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Revision 1.2
Sapphire-RXD4 Setup Guide
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  • Page 1 Resource Identifier: 100321 Revision 1.2 Sapphire-RXD4 Setup Guide Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 2: Intended Audience

    Successive software menu selections are shown using arrows to Select Presets>Streamers indicate sub-menus. This is often shown in bold. then edit… Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 0-1 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 3: Symbols

    Copyright This document contains information that is proprietary to Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited trading as Domo Broadcast Systems (DBS). Any copying or reproduction in any form whatsoever is prohibited without the written permission of DTC. © 2022 Copyright Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    IP Streaming ........................6-25 Appendix A – Reference Material ..........7-31 How to Configure a PC IP Address ..................7-31 Subnet with CIDR Values ....................7-32 Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 0-3 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 5 Repairs and Alterations ...................... 9-35 Caring for your Equipment ....................9-36 Charging ..........................9-36 Working with Lithium Batteries ................... 9-36 Cleaning ..........................9-37 Storage ..........................9-37 Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 0-4 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 6: Product Overview

    SFP which can be down sampled to HD in the case of a 4K signal. Sapphire-RXD4 will decode up to 8 stereo audio pairs and output them embedded on SDI, 1 pair of analogue audio outputs are also provided on XLR.
  • Page 7: Product Package

    Some product functions are enabled by licenses. The license for your product can be viewed in the control software. Product Code Description LIC-4K-RX 4K Decoding LIC-ASIPS ASI Packet Switching LIC-DPED-RX Dual Pedestal Demodulation LIC-H264-HD H.264 HD Decoding LIC-IP IP Streaming Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 2-2 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 8: Connections, Controls, And Indicators

    See Section 4 for a description of operation. Note: The web user interface can be used for more detailed configuration. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-3 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    BNC socket (75Ω) Connect a Genlock device to this port to keep the receiver synchronised with all the other equipment in your facility. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-4 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 10: Pinout

    Function VIN (12VDC nominal) 3.4.2 Data Mating part: Hirose HR10-7P-4S(73) Function 3.4.3 Audio Mating part: Neutrik NC3FX Function AUD OUT+ (L/R) AUD OUT- (L/R) Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 3-5 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 11: Front Panel Touchscreen Control

    When the unit has been switched on, it will take approximately 90s to boot-up. Introduction The Sapphire-RXD4 has a front panel touchscreen which can be used to monitor and control the device without the need to connect to a PC device.
  • Page 12: Touchscreen Left Zone

    Parameters which are detailed with the pencil icon can be edited, press the parameter to open the settings. To return to the home screen, select the right arrow icon. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 4-7 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 13: Touchscreen Right Zone

    The right zone displays the SNRs and levels for the received signals with a colour-coded bar graph. Further information can be viewed by swiping up/down to view video/audio and network information. The bottom page will allow you to restore defaults, this will return the Sapphire-RXD4 to factory settings.
  • Page 14: Web Browser Control

    IP address range of the device. Refer to Section 7.1 to find out how to do this. Power The Sapphire-RXD4 requires 12VDC power which can be supplied via the supplied mains PSU. There is a switch on the front panel which can be used to power the unit On or Off.
  • Page 15: Ip Address Identification

    Double-click the Device Finder executable to open the application. All DBS devices attached to the network will be detected. Click Open to initialise communications with your PC’s default web browser. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-10...
  • Page 16 The IP settings can be edited by pressing the Current Gateway parameter. Note: Some IP parameters indicated with the pencil are not currently active and are for future development. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-11 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 17 DHCP server, or the IP address does not match the subnet of the PC and the IP address settings need to be changed. The IPv6 address of the Sapphire-RXD4 can be discovered from the front panel touchscreen, see Section 5.3.2 above.
  • Page 18: Open Web Interface

    The presentation of the web page will differ depending on the browser application; the following example is Google Chrome. Click on Advanced to proceed. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-13 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 19 Click Proceed to <ip_address> (unsafe) to open the web user interface. The browser will indicate that the site is connected by HTTPS but is not secure. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-14 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 20: Ip Address Configuration Via Web Interface

    192.168.0.15/24, where the first 24-bits of the IP address are masked. See Section 7.2 for a table of subnets mapped to CIDR values. Click Apply to activate a running config and Save to retain. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-15 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 21: Web User Interface Overview

    5.6.2 Status Pages The Status pages are provided giving detailed information for the Sapphire-RXD4. Select the category you want to view from the list on the left panel. Menus can be expanded or collapsed using the arrows adjacent to the header of each parameter.
  • Page 22 Note: Categories on the left panel marked with a save icon , indicate that they have been applied but not saved. To carry out a global save, go to the Manage>Config page. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-17 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 23 Menus can be expanded or collapsed using the arrows adjacent to the header of each parameter. Note: It may be useful to open the Help (?) menu for descriptions of settings. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 5-18...
  • Page 24 5.6.5 Manage Pages The Manage pages are used for maintenance of the Sapphire-RXD4 internal software and settings. Select the category you want to manage from the list on the left panel. Menus can be expanded or collapsed using the arrows adjacent to the header of each parameter.
  • Page 25: Basic Setup Guide

    Receiver Setup Sapphire-RXD4 can be configured as an RF receiver (RX) which can be used as a source for the ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Setting the Demux to RX will allow you to decode from the receiver.
  • Page 26 ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Note: The example below is for a receiver with only one RF input for illustration. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-21...
  • Page 27 Another key indicator of RF performance is the Post Viterbi errors, these are errors that cannot be corrected by the receiver’s signal processor. Pre Viterbi can be monitored to ensure Post Viterbi errors do not occur. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-22 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 28: Sdi Video

    Set the Source to Pattern if testing the received video, or Decoder to view live video. Click Apply to activate a running config and Save to retain. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-23...
  • Page 29 Revision: 1.2 Sapphire-RXD4 Setup Guide SDI Output can be verified on the front panel touchscreen, and on the WUI Status and Home page. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-24 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 30: Ip Streaming

    6.4.1 IP Streaming Overview Sapphire-RXD4 can be configured as an IP streaming input (IP1/IP2) which can be used as a source for the ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Setting the Demux to IP1/IP2 will allow you to decode from the IP input.
  • Page 31 The time to live value limits how long data circulates in a system. Interface This will set the physical interface that the unicast is received on. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-26 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 32 Reserved for special well-known multicast addresses 224.0.1.0 238.255.255.255 Globally scoped (Internet-wide) multicast addresses 239.0.0.0 239.255.255.255 Administratively scoped (local) multicast addresses Table 6-1: Multicast Address Uses Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-27 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 33 SRT includes an AES128 encrypted passphrase. This must be matched in the input and output device. If this is left blank, no encryption will be applied. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-28 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 34 6.4.4 SMPTE-2022-7 Networks The Sapphire-RXD4 receiver is SMPTE-2022-7 compliant. SMPTE 2022-7 IP networks allow for the recovery of lost packets by generating two streams with the same data using different routes to the destination. If a packet was lost at the receiver on path 1, the packet is taken from path 2 and vice versa.
  • Page 35 The streaming input and output status can be monitored in the Status>IP Streaming page. Jitter and error count measurements are key performance indicators which can be corrected by adjusting buffer delay parameters in the setup. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 6-30 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 36: Appendix A - Reference Material

    The IP address range given in this example is a good one to use if you are unsure. Figure 7-1 How to configure a PC IP address Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-31...
  • Page 37: Subnet With Cidr Values

    255.224.0.0 255.255.255.224 255.192.0.0 255.255.255.192 255.128.0.0 255.255.255.128 255.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 254.0.0.0 255.255.254.0 252.0.0.0 255.255.252.0 248.0.0.0 255.255.248.0 240.0.0.0 255.255.240.0 224.0.0.0 255.255.224.0 192.0.0.0 255.255.192.0 128.0.0.0 255.255.128.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 7-32 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 38: Appendix B - After Sales Support

    Clearly mark the outside of the shipping box with the RMA number. If an RMA number is not present on the shipping box, receiving will be unable to identify it and it might be returned. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 8-33...
  • Page 39 Revision: 1.2 Sapphire-RXD4 Setup Guide 8.3.5 Send the Box to DTC Send the box using your normal shipping process. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 8-34 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 40: Appendix C - Safety And Maintenance

    Attempted repairs, alterations, improper installations or connections may invalidate the warranty. Please contact Technical Support if you suspect a faulty or defective component. See Section 8.2. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 9-35 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 41: Caring For Your Equipment

    Do not short circuit  Do not immerse in water  Do not incinerate. Cells are likely to explode if placed in a fire. Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 9-36 Commercial in Confidence...
  • Page 42: Cleaning

    Store units and battery packs in a cool, dry area at room temperature (22°C)  Do not store units and/or batteries in active chargers Copyright © 2022 Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) Limited. All rights reserved. Page 9-37 Commercial in Confidence...

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