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Miranda DENSITE IRD-3802 Manual To Installation And Operation

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DENSITÉ series
IRD-3802
Integrated Receiver and Decoder
Guide to Installation and Operation
M837-9600-100
18 Sep 2008
Miranda
Technologies Inc.
3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6
Tel. 514-333-1772
Fax. 514-333-9828
www.miranda.com
© 2008 Miranda Technologies Inc..

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  • Page 1 DENSITÉ series IRD-3802 Integrated Receiver and Decoder Guide to Installation and Operation M837-9600-100 18 Sep 2008 Miranda Technologies Inc. 3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel. 514-333-1772 Fax. 514-333-9828 www.miranda.com © 2008 Miranda Technologies Inc..
  • Page 2 EN 61000-3-2 & -3-3, Disturbance in Supply Systems EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8 & -11 Electromagnetic Immunity How to contact us: For technical assistance, please contact the Miranda Technical support centre nearest you: Americas Asia Europe, Middle East, Africa, UK...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Table of Contents IRD-3802 HD/SD MPEG Decoder with ASI and GigE IP inputs..........5 Introduction ............................5 Features .............................. 5 Applications............................7 Block Diagram............................. 7 Front Card-edge Interface........................8 Installation ..........................9 Unpacking ............................9 Installation in the Densité frame......................9 Rear Panels ............................
  • Page 4 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION IRD-3802...

  • Page 5: Ird-3802 Hd/Sd Mpeg Decoder With Asi And Gige Ip Inputs

    TV services providers. DVB-ASI or IP transport streams fed to the IRD-3802 can be decoded to provide either HD or SD SDI video with embedded multi-channel audio, in all leading formats, as well as composite video and stereo analog audio for monitoring.
  • Page 6 SMPTE 12M Time code SMPTE 2016 AFD flag Extensive PSIP data extraction, including: o Time and Date and other STT data o Channel Number and other VCT parameters o Event Description and EIT Event Information Table 6 | IRD-3802...

  • Page 7: Applications

    Decoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 multi-program or single-program IP video • IP encapsulation of ASI transport streams • Program aggregation in TV service provider headends Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the functionality of the IRD-3802. Figure 1.1 Functional block diagram of the IRD-3802 IRD-3802 | 7...

  • Page 8: Front Card-Edge Interface

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.5 Front Card-edge Interface The front card-edge of the IRD-3802 incorporates two elements: • Status LED (see section 3.2) • Select Button (see section 3.3) IRD-3802 Select Button Status LED Figure 1.2 Front card-edge layout...

  • Page 9: Installation

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 2 Installation 2.1 Unpacking Make sure the following items have been shipped with your IRD-3802. If any of the following items are missing, contact your distributor or Miranda Technologies Inc. • IRD-3802 Integrated Receiver and Decoder •...

  • Page 10: Connections

    • ASI IN – ASI video (2) Connect up to two DVB-ASI signals conforming to EN 50083-9. The IRD-3802 can automatically switch to the detected input. • ASI OUT – Outputs the selected ASI or de-encapsulated IP input •...

  • Page 11: Operation

    3.2 Card-Edge Status LED The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the IRD-3802, and is visible through the front access door of the DENSITÉ frame. The chart shows how the various error conditions that can be flagged on the IRD-3802 affect the LED status.

  • Page 12: Local Control Using The Densité Frame Control Panel

    3.3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel 3.3.1 Overview Push the SELECT button on the IRD-3802 card edge (Section 1.5) to assign the local control panel to operate the IRD-3802. Use the control panel buttons to navigate through the menu, as described below.

  • Page 13: Remote Control Using Icontrol

    3.4.1 The iControl graphic interface window The basic window structure for the IRD-3802 is shown in figure 3.2. The window identification line gives the card type (IRD-3802) and the slot number where the card installed in its Densité frame. Figure 3.2 IRD-3802 iControl graphic interface window There are three main sections in the window itself, identified in figure 3.2:...
  • Page 14 Yellow alarm condition detected on 1 or more channels (yellow) No signal (gray) Icon #5 – Primary Audio status Reference OK. Mouse over to see the source of the reference, and its format, e.g. External, NTSC (green) No audio in program (yellow) No signal (gray) 14 | IRD-3802...
  • Page 15 If there is an error, the error status message appears in the message area without mouse- over. • If there are multiple errors, the error messages cycle so all can be seen • The icon whose status or error message is shown is highlighted with a mauve background IRD-3802 | 15...

  • Page 16: The Input Panel

    Figure 3.3 The Input panel current TS signal fails. Output on Error Use the radio buttons to set the behavior of this IRD-3802 in the event of an input signal error. • Black – switch the output to black •...

  • Page 17: The Video Output Panel

    Use the AFD Mode pulldown to select the operating mode • Auto • Manual Config Use the Insertion pulldown to select whether AFD information will be inserted in the output. • • Figure 3.5 Video Output panel – AFD tab IRD-3802 | 17...
  • Page 18 Aspect Ratio Scaling Mode Use the pulldown to select the aspect ratio scaling mode that will be Figure 3.6 Select AFD window used. These options are available: Auto Stretch Center Cut Letter box Pillar box 18 | IRD-3802...
  • Page 19 • Range: -10 to +10 V-Chip Mode Use the pulldown to select how V-Chip data will be processed in the IRD-3802: • Replace: Will use the PSIP information to replace any existing XDS data. Use this option if you know you want to use the PSIP advisory.

  • Page 20: The Audio Processing Panel

    Figure 3.8 Video Output panel – CVBS tab 3.4.5 The Audio Processing panel This panel provides controls for selecting the audio downmix mode of this IRD-3802, and for monitoring some audio parameters Config tab Analog Audio Output (Note: the Analog Output option must be activated...

  • Page 21: The Reference Panel

    ON or OFF. Status tab This tab contains text boxes and status icons that indicate the current status of the IRD-3802’s audio processing. Figure 3.10 Audio Processing panel – Status tab Audio Type area – the status icons indicate the presence and type of the Audio 1 and Audio 2 inputs Status Area –...

  • Page 22: The Probing Panel

    NOTE: if the output format is interlaced, only 1 frame can be added. In progressive 720p, up to 3 frames are allowed. 3.4.7 The Probing panel Structure tab Shows the structure of the transport stream Figure 3.13 Probing panel – Structure tab 22 | IRD-3802...
  • Page 23 Click in the checkbox at the bottom to enable or disable display updating (about once per second) Figure 3.14 TR 101 290 tab Unref_PID tab This tab provides a list of all unreferenced PIDs found in the incoming service. Figure 3.15 Probing panel – Unref_PID tab IRD-3802 | 23...
  • Page 24 Figure 3.16. Figure 3.16 Probing panel – Pie Chart tab PSIP tab This tab is an information-only tab that documents various aspects of the incoming service (Valid only for ATSC) Figure 3.17 Probing panel – PSIP tab 24 | IRD-3802...

  • Page 25: The Test Panel

    ETH Port Direction Use the pulldown to select the Ethernet port functionality. Options are: • OFF – not functional • INPUT – accepts incoming transport stream • OUTPUT – sends transport stream Figure 3.18 Network Settings panel IRD-3802 | 25...
  • Page 26 DHCP checkbox The "DHCP" parameter activates or deactivates dynamic network addressing. When activated, it allows a server to dynamically attribute an IP address and configuration information to the IRD-3802. When the checkbox is selected, the static network parameters become unavailable.

  • Page 27: The Factory/Presets Panel

    User Preset. • Click Save to store the current parameter settings and values from the IRD-3802 into the selected User Preset. The existing contents of the preset will be overwritten.
  • Page 28 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Copy Profile From: This line shows this IRD-3802 card, and identifies it by App server, Densité frame and slot number, card type and firmware version. The Profile column has a pulldown that allows you to select which profiles you will work with, and gives these choices: •...

  • Page 29: The Options Panel

    • Current, User1, User2, User3, User4, User5 The Select column includes a checkbox to identify which IRD-3802 cards you wish to copy profiles into from the current card. • For convenience, a Select all checkbox is provided in the column header Click Copy to copy the selected profiles from this card into the selected other IRD-3802 cards •...
  • Page 30 Figure 3.25 Options panel – Up/Down/Cross Analog Output option This option activates the analog composite video and analog audio outputs of the IRD-3802. To activate this option, you must: • Obtain a licence key from Miranda Technologies Inc.
  • Page 31 This option activates the Transport Stream probing functions of the IRD-3802. To activate this option, you must: • Obtain a licence key from Miranda Technologies Inc. • Type the licence key in the box • Click on ENABLE OPTION to enable the option’s features.

  • Page 32: The Alarm Config Panel

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.4.12 The Alarm Config panel This panel allows the alarm reporting of the IRD-3802 to be configured. The panel opens in a new window when the button is clicked, and can be resized if needed.
  • Page 33 Copy to other cards Click this button to open a panel that allows the alarm configuration set for this card to be copied into another IRD-3802 card. • Select one or more destination cards from the list in the window by clicking in the...

  • Page 34: The Info Panel

    Figure 3.33 Details window • Advanced…: Shows the Miranda LongID for this card. The Miranda LongID is the address of this IRD-3802 in the iControl network. Figure 3.34 Advanced window 34 | IRD-3802...
  • Page 35 • Remote System Administration – opens the Joining Locators data box, which lists remote lookup services to which this IRD- 3802 is registered. Add: Force the iControl service for this IRD-3802 to register itself on a user-specified Jini lookup service, using the following syntax in the data box: jini://<ip_address>...

  • Page 36: User Reference Guide

    ASI hot-switch context. 4.2 Decoding Audio The IRD-3801 can only decode 1 audio stream while the IRD-3802 can decode 2 simultaneously. If no audio PID was previously selected or if the selected PID does not exist, the IRD automatically selects the first found audio in the corresponding PMT.

  • Page 37: Mpeg Av Synchronization

    Will use the PSIP information to replace any existing XDS data. Use this option if you know you want to use the PSIP advisory. Pass: If XDS data is already present, it is left untouched. In this mode, no V-CHIP is generated if no XDS data is present. IRD-3802 | 37...

  • Page 38: Using The Up/Down/Cross Option

    Alternatively, the user can set the scaling mode to OFF and simply carry the AFD flags to the outputs for further processing. A card like the XVP-38xx from Miranda could then use the flag to rescale the picture properly.
  • Page 39 Alternatively to AFD, the user can select VLI or WSS (PAL only). The charts below show the conversions that will be performed by the IRD-3802 when the Active Format Descriptor (AFD) processing is activated. by selecting AUTO using the Aspect Ratio Scaling Mode pulldown on the AFD tab of the Video Output panel.
  • Page 40 (4:3_14) (16:9_14) 16:9 Letterbox image shoot and 16:9 Letterbox image shoot and 16:9 Image shoot and protect 14:9 in a protect 16:9 in a 4:3 frame protect 16:9 in a 4:3 frame 16:9 frame (4:3_15) (4:3_15) (16:9_15) 40 | IRD-3802...
  • Page 41 16:9 Protected Full frame image in a 16:9 frame 16:9 frame (4:3_10) (16:9_10) (16:9_10) 14:9 Pillar-box image in a 16:9 frame 14:9 Letterbox image in a 4:3 frame 14:9 Pillar-box image in a 16:9 frame (4:3_11) (16:9_11) (16:9_11) IRD-3802 | 41...

  • Page 42: Using The Ts Probing Option

    Only ATSC EIT-0 to 3 are probed The Unreferenced PID list is updated every 10s. Therefore, a PID that is no longer present in the stream will disappear from the list after 10s. PSIP probing is done on ATSC signals only 42 | IRD-3802...

  • Page 43: Specifications

    HD: SMPTE 274M: 1080i59.94, 1080i50 HD: SMPTE 296M: 720p59.94, 720p50 EMBEDDED AUDIO: SMPTE-299M SMPTE-272M RETURN LOSS: >15 dB up to 1.5 GHz JITTER: < 0.2 UI as per SMPTE-259M for SD output < 0.2 UI as per SMPTE-292M for HD output IRD-3802 | 43...
  • Page 44 ATSC PSIP Standard A/65 REFERENCE INPUT REFERENCE INPUT: One input with BNC connector SIGNAL: SMPTE 170M/SMPTE 318M/ITU 624-4/BUT 470-6 Black burst SMPTE 274M/SMPTE 296M Tri-level sync (black) RETURN LOSS: >35 dB up to 5.75 MHz ELECTRICAL POWER: 20 W maximum 44 | IRD-3802...

  • Page 45: Annex - Local Control Panel User Interface

    ASI/SSI1, ASI/SSI2, ETHERNET, AUTO INPUT MENU INPUT SELECTION SELECT AUTO SWITCH DEL. 0, 1, 2,3,4,5, … 30 SERVICE SELECT <service name> (PGM xxxxx) MPEG SYNCHRO OFF, AUTO ETHERNET MENU NETWORK CONFIG DHCP OFF,ON DEFAULT IP ADDR xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IRD-3802 | 45...
  • Page 46 CVBS LUMA RANGE NORMAL, SUPER B&W MSG OUTPUT SRC SDI, CVBS REFERENCE INTERNAL,EXTERNAL,URS-525,URS- SOURCE MENU* 625,AUTO_SEL DELAY FRAME 0, 1, 2, 3 VERTICAL 0, …200 HORIZONTAL specified in ns or us up to one complete line TEST OFF,ON 46 | IRD-3802...
  • Page 47 First number is firmware, second is PCB. B = VERSION IRD-38x1: xxxB;xxx BETA SERIAL NUMBER Gives the serial number of the card OPTIONS FRAME SYNC KEY xxxxx…..xxxxxxx UDC KEY xxxxx…..xxxxxxx ANALOG KEY xxxxx…..xxxxxxx TS PROBE KEY xxxxx…..xxxxxxx DOLBY-E KEY xxxxx…..xxxxxxx FACTORY RESTORE DEFAULT IRD-3802 | 47...

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