Contents General safety instructions Types of notices Basic safety instructions Introduction General description General use of the headend Basic installation and configuration Assembly, connection of signals and power supply Description of the user interface IKUNET bus configuration Configuration of general parameters Module configuration Service Management Advanced functions Save/Restore Function Internet Access...
General safety instructions Read all of this user manual carefully before plugging in the unit. Always have these instructions to hand during installation. Follow all of the instructions and safety notices regarding unit handling. Types of notices The meaning of the safety notices used in this manual are described below. DANGER of DEATH oR INJURY This safety notice indicates a possible danger for the life and health of people.
General safety General safety instructions/Basic safety instructions instructions/Basic safety instructions Basic safety instructions DANGER of DEATH oR INJURY Do not install the unit during an electrical storm. This could lead to electro- static discharge from lightning. DANGER Do not open the unit. There is a risk of electrostatic discharge. RISK of DAmAGE To THE UNIT The unit must be appropriately ventilated.
To ensure the correct use and installation of the headend, it is necessary to read the user and troubleshooting procedure manuals corresponding to the complete solution and to each of the individual modules. IKUSI reserves the right to modify the contents of this manual without prior warning. General description STC-200...
Introduction/General use of the headend CFP-700 (Ref. 4401): power supply +12 V/+24 V for selection of polarisation. EN EN BAS-900 (Ref. 4411): base-support with capacity for 9 modules (dimensions: 563x257x24 mm). MS-0504 (Ref. 1023): stand-alone multiswitch (4 SAT inputs and 4 outputs). NoTE Please read the detailed information in the manuals for the modules included in their respective packaging.
Attach the modules to the base one by one following the instructions given in the manuals for each module. NoTE IKUSI recommends the modules are assembled in the order shown in the above figure: Right: CFP-700/CFP-507 power supplies. Left: STC-200 transmodulators...
Basic installation and configuration/Description of the user interface Connect the input and output signal connections in accordance with the instructions for the module manuals and the diagram shown in the previous figure. Distribute the headend power supply as symmetrically as possible (see example in above figure).
Basic installation and configuration/IKUNET bus configuration IKUNET bus configuration The IKUNET bus is an Ethernet communication bus between the headend modules. The IKUNET bus is installed using Ethernet pigtails supplied with the modules. If n is the number of station modules, n-1 Ethernet pigtails are required. Definition of the master module NoTE Remember the PC configuration prior to the connection with the IKUNET...
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Enter the name of the module in the modUle name field. NoTE IKUSI recommends you give a description to the module according to its position in the headend in order to identify the modules logically and physically. For ex-...
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IP address for the master module of the headend, but be out of its range. The address recommended by IKUSI for the default configuration of the master module is 192.168.1.2.
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Basic installation and configuration/IKUNET bus configuration Click on aCCept. To enter the main screen of the master module user interface use the ConfigUration general headend parameterS > inStallation data window. Module registry and name Proceed as follows to register the modules: Go to the menu headend >...
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Basic installation and configuration/Configuration of general parameters Search for the module to be named. Follow a logical order with respect to the selected assembly order. Example: follow the mod- ules fitted from right to left: “STC-1” and “STC-2”. NoTE To identify a module, in the liSt of headend modUleS table click on the cell corresponding to the MAC address of the module.
Basic installation and configuration/Configuration of general parameters Configuration of general parameters Permits the modification of the basic identification, network and access parameters and of the headend firmware. To access from the main menu, click on maSter modUle > ConfigUration. inStallatio data: model: shows the name of the module model.
Basic installation and configuration/Module configuration paSSword: old paSSword: enter the current pass- word for the home page. new paSSword: enter the new pass- word. Confirm new paSSword: enter the new password again. Send: click on the button to save the changes. CanCel: click on the button to omit the changes.
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Satellite: name of the input signal to the multiswitch for identification in Ì subsequent configurations. IKUSI recommends you identify the type of satel- lite, polarity and the bandwidth of the signal. mUltiSwitCh poSition: notifies of the multiswitch input being de- Ì...
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Basic installation and configuration/Module configuration Configuration of inputs This permits the modification of the operating parameters for inputs 1 and 2 of the master STC module. To enter from headend > headend modUle liSt, click on the magni- fying glass icon of the master module. Go to SettingS > inpUt. inpUt 1: mUltiSwitCh oUtpUt: click on the dropdown menu to select one of the follow-...
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Basic installation and configuration/Module configuration tranSponder freqUenCy (mhz): permits the frequency value to be se- lected for the transponder to be received. freqUenCy fi (mhz): permits the required intermediate frequency value to be selected. inpUt regime (kbit/s): permits modification of the input speed value. inpUt Signal: shows whether there is a signal in input 2.
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Basic installation and configuration/Module configuration i-q format: click on the dropdown menu to select the form (normal or inverted) of the I-Q output channel spectrum. NoTE To modify the value of the Cofdm window remember that when the band- width of the COFDM output is reduced, the interference from the adjacent chan- nel is reduced, but the efficiency of the guard interval is reduced proportionally and may prevent the tuning of the receivers.
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Basic installation and configuration/Service Management output configuration This permits the modification of the operating parameters for the slave STC module output. To enter from headend > headend modUle liSt, click on the magnifying glass icon of the slave STC module. Go to SettingS > oUtpUt. For a description of the operating parameters of the slave STC module output in this manual, please go to the section Configuration of the...
Basic installation and configuration/Service Management Service Management Selection of input services To define the services to be emitted through the output of the DVB-T output signal, go to Serv- iCeS > ServiCe management. In the upper side of the headend ServiCe management window there is a table showing the services available in the input, differentiated by modules.
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Basic installation and configuration/Service Management Management of output services LCN: Logic Control Number emitted by the DVB-T output signal of the headend. Deletion of the output service. Yellow cell = LCN free. Lock open: service processing not encrypted. Monitoring of bandwidth of available output Lock closed: service encrypted.
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Basic installation and configuration/Service Management The information on empty packets reflects the available bandwidth in the output mul- tiplex and is indicated in real time in the lower table oUtpUt bitrate of the head- end ServiCe management window with the following columns: max.
Advanced functions/Save/Restore Function Advanced functions This section describes the additional functions of the user interface. NoTE The word “Live” appears in a red rectangle in the upper right corner of the main screen. This means that the headend is checking evaluation data. NoTE In local configuration there are contents which are also displayed in headend >...
Advanced functions/Network functions defaUlt gateway: enter the default gateway if the DHCP is not enabled. primary dnS Server: to use a DNS server, enter the IP address of the primary DNS server provided by the domain supplier. SeCondary dnS Server: to use a secondary DNS server, enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server provided by the domain supplier.
Advanced functions/Advanced global transport processing Advanced global transport processing Enables the configuration of all the additional func- tions of the modules, the network and the services. To access from the main menu, click on ServiCeS > advanCed tS proCeSSing. In the main network tab the advanced operating of the network can be edited, and services not included in the input can be se- lected or blocked.
Advanced functions/Reports Sid: permits the addition of a not included service identification number Ì which you wish to select. add: click on the icon ( ) to save the changes. Ì advanCed modUle ConfigUration: click on See modUleS to open the dropdown menu.
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Advanced functions/Reports General report Located in the menu loCal ConfigUration > general report. Contains all the information regarding the general parameters of the headend: inStallation data: general identification parameters for the headend. network: network parameter information. SettingS: operating parameters for input 1, input 2, output, LNB / Multiswitch, LNB.
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Advanced functions/Reports Show inpUtS: click on the second dropdown menu to select the filter by process state option. apply filterS: click on the button to start the filter process.
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Advanced functions/Reports Unit recycling RECYCLING of ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRoNIC EqUIPmENT (Applicable in the European Union and in European countries with selective waste collection systems.) This symbol on your unit or its packaging indicates that this product cannot be treated as general domestic waste and must be handed in at the corresponding point of collection for electric and electronic equipment.
CE Certificate/STC-201 CE Certificate By reproducing the CE marking, IKUSI guarantees unit compliance with the corresponding harmonised standards. STC-201 EC-Declaration of Conformity marking We, Manufacturer IKUSI, Angel Iglesias, S.A. Paseo Miramón, 170 E-20009 San Sebastián, Spain declare that the product...
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