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GSS compact classic STC 4-16 CT CI Assembly Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 STC 4-16 CT CI Default access data (HTML + SFTP): 192.168.0.120 User: admin Password: geheim...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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 User ...................10 Administrator access ...............10 Guest access ................10 3 Assembly ....................
  • Page 3 Network ................40 OpenVPN ................41 Security .................42 - Administrator access .............42 - Guest access ................42 Firmware ................43 - Output Modulation of Head-end Station: ........43 - System settings: ..............44 - Firmware update: ..............44 - Backup: ................45 - Manager: ................45 - Reset to factory defaults: ............45 - System restart: ..............46 - Ping (Network Diagnostic Tool): ..........46 User ..................46...

  • Page 4: Safety Regulations And Notes

    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! •...
  • Page 5 • 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.

  • Page 6: General Information

    e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n 2.1 P aC k i n g C o n t e n t s 1 STC 4-16 CT CI 1 LAN cable 1 Brief assembly instructions 1 Mains cable 2.2 m...

  • Page 7: General

    RF output QAM Frequency range: ..........42.0 MHz … 868.0 MHz Channels: ................S21 … C69 Types of modulation: ........QAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 Dynamic phase error: ..............< 0.2° MER: ....................45 dB Symbol rate ..............1000…7500 kBd Output level: ..............80…96 dBμV Output impedance: .................

  • Page 8: Description

    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 16 DVB-C or DVB-T modulated trans- ponders. In conjunction with multiswitches SDUC516 up to four satellites can be received (multiple satellite reception –...
  • Page 9 The output channels and levels of the channel strips can be set freely. The configuration of the station is to be done via an HTML user interface via a PC and a standard HTML browser connected to the LAN input. After the initial setup, you have worldwide access to the station via an OpenVPN connection –...

  • Page 10: User

    s e r d m i n i s t r ato r aCC es s The user admin has access to all menus and may make changes. —> The default password for the user admin is geheim. u es t aCC es s The user gast has access to (almost) all menus, but may not make any changes.

  • Page 11: Assembly

    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.

  • Page 12: Device Overview

    3.2 d e v i C e ov e rv i e w STC 4-16 CT CI 11 12 CI 6 CI 5 CI 4 CI 1 CI 2 CI 3 Connector potential equalisation Reception LEDs of tuners 1…16 SAT IF input vertical low* SAT IF input vertical high* SAT IF input horizontal low* SAT IF input horizontal high*...

  • Page 13: Potential Equalisation (Pe)

    3.3 P (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...

  • Page 14: Ci Slots

    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: –...

  • Page 15: Configuration / Updates

    / 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...
  • Page 16 > 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". - 16 - STC 4-16 CT CI...
  • Page 17 • 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 >...

  • Page 18: Overview Window

    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 53 60 Via the selection System you have access to the menus of the System settings: Logbook (page 37); Notification (page 38); Network (page 40); OpenVPN (page 41);...

  • Page 19: Perform Changes

    Via button Logout you can leave the graphical user interface. Via the Help menu you can call up the assembling instructions (PDF) as well as a ZIP file containing a list and all licences of the used Open- Source software. Overview of the transponder set, with input frequency, C/N value, output frequency and data rate.

  • Page 20: Configuration

    u m b e r f o r m at For entering/indication of the different IDs the number format can be set to hexadecimal or decimal in menu System > Firmware. 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...

  • Page 21: Input

    In column Name, enter a personal input name. —> If dCSS/Unicable II is activated you can assign the four levels of a satellite to each input. 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.

  • Page 22: Output

    Selection of the video file. 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. u t P u t By default QAM modulation is set for the output.
  • Page 23 The upper value shows the current needed data rate. The lower value shows the maximum possible output data rate (depend- ant on the output settings). —> The background colour in column Line indicates an output data overflow. In this case change the output settings or remove stations from the data stream using the station filter.
  • Page 24 In column Modulation, select the desired kind of modulation of the indi- vidual lines: For QAM: QAM 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 For COFDM: QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM —> The background colour in column Line indicates an output data overflow.
  • Page 25 Only if the RF output is set to COFDM (page 43): Setting of the Bandwidth - column BW To transmit the output signal in the channel range of S21 to C69 a band- width of 8 MHz can be used. In the channel range of C5 to C12 a bandwidth of ≤ 7 MHz must be set.

  • Page 26: Filter & Ca

    & Ca i lt e r In the Filter & CA menu, in the selec- tion PASS Services you can remove programs/services with table adjust- ment from the data streams of the transponders, modify the TS/ON IDs, make changes in assignment of the CA modules (CAMs) as well as define which services should be descram- bled.
  • Page 27 1–>1+6; 2–>2+5; 3–>3; 4–>4 CI 1+6 —> line 1; Line 1 Line 2 Line 4 CI 2+5 —> line 2; CI 3…4 —> lines 3…4 Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 1–>1+6; 2–>2+5; 3–>3+4 CI 1+6 —> line 1; Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 CI 2+5 —>...
  • Page 28 The TS and ON IDs are displayed here. For transponders with uncom- pressed EIT (Event Information Table), you can change the IDs here. The first line shows the TS-ID, ON-ID is display below. • For changes, enter the new IDs in the input fields next to the origin IDs. —>...
  • Page 29 Select displaying the PID filter. Remove (drop) a PID: • Enter the PID to be deleted in the input field and confirm the en- try with button —> After that an additional field appears to enter an additional PID. —> Therefore also observe the functions Assign a new address to a PID while retaining the entire data content (remapping):...
  • Page 30 Indication of the output data rate of the transponder: used = current needed output data rate max = maximum possible value hold = previously achieved peak value With button Reset hold value reset the previously achieved peak values of the data rate ( "hold").

  • Page 31: Nit

    —> Modulators switched off are indicated: Herein you can set three different modes: User: The displayed table is output as NIT. original: The NIT present at the inputs is output. deactivate: No NIT is output. Herein you can change the Network ID. —>...
  • Page 32 Herein you get an overview of the transponders, which are included in the NIT in Mode User. If changes are done in menu output after prepar- ing the NIT, an error and in column Line a "–" will be indicated. In column Options the button for Edit and Delete are displayed, if...
  • Page 33 Herein you can delete the NIT as well as the LCNs. Herein you can manually add QAM transponders of other stations. —> Double assignments are indicated by a warning icon —> Added transponders of a second station are marked in column Line by a "–".
  • Page 34 • In the selection window click on button "Open". The data is added. —> Double assignments of frequencies are display. In this case, the data is not imported. First eliminate the double assignments, and then import the corrected data. —> Double assignments of LCNs are marked in red in the LCN list. •...

  • Page 35: Lcn - Logical Channel Numbering

    lCn – l o g i C a l h a n n e l u m b e r i n g —> Before you can assign LCNs, a NIT must be created or imported. —> Due to the differentiation of SD LCN and HD LCN it is possible to assign the same channel number for a channel transmitted in "SD"...
  • Page 36 Since there are different international requirements and the function is ultimately dependent upon the devices used, we can propose only common values here: United Kingdom 0x0000233A, Nordig 0x00000029, France and the European Association of Consumer Electronics Manufacturers 0x00000028. Bits for LCN data structure —>...

  • Page 37: System Menus

    ys t e m m e n u s o g b o o k In the logbook different alerts or events are displayed. This helps 300 301 302 at a possible troubleshooting. Herein you can select whether only one line is displayed or all lines are displayed.

  • Page 38: Notification

    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 37). 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.
  • Page 39 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: —>...

  • Page 40: Network

    IP address. 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 address and the Host name! Further access to the device is only possible via the IP address or the host name.

  • Page 41: Openvpn

    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. —>...

  • Page 42: Security

    e C u r i t y —> The user gast has no access to this menu. d m i n i s t r ato r aCC es s Herein replace for the user admin the default password geheim by a password of your choice.

  • Page 43: Output Modulation Of Head-End Station

    i r mwa r e Herein select the output modulation QAM or COFDM, time zone, automatic daylight saving time and the number format (hexadecimal/decimal). In ad- dition a firmware update, backup, factory reset as well as a system restart (warm start) can be done. The manager allows you to store different configura- tions in the head-end station.

  • Page 44: Firmware

    ys t e m s e t t i n gs Herein select the time zone setting dependent on the location of the head- end station. The head-end station receives the Coordinated Universal Time – UTC from the satellite. Enter the corresponding UTC offset. —>...

  • Page 45: Backup

    —> After a successful update, the following message is displayed: The head-end station then restarts. 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. —> Settings including password but without network settings. Via button Load settings from PC you can restore the settings from a prior downloaded backup.

  • Page 46: System Restart

    ys t e m r es ta r t Via button Reboot you can restart the head-end station (warm start). 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).

  • Page 47: Multiple Satellite Reception

    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...

  • Page 48: Menu Configuration > Input

    > 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.

  • Page 49: Installing The Sduc 516

    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.

  • Page 50: Connecting The Sduc 516

    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.

  • Page 51: Media Player

    e d i a l a y e r The integrated MediaPlayer enables the output of one video stream (max. data rate 10MBit/s) in a loop instead of transponder 16. For this you need a trans- port stream format file (*.ts) that you can produce with the software Media2TS from all popular video formats.

  • Page 52: Transfer The Video File To The Head-End Station

    —> The default parameter must only be changed if they are already used in the plant. —> If you would like to replace the video file, you should use the same parameter. Thus, you only have to change the file at the head-end. NIT and LCN must then not be re-edited! 6.2 t r a n s f e r...

  • Page 53: Start The Media Player

    6.3 s ta r t t h e e d i a l ay e r • Select the desired Video.ts file. • Start the Media Player at the lower section of menu Configuration > Input by button Service • Store the setting by button —>...

  • Page 54: Add The Media Player Stream Into The Lcn List

    • At line 16 click on • For TS-ID and ON-ID enter the parameter of the video file and click on but- ton OK. —> The previous for line 16 stored services are removed from the LCN list! • Store the setting by button 6.5 a lCn t h e...

  • Page 55: Channel And Frequency Tables

    h a n n e l a n d f r e q u e n C y t a b l e s Advice for a frequency grid (8 MHz) in the band I/III 42.00 82.00 146.00 186.00 226.00 266.00 50.00 114.00...
  • Page 56 Declaration of CE conformity GSS Grundig Systems GmbH • Beuthener Straße 43 • D-90471 Nuremberg Phone: +49 (0) 911 / 633 240 0 • Fax: +49 (0) 911 / 633 240 98 www.gss.de/en • info@gss.de CLASS CLASS Service: Phone: +49 (0) 911/ 633 240 90 • service@gss.de Alterations reserved.

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