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  • Page 1  Ellipse 3000 RELEASE 3.0 User Guide Rev. B...
  • Page 2 The information contained herein is merely descriptive in nature, and does not constitute a binding offer for sale of the product described herein. Harmonic assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the use of the products described herein, except as expressly agreed to in writing by Harmonic.
  • Page 3 Every reasonable attempt has been made to comply with all licensing requirements for all components used in the system. Any oversight is unintentional and will be remedied if brought to the attention of Harmonic at support@harmonicinc.com. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 CAUTION: The Caution symbol calls your attention to information that, if ignored, can adversely affect the performance of your Harmonic product, or that can make a procedure needlessly difficult. LASER DANGER: The Laser symbol and the Danger alert call your attention to information about the lasers in this product that, if ignored, can cause physical harm to you.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Ellipse 3000 Models and Features........
  • Page 6 Coding Scheme Configuration ..........156 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved.
  • Page 7 Device ID ............. . 261 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved.
  • Page 8 Pilot Mode ............. 323 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved.
  • Page 9 Appendix E: DS9034PCX PowerCap............340 Appendix F: How to Connect an Ellipse 3000 to a Redundancy Switch 343 Connecting the Devices ........... . 343 Appendix G: Contacting the Technical Assistance Center .......344...
  • Page 10 Safety Rules ............366 Glossary © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Mechanical Structure ■ Operating Environment Ellipse 3000 encoders support all SD and HD MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC codecs at 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 chroma sub-sampling and 8 or 10-bits. Fully firmware upgradeable, the encoders offer a smooth and cost-effective migration path from MPEG-2 SD 4:2:0 8-bit to AVC HD 4:2:2 10-bit compression schemes, making them among the most versatile contribution encoders available.
  • Page 12 • MPEG-4 HE-AAC v1, v2 (optional) • Linear audio passthrough (optional) • Dolby-E passthrough (optional) • Operating Modes Joint stereo, single channel, dual channel • Sampling Frequencies 32, 44.1, 48 kHz © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 13 ❑ Output Power −50 dBm to −7 dBm (0.5 dB steps) ❑ Spurious Level −65 dBc @ −10 dBm ❑ Monitoring Output Power −45 dBm ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 14 Local – Graphical front panel with quick access keys and alphanumeric keypad ❑ Software Upgrades via FTP ❑ Dry Contact Alarms (GPI) One output for various status and faults ❑ Presets Up to 60 different configurations ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 15: Management

    ■ The terminal provides access to control and monitor functionalities that are not available when using any Ellipse front panel feature. CAUTION: Using PC Terminal control option can be done only by advanced users and Harmonic technical support personnel. 1.3.2...

  • Page 16: Mechanical Structure

    Mechanical Structure Mechanical Structure Housed in a true 1RU slimline chassis and featuring low power consumption, the Ellipse Series of Contribution Encoders fully integrates with the Harmonic product platform. Figure 1–1: Ellipse Contribution Encoder – General View 1.4.1 Front Panel The front panel allows control using: four way touch pad, an Enter key, and an Esc key.

  • Page 17: Ellipse Rear Panel

    Ellipse Series modules present various rear panels, as requirements of inputs and connectors vary. The following images illustrate examples of rear panels. The related tables describe the connectors on the panel. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 18 DATA 1x Serial connector for MPE interface MONITOR 1x External monitor connection for input video monitoring. For advanced users and/or Harmonic technical support personnel. 1x Low Speed Data connector GPI/O 1x General Purpose Interface configurable Output (GPI/O) dual dry connectors for alarms ©...
  • Page 19 Ellipse 3200 Rear Panel Figure 1–4: Ellipse 3200 IF Modulator MPEG-2/H.264 CV and SD/HD SDI Figure 1–5: Ellipse 3200 L-Band Modulator MPEG-2/H.264 CV and SD/HD SDI © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 20 DATA 1x Serial connector for MPE interface MONITOR 1x External console interface (RS-232) for control and monitoring. For advanced users and/or Harmonic technical support personnel. 1x Low Speed Data (LSD) interface GPI/O 1x General Purpose Interface configurable Output (GPI/O) dual dry connectors for alarms ©...
  • Page 21 1.4.2.3 Optional Audio Expansion Card The optional Audio Expansion Card provides the Ellipse 3000 with 8 pairs of stereo digital or analog audio input ports. This card replaces the standard audio card with 2 pairs of stereo analog or AES/EBU XLR audio input ports. Audio Expansion Card part no. 099-0547-001 supports audio pass through.

  • Page 22: Chapter 2: Initial Configuration And Basic Operation

    This is the default screen of the operating device, providing all the immediate information needed to the user for one-glance check. Whenever an alarm is raised, the idle screen displays an Alarm Active message. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 23 8. Enter your username and password in the access box. The default user name is admin the default password is ellipse 9. Click Submit to confirm or Clear to start over. Figure 2–1: Logon property sheet © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 24: Encoder And Modulator Status Monitoring

    IF Up converter information). V1: rate4.620 resF720 V2: rate4.620 resF720 Status OK Modulation: Y * Carrier: N Symbol Rate: 10000000 sps Press Enter for menu IF Frequency: 700000 kHz © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 25 However, in the web-management, the changes will sustain until the user either saves or drops them. For more details about saving procedures in the different control interfaces, see: 2.1.1.3 Front Panel Save Menu ■ 2.1.1.4 Web Manager Save Procedure ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 26 Cancel – Returns to the previous menu or screen without saving recent changes or discarding ■ them. The Warning LED will still blink for another 60 seconds. This option is similar to pressing <ESC> on the front panel. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 27 NOTE: The Refresh button allows refreshing all parameter values displayed on the Web Manager. This is useful for when a new configuration has been set and saved using the front panel. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 28: Ellipse Set-Up Procedures

    ❑ Section 2.2.3.1.). Configuring video parameters for MPEG-2 standard definition processing (refer to ❑ Section 2.2.3.2.). Setting a new service parameters (refer to Section 2.2.3.3.). ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 29: H.264 Ultra Low Latency Mode Set-Up Procedure

    4. Select Ultra Low in the Latency Control pull-down menu. 5. Press F1 on the front panel to save the new service (refer to 2.1.1.4 Web Manager Save Procedure for configuration save instructions). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 30 NOTE: When using a DVB-S L-Band modulator, the frame length is user selectable. The 16,200 bits option should be set for the Ultra Low latency mode. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 31: Dvb-S2 L-Band Modulator Setup Procedure

    Operating Mode C and M Restore... Roll-Off Factor 0.35 Pilot Mode Remote Power 24VDC 10MHz Clock 2. Select Modulation Scheme to display the Modulation Scheme menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 32 V1: rate4.620 resF720 V2: rate4.620 resF720 Status OK Modulation: On * Carrier: On Symbol Rate: 10000000 sps Press Enter for menu Tx Frequency: 14950000 kHz © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 33: Mpeg-2 Analog Transport Stream And Vbi Configuration

    2. Select PAL and press <Enter> on the front panel to set the video standard for the program. 3. Press F1 on the front panel to save. 4. Navigate Root > Configuration > Video > Video > Input > Ancillary Data. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 34 1 ƒ Disabled 2 ‚ Raw_data 3 ‚ WST625x525 11. Select WST625x525 and press <Enter> to set the Teletext on VBI line 11/Odd. 12. Press <ESC> twice. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 35 4 Output on Video Loss Color Bars 5 Sync Mode Internal Clock 2. Configure Physical Input to CV. 3. Press <Enter> to confirm and return to the Input menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 36 3. Press <Enter> to confirm and return to the Add New menu. 4. Use the Add parameter to add the new service to the transport stream. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 37 5. Press <Enter> to confirm and return to Add New menu. 6. Press F1 on the front panel to save the new service (refer to paragraph Section 2.1.1.3. configuration save instructions). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3: Ellipse Management

    Front panel Lockup Mode enables locking the encoder from unintentional activation of the ❑ front panel. Backup Light Sleep Mode enables power saving when the encoder is not locally operated. ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 39 Controlling the DSNG Modulation (Off / F2 + Down or On / F2 + Left ). ■ Controlling the DSNG Carrier (Off / F2 + Right or On / F2 + Up ). ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 40 (or green) for the visible four items and light grey for the scrolled items. The two screen-shot types are separated by a scroll icon ( ). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 41 The Edit Menu screen allows selecting, changing or view the value of a parameter, or set of parameters: Ethernet Port (Management) 1 IP Address 010.002.002.020 2 Subnet Mask 255.255.252.000 3 Default Gateway 010.002.002.020 4 MAC address 00:0C:A2:07:2F:2C © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 42 The top line indicates the headers for each column in the table. Up/Down, and Down are displayed on the top-right corner and indicate that up/down scrolling is possible. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 43 Displays the allowed parameter’s values Press <ESC> – to abort the setup and return one level up to the Edit menu screen without changing the parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 44 NOTE: Once setting the parameter’s value, the user must save the changes within 60 seconds or the new configuration is lost. For details on saving the changes, see 2.1.1 Encoder and Modulator Status Monitoring page 24. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 45: Ellipse Web Management Control Interface

    The web manager uses tabs and sub-tabs for access and displaying the required managing features. See Figure 3–2. The window comprises boxes of parameters displaying the current status of the parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 46 Some sub-tabs contain additional sub-tabs. Hyperlinks are also used to manage dynamic lists, such as encoded services. The hyperlinks allow you to add a new encoded service to the service list. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 47 Left Side – Displays the parameter name ■ Right Side – A select-value field displaying the currently-selected value. Click the triangle to ■ display all available values. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 48: Ellipse Management Menu Tree

    Status menu – Allows the user to monitor the encoder operation, (see 3.5 Status Menu/Tab). ■ Figure 3–3 illustrates the front panel tree structure from the Root menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 49 Video Stream Configuration Audio Output Inputs Interface Unit Service and Permissions PID Table Status Access Alarm Status Authorizations Figure 3–3: Ellipse Front Panel Root Menu Tree © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 50: Web Manager Main Screen

    NOTE: The DSNG menu is only available when the encoder is equipped with a modulator card (Ellipse 3200 encoders). The amount of video and audio channels is set according to the encoder licenses and capabilities. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 51 IP Input Serial Input System SNMP Traps Permissions Unit Alarm Redundancy Recall Save Preset Delete Rename Logout Figure 3–5: Ellipse Web Manager Root Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 52: Preset Menu

    Front Panel To access the Preset menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Preset. Preset 1 Recall 2 Save Current 3 Delete 4 Rename © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 53 Web Manager To access the Preset tab in the Web Manager: ❖ Select the Preset tab (see Figure 3–7). Figure 3–7: Preset Menu in Web Manager © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 54: Recall Preset Files Menu

    ❖ Navigate Root > Preset > Recall. Recall 1 Select Preset Name Preset-1.db 2 Load Preset Web Manager To access the Recall menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Preset > Recall. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 55: Save Menu

    ❖ Navigate Root > Preset > Save Current. Save Current 1 Override Existing 2 Specify Preset Name Web Manager To access the Save menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Preset > Save. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 56 1 Select Preset Name Preset-1.db 2 Save Preset Web Manager To access the Override Existing menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Preset > Save > Override Existing. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 57 Preset-file 2 Save Preset Web Manager To access the Specify Preset Name menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Preset > Save > Specify Preset Name. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 58: Delete Menu

    ❖ Navigate Root > Preset > Delete. Delete 1 Select Preset Name Preset-1.db 2 Delete Preset Web Manager To access the Delete menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Preset > Delete. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 59: Rename Menu

    Preset-1.db 2 Specify New Preset Name Setup_File 3 Rename Preset Web Manager To access the Rename menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Preset > Rename. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 60: Front Panel Configuration Menu

    Ellipse Web Management root page, in which these sub-menus are represented as tabs. For the Web Management main page, see 3.2.2 Web Manager Main Screen on page 50. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 61: Encoding Bitrate

    ASI Output Interface Serial Input ASI Input Inputs IP Input Licensing System Unit SNMP Traps Alarm Display Contrast Redundancy Figure 3–8: Ellipse Front Panel Configuration Menu Tree © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 62: Status Menu/Tab

    2.1.1 Encoder and Modulator Status Monitoring on page 24). When the unit raises an error, the Alarms Status display appears (see 3.5.3 Alarm Status on page 68). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 63 To access the Status menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Status. Status 1 Service and PID Table 2 Permissions 3 Alarm Status 4 Access Authorizations Operator © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 64 Chapter 3 Ellipse Management Status Menu/Tab Web Manager Figure 3–10: Web Manager – Status Section © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 65: Service And Pid Table

    Ghost – Elementary stream is not active, but related to an active service. The rate is displayed as 0. Active ■ only when designated to Service. Not Active – Elementary stream is not active nor related to any currently active services. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 66: Services And

    To view the Services and PID table in the Web Manager, see the Status section for Services and PIDs (see Figure 3–11). Figure 3–11: Services and PIDs Table Display © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 67: Permissions

    04 MPEG-2 AAC LC 8 Channels Web Manager To view the Permissions list in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > Permissions (see Figure 3–12). Figure 3–12: Permissions tab © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 68: Alarm Status

    To view the Access Authorization parameter on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Status > Access Authorizations. NOTE: The Access Authorizations parameter is currently not available through the web manager. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 69: Chapter 4: Transport Stream Configuration

    SI tables in the stream. – Sets the insertion of the Cue Tone trigger for commercial needs. DPI Sub-Menu/Tab ■ for a diagram of the menus. Figure 4–1 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 70 Time to Splice Break Duration DPI / # Auto Return Duration Flag Avails Expected Unique ProgramID DPI Source Figure 4–1: Transport Stream Configuration Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 71 1 General 2 M-SPTS 3 Services 4 Tables 5 DPI Web Manager To access the Transport tab in the Web Manager: ❖ Select the Transport tab. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 72: General Sub-Menu/Tab

    To access the TS General menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > General (see Figure 4–2). Figure 4–2: Web Manager – Transport Main Menu / General Menu © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 73: Output Rate

    The Broadcast Standard parameter sets the stream broadcast standard to ATSC or DVB. The available options are DVB and ATSC. The Broadcast Standard default is DVB. Front Panel: Broadcast Standard 1 ƒ DVB 2 ‚ ATSC © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 74: Packet Length

    204 – The encoder sends larger packets of 204 bytes, with extra 16 bytes for RS packet ■ correction. The Packet Length default is 188. Front Panel: Packet Length 1 ƒ 188 2 ‚ 204 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 75: Scrambling Mode

    When trying to change the Clear scrambling mode without permission, a no permission message displays. The default mode is Clear. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 76 Chapter 4 Transport Stream Configuration General Sub-Menu/Tab Front Panel: Scrambling mode 1 ƒ Clear 2 ‚ BISS-1 3 ‚ BISS-E Buried ID 4 ‚ ISS-E Injected ID © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 77: Services Sub-Menu/Tab

    To access the Services menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > Services. Services 1 Service List 2 Add Service 3 Drop Service © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 78 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > Services > Service List. Service List 1 VTP_SDI_1_SD_FLICKER 2 VTP_SDI_1_HD_FLICKER Web Manager To view the list of services using the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Services. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 79 2. Click Add New. It creates a 'New Service' in the service list (for configuring the new service, refer to 4.2.2 TS Service Configuration on page 81). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 80 Services menu displays. Web Manager To drop a service using the Web Manager: 1. Select Transport > Services. 2. Press Drop next to the service. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 81: Ts Service Configuration

    Configuring the stream scrambling mode and parameters, detailed in 4.2.3 TS Scrambling ■ Management. Listing, adding or dropping a stream PID, detailed in 4.2.4 Add and Drop PID. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 82 To access the Service Configuration menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Services > [Service Name] (see Figure 4–3). Figure 4–3: Service Configuration Menu © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 83: Ts Scrambling Management

    Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > Services > Service List > [Service Name] > Scrambling. Scrambling 1 Select PID Video H.264 - PID 513 2 Select mode Clear © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 84 Selecting the Clear scrambling mode option sets the stream scrambling mode to Clear and returns the front panel menu to the Scrambling Mode higher level menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 85 Setting the stream PID to scrambled, sets the scrambling mode of the stream according to the scrambling mode defined for the encoder (refer to 4.1.4 Scrambling Mode on page 75). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 86 Web Manager To set the Clear Session Word scrambling parameters for the BISS-1 Session Word using the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Services > Service Name. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 87 To set the Encrypted Session Word scrambling parameters for the BISS-E Buried ID Scrambling mode in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Services > Service Name. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 88 BISS-E Injected configuration > Encrypted Session Word. Encrypted Session Word 00000000-00000000 The available value is a 16-digit scrambling key number. The Injected ID displayed value is always is 00000000-000000. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 89 To set the Encrypted Session Word and the Injected ID scrambling parameters for the BISS-E Injected ID Scrambling mode in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Services > Service Name. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 90: Add And Drop Pid

    PID number. Selecting a stream and pressing <Enter> displays the stream in the Add PID menu. The Add parameter activates the selected elementary stream in the service. This option executes the Add command, not leading to a new screen. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 91 This list includes all video and audio elementary streams currently active in the selected service. The Drop parameter deletes the selected elementary stream from the service. This option executes the Drop command, not leading to a new screen. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 92 Scrambling Activation Field – A drop-down menu that sets the scrambling mode of the ■ elementary stream. The available options are: Clear ❑ Scrambled ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 93: M-Spts Sub-Menu/Tab

    1 Transport List 2 Add Transport 3 Drop Transport Web Manager To access the M-SPTS management menu using the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > M-SPTS. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 94 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > MSPTS > Transports List. Transports List 1 SPTS-1 Web Manager To view the list of M-SPTS streams using the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > M-SPTS. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 95 1. Select Transport > M-SPTS. 2. Select Add New. It creates a new service in the service list (for configuring the new service, refer to 4.3.2 M-SPTS Configuration Management). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 96 To drop an M-SPTS transport using the Web Manager: ❖ Select Drop next to the stream name in the MSPTS list displayed by Transport > M-SPTS. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 97: M-Spts Configuration Management

    NOTE: Some parameters only display when FEC Activation and Cascading Included are disabled, conversely some parameters only display when EC Activation or Cascading Included are enabled. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 98 SPTS-1 01 Protocol 02 Number of Packets 03 General 04 IP1 05 IP2 06 List/Drop PID Figure 4–5: Front Panel - SPTS-1 menu with FEC enabled © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 99 ❖ Select Transport > M-SPTS > [Stream Name] (see Figure 4–6 and Figure 4–7). Figure 4–6: Web Manager – M-SPTS tab with FEC disabled Figure 4–7: Web Manager - M-SPTS tab with FEC enabled © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 100 Web Manager To access the IP1/IP2 setup menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > M-SPTS > [Stream Name] and go to the IP1/IP2 area. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 101 Web Manager To access the stream advanced features menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > M-SPTS > [Stream Name] and go to the Advanced box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 102 3. Press <Enter>. The menu returns to the List/Drop PID screen displaying the selected PID. 4. Select Drop to drop the selected PID from the stream parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 103 Transport > M-SPTS > [Stream Name] in the PID information area. To select/drop a PID from the list provided: ❖ Mark/unmark the  box next to the PID. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 104: Tables Sub-Menu/Tab

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > Tables. Tables 1 General 2 MPEG Tables 3 PSI-SI Tables 4 ISOG Carrier ID 5 Satellite Delivery Descriptor © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 105 Chapter 4 Transport Stream Configuration Tables Sub-Menu/Tab Web Manager Figure 4–8: Web Manager – Tables tab © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 106: General Sub-Menu/Box

    Service List Descriptor – The options are Disable and Enable. The default is Disable. ■ Front Panel General 1 Tables Configuration Full 2 ISOG Carrier ID Enabled 3 Satellite Delivery Descriptor Enabled 4 Service List Descriptor Enabled © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 107: Mpeg Tables Sub-Menu/Box

    To set the Network ID parameter on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > DVB-ASI > Network ID. Network ID 0x2000 [Hex] <0x1 - 0xffff> © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 108 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > SI Tables > MPEG. MPEG 1 PAT Interval 2 PMT Interval 3 CAT Interval 4 FCR Interval 5 NIT Interval 09000 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 109: Psi-Si Tables Sub-Menu/Box

    To access the additional PSI-SI Tables menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > SI Tables > PSI-SI. PSI-SI 1 SDT Interval 1800 2 TDT Interval 27000 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 110: Isog Carrier Id Sub-Menu/Box

    +1 (55) 555-5555 3 Longitude +000.000 4 Latitude +000.000 Web Manager To access the ISOG Carrier ID box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Tables. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 111: Satellite Delivery Descriptor Sub-Menu/Box

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > Tables > Satellite Delivery Descriptor. Web Manager To access the Satellite Delivery Descriptor box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > Tables. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 112: Dpi Sub-Menu/Tab

    To access the DPI menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Transport Stream > DPI to display the available program insertion options. 1 DPI Input 1 2 DPI Input 2 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 113 Web Manager To access the DPI sub-menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Transport > DPI (see Figure 4–9). Figure 4–9: Web Based Management – DPI Menu © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 114: Chapter 5 Video Configuration

    To access the Video menu using the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Video > Video. Web Manager Figure 5–1: Video tab The Ellipse 3000 Encoders have SDI and CV video inputs and a video engine supporting the following codec profiles: MPEG-2 4:2:0 8-bit ■...
  • Page 115 Chapter 5 Video Configuration NOTE: The Analog Interface parameters are only available for CV inputs. See Figure 5–2 for the front panel video configuration menu tree structure. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 116 Resolution Bitrate Mode Control Bitrate Bitrate Advanced Entropy Profile Level GOP Structure Coding GOP Length IDR Interval VBV Delay Figure 5–2: Video Configuration Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 117: Input Sub-Menu/Box

    Physical Input – The Ellipse encoder supports two types of video input interfaces: ■ SDI (Serial Digital Interface) (Default) ❑ CV (Composite Video) ❑ Input Format – See 5.1.1 Input Format for details. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 118 In audio pass-through encoding, this error causes malfunction in the audio bit-stream. Analog Interface – See 5.1.2 Analog Interface Sub-Menu/box for details ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 119: Input Format

    The encoder displays a Dependency Check error message and maintains the previous video format; the user must set all values to fit the new format and then automatic setting can be performed. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 120: Analog Interface Sub-Menu/Box

    (Tint). This parameter influences the hue of the picture. The range is 0 to 255. Default value is 128. NOTE: Chroma Phase is relevant only for NTSC format. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 121 The available options are: No Delay (Default) ❑ +0.5 pixel ❑ -0.5 pixel ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 122: Ancillary Data Sub-Menu/Box

    AFD Bar Data – Use this parameter to manage the insertion of bar data from the AFD to the ■ encoded streams. Configurable for SDI input only. Options: Insert ❑ Discard (Default) ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 123 Discard – (Default) ❑ Close Caption – The Ellipse 3000 encoders are SMPTE 333 interface compliant for external closed caption servers over RS-232. The Ellipse 3000 encoders are SMPTE 334-1 closed caption data mapping compliant. CEA-608 (line 21) is not supported in MPEG-2 Discard –...

  • Page 124: Filters Sub-Menu/Box

    To access the Filters sub-menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Video > Video > Filters. Web Manager Figure 5–6: Filters box © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 125: Encoding Sub-Menu/Box

    ❑ PID – The PID parameter sets the video-channel elementary stream PID number. The range is ■ 32 to 8190. (Default 512) Codec Profile – Ellipse 3000 supports the following codec profiles: ■ MPEG-2 4:2:0 8-bit (Default) ❑ MPEG-2 4:2:2 8-bit ❑...
  • Page 126 IP out then the IP out rate is used. If there is no IP out enabled it uses ASI and the ASI rate is used. (Default) Bitrate – See 5.5 Bitrate Sub-Menu/Box for details. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 127: Latency Control (Mpeg-2/Mpeg-4 Avc)

    NOTE: When setting the Latency control to Ultra Low Delay, the audio bit-rate must be set to a high rate. If the audio bit-rate is not high enough, the encoder displays the dependency check message, avsync mismatch. audio# and video#. The Latency Control default is Standard. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 128: Resolution (Mpeg-2/Mpeg-4 Avc)

    PAL: 576V x 480H (2/3 D1) NTSC: 480Vx 352H PAL: 576V x 386H NTSC: 480Vx 528H PAL: 576V x 352H (1/2 D1) NTSC: 240Vx 352H PAL: 288Vx 352H © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 129: Bitrate Sub-Menu/Box

    When the Bitrate Mode is set to Manual then the entered value for Bitrate is the value assigned to the video engine. The Ellipse 3000 supports CBR. The maximum output TS rate is 160 Mbps. Changing this parameter is service affecting.

  • Page 130: Advanced Sub-Menu/Box

    Rate <= 48M: High 4:2:2@L3.0 Rate > 48M: High 4:2:2@L4.0 Rate <=30M: High@L4.0 Rate <= 96M: High 4:2:2@L4.0 Rate > 30M: High@L4.1 Rate > 96M: High 4:2:2@L4.1 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 131 The selected Video Format influences the value range of this parameter. The 0 value is set for I-only GOP frames. The range is 0 to 250 Frames. Default value is 25 frames. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 132 GOPs interval where the IDR will appear. The range is 0 to 120 GOP. Default value is 10. VBV Delay [msec] – Latency Control must be set to Manual to be able to configure this ■ parameter. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 133: Chapter 6: Audio Configuration

    MPEG-1 LAYER 2 Analog Enabled 2 AUD2 MPEG-1 LAYER 2 Analog Enabled 3 AUD3 MPEG-1 LAYER 2 Digital Disabled 4 AUD4 MPEG-1 LAYER 2 Digital Disabled © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 134 (see 6.5 Coding Scheme Configuration). Cue Tone Configuration menu – Sets up the configuration for the cue tone function (see ■ 6.6 Cue Tone Parameters). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 135 Web Manager To access the Audio menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select the Audio tab (see Figure 6–1). Figure 6–1: Audio Configuration Menu Display (Aud1 Selected) © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 136 Dolby Digital Pass Through Audio Pass Dolby E Pass Through Thru Schemes Linear PCM Pass Through Left Channel Cue Tone Right Channel Figure 6–2: Audio Configuration Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 137: Audio General Menu

    Web Manager To access the General menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select the Audio tab. The following sections detail the General menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 138: Coding Scheme

    6.5.5 MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters. Cue Tone – Sets the Cue Tone parameters. See 6.6 Cue Tone Parameters. ■ DD 5.1 – See 6.5.6 Dolby Digital 5.1. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 139 8 ‚ Cue Tone 9 ‚ DD 5.1 Web Manager To set the Audio Coding Scheme parameter in the Web Manager Audio General menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 140: Source

    Even channels (Channels 2, 4, 6, and 8) can never receive an analog source. The available options are: Analog ■ Digital (Default Option) ■ Embedded (for SDI card) ■ NA – Not available ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 141: Test Tone

    1 ƒ Off 2 ‚ On Web Manager To set the Test Tone parameter in the Web Manager Audio General menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 142: Volume

    The CVA (Configurable Volume Attenuator), managed by the above parameter, attenuates a large signal and adapts the level for the A/D. In the example below the signal attenuates from 17.4 Vpp to 3 Vpp (the A/D maximum value). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 143 This feature can be very helpful while dealing with versatile equipment with low input signals. The range is -20 to 20 dBu. Default value is 10 dBu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 144 Max Input Level +20[dBu] <-20 - +20> Web Manager To set the Max Input Level parameter in the Web Manager Audio General menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 145: Impedance

    1 ƒ 600 Ohm 2 ‚ High Impedance Web Manager To set the Impedance parameter in the Web Manager Audio General menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 146: Channel Parameters Menu

    To access the Channel Parameters menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. The following sections detail the Channel Parameter’s menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 147: Activation

    Activation 1 ‚ Disabled 2 ƒ Enabled Web Manager To set the Activation parameter in the Web Manager Channel Parameters menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 148: Pid

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel#] > Channel parameters > PID. +4112 <+32 - +8190> Web Manager To set the PID parameter in the Web Manager Channel Parameters menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 149: Language

    Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel] > Channel parameters > Language. Language Web Manager To set the Language parameter in the Web Manager Channel Parameters menu: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 150: Sdi Embedded Parameters

    4 channels, which are 2 audio pair channels, embedded mode allows 4 individual audio channels. Select Group Group 1 Group 2 Channel 1+2 Channel 3+4 (Stereophonic 1) (Stereophonic 2) Figure 6–3: Embedded Audio Source © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 151 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel#] > Embedded Params. Embedded Params 1 Group Group 1 2 Channel Chan 1+2 Figure 6–4: Embedded Params – Front Panel © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 152 The following boxes display when you select DD 5.1. Figure 6–6: Dolby Digital 5.1 L/R Embedded box Figure 6–7: Dolby Digital 5.1 LS/RS Embedded box Figure 6–8: Dolby Digital 5.1 C/LFE Embedded box © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 153: Group

    To set the Group parameter in the Web Manager, Embedded parameters box: 1. Select Audio > Aud#. 2. Select the group in the Embedded parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 154 DD 5.1 L/R Embedded ❑ ❖ Select the group. DD 5.1 C/LFE Embedded ❑ ❖ Select the channel. DD 5.1 LS/RS Embedded ❑ ❖ Select the channel. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 155: Channel

    To set the Channel parameter in the Web Manager Embedded Parameters menu: 1. Select Audio > Aud#. 2. Select the channel in the Embedded parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 156: Coding Scheme Configuration

    NOTE: Pass through audio streams must be synchronized according to an external clock. Refer to Appendix D, Audio Pass Through Schemes Set-Up, for a detailed description how to use the external clock. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 157: Mpeg-1 Layer 2 Parameters

    48 kHz 3 Output Rate 192 Kbps 4 A/V Delay 5 Error Protection 6 Original Mark 7 Copyright Mark 8 Digital de-emphasis Auto 9 User Bit Ignore © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 158 To access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. The following sections detail the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio menu’s options. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 159 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 160 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 161 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 162 Web Manager To set the A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 163 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Error Protection parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 164 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Original Mark parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 165 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Copyright Mark parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 166 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 Digital De-Emphasis parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 167 To set the MPEG-1 Layer 2 User Bit parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-1 layer 2 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 168: Dolby Digital 2.0 Parameters

    06 Production Info Exist 07 Mixing Level 08 Room Type Small Room, flat 09 Original Mark 10 Copyright Mark 11 Bitstream Mode Complete Main 12 Dialog Normalization © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 169 To access the DD 2.0 Parameters menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. The following sections detail the DD 2.0 configuration menu options. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 170 Web Manager To set the Dolby Digital 2.0 Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 171 3 ƒ 48 kHz Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 172 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 173 <-300 - +300> Web Manager To set the A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters menu. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 174 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Surround Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 175 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Production Info Exist parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 176 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Mixing Level parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 177 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Room Type parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 178 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Original Mark parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 179 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Copyright Mark parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 180 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Bit-Stream Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 181 Web Manager To set the DD 2.0 Dialog Normalization parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD 2.0 Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 182: Dolby Digital 2.0 And Dolby Digital 5.1 Pre-Processing

    Film Standard Web Manager To access the Pre-Processing menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. The following sections detail the Dolby Pre-Processing menu options. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 183 ƒ On Web Manager To set the Dolby Pre-Processing Low-Pass Filter parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Pre-Processing parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 184 Web Manager To set the Dolby Pre-Processing DC High-Pass Filter parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Pre-Processing parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 185 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel] > Pre-Processing > Low-Pass Filter. Web Manager To set the LFE LPF Enable parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Pre-Processing parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 186 Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel] > Pre-Processing > 3dB attenuation. Web Manager To set the 3dB Attenuation parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Pre-Processing parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 187 Web Manager To set the Dolby Pre-Processing Dynamic Range Compression parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Pre-Processing parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 188: Mpeg-2 Aac Lc Parameters

    ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. Figure 6–9: MPEG-2 AAC-LC Parameters menu in the Web Manager The following sections detail the MPEG-2 AAC LC Audio menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 189 To set the MPEG-2 AAC LC Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-2 AAC LC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 190 To set the MPEG-2 AAC LC Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-2 AAC LC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 191 To set the MPEG-2 AAC LC Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-2 AAC LC Parameters box (see Figure 6–9 page 188). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 192 To set the MPEG-2 AAC LC A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-2 AAC LC Parameters box (see Figure 6–9 page 188). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 193: Mpeg-4 He Aac Parameters

    To access the MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. The following sections detail the MPEG-4 HE AAC Audio menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 194 Web Manager To set the MPEG-4 HE-AAC Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 195 To set the MPEG-4 HE AAC Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 196 Web Manager To set the MPEG-4 HE-AAC Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 197 Web Manager To set the MPEG-4 HE-AAC Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 198 To set the MPEG-4 HE AAC A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the MPEG-4 HE AAC Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 199: Dolby Digital 5.1

    6.5.6 Dolby Digital 5.1 The standard Ellipse 3000 audio card supports 1 set of Dolby Digital 5.1 audio channels from digital sources, the optional Audio Expansion Card supports 2 sets of Dolby Digital 5.1. To input 6 analog audio channels for Dolby Digital 5.1 encoding, you need to use the optional Audio Expansion Card.
  • Page 200 The following two audio channels are reserved automatically, therefore AUD2-AUD3 if you selected AUD1 and AUD6-AUD7 if you selected AUD5. 3. In the General box select DD 5.1 for the coding scheme. 4. Save your changes. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 201 Choose one of the following: Not indicated ■ Large room, X curve mon ■ Small room, flat monitor ■ The Room Type default is Small room, flat monitor. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 202 100%. Valid values are -31 to -1. -1 Is equal to 100%. This parameter affects the sound reproduction level. The Dialog Normalization default is -27. LFE channel (DD 5.1) Use this parameter to enable or disable the LFE channel. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 203 12 Extended BSI Figure 6–11: DD 5.1 Parameters – Front Panel Web Manager To access the DD 5.1 parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 204 Chapter 6 Audio Configuration Coding Scheme Configuration Figure 6–12: DD 5.1 Parameters – Web Manager © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 205 RF Overmodulation Protection Use this parameter to enable additional protection for bitstreams that are decoded in RF Compression mode and modulated, for example in set-top boxes. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 206 Web Manager To access the DD 5.1 parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. Figure 6–14: Dynamic Range Control parameters – Web Manager © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 207 Use this parameter to indicate to the decoder the desired level shift for the surround channels during downmixing to stereo or mono. Extended BSI must be on. The options are: -1.5dB ■ -3dB ■ -4.5dB ■ -6dB ■ -Infi dB ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 208 4 Lt/Rt Surround Mix Level -3dB 5 Lo/Ro Center Mix Level -3dB 6 Lo/Ro Center Mix Level -3dB Figure 6–15: Extended BSI parameters – Front Panel © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 209 Coding Scheme Configuration Web Manager To access the DD 5.1 parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. Figure 6–16: Extended BSI parameters – Web Manager © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 210 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel] > Mixing Level. Web Manager To access the Mix Level box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 211: Dolby Digital Pass Through Parameters

    To access the DD Pass Through Parameters box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. The following sections detail the DD Pass Through options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 212 To set the DD Pass Through Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD Pass Through Params box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 213 To set the DD Pass Through Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 214 To set the DD Pass Through Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 215 To set the DD Pass Through A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the DD Pass-Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 216: Dolby E Pass Through Parameters Menu

    To access the Dolby E Pass Through Parameters box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. Figure 6–17: Dolby E Pass Through Parameters The following sections detail the Dolby E Pass Through menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 217 To set the Dolby E Pass Through Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Dolby E Pass Through Parameters box, see Figure 6–17. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 218 To set the Dolby E Pass Through Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Dolby E Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 219 To set the Dolby E Pass Through Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Dolby E Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 220 To set the Dolby E Pass Through A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Dolby E Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 221: Linear Pcm Pass Through Parameters Menu

    2.688 Mbps/24 bits 4 A/V Delay Web Manager To access the Linear PCM Pass Through Parameters box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud#. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 222 To set the Linear PCM Pass Through Encoding Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Linear PCM Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 223 To set the Linear PCM Pass Through Sample Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Linear PCM Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 224 To set the Linear PCM Pass-Through Output Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Linear PCM Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 225 To set the Linear PCM Pass Through A/V Delay Offset parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Linear PCM Pass Through Parameters box. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 226: Cue Tone Parameters

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Audio > [Audio Channel] > Left/Right Channel Parameters. Left Channel Parameters 1 Sensitivity 2 Activation Enabled 3 Mode None Selective 4 Codes © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 227 ❖ Select Audio > Aud# and access the Left or Right Channel Parameters box. See Figure 6–18. Figure 6–18: Left and Right Channel Cue Tone parameters © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 228: Chapter 7: Vbi

    To access the VBI menu using the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > VBI. 1 General 2 Teletext Subtitling 3 Even Fields 4 Odd Fields © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 229 Chapter 7 VBI Web Manager ❖ Click VBI. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 230: General Sub-Menu/Box

    Front Panel: General 1 Video Standard 1 PID 0x0300 2 Activation Disabled 4 Teletext Subtitling Web Manager: 7.1.1 Video Standard Parameter Displays the video input format. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 231: Pid Parameter

    General Sub-Menu/Box 7.1.2 PID Parameter The PID parameter sets the VBI elementary stream PID number. In the Ellipse 3000 VBI is extracted only from the video input that is being encoded (active video). The range is +32 to +8190. Front Panel: +0770 <+0032 - +8190>...

  • Page 232: Teletext Subtitling Sub-Menu/Box

    04 Teletext Page 0 05 Teletext Page 0 Language 12 Additional information Page 13 Additional information Page Language 14 Program schedule page 15 Program schedule page Language © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 233 Chapter 7 VBI Teletext Subtitling Sub-Menu/Box Web Manager: Figure 7–1: Teletext Subtitling Box © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 234: Vbi Lines (Even Fields And Odd Fields)

    When working with an Ellipse unit with both CV and SDI video interfaces, the VBI headers are currently only supported for the SDI interface. The supported VBIs are: ■ Teletext ■ ■ ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 235 16 Odd VITC Decoded on all lines Raw Data 7-23 10-21 (monochrome, analog only) AMOL I 20 Odd, 22 Even AMOL II 20, 22 TV Guide 10-20 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 236 2. Select the odd or even side for value see the following example for VBI line 11/Odd). 1 ƒ Disabled 2 ‚ Raw_data 3 ‚ WST625x525 Web Manager Figure 7–2: VBI Lines Menu Display © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 237: Vbi Bit-Rate Calculation

    The user cannot just add (+1) to the final number (timed by the formula). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 238: Chapter 8: Output Interface Configuration

    To access the Physical Output sub-menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Physical Output. Physical Output 1 IP OUT 2 ASI OUT Web Manager © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 239 DVB o IP 1/2 Node Default Gateway IP Output Node UDP Port Activation General Scrambling ASI Output Cleared ASI # Scrambled Figure 8–1: Physical Output Sub-Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 240: Ip Out Sub-Menu/Tab

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Physical Output > IP OUT. IP OUT DVB o IP 1 DVB o IP 2 Activation Web Manager Figure 8–2: Web Management Physical IP OUT Tab Display © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 241: Dvboip1/2 Sub-Menu/Box

    Node Default Gateway – Sets the encoder default gateway address. The available value is an IP ■ address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Node UDP Port – Sets the encoder UDP port number. The range is 0 to 65535. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 242: General Sub-Menu/Box

    / level, set by the Scrambling Mode parameter (for details, refer to 4.1.4 Scrambling Mode) Options: Disabled – (Default) ❑ Enabled – ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 243: Asi Out Sub-Menu/Tab

    / level, set by the Scrambling Mode parameter (for details, refer to 4.1.4 Scrambling Mode). NOTE: Scrambling the cascading input is not supported in this release. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 244: Chapter 9: Input Interface Configuration

    1 ASI Input 2 IP Input 3 Serial Input Web Manager To access the Input Interface menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select the Inputs tab. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 245 ASI Input Activation Activation IP Input Rate Address Port Configuration Subnet Mask Activation Serial Input Rate Timeout EOF Char Figure 9–1: Inputs Interface Configuration Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 246: Dvb-Asi Input

    To set the Cascading parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > ASI Input (See Figure 9–2). Figure 9–2: DVB-ASI Input Cascading Web-Managed Menu Display © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 247: Rate (Dvb-Asi Input / Cascading)

    ‚ Enabled The available options are: Disabled – Cascading is disabled. ■ Enabled – Cascading is enabled and active. ■ The DVB-ASI Cascading Activation default is Disabled. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 248: Ip Input Menu (Mpe Input)

    To access the IP Input menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > IP INPUT. (See Figure 9–3). Figure 9–3: IP Input Web Managed Menu Display © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 249: Mpe Menu

    ■ The MPE Activation default is Disabled. Web Manager To set the MPE state in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > IP Input > MPE. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 250 The range is 00000001 to 20000000 bps. Web Manager To set the MPE rate in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > IP Input > MPE. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 251: Port Configuration Menu

    Web Manager To access the MPE parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > IP Input > Port Configuration. (See Figure 9–3 on page 248) © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 252 To access Node Subnet Mask on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Inputs > IP Input > Port Configuration > Node Subnet Mask. Node Subnet Mask 255.255.255.240 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 253: Serial (Low Speed Data) Input Menu

    To access the Serial Input sub-menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Inputs > Serial Input > LSD. Activation Rate Timeout EOF Char © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 254 Chapter 9 Input Interface Configuration Serial (Low Speed Data) Input Menu Web Manager Figure 9–4: Serial Inputs LSD Web Managed Menu Display © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 255: Lsd Activation Menu

    0X0576 [HEX] <+0X20 - +0X1ffe> Web Manager To access the Serial Inputs LSD set-up menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > SERIAL INPUT > LSD. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 256: Lsd Rate Setup Menu

    +000000 [msec] <000000 - +320000> Web Manager To access the Serial Inputs LSD set-up menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > SERIAL INPUT > LSD. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 257: Lsd End Of File (Eof) Character Setup Menu

    EOF Char +255 <0- +256> Web Manager To access the Serial Inputs LSD set-up menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Inputs > SERIAL INPUT > LSD. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 258: Chapter 10: Unit Configuration

    Redundancy sub-menu/tab – Use to configure device 1:1 hot:warm redundancy ■ (see 10.6 Redundancy Sub-Menu/Tab). Display Contrast sub-menu – Allows setting the display contrast of the front panel LCD ■ (see 10.7 Display Contrast Menu). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 259 Trap Destination List SNMP Traps Add Entry Drop Entry Alarm Action Upon Alarm Configuration Critical Alarm Display Set Contrast Contrast Redundancy Figure 10–1: Unit Configuration Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 260: Licensing

    2 License Key Web Manager To access the Licensing box in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > Permissions (see Figure 10–2). Figure 10–2: Web Managed Licensing box © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 261: Device Id

    The Device ID menu displays the Device ID parameter. Web Manager To access and set the Device ID in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > Permissions. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 262: License Key

    The available value is a license-key string of digits, with eleven 4-digits boxes and one 16-digit box. To access and set the License Key in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > Licensing. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 263: Ellipse System Sub-Menu/Tab

    Serial Port (Management) Date Frp Control BOOTP Control Web Manager To access the System menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System (see Figure 10–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 264 Chapter 10 Unit Configuration Ellipse System Sub-Menu/Tab Figure 10–3: Web-Management – System tab © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 265: Description Menu

    To access the System menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System (see Figure 10–3 on page 264). The following sections detail the System menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 266 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Description. Web Manager To view the System Up-Time parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 267 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Description > System Name. System Name DSNG1 Web Manager To set the System Name parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 268 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Description > Temperature. Web Manager To view the Temperature parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 269: Version Information Menu

    Web Manager To display the Version information in the Web Manager perform the following: ❖ Select Unit > System. The Version box displays on the System tab. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 270: Administration

    To view the current configuration on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Administration. Administration 1 WEB needs PW Disabled 2 Diagnostic Report Idle 3 Reset Device Idle © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 271 ❖ Select Unit > System. The WEB needs PW parameter displays in the Administration box on the System tab. See Figure 10–4. WEB needs PW Figure 10–4: WEB needs PW © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 272 The Administration box displays on the System tab. See Figure 10–4. 2. Select one of the following from the WEB Needs PW drop-down menu in the Administration box: Disabled ❑ Enabled ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 273 Chapter 10 Unit Configuration Ellipse System Sub-Menu/Tab 10.3.3.3 Diagnostic Report The Diagnostic Report feature assists advanced users and Harmonic technical support in debugging field issues if and when they occur. Front Panel To generate a diagnostic report with the front panel: 1.

  • Page 274: Ethernet Port (Management) Menu

    Subnet Mask 255.255.000.000 Default Gateway 010.041.012.001 MAC address 00:0C:A2:06:F4:30 Web Manager To access the Ethernet Port (Management) parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 275 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Ethernet Port (Management) > Subnet Mask. Subnet Mask 255.255.000.000 Web Manager To set the Subnet Mask parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 276 10.3.4.4 MAC Address The MAC address displays in the Ethernet Port box in the web manager and under the Ethernet Port menu on the front panel. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 277: Serial Port (Management) Menu

    ‚ 19200 bps ‚ 57600 bps ‚ 115200 bps Web Manager To access the Serial Port menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 278: Date Menu

    2 Month 3 Day 4 Hour 5 Minute 6 Second Web Manager To access the Date parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 279: Front Panel Control

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Frp Control > Front Panel Light On Time. Front Panel Light On Time ƒ Always on ‚ On for 1 minute ‚ On for 5 minute ‚ On for 10 minute © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 280 To access the Front Panel Keys Locked menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > System > Frp Control > Front Panel Keys locked. Front-panel Keys Locked ƒ Unlocked ‚ Locked © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 281: Bootp Control Menu

    2 BOOTP Retries Count 3 BOOTP Retry Time Out Web Manager To access the BOOTP Control parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > System. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 282: Snmp Traps Sub-Menu

    Web Manager To access the SNMP Traps sub-menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > SNMP Traps. The following sections detail the menu options and parameters. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 283: Traps Destination List

    IP Address 192.168.002.001 UDP Port 00162 Community public Web Manager To access the Traps Destination List parameters in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > SNMP Traps. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 284 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > SNMP Traps > Traps Destination List > [Trap Name] > Name. Name Remote_Control Web Manager To set the Name parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > SNMP Traps > [trap entry name]. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 285 00162 <00000 - +65535> Web Manager To set the UDP Port parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > SNMP Traps > [trap entry name]. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 286: Add Entry Menu (Front Panel)

    To access the Add Entry menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > SNMP Traps > Add Entry. Add Entry 1 Destination IP 010.251.251.010 2 Add © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 287: Drop Entry Menu (Front Panel)

    To access the Drop Entry menu on the front panel: ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > SNMP Traps > Drop Entry. Drop Entry 1 Select Entry To Drop New Host 2 Drop © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 288: Adding And Dropping Entries (Web Manager)

    To create, edit and drop SNMP Traps using the Web Manager: ❖ Select Unit > SNMP Traps > [trap entry] The following sections detail the adding and dropping entries from the list. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 289 Each entry in the list also displays a Delete button, to the right of the entry. This button immediately drops the entry from the trap-destination hosts’ list. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 290: Alarm Sub-Menu/Tab

    Active when the Genlock sync mode is selected Compact Flash 99% full Corrupted Data Base User Data Base corrupted DVBoIP Output 1/2 Disconnected GbE Out port #1/2 address is not valid © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 291 Ellipse in the same group with a valid configuration and without DRT. Solution: Check the backup device for Connectivity ■ A valid configuration ■ If it is already active © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 292 Warning – When raised, the Warning LED is lit orange. ■ Critical – When raised, the PWR/Fail LED is also lit red and the GPIO dry contact is activated, ■ allowing redundancy. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 293 The alarm menu lists all the available alarms. Next to each alarm is a drop-down menu of status severity levels (option level are; None, Info, Warning and Critical). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 294: Redundancy Sub-Menu/Tab

    Automatic mode is the normal way of using redundancy. The primary Ellipse 3000 is active and the backup Ellipse 3000 is inactive. You can use many redundancy pairs by using a different group number for each pair. You can change the device mode but not the device state. At least one critical alarm must be set to use auto redundancy mode.
  • Page 295 ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > Redundancy. Redundancy 1 Mode None 2 Device Role Primary 3 Multicast address 225.0.0.001 4 Multicast port 12345 5 Group ID 00001 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 296 Chapter 10 Unit Configuration Redundancy Sub-Menu/Tab Web Manager © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 297: Display Contrast Menu

    ❖ Navigate Root > Configuration > Unit > Display contrast. Display Contrast 1 Set contrast The Set contrast parameter sets the Ellipse LCD display contrast. Set contrast <01-32> © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 298: Chapter 11: Dsng Configuration

    (see 11.3 IF Modulator Parameters). Common Modulation Parameters – Detailing the modulation parameters common for both IF ■ and L-Band modulators (see 11.4 Common Modulation Parameters). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 299 Symbol Rate Inversion IF/L-Band Modulation FEC and Common Scheme Modulation Parameters Frame Length Operating Mode Roll Off Factor Pilot Mode Figure 11–1: DSNG Menu Tree Structure © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 300: L-Band Modulator Parameters

    Length. ■ Operating Mode parameter, see 11.4.7 Operating Mode. ■ Roll-Off Factor parameter, see 11.4.8 Roll-Off Factor. ■ Pilot Mode parameter, see 11.4.9 Pilot Mode. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 301 DVB-S2 FEC and Modulation QPSK 2/3 Frame Length 64800 bits Operating Mode C and M Restore... Roll-Off Factor 0.35 Pilot Mode Remote Power 24VDC 10MHz Clock © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 302 To access the L-Band Modulation and Up-converter menu in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UP-CONVERTER (see Figure 11–2). Figure 11–2: L-Band Modulator and Up-Converter Tab © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 303: Carrier

    To set the Carrier parameter in the Web Manager: 1. Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UP-CONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). 2. Select a Carrier option. 3. Click Save changes. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 304: L-Band Power

    To set the L-Band Power parameter in the Web Manager: 1. Select DSNG > Modulator and Up-Converter. See Figure 11–2. 2. Set the Carrier parameter to Operational. 3. Set the L-Band Power parameter. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 305: Reduced L-Band Power

    To set the reduced L-Band Power parameter in the Web Manager: 1. Select DSNG > Modulator and Up-Converter. See Figure 11–2. 2. Set the Carrier parameter to Reduced. 3. Set the Reduced L-Band Power parameter. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 306: Tx Rf Frequency

    The range is 0 to 100,000,000 kHz. The TX RF Frequency default value is 15,000,000 kHz. Web Manager To set the TX RF Frequency parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > Modulator and Up-Converter (see Figure 11–2). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 307: Rf Conv. Lo Frequency

    +1000000 [kHz] <+0950000 - +1750000> Web Manager To set the L-Band Frequency parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > Modulator and Up-Converter (see Figure 11–2). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 308: Remote Power 24 Vdc

    ƒ Off ‚ On Web Manager To set the Remote Power 24VDC parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > Modulator and Up-Converter (see Figure 11–2). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 309: 10 Mhz Clock

    ƒ Off ‚ On Web Manager To set the 10 MHz Clock parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > Modulator and Up-Converter (see Figure 11–2). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 310: If Modulator Parameters

    Length. ■ Operating Mode parameter, see 11.4.7 Operating Mode. ■ Roll-Off Factor parameter, see 11.4.8 Roll-Off Factor. ■ Pilot Mode parameter, see 11.4.9 Pilot Mode. ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 311 IF Frequency 070000000 L-Band Monitor Frequency 0950000 Output Impedance 50 ohm Frame Length 32000 bits Operating Mode C and M Restore... Roll-Off Factor 0.35 Pilot Mode © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 312 To access the IF Modulator and Upconverter tab in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–3). Figure 11–3: IF Modulator and Upconverter tab © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 313: If Power

    +070000 [kHz] <+050000 - +180000> Web Manager To set the IF Frequency parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 314: L-Band Monitor Frequency

    ‚ 50 ohm ƒ 75 ohm Web Manager To set the Output Impedance parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 315: Common Modulation Parameters

    ƒ On Web Manager To set the Modulation on/off parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 316: Symbol Rate

    <+00050000 - +68000000> Web Manager To set the Symbol Rate parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 317: Spectrum Inversion

    ‚ Inverted Web Manager To set the Spectrum Inversion parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 318: Modulation Scheme

    ƒ DVB-S2 Web Manager To set the Modulation Scheme parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 319: Fec And Modulation

    Web Manager To set the FEC and Modulation parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 320: Frame Length

    ‚ 64000 bits Web Manager To set the Frame Length parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 321: Operating Mode

    ƒ C + M Man Restore Web Manager To set the Operating Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 322: Roll-Off Factor

    ‚ 0.20 Web Manager To set the Roll-Off Factor parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 323: Pilot Mode

    ‚ On Web Manager To set the Pilot Mode parameter in the Web Manager: ❖ Select DSNG > MODULATOR AND UPCONVERTER (see Figure 11–2 or Figure 11–3). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 324: Appendix A: Characteristics And Capabilities

    Impedance: 110 ± 2Ω Analog audio input: ■ Impedance: Balanced 600Ω / >13KΩ Selectable ❑ Level adjustment: 0 dBFS= -20 to +20 dBu (0.5dB steps) ❑ Quantization: 24 bit (without compression) ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 325: A.2 Encoder Outputs

    Dual GbE outputs: 100/1000 Base-T Auto Negotiation ■ Output data rate ■ M-SPTS: up to 70 Mbps ❑ FEC: up to 160 Mbps ❑ Dual MPEGoIP output ■ UDP/RTP protocols ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 326: Modulator Characteristics (Ellipse 3200)

    Output power range: from -30 dBm to 5 dBm (0.5 dB steps) ■ Selectable output impedance: 50Ω / 75Ω ■ L-band monitoring output power: -45 dBm ■ L-band monitoring output frequency: at 1080 MHz ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 327: A.4 Processing Capabilities

    MPEG-4 HE AAC: 10 Kbps to 72 Kbps ❑ Sample Rate Converter (SRC) – Sampling Rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz ■ Dolby, Dolby Digital, and Dolby E are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 328: A.5 Storage

    Up to 8 IP transport stream sockets ■ Overall bitrate: max. 160 Mbps ■ Bitrate per socket: min. 350 Kbps ■ Audio/Video Delay: Delay Range: ±300 msec, user configurable A.5 Storage Compact Flash Capacities: 4 GB ■ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 329: A.6 Control And Monitoring

    Up to 60 different stored setup configurations ■ A.7 BIT (Built In Tests): Audio BIT: Audio test tone ■ Video BIT: ■ Color Bar ❑ Blue Screen ❑ Black Screen ❑ Flicker ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 330: A.8 Power And Physical Specifications

    ■ Pressure: From -200 ft up to 10,000 ft ■ Compliance: EMC: ■ EN55022 ❑ EN55024 ❑ FCC part 15 ❑ sub-part B class A ❑ Safety: According to EN 60950 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 331: A.9 Phase Noise

    Appendix A Characteristics and Capabilities Phase Noise A.9 Phase Noise Figure A–1: IF-band phase noise Figure A–2: L-band phase noise © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 332: Appendix B: Software Upgrade Using Ftp

    Ethernet Port (Management) 1 IP Address 245.123.446.001 2 Subnet Mask 255.255.254.001 3 Default Gateway 245.123.446.002 2. Set the following IP Management parameters: IP Address ❑ Subnet Mask ❑ Default Gateway ❑ © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 333: B.2 Loading The Software Through Ftp

    3. In the Web Manager select Unit > System > Reset Device > Initiate, this reboots the device to enable the extraction of the new software into the device. Once the extraction is complete, the device reboots itself. After a second boot, download is complete. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 334: Appendix C Database Cloning

    2. Copy the *.db file to the new folder. C.3 PC FTP Application There are many PC software applications that support FTP. Database updating is performed by using the built-in MS Windows FTP utility. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 335: C.4 Updating Database Through Ftp

    Root > Configuration > Unit > Licensing. The Terminal window displays. 3. Enter and press <Enter>. ftp <Ellipse Management IP address> The IP address is the Ellipse address to be updated. The FTP session displays. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 336: Logon

    NOTE: If the user configures the FTP server with the username and password, they must reply with username and password information and not with <Enter>. 3. After connecting to the Ellipse through FTP, enter and press <Enter>. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 337: Cloning The File

    Extract the downloaded database into the device. After download is complete, the user must reboot the device to enable the extraction of the new database into the device. After the reboot, download is complete. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 338 Appendix C Database Cloning Updating Database through FTP 5. Enter to exit the FTP session. NOTE: The procedure updates only a single encoder at a time. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 339: Appendix D: Audio Pass Through Schemes Set-Up

    216) ■ Linear PCM (see 6.5.9 Linear PCM Pass Through Parameters Menu on page 221) ■ NOTE: The audio pass-through schemes are available upon permission only, with a correct license key. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 340: Appendix Eds9034Pcx Powercap

    Nominal Capacity: 130mAhr Chemistry: Li(CF)x CRYSTAL CHARACTERISTICS Nominal Frequency: 32.768kHz Load Capacitance: 6pF PIN DESCRIPTION NAME FUNCTION X1, X2 32.768kHz Crystal Connections +3V Battery Output Ground 1 of 3 REV: 052107 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 341: Ellipse

    * A “+” on the top of the package indicates a lead-free device. PowerCap ATTACHMENT AND REMOVAL Push down and forward with the screwdriver while inserting the PowerCap. This action will “open” the attachment feature. PowerCap REMOVAL 2 of 3 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 342 M a x i m I n t e g r a t e d P r o d u c t s , 1 2 0 S a n G a b r i e l D r i v e , S u n n y v a l e , C A 9 4 0 8 6 4 0 8 - 7 3 7 - 7 6 0 0 © 2007 Maxim Integrated Products The Maxim logo is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The Dallas logo is a registered trademark of Dallas Semiconductor Corporation. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 343: Appendix F: How To Connect An Ellipse 3000 To A Redundancy Switch

    Appendix F How to Connect an Ellipse 3000 to a Redundancy Switch Use the Harmonic GPI cable part no. 093-0260-001 to connect an Ellipse to an RSW-7200 redundancy switch. F.1 Connecting the Devices To connect the devices: 1. Connect the green MICRO COMBICON to the GPI/O port of the Ellipse 3000.

  • Page 344: Appendix G: Contacting The Technical Assistance Center

    Appendix G Contacting the Technical Assistance Center Harmonic Global Service and Support has many Technical Assistance Centers (TAC) located globally, but virtually co-located where our customers can obtain technical assistance or request on-site visits from the Regional Field Service Management team. The TAC operates a Follow-The- Sun support model to provide Global Technical Support anytime, anywhere, through a single case management and virtual telephone system.
  • Page 345 Appendix G Contacting the Technical Assistance Center The Harmonic Inc. support website is: http://www.harmonicinc.com/content/technical-support The Harmonic Inc. Distribution and Delivery product software downloads site is: ftp://ftp.harmonicinc.com The Harmonic Inc. Playout and Production software downloads site is: ftp://ftp.Omneon.com//Updates/Omneon/Current/ The Harmonic Inc. corporate address is: Harmonic Inc.

  • Page 346: Appendix H: Compliance, Safety, And Agency Approvals

    Harmonic will ensure that product which cannot be reused will be recycled in compliance with the WEEE Directive. To that end, users are advised that (1) Harmonic equipment is not to be discarded in household or office garbage, (2) Harmonic Inc. will pay the freight for shipment of...

  • Page 347: Restricted Substance Statement

    该表显示哈雷公司产品中可能含有的有毒有害物质元配件的信息，除了来源于元配件供应商的物料成分资料， 亦来自其它相关的机构与资料。哈雷产品不一定使用这些元配件。 This table shows those components where hazardous substances may be found in Harmonic products based on, among other things, material content information provided by third party suppliers. These components may or may not be part of the product.
  • Page 348 X: Indicates that the content of the toxic and hazardous substances in at least one of the homogeneous materials of the parts is above the limit defined in SJ/T1 1 363 2006 standard. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 349: Standards And Agency Approval

    EU Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity We: Harmonic, Inc. Declare under our sole responsibility that the products identified below comply with the following EU Directives and Harmonized Standards stated. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 350 Class B C-Tick Class A SABS Class B Class B Class B Class A Safety UL 60950-1 CAN/CSA CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 EN 60950-1, EN60825-1, EN60825-2 IEC60950-1 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 351 CNCA or CCC KONCAR IECEE IECEE CB OTAN – CKT KEBS KUCAS NYCE or NOM INSM SONCAP NEMKO GOST KSA ICCP NRCS BSMI UKRTEST or UKRSERTCOMPUTER NRTL © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 352 CNCA or CCC KONCAR IECEE IECEE CB OTAN – CKT KEBS KUCAS NYCE or NOM INSM SONCAP NEMKO GOST KSA ICCP NRCS BSMI UKRTEST or UKRSERTCOMPUTER NRTL © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 353 ContentStore 3160 FCC (CFR 47, Part 1 5) Class A EN 55022, EN1000-2-3, IECS-003, Issue 3, Class A EN1000-3-3 EN55024, AS/NZS 3548 (CISPR-22 Class A) VCCI V-3 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 354 Class A for Digital Equipment, EN55022: 1998 Canada EN55024: 1998 (89/336/EEC) including CISPR 22 amendments Emissions from Information Technology Equipment Immunity for Information Technology Equipment Class A Others © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 355 CISPR 22 Class A Australia, New Zealand, EU CNS 1 3438 Taiwan EN 55022 Class A KN22 Class A Korea Safety UL 60950-1 First, Second Edition CSA C22.2 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 356 Low Voltage Directive is: 2006/95/EC, EMC directive is: 2004/108/EC EN55022, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3 and EN55024. VCCI V-3, AS/NZS CISPR22, KN22 and KN24 Safety EN60950-1, EN60525-1, EN60825-2, UL60950-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 357 UL60950-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 Applicable EU Directives for ProStream 1000, 2000, 4000, 4500, 5000, and 8000: Regulatory Directive(s) Notes Compliance Low Voltage Directive is: 2006/95/EC, EMC directive is: 2004/108/EC © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 358: Important Safeguards And Notices

    Visible and invisible laser radiation may be emitted from the aperture of the optical transceiver ports when no cable is connected. Avoid exposure to laser radiation and do not stare into open apertures. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 359: Lithium Battery Notice For Service Personnel

    If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before ■ mounting or servicing the unit in the rack. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 360 Stabilisatoren zu installieren, bevor Sie die Einheit im Gestell anbringen oder sie warten. The Technical File is available to proper authorities and the product is marked. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 361: Safety Symbols

    This product is grounded through the power cord grounding conductor. To avoid electric shock, plug the power cord into a properly wired receptacle before connecting the product inputs or outputs. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 362: Safety Precautions

    Do not move or ship equipment unless it is correctly packed in its original wrapping and ■ shipping containers. ■ Only Harmonic trained personnel can undertake equipment service and maintenance. ■ To prevent damage by lightning, ground the unit according to local regulations. ■...

  • Page 363: Dc Power Supply To The Unit

    Always use the correct tools for stripping and cleaving the fiber. It will save time and reduce ■ breakage caused by scratches. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 364: Product End-Of-Life Disassembly Instructions

    If you must secure a bundle of fiber cables together, avoid plastic and metal tie wraps; secure with velcro instead. Product End-of-Life Disassembly Instructions This section provides instruction for the disassembly of the indicated Harmonic Spectrum MediaDeck 7000 product family in order to remove components requiring selective treatment, as defined by the EU WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC).
  • Page 365 Metals such as steel, brass, and aluminum. d. Plastics such as fan casings, housings, covers, etc. e. Fiber optics and plastic tubing not containing electrical or data wiring. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved. Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B...

  • Page 366: Safety Rules

    Recycler personnel shall be experienced with using the proper tools required for disassembling equipment. Untrained personnel shall not disassemble Harmonic products. Unfamiliarity with tools can cause damage and injury. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Harmonic All rights reserved.

  • Page 367: Glossary

    MPEG-1 layer II or Dolby Digital (AC-3) formats. AAC LC Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity. Dolby, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby E are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 368 A card for the MN20 multiplexer. The ACM supports DES and DVB protocols. adapter A circuit board in a Harmonic encoder. Adapters have input or output ports. Also known as a card or a blade. Audio adapter used in MN20 remultiplexer, it can compress two stereo pairs of either analog or digital audio into the MPEG-1 layer II.
  • Page 369 ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL-5) PDUs then segmented into ATM cells. The cells undergo ATM constant bit rate traffic shaping before egress to assure that the appropriate quality of service is maintained. The AOM is an output option for the MN20 remultiplexer. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 370 A card for the MN20 multiplexer. Provides a DVB-ASI interface for the MN20 remultiplexer. It accepts up to four independent MPTSs in either the DVB-ASI or M2S protocol. Harmonic redesigned the ARM module resulting in the ARM-4 module, which has the same functionality as the ARM module.
  • Page 371 MAC address broadcast encoding system An assembly of components that compresses, multiplexes, and scrambles program material. broadcast modulator modulator Conditional Access. Provides operator control over customer access to broadcast materials. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 372 For NMX, a collection of circuits (video, audio, data, EMM, and ECM Generator) that are related to each other in the Program Association Table. See also chroma The color difference component of the video signal. Sometimes termed “chrominance.” See also luma © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 373 Refers to a use of the keypad that is found on some Harmonic products. When using key combinations such as Shift + v , each of the two keys is a companion to the other.
  • Page 374 Datagram packing places datagram sections back-to-back within the payloads of TS packets. Adaptation field stuffing and section stuffing are not performed, and datagrams are not aligned to the beginning of the payload. TS packet © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 375 A card for the MN20 multiplexer. The DHOM accepts DVB-ASI protocol input from the and translates it to DHEI output. The DHOM provides three DVB-ASI input ports and three DHEI output ports. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 376 See also mini-DIN connector DiviTrack™ Harmonic’s proprietary closed loop statistical multiplex system. It is deployed using a variety of implementations, which are typically designated by letters appended to DiviTrack, such as DiviTrackIP. The DiviTrack system gives Harmonic’s encoders and multiplexers advanced warning of upcoming material by using LookAhead™...
  • Page 377 English and Japanese translation of a program’s audio. Digital Video Broadcasting project of the EBU. Specifies transmission and related standards for Europe (primarily) as well as other parts of the world. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 378 (SDOs) including the CEA and TIA. This break-up resulted in the renaming of a number of key standards (such as CEA-708 and TIA-232) which has caused industry confusion. Harmonic is careful to use the current and correct names of relevant standards.
  • Page 379 A common coaxial cable connector used in cable systems and homes to connect antennas, televisions, and VCRs. Standardized in SCTE 124. Federal Communications Commission. A U.S. governmental body that regulates electronic communications within the U.S. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 380 . The reader should be aware that various standards assign PID values which will also not appear in the PSI. Those are not considered “ghosts”. Examples are PSIP and DVB SI tables. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 381 Several bytes at the beginning of a packet that determine the identification of the packet, possibly the type of data and other attributes within the packet. Hertz (Hz) A unit of frequency defined as one cycle per second. Abbreviated Hz. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 382 An access method that delivers programming to the individual customer. It combines the use of fiber and coaxial cable. Harmonic Heartbeat Protocol. HHP is a proprietary protocol, which is used by Harmonic’s IP-capable devices to protect the IP network by avoiding situations where, as a result of redundancy transition or fault of some kind, more than one device is transmitting to the same destination address.
  • Page 383 It issues documents from either group as “ITU-T” or “ITU-R” recommendations. joint stereo Joint stereo signals have a high degree of commonality between the left and right signals which can improve the amount of compression. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 384 The Harmonic MPEG-2 parallel interface for carrying MPEG-2 transport streams. The Harmonic MPEG-2 serial interface for carrying MPEG-2 transport streams. Developed before DVB-ASI became standardized. Media Access Control. As defined by IEEE 802, the MAC provides the lower portion of the datalink layer, which is the OSI layer that is responsible for data transfer across a single physical connection, or series of bridged connections, between two network entities.
  • Page 385 MAC address The permanent identifier for a device. It consists of six octets separated by colons, for example, 00:20:A3:xx:xx:xx. The first six characters identify the manufacturer. Harmonic assigns the next six characters as a unique device identifier. Max Stream Identifier The maximum range of the stream identifier.
  • Page 386 MPEG-2 video coding. Also includes AAC/ HE AAC audio coding specifications. MPTS Multiple Program Transport Stream. Several MPEG programs multiplexed together into a single Transport Stream. MSMQ Microsoft Message Queue. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 387 MPEG-2 Systems and partially by DVB/ETSI EN 300 468. See also Network Management System. The NMS runs network management applications that control, manage, and monitor Harmonic components. The NMX Digital Service Manager provides configuration, control, monitoring, and fault management for open digital television broadcast systems. NMX supports geographically diverse sites through a server/client architecture, and scales to support small or large networks.
  • Page 388 OC-3/ATM input module. Receives an MPEG-2 TS over a 155-Mbps ATM optical interface. OPEX Operating expense. Operating system. Onscreen Display. Text and graphics which is displayed on the monitor while a program is being viewed. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 389 Protocol Data Unit. A data unit that is specified in a layered protocol that consists of protocol control information and layer user data. Picture Element — also known as a pixel. Packet Error Rate. Picture in Picture. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 390 Multiplexing and arranging the content into an output stream. Program Specific Information. A set of MPEG-2 inband control tables. The tables contain tuning information, information about the relationships between the various elementary streams, and conditional access information. See also © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 391 Redundant Array of Independent Disks RCA connector A plug and socket for a two-wire coaxial cable used to connect consumer audio and video components. Redundancy A back-up system of Harmonic components that ensures uninterruptible service in the event of a failure. component Reed-Solomon decoder A device that performs error correction on the incoming data stream.
  • Page 392 Also RJ45. An eight-wire connector such as an Ethernet connector. See also 10BASE-T 100BASE-T RMX module A card for the MN20 multiplexer which accepts up to four M2S inputs from Harmonic components. An RMX module multiplexes these inputs with other MPEG-2 transport streams. roll-off factor The amount of used in excess of the baud rate.
  • Page 393 Scrambling is reversed by an authorized descrambler which understands the scrambling arrangement used. See also SimulCrypt Synchronizer. A Harmonic system that enables the use of multiple systems within a headend. The SCS uses the DVB SimulCrypt standard to support multiple ’s per...
  • Page 394 Audio adapter used in the early MV family of encoders. It can compress two stereo pairs of either analog or digital audio into either MPEG-1 layer II or Dolby Digital (AC-3) formats. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 395 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. The protocol that Harmonic control and management systems use to configure and monitor Harmonic devices remotely over IP. Signal-to-Noise Ratio. The ratio of the amplitude (power, volume) of a data signal to the amount of noise (interference) in the line. It measures the clarity and quality of a transmission channel or electronic device, usually in decibels.
  • Page 396 A stereo signal consists of two audio signals that are directly related to each other, one signal representing the left side of the soundfield and the other the right side. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 397 Separate video, also called Super-video. An analog video interface which consists of separate luma (Y) and chroma (C) information Secure Video Processor. symbol rate The encoded transmission rate in a modulated stream, expressed in Mbaud. Transmission Control Protocol. Topology Discovery. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 398 A TIA standard interface for connecting serial devices, such as modems, mice, and serial printers to a DTE. TIA-232 supports the 25-pin D-type connector (DB-25) and a 9-pin D-type connector (DB-9). © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 399 The function of a transport is to contain a collection of Harmonic components, input devices, output devices, and links, and to provide access to the programs and circuits associated with that transport.
  • Page 400 , and lines 6 to 22 for ). Digital NTSC information can be transmitted during this time when encoded as waveforms. Examples of signals transmitted in the VBI include teletext, AMOL, and CEA-608 closed captions. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
  • Page 401 SMPTE RP186:2008. SMPTE has deprecated this signal in favor of the use of VANC which is applicable to HD as well as SD digital. Video Input Adapter. Accepts either composite or digital video and generates digital video components for Harmonic SD DiviCom encoders. Video On Demand. Virtual Path. A group of s that provides the sequential unidirectional transport of cells.
  • Page 402 YUV component signals used by analog composite systems. The Y is the luma component, U and V are color difference components scaled for proper encoding into the composite signal. All three components are derived from RGB. © 2013 Harmonic Inc. Ellipse 3000 r.3.0, Rev. B...
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