Blonder tongue HDE-4S-PRO User Manual

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MPEG-2 PROFESSIONAL ENCODER

HDE-4S-PRO

4xHD-SDI + 1x SPARE TO 4xQAM + 4xIP + 4xASI Outputs;

EAS Compatible

Status

ACTIVE

OBSOLETE

Date

Document No.

September 9, 2014

651235100 B

July 22, 2014

651235100 A

800-523-6049

www.blondertongue.com

Stock No.

6372

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Page 1 Issue No. Author ACTIVE September 9, 2014 651235100 B OBSOLETE July 22, 2014 651235100 A 800-523-6049 www.blondertongue.com ©2014 Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of their respective owner.
Page 2 We recommend that you write the following information in the spaces provided below. Purchase Location Name: Purchase Location Telephone Number: HDE-4S-PRO Serial Number: The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Revisions may be issued to advise of such changes and/or additions.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Table of Contents SECTION 1 – GENERAL & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................... 4 SECTION 2 – PRODUCT SUMMARY ..........................6 2.1 REVISION HISTORY & REASON ..........................6 2.2 PRODUCT APPLICATION & DESCRIPTION ......................6 2.3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ............................9 SECTION 3 – INSTALLATION & POWER-UP ......................... 10 3.1 UNPACKING ................................10 3.2 INSTALLATION ................................ 10 3.3 POWER-UP ................................
Page 4: Section 1 - General & Safety Instructions
4 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Section 1 — General & Safety Instructions The STOP sign symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of REQUIRED operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions that if not followed, may result in product failure or destruction.
Page 5 ➥ U nplug the unit from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning the exterior of the unit. ➥ D o not use accessories or attachments not recommended by Blonder Tongue, as they may cause hazards, and will void the warranty.
Page 6: Section 2 - Product Summary
2.2 Product Application & Description Application: HDE-4S-PRO (MPEG-2 HD Encoder: 4xHD-SDI + 1xSpare to 4xQAM + 4xIP) is the first generation in Professional MPEG- 2 Encoder Series, especially designed to deliver superior motion optimization for programming such as fast-paced live sporting events.
Page 7 LED is Green = AC power is detected. LED is off = indicates (i) AC power is not connected, or (ii) AC power is connected but the power supply is defective. The unit must be sent to Blonder Tongue for repair for condition (ii).
Page 8 8 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual -48 VDC Option Stk# 6372 48 INPUT POWER: IEC 14 power inlet plug - rated 115/230 VAC; 2.0/1.0A; 60/50 Hz; equipped with Slo-Blo, 3.0 Amps, 250 V Fuse. 48 VDC power (optional) is provided on stk# 6372 48.
Page 9: Product Specification
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 2.3 Product Specification Input Output HD-SDI Connectors: 10x BNC total (4 inputs + 1 Spare in/loop thru) Connector: 1x “F” Female (rear panel; up to 4x RF QAM ch. combined) Standard: SMPTE 292M Modulation: QAM 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 Video Resolution: 480i, 720p, &...
Page 10: Section 3 - Installation & Power-Up
Seven-foot cross-pinned (cross-over) RJ45 Ethernet cable (QTY=1) 3.2 Installation The HDE-4S-PRO encoder is designed to be installed in a standard 19-inch (483 mm) rack (EIA 310-D, IEC 60297, and DIN 41494 SC48D). To install the encoder, secure the unit’s front panel to the rack by inserting four (4) machine screws, with cup washers, through the four (4) mounting holes in the front panel.
Page 11: Section 4 - Communicating With The Unit
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Section 4 – Communicating with the Unit Local or remote communication with the unit is only possible through a GUI-based menu via any standard web browser. Before you can communicate with the unit, you must configure the unit's IP address to conform to your existing IP network or LAN.
Page 12: Section 5 - Configuring The Unit
12 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Section 5 - Configuring the Unit 5.1 Accessing the Unit Via the Web Browser You must complete the steps described in Section 4 before proceeding as follows: (1) Open a web browser on your computer (Internet Explorer 7 or higher is recommended) and enter the following URL address (http://172.16.70.1).
Page 13: Main > Status" Screen
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.2 "Main > Status" Screen The “Main > Status” screen (Figure 5.2) is a “read only” screen and displays the following information: Figure 5.2 - "Main > Status" Screen In the section entitled “TS” under an orange header, the following parameters about each output TS (transport stream) are displayed: TS Mapping: indicates the list of programs selected by the user to be assigned to TS (TS #1 thru 4).
Page 14: Main > Program" Screen
14 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.3. "Main > Program” Screen The “Main > Program” screen (Figure 5.3) is a “user-configurable” screen to select the video/audio sources for each input program: Figure 5.3 - "Main > Program" Screen Video Source: allows the user to select the video source.
Page 15: Main > Video" Screen
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.4 "Main > Video" Screen The “Main > Video” screen (Figure 5.4) is a “user-configurable” screen to select the video encoder parameters for each input program: Figure 5.4 - "Main > Video" Screen Bitrate: must enter the bitrate for each input video. It is recommended to ensure that the sum of the bitrates of the input videos in a TS, does not exceed “TS Bitrate”...
Page 16: Main > Audio" Screen
16 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.5 "Main > Audio" Screen The “Main > Audio” screen (Figure 5.5) is a “user-configurable” screen where the following parameters associated with the Dolby® Digital encoded stereo audio are configured and displayed for each audio input under a green header: Figure 5.5 - "Main >...
Page 17 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Dolby Surround Mode: indicates if the audio is two-channel Dolby or not. Possible options are: Unspecified: indicates the decoder must determine the audio format by itself. Disabled: indicates the audio is not encoded in surround mode. Enabled: indicates the audio is encoded in surround mode.
Page 18: Main > Ts Map" Screen
18 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.6 "Main > TS Map" Screen The “Main > TS Map” screen (Figure 5.6) is a “read and write” screen to assign programs to TS(s): Figure 5.6 - "Main > TS Map" Screen In the section entitled “Inputs” under the green header, the user can select the programs to be included in each output TS as follows: •...
Page 19 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual PIDs, Program Numbers, Channels or Channel Names must be unique in a MPTS output stream. The user must edit the duplicated values using the “Main >TS Config” Screen (see Section 5.7 for details). The duplicate values will be highlighted in red color under of Figure 5.6 MPTS Output Stream ‘x’ and MPTS Output Stream ‘y’ may have same PIDs, Program Numbers, Channels or Channel Names as each MPTS output stream is a unique stream.
Page 20: Main > Ts Config" Screen
20 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.7 "Main > TS Config" Screen The “Main > TS Config” screen (Figure 5.7) is a “read and write” screen to assign TS parameters: Figure 5.7 - "Main > TS Config" Screen...
Page 21 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual In the section entitled “Multiplexed MPTS Output Configuration”, the user can select and configure the following parameters of the output TS: TS ID: user must enter the identification number for the output TS. The range is 1 to 65535. The TS ID assigned must be unique.
Page 22 22 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Minor Channel: user may enter a minor channel number for the output program. The range is 1 to 99 Terrestrial and 0 to 999 for Cable. When "0" is entered as the minor channel, the CVCT will be displayed as a one part channel number (ie: 550 major &...
Page 23: Main > Ip" Screen
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.8 "Main > IP" Screen The “Main > IP” screen (Figure 5.8) is a “read and write” screen to assign the IP parameters for the TS: Figure 5.8 - "Main > IP" Screen Destination IP: allows user to assign the IP address of the equipment to which the GigE output is streamed to.
Page 24: Main > Qam" Screen
24 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.9 "Main > QAM" Screen The “Main > QAM” screen (Figure 5.9) is a “read and write” screen to assign the QAM parameters to the TS: Figure 5.9 - "Main > QAM" Screen...
Page 25 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Output Channel/Frequency: User must assign an RF channel number to the RF QAM output of the Quad-QAM module (i.e. RF channel 2, as shown in Figure 5.9). The remaining three RF QAM channels will be automatically assigned to the next adjacent channels (i.e.
Page 26: Main > Output" Screen
26 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.10 "Main > Output" Screen The “Main > Output” screen (Figure 5.10) is a “read and write” screen to assign each TS to their desired IP, QAM, and ASI outputs: Figure 5.10 - "Main > Output" Screen In the section entitled “TS”...
Page 27: Main > Refresh" Tab
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.11 "Main > Refresh" Tab The “Main > Refresh” tab can be clicked while you are on any of the following sub-tabs screens: “Status”, “Program”, “Video”, “Audio”, “TS Map”, “TS Config”, “IP”, “QAM”, and “Output”. When clicked, it will update all relevant fields/parameters of...
Page 28: Network" Screen
28 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.12 "Network" Screen The “Network” screen (Figure 5.11) is a read and write screen where the following parameters are displayed or configured: Figure 5.11 - "Network" Screen 10/100 MAC Address: indicates the MAC Address of the “Remote Control 10/100” Port.
Page 29 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Hardware Version: indicates the current hardware version of the unit. Serial Number: indicates the unit’s serial number. Headend Name: a user-defined field to make identification easier. Location: another user-defined field to make identification easier. Login Timeout (Minutes): indicates the period of time before the unit logs itself out if there is no activity on the web screens.
Page 30: Admin.html" Hidden Screen
30 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.12.1 "Admin.html" Hidden Screen To change/modify the IP network parameters, as well as the Username and Password values for the unit, you must be logged in to the unit as “Admin” to access a hidden screen shown in Figure 5.11.1 by typing the URL of the unit followed by a forward slash and Admin.html, for example: http://172.16.70.1/Admin.html.
Page 31 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual The following parameters can be modified: Login: is the Administrator’s login (10 characters maximum). This login allows the user to make changes to any area of the unit. The factory default Login is “Admin”. Login is case sensitive.
Page 32 32 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Event Log Destination: is the IP address of the remote server, to which Syslog sends the activities recorded by encoder for monitoring and troubleshooting purposes. The factory default value is 172.16.70.2. Log Destination Port #: is the Event Log Destination port to which a duplicate of the error messages created by the unit can be forwarded for monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.
Page 33: Time" Screen
HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.13 "Time" Screen The “Time” screen (Figure 5.12) is a “read and write” screen that allows you to set the current date and time for the encoder. To remain compliant with ATSC and cable standards, it is important to have the accurate date and time stamps. For this reason, it is recommended to use the “NTPServer”...
Page 34: Event Log" Screen
34 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual 5.14 "Event Log" Screen The “Event Log” screen (Figure 5.13) is a “read and write” screen where the following parameters can be displayed or configured. The data in Error Log can be forwarded to a SysLog database – (see , &...
Page 35: Appendix A: Updating The Software Remotely
Appendix A: Updating the Software Remotely General background: There are two different PROMs that need to be programmed in HDE-4S-PRO. They are called PROM1 and PROM2. Please note not every software update requires both PROMs to be programmed. However, program both PROMs unless you get a written notice with Release notes to do otherwise.
Page 36 Instruction Manual Telnet to encoder : There are two ways to telnet to the HDE-4S-PRO: (1) Use Command line and type in “ telnet IP address “ for example “telnet 172.16.70.1” (2) Use the Terminal program such as Putty to telnet.
Page 37 Instruction Manual Step 2: Update PROM1 and/or PROM2: Now you can use the field update utility (epcs) to program the EPCS PROMs. This is a custom utility that resides in HDE-4S-PRO. Warning: Care should be taken at this time, if misspelled characters or letters are typed by accident, or you have missed to type the bin command in Step 1, this could cause the HDE-4S-PRO Flash memory to be corrupted.
Page 38: Appendix B: Viewing The Ip Output On A Vlc Media Player
38 HDE-4S-PRO Instruction Manual Appendix B: Viewing the IP output on a VLC Media player To view the IP output from the encoder on a VLC Media player in a computer or laptop, the procedure is divided into two steps:...
Page 39 10. The cost of the extended warranty is 8% of the purchase price for a 1 or 2 year extension beyond the Blonder Tongue standard warranty. e.g. A product price of $1000 will be $80 for the 1 year (12 mos) and additional $80 for 2 year (24 mos) extension for a total of $160.
Page 40 BT may determine) any product manufactured by BT which proves to be defective in materials or workmanship or fails to Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (BT) will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as BT may the case of software, licensed) by Seller which is defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the applicable specifications that are in effect on the date of meet the speciﬁcations which are in effect on the date of shipment or such other speciﬁcations as may have been expressly...

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