GSS PCT2T 8000 Assembly Instructions Manual

2 x dvb-c2/t2 digital qam

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2 x DVB-C2/T2 Digital QAM
GSS
Grundig SAT Systems GmbH
Beuthener Strasse 43
D-90471 Nuremberg
PCT2T 8000
CLASS
Phone:
+49 (0) 911 / 703 8877
Fax:
+49 (0) 911 / 703 9210
E-mail:
info@gss.de
Internet:
http://www.gss.de/en

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  • Page 1 2 x DVB-C2/T2 Digital QAM PCT2T 8000 CLASS Phone: +49 (0) 911 / 703 8877 Grundig SAT Systems GmbH Fax: +49 (0) 911 / 703 9210 Beuthener Strasse 43 E-mail: info@gss.de D-90471 Nuremberg Internet: http://www.gss.de/en...
  • Page 2 Output settings ................18 Modulator on/off, Level............19 Channel / Frequency ..............19 COFDM parameters ...............21 Output signal ................24 Transmission parameters ............25 Transmitter identification ............26 Substitute signal in the case of an incorrect input signal ....26 Input parameter ................27 - 2 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 3 Renaming a PID ..............36 Output data rate ................37 Network Information Table (NIT) ............37 Factory reset ................39 Saving settings ................39 6 Final procedures ..................40 7 Channel and frequency tables ..............41 Declaration of CE conformity ..............42 - 3 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 4 European Council from January 27, 2003 which addresses old electronic and electrical devices, such devices must be disposed of at a designated collection facility. At the end of its service life, please take your device to one of these public collection facilities for proper disposal. - 4 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 5: General Information

    2.1 P aC k i n g C o n t e n t s 1 Cassette PCT2T 8000 2 HF cables 1 Brief assembly instructions 1 Measuring log 2.2 m...
  • Page 6: Description

    CA modules scrambled channels can be descrambled via tuner "A" and "B". LEDs provide an indication of the input signal quality based on their colour and indicate if the respective channel strip is switched on (LED illuminates) or off (see Fig. on page 11). - 6 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 7: Software Query

    "V 45" or higher. You can find the current op- erating software for the control unit and the cassette, the software "BE-Flash" and the current assembly instructions on the website "www.gss.de/en". The cassette is intended for use in the PROFI-LINE head-end stations.
  • Page 8: Station Filter

    The TPS module can adjust the "Network Information Table" (NIT) to accommodate the new station data. The "NIT" contains data which is required by the set-top boxes connected to the cable network for the automatic search feature. - 8 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 9: Assembly

    • Align the cassette and apply slight pressure to connect it to the connections of the board and the HF bus bar. • Fasten the cassette with the screws ACHTUNG! AUSGANG max. 90 dBµV Vor dem Kassettenwechsel unbedingt denNetzstecker ziehen. CAUTION! Before changing cassettes remove mains plug. Grundig SAT Systems - 9 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 10: Emc Regulations

    19" cabinet. Tighten the nuts on the cable terminals until the teeth on the lock washer have penetrated the exterior coating and a good connection is made between the hous- ing and cable terminals. - 10 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 11: Cassette Overview

    The operating software of the cassette can be updated via the 9-pin D-SUB socket "RS 232" using a PC or notebook and the software "BE-Flash". You can find the current operating software on the website "www.gss.de/en". 3.4 C o n n e C t i n g...
  • Page 12 • Push the CA modules without canting into the guide rails of the CA slots and contact them to the common interfaces. —> If the cassette is inserted in the head-end station, the left common interface is assigned to tuner A, the right one to tuner B. - 12 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 13: Menu Items

    The key pad on the head-end station is used to scroll through the menus step- by-step: scrolls forward through the menus. select parameters in the menus. set values, initiate actions. selects sub-menus. scrolls backward through the menus. saves all entries. - 13 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 14: Programming

    • Test the software versions of the head-end station and the cassette and up- date them if necessary. The current software versions can be found on the website "www.gss.de/en". • Connect the test receiver to the RF output or the test output of the head-end station.
  • Page 15 Bx 4A MODE QAM, COFDM 6…8MHz ▶ T/T2 5…8MHz Tuner A OK => T 8 MHZ ◀ ▶ C/C2 6/8MHz Tuner A / B nur bei MODE T2 Bx 4A only if MODE is T2 - 15 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 16 DROP 0x0000 ◀ ▶ off / on A…B B…A Bx 4A REMAP 0x0000–>0000 ◀ ▶ off / on A…B B…A Bx 4A DATARATE aktuell/max. current/max. ! ! ! 28/32 Mb !!! Overflow - 16 - PCT2T 8000 A / B...
  • Page 17: Programming Procedure

    —> The processor reads the cassettes‘ data (approximately 10 sec- onds). BE–Remote V 45 Ein / On please wait … t > 10 s • Press the button. —> The "Selecting the cassette" – "Box x …" menu is activated. - 17 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 18: Output Settings

    —> It is possible to rotate through the submenus of the modulators using the buttons • Using buttons select the desired modulator. • Press the button. —> The "Modulator on/off, Level" – "LEVEL" submenu is activated. - 18 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 19: Channel / Frequency

    306 MHz going back in steps of 8 MHz (see frequency table on page 41). Please note thereby that many receivers cannot receive the channel ranges S21 … S41 (306 … 466 MHz). - 19 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 20 • Use buttons to adjust the desired frequency. • Press the button. —> The "Output signal" – "COFDM-MODE" submenu is activated. Please take note of the tables below before setting the COFDM parameters. - 20 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 21: Cofdm Parameters

    16 QAM 14929 16588 17564 18096 16588 18431 19516 20107 17418 19353 20491 21112 14929 16588 17564 18096 19906 22118 23419 24128 64 QAM 22394 24882 26346 27144 24882 27647 29273 30160 26126 29029 30737 31668 - 21 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 22 16 QAM 11197 12441 13173 13572 12441 13824 14637 15080 13063 14515 15369 15834 11197 12441 13173 13572 14929 16588 17564 18096 64 QAM 16796 18662 19760 20358 18662 20735 21995 22620 19595 21772 23053 23751 - 22 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 23 Used bandwidth [MHz] 5.71 5.71 5.71 Total symbol duration 373 336 317 308 767 672 634 616 1493 1344 1269 1232 [µs] Guard interval T [µs] 74.7 37.3 18.7 9.3 37.4 18.6 298.7 149.3 74.6 37.3 - 23 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 24: Output Signal

    For exceptional cases and "older" digital cable receivers, the spectral position of the user signal can be inverted "NEG". The default setting is "POS". • Use to place the cursor under "POS". • Use to set the spectral position to "NEG". • Press the button. - 24 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 25: Transmission Parameters

    "G1/4" causes a low output data rate. For cable networks the setting "G1/32" is adequate. • Use the buttons to place the cursor under "G…". • Set the guard interval required using the buttons ("G1/4", "G1/8", "G1/16", "G1/32"). • Press the button. - 25 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 26: Transmitter Identification

    You use this menu to set whether a "Single Carrier" signal should be provid- ed or the self-made tables "Tables" should transmitted furthermore whenever an incorrect input signal occurs. 4A/B FAILURE Tables - 26 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 27: Input Parameter

    In this menu set the kind of modulation and the symbol rate (only QAM) of the input signal. 4A/B MODE T 8 MHZ • Select the kind of modulation of the transponder (T 6/7/8 MHz, T2 5/6/7/8 MHz, C2 6/8 MHz, C) using buttons - 27 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 28: Pct2T

    • Press buttons to set the desired parameter. • Press the button. —> The "Input channel / frequency" – "FREQ" submenu is activated. - 28 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 29 Signal quality is insufficient Yellow No signal Blinking Data overflow of the output data rate red/green The channel strip (modulator) is switched off • Press the button. —> The "Station filter" – e.g. "01/06" submenu is activated. - 29 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 30: Station Filter

    The currently selected station is switched off. " * " The star means that the TV or radio station selected is encoded. To enable the stations, the CA module and the appropriate smart card of the station provider are required. - 30 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 31: Pid Monitoring

    To prevent this the PID monitoring can be switched off. • Use the buttons to switch "off" or "on" the PID monitoring. Menu of the CA module: - 31 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 32: Ca Module

    • All settings are saved by pressing the button. —> You will be returned to the "PID monitoring" – "CA PID-Check" menu. • Press the button. —> The "Economize descrambling capacity" – "SKIP CA" is activated. - 32 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 33: Economize Descrambling Capacity

    • Press the button. —> Returning to "Input parameter" - "INPUT" main menu (page 27). —> If required set further channel strips. • Press the button. —> The "Option settings" – "OPTIONS" main menu is activated. - 33 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 34: Options

    • Repeat the procedure by the quantity of the digits to be set. • Using the button place the cursor under "off" and switch "on" the trans- mitter identification using the buttons. —> By pressing the button you return to the hexadecimal number setting. - 34 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 35: Bat/Sdt-Other Tables

    In this menu a PID of the transport stream can be deleted. 4A/B DROP 0x0000 • Use the buttons to place the cursor under the respective digit of the - 35 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 36: Renaming A Pid

    • Press the button. —> Returning to "Option settings" main menu (page 34). —> If necessary set further channel strips. • Press the button. —> The "Output data rate" – "DATARATE" main menu is activated. - 36 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 37: Output Data Rate

    • To switch NIT on/off ("on"/"off") press the buttons. • Press the button to activate NIT ("Make"). All active cassettes which are able to output a NIT ("NIT cassettes") must be set and ready for reception. - 37 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 38 NIT is added again. If you have changed parameters in the meantime, you must first select "Make" to generate a new, up-to-date NIT. • Press the button. —> The "Factory reset" – "FACTORY Defaults" menu is activated. - 38 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 39: Factory Reset

    • Press the button. —> Returning to "Selecting the cassette" menu (page 18). —> The settings are saved. —> If necessary set another channel strip. - 39 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 40: Final Procedures

    Please regard the assembly instructions of the respective head-end station. • Mount the front cover (see assembly instructions of the head-end station). - 40 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 41 C 48 690.00 C 58 770.00 C 68 850.00 C 29 538.00 C 39 618.00 C 49 698.00 C 59 778.00 C 69 858.00 C 30 546.00 C 40 626.00 C 50 706.00 C 60 786.00 - 41 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 42: Declaration Of Ce Conformity

    Declaration of CE conformity - 42 - PCT2T 8000...
  • Page 43 Service: Phone: +49 (0) 911 / 703 2221 • Fax: +49 (0) 911 / 703 2326 • Email: service@gss.de Grundig SAT Systems GmbH • Beuthener Straße 43 • D-90471 Nürnberg, Germany Alterations reserved. Technical data E. & O.E. © GSS GmbH...

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