNIT AS NORMAL DOMESTIC URBAN WASTE This type of notice indicates that the unit should not be disposed of as unselected domestic urban waste.
Introduction General description Mains connector Display (LCD) Control button 5-position joystick HDMI input (for HD or SD channels) AV 1 input 1 yellow RCA CVBS video, 1 white RCA and 1 red RCA for analogue audio (L, R) AV 2 Input 1 yellow RCA CVBS video, 1 white RCA and 1 red RCA for analogue audio (L, R) HD-SDI input (BNC)
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Programming: • User interface from web browser via Ethernet connection. Download the IKUSI HEADEND DISCOVERY application available on the website (www.ikusi.tv/en/ headends/modulators/mac-series/mac-hd). • IP output configuration by interface web only (guide in www.ikusi.tv). • User interface with LCD display and control button for basic configuration.
General use of the unit The following sections describe how to operate the unit using the control button and how to in- terpret the visual prompts displayed on the LCD screen. The programme comprises a main menu made up of submenus that can be selected to modify the unit’s basic operation settings. Visual prompts on LCD screen This symbol indicates that you can scroll vertically.
Unit installation and configuration The LCD screen and the control button should suffice for the unit’s basic settings. Follow the steps set out 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 Mechanical handling of the unit whilst it is switched...
• HD + USB Cascade installation It is possible to daisy-chain various MAC-HD units together, to increase the service capacity. To do this, connect the RF output of the first unit to the TV input (loopthrough) of the second unit (see installation example).
Display menus Quick-guide IKUSI >COUNTRY COUNTRY MAC-HD V1.00 MAC Stating ... Insert country GREAT BRITAIN IP SYSTEM OK MAC-HD V1.00 COUNTRY LANGUAGE CH 21 SYSTEM OK >LANGUE ANGLAIS INPUT INPUT CHANNEL MAC-HD V1.00 OUTPUT CH 21 SYSTEM OK >OUTPUT ATTENUATION COUNTRY >LANGUE...
* The unit will automatically adjust all other technical settings to >LANGUAGE match those of the country in question (see parameters table). 2) Scroll to the left, position the cursor on LANGUAGE, move the MAC-HD 1.00 button to the right and locate the correct language by scrolling CH 21 SYSTEM OK upwards or downwards.
TYPE OF INPUT 2 SD HDMI+CVBS b) Locate and select one of the five possible input combinations. The MAC-HD is able to process 1 HD channel or two SD chan- TYPE OF INPUT nels simultaneously. 2 SD CVBS+CVBS...
In SD mode with an HADMI or HD-SDI input, the permitted standards are SD 480i and 576i. ASPECT RATIO 1 c) Locate and select the option ASPECT RATIO 1 (CVBS1, 16/9 HDMI, SDI) or ASPECT RATIO 2 (CVBS2). The possible aspect ratio values are 4:3 and 16:9.
Standard identifier value or TS. SUPPLIER e) Locate and select the ONID option. Set the original network IKUSI identifier. f) Locate and select the NIT LCN MODE option. This allows you 00001 to select the mode of the NIT’s LCNs : ...
1) Locate and select the MODULE INFO option. >MODULE INFO a) Locate and highlight the MODEL option. The unit will display MODEL the unit model and version. MAC-HD b) Locate and highlight the SERIAL NUMBER option. The unit SERIAL NUMBER will display the serial number. 0123456789 c) Locate MAC.
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(wait for a seconds), without you having to access the menu, provided the “video-final.ts” file was created properly. The USB PLAYER function overrides the modulator function. If the MAC-HD is working as a modu- lator, it will automatically playback the video.ts file on any pen drive you connect.
Technical specifications Model MAC-HD (4493) Video input 4 (non-simultaneous) Format (2x) CVBS, HDMI, HD-SDI Input level (CVBS) 0.7 - 1.4 Video standards PAL/SECAM/NTSC/B&W Audio input 1 (Mono and stereo) Digital audio Yes (HDMI, HD-SDI) Audio input level (analog) 0.5 - 2.5...
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IP Output Interfaz IEEE 802.3 10/100 Base T According to ETSI TS 102 034 v1.31(2007-10) and IP encapsulated type SMPTE ST 2022-2:2007 Outflow IP CBR/VBR IP address Unicast/Multicast Protocols UDP/RTP IP encapsulated format SPTS Diffserv QoS ; TTL ; VLAN SAP service announcement DVB processing PAT, PMT, SDT, TDT, TOT...
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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.
CE 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-HD is in conformity with E M C L V D Council Directive 2004/108/CE...
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