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TXS 3600
Multichannel Video/Audio Transcoder
User Manual
March 2023
8065E
www.sencore.com | 1.605.978.4600
Revision 1.4

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  • Page 1 TXS 3600 Multichannel Video/Audio Transcoder User Manual March 2023 8065E www.sencore.com | 1.605.978.4600 Revision 1.4...
  • Page 2 Inquiries should be made directly to those companies. This document may also have links to third-party web pages that are beyond the control of Sencore. The presence of such links does not imply that Sencore endorses or recommends the content on those pages. Sencore acknowledges the use of third-party open source software and licenses in some Sencore products.
  • Page 3 TXS 3600 - User Manual Revision History Date Version Description Author 7/20/2012 2.0.0 Release 12/26/2012 Updated with 2.1.0 Features 11/12/2013 Updated with 2.3.0 Features 8/15/2014 Updated with 2.4.0 Features 3/10/2023 Updates with 2.4.5 Features Page 3 (58)
  • Page 4 • Replacement Parts: When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by Sencore, or parts having the same operating characteristics as the original parts. Unauthorized part substitutions made may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards.
  • Page 5 Slow-blo, as part of battery-supply circuit. FCC Class A Information The TXS 3600 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TXS 3600 Chassis ........................10 Installation ............................ 11 General Considerations ......................11 Rack Installation ........................12 Controlling the TXS 3600 Using the Web GUI ................13 Input Settings ..........................14 Transcoder Settings ........................16 Output Settings.......................... 33 Licensing Tab ..........................36 Admin Tab ..........................

  • Page 7: Table Of Figures

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Table of Figures Figure 1: Single TXS platform ........................10 Figure 2: Single TXS platform with ASI output option ................10 Figure 3: Dual TXS platform with ASI output option ................... 10 Figure 4: Rack Mounting ..........................12 Figure 5: Logon Screen ..........................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    With the TXS 36480 Audio Transcoding Module installed, the TXS 3600 has the ability to also transcode audio PIDs. The TXS 3600 comes standard with IP and ASI I/O to offer flexibility for future changes in network architecture or sourcing content from two different interfaces.
  • Page 9 TXS 3600 - User Manual Abbreviations – Advanced Audio Coding – AC-3 Dolby Digital Plus – Auto Format Descriptor – Asynchronous Serial Interface – Bayonet Neil-Concelman Connector – Bits per second – Conditional Access Module – Conditional Access Table –...

  • Page 10: Hardware Layout

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Hardware Layout The TXS 3600 platform is designed to offer operators reliability and flexibility. The unit consists of a chassis in which up to two platforms can be installed. To cater to specific system requirements, the chassis can be configured to host optional modules best suited for a given scenario.

  • Page 11: Installation

    Power Connection Using the proper power connections is vital to the safe operation of the TXS 3600. Only use the supplied power cables or one with equal specifications. The TXS 3600 can be ordered with AC or DC Power supplies.

  • Page 12: Rack Installation

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Rack Installation To install the TXS 3600 into a rack use the following steps: 1. Determine the desired position in the rack for the TXS making sure that the air intake on the front of the unit and the exhausts on the rear of the unit will not be obstructed.

  • Page 13: Controlling The Txs 3600 Using The Web Gui

    Controlling the TXS 3600 Using the Web GUI From the web browser that is connected to the same network as the TXS 3600, type the IP address of the unit to access the web interface. By default the IP address of the unit is set to DHCP and can be found on the front panel.

  • Page 14: Input Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Input Settings All inputs for the platform are shown on the left column of the home screen. The inputs are a collection of ASI and IP both supplied in the standard configuration. All ports can be enabled or disabled by configuring the settings for each port.

  • Page 15: Figure 9: Asi Input Configuration

    TXS 3600 - User Manual The input buffer size is settable at a range from 1 to 4,000 KB. With a larger buffer size, more latency will be created on the input. The tradeoff with a larger buffer is possible prevention of IP jitter and dropped packets.

  • Page 16: Transcoder Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Transcoder Settings The Transcoder Settings section focuses around the transcoding or processing as shown in the middle of the individual platform screen. Depending on the number of channels in the chassis, a different number of channels will be shown in the interface.

  • Page 17: Figure 13: Transcoder Engine Copy

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 13 shows the Transcoder Engine Copy dialog box that allows the user to select which transcoder settings would like to be copied from and which transcoders those settings would like to be copied to.

  • Page 18: Figure 15: General Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 15: General Settings The “General Settings” allow a transcoder to be enabled or disabled. The alias is a friendly name that can be used to identify the input for easy reference. The output TS rate is the bitrate for the transport stream being sent to the outgoing ASI and/or IP port(s).

  • Page 19: Figure 18: Service Selection

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Note: It may take a few seconds for the available services to be shown as the TS parsing only begins after an input has been selected and the apply button has been pressed. Pressing the Refresh button will update the service list after switching between inputs.

  • Page 20: Figure 19: Transcoder Video And Service Information Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual User: The user will be able to specify a three-character language for the audio channel that will be inserted into the language descriptor on the output audio PID. Figure 19: Transcoder Video and Service Information Settings The Video and Service Information settings are found on the second tab as shown in Figure 19.

  • Page 21: Figure 21: General Video Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 21: General Video Settings The “General” section includes overall settings for the encoder side of the main service of the transcoder engine. The settings and options are listed below. Compressed Video Standard: the encoded video codec of the main service MPEG-2 H.264 (If License Enabled)

  • Page 22: Figure 22: User Data Pass-Through

    TXS 3600 - User Manual detail is retained. As QP is increased, some of that detail is aggregated so that the bit rate drops, but at the price of some increase in distortion and some loss of quality. MPEG-2 Range: 2-31 H.264 Range: 2-63...

  • Page 23: Figure 24: Transcoder Advanced Video Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 24: Transcoder Advanced Video Settings The advanced video encoding settings are found on the second pane as shown in Figure 24. Figure 25: Video Filtering Settings The advanced section of the video encoding allows for setting the video filtering for the main service of the transcoder as shown in Figure 25.

  • Page 24: Figure 27: Microsoft Mediaroom

    1, every I-frame is an IDR frame. Figure 27: Microsoft Mediaroom The TXS 3600 is Microsoft Mediaroom Ready. By selecting “Yes” to force MM Profile / Level, the Microsoft Mediaroom required Profile and Level will be set for the output Video PID.

  • Page 25: Figure 29: General Service Information Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 29: General Service Information Settings The “General” section includes settings to change the Service and PSIP info for the output. Output Mode: Follow Input – Service and Transport Stream ID remain the same as the input.
  • Page 26 TXS 3600 - User Manual “n” EIT PIDs are specified, then TS packets for EIT-0 through EIT-(n-1), as defined in the MGT, will be passed through unchanged to the output transport stream. This table Transport packets If unlicensed for Advanced...
  • Page 27 TXS 3600 - User Manual Mode is set to “Manual” then the major_channel_number, minor_channel_number, and modulation_mode will be user defined. This table This table will be An MGT will be present on the This table will not will not be...

  • Page 28: Figure 30: Pip Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 30: PIP Settings The “PIP” section includes settings to configure PIP on the output. The encoded PIP output may be delivered as a second video program in the main output transport stream, or may be output on its own separate transport stream (please note that audio and data PIDs will not be present on the PIP service, and will only be available with the main video service).

  • Page 29: Figure 32: Encoding Presets

    The Audio Transcode settings are found on the next tab as shown in Figure 33. This menu will only be available if the TXS 3600 has the Audio Transcoding Module installed. Each transcoded audio PID has its own Decode/Encode settings. Click on TX Audio 1, 2, 3, or 4 to change the...

  • Page 30: Figure 34: Decode Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual audio transcode settings for the desired output PID. TX Audio 1 refers to the first TX Audio listed in the Service Selection Tab. Figure 34: Decode Settings Figure 34 shows the audio Decode Settings for the transcoded audio PID.

  • Page 31: Figure 35: Ac-3 And Dolby Digital Plus Encode Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 35: AC-3 and Dolby Digital Plus Encode Settings AC-3 and Dolby Digital Plus encode settings include: Broadcast Mode: Follows ATSC or DVB Dolby standard specification. Bitrate: Output audio data rate Dolby Info: Enabled passes any audio metadata from the input audio PID. Disabled allows the user to specify audio metadata for the output Audio PID.

  • Page 32: Figure 37: Mpeg-2 Encode Settings

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Profile: Choice of AAC-LC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2 TNS: Temporal Noise Shaping Bitrate: Output audio data rate Codec Version: MPEG2 or MPEG4 Figure 37: MPEG-2 Encode Settings MPEG-2 Encode Settings include: Stereo Mode: Specify Stereo or Joint Stereo (Dual Mono)

  • Page 33: Output Settings

    This section focuses around the IP and ASI settings found on the right column of the individual platform home screen as shown in Figure 39. All TXS 3600 platforms will have the ability to output ASI and/or IP. Thirty-two IP streams will be available along with ASI ports (not assigned as inputs).

  • Page 34: Figure 41: Asi Output Status Information

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 41: ASI Output Status Information The triangle next to the ASI output can be pressed to reveal the PIDs present in the output TS for that particular output. Figure 42: IP Output settings The IP transmit configuration is shown in Figure 42. The IP output can be enabled/disabled to allow configuration changes without transmitting.

  • Page 35: Figure 43: Mpeg/Ip Transmit Status Information

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 43: MPEG/IP Transmit Status Information The triangle next to the MPEG/IP Transmit can be pressed to reveal the following status information for that particular transmit: 1) Physical Connector 2) Destination IP and Port 3) Source Port...

  • Page 36: Licensing Tab

    The type and number of licenses can be updated and changed with a license key. To find out pricing and how obtain a new license key please contact Sencore. Once a new license key has been obtained, the character string can be copied and pasted into the dialog box as shown in Figure 45 that appears after clicking on the “Update License”...

  • Page 37: Admin Tab

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Admin Tab The Admin tab allows system specific settings to be set or modified. Figure 46: Admin tab Located directly under the Admin Control Panel are the options for changing Unit Alias, saving Profiles, changing the web GUI Password, downloading the SNMP MIBs, saving Diagnostic file, Rebooting system, Resetting to Factory Defaults, and unit Software Updating.

  • Page 38: Figure 48: Profile Manager

    TXS 3600 - User Manual User Profiles The “Profiles” button opens a dialog box as shown in Figure 48. The user can create a new profile based on the configuration of the complete system. The profile can be saved locally and downloaded to a remote location for backup.

  • Page 39: Figure 50: Mibs

    The “Diagnostics” button will generate a text file for troubleshooting by Sencore support. This file includes the configuration of the system, a log history, and current licensing of the TXS 3600 to provide a complete understanding of the system. The file will be saved to the computer logged into the TXS 3600.

  • Page 40: Figure 52: Uploading File

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 52: Uploading file Once uploaded successfully, the uploaded version will appear on the Update Unit dialog screen. Figure 53: Upload successful To complete the update click on the update button and the unit will commence with the update process indicating when update is complete.

  • Page 41: Figure 57: Firmware Rollback

    Unit Firmware Rollback The TXS 3600 offers the ability to roll back to the previous version of software that was installed on the unit. The roll back feature will restore the unit back to the previous state before the latest update was performed.

  • Page 42: Figure 59: Ip Settings

    Figure 59: IP settings Date/Time The user has the ability to set the local time for the TXS 3600 transcoder. The time can be configured using an NTP server by entering the address to synchronize the time and date or it can be entered manually as shown in Figure 60.

  • Page 43: Figure 62: Snmp Managers

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 62: SNMP managers Unit Identifier Each chassis comes with the ability to be easily identified with a blinking blue indicator when enabled. This blue blinking light is visible in both the front and back of the chassis.

  • Page 44: Reporting Tab

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Reporting Tab The reporting tab contains the status and alarm indications for the TXS 3600 transcoder. The alarms, logs, and alarm configuration are separated by individual menus and configurable to the exact scenario a user desires to monitor.
  • Page 45 TXS 3600 - User Manual Category Name Description of Error System 12V Supply Error Unable to detect 12V from power supply System 3.3V Supply Error Unable to detect 3.3V from power supply System 5V Supply Error Unable to detect 5V from power supply...

  • Page 46: Figure 66: Alarm Descriptions

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Platform Transcoder Reset A user has initiated a transcoder reset The current configuration of transcoding of the main service Platform Unsupported Format Conversion is not supported The detected input format is not supported in the TXS...

  • Page 47: Figure 68: Configure Events

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Figure 68: Configure events Category Name Description of Event The unit’s date/time has been Date/Time Change changed Date/Time Change The unit’s date/time was updated NTP Update by the NTP server NTP Update Unit Bootup The unit has been loaded...

  • Page 48: About Tab

    About Tab The About page provides the software and hardware details and versions for the equipment found within the TXS 3600 transcoder. This information will be asked when talking to technical support. The contact information is also provided for reaching Sencore.

  • Page 49: Using The Front Panel On The Txs 3600

    Using the Front Panel on the TXS 3600 This section of the user manual overviews the menus and operation of the TXS 3600 transcoder using the front panel for control. All functionality of the front panel is also accessible through the Web User Interface.
  • Page 50 HOSTNAME: TXS1 The hostname allows a user to remotely connect to MAC: 00:AB:CD:EF:GH:I7 the TXS 3600 transcoder with a Web Browser by simply typing the hostname and not the IP address into the web browser. This is helpful when used on DHCP networks.

  • Page 51: Fp About

    Sample Unit Temperature FP About  ↕ ABOUT The about screen provides information for software >IMAGES and hardware installed in the TXS 3600 transcoder. HARDWARE This information will be asked when talking to SERIAL: 1234567 technical support. About Software ...

  • Page 52: Appendix

    TXS 3600 - User Manual Appendix Specifications TXS 3600 Base Unit Includes: Display, keypad, embedded controller, Chassis/case, Power Supply/line cord System – Display Type: Display Configuration: 240 pixels by 64 pixels Keypad: Snap-domeMembrane Configurations Allowed: Single Platform Dual Platform Remote Operation/Update Interface –...
  • Page 53 TXS 3600 - User Manual TXS 3600 Transcoder General – RoHS Compliant: ASI Serial TS (Per Platform) – Connector: (4) BNC, female Direction: Software configurable as input or output by port Impedance: 75 ohms Standard: ETSI EN 50083-9 DVB ASI...
  • Page 54 TXS 3600 - User Manual H.264 4:2:0 HP@L4.1 & MP@L3.2 Native Resolution/Frame Rates/Aspect Ratio Supported: 1920 x 1080i @ 25, 29.97, & 30 16x9 1920 x 1080p @ 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97, & 30 16x9 1440 x 1080i @ 25, 29.97, & 30...
  • Page 55 TXS 3600 - User Manual 352x288p @ 25 16x9/4x3 352x240p @ 29.97 16x9/4x3 320x240p @ 29.97 16x9/4x3 320x180p @ 29.97 16x9/4x3 192x192p @ 25 & 29.97 16x9/4x3 176x144p @ 25 16x9/4x3 128x128p @ 25 16x9/4x3 128x96p @ 25 & 29.97...
  • Page 56 TXS 3600 - User Manual Open Source Software The TXS 3600 includes: Package Version License Copyright AT32 UC3B Software 1.4.0 2008, Atmel Corporation Framework BaseX4JIT GPL Version 3, 29 June 2007 2007-2009, Active Group, Inc BusyBox 1.15.2 GPL Version 2, June 1991 Erik Andersen, et.

  • Page 57: Warranty

    Support and Contact Information Returning Products for Service or Calibration The TXS 3600 is a delicate piece of equipment and needs to be serviced and repaired by Sencore. Periodically it is necessary to return a product for repair or calibration. In order to expedite this process please carefully read the instructions below.
  • Page 58 Sencore Inc. 3200 Sencore Drive Sioux Falls, SD 57107 USA www.sencore.com Copyright © 2023 Sencore Inc. 1.605.978.4600...

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