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Novra S75 Receiver Novra S75 Receiver Instructions Subject to change without notification Model: S75-0100 S/N: XXXX Input: 24V 450mA FCC ID: POIS750100 0560 MAC:00-00-00-00-00-00 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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________________________________ Disclaimer While reasonable effort has been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Novra Technologies Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in this manual. Novra reserves the right to change the contents of this manual at any time without notice.
MANAGEMENT CONSOLE DISPLAY DETAILS Top Panel Button Functions Status Information Window Additional Status Information and Place Holders Enhanced Hardware Device Management S75 RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX Miscellaneous Terms and Definitions 1.0 Minimum System Requirements Your computer must have at least the following: •...
S75 receiver. The S75 sifts through all the signals sent by the satellite looking for your signal, a DVB data stream. The S75 then de-encapsulates the IP information from the DVB stream and forwards it onto its final destination via a 100 Base-T Ethernet link.
S75. (Or the S75 can be connected to the PC via a Hub with regular Ethernet cables.) 4) On your PC, create a file folder called "S75." The file folder can be under "Program Files" or in any other location.
4.0 MANAGEMENT CONSOLE SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Initial Communications Open (run) the "S75D Management Console.exe" program. The system will attempt to auto discover the S75 hardware that has already been connected and establish communications parameters with it. Confidential and Proprietary 6 of 20...
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Novra S75 Receiver It is not likely that the IP address the S75 shipped with will be valid for your network. Therefore, the system will display this Warning message. MAC Address of new S75. IP Address that the S75 presently contains that does not belong with the Network group that it was connected to.
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When there are multiple S75s connected to the network, and the Management Console is opened, it will display the status for the first S75 it receives a status packet from. In other words, the user should always ensure that they are looking at, and controlling the correct S75 by ensuring it is selected through the "Selected Device"...
Novra S75 Receiver Network Configuration The Network Configuration Window can be opened with the tool bar button or by selecting "Actions" then "Network Configuration" from the drop down menu. This window will appear and allows the user program various Networking aspects.
Notes: - There is no UNDO available. If "Delete All" was asserted in error then select "Cancel" to abort the operation before the changes are applied to the S75. - With this version of S75 De-encapsulation of the IP data is always selected. (Selection of "Extract IP Data" is grayed out with a check mark.)
Novra S75 Receiver Satellite Configuration The Satellite Configuration Window can be opened with the tool bar button or by selecting "Actions" then "Satellite Configuration" from the drop down menu. Enter the desired Symbol Rate in Mega Symbols per Second and the LBand Frequency in Mega Hertz.
Satellite Configuration see section 4.4 S75 System Reset This function is rarely used. It will cause the S75 hardware to restart itself as if the power had been removed and then returned. System settings from the last "New Configuration Successfully Applied"...
Novra S75 Receiver Status Information Window Select "Show Status" to open the additional window. None of the configuration variables can be set from this window. It only shows system status. PID values that are being used to filter the data stream.
Content Configuration Packets will cause this number to increment. "Ethernet Receive Errors" counts the number of packets sent to the S75 that had errors. "Ethernet Packets Dropped" counts the number of IP packets that were ready to be forwarded by the S75 but had to be dropped.
S75 Receiver Enhanced Hardware Device Management Enhanced S75 management, including network configurations, can be controlled though the use of the "Manage Device List" accessed via the "Actions" dropdown menu. The first step should always be to initiate "Auto-Detect Devices" to ensure that the "Current Device List"...
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"Add Device Manually" should be used when the "Auto-Detect Devices" function fails to hear one of the units. The user will need to know the MAC Address and IP Address assigned to the S75 in question. After manually inputting this information the system will attempt to establish communications with the new device.
So. LNBs convert satellite frequencies to the lower, easier to transport, band of frequencies referred to as the L-Band. It is L-Band frequencies that the S75 receiver tunes to. Older systems used a unit called an LNA Low Noise Amplifier. This unit amplifies the RF frequency and then transmits the signals down a special (Expensive) cable to the reciever.
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2.0 million bits per second (2.0 Mbps). The important point to remember is that satellite systems send and receive symbols which are then converted into data. The S75 takes the resulting data and forwards it to your computer in bursts called "packets."...
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Internet data and video and audio and specialized data in any number of permutations and combinations. The S75 uses the PID numbers that come with each Internet data, video, audio and specialized data signal to separate them all. (See PID.)
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