Contents 1 Safety regulations .....................4 2 General information ....................4 2.1 Packing contents ..................4 2.2 Meaning of the symbols used ................5 2.3 Technical data .....................5 2.4 Description ....................6 2.4.1 Input signal path “INROUTE” ..............6 2.4.1.1 Menu setting “A+ASI = 1 B+ASI = 2”........6 2.4.1.2 Menu setting “A+B+ASI = 1 ASI = 2”........7 2.4.2 Output signal path “OUTROUTE”...
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Setting the input symbol rate ...............27 Setting the DVB mode ................27 Setting the input frequency ................27 Testing the signal to noise ratio ..............28 Setting the station filter ................30 COFDM parameters...................34 Setting the output signal ................37 Setting the transmission parameters ..............38 Setting the transmitter identification ..............39 Stuffing .....................40 Setting a substitute signal in the case of an incorrect input signal ....41...
”www.gss.tv”. Take action to prevent static discharge when working on the device. 2 General information 2.1 Packing contents 1 Cassette HDTV 1000 T 2 HF cables 1 CD (assembly instructions) 1 Brief assembly instructions - 4 - - 4 -...
2.2 Meaning of the symbols used Important note —> General note • Performing works 2.3 T echnical data The devices meet the following EU directives: 2006/95/EC, 2004/108/EC The product fulfils the guidelines and standards for CE labelling. HF input Frequency range: 925 …...
2.4.1.2 Menu setting “A+B+ASI = 1 ASI = 2” The transport streams of the receiving stages “TS A” and “TS B” and of the ASI input “TS ASI” generate the transport stream 1. The “TS ASI” transport stream fed via the ASI input generates the transport stream 2. TS A Receiving stage SAT input ”A“...
2.4.2.3 Menu setting “2 => ASI ASI => MB” Transport stream 1 is made available via modulator “A”, transport stream 2 via the ASI output and the transport stream from the ASI input “TS ASI” via modula- tor “B” (MB). Modulator Transport stream 1 "A"...
2.5 Software query Control unit If necessary, you can activate the indication of the software version of the con- trol unit manually: • Press any two keys on the control unit of the head-end station simultaneously until the display goes dark and the software version, e.g. “V 38” appears. 2.6 How the TPS module works After decoding QPSK- or 8PSK-modulated signals, the demodulated data streams and the data stream fed via the ASI socket can be accessed via the integrated...
Before changing cassettes remove max. 106 dBμV mains plug. Grundig SAT Systems 3.2 EMC regulations To comply with the current EMC regulations, it is necessary to connect the lines leading in and out of the head-end station using F terminals.
• Insert the required number of F terminals in the openings provided in the head-end station or in the 19” cabinet. —> F terminals are not included in the scope of delivery. Tighten the nuts of the F terminals until the teeth on the lock washers put under have penetrated the exterior coating and a good connection is made between the housing / 19”...
3.4 Retrofitting a CA module The cassette is equipped with a common interface. It allows you to connect a CA module for various encryption systems and service providers. Encoded channels can only be decoded with a CA module suitable for the encoding system and the corresponding smart card.
The control panel at a glance 4.1 Menu items Program the cassette using the buttons on the control unit of the head-end station. The two-line display of the control unit then shows the menus. The parameters and functions to be set are underlined. Use the key to select the following main menu items: –...
5 Programming 5.1 Preparation • Test the software versions of the head-end station and the cassette and update them if necessary. The current software versions can be found on the website ”www.gss.tv”. • Connect the test receiver to the HF output or the test output of the head-end station.
5.3.2 Channel strip “A” with CA module Page 16 Bx 4A 3.3 V / 5.0 V Supply 5.0 V Bx 4A on / off PID Check Bx 4A Menu <= => Edit X / 0 ◀ ▶ Bx 4A 01/03 MENU Bx 4A TV 04/09...
5.4 Programming the cassette —> Pressing the button for longer than 2 seconds cancels the pro- gramming procedure. This takes you back to the program item “Selecting the cassette” from any menu. Any entries that have not been saved are reset to the previous settings.
Selecting the input signal path In this menu you define the signal path of the input transport streams. Menu setting “A+ASI = 1 B+ASI = 2” (s. chap. 2.4.1.1, page 6). Menu setting “A+B+ASI = 1 ASI = 2” (s. chap. 2.4.1.2, page 7). Bx 4 INROUTE A+ASI=1...
• If you do not want to do ASI settings, press the button. —> The “Selecting the channel strip” – “LINE” menu is activated (page 23). • To set the ASI parameters press the button. —> The “Setting the ASI transfer rate” – “ASI RATE” menu is activated.
Setting the ASI options In this menu you define the size of the data packets, their polarity and the type of transmission. For this setting please take the required information from the documentation (technical data) of the ASI component to be connected.
Selecting the channel strip Bx 4 LINE ◀ ▶ Line A / Line B Line A <= => Line B ◀ select channel strip “A” (“Line A”) or select • By pressing ◀ channel strip “B” (“Line B”) by pressing the button.
Bx 4A OUTPUT Channel Channel / Freq. • Use to select channel setting “Channel” or frequen- cy setting “Freq.”. • Press the button. —> The “Setting the output channel” or “Setting the out- put frequency” – “OUTPUT” menu is activated. Setting the output channel In this menu you set the output channel of the channel strip (C5 …...
• Use the buttons to place the cursor under the digit ◀ ▶ to be set for the frequency display then use to set the output frequency wished. Switching the modulator off or on Bx 4A OUTPUT ◀ ▶ on / off •...
AUDIO • By repeatedly pressing the button scroll back to the “Selecting the channel strip” menu. • Select the other channel strip (page 23) and set the following menu items: • “Selecting channel / frequency setting”, page 23 • “Setting the output channel” or “Setting the output frequency”, page 24 •...
Setting the input symbol rate The symbol rates of the satellite transponders can be found in the current channel table of the satellite operator, in various satellite magazines and in the Internet. Bx 4A SYMBOL ◀ ▶ ◀ ▶ 27500 DVB-S DVB-S / DVB-S 2 …...
If a question mark “?” appears in the second line of the dis- play, there is no input signal present. In this case check the configuration of the antenna system and head-end station as well as the preceding settings of the cassette. Bx 4A FREQ Bx 4A...
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This value shows the difference between the quality of the input signal and the threshold of the tuner at this type of modulation. At a value lower than “5” picture dropouts can oc- cur. If “OK” is shown, the signal to noise ratio is ok. If a value <...
Setting the station filter The default setting for the station filter is “off”. In this menu you define the stations received to be transmitted. If stations are activated the output data rate increases. If the station filter is switched off (factory default) all stations of the transport stream passes the station filter.
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—> The following figure shows the “Setting the station filter” menu of channel strip “B”. Bx 4B PROGRAM – 01/04 Filter ..◀ ▶ ▶ ▶ Bx 4B PROGRAM Filter on / off AUDIO AUDIO • Press the button.
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“ ” The star means that the TV or radio station selected is encoded. To enable the stations, the CA module and the appropriate smart card of the station provider are required. —> If a service number (e.g. “131”) appears instead of “TV”...
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Menu setting ”A+ASI = 1 B+ASI = 2”. Channel strip “A” Bx 4A PROGRAM Bx 4A TV 01/10 Filter Das Erste ◀ ▶ 02/19 ORF2 ◀ ▶ ▶ ▶ Bx 4A PROGRAM Filter AUDIO AUDIO on / off • Set the channel strip “A” or “B”. —>...
COFDM parameters The tables below show the dependence of the transmittable net data rate on the settings of the COFDM parameters. The conversion of the net data rate into the gross data rate displayed in the ”Stuffing” menu is made according to the following formula:: 204 x net data rate Gross data rate =...
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Net data rate [kbit/s] at a bandwidth of 7 MHz Guard interval Modulation Code rate 4354 4838 5123 5278 5806 6451 6830 7037 QPSK 6532 7257 7684 7917 7257 8064 8538 8797 7620 8467 8965 9237 8709 9676 10246 10556 11612 12902 13661...
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Transmission parameters for DVB-T at a bandwidth of 8 MHz Transmission mode Symbol duration T [µs] Carrier space ∆ f [kHz] 4.4643 2.232 1.116 2048 4096 8192 carrier theoretical 1705 3410 6817 carrier real Used bandwidth [MHz] 7.61 7.61 7.61 Total symbol duration 280 262 238 231 560 504 476 462 1120 1008 952 924 [µs]...
Setting the output signal In this menu, you can set the bandwidth, the carrier modulation and the spectral position of the output signal. Kanalzug “A” ohne Kanalzug “A” mit CA-Modul CA-Modul, Channel strip “A“ with CA module Kanalzug “B” / Channel strip “A“...
• Use to place the cursor under “POS”. ◀ ▶ • Use to set the spectral position to “NEG”. • Press the button. —> The “Setting the transmission parameters” – “COFDM-MODE” menu is activated. Setting the transmission parameters In this menu you can set the transmission modes, the code rate and the guard interval.
Guard interval In this menu item you set the relation of the duration of the user symbols to the duration of the guard intervals to be transmitted. A high guard interval, e.g. “G1/4” causes a low output data rate. For cable networks the setting “G1/32” is adequate.
• Press the button. —> The “Stuffing” – “STUFFING” menu is activated. Stuffing This menu shows the output data rate defined using the COFDM settings and the current output data rate. Bx 4A STUFFING 34363 (32502) 34363 (= “Number 1”): Maximum gross output data rate Bx 4A STUFFING 34363...
of the station filter (page 30). Bx 4A STUFFING 34363 (36906) ?? • Press the button. —> The “Setting a substitute signal in the case of an in- correct input signal” – “FAILURE” menu is activated. Setting a substitute signal in the case of an incorrect input signal You use this menu to set whether a COFDM signal filled with “Null Packets”, a COFDM signal filled with null pack-...
Network Information Table (NIT) Bx 4A => Make on / off Make ▶ • To switch NIT on/off (“on”/”off”) press the buttons. • Press the button to activate NIT (“Make”). ▶ —> All active …-COFDM cassettes must be set and ready for reception.
Network/operator identification In this menu, you can change the network/operator identifi- cation (CAT-ID – Conditional Access Table - Identification), for example of the visAvision transponder (Eutelsat 8° West). Bx 4A CAT-ID ◀ ▶ ◀ ▶ 0xDE00 on / off CAT is not to be changed: •...
Deleting a PID In this menu a PID of the transport stream can be deleted. Bx 4A DROP ◀ ▶ ◀ ▶ PID 0x0000 on / off • Use the buttons to place the cursor under the re- ◀ ▶ spective digit of the hexadecimal number of the PID to be deleted (“0x0000”) and set the hexadecimal number using •...
Saving settings • Press the button. —> Returning to “Selecting the cassette” menu via con- nection (page 19). —> The settings are saved. —> If functions of the TPS module are activated, their sta- tus is shown in the second line of the menu: “M”...
• Use the buttons to set the operating voltage for the CA module (”+3.3 V / +5 V). • Press the button. —> The “Setting the PID monitoring” – “CA” menu is acti- vated. Setting the PID monitoring The factory default of the PID monitoring is switched on. If particular PIDs are not decrypted the CI module is reset.
Configuring the CA module The menu varies according to which CA module you are using. For this reason, please refer to the operating manual of your particular CA module. The relevant information is shown in the display of the head-end station. This may ap- pear as a fixed display or as scrolling text according to dis- play capabilities.
• Use the buttons to select the function desired. • To set the CA module use the buttons. ◀ ▶ • All settings are saved by pressing the button. —> You will be returned to the “Configuring the CA module” – “CA” menu item. —>...
Further possible terms displayed: “RA” – Radio channel type “0” – The currently selected station is encrypted. • Use the buttons to call up the stations in sequential ◀ ▶ order which are to be decoded, then use to decrypt (“X”) or not to decrypt them (“0”).
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