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  • Page 1 Professional Media Server User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Second Edition: May 2004 should be forwarded to: Wegener Communications, Inc. Technology Park/Johns Creek 11350 Technology Circle Duluth, GA 30097-1502 Phone: 770-814-4000 Fax: 770-623-0698 The Wegener iPump6400 is approved under FCC Part 15B Class A, UL1950, CSA, and CE. 800009-01 Rev. B wegener.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.2 iPump6400 Overview ........
  • Page 4 Help ........
  • Page 5 User’s Manual Chapter 5 Customer Service 5.1 Warranty ..........63 5.2 Technical Support .
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 General Information

    Server, referred to throughout the manual as the iPump6400. The manual is divided into the following chapters: 1 General Information - a description of your iPump6400, its functions and specifications, and a glossary of terms. 2 Installation - procedures and information for the correct and safe instal- lation of your iPump6400.

  • Page 8: Ipump6400 Overview

    At a given time, up to 260 hours of media content can be stored on a single iPump6400 (with optional, large disk capacity) and served out via Ethernet according to current need or prede- termined schedules.

  • Page 9: Play Recorded Program File

    (duration) for each. Files are recorded to disk in the iPump6400 for later play-out or downloading. Up to 40 GB of storage (up to 43.3 hours of programming depending on data rate) is available on standard iPump6400s and up to 240 GB on optional, extended-storage iPump6400s (see Disk Storage Capacity).

  • Page 10: Scheduled Operation

    Scheduled Operation Schedules of record, play, and other operations for automatic execution by the iPump6400 may be set up using the Compel network and may be viewed from the web browser interface. (Schedule operations support wild cards and ranges in day, date, and time fields for repetitive events.) File Downloads The iPump6400 accepts files downloaded from the satellite link via Compel’s...

  • Page 11: Files Served To Lan

    Compel network. HTML Control Control of the iPump6400 is available from any web browser on the LAN to which it is connected or via the internet if desired. The IP address and subnet mask can be displayed and changed at the iPump6400 front panel.

  • Page 12: Table 1 Ipump6400 Options Key

    User’s Manual The iPump6400 model number is structured as follows to describe the options on each iPump6400: IP - ABC - D - EF - G - HH - JKK Table 1: iPump6400 Options Key Model Number Option Name...
  • Page 13 User’s Manual Table 1: iPump6400 Options Key Model Number Option Name Designator Description Position Line Cord 1 - U.S. (power connector) 2 - U.K. 3 - Europe 4 - Australia Other 00 - none 01 - Aux Audio 02 - KenCast FEC...

  • Page 14: Ipump6400 Specifications

    User’s Manual 1.3 iPump6400 Specifications Table 2: Technical Specifications Characteristic Specification Input Frequency tuning via front panel control or COMPEL Input FrequencyRange 950 to 2150 MHz Input Impedance 75 ohms LNB Power 250 mA max, 22 kHz tone control vertical polarity: 12.4 to 14.0 VDC...

  • Page 15: Safety Summary

    31° C decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40° C. 1.4 Safety Summary The iPump6400 is designed for safe use with few special precautions required of the user. The following items are basic precautions to use when installing and working with your iPump6400: Do not open the iPump6400's chassis cover.

  • Page 16: Glossary Of Terms And Abbreviations

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Local area network. Your iPump6400 may be connected to an Ethernet LAN. Liquid crystal display. The front-panel text screen on your iPump6400 is a liquid crys- tal display. Light-emitting diode. The front-panel indicator lights on your iPump6400 are LEDs...
  • Page 17 User’s Manual Table 3: Glossary of Terms Term Definition Server message block - a protocol for requesting services from and reading and writing to a file server. Maximum Recommended Ambient Temperature, the highest operating temperature for which the unit is rated...
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  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Installation

    Packing these units in other containers in such a way that they are damaged will void your warranty. 2.2 Location and Mounting The iPump6400 should be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. After mounting, maintain a clean, dry environment for the unit. WARNING This is a Class A product.
  • Page 20 Reduced Air Flow Equipment should be installed such that airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. The iPump6400 may be arranged in a rack without empty spaces between units if heat rise is prevented by ensuring its side vents remain unblocked with adequate clearance around the vent holes.
  • Page 21 WARNING Locate the iPump6400 and its cables to avoid impacts, spills, and pulling cables and to ensure sufficient air flow. Failure to locate the iPump6400 in a proper environment may result in damage to the equipment. wegener.com...

  • Page 22: Ipump6400 Connections

    [c] (on both decoders if your iPump6400 includes a second decoder). (See Table 1: iPump6400 Options Key on page 12). d) Connect your LAN line to the iPump6400's Ethernet port [d]. (Refer to Table 6: iPump6400 LAN Connector Pin Functions on page 24.) Figure 2.1 iPump6400 Rear-panel Connector Locations...

  • Page 23: Alarm Connector Details

    User’s Manual f) Finally, connect the supplied ac power cord to the iPump6400's IEC receptacle [f] and to a 100-to-120 Vac or 200-to-240 Vac source. NOTE: Do not connect devices to the mouse, keyboard and other connectors not described here. They are for factory use only.

  • Page 24: Ethernet/Lan Port Details

    Contact Closure Out Normally Open Ground Pins 1 and 2 are normally open and are closed during an iPump6400 alarm. Pins 1 and 6 are normally closed and are open during an iPump6400 alarm. Pins 3 and 8 on the DB-9 are normally open and may be closed by command from Compel.

  • Page 25: Optional Decoder With Digital Output

    User’s Manual Optional Connector details are somewhat different for iPump6400s having the optional Decoder with decoder with digital audio and video output. Figure 2.2 below illustrates the Digital Output rear-panel layout of this optional decoder. Connector details are listed in Table 7.

  • Page 26: Functions

    User’s Manual Pinout details for the balanced analog and AES/EBU digital audio connector are shown in Figure 2.3 and Table 8 below. Figure 2.3 Balanced Analog and AES/EBU Digital Audio Connector Table 8: Balanced Analog and AES/EBU Digital Audio...

  • Page 27: Multiswitch Connection Details

    When operating a multiswitch, use Table 9 to identify the line signals corre- Connection sponding to each iPump6400 RF port selection. On a typical multiswitch (as in Details Figure 2.4 below), these ports will be in order from left to right as viewed from the side holding the input connectors.
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  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Operation

    •3.6 iPump6400 Operations by Function, and •3.7 Unit Software Switch. NOTE: When operated as part of a Compel Network, your iPump6400 may at times become unavailable for local control or may perform functions not commanded locally. For example, the Compel network operator may command remote iPump6400s to disable local control during a particular broadcast or program schedule.

  • Page 30: Front-Panel Controls And Indicators

    The ENTER button serves to select menu options (downward navigation), to open user- input fields, or to commit user input to the iPump6400. Also press ENTER to quickly start the unit after a normal shutdown. The Escape (ESC) button allows exit from user-input fields without saving the entry or selection.

  • Page 31: Led Indicators

    User’s Manual These eight light-emitting diodes (LEDs) provide status information about Indicators your iPump6400 and its processes. Table 10 on page 31 provides the meaning of the color and state of each LED. Figure 3.3 LED Indicators Table 10: LED Indicator Descriptions...
  • Page 32 Meaning AUTH GREEN constant Current transport stream is protected by conditional access (CA) and iPump6400 is authorized and descrambling. GREEN slow blink Current transport stream is protected by conditional access (CA) but iPump6400 is unauthorized. Tracked channel is not scrambled.

  • Page 33: Startup/Shutdown Procedures

    User’s Manual 3.3 Startup/Shutdown Procedures The first time you start the iPump6400, the boot-up process and some initial setup may require a few minutes to complete. (See Initial Unit Settings.) After the initial startup, and if a normal shutdown was performed, the iPump6400 may be started again simply by pressing the ENTER button on the unit’s front panel.

  • Page 34: Web Browser Operations Startup

    Menu IP SETUP Press ENTER and take note of the iPump6400's IP address displayed on the screen. Then use the following steps to gain control from your web browser: NOTE: It may be necessary to set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway to specific values - consult your local network administrator.

  • Page 35: Normal Shutdown

    IP address 128.092.050.004 (as entered from the iPump6400 front panel) must be entered as 128.92.50.4 in the web browser. Normal Removing power to shut down your iPump6400 will not harm the unit, but is Shutdown not recommended and will lengthen the time required for the next startup. Nor- mal startup can only be performed following a normal shutdown.

  • Page 36: Front-Panel Operation

    User’s Manual 3.4 Front-panel Operation Operate the iPump6400 from the front panel using the push buttons and LCD. Menu screens on the LCD direct you to screens that control various operating parameters or display information about the iPump6400. Menu titles represent...

  • Page 37: Editable Fields

    User’s Manual User input screens below the menus shown here allow control of such items as Program Number to Record, File to Record to, Decoder Number to Play File to, and others. There are two types of user-input screens - those with an edit- able field and those with a selectable field.

  • Page 38: Selectable Fields

    Pressing ESC before pressing ENTER will cancel any change. NOTE: Front-panel control is limited by a four-minute timeout period. After four minutes without input from the front-panel push buttons, the iPump6400 LCD will automatically return to the home screen and any unsaved changes will be lost.

  • Page 39: Initial Unit Setup

    3.5 Initial Unit Setup Some of the iPump6400’s settings are preconfigured or should be configured during the iPump6400's initial setup and are not likely to require adjustment on a regular basis. RF current channel, LNB type, LNB DC power, date and time, and unit label settings should be made at this time.
  • Page 40 User’s Manual Step Press Displayed Screen Type Menu DECODER SETUP Menu AUDIO SETUP Menu IP SETUP Menu RF SETUP From RF Setup, adjust the Current Channel settings. Step Press Displayed/Field Details Screen Type ENTER Data Display RF STATUS: TRACKING: Eb/No = XX.X RF status is shown.

  • Page 41: Lnb Type Selection

    Editable 00001 Enter the number or code of program to select from stream. <Unused> TAG SITE: Values entered in this field will not affect iPump6400 operation. User Input - SAVE ALL CHANGES? Selectable YES<ENT> NO<ESC> Press ENTER to save or ESC to cancel all RF Setup changes and return to the Current Channel screen.

  • Page 42: Lnb Dc Power Setting

    User’s Manual Step Press Displayed Screen Type Menu IP SETUP Menu RF SETUP From RF Setup, select the LNB type. Step Press Displayed/Field Details Screen Type ENTER Data Display RF STATUS: TRACKING: Eb/No = XX.X RF status is shown. If tracking, then Eb/N0 is also dis- played.

  • Page 43: Date/Time Setup

    Compel. Time zone and Daylight Savings Time settings, however, remain under local control and should be set by the user. Set up the date and time for your iPump6400 during the initial setup. First nav- igate to the Date/Time Setup screen. (Date/Time setup may also be performed from the browser interface under the SETUP tab.)
  • Page 44 User’s Manual From Date/Time Setup, adjust the current date, time, offset from GMT, and daylight saving time settings as follows: Screen Step Press Displayed/Field Details Type ENTER User Input CURRENT DATE - Editable YYYY/MM/DD Enter current date in year/month/day format.

  • Page 45: Unit Label Setup

    User’s Manual Unit Label Set the unit label (or name of your iPump6400) during the initial setup. First Setup navigate to the Set Unit Label screen. From Set Unit Label, enter a name for your iPump6400 as follows: Screen...

  • Page 46: Ipump6400 Operations By Function

    3.6 iPump6400 Operations by Function Most iPump6400 functions can be performed locally from either the front panel or from a web browser attached to the iPump6400 via Ethernet. How- ever, web browser operation is described in this section because after initial configuration, that is the method by which most local operations will be per- formed.

  • Page 47: Live Program Play

    User’s Manual Live Program When set up for live program play, the iPump6400 decodes an incoming Play MPEG stream from the received DVB satellite signal and decrypts and decodes the audio and/or video from the selected program to the connected audio and video monitors.
  • Page 48 User’s Manual d) Next, click the Edit button under Satellite Receive Settings to change that group’s parameters. e) After changing the fields as needed, click the Activate button to save your changes. Any changes will take effect immediately. f) If you do not wish to make or save any changes, click the Cancel button and any changes will be discarded.
  • Page 49 User’s Manual NOTE: The setting at initial startup is Follow Tune. To stop live program playing, select Off under Decoder Settings. i) Next (if the Aux Audio option is enabled), click the Edit button under Settings for Aux Audio to change that group’s parameters and provide an extra audio-only service through the auxiliary audio port.

  • Page 50: Record Program To File

    Loop Forever playlist setting, these settings will be lost when the iPump6400 is rebooted. If Loop Forever is selected, then the playlist chosen to loop forever will begin playing when the iPump6400 returns to service after a reboot. a) To set up the iPump6400 for program recording, first ensure the appropriate RF input settings have been selected.

  • Page 51: Play Recorded Program File

    Enter a duration slightly longer than the expected program length to ensure that you record the entire program. To record for an indefinite period, enter zero time. The iPump6400 will continue to record until commanded to stop or until available disk space is consumed.

  • Page 52: File Management

    User’s Manual d) Click the Play to Decoder 1 or Play to Decoder 2 button to immediately begin playing the program or playlist through the desired decoder. (Play to Decoder 2 will only appear for dual-decoder iPump6400s.) The Record/Play chart on the left will display the name and time remaining of the selected program or playlist.

  • Page 53: File Streaming And Routing

    User’s Manual e) To rename the file, first type the new name in the Rename To: box. As with recording new files, file names are limited to 16 characters. Upper and lower case letters, numerals, decimals and spaces are allowed, but leading or following spaces will be truncated (the file name may not begin or end with a space or spaces).

  • Page 54: Scheduled Operation

    From the web browser interface, you can view schedules of record and play Operation operations set up by the Compel network for the iPump6400 by clicking the Schedule tab. If needed, you can click the Disable button to temporarily suspend scheduled operations.

  • Page 55: Playlist Management

    User’s Manual Playlist With iPump6400 playlists, you can set up and play a stored sequence of pro- Management grams without interruption. (Playlists are stored in nonvolatile memory such that they remain available after unit reboots.) Create or edit playlists from the...
  • Page 56 When RANDOM is selected, the iPump6400 randomly selects a file to play from the selected directory. When SEQUENTIAL is selected, the iPump6400 plays the first file in the selected directory that has not already been played as SEQUENTIAL. Or, if all files in the selected directory have been played as SEQUENTIAL, then SEQUENTIAL will again play the first file.

  • Page 57: Ipump6400 Help

    User’s Manual NOTE: To provide a course of action for the iPump6400 in case of a "loss of service" (RF signal drops below a minimum threshold or the feed is lost entirely), a playlist named LOS may be created. The iPump6400 will begin playing this playlist immediately when a "loss of service"...

  • Page 58: Unit Software Switch

    Use the following procedure to switch between versions of application software loaded on your iPump6400: From the iPump6400 front panel, navigate to the Unit Software Switch to B- Up screen. From the Unit Software Switch screen, switch software as follows:...

  • Page 59: Chapter 4 Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    If you are experiencing any difficulties, first check the LCD and LED indica- tors on the iPump6400 to determine if any warnings or alarms are active. See Table 12: LED Indicator Descriptions on page 60 for descriptions of LED states.

  • Page 60: No Output

    Also check to determine if the program or file is "blank". Trouble using If the iPump6400 appears to be functioning normally with no alarm or warning browser conditions, but you cannot use the web browser interface, first check that you interface are using the correct IP address.
  • Page 61 GREEN constant iPump6400 has received a COMPEL command within the last two minutes. GREEN fast blink iPump6400 has been addressed by COMPEL within the last five seconds. GREEN slow blink iPump6400 is in tracking mode, COMPEL is required, but no COMPEL command has been received within the last two min- utes.
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  • Page 63: Warranty

    5.2 Technical Support If the unit should fail to perform as described, if you need help resolving prob- lems with your iPump6400, or for questions about obtaining service for your iPump6400, please contact Wegener Communications Customer Service at (770) 814-4057, FAX (678) 624-0294, or E-mail service@wegener.com.
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  • Page 65 11, 23 11, 34 HTML Control heirarchy diagram 8, 47 Live Program Play Current Channel IP Address live program play Navigation settings 40, 42, 43 monitor iPump status Record Setup play recorded program wegener.com 800009-01 Rev. B...
  • Page 66 User’s Manual SNR Alarm/Warning status, unit 31 40, 42, 43 Setup recording 8, 50 stop Unit Label Setup record Unit Software Switch Return Material storage capacity 12, 51 Authorization 63 model number options indicated by suggestions or RF setup...

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