o n t e n t s 1 Safety regulations and notes ................ 4 2 General information ..................6 Packing contents ................6 Meaning of the symbols used ............6 Technical data ................6 Description ...................8 Block diagram ................8 General ..................8 Streaming ..................9 3 Assembly ....................
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- System settings: ..............36 - Firmware update: ..............37 - Backup: ................38 - Manager: ................38 - Reset to factory defaults: ............38 - System restart: ..............38 - Ping (Network Diagnostic Tool): ..........39 User ..................39 5 Multiple satellite reception ................. 40 Reception of up to 4 satellites ............40 Overview ...................40 Menu Configuration >...
a f e t y r e g u l a t i o n s a n d n o t e s • The devices meet the EU directives 2011/65/EU, 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU. • This device is subject to the provisions of protection class I. Operate the device only to mains sockets with protective conductor connection! •...
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• Do not place any vessels containing liquids on the head-end station. • Do not place anything on the head-end station which could initiate fires (e.g. candles). • Due to the risk of fires caused by lightning strikes, we recommend that all mechanical parts (e.g.
LAN interface for Streaming Standard: ................1000-BASE-T Data rate: ................≤ 820 MBit/s IGMP ....................V2 Protocols: ............UDP (User Data Protocol), RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol) LAN interface for configuration Standard: ................100-BASE-T Connections SAT inputs: ................4 F sockets LAN output for streaming: ........... 1 RJ 45 socket LAN input for configuration: ..........
2.4 d es C r i P t i o n The head-end station converts 16 transponders modulated acc. to DVB-S/ DVB-S2 standard (up to 32 APSK) into up to 128 SPTS transportstreams (max- imum over all output data rate 820 MBit/s). In conjunction with specially pro- grammed multiswitches up to four satellites can be received (multiple satellite reception –...
—> When using mobile terminals – dependent on your mobile contract – ad- ditional connection costs / data transfer costs may also be incurred here. 16 LEDs provide an indication of the SAT IF input signal quality based on their colour.
s s e m b l y 3.1 i n s ta l l i n g t h e d e v i C e – The device must not be operated lying down, since the function of the heat sink will be severely restricted.
IEC connector C14; connector for mains cable Reset IP address and password (hold depressed for more than 5 seconds) to: 192.168.0.120 for and 192.168.10.120 for ; Host name gss; Password geheim LAN socket** streaming output LAN socket** for configuration Mounting support...
3.3 (Pe) ot e n t i a l e q ua l i sat i o n Equalise the potential (PE) in accordance with IEC/EN/DIN EN 60728. • Connect the PE connection terminal to a PE rail (supplied by customer) using the PE wire (Cu 4 mm - 9 mm 3.4 C...
3.5 Ci s lot s The CI slots are located under the CI cover on top of the case. • Unscrew 4 screws and remove the cover. —> Note for the selection of slots: Slots 1…6 are assigned to the tuners 1…6. If a CA module is not sufficient to descramble all channels of a transponder, alternatively the modules 6…4 can be assigned to the tuners 1…3 additional: –...
/ u o n f i g u r a t i o n P d a t e s The configuration of the station is to be done via an HTML user interface via a PC and a standard HTML browser. 4.1 i n i t i a l C o n f i g u r at i o n...
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> Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties • Activate point "Use the following IP address". • Enter e.g. 192.168.0.2 for the IP address. • Enter for the Subnet mask 255.255.255.0. • Confirm the setting with "OK". - 15 - STC 4-16 IPS CI...
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• Start the browser, enter the IP address of the device (factory default is 192.168.0.120) and start the establishment of the connection. • Enter user admin and your Password and click on button "Login". The default password is geheim. —> We recommend that you replace the default password to a pass- word of your choice in order to prevent unauthorized access to the head-end station (menu System >...
4.2 C o n f i g u r at i o n v e rv i e w w i n d ow Via the selection System you have access to the System settings menus: Logbook (page 30); Notification (page 31); Network (page 33); OpenVPN (page 34);...
Via the Help menu you can call up the assembly instructions (PDF), hints about the configuration of a multicast network (PDF) as well as a ZIP file containing a list and all licences of the used OpenSource software. Overview of the transponders set, with input frequency, C/N value, serv- ices at the output with multicast addresses.
o n f i g u r at i o n m e n u s n P u t 105 106 107 108 109 —> Via the background colour of column Line you are informed about the quality of the input signals ( good/ bad/ no signal).
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With button LNB Power switch on or off the LNB power supply (max. 500 mA). If necessary switch the 14V/18V power supply to 14V "only" using button 14V fixed. dCSS/Unicable II Mode (page 40) on/off. In column Name, you can enter a personal transponder name —>...
u t P u t 150 151 152 157 158 159 Herein select the protocol UDP or RTP for all output streams. —> For Panasonic TVs RTP must be set. Herein you can switch off the transmission of the EPG data (Electronic Programme Guide), in order to reduce data rate for more services.
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Herein the over all output data rate of all active streams ( is "ON") is displayed (∑ column "DR"). Via buttons "Edit" you can change the settings for the columns … row by row (stream by stream). —> Button OK confirms the settings. Button Cancel aborts the settings.
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Indication of output port setting Channel Number: Specifies a station assignment for clients that are pro- grammed via the M3U or xml list ( SAP Group (Groups/Genres for Herein you can perform a quick setup for columns … as well as add external services.
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Add external services: Added services are displayed in the overview starting from row 129 and entered in the various lists (SAP, M3U, xml Herein switch on/off the transmission of the Session Announcement Protocol. —> If you want to use SAP, activate it at all parallel stations. —>...
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Clients: Here you can download service allocation tables for clients of different manufacturers or a path for linking the clients to the head-end station. —> The corresponding list is only generated if the protocol required for the clients is set. —>...
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VESTEL IPTV sets: Here you can download the service list (channelTable.xml) for Vestel Ho- tel TVs. Alternatively, note the path (Server URL) to the service list for the configu- ration or streaming interface. You can enter this path in the clients. In this way, future changes to the service list are automatically adopted by the client.
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Here you can download a Station list in form of "*.csv" file. —> First you must execute "Apply" to create the list. —> It also includes services which are switched off. —> Please also note Before leaving the menu, changes must be transferred to the head-end station! •...
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In menu CA you can make changes in assignment of the CA modules (CAMs) as well as define which services should be descrambled. In addition you get access to the CAM status indications as well as the CAM menus. By default, CAM slots 1…6 are assigned to lines 1…6.
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The CA State indicators inform by their background colour about the CAM conditions: grey - CAM slot empty blue - CAM detected green - CAM is working red - CAM error Here you can activate/deactivate the CA Check for Video PIDs or all PIDs. —>...
In column CA, select whether, and if so, with which CA module services are to be descrambled. do not descramble / descramble In column Pass Service the stations (services) are displayed. —> indicates scrambling. Via button Reset CA filter, setting for column CA are reset to factory defaults ( do not descramble).
ot i f i C at i o n In this menu you use the reaction time to set when entries for input signal or data overflow errors are entered in the logbook (page 30). Enter the access data for the outgoing mail server of your e-mail account here if you want to be informed about error entries in the logbook by e-mail.
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Herein enter the mail address of the recipient. Via button send alarm mail you can send a test mail. —> Before you can send a test mail, changes must be transferred to the head-end station! Therefore click on button —> Example: —>...
IP ad- dress. To do this, enter the host name followed by ".local" in the browser (e.g. gss.local). If you operate several head stations in the network, you must enter different names here. —> Write down the IP addresses and the Host name! Further access to the device is only possible via the IP address of the configuration interface or the host name.
P e n Via our VPN server you can get worldwide access to the head-end station by an OpenVPN connection. Since the connection is made through our server, you do not need a fixed external IP address or a dynamic DNS access. —>...
e C u r i t y Herein replace the default password geheim by a password of your choice. —> We strongly recommend that you change the default password to prevent unauthorized access to the station. • For authorisation enter the "old" password and after that the "new" pass- word twice.
i r mwa r e Herein select the time zone, automatic daylight saving time and the number format (hexadecimal/decimal). In addition a firmware update, backup, fac- tory reset as well as a system restart (warm start) can be done. The manager allows you to store different configurations in the head station.
Before leaving the menu, changes must be transferred to the head-end station! • Therefore click on button —> After that is displayed for a short time in the upper right corner. i r mwa r e u P dat e Herein the firmware version of the head-end station is displayed.
aC k u P Via button Save settings to PC you can download the settings from the head-end station as "*.tar" file for backup. —> The file name must begin with backup_ so that a restore works (e.g. backup_"device"_"date".tar). —> Settings including password but without network settings. Via button Load settings from PC you can restore the settings from a prior downloaded backup.
i n g e t wo r k i ag n os t i C o o l You can use the Ping button to check whether a device is accessible on the network (also in the network to which you are connected via OpenVPN).
HIGH 12V DC LNB INPUTS OUT 1 16 UB SDUC 516 OUT 2 2 x 16 USER BANDS 16 UB GSS Grundig Systems GmbH 90471 Nuernberg - Germany LNB OUTPUTS HIGH HIGH 12V DC LNB INPUTS OUT 1 16 UB...
> i e n u o n f i g u r at i o n n P u t In order that a head station with upstream SDUCs 516 works, the "dCSS/ Unicable II" switch in the input settings must be set to "ON". As a result the preprogrammed frequencies of the SDUCs are set at the inputs of the head station.
OUT 1 16 UB SDUC 516 OUT 2 2 x 16 USER BANDS 16 UB GSS Grundig Systems GmbH 90471 Nuernberg - Germany LNB OUTPUTS HIGH (Pe) ot e n t i a l e q ua l i sat i o n Make a potential equalisation (PE) according to IEC/EN/DIN EN 50083 resp.
OUT 1 16 UB SDUC 516 OUT 2 2 x 16 USER BANDS 16 UB GSS Grundig Systems GmbH 90471 Nuernberg - Germany LNB OUTPUTS HIGH • Connect the SAT IF inputs … to the corresponding outputs of a quat- tro LNB.
P P e n d i x vier a t v s a n a s o n i C e t s This is a description how to configure the TV sets to receive the streams. o n f i g u r at i o n s t e P s t h e h e a d...
dvb- -iP n a b l e v i a r e C e P t i o n —> The following steps must be done if DVB-via-IP was not yet activated as reception source. • Display the menu with button MENU. •...
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