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ANYWAVE
ACT-9X
ATSC Exciter
User Manual
Version 1.4
ACT-9XU-A -C
May 23, 2014

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  • Page 1 ANYWAVE ACT-9X ATSC Exciter User Manual Version 1.4 ACT-9XU-A -C May 23, 2014...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Anywave Communication Technologies, Inc. 2013, All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted into any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Anywave Communication Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Contents 1 Product Appearance ..................4 1.1 Front Panel ..................... 4 1.2 Back Panel ..................... 5 2 Operation Specifications ................... 6 3 Menu ......................... 9 3.1 Initialization ....................9 3.2 Query Mode ....................9 3.3 User Menu ....................11 3.4 Advanced Menu ...................

  • Page 4: Product Appearance

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 1 Product Appearance 1.1 Front Panel LCD: 40×2 LCD with power saving backlight 6 Buttons : Left, Right, Up, Down, OK, ESC 6 LEDs: TS1: When illuminated, TS_IN_1A or TS_IN_1B or SMPTE_310 senses a valid stream and the signal is OK.

  • Page 5: Back Panel

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 1.2 Back Panel RF IN A: Feedback signal for SNR/IMD displayed and AGC RF feedback option, sampled after the band-pass filter (-5 to -15dBm) RF IN B: Feedback signal, sampled before the band-pass filter (-5 to -15dBm)

  • Page 6: Operation Specifications

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 2 Operation Specifications Environment  Operating Temperature: -10 ~ 50  Operating Humidity: ≤ 95%  Atmospheric Pressure: 86 kPa ~ 106 kPa  Power Supply  Voltage: 88 ~ 264 VAC  Frequency: 50 / 60 Hz ...
  • Page 7 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual  Connector: BNC female  Impedance: 50 Ω  Level: 3.3 V-TTL  Input trigger: Positive Transition  Location: Back Panel 10M OUT   Connector: BNC female  Impedance: 50 Ω  Level: 0 dBm ...
  • Page 8 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Note The electrical interface characteristics are measured under normal conditions. Values may vary. Operating in abnormal conditions may result in damage to the equipment. Long operating hours in severe environments may reduce the reliability of the entire system, which may cause permanent damage to equipment.

  • Page 9: Menu

    3.1 Initialization Connect the power supply of the ACT-9X and then turn on the exciter via the power switch located on the rear of the unit. The initialization process takes about 5 seconds to finish while the RF output level gradually increases to the pre-set value.
  • Page 10 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Note: The "SNR", "LID" and "UID" in Table 2 are the measurement of feedback signal quality. This feedback signal could be from the transmitter RF System coupling ports and their range is from -30 dBm to 0 dBm (Recommended range is -15 dBm to -5 dBm). These measurements are derived from the After-filter Feedback Signal connected to the rear port [RF IN A] BNC connector.

  • Page 11: User Menu

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 3.3 User Menu In Control mode, the user may modify configuration settings of the exciter. There are two levels of control, the User Menu and the Advanced Menu. To enter the User Menu, press both the "Left" and "Right"...
  • Page 12 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual If the exciter supports "MH" option, then the "MODE" parameter in "SYSTEM" sub-menu has 2 options available: "Legacy" and "MH". If "Legacy" is selected, the exciter will operate according to the ATSC (A_53) Legacy standard, otherwise if option "MH" is selected, the exciter will operate in compliance with the ATSC_MH (A_153) standard.
  • Page 13 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual +4.90 +4.95 +5.00 Note: The RF parameter in the “RF” sub-menu turns the RF output of the exciter ON or OFF. The POWER parameter specifies the RF output power level in dB (in the range of -25 to +5 dBm, note: typical exciter output level is <...
  • Page 14 Dummy ENABLE Note: 1) The MODE menu provides settings for the modulation mode selected. The ACT-9X Exciter operates in ATSC Legacy (A/53), and MH (A/153). 2) When in "MH" mode: a. "PID_DET" is read-only parameter whose value is retrieved from MH streams.
  • Page 15 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual c. "TCP_C' and "ZP1F" are defined in standard A/110:2011and are used in SFN mode only. Table 14 CONFIG Menu GATEWAY MASK STANDARD UPGRADE 192.168.001.1 192.168.001.0 255.255.255.0 Default ID: 80H 19200 ASTC ***.***.***.* ***.***.***.* ***.***.***.* ID: 00H...

  • Page 16: Advanced Menu

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 3.4 Advanced Menu To enter the Advanced Menu, first enter the User Menu by pressing both the "Left" and "Right" buttons at the same time to arrive at the menu shown below. Table 15 User Menu...
  • Page 17 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Bit0: The switch of Program Clock Reference Correction function "1" means PCR function is ON; "0" means PCR function is OFF "Sw_Up" and "Sw_Down" are a pair of switches which control the "Slow_Up / Down" function. If "Sw_Up"...
  • Page 18 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual “IO” means from Pin 2 of DIO; “WEB” means from either Serial or Web interface. "FWD_CAL": Default value is "OK". "FWD_CAL" is used to calibrate the 100% FWD power level. Table 20 DPD Menu ADPC FSSI...
  • Page 19 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual roughly corresponds to an ideal FSSI signal strength in the range of 40-60%. When FSSI is less than 20% or higher than 75%, the reading will keep flashing, indicating the feedback level may need to be adjusted.
  • Page 20 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Options Note: "SN": The serial number of the exciter. This value is set by the manufacturer and cannot be reset by the customer. "GUI_KEY": If the Test and Monitoring option is included, then a valid "GUI_KEY" is required to enter here to allow the customer to access to the Test and Monitoring software.

  • Page 21: Web Interface

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 3.4 Web Interface The ACT-9X exciter has a built-in web interface accessible via the rear port REMOTE RJ-45 connection, Once networked to your PC, the built-in web interface may be accessed via a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, etc.) by entering the IP address of the exciter (default 192.168.1.143, see...
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  • Page 27: Connection

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 4 Connection 4.1 Connect the Transmitter Don’t turn On or Off the exciter when the transmitter is running. The correct order is:  First, turn on the exciter.  Measure the RF output level of the exciter to make sure it meets the requirement of the ...
  • Page 28 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Note: Do not change the connection status during the ADPC process otherwise it may affect the performance. If any abnormal situation occurs during the ADPC process, the system will bypass all the pre-correction data immediately and leave the corresponding status on the front panel LCD. Press any key to cancel the ADPC function manually and restart the ADPC function again after the problems are resolved.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 TS Input TS1 ERROR  Alarm message   LCD: TS1 ERR or SMPTE310 ERR  LED_ TS1:  LED_ TSErr: On Cause: Input signal to TS_IN_1A or TS_IN_1B (Group 1) or SMPTE310 is lost or has invalid ...

  • Page 30: Adpc

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual  LED_ SysErr: Flashing only when MH mode selected Cause: If option "EXT" of "GPS" is selected and no external GPS is connected, it will cause this  warning. Or option "AUTO" of "GPS" is selected and internal GPS has not been initialized properly will cause this warning too.

  • Page 31: Other Problems

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual feedback signal. Start the ADPC function again after the problem is resolved. ADPC Error  Alarm message   LCD:“ADPC ERROR! Press Any key to Esc”  LED_ SysErr: ON (during ADPC process) Cause: The measured IMD or SNR during ADPC process does not pass the pre-set threshold.

  • Page 32: Atv (Option)

    ACT-9X Exciter User Manual 6 ATV (option) 6.1 Query Mode There are two pages in ATV’s query mode. Press the "Right" or "Left" button to switch between different pages which are shown in Table 23 through Table 24 below. Note: The settings shown in the tables below for illustration purposes only and may be different from those in actual use.
  • Page 33 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual *SYSTEM FREQ CONFIG The Main User Menu consists of 5 sub-menus: SYSTEM, RF, FREQ, ATV and CONFIG. Once at the main menu, press the "Left" or "Right" buttons to move the cursor and navigate to the desired sub-menu.
  • Page 34 ACT-9X Exciter User Manual Default 653M +00000 473M -50000 479M -49999 485M -49998 Options 875M +49998 881M +49999 887M +50000 Table 29 ATV Menu MODE AUDIO_RATE Default NTSC -12dB NTSC -30dB -29dB Options -1dB Table 30 Config Menu STANDAR UPGRAD...
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