GSS HDMC 1000 C Assembly Instructions Manual

Head-end digital modulator cofdm/qam-qam

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Head-End Digital Modulator
GSS
Grundig SAT Systems GmbH
Beuthener Strasse 43
D-90471 Nuremberg
COFDM/QAM
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QAM
HDMC 1000 C
CLASS
+49 (0) 911 / 703 8877
+49 (0) 911 / 703 9210
info@gss.de
http://www.gss.de

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  • Page 1 Head-End Digital Modulator COFDM/QAM HDMC 1000 C 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...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4 The control panel at a glance ..............15 Menu items .................15 Control panel ................15 5 Programming .................... 16 Preparation .................16 Notes on level setting ..............16 Programming procedure ...............17 Programming the cassette ............20 Selecting the cassette ..............20 - 2 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 3 Saving settings ................37 Operation with a CA module ............38 Setting the PID monitoring ............38 Configuring the CA module .............38 Station filter (descrambling) .............40 6 Final procedures ..................41 7 Channel and frequency tables ..............42 - 3 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 4: Safety Regulations And Notes

    At the end of its service life, please take your device to one of these public collection facilities for proper disposal. - 4 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 5: General Information

    C o n t e n t s 1 cassette HDMC 1000 C 2 RF cables 1 Brief assembly instructions...
  • Page 6: Description

    The transport stream fed via the ASI socket can be inserted into the transport streams of the receiving stages via the TPS module. The signal path is set in the menu items input signal path "INROUTE" and output signal path "OUTROUTE". - 6 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 7 "TS ASI" are split into transport stream 1 and 2. Receiving stage "B" is not used. TS A Receiving stage CA module Transport stream 1 HF input ”A“ "A" TS ASI ASI input Transport stream 2 - 7 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 8 ASI output and the transport stream from the ASI input "TS ASI" via modulator "B" (MB). Modulator Transport stream 1 "A" Combiner HF output TS ASI Modulator ASI input "B" Transport stream 2 ASI output - 8 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 9: General

    "V 44" 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". The cassette is intended for use in the STANDARD LINE head-end stations.
  • Page 10: Changing The Operator Id (Cat)

    P e r ato r Some network operators transmit an operator ID in the data stream (e.g. visAvision). By changing the CAT the operator ID can be adjusted to the cur- rent demands. - 10 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 11: Assembly

    • Insert the cassette in this slot and push it into the housing. • Align the cassette and apply slight pressure to connect it to the connections of the board and the RF bus bar. • Fasten the cassette with the screws 0° ACHTUNG! MESSAUSGANG Vor dem Cassettenwechsel unbedingt Netzstecker ziehen! CAUTION! Before changing cassettes remove mains plug! - 11 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 12: 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. - 12 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 13: Connecting The Cassette

    C t i n g t h e C a s s e t t e • Connect the RF connections to the inputs (channel strip "A") and (channel strip "B") . • Connect the ASI input and the ASI output to the peripheral ASI devices. - 13 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 14 (top) of the CA module. • Insert the CA module into the guide rails of the CA slot with the top side of the CA module facing the top side of the cassette. • Push the CA module without canting into the guide rails of the CA slot and contact it to the common interface. - 14 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 15: The Control Panel At A Glance

    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. - 15 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 16: Programming

    64 QAM, and by 4 dB compared to analogue cassettes at 256 QAM. • Measure the output levels of the other cassettes and tune them to a uniform output level using the appropriate level controls or software dependent on the head-end station used. Please regard the assembly instructions of the respective head-end station. - 16 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 17: Programming Procedure

    Line A / Line B Line A <= => Line B ◀ 4A/B OUTPUT Freq. Channel / Freq. 4A/B OUTPUT ◀ ▶ 850.00 MHz on / off 4A/B LEVEL -3 dB 0 … -10 dB - 17 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 18 *) Die angezeigte Information ist *) The information displayed is abhängig vom verwendeten dependent on the CA module CA-Modul. used. ◀ ▶ 4A/B normal / inverse 256-QAM normal 4 … 256 - 18 - HDMC 1000 C 4A/B STUFFING ◀ ▶...
  • Page 19 Page 17 auf Werkseinstellung zurücksetzen und Bx 4 FACTORY Bx 4 FACTORY speichern ▶ reset to factory defaults Defaults => STORE => M and store Page 17 Bx 4 RESET RESET => M Page 17 - 19 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 20: Programming The Cassette

    —> The display shows e.g. the menu : Box 4 T/C-TPM "Box 4" stands for slot 4 "T/C-TPM" Type of cassette "V 23" Software version of the cassette • Press the button. —> The "Input signal path" – "INROUTE" menu is activated. - 20 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 21: Menu Setting "2 => Asi Asi => Mb

    • If you do not want to do ASI settings, press the button. —> The "Channel strip" – "LINE" menu is activated (page 23). • Press the button. —> The "ASI transfer rate" – "ASI RATE" menu is activated. - 21 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 22: Asi Transfer Rate

    "cont." (continuous – standard) and using the set to "burst". —> Setting "cont." The data packets of the user data are collected to a great data packet in the transport stream. - 22 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 23: Channel Strip

    For programming in these channel ranges and in the frequency ranges below them, we recommend starting with channel S21/306 MHz going back in steps of 8 MHz (see frequency table on page 42), or reducing the bandwidth of the QAM output signal by removing stations. - 23 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 24 —> The switched off modulator is indicated by " " in the display. • If the modulator is switched "off" use the to switch it "on". • Press the button. —> The "Output levels of the channel strips" – "LEVEL" menu is activated. - 24 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 25: Output Levels Of The Channel Strips

    4A/B INPUT COFDM 8MHz • Using the buttons select the corresponding kind of modulation of the transponder (COFDM 7MHz, COFDM 8MHz, QAM16…QAM256). - 25 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 26: Symbol Rate

    Check the configuration of the antenna system and the head-end station as well as the preceding settings of the cas- sette. • Press the button. —> The menu "Station filter " – "PROGRAM" is activated. - 26 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 27: Station Filter

    Channel strip "A" 4A/B PROGRAM Bx 4A TV 01/10 Filter Das Erste ▶ Bx 4B TV 02/19 SWF3 01/10 ..- 27 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 28 —> If a service number (e.g. "131") appears instead of "TV" or "RA", this indicates that an unnamed station or an undefined data stream is being received. - 28 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 29 Bx 4A PROGRAM Bx 4A TV 01/10 Filter Das Erste ▶ 02/19 ORF2 • Set the channel strip "A" or "B". —> The setting of the channel strips "A" and "B" is identical and follows the description above. - 29 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 30: Output Parameter

    "inverse". The factory default is "normal". • Use to place the cursor under "normal". • Use to set the spectral position to "inverse". • Press the button. —> The "Output data rate" – "STUFFING" menu is activated. - 30 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 31: Output Data Rate

    Add roughly 10 % to this value. Do not decrease the "Number 1" lower than the value of "Number 2". Is the "Number 1" lower than "Number 2" question marks "??" ap- pear in the display. Bx 4A STUFFING SR=6500 (6650) ?? - 31 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 32: Substitute Signal In The Case Of An Incorrect Input Signal

    • Press to set the respective digit of the hexadecimal number. • 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. - 32 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 33: Network Information Table (Nit)

    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 "Network/Operator identification" – "CAT-ID" menu is activated. - 33 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 34: Network / Operator Identification

    —> If you try to change the network/operator identification (operator ID) of a transponder which cannot be modified, "not modified" ap- pears in the display. • Press the button. —> The "Deleting a PID" – "DROP" menu is activated. - 34 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 35: Renaming A Pid

    PID ("–> 0000"). • Set the hexadecimal number using • Use the button to set the cursor to "off" and rename the PID using the buttons ("on"). • Press the button. —> The "Factory reset" – "FACTORY Default" menu is activated. - 35 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 36: Factory Reset

    "Factory Default" press the button. —> The "Reset" submenu is activated. o f t r es e t In this submenu you can perform a soft reset (cassette restart). Bx 4 RESET RESET => M - 36 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 37: Saving Settings

    —> If functions of the TPS module are activated, their status is shown in the second line of the menu: "M" Station filter is switched on. "N" NIT is activated. "C" Network/operator identification CAT is activated. —> If necessary set channel strip "B". - 37 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 38: Configuring The Ca Module

    Bx 4A Menu <= => Edit Bx 4A 01/03 MENU Bx 4A TV Bx 4A TV 04/09 04/09 Information *) ..- 38 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 39: Station Filter (Descrambling)

    CA module. You will be returned to the "Configuring the CA module" – "CA" menu. • Press the button. —> The "Station filter (descrambling)" – "Edit" menu is activated. - 39 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 40 —> The filter is activated. The display shows the "Configuring the CA module" – "CA" menu. Bx 4A Menu <= => Edit • Press the button. —> The "Output parameter" – "QAM" menu is activated (page 30). - 40 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 41: Final Procedures

    —> In order to prevent interference within the head-end station and the cable system, the output levels of the digital cassettes must be set lower by 8 dB compared to analogue cassettes. • Mount the front cover (see assembly instructions of the head-end station). - 41 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 42: Channel And Frequency Tables

    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 - 42 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 43 Declaration of CE conformity - 43 - HDMC 1000 C...
  • Page 44 Service: Phone: +49 (0) 911 / 703 2221 Fax: +49 (0) 911 / 703 2326 Email: service@gss.de Alterations reserved. Technical data E. & O.E. © GSS GmbH V26/25092012...

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