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ASTRO DVB-T BOX Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    A PDF version of this manual is available to download on the ASTRO website (there may be a more recent version). The ASTRO company confirms that the information in this manual was correct at the time of printing, but it reserves the right to make changes, without prior notice, to the specifications, the operation of the device and the operating manual.

  • Page 3: Symbols And Conventions Used

    This symbol indicates components which must not be disposed of with household rubbish. Proper use The QAM BOX or DVB-T BOX compact headends are only used for converting a DVB-S2 input signal into 16 or 12 independent output channels, while the QAM BOX can convert the signal into 16 FM chan- nels.

  • Page 4: Device Description

    Figure 1: Terminal assignment (example: QAM BOX, similar on DVB-T BOX) The QAM BOX device series and the DVB-T BOX feature a CE marking. This confirms that the prod- ucts comply with the relevant EC directives and adhere to the requirements specified therein.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Keep this operating manual for future use and for handover in the event of a change of owner or operator. A PDF version of this manual is available to download on the ASTRO website (there may be a more recent version). ...

  • Page 6: Performance Description

     Easy configuration using web browser interface Warranty conditions The general terms and conditions of ASTRO Strobel GmbH apply. You will find these in the current catalogue or on the Internet under “www.astro-kom.de”. Disposal All of our packaging material (cardboard boxes, inserts, plastic film and bags) is completely recyclable.
  • Page 7 SAT inputs which are not used must each be connected to a terminating impedance FUR 75 DC prof (required due to the remote feed of galvanic isolation!) Connecting the device to a set-top box on a tuner (example: QAM BOX, DVB-T BOX is similar) HINWEIS...
  • Page 8 Connect the bus connection sockets on the devices to each other. Connect the RF output socket (see position [10], left) on the device with set-top boxes or a TV sets with DVB-C tuners (QAM BOX) or DVB-T tuners (DVB-T BOX) by connecting the corresponding distributors and splitters to each other.

  • Page 9: First Steps Using The Web Browser Interface

    Figure 5: Logging out Click on the “Yes” button in the content area to log out of the system as a user. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 9...
  • Page 10 All changes will only be applied after you have clicked the “Submit” button below the input screen! Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which have been entered. Seite 10 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 11 Frequency / level: Set output frequency and level reduction  Status: OK (no errors) or error message  Dynamic RDS: Current radio data service (if available) Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 11...

  • Page 12: Licensing

    The licence key with the respective function can be purchased via the ASTRO customer service. Post the MAC adress of your device there. You will then receive a licence key with which you can activate the functions using the web browser interface.

  • Page 13: Configuring Input Properties

    Once you have selected the preferred value, click on “Submit” to save the selection. Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which were entered beforehand. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 14 If you selected “Quatro-switch” as a value in the “Configuration of the external unit” table, then only the drop-down list for the satellite for input 1 is available for selection. Seite 14 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 15: Configuring Output Properties Of The Qam Box Types

    You can enter the settings for the 12 or 16 QAM channels in the “QAM Channels” table (see figure 11, below). Figure 13: Setting output properties (excerpt) Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 15...
  • Page 16 ON-ID: Enter the required ON-ID (decimal) in the input field. Save the changes by clicking on the “Submit” button. Delete any settings entered previously by clicking on the “Reset Form” button. Seite 16 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 17 “Reset Form” button. HINWEIS You will see a list of the currently filtered IDs in the “SID Filter Status” table that follows. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 17...
  • Page 18 Once you have selected the preferred value, click on “Submit” to save the selection. Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which were entered beforehand. Seite 18 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 19 Once you have selected the preferred value, click on “Submit” to save the selection. Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which were entered beforehand. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 20 Seite 20 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 21 Once you have selected the preferred value, click on “Submit” to save the selection. Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which were entered beforehand. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 22: Output Properties Of The Dvb-T Box

    RF ENABLE: Activate this output by clicking the radio button “on”; deactivate this setting by clicking the radio button “off”.  Status: Shows the operating status; when functioning properly, “OK” is displayed. Seite 22 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 23 COFDM channels. Save the changes by clicking on the “Submit” button. Delete any settings entered previously by clicking on the “Reset Form” button. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 23...
  • Page 24 “Reset Form” button. HINWEIS You will see a list of the currently filtered IDs in the “SID Filter Status” table that follows. Seite 24 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 25: Nit Creation

    Should you wish to integrate other devices made by other manufacturers in your system in addition to the QAM BOX or DVB-T BOX, then you can add the transport stream for these devices manually. The following options are provided here: ...

  • Page 26: Sorting Programmes - The Lcn Table

    Once you have selected the preferred value, click on “Submit” to save the selection. Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which were entered beforehand. Seite 26 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 27: Network Settings

    Once you have selected the preferred value, click on “Submit” to save the selection. Click on the “Reset form” button to delete the values which were entered beforehand. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 28: Checking Individual Processes - The System Logbook

    You can activate or deactivate filters for displaying the log entries here. To have messages from a corresponding category displayed, tick the checkbox allocated to the category. System log Figure 27: Logfiles Seite 28 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 29 If you wish to save the service log locally, right-click the mouse and select “Save page”. You can also download the following logfiles:  System log (in CSV format) Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 29...

  • Page 30: Expert Mode

    Power: Power of the input signal at the front end Data transmission by the QAM or COFDM channels Figure 29: Statistics for QAM channels Seite 30 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 31 Figure 30: Active alarm table The table provides information about error messages currently active. The “Message” column shows the error message in plain text. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 31...
  • Page 32 Syslog server: The IP addresses for a maximum of four SysLog servers can be set.  Syslog filter: By ticking the corresponding checkbox, you can define which events will be logged in the service log. Seite 32 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 33: Software Update And Configuration Files

    “Search” button and then selecting the appropriate file. As soon as you have selected the file, you can click the “Execute” button to start the update process. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 34  System status (XML format)  Local stream info (XML format) Simply click on the corresponding file link to download the file. Seite 34 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 35 Version (a 4-character maximum applies). One the update is successful, the message “Firmware update OK. Please reboot to use the new firmware version” appears. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 36 Click on the “Settings” button to open the window with the detailed settings (see figure 32, below). Figure 38: Start window and detailed settings for “ftpd32” Seite 36 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 37 You must now select the option “Update” in the line File .  Start the update by clicking on the “Submit” button. Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 37...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    Output channels + 16 FM stations (only QAM BOX) free programmable output channels plus FM programmes (QAM BOX only) Ethernet Configuration: Web GUI LED Status CH16 Seite 38 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...

  • Page 39: Technical Data

    Dimensions (W x H x D) 305 x 289 x 63 Weight 3,42 Installation height ≤ 2000 N.N. Ambient temperature °C 0 … +50 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 39...
  • Page 40 Dimensions (W x H x D) 305 x 289 x 63 Weight 3,42 Installation height ≤ 2000 N.N. Ambient temperature °C 0 … +50 Seite 40 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 41 Technical data Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 41...
  • Page 42 Technical data Seite 42 Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A...
  • Page 43 Technical data Operating Manual DVB-T BOX, QAM BOX, QAM BOX neo and QAM BOX eco - Version 03-2020A Seite 43...
  • Page 44 Internet: www.astro-kom.de Due care was taken to ensure the accuracy of all the information contained in this documentation. The ASTRO company cannot be made liable for any damage that occurs in connection with the use of this manual. Operating Manual...

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