Contents Important safety information........................3 Important regulation information......................6 Realitycaster family products presentation...................8 Delivery includes..........................9 Product overview..........................10 Putting Realitycasters into operation....................11 Statistics..............................16 Administration............................17 Device..............................19 WEB Interface............................20 TELNET Monitoring..........................21 Antennas installation set up........................22 If a problem occurs..........................23 Cleaning realitycasters........................24 Accessories............................24 Specifications.............................25 Frequency plans..........................26 Manufacturer declaration........................27...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION RISK OF ÉLECTROCUTION DO NOT OPEN WARNING: to minimize risks of fire and electrocution, never remove any screw. This product contains no part,which can be repaired by the user. Confide any repair to a qualified technician WARNING: to avoid any risk of fire or electrocution, never expose this product to the rain or to the humidity.
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READ ATTENTIVELY THOSE IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS CONCERNING SAFETY KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE. Important safety instructions - Take into account all the warnings. - Follow all the instructions. - Do not use this device near water. - Clean only the device with a clean and dry rag. - Do not block the openings of ventilation.
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- If it is necessary to settle spare parts, assure that the service technician uses spare parts recommended by Diwel or parts with equivalent characteristics as the original ones. Unapproved spare parts can provoke fires or electrocutions or still contain other risks.
IMPORTANT REGULATION INFORMATION DIWEL products use U-NII and ISM radio bands : U-NII Low (U-NII-1) 5.15-5.25 GHz U-NII Mid (U-NII-2) 5.25-5.35 GHz U-NII Worldwide (U-NII-2e) 5.47-5.725 GHz U-NII Upper (U-NII-3) 5.725 to 5.825 GHz 5.725 to 5.875 GHz Norms may change. Before putting the device into operation, please observe the respective country specific regulations.
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The equipment can have a user configurable transmission power, from 6 dBm up to 25 dBm. This allow to use different type of antenna and cable, and compensate the power loss in these cable. The conformity test have been performed with a 7 dBi gain antenna and the maximum power output To comply with the regulation, when using the channel 1 to 8 (5180 MHz to 5320 MHz), the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) must be lower than 200 mW (23 dBm).
REALITYCASTER FAMILY PRODUCTS PRESENTATION REALITY caster is a product line dedicated to low latency wireless full HD video contents and audio broadcasting during events. These equipments allow to free yourself from long lengths of cables between your source and your video and audio restoration equipments.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW FRONTPANEL BUTTONS To go back to main menu To go back to main menu Menu navigation or Change value (up) Menu navigation or Change value (down) Enter button Edit parameter Access to sub menu or change parameter validation BACKPANEL CONNECTION 1 Antenna 1 8 1 XLR Analog output (receiver)
PUTTING REALITYCASTERS INTO OPERATION -1- Connect power-supply cable and the antennas you have. You have to connect the 2 antennas to each device in order to obtain an optimized transmission quality : – either the little 3dB gain black omnidirectional antennas delivered with product, used to cover short distances;...
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Video encoding selection mode • It is about the refreshment mode of the images – "Rand": randomly block refreshment – "GOP": groups of points refreshment "Cont": continuous line refreshment – By default, you can keep "Rand" mode. Refresh • Allows to refresh completely the image on demand. Encoder or decoder stop/restart Tx &...
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select your audio outputs of your receiver(s) • RCA outputs are all the time activated. You only have to choose if you want to have Analog (the two XLR connectors are operating) or digital sound (only one connector is operating) on the XLR connectors.
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The number under each bar-graph indicates the number of transmitter using the selected – channel. A number in reverse colour means that a DIWEL product use this channel. ! Note ! When you start a frequencies SCAN from your transmitter, the radio head N°1 stops to transmit in order to operate as a receiver.
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Main menu → left arrow button → Down arrow button → “Radio” menu selection → centre button to enter → up or down arrow to select the channel you want to change → right arrow button to select the channel → up or down arrow to change value → centre button to validate → select other channel if necessary or leave this menu Receivers will find the new frequency plan automatically : this procedure may take several seconds according to your set up (distances, frequencies choice, disturbances, etc...)
The « Stats » menu give you a global functional statement of your equipment. « Stats » • Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button→ “Stats” menu selection thanks the centre button to enter Menu : Stats : Cnx Main <2...
: off * * * * * * * Change Pwd Factory reset : No ! IMPORTANT ! The default password is DIWEL. « Lock » • You can lock all the parameters of your device. You have to enter the password first.
Menu Parameter VIDEO Video Input HDMI Video Output HDMI Bite rate 8 Mbit/s Mode Rand Power Menu Parameter DEVICE Name TX-DIWEL-00 RX-DIWEL-00 Network IP 192.168.002.001 192.168.002.001 Network Mask 255.255.255.000 255.255.255.000 Menu Parameter ADMIN Lock Password DIWEL DIWEL 18/28...
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Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button→ “Device” menu selection thanks the centre button to enter Menu : Device Name : RX-DIWEL-00 Software Hardware Network Temp. : 48 C (Max : 49C) Name of the device : •...
You can manage your devices thanks to your web brother. IP address of each device is available on the “device” sub-menu So, you can : – check all data available on the screen (product version, transmission quality, radio parameters, audio parameters, video parameters, …) –...
TELNET commands: – status – infos – help cmd>status cmd>infos cmd>help Board : Diwel-02-0003 Available commands : Nb of connexions : 1 Version : V.3.19.XXXXXX,XXXX help Level : -43 dBm...
ANTENNAS INSTALLATION SET UP – Your antennas set-up is fundamental for a high performance radio transmission and reception ✔ Connect omnidirectional antennas at the transmitter when you use several receivers placed in different direction ✔ For short distances, you can use omnidirectional antennas with your receivers. Antenna installation can also be easier (no need to point antennas precisely).
Installation not compliant with range Check if your antennas type, antennas location, cable length, transmission power are compliant with your request. Use DIWEL tools available on www.diwel.com Parasites Check the QOS (quality of services) value on the “Statistics” sub-menu.
CLEANING REALITYCASTERS Clean the device from time to time with a slightly rag. Never use solvent or cleaner. ACCESSORIES ANTENNAS REFERENCE DESCRIPTION ANT-OMNI-58-5dB 5dB omnidirectional antenna for 5 to 6GHz band ANT-OMNI-58-10dB 10dB omnidirectional antenna for ISM 4.9-5.8 GHz band Angle of radiation :H/V 10°/360°...
FREQUENCY PLANS DIWEL products use U-NII and ISM radio bands : U-NII Low (U-NII-1) 5.15-5.25 GHz U-NII Mid (U-NII-2) 5.25-5.35 GHz U-NII Worldwide (U-NII-2e) 5.47-5.725 GHz U-NII Upper (U-NII-3) 5.725 to 5.825 GHz 5.725 to 5.875 GHz Norms may change. Before putting the device into operation, please observe the respective country specific regulations.
MANUFACTURER DECLARATION Warranty DIWEL SAS gives a warranty of 24 months on this product. For the current warranty conditions , contact your DIWEL partner. CE Declaration of Conformity In compliance with 0536 R&TTE declaration of conformity DIWEL SAS declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
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Copyright 2013 DIWEL Sas. DIWEL name and logo are registred trademarks of DIWEL SAS. This document is non-contractual. DIWEL reserves the right to change the content of this notice at its sole discretion. More information on : www.diwel.com REALITYcaster-UG-en Rev. 3.24_ed01...
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