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- Page 1 Ikusi Flow Headend Installation and Setting Ikusi Flow guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Ikusi Flow guide Index page 1. INTRODUCTION 2. MOUNTING 2.1 Rack cabinet mounting 2.2 Wall mounting 2.3 Installation environment recommendations 3. BASIC CONFIGURATION 3.1 Connection to the headend 3.2 Initial configuration 3.3 “Home” screen 3.4 Automatic scan & LNB powering 3.5 Service wizard... -
Page 3: Introduction
Ikusi Flow can be installed both in a rack cabinet and in wall. Both types of installations are described below. 2.1 Rack cabinet mounting When opening the box containing Ikusi Flow, you will find a set of modules, numbered from 1 to 5. Follow the order of numbering for a correct installation. - Page 4 Extract FLOW PSU module from the box numbered as The module must be inserted in the first slot of FLOW BASE. Put it in the rails and slide it until the connectors reach the end. After inserting it, connect the power cord.
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Page 5: Wall Mounting
Put it in the rails and slide it until the connectors reach the end. In the case of processing of encrypted TV channels, insert the CAMs and the operator smartcards in the FLOW SEC modules. Step 5: Install FLOW COVER Extract the lower deflector plate from the box numbered as and insert it in FLOW BASE, as it is shown in the picture. -
Page 6: Installation Environment Recommendations
3. BASIC CONFIGURATION 3.1 Connection to the headend Ikusi Flow is configured through a web page generated by the own headend. To access to that web, you must connect to the headend via WiFi or via Ethernet cable. - WiFi option ... -
Page 7: Initial Configuration
Ikusi Flow guide 3.2 Initial configuration The first time you access to the headend, you must introduce a set of basic data. Step 1: Language and password In this first screen, you must choose the desired language for the user interface. You must also define the password that will... - Page 8 TV type: select the type of TVs that are being used in the installation (HD or SD). This parameter will be used by the headend in order to choose the codecs that will be employed by the FLOW ENC modules. In the case both type of TVs are present, select SD.
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Page 9: Home" Screen
It is the main screen of the user interface. It allows to: Know which antennas are being used. Know if the current RF distribution is conveyed any TV signal that has not been generated by Ikusi Flow. Access to the advanced menu. -
Page 10: Automatic Scan & Lnb Powering
Flow has been detected. In the same example, you can see that the headend consists of one FLOW PSU module, one FLOW HUB module, two FLOW IN modules, one FLOW SEC module with one FLOW CAM, one FLOW ENC module with one FLOW HDMI source connected to it, and one FLOW OUT module. - Page 11 Ikusi Flow guide In the case you use a 13/18V without tones switching LNB (tipically used in Australia) select TYPE OF LNB: Quad/Dual. In LNB POLARITY, select the desired polarity, Horizontal or Vertical. In the case you use a Universal LNB select TYPE OF LNB: Universal.
- Page 12 Ikusi Flow guide In LNB POLARITY, select the desired polarity, Horizontal High, Horizontal Low, Vertical High or Vertical Low. Once the connector setup has been done, push SAVE button...
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Page 13: Service Wizard
Ikusi Flow guide 3.5 Service wizard The Ikusi Flow configuration is performed through a wizard that will guide us step by step. To launch the wizard, push “SERVICE WIZARD” button. Step 1: Terrestrial services selection This screen allows the selection of the desired terrestrial services. - Page 14 Ikusi Flow guide Start with the IP tab. The screen shows all the terrestrial services detected in the cable, grouped by mux. To choose a com- plete terrestrial mux, push button. Also, you can select particular services, clicking them individually.
- Page 15 Ikusi Flow guide Step 2: satellite services selection This screen allows the selection of the desired satellite services. As the previous step, there are two identical tabs, one for defining the satellite services that will be conveyed in the IP ne- twork (“IP SAT SERVICES”) and the other one for defining the satellite services that will conveyed in the RF network (“RF SAT...
- Page 16 Ikusi Flow guide Start with the IP tab. Use the search box to search by name a service among all the detected ones in the satellite cables. For example, if you type “FOX”, a list with all the detected services whose name include “FOX” will appear: To obtain more information about a particular service, click over the name of the service.
- Page 17 Ikusi Flow guide One by one, search the desired services and add them to the output. NOTE : If instead of looking for a specific service, you leave the search box empty and press the , button , a list will appear with all the services detected in the satellite cables.
- Page 18 Ikusi Flow guide Push button to advance to the next step. Step 3: HDMI services selection This screen allows the selection of the desired services comming from HDMI sources (DVD, STB,...). There are two identical tabs, one for defining the HDMI services that will be conveyed in the IP network (“IP HDMI SERVICES”)
- Page 19 Ikusi Flow guide Start with the IP tab. The screen shows all the available HDMI sources, grouped by FLOW ENC module. Each FLOW ENC has 4 HDMI inputs, labelled as A, B, C and D. Turn on the input you want to process (in the example, A input of the FLOW ENC module inserted in the 6th slot).
- Page 20 Ikusi Flow guide Push button to advance to the next step. Step 4: “IP services for FREE” selection This screen shows a list with all the services (TV and radio) that shares mux with the already selected services in the pre- vious steps, but have not been added by the user.
- Page 21 You can relaunch the detection of external signals that has not been generated by Ikusi Flow pushing the “SCAN” button. 2. The user has decided manually that channel should not be used. To do that, you must click over the channel. The channel...
- Page 22 Ikusi Flow guide Push button to advance to the next step Step 6: Summary screen The summary screen allows to perform the last adjustments over the channel line-up before being sent to the headend. There are two tabs, one related with the services that will be conveyed in the IP network (“IP SERVICES LISTING”) and another...
- Page 23 Ikusi Flow guide Select “IP SERVICES LISTING” tab. This tab shows a list with all the services that are going to be conveyed over IP, with a mul- ticast address that has been assigned automatically. The user could perform the following adjustments over the channel list: ...
- Page 24 Ikusi Flow guide This tab shows a list with all the services that are going to be conveyed over RF with an LCN/VCN that has been assigned automatically. The LCN/VCN value corresponds with the LCN parameter in the case DVB signalling was used or with the minor_channel_number (VCN) parameter in the case ATSC signalling was used.
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Page 25: Home" Screen Review
Ikusi Flow guide 3.6 “Home” screen review After applying the configuration, the “Home” screen will have a look as the following one: In this screen you can see a list of the configured services, in IP and in RF. In the case any of them fails, it become red. - Page 26 Ikusi Flow guide Obtain information about the coaxial cables that are connected to each input, clicking over the connector. Obtain information about each module. When you click over a module, a window opens, with information about position, serial number, hardware version, firmware version, temperature, other data related to each particular module, and data...
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- Page 28 Paseo Miramón, 170 · 20014 San Sebastián, Spain T. +34 943 44 88 00 · television@ikusi.com www.ikusi.tv...
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