Chapter 1 Product Outline 1.1 Overview EX-1040A Two-Channel Professional IRD is a high-density and flexible device, integrating broadcast level receiver, demodulation, decrypting and decoding function. It supports ASI,IP and various of Tuners input which can be selected respectively from DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, and DVB-C with 2* Tuner independent input, and also capable of receiving lots of programs from different frequencies.
1.5 Appearance and Description Front Panel Illustration: LCD display for device control and configuration Indicators Area (Lock 1&2: to indicate RF input signal lock status; Decoder: to indicate the decoding status) Up/Down/Left/Right Buttons Enter Key Menu Key Lock Key Rear Panel Illustration USB upgrade port Decoder Board HDMI video/audio output...
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Component video output (YPbPr) Composite video output (CVBS) SDI video/audio output Analog stereo audio out 1 (R/L) Analog stereo audio out 2 (R/L) CAMs /Smart card slots A & B Tuner Receiving Board RF signal input and loop-through 1 & 2 ASI input Port for re-mux ASI mirrored output ports DATA Port (for IP stream input &...
2.1 Acquisition Check When user opens the package of the device, it is necessary to check items according to packing list. Normally it should include the following items: DX-1040A 2-channel professional h.264/mpeg 2 HD IRD User’s Manual HDMI Cable ...
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2.2.2 Environment Requirement Item Requirement When user installs machine frame array in one machine hall, the distance between 2 rows of machine frames Machine Hall Space should be 1.2~1.5m and the distance against wall should be no less than 0.8m. Electric Isolation, Dust Free Volume resistivity...
devices. Also, they are the most important guarantee of lightning arresting and interference rejection. Therefore, the system must follow this rule. Coaxial cables outer conductor and isolation layer should keep proper electric conducting with the metal housing of device. ...
Before connecting power cord to DX-1040A, user should set the power switch to “OFF”. 2.4 Signal Cable Connection The signal connections include the connection of input signal cable and the connection of output signal cable. The details are as follows: 2.4.1 DX-1040A 2-channel professional h.264/mpeg 2 HD IRD...
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between the IRD and TV set or home theater) CVBS Cable YPbPr Cable HDMI Cable SDI Cable Audio adapt cables Illustration: (for connection between the IRD and TV set)
Chapter 3 Operation The front panel of DX-1040A 2-channel professional h.264/mpeg 2 HD IRD is the user-operating interface and the equipment can be conveniently operated and managed according to the procedures displayed on the LCD: Keyboard Function Description: MENU: Cancel current entered value, resume previous setting; Return to previous menu.
3.2 General Setting Switch on the device and after a few seconds’ initialization, it presents start-up pictures as below: DX-1040A Start up… Start OK… Bitrate: xx.xxx Mbps HD IRD: Device’s name Bitrate: xx.xxx MHz indicates the current effective bitrate multiplexed output.
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1 Day(s) 03:30:02 3.2.2 Input Sets DX-1040A supports 2 tuners input, 1 ASI input and 1 IP stream input. Users can enter ‘Input Sets’ to configure the tuner/IP parameters to receive the transport streams and select programs to mux out. It displays as below: ...
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Users can parse the Tuner input program list and select program(s) to mux out in this menu. NOTE: Multiplexing operation can only take effect on condition that the “TS output mode” is set to “Mux” under ‘TS Config’. (i.e.: TS Config→TS output mode→Mux) For reading the input TS Locked...
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The operating method is same with what explained above. 3.2.3 CI Card DX-1040A supports 2 CI cards (Card A & Card B) to descramble programs from either encrypted RF, ASI or IP. Users can press ENTER key to enter ‘CI Card’ to configure the 2 cards respectively.
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► Input TS Mode DX-1040A has 4 signal sources: Tuner 1, Tuner 2, ASI, and IP. One CI card can be applied to descramble one channel input signal from the 4 signal sources. ‘Skip CI card’ means to skip the card which is used for FTA stream.
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Normal 3.2.4 BISS Descrambling DX-1040A IRD also supports BISS to descramble encrypted programs from RF, ASI or IP. Users can enter 2 BISS descrambling to configure the 2 BISS respectively. Press ENTER key to enter BISS A (or BISS B):...
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Input TS Mode DX-1040A has 4 signal sources: Tuner 1-2, ASI, and IP. One BISS can be applied to descramble one channel input signal from the 4 signal sources. ‘Skip BISS’ means to skip the card which is used for FTA stream.
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Descramble Program Users can select program(s) from the searched out programs to descramble. ►1 CETV 1 √ 2 CCTV 4A 3.2.5 TS Config Users can press ENTER key to enter ‘TS Config’ to configure the parameters of TS output through ASI. TS output mode: Enter this menu to select a TS output mode.
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ON ID 00001 3.2.6 Decoder Users can press ENTER key to enter ‘Decoder’ to set the video to be decoded. DX-1040A IRD supports one channel program to output at various interfaces at the same time (HDMI/SDI/CVBS/YPbPr). Decoder ►Video Format Audio 1 Mode...
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‘5.1 Channels’ under ‘Audio 1 Mode’ and set ‘Audio 2 Select’ off. 3.2.7 IP Stream DX-1040A supports 1MPTS and 8 SPTS over IP (UDP, RTP/RTSP) output. Users can set the IP out parameters in this menu. 3.2.8 Network...
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Users can set network parameters in this menu. Enter ‘Network’ submenus to separately set corresponding parameters. NMS IP The IP address for connecting 192.168.000.136 the device to PC Subnet Mask 255.255.255.000 Gateway 192.168.000.001 MAC Address 201012345678 Web NMS Port 00080 3.2.9 System Users can set the system parameters in this menu.
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System Save Config Load Saved CFG Factory Reset LCD Time-out Key Password Lock Keyboard Product ID Language Version Save Configuration? Choose yes to save settings. and press ENTER to confirm Choose yes to restore the Load Saved CFG? device into the last saved ...
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Choose lock Lock Keyboard? keyboard, then the keyboard will be locked and cannot be applicable. It is required to User can view the serial number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx input the password to unlock of this device. It is read-only xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx the key board. This operation and unique is one-off Language...
Chapter 4 Web-based NMS Management In addition to using front buttons to control the device, users can also control and set the configuration with the web Brower in the PC. 4.1 login The default IP address of this device is 192.168.0.136. (We can modify the IP through the front panel.) Connect the PC (Personal Computer) and the device with net cable, and use ping command to confirm they are on the same network segment.
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When we confirm the login, it displays the WELCOME interface as Figure-2 where users can have an overview of the device’s system information and working status. System informatio Output information of the TS and decoded program. Figure-2 User can click any item here to enter the corresponding interface to check information or set the parameters.
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Parameters → Input 3 (ASI Input): “Input 3” refers to the ASI source which does not need to configure. Users can only read the signal lock status and input bitrate. (Figure-4) Figure-4 Parameters → Input 4 (IP Input): From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “Input 4”, it displays the interface where users can configure the IP input parameters.
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Parameters → CI Card: DX-1040A supports 2 CI cards (Card A & Card B) to descramble programs from either encrypted RF, ASI or IP. Users can click and enter ‘CI Card’ to configure the 2 cards respectively. (Figure-6) Figure-6 CI Max Bit rate CI Max Bitrate options range from 48-108Mbps.
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DX-1040A has 4 signal sources: Tuner 1, Tuner 2, ASI, and IP. One CI card can be applied to descramble one channel input signal from the 4 signal sources. ‘Skip CI card’ means to skip the card which is used for FTA stream.
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Figure-7 Check the program(s) to be descrambled and click button to start descrambling the checked program(s). The program quantity to be descrambled will depend on the CAM/CI performance you apply to. Parameters → BISS:...
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Figure-8 Input TS Mode: DX-1040A has 4 signal sources: Tuner 1-2, ASI, and IP. One BISS tag can be applied to descramble one channel input signal from the 4 signal sources. ‘Skip BISS’ means not to involve BISS function and it is used for FTA stream.
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Mode E+ESW Data + Device Mode E + Descrambler Key + Burned Key Mode E+ESW Data + Input ID Mode E + Descrambler Key + SK After configuring the above BISS parameters, click button to apply the input data and then click button to parse programs from the channel selected in ‘Input TS Mode’.
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Figure-10 Output TS Mode: ASI Output Select: The TS content output through ASI is copied from the one of the IP streams (MPTS and SPTS 1-8). Users can select one stream from the pull-down list. After finishing the configuration, click to confirm.
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Figure-11 Configure ‘Input Area’ and ‘Output Area’ with buttons in ‘Operation Area’. Instructions are as below: : To enable/disable the PID remapping To refresh the input program information To refresh the output program information Select one input program first and click this button to transfer the selected program to the right box to output.
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Input new data and click ‘Save’ button at last to confirm the modification. Parameters → PID Pass: Figure-13 After finishing the configuration, click to confirm. Parameters → Decoder: DX-1040A supports decoded program to output at HDMI/SDI/CVBS/YPbPr. Users can configure the Video/Audio output parameters in this tag. (Figure-14)
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Figure-14 NOTE: DX-1040A supports maximum 2 channels of analog stereo audios output simultaneously. When the program users choose to decode and output has only one audio channel, users need to configure Primary Audio Chanel (‘Audio 1 Mode’ and ‘Audio 1 Select’) only.
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Figure-15 Parameters → Network: From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “Network”, it will display the screen as Figure-16 where to configure the network parameters for the device. Figure-16 System → LCD/Keyboard:...
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From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “LCD/Keyboard”, it will display the screen as Figure-17 where to control the device’s front panel. Figure-17 System → Password: From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “Password”, it will display the screen as Figure-18 where to set the login account and password for the web NMS.
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Figure-19 System → Backup/Load: From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “Backup/Load”, it will display the screen as Figure-18 where to backup or load your configurations. Figure-20 System → Firmware: From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “Firmware”, it will display the screen as Figure-19 where to update firmware for the device.
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Figure-21 System → Reboot: From the menu on left side of the webpage, clicking “Reboot”, it will display the screen as Figure-22 where to restart the device manually. Figure-22...
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