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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 DEC-300™ H.264 MPEG-2 SD/HD D ECODER DEC-300 Stand-Alone MPEG 2/ H.264 SD/HD Decoder FR-610 Chassis High-Density Rack Package up to 6 independent streaming blades in a 1RU frame User Guide V1.6 Teracue GmbH Schlossstr.
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Thank you! Mail to: documentation@teracue.com All information within this document is confidential to Teracue GmbH costumers and should not be copied or distributed to non Teracue GmbH customers. DEC-300™ and all of its components are registered trademarks licensed to RADEMARKS Teracue GmbH.
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Information about the manual This document is designed to help users setup, configure and work with the H.264/ MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoders. Important features are marked by this sign.
3.4.13 Menu: System / Password ..................... 31 3.4.14 Menu: System / Remote ....................32 3.4.14.1 Install the DEC-300 Certificate in Firefox V 40.x ............33 3.4.14.2 Install the DEC-300 Certificate in Internet Explorer 11 ..........34 ............................37 ..........................38 OGOUT EXTENDED FUNCTION ........................
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 ........................60 IST OF TABLES ........................61 ELEASE OTES ..................64 ERACUE ROTOCOL OMPARISON...
SNMP*, by Telnet and by control over the local COM port. Multiple DEC-300™ blades are operated inside the FR frame series. The decoder is also available as a chassis-based compact device (‘PORTABLE’). High-density requirements are solved by operating the DEC blades in the FR-2000-24 (4 RU rack mount) or FR-610 (1 RU rack mount) multi-channel racks.
DEC-300™ type (blade-based or chassis-based) do you exactly want. DEC-300™ blade-based units can be used in the FR-610 multi-channel chassis, which can hold up to max. 6 Teracue blades. Inside the FR-610 chassis different types of ENC encoder blades, DEC decoder blades can be ‘mixed and matched’.
Setting up the Decoder and Safety Instructions Always read the instructions carefully and keep this user guide for future reference. Please choose a suitable location for operating the decoder(s). The DEC-300™ should not be exposed to the following: Moist and dusty environments.
As next, please connect the network cable to the network interface and connect your display unit to the video output of the DEC-300™. Concerning of the video output you have the choice between different video signal types. The DEC-300™ supports SD/HD-SDI (with embedded audio), Composite, S-Video, and RGB signals.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Assignment of the Sub-D 26-pin Connector Table 2 describes the assignment of the Sub-D 26-pin connector which is on the front side of the DEC- 300™. Pin: Sub-D 26-pin Connector Assignment:...
User Guide V1.6 Breakout Cable ‘S’ For the DEC-300™ it exists two different breakout cables which are called Breakout cable ‘S’ and Breakout cable ‘P’. The Breakout cable ‘S’ is the standard breakout cable and Table 3 describes the provided signals.
User Guide V1.6 Breakout Cable ‘P’ For the DEC-300™ it exists two different breakout cables which are called Breakout cable ‘S’ and Breakout cable ‘P’. The Breakout cable ‘P’ is the professional breakout cable and Table 4 describes the provided signals.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 DEC-300™ User Guide This chapter gives you an overview over DEC-300™ and demonstrates the decoder's main functions. Before proceeding please be sure that the decoder is setup correctly and all necessary connections are established.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Login After typing the IP-address of your DEC-300™ into the browser and hitting enter, a login screen should appear. See Figure 4. Enter your username and password and click on ‘login’.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Graphical User Interface of the DEC-300™ 3.3.1 Navigational Menus After successful login you have access to the decoder's configuration. All of the settings can be adjusted via web-browser. Main Menu: The main menu contains the ‘DECODER’, ‘NETWORK’, ‘COMPORT’, ‘SYSTEM’, ‘HELP’ and ‘LOGOUT’...
Audio Continuity Errors: Shows the values of occurred audio continuity errors. Table 5: Description of the blue Info-Box of DEC-300 webpages You can minimize the blue Info-Box by clicking at the blue Info-Box. Furthermore, the blue Info- Box minimizes itself automatically after five minutes. To maximize the blue Info-Box, please click at the arrow which is shown at the minimized Info-Box.
Menu: Decoder / Settings Under the menu option ‘DECODER/SETTINGS’ you define the main operational state of the decoder. Here you can set decoding process to ‘On’ or ‘Off’. See Figure 7 Figure 7: 'Decoder / Settings' page of the DEC-300™ decoder Settings: Description: Decoder Start: Stops or starts the decoding process.
In the ‘DECODER/TRANSPORT’ menu, you are able to specify which PIDs the decoder should receive. Table 7 describes the ‘Decoder / Transport’ page of the DEC-300™ decoder, see Figure 8. PID stands for Packet Identifier. The PIDs help to identify and locate the elementary signals in a stream containing lots of different information and signals (audio, video and data).
User Guide V1.6 3.4.3 Menu: Decoder / Video Figure 9 shows the ‘Decoder / Video’ page of the DEC-300™ decoder. Figure 9: 'Decoder / Video' page of the DEC-300™ decoder Table 8 describes the ‘Decoder / Video’ page of the DEC-300™.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 3.4.4 Menu: Decoder / Audio Figure 10 shows the ‘Decoder / Audio’ page of the DEC-300™ decoder and Table 9 describes it. Figure 10: 'Decoder / Audio' page of the DEC-300™ decoder Settings: Description: Input: Specifies the audio input for the talkback function.
3.4.5 Menu: Decoder / Source DEC-300™ is capable to receive a stream either as a unicast stream or a multicast stream. According to the entered source IP-address, the decoder will automatically recognize whether it concerns about a unicast or multicast stream.
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Please enter in the ‘IP address’ field the IP-address of the source, e. g. the IP- address of the ENC-300™, see Figure 12 or type in ‘0.0.0.0’ Port number: Specifies the port number of the stream which should DEC-300™ receive. Enter here the port number of your desired stream. Decryption The DEC-300 is able to decrypt the proprietary encryption Teracrypt.
The General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) supports a GPI function for the pass-through mode to control devices which are connected with another DEC-300™ decoder or ENC-300™ encoder. Furthermore it supports a GPO function for the manual mode to send a signal to a device which is directly connected to the decoder via the GPIO D-Sub connector of the breakout cable ‘P’.
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 The GPIO D-Sub Connector of the breakout cable ‘P’ has the following pin assignment. Pin: GPIO Assignment: GPO-B (Relay B) GPI-C (Input) 3.3V GPO-A (Relay A) GPI-A (Input) Table 12: Assignment of the GPIO Sub-D Connector of the Breakout Cable 'P' The 3.3V output has no series resistor inside.
‘XPlayer’ by clicking the XPlayer-Link inside the ‘Decoder’ menu. Afterwards the ‘XPlayer’ automatically displays the input stream, which you have entered in the ‘Decoder / Source’ page of the DEC-300™ decoder, provided that the source IP-address is a multicast stream. The source IP-address must be a multicast address.
Each number can range from 0 to 255. E.g.: 172.16.20.200 Subnet Mask: Specifies the subnet mask of the DEC-300™. A subnet mask is a 32-bitmask used to divide an IP-address into subnet and specify the networks available hosts. E.g.: 255.255.0.0 is the net mask for a class-B IP-address like 172.16.20.200.
Menu: Comport / Settings The ‘comport / settings’ webpage defines the parameters for the DEC's integrated comport/serial port. DEC-300™ decoders are always comport clients and ENC-300™ encoders are always comport servers. Figure 16: 'Comport / Settings' page of the DEC-300™ decoder...
The menu ‘System/Settings’ displays information about the firmware version that is installed on your DEC-300™. Among other things you will find information about the system uptime, MAC-address and the Link Mode. See Figure 17 Figure 17: 'System / Settings' page of the DEC-300™ decoder...
Figure 18: 'System / Date/Time' page of the DEC-300™ decoder Settings: Description: Device Date/Time: Specifies the current date / time which is set at the DEC-300. Client Date/Time: Specifies the current date / time of your client. Set Date/Time: Specifies the current date and time. Please enter in the left field the date in the following syntax MM/DD/YYYY.
Menu: System / Update (Upgrading firmware version) Teracue's goal is customer satisfaction and constant product improvement. Please check regularly to see if the most recent firmware version is installed on your DEC-300™. Please visit the IPTV Support area on: www.teracue.com.
Figure 20: 'System / Password' page of the DEC-300™ decoder .!. Teracue recommend to change your password. In normal scenarios a short password will be enough. In very critical scenarios you should use a long Password with small, big letters and...
Each DEC-300 has a unique, self-generated certificate for HTTPS Internet access to the user interface. Since the DEC-300 certificate is not known to any certification authority or to the computer's local certificate administration, the web browser displays a certificate warning when you try to access the DEC-300.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 3.4.14.1 Install the DEC-300 Certificate in Firefox V 40.x Firefox warn about untrusted connection. Click ‘I Understand the Risks’ and then click ‘Add Exception’ See Figure 22. Figure 22: Firefox ‘Connection is Untrusted’...
Click ‘Continue to this Website’ on IE Warning Site see Figure 24 Figure 24: IE 'Certificate warning' After loaded DEC-300 Website open the Internet Options on the right top Icon On the security TAB click Sites see Figure 25. Figure 25: IE 'Internet Options Security'...
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User Guide V1.6 Add the DEC-300 IP to the ‘trusted sites’ see Figure 26 Figure 26: IE 'Trusted sites' After load of the DEC-300 Website click on the Certificate error in the ‘URL Bar’ see Figure 27 Figure 27: IE 'Certificate Error'...
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Click ‘View certificates’ on the ‘Message Window’ see Figure 28 Figure 28: IE ‘Certificate Invalid’ Click ‘Install Certificate’ and follow the Wizard Figure 29: IE 'Install Certificate'...
User Guide V1.6 Help Clicking on the ‘HELP’ button will open the Teracue website where you can get to the ‘Support’ link. Here you can get the current version of the DEC-300™ user guide. This will only work if the decoder is situated in a network in which internet access is...
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Logout After having made adjustments to the decoder, please be sure to logout, see Figure 30 Figure 30: Logout from the DEC-300™ Logging out prevents misuse and unauthorized access to the DEC-300™.
Remote Control This chapter describes the remote control of the DEC-300™ for media controls like Crestron or AMX. To control the DEC-300™, the telnet protocol is used at the port number 2323. Furthermore here is no login necessary. To test the remote control under windows you can open the command prompt tool. A practical way to open a command window within Windows Explorer is to write C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe.
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The IP-address should correspond to the DEC's IP-address. Figure 33: Starting a telnet session for the remote control test Figure 34: Session to test the remote control of the DEC-300™ After you have start the session, you got the display, see Figure 34: SDECRP The command ‘help’...
610 chassis. The ENC-300-DVI supports the talkback function only in the FR-610 chassis. In order to talkback from the DEC-300™ to the ENC-300™, please be sure that you have a microphone or another audio signal connected to the ‘Audio In’ input of your DEC-300™. Take also care that loudspeakers are connected in the ‘Audio Out’...
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‘DECODER’ and click in the submenu ‘AUDIO’. See Figure 10 on page 20. Enter in the ‘Talkback IP’ field the IP-address of the encoder with which the DEC-300™ should start the talkback session. For example: A DEC-300™ should start a talkback session with an ENC-300™. The encoder has the IP-address 172.16.20.100.
ENC-200™ does not have the firmware version 0.9.20 or higher, please contact support@teracue.com. In order to talkback from the DEC-300™ to the ENC-200™, please be sure that you have a microphone or another audio signal connected to the ‘Audio In’ input of your DEC-300™. Take also care that loudspeakers are connected in the ‘Audio Out’...
3.12, please contact support@teracue.com. In order to talkback from the DEC-300™ to the ENC-100™, please be sure that you have a microphone or another audio signal connected to the ‘Audio In’ input of your DEC-300™. Take also care that loudspeakers are connected in the ‘Audio Out’...
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300™ webpage, select in the main menu ‘DECODER’ and click in the submenu ‘AUDIO’. See Figure 10 on page 20. Enter in the ‘Talkback IP’ field the IP-address of the encoder with which the DEC-300™ should start the talkback session. For example: A DEC-300™ should start a talkback session with an ENC-100™. The encoder has the IP-address 172.16.20.100.
The ENC-200™ and ENC-300™ support TCP streaming in connection with the DEC-300™. To use TCP streaming on the ENC-200™ in connection with the DEC-300™, please be sure that your encoder has the firmware version 0.9.29 or higher, because this firmware version is necessary for TCP streaming.
‘Transport Protocol’ drop-down field the variable ‘TCP/CLIENT’. At the DECODER > SOURCE webpage of the DEC-300™, please enter in the ‘IP address’ field the IP-address of the ENC-200™ (e. g. 172.16.20.100). Note: TCP supports only unicast. ...
Please open the DEC-300™ webpage, go to the DECODER > SOURCE webpage and select in the ‘Transport Protocol’ drop-down field the variable ‘TCP/CLIENT’. At the DECODER > SOURCE webpage of the DEC-300™, please enter in the ‘IP address’ field the IP-address of the ENC-300™ (e. g. 172.16.20.100). Note: TCP supports only unicast.
User Guide V1.6 4.3.3 TCP configuration: ENC-200™ is the Client Please make the following steps, to create a TCP connection at which the DEC-300™ is the server: Please open the ENC-200™ webpage, go to the ENCODER > SETTINGS webpage and select in the ‘Transport Protocol’...
User Guide V1.6 4.3.4 TCP configuration: ENC-300™ is the Client Please make the following steps, to create a TCP connection at which the DEC-300™ is the server: Please open the ENC-300™ webpage, go to the ENCODER > DESTINATION webpage and select in the ‘Transport Protocol’...
User Guide V1.6 Resetting to Factory Default The DEC-300™ (blade based and chassis based) can easily be returned to its factory default values. In order to do these please power down the decoder chassis. Please execute the following steps to reset the DEC-300™ to the factory default settings: Steps for the DEC-300™...
Restarting the DEC-300™ If a DEC-300™ is not approachable anymore, you can restart the DEC-300™ by using the restart switch. The restart button is placed in a hole on the front panel and it is located into the ‘O’ of the lettering ‘NETWORK’, see Figure 43.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Used Ports For use in unsecure Networks like public Internet you maybe have to configure Firewalls. Most important for the streaming is the configurable streaming Port, default 4444. If FEC is used you have to use one or two Ports more, there are always 2 and 4 ports higher than the streaming Port.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Known Issues Version 2.15_w27 and lower after Hardware factory reset, password could not be changed. Workaround: also made a Software factory reset. All German "Oeffentlich Rechtliche" HD TV programs show artefacts.
DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 Appendix List of figures 1: DEC-300™ ......................9 IGURE FRONT SIDE 2: B 'S' ....................... 11 IGURE REAKOUT CABLE 3: B 'P' ....................... 12 IGURE REAKOUT CABLE 4: DEC-300™ ' ................14...
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 List of tables 1: D DEC-300™ ..........9 ABLE ESCRIPTION OF THE CONNECTORS ON THE FRONT SIDE 2: A -D 26- ................ 10 ABLE SSIGNMENT OF THE ONNECTOR 3: B 'S' ......................... 11...
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SYSTEM/SETTINGS After Factory Reset password reset to default method fixed SYSTEM/SETTINGS Reboot button added HELP At https case this site shows the redirect link to teracue.com Version 2.09_w21 https support implemented New config option HTTPS ON/OFF ...
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 – Version 2.02_w18 2013-08-21 06:10 Fix problem: Loading different presets crashes decsrv Fix problem: System freezes when sine is played after video Ieee802.1x support Hostname lookup –...
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DEC-300™ H.264 and MPEG-2 SD/HD Decoder User Guide V1.6 DECODER/SOURCE: Fix invisible field problem: IP address when in TCP/Server mode Blue-Info-Box: 'Video Continuity Errors' added (video pids only) IE9 align fix Version 1.10_w06 – 1.13_w10 – Internal Versions –...
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/ / MC-Route / MC-Screen / iCue IP Camera Table 17: Teracue Protocol Comparsion =not working; u= unknown; Push/Pull= working with additional Information’s August 2016 working;...
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