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TANDBERG Alteia Instruction Manual

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ST.TM.E9200.8
Issue 8
ENGLISH (UK)
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Alteia and Alteia plus
Professional Receivers and Decoders
Software Version 2.1 (and later)
[Demultiplexer App Code Version]
M2/PDU/942, M2/P8R/942, M2/PSR/932,
M2/PSR/942, M2/PTR/94x, M2/PTRE/94x
and Options
Typical Alteia plus Satellite Receiver

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  • Page 1 ST.TM.E9200.8 Issue 8 ENGLISH (UK) INSTRUCTION MANUAL Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Software Version 2.1 (and later) [Demultiplexer App Code Version] M2/PDU/942, M2/P8R/942, M2/PSR/932, M2/PSR/942, M2/PTR/94x, M2/PTRE/94x and Options Typical Alteia plus Satellite Receiver...
  • Page 2 OUTHAMPTON without TANDBERG Television’s prior written agreement. , SO30 4DA AMPSHIRE NITED INGDOM Ó 1998 – 2002 TANDBERG Television Ltd. All rights reserved. Registered Company Number 03695535 Page ii Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 3 This chapter provides a guide to configuring the alarm interface. Chapter 5: Options This chapter describes the options available for the Alteia and Alteia plus. It also describes the range of associated Conditional Access modules. Chapter 6: Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding This chapter details routine maintenance tasks to be performed;...
  • Page 4 Introduction This manual provides instructions and information for the installation and operation of the Alteia. It should be kept in a safe place for reference for the life of the equipment. Further copies of this manual can be ordered from the address shown on page vi. If passing the equipment to a third party, also pass on the relevant documentation.
  • Page 5 Macrovision is a registered trademark of Macrovision Corporation Patent Declaration Refers to Alteia plus M2/xxx/942C units with PAL-M compatibility and all M2/xxx/942D units. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright...
  • Page 6 This equipment is certified to the EMC requirements detailed in Annex B, Technical Specification. To maintain this certification, only use the leads supplied or if in doubt contact Customer Services. Page vi Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 7 TANDBERG Television and your business. Levels of Support All TANDBERG Products and Systems are designed and built to the highest standards and are covered under a comprehensive 12 month warranty. ·...
  • Page 8 Preliminary Pages Technical Training Training Courses TANDBERG Television provides a wide range of training courses on the operation and maintenance of our products and on their supporting technologies. TANDBERG can provide both regularly scheduled courses and training tailored to individual needs. Courses can be run either at your premises or at one of our dedicated training facilities.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    1.4.3 What the Satellite Receiver Does ....1-13 1.4.4 Over-air Software Download (Director)..1-14 1.4.5 Input Connections........1-14 1.5 The Terrestrial Receiver.......... 1-14 1.5.1 Typical Terrestrial Arrangement ....1-14 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 1-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 10 Introduction List of Figures List of Tables Figure 1.1: Front View of an Alteia plus Satellite Receiver ....1-3 Table 1.1: Marketing Code Suffixes..........1-4 Figure 1.2: Make-up of Alteia Marketing Codes ......1-3 Table 1.2: Models and Software Versions Covered by this Manual................

  • Page 11: Scope Of This Manual

    Figure 1.1: Front View of an Alteia plus Satellite Receiver NOTE… Alteia plus products are identified by having Marketing codes ending in /94xB or /94xC. The Marketing Code and fitted options are displayed as part of the System Menu (#13) accessed through the LCD display. The Marketing Code is...

  • Page 12: Marketing Code Suffixes

    8PSK/QPSK Satellite Receiver with 4:2:0/4:2:2 capability with a set of 2.8® Analogue and Digital optional enhanced features and improved jitter performance when frame sync’d. PAL-M operation is fully supported. Page 1-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 13: Table 1.3: Main Features Of The Decoder Range

    4:2:0/4:2:2 packet burst mode input supported. M2/PSR/932C has 4 x L-band inputs. Used with the E5100 and E6100 Encoders (Digital ENG) – see Manuals ST.TM.E10065 and ST.TM.E10016. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 1-5 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 14: Table 1.4: Main Features Of The Receiver Range

    M2/PTRE/948C 70 IF MHz input functionality added. B and C variants. Alteia plus added to titles throughout. BISS functionality added. Additional freeze frame option (no syncs) added. Linear Audio to year 2000 specification. D variants. As B and C variants plus PAL-M operation is fully supported.

  • Page 15: Summary Of Features

    The Alteia and Alteia plus range offers the following features: · Multiple RF Inputs (Satellite Receivers) ² L-band Alteia (Satellite) Receivers have either 2 or 4 inputs (dependent on model). These are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 ² An Over-air force retune command can be received from the Director system.

  • Page 16: Enhanced Features (Alteia Plus)

    ² Semi-decrypted, encrypted, decrypted (depends on CA used) · Director System: ² Over-air remote control is available if the Alteia is used as part of a Director system (Over-air software downloading, Re-start, Tuning and Retuning etc.) ·...

  • Page 17: Inputs

    M2/PTR/948[A], M2/PTRE/942, M2/PTRE/948C M2/PTRE/948CVL · One analogue composite video output carried on a BNC connector. · One ITU-R BT.656 digital video output carried on a BNC connector. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 1-9 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 18: Audio Outputs

    Alarm Menu pages) which alarm conditions drive the relay and also the general front-panel ALARM LED. This is described in Chapter 4, Alarms and Annex C, Menus. Page 1-10 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 19: Conditional Access And Scrambling

    Introduction 1.2.4 Conditional Access and Scrambling The following Conditional Access and Scrambling options are available for the Alteia and Alteia plus range of Satellite Receivers, Decoders and M2/PTRE/948C Terrestrial Receivers. · No Conditional Access · Basic Interoperable Scrambling System (BISS) only ·...

  • Page 20: What The Decoder Does

    · M2/PSR/942[A][B][C][D] (BPSK/QPSK) 1.4.2 Typical Satellite System The Alteia Satellite Receiver is a component of the MPEG-2/DVB compliant range of TANDBERG Television equipment. It is designed for use by broadcasters and distributors of video, audio and data services over satellite.

  • Page 21: What The Satellite Receiver Does

    Multiple satellite channels Multiple services on the tuned satellite channel Multiple components on the selected service Figure 1.6: What the Satellite Receiver Does Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 1-13 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 22: Over-Air Software Download (Director)

    Introduction 1.4.4 Over-air Software Download (Director) The Alteia Satellite Receiver is shipped with the appropriate firmware installed, but it is designed to allow replacement of this code by new versions of software transmitted over-air. The new code is downloaded as a background task in the same transport stream as used for the normal transmission of services.

  • Page 23: What The Terrestrial Receiver Does

    The Terrestrial Receiver has UHF and Baseband COFDM interfaces. They operate between 4.98 and 31.67 MSymbol/s. NOTE… Because the Alteia is used for monitoring, it is fitted with an internal 20 dB attenuator. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 1-15...

  • Page 24: The Digital Eng Receiver

    Alteia Control Modes 1.7.1 Introduction The Alteia is designed for unattended operation. Once set up, it requires no further attention except to ensure the fan is working. There are up to three control modes associated with the Receiver (Local, Remote and Over-air control depending on the options fitted).

  • Page 25: Local Control (Via The Front Panel)

    Local Only. The Normal state is the usual operating condition of the Alteia. In this state, the MENU control can be used to scan the first page in each of the menus. The SELECT control, steps through the pages of the displayed menu.

  • Page 26: Remote Control

    LOCAL (Menu #13: Page 1 or CMO:LOM) · REMOTE (CMO:RCM) The Alteia can be put into a LOCAL LOCKOUT condition. Once in this condition, there are two ways to recover control: · Cancelling the LOCAL LOCKOUT using an over-air command ·...

  • Page 27: Guided Tour

    MENU control. In EDIT mode, the SELECT control is used to scroll through options or increment values on an editable page in a Menu group. Figure 1.15: Front Panel Controls Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 1-19 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 28: Front Panel Leds

    Lit when the unit has locked to the incoming signal. Lit when the unit has not locked to the incoming signal. Figure 1.16: Alteia Front Panel Indicators Page 1-20 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 29: Bit Error Ratio Meter

    Green indicates correct conditions and correct system functioning. 1.8.4 Bit Error Ratio Meter All Alteia models excluding the M2/PDU/9xx variants are fitted with a Bit Error Ratio (BER) status meter. This gives an indication of the robustness of the incoming signal.

  • Page 30: Conditional Access And Scrambling Options

    Figure 1.19 shows a typical Satellite Receiver rear panel. Connector descriptions are given in Chapter 2, Installing the Equipment. Figure 1.19: Alteia Satellite Receiver Rear Panel Page 1-22 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 31 2.5.2 AC Power Supply Cord......... 2-7 General............2-7 Wire Colours..........2-7 2.5.3 Use of the Mains Cable Retaining Clip (if fitted)............. 2-8 2.5.4 Connecting the Equipment to the AC Power Supply..........2-8 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 32 Table 2.19: Audio Monitor, Front Panel........2-21 Table 2.20: RS-422 High-speed Data Connector......2-21 Table 2.21: RS-232 Low-speed Data Connector......2-22 Table 2.22: Remote Control Connector........2-23 Table 2.23: Auxiliary Relays Interface......... 2-24 Page 2-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 33: Read This First

    Installing the Equipment Read This First! 2.1.1 Handling The Alteia must be handled and installed carefully and thoughtfully to prevent safety hazards and damage. 2.1.2 Installing the Equipment Ensure the personnel designated to fit the unit have the appropriate skills and knowledge.

  • Page 34: Installing The Equipment

    2. Do not install units so that the air intake of one aligns with the outlet on another. Provide baffles and adequate spacing. The Alteia should never be placed near or over a radiator or other source of heat. It should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a rack unless proper ventilation is provided and the instructions have been adhered to.

  • Page 35: Installing Cables - Safety

    IF THE RECEIVER HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR POWER SURGE WHICH HAS STOPPED IT WORKING, DISCONNECT THE POWER IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT REAPPLY POWER UNTIL IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR SAFETY. IF IN DOUBT, CONTACT TANDBERG TELEVISION CUSTOMER SERVICES.

  • Page 36: Emc Compliance Statements

    OVERLOAD WALL OUTLETS AND EXTENSION CORDS AS THIS CAN RESULT IN A RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. AC SUPPLY. THE ALTEIA RANGE OF RECEIVERS AND DECODERS ARE NOT FITTED WITH AN AC POWER ON/OFF SWITCH. ENSURE THE SUPPLY SOCKET OUTLET IS INSTALLED OR LOCATED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE.

  • Page 37: Ac Power Supply Cord

    NOTE... The Alteia is not fitted with an ac power supply ON/OFF switch. Ensure that the socket-outlet supplying the equipment is installed near the equipment so that it is easily accessible.

  • Page 38: Use Of The Mains Cable Retaining Clip (If Fitted)

    As there is no mains power switch fitted to this unit, ensure the local ac power supply is switched OFF before connecting the supply cord. Connect the mains lead to the Alteia and then to the local supply. Technical Earth Connection...

  • Page 39: Signal Connections

    Installing the Equipment 2. Eliminate the migration of stray charges when connecting between equipment. The Technical Earth provides a suitable connection between the Alteia and the installation to give a low impedance path at normal operating frequencies. NOTE… Early versions were not fitted with a Technical Earth connection.
  • Page 40 RS-232/485 MODULE Optical ASI-O Auto-ranging PSU Mains Input Asynchronous Serial Interface Technical Earth Technical Earth Copper ASI-C Asynchronous Serial Interface Figure 2.7: Alteia and Alteia plus Connections Page 2-10 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 41: Input Connectors, By Alteia Model

    Table 2.5: DVB-ASI Copper Connector Item Specification Connector type BNC, Female 75 W Connector designation ASI-C Cable specification capable of transmitting a maximum frequency of 850 MHz Centre Signal Shield Ground/Chassis Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-11 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 42 Pin 23 ¾ DATA_0 (-) Pin 11 ¾ DVALID (+) Pin 24 ¾ DVALID (-) Pin 12 ¾ PKT_SYNC (+) Pin 25 ¾ PKT_SYNC (-) Pin 13 ¾ PROT GND Page 2-12 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 43: P8R Satellite Receiver Qpsk/8Psk

    2. The F-type connector is not suitable for repeated connection and disconnection. If it is intended to use the Receiver in this way, fit a sacrificial connector and make connections to it. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-13...

  • Page 44: Psr Satellite Receiver Qpsk /Bpsk

    2. The F-type connector is not suitable for repeated connection and disconnection. If it is intended to use the Receiver in this way, fit a sacrificial connector and make connections to it. Page 2-14 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 45: Ptr Terrestrial Receiver

    Table 2.10: Baseband Input Connector (Terrestrial Receiver) Item Specification Connector type BNC Female Connector designation BASEBAND INPUT Pin: Centre RF Input Shield Ground/Chassis Impedance 50 W (nominal) Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-15 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 46: Ptre Digital Eng Receiver

    525 or 625 line standard (the line standard must match that of the video signal being decoded). The decoded video in the Alteia plus is locked to a local video source at a head-end or other installation where multiple units are working together.

  • Page 47: Output Connectors, By Connector Type

    Pin 23 ¾ DATA_0 (-) Pin 11 ¾ DVALID (+) Pin 24 ¾ DVALID (-) Pin 12 ¾ PKT_SYNC (+) Pin 25 ¾ PKT_SYNC (-) Pin 13 ¾ PROT GND Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-17 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 48: Digital Video Output

    Connector type Alteia models: 2 x BNC, Female - both carry the same video signal. Alteia plus models: 1 x BNC, 75 W, Female – carrying Video, the 2 BNC is the FRAME SYNC connector if the option is purchased, else it is VIDEO OUT 2.

  • Page 49: Video Test Connector, Front Panel

    Pin Connections Pin 1 External of cable (shield/ground) Pin 2 Live (Hot/+ve phase) Pin 3 Return (Cold/-ve phase) Nominal output impedance 50 W Load impedance ³600 W balanced Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-19 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 50: Digital Audio Outputs

    When the digital output is used, the corresponding Audio-left connector is unused. Further information regarding the AES/EBU digital outputs can be found in Table B-29 and Table C-19. Page 2-20 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 51: Audio #1, #2 L&R (Front Panel)

    Pin 1 ¾ Ground Pin 8 ¾ GROUND Pin 4 ¾ DATA (+) Pin 11 ¾ DATA (-) Pin 6 ¾ CLOCK (+) Pin 13 ¾ CLOCK (-) Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-21 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 52: Rs-232 Data

    Pin 3 ¾ Not Used Pin 5 ¾ Ground Pin 6 ¾ Not used Pin 7 ¾ Not used Pin 8 ¾ Not used Pin 9 ¾ Not used Page 2-22 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 53: Remote Control

    — Ground Ground input Data Set Ready (DSR) Not Tx output Request to Send (RTS) input Clear to Send (CTS) Not Rx — Not connected Not connected Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 2-23 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 54: Auxiliary Relays Interface

    (default) or closed to ground. Alarm Menu #5 allocates alarms to the relay contacts. Alteia Satellite Receivers have an AGC connector that provides an output voltage referenced to ground for use with automatic antenna pointing systems. The voltage is an isolated sample of the Receiver’s AGC. Shorting this output to ground does not affect the unit’s performance.
  • Page 55 3.4.4 Selecting Data Component......3-12 Figure 3.2: Automatic Selection of Languages......3-11 3.4.5 Setting up the Conditional Figure 3.3: Using the Preset Menu..........3-16 Access/Scrambling ........3-12 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 3-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 56: Operating The Equipment Locally

    Table 3.6: Setting up the Digital ENG Receiver ......3-8 Table 3.18: Clearing a Pre-set Service........3-18 Table 3.7: Setting up the Decoder..........3-9 Table 3.8: Selecting a Service............3-9 Page 3-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 57: Powering The Equipment

    This equipment should not be operated unless the cooling fan is working and there is a free-air flow around the unit. Connect the signal inputs and ac power supply to the Alteia and switch on. After a short period of initialisation and the Alteia gaining lock, the unit powers up in Normal mode.

  • Page 58: Power-Up Operating Modes

    Operating the Equipment Locally 3.1.4 Power-up Operating Modes If the EDIT button is pressed (and held until the name ALTEIA appears in the display) as power is applied, the Alteia enters the Front Panel test mode (see Chapter 6, Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding).

  • Page 59: Front Panel Controls And Pushbuttons

    RIGHT and LEFT buttons as described in Table 3.2. Press the EDIT button on the front panel. The button LED will come on to show the Alteia is in EDIT mode. Use the SELECT control to step through the This action scrolls through the options in a continuous loop.

  • Page 60: Setting Up The Input (Menu #4)

    Press the EDIT button on the front panel. The button LED will come on to show the Alteia is in EDIT mode. Use the RIGHT or LEFT button to move Each button has an in-built LED that turns on if the button function is the cursor to the required digit.

  • Page 61: Terrestrial Receiver

    4). If hierarchy is present (check on page 11), select The final SAVE action will LOCK the receiver to the chosen incoming the priority multiplex required. stream. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 3-7 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 62: Digital Eng Receiver (From Version 2.8.3)

    If a parameter change is made, AUTO-MODE will have to be reset to ON to obtain a lock, or settings will have to be changed manually. Page 3-8 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 63: Decoder

    Action Result Go to Menu #4, page 2 and select the required This sets the input for the Alteia input. If Auto is chosen, ensure that the input. signal is only routed to one connector at a time. Press the SAVE button to store the option.

  • Page 64: Selecting The Preferred Component Language

    Selecting the Preferred Component Language Pages 2 to 4 of Menu #3 allow the default languages for the audio channels and subtitles to be specified. The Alteia uses the default languages, if it can’t find these, then the first language specified in the PMT is used.

  • Page 65: Selecting The Audio Component

    · Manual or remote selection for each individual service The Alteia has two independent audio decoders. Each decoder can output a stereo pair or two mono-audio channels. Each decoder uses the language descriptor within the Service Information (SI) to select the required audio component.

  • Page 66: Audio Selection - Automatic

    To automatically select an audio language, the Alteia must have the default languages (for Audio1 and Audio2) defined. These are set in Menus #8 and #9 page 3. Whenever a new service is selected, the Alteia automatically searches for that language. This feature enables a number of Alteias to select different languages from the same transport stream.

  • Page 67: Remote Authorisation System (Ras)

    RAS has two levels of operation. These are designated as RAS1 and RAS2. RAS1 has a fixed control word to encrypt the data in the transport stream. Some control words are reserved for use in the TANDBERG Television DSNG Encoder.

  • Page 68: Setting Up The Transport Stream Output (Tso)

    In Menu # 11 (Data), go to page 3. This displays the current status of the incoming Transport Stream. If the Alteia is appropriately authorised, and the TSO selection is DECRYPTED, The Transport Stream Output will then the transport stream passes through the CA module as follows: be formatted according to the ·...

  • Page 69: Asi Output Mode

    Assigning Status Items (Menu #1) Using the Status Menu Pages This group of pages is the primary Menu for the Alteia. The factory default for page 1 is for it to display the current service name. There are four other pages (initially blank) which allow items associated with the service to be displayed in an order determined by the operator.

  • Page 70: Setting Up Preset Services (Menu #2)

    This group allows up to 20 (00 to 19) services to be stored as presets. Selecting a Service from the preset list in Menu #2 page 1 automatically reconfigures the Alteia to receive that Service with its associated parameters set as stored.

  • Page 71: Setting Up The Power-Up Default Preset Service

    SELECT control to access a storage slot. Figure 3.4: Setting Up the Power-up Default The LAST VALID SERVICE can be chosen instead to allow the Alteia to power up to the Service that was in use at power-down. Table 3.17: Setting up the Default Preset Service...

  • Page 72: Clearing A Preset Service

    For Frame Synchronisation to work, the Frame Sync option (M2/PRO/SYNC) must have been purchased and installed in the unit. This being the case, the Alteia plus software will detect it during initialisation and show the corresponding menu screen (menu #6 (Video) page 13).
  • Page 73 4.2 Operational Alarm Conditions ........4-5 4.2.1 Asynchronous Data Alarm ......4-5 4.2.2 Closed Captions (Software Version 2.2 and Earlier) ........... 4-5 4.3 Summary Alarm Masking and Relay Setting..... 4-6 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 4-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 74 Alarms BLANK Page 4-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 75: Front Panel Alarms And Indications

    LED Status Description Not lit The Alteia is not locked either because the incoming transport stream is not present or it is not valid. Green A valid transport stream has been detected and the unit has locked to it. AUTHORIZED Indication...

  • Page 76: Authorised Led Indications And Alarms (Ca)

    Summary Alarm The front panel summary ALARM LED provides a high-level indication of an alarm within the unit. The alarm list depends on the Alteia model. The alarm lights under the following conditions (if not masked – see Annex C, Menus, Menu #5): ·...

  • Page 77: Operational Alarm Conditions

    If the Closed Captions option is ENABLED and the incoming service does not contain them, a VBI alarm will be raised in Menu #5. Mask the alarm on the same page. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 4-5 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 78 10 - LIMITS BER LEVEL [Sets BER and LEVEL alarm threshold values] & FUNCTION / MODULE 02 - LEVEL [Shows input level] Figure 4.2: Satellite Receiver Alarm Sources Page 4-6 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 79 Table 5.2: DVB ASI Optical Output ..........5-4 5.1.2 Connector Details ......... 5-3 Table 5.3: Options (Purchasable)..........5-4 DVB ASI Copper Connector ......5-3 DVB ASI Optical Connector......5-4 5.2 Options (Purchasable) ..........5-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 5-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 80 Options BLANK Page 5-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 81 SELV Connector type BNC, Female 75 W Connector designation TSO ASI Cable specification Capable of transmitting a maximum frequency of 850 MHz Connection Pin: Signal Shield: Ground/Chassis Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 5-3 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 82 VBI reinsertion Software M2/PRO/AVBI 2.4 and later NOTES… A software upgrade to v2.8 would require the installation of Linear Audio (SMPTE 302M-2000). M2/PTRE/948CVL comprises M2/PTRE/948C plus M2/PRO/LINA. Page 5-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 83 6.4.6 Closed Captions (Software Version 2.2 and Earlier) ........... 6-6 6.4.7 Remote Control..........6-6 6.4.8 Frame Sync Not Working......6-6 6.4.9 Terrestrial Receiver M2/PTR/9xx....6-7 High BER Reading........6-7 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 6-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 84 Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding BLANK Page 6-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 85 When replacement parts are required, be sure only parts specified by TANDBERG Television Ltd (or having the same characteristics as the original part) have been used. Unauthorised substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 6-3 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 86 There is a customer service centre open round the clock, every day of the year, in your time zone. TANDBERG’s years of design and support experience enable it to offer a range of service options that will meet your needs at a price that makes sense.
  • Page 87 Testing The Front Panel Setting up the Test Mode Press and hold the EDIT button, then power up the Alteia. When the name ALTEIA is displayed, the unit is in Test Mode: release the EDIT button. The LCD display will not proceed to the usual start-up routine.

  • Page 88: Closed Captions (Software Version 2.2 And Earlier)

    CAUTION… Be sure to set the correct format and address via the front panel before attempting to use this input. The Alteia will ignore any remote control commands if the input is not correctly set. 6.4.8 Frame Sync Not Working Following the questions and steps below will help you solve the problem.
  • Page 89 Therefore it may be necessary to adjust the input level to achieve the optimum measurement criteria. In the Alteia, seven signal degradation modes are provided, whilst in the ‘0’ position the signal degradation mode is switched off. Mode 1 provides a setting about mid-range.
  • Page 90 The Alteia is designed for user accessible fuse replacement. In addition to the fuse in the supply cable plug (if appropriate) a fuse is held in the fuse carrier of the ac power inlet at the rear of the Alteia. Table 6.1: Fuse Information...
  • Page 91 6.6.2 Equipment Dispose of this equipment safely at the end of its life. Local codes and/or environmental restrictions may affect its disposal. Check with your local authority. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page 6-9 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 92 Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding BLANK Page 6-10 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 93 The following list covers most of the abbreviations, acronyms and terms as used in TANDBERG Television Limited Manuals. All terms may not be included in this manual. Micrometre (former name - micron): a unit of length equal to one millionth (10 ) of a metre.
  • Page 94 (RS) coding followed by convolutional coding to add extra bits to the transmitted signal. This allows a large number of errors at the receive end to be corrected by convolutional (Viterbi) decoding followed by RS decoding. Page A-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 95 EN 300 429 for cable and EN 300 744 for terrestrial). DVB SI Digital Video Broadcasting Service Information. DVB-PI DVB-Professional Interfaces: TTV Lan search shows – DVB Physical Interfaces Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page A-3 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 96 Group of Pictures: MPEG video compression works more effectively by processing a number of video frames as a block. The TANDBERG Television Encoder normally uses a 12 frame GOP; every twelfth frame is an I frame. Graphical User Interface: The use of pictures rather than just words to represent the input and output of a program.
  • Page 97 1600 MHz). Local Oscillator. Least significant bit. Luminance The television signal representing brightness, or the amount of light at any point in a picture. The Y in YC Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page A-5 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 98 MCPC Multiple Channels Per Carrier. Multiplex Element Manager: A GUI based control system, part of the range of TANDBERG Television compression system control element products. The evolution 5000 MEM holds a model of the system hardware. Using this model, it controls the individual system elements to configure the output multiplexes from the incoming elementary streams.
  • Page 99 TV - A concept having a precise definition within ISO 13818-1 (MPEG-2). For a transport stream, the timebase is defined by the PCR. The use of the PCR for timing information creates a virtual channel within the stream. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page A-7...
  • Page 100 Random Access Memory: A volatile storage device for digital data. Data may be written to, or read from, the device as often as required. When power is removed, the data it contains is lost. Remote Authorization System: A TANDBERG TV proprietary public-key encryption system used to prevent unauthorized viewing of a TV programme or programmes.
  • Page 101 Transport stream it is in (i.e. DVB, ATSC etc.). It may also contain other descriptors. Transport Stream Processor. TVCT Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table (ATSC). 44.45 mm (rack height standard). Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page A-9 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 102 A type of programmable Integrated Circuit. Y (Luminance) Defines the brightness of a particular point on a TV line. The only signal required for black and white pictures. Page A-10 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 103 B.5.1 Conditions ..........B-19 B.3.5 Terrestrial Receivers........B-12 B.5.2 Physical............B-19 Models ............B-12 B.6 Power Supply ............B-20 UHF Input Specification ......B-12 Net Input Data Rates ........B-13 B.7 Compliance............. B-21 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 104 Table B.38: Physical Parameters ..........B-19 M2/PSR models ............B-11 Table B.39: Power Supply Specifications........B-20 Table B.17: L-band Satellite Input — Eb/N Ratio: 8PSK/QPSK, all M2/PSR models ......B-11 Page B-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 105: General Information

    Current Also accepts 70 MHz input Digital ENG Alteia M2/PTRE/942 Current M2/PTRE/942B Obsolete Replaced by M2/PTRE/948C Alteia plus M2/PTRE/948C Current M2/PTRE/948CVL Current For use with Voyager Lite Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-3 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 106: Video

    -N Combination, -N Normal, -M (PAL-M on D variants only) or NTSC-M (with or without pedestal). NOTE… Be aware that although PAL-M may be selectable on earlier versions of Alteia, its performance is fully supported and guaranteed on D variants only. Page B-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 107: Performance Figures

    Chrominance to PM noise ratio 0-4 MHz: ±0.2 dB; 4.8 MHz: ±1.5 dB Luminance freq. response Vertical Blanking Signals The Alteia range of M2/Pxx/9x2 Receivers and Decoders support the following VBI reinsertion and signalling: · Closed Captioning (525-line sub-titling system) ·...

  • Page 108: Audio Performance

    Digital audio outputs as fitted to M2/Pxx/94x models only, comply with E1A-422 and have a maximum data rate of 3.072 Mbit/s. EIA-422-A-1978: Electrical characteristics of balanced voltage digital interface circuits. Page B-6 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 109: Internal Decoder

    Rate FEC — — 7.37 — 69.11 B.2.3 Alteia plus The Transport Stream bit-rate in the Alteia plus versions is not dependent on the incoming video bit-rate. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-7 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 110: Input Specifications

    0.53872 - 54 Mbit/s Error decoding None The DVB ASI Copper input is byte-mode only for M2/PDU/942B. It is byte-mode and single packet burst mode for M2/PDU/942C. Page B-8 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 111 Applies to the selected input. The non-selected input is reflective. EN 301 210: Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Framing Structure, channel coding and modulation for Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) and other contribution applications by satellite. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-9 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 112 EN 300 421: Framing structure, channel coding and modulation for 11/12 GHz satellite services. The displayed frequency is either L-band or SHF dependent on the LNB frequency and the SHF carrier frequency set in the satellite receiver input menu. Page B-10 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 113 Ru188. See EN 300 421 and EN 301 210 specification. For more detailed specification information and advice on performance in specific applications, please contact TANDBERG Television Customer Services. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-11 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 114 LNB Power and Control This section applies to M2/P8R/942[A] and all M2/PSR/9xx models. The Alteia range of QPSK Satellite Receivers provides LNB power and control signals through the active RF input connector. The 22 kHz tone is turned ON and remains on when high-band is selected. LNB power and controls are enabled through the Satellite Input Menu (#4) Pages, see Annex C, Menus.

  • Page 115: Baseband Connector

    Table B.21: Terrestrial Receiver Baseband Connector: M2/PTR/94x[A] Input Specification BNC, 50 W, Female Connector type Centre frequency 4.5714286 MHz Signal bandwidth 7.612 MHz Direction of spectrum Normal Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-13 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 116: Digital Eng Receivers

    Software versions 2.1 and 2.2: This connector is not used. Alteia models – Connector used to provide an additional analogue video output. Alteia plus models: Software version 2.3 and later – Connector used for Frame Sync input. Page B-14 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders...

  • Page 117: Output Specifications

    -N Combination, -N Normal or NTSC-M, with or without pedestal (set in Video Menu, #6) Composite video level 1 Vpk-pk in 75W nominal Composite video level adjustment 0.7 to 1.3 Vpk-pk Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-15 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 118: Digital Video

    ±3 dBm from the clipping level Compression layers MPEG-2 layers 1 and 2, Dolby Digital (AC-3) Sampling rates 32, 44×1, 48 kHz Data rates All MPEG-2 rates Page B-16 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 119: Digital Audio

    Stereo pair is coded taking advantage of the stereo nature of the channels. Stereo Stereo pair is coded as two mono signals - the signals are output to the two XLR connectors. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-17 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 120: Data Outputs

    In integer multiples of 56 kbit/s and 64 kbit/s up to 2.048 Mbit/s (Subject to the number and type of services in the multiplex) NOTE… High-speed RS-422 Synchronous data is available on suffix A Alteias (e.g. M2/PSR/942A) and Alteia plus. B.4.5...

  • Page 121: Discrete Control And Summary Alarm Relays

    486.8 mm (with rack fixing brackets) Depth 433.5 mm (over connectors) Rack mounting standard 1U x 19 inches (1U º 44.45 mm) Weight 4 kg (8.8 lbs) approximate Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-19 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 122: Power Supply

    CEE 22/IEC 320 3-pin male receptacle Fuse rated voltage 250 Vac Fuse type T1.6A, H250 V, 5x20mm, IEC 127-1 and UL recognised. Consumption 75 W nominal Power cable connector fuse Page B-20 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 123: Compliance

    The version of the standards shown is that applicable at the time of manufacture. The EMC tests were performed with the Technical earth attached, and configured using recommended cables. Both 1992 and 1997 versions. Applies to PTR model only. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page B-21 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 124 Australian Radiocommunications (Compliance and Labelling – Incidental Emissions) Notice made under s.182 of Radiocommunications Act 1992. NOTE... The C-Tick mark was first affixed to this product in 1999. Page B-22 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 125 C.16.3 Director System.......... C-38 C.8.1 Decoder Alarm Menu Pages.......C-19 Using the PIN Number ....... C-38 C.8.2 Satellite Receiver Alarm Menu Pages ..C-20 Setting the PIN Number ......C-38 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 126 Table C.13: Terrestrial Alarm Menu (#5) Pages......C-21 Table C.37: Engineering Menu (#14) Pages .......C-39 Table C.14: Video Menu (#6) Pages ...........C-22 Table C.15: Video Menu (#6) Pages for Alteia plus Models..C-23 Page C-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders...
  • Page 127 LCD Front Panel Display Menu Tree Figure C.2 and Figure C.3 illustrate the menu tree accessed from the front panel for the Alteia range of products. The following conventions are used to aid understanding: Items contained in a box allow access to further information, editable or selectable items.
  • Page 128 TPS / Relay / Mask is immediately displayed if Temperature an Over-Air message is Time Sync received. User Mask Alarm Figure C.2: Pages under Menus #1 to #7 (excluding #4) Page C-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 129 ý Only available if Frame Sync Small RBUFF Mode Frame Sync 525 (Enhanced Models only) þ Option is purchased. 525 Video Start Figure C.3: Pages under Menus #8 to #14 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-5 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 130 OFDM Carrier Mode Channel Space Modulation FEC Rate Signal Degradation Post RS Errors Hierarchy Mode Hierarchy Stream Input Selection Limits BER Figure C.4: Pages under Menu #4 Page C-6 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 131: Fields And Lines

    · Editable. This indicates that there are items on that page, which have values that are entered directly by the operator. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-7 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 132: Status Menu (#1

    C.4.1 Status Menu Pages This is the primary menu group for the Alteia. Any five of the Alteia’s menu pages can be displayed in any order as required. Alteia reverts to Menu #1 page 1 when the front panel controls have not been used for approximately three minutes.

  • Page 133: Preset (Services) Menu (#2

    This group allows up to 20 (00 to 19) services to be stored as presets. Selecting a Service via the Preset menu automatically reconfigures the Alteia. It also allows the power-up default (Menu #2, page 3) to be set. Where a choice exists, each preset can have a selected language, network name and service provider associated with it.

  • Page 134: Service Menu (#3

    If the stream is Dolby digital and is not enabled, the language does not form part of the list. · If the Alteia model has a B suffix (e.g. M2/PSR/942B) and the audio is encoded as Linear audio, the language displays LINEAR. ·...
  • Page 135 Audio channel 2 is set to the language which best matches the preferences defined in Menu #9. Decoding is as for Audio 1. If a DVB Subtitle stream (page 4) is found, the Alteia is set decode the language which best matches the one selected in the SUBTITLES/VBI Menu (#7).

  • Page 136: Input Menu (#4) For Various Models

    AUTO (ASI-C(1) ® ASI-C(2) ® SPI) The inputs to the Decoder could be fully wired and each input active. The required SOURCE can be chosen using page 2. Page C-12 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 137 #4 INPUT 1 311/11 Sets the upper and lower limits of the satellite editable SEARCH RANGE signal acquisition process. +/- 5000 kHz Minimum increment is 1 kHz. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-13 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 138: Terrestrial Receiver Input Menu

    313/13 This page allows the limit Post-Viterbi BER threshold. An alarm is editable LIMITS BER generated if the BER is above the threshold. n.n E - nn Page C-14 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 139 This will be apparent from a higher than expected BER or lack of video. Normal lock up is achieved by disconnecting and reconnecting the input again. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-15...

  • Page 140: Terrestrial Receiver Input Menu

    This page allows the automatic selection of SPECTRUM ON, OFF selectable AUTO MODE INVERSION, GUARD INTERVAL and CARRIER MODE; Causing the unit to hunt for the correct setting. Page C-16 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 141 Menus Pages Display Description Options 316/16 #4 INPUT Display of the instantaneous Modulation Error Ratio (MER) Values 0 - 32 14:00 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-17 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 142 E - nn When using the combination 64QAM, 3/4 FEC, 1/32 Guard Interval and 204 packet length, please refer to the CAUTION on the following page. Page C-18 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 143 This page allows the current mask configuration to be stored (default STORE, selectable USER ALARM MASK is all alarms masked). Restore allows the user to recall the previously RESTORE STORE stored mask (which could be the default). Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-19 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 144 This page allows the current mask configuration to be stored (default is STORE, selectable USER ALARM MASK all alarms masked). Restore allows the user to recall the previously RESTORE STORE stored mask (which could be the default). Page C-20 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 145: Terrestrial And Digital Eng Receiver Alarm Menu Pages

    This page allows the current mask configuration to be stored (default is STORE, Selectable USER ALARM MASK all alarms masked). Restore allows the user to recall the previously RESTORE STORE NONE stored mask (which could be the default). Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-21 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 146: Video Menu (#6

    C.9.1 General Menus This menu group applies to all Alteia models and allows the video to be configured and its status checked. The word OK or FAIL appears in line 1 on all pages dependent on whether the video module is running.

  • Page 147: Additional Menus For Alteia Plus Models

    Menus C.9.2 Additional Menus for Alteia plus Models There are a number of menus that are applicable to Alteia plus models. Table C.15: Video Menu (#6) Pages for Alteia plus Models Pages Display Description Options #6 VIDEO 310/164 This page allows the user to enable or disable the pass-through of...

  • Page 148: Subtitle/Vbi Menu (#7

    The line resolution can be checked on Menu #6, Page 1. When in video pass-through mode, the pages displayed under Menu #7 may not be correct. Page C-24 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 149: Menu #7 (Software Version 2.4 And Later

    Vertical Interval Test Signals (VITS) and enables/disables various types of Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) data. Menu pages 3, 6, 9 and 10 are displayed in Alteia as pages 1 to 4, of 4. Pages 1 through 10 are all displayed by Alteia plus as shown in Table C.18.
  • Page 150 The Receiver auto-detects this and switches into pass-through mode. In this mode, any VBI can be transferred. NOTE… When in video pass-through mode, the pages displayed under menu #7 may not be correct. Page C-26 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 151 CLOSED CAPTIONS (see notes 2 and 3) CC/VCHIP PRESENT ENABLED #7 SUBTITLE/VBI 37/104 VBI DATA VBI DATA (see note 3) 625 REINSERTION LINE nn ENABLED Figure C.6: Building Up the VBI Output Data Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-27 ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 152: Audio 1 Menu (#8

    LO RO (CONVENTIONAL STEREO: Stereo without Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound). selectable AC3 DOWNMIXING MODE LT RT (PRO LOGIC STEREO: Stereo compatible with Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound). LT RT Page C-28 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 153: Audio 2 Menu (#9

    This page displays the current status of the conditional access module. SERVICE STATUS VGUARD UNAUTHORIZED #10 CA 32/2 If neither VideoGuard nor RAS is installed, this non-editable page is NO CA INSTALLED displayed. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-29 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 154 Other Models: NONE Teletext is only available on models with suffix B, e.g. M2/PSR/942B. Synchronous, high-speed, data is only available on models with suffixes A or B, e.g. M2/PSR/942A. Page C-30 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 155 Use new card – old card already chained PURCHASED FAILED PPV purchased failed BAD PPV PACKET Purchase failed SPECIAL BIT SET Special bit set PURCHASE OK Purchase successful PURCHASE NOT OK Purchase failed Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-31 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 156 Incorrect switch version (general) 00-07 Timed out (general) Table C.30: Download Status – Error Type (TT) Error Type (TT) Description General Error Section Error PMT Error CDS Error No Error Page C-32 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 157 RAS MODE - DSNG and the DSNG DSNG KEY — 7 digits to KEY must be entered. match DSNG (default º 0000000). Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-33 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 158 See CAUTION following this table. CAUTION… Software version 2.1.1 or earlier. In the M2/PTR/942 receiver, the Encrypt mode (Menu #11, page 3) should always be used. Page C-34 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 159 Page Display Description #12 TIMERS 1/24 This page displays the current time and date being used by the Alteia. TIME DATE · If the unit is locked to a stream, this is locked to time information contained in the stream.
  • Page 160 For any earlier Encoder, the small rate buffer should be enabled. #13 SYSTEM 323/23 This allows the start line for 525-line standard to be specified. 22, 23 selectable 525 VIDEO START LINE 23 Page C-36 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 161 · System 3000 12U and 6U Encoders M2/EDS[3]/… If trouble is encountered when decoding a non-TANDBERG 4:2:2 transmission, enabling the Small Rate Buffer may resolve the problem. Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-37 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 162 3 seconds, the SET PIN display is entered with the old PIN still valid. #13 SYSTEM 32/234 #13 SYSTEM 32/234 PIN INVALID SET PIN * * * * * * * * Figure C.8: Setting the PIN Number (Director Systems) Page C-38 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 163 Current Service setting. (Not supported at ver 2.3; Version 2.32 supports Teletext). TELETEXT DATA NOT SUPPORTED 312/12 #14 ENGINEERING Current Service setting. (Not supported at ver 2.3.) EMM PID NOT SUPPORTED Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page C-39 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 164 Menus BLANK Page C-40 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 165 D.2.7 Set Emergency Channel.......D-5 D.2.8 Set Relays ............D-5 D.2.9 Set Default Language........D-5 D.2.10 Local Lockout..........D-5 D.2.11 Abort NCP Command ........D-5 D.2.12 Fingerprinting Overt/Covert and Enable/Disable Product ........D-5 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page D-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 166 Using the Alteia [plus] with the Director System BLANK Page D-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 167: Configuring Alteia For Use With Director

    D.1.3 Using the Alteia in the Over-air Mode This section describes the behaviour of the Alteia when it is controlled over-air using the Receiver Control part of the Director PC GUI. It is assumed that the Receiver is entitled to receive Director commands.

  • Page 168: Response To Over-Air Commands

    Take care when retuning to services on different LNB inputs. Force Service Selection is more efficient if the required service is on the same frequency and LNB input. Page D-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...

  • Page 169: Force Service Selection

    Set Default Language Sets an audio decoding preference for Audio 1 and Audio 2 when selecting a service. The Alteia supports a number of default languages, please refer to the manual. If the command does not contain a language on the supported list, it is ignored.
  • Page 170 Using the Alteia [plus] with the Director System BLANK Page D-6 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 171 Annex E Language Abbreviations The Alteia supports the following languages. These are shown in alphabetical order. LANGUAGE ABBREVIATION LANGUAGE ABBREVIATION IRISH ARABIC ITALIAN BASA JAPANESE BENGALI JAVANESE CHINESE KOREAN CZECH MALAY DANISH NORWEGIAN DUTCH PORTUGESE ENGLISH ROMANIAN FINNISH RUSSIAN FRENCH...
  • Page 172 NOTE… The non-ISO languages need to be user defined in the MCC, MEM or Mobile Contribution Encoder for them to be available. Page E-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 173 VITS INSERTION DISABLED VITC INSERTION DISABLED GCR INSERTION DISABLED CC / VCHIP INSERTION ENABLED 525 REINSERTION ALL DISABLED 625 REINSERTION ALL DISABLED DEFAULT SUBTITLES ENGLISH NORMAL SUBTITLES DISABLED Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Page F-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 174 REMOTE ADDRESS - sets the remote control address of the unit. Unaffected REMOTE INTERFACE - sets the remote control connector format. RS-232 LCD CONTRAST Unaffected SMALL RBUFF MODE DISABLED 525 VIDEO START Page F-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 175 Annex G Quick Reference Guide This annex brings together information that allows the Alteia to be put into service quickly. Setting up the Input (Menu #4) G.1.1 M2/PSR/9xx, M2/P8R/9xx Satellite Receiver Table G.1 steps through the setting up the Satellite Receiver using menu #4.
  • Page 176 Action (Menu #4) Go to Menu #4, page 2 and select the required input. This sets the input for the Alteia input. If Auto is chosen, ensure that the signal is only routed to one connector at a time. Press the SAVE button to store the option.
  • Page 177 Page 3 of Menus #8 and #9 allows the audio channels default language to be specified. The Alteia uses the default languages, if it can’t find these, then them first language specified in the PMT is used on Audio 1 and the second on Audio 2.
  • Page 178 Quick Reference Guide BLANK Page G-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 179 IEC 958 professional, C-28 fitted in M2/PTRE/942, 1-15 impedance, B-17 audio summary, 1-10 analogue performance, B-6 connector, 2-19, B-16 sampling rates, B-16 load impedance, B-16 selecting the component, 3-11 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Index-1 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 180 3-9, G-2 analogue composite video output, 2-18 SPI input connector, 2-12 SPI input connectorr, B-8 copper input, 2-11 system, 1-11 copper output, 5-3 default Index-2 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 181 EN 55022. See under electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) engineering menu (#14) network ID, C-39 original network ID, C-39 ghost correction reference (GCR), 1-9, C-25 service ID, C-39 guard interval, C-14, C-16, C-18 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Index-3 ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 182 Director status message, C-8 ISO 13818, 1-7, B-6 #10 CA, C-29 no conditional access, C-29 VideoGuard conditional access, C-30 #11 data, C-34 #12 timers, C-35 joint stereo, audio, B-17 date, C-35 Index-4 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders ST.TM.E9200.8...
  • Page 183 3-17 aspect ratio, C-22 setting up preset service, 3-16 audio, 1-10 preset services audio 1, C-28 clearing, 3-18 audio 1 output level, C-28 menu list, C-9 Instruction Manual: Alteia and Alteia plus Professional Receivers and Decoders Index-5 ST.TM.E9200.8...
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