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Safety Precautions

1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read

before the product is operated.

2 Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for

future reference.

3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions

should be adhered to.

4 Follow Instructions – All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5 Cleaning – Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use

liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Exception: A product that is meant for uninterrupted service and that, for some

specific reason, such as the possibility of the loss of an authorization code for a CATV converter, is not intended to be unplugged by the user for cleaning or any other purpose, may exclude the reference to unplugging the product in the cleaning description above.

6 Attachments – Do not use attachments not recommended by the product

manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7 Water and Moisture – Do not use this product near water – for example, near a

bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

Accessories – Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.

The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product.

Safety Precautions

Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should

follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory

recommended by the manufacturer.

8 A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops,

excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.

9 Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and

to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or

rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions

have been adhered to.

10 Power Sources – This product should be operated only from the type of power

source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

11 Grounding or Polarization – This product may be equipped with a polarized

alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug. Alternate Warnings – This product is equipped with a three-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

12 Power-Cord Protection – Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are

not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.

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13 Protective Attachment Plug – The product is equipped with an attachment plug

having overload protection. This is a safety feature. See Instruction Manual for replacement or resetting of protective device. If replacement of the plug is required, be sure the service technician has used a replacement plug specified by the manufacturer that has the same overload protection as the original plug.

14 Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an outside antenna or cable system is

connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

15 Lightning – For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or

when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

16 Power Lines – An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of

overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

17 Overloading – Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral

convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

18 Object and Liquid Entry – Never push objects of any kind into this product

through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

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19 Servicing – Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or

You will find this symbol on the product and/or in the literature that accompanies this product.

It indicates important operating or maintenance instructions.

removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

20 Damage Requiring Service – Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer

servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

a When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, b If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product, c If the product has been exposed to rain or water, d If the product does not operate normally by following the operating

instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation,

e If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way, and f When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance – this indicates a

need for service.

21 Replacement Parts – When replacement parts are required, be sure the service

technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

22 Safety Check – Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the

service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

23 Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling

only as recommended by the manufacturer.

24 Heat – The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators,

heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Protect yourself from electric shock and your system from damage!

 This product complies with international safety and design standards. Observe

all safety procedures that appear throughout this guide, and the safet y symbols that are affixed to this product.

 If circumstances impair the safe operation of this product, stop operation and

secure this product against further operation.

Avoid personal injury and product damage! Do not proceed beyond any symbol until you fully understand the indicated conditions!

Safety Precautions

You may find this symbol on the product and/or in the literature that accompanies this product.

It indicates a live terminal; the symbol pointing to the terminal device.

You may find this symbol on the product and/or in the literature that accompanies this product.

It indicates a protective earth terminal.

You may find this symbol on the product and/or in the literature that accompanies this product.

It indicates excessive or dangerous heat.

Power

 Important! This is a Class I product. You must earth this product. This

equipment may have up to two power supply cords. To reduce the risk of electric shock, two power supply cords may have to be disconnected before servicing.

 This product plugs into a socket-outlet. The socket-outlet must be near this

product, and must be easily accessible.

 Connect this product only to the power source that is indicated on the rear panel

of this product.

 If this product does not have a mains power switch, the power cord serves this

purpose

Enclosure

 Do not allow moisture to enter this product.  Do not open the enclosure of this product unless otherwise specified.  Do not push objects through openings in the enclosure of this product.

Cables

 Always disconnect all power cables before servicing this product.  Always pull on the plug or the connector to disconnect a cable. Never pull on the

cable itself.

 Do not walk on or place stress on cables or plugs.

Factory service

 Refer service only to service personnel who are authorized by the factory.

Safety Precautions

Règles de sécurité

Ce symbole figure dans la documentation accompagnant ce produit. Il indique d'importantes instructions de fonctionnement ou d'entretien.

Ce symbole peut être attaché à ce produit. Il indi que une borne sous tension; la direction indique la borne.

Ce symbole peut être attaché à ce produit. Il indique une borne de terre de protection.

Ce symbole peut être attaché à ce produit. Il indique une température excessive ou dangereuse.

Protégez-vous des risques d'électrocution et protégez votre système contre les endommagements éventuels.

Ce produit respecte les standards internationaux de sécurité et de conception. Veuillez observer toutes les procédures de sécurité qui apparaissent dans ce guide, ainsi que les symboles de sécurité qui figurent sur le produit.

Si, du fait des circonstances, ce produit cesse de fonctionner normalement, cessez de l'utiliser et empêchez-en l'utilisation future.

Évitez le risque de blessures et de dommages aux produits! Ne procédez à aucune tâche tant que vous n'aurez pas entièrement assimilé les conditions indiquées par un symbole!

Alim entation

 Important! Ce produit fait partie de la classe I. Vous devez le mettre à la terre.  Ce produit se branche dans une prise murale. Cette dernière doit être placée à

proximité du produit et doit être facilement accessible.

 Ne branchez ce produit qu'à la source d'alimentation indiquée sur son panneau

arrière.

 Si ce produit n'a pas d'interrupteur d'alimentation générale, le cordon

d'alimentation remplit ce rôle.

Enceinte

 Ne laissez pas l'humidité pénétrer dans ce produit.  N'ouvrez pas l'enceinte de ce produit, sauf instructions contraires.  Ne forcez pas d'objets dans les ouvertures du boîtier.

Câbles

 Débranchez toujours tous les cordons d'alimentation avant de réparer ce produit.  Tirez toujours sur la prise ou le connecteur pour débrancher un câble. Ne tirez

jamais directement sur le câble.

Safety Precautions

 Ne marchez pas sur les câbles ou les prises et n'y exercez aucune pression.

Dieses Symbol erscheint auf dem Gerät und/oder in der ihm beiliegenden Literatur. Es bedeutet wichtige, zu beachtende Betriebs-oder Wartungsanweisungen.

Wenn dieses Zeichen am Gerät angebracht ist, warnt es vor einer spannungsführenden Stelle.

Dieses Symbol kennzeichnet auf dem Gerät die Anschlußstelle der Sicherheitserde.

Wenn dieses Zeichen am Gerät angebracht ist, warnt es vor heißen Stellen, die zu Verbr ennungen führen können.

Réparations effectuées à l'usine

 Ne confiez les travaux de réparations qu'au personnel autorisé par l'usine.

Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Schützen Sie sich gegen elektrischen Schlag, und Ihr Gerät gegen Beschädigung!

 Dieses Gerät entspricht internationalen Sicherheits-und Ausführungsnormen.

Beachten Sie alle in diesem Handbuch enthaltenen Sicherheitshinweise sowie die am Gerät angebrachten Warnzeichen.

 Sollten örtliche Umstände den sicheren Betrieb dieses Gerätes beeinträchtigen,

schalten Sie es ab und sichern es gegen weitere Benutzung.

Vermeiden Sie Verletzungen sowie Beschädigung des Gerätes! Wenn Sie zu einem der folgenden Warnzeichen gelangen, nicht weiterarbeiten, bis Sie seine Bedeutung voll verstanden haben!

Netzspannung

 Wichtig! Dieses Gerät ist ein Produkt der Schutzklasse I. Es muß geerdet werden.  Das Gerät ist an einer Steckdose anzuschließen. Diese muß sich leicht zugänglich

in unmittelbarer Nähe des Gerätes befinden.

 Die Netzversorgung muß den auf der Rückwand des Gerätes angegebenen

Werten entsprechen.

 Falls sich kein Hauptschalter am Gerät befindet, dient das Netzkabel diesem

Zweck.

Gehäuse

 Das Innere des Gerätes ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen.  Das Gehäuse ist nicht zu öffnen.  Niemals einen Gegenstand durch die Gehäuseöffnungen einführen!

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Kabel

Encontrará este símbolo en el impr eso que acompaña a este producto. Este símbolo indica instrucciones importantes de funcionamiento o mantenimiento.

Es posible que este símbolo esté pegado al producto. Este símbolo indica un terminal vivo, la flecha apunta hacia el aparato terminal.

Podría encontrar este símbolo pegado al producto. Este símbolo indica un terminal de protección de tierra.

Podría encontrar este símbolo pegado al producto. Este símbolo indica calor excesivo o peligroso.

 Vor jeglicher Wartung des Gerätes sind alle Kabel zu entfernen.  Hierzu grundsätzlich am Stecker oder Verbindungsstück und niemals am Kabel

selber ziehen.

 Nicht auf die Kabel oder Stecker treten oder diese einer Zugbelastung aussetzen.

Hersteller-Wartung

 Wartungsarbeiten sind nur durch vom Hersteller autorisierte Techniker

vorzunehmen.

Precauciones de seguridad

¡Protéjase contra la electrocución y proteja su sistema contra los daños!

Este producto cumple con los criterios internacionales de seguridad y diseño. Observe todas los procedimientos de seguridad que aparecen en esta guía, y los símbolos de seguridad adheridos a este producto.

Si las circunstancias impiden la operación segura de este producto, suspenda la operación y asegure este producto para que no siga funcionando.

¡Evite lastimarse y evite dañar el producto! No avance más allá de cualquier símbolo hasta comprender completamente las condiciones indicadas!

Alim entación

 Importante! Este es un producto de Clase I. Tiene que estar conectado a tierra.  Este producto se conecta a un enchufe. El enchufe necesita estar cerca del

producto y ser fácilmente accesible.

 Conecte este producto únicamente a la fuente de suministro eléctrico indicada en

el panel posterior del producto.

 Si el producto no tiene interruptor para la linea principal, utilice el cordón toma

de corriente para este propósito.

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Cubierta

Questo simbolo, che appare nella letteratura di accompagnamento del prodotto, indica importanti istruzioni d'uso e di manutenzione.

Sul prodotto potete vedere questo simbolo che indica un dispositivo terminale sotto tensione; la freccia punta verso il dispositivo.

Potrete trovare il presente simbolo applicato a questo prodotto. Questo simbolo indica un terminale protettivo di messa a terra.

Potrete trovare il presente simbolo attaccato a questo prodotto. Questo simbolo indica un calore eccessivo o pericoloso.

 No permita que la humedad penetre en este producto.  No abra la cubierta del producto a menos que se indique lo contrario.  No introduzca objetos a través de las aberturas de la cubierta del producto.

Cables

 Siempre desconectar todos los cables eléctricos antes de revisar o reparar el

producto.

 Tire siempre del enchufe o del conector para desconectar un cable. Nunca tire del

cable mismo.

 No camine ni aplique presión sobre los cables o enchufes..

Revisión y reparación de fábrica

 Solo personal aprobado por la fábrica puede darle servicio al producto.

Precauzioni di sicurezza

Proteggetevi da scosse elettriche e proteggete il vostro sistema da possibili danni!

 Questo prodotto soddisfa le norme internazionali per la sicurezza ed il design.

Seguite tutte le procedure di sicurezza contenute in questa guida e i simboli di sicurezza applicati al prodotto.

 Se circostanze avverse compromettono la sicurezza d'uso di questo prodotto,

interrompetene l'uso e assicuratevi che il prodotto non venga più utilizzato.

Evitare infortuni alla persona e danni al prodotto! Non procedere oltre a qualunque simbolo fino a quando non si siano comprese pienamente le condizioni indicate!

Alim entazione

 Importante! Questo prodotto è di Classe I. Va messo a terra.  Questo prodotto si inserisce in una presa di corrente. La presa di corrente deve

essere in prossimità del prodotto, e deve essere facilmente accessibile.

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 Collegare questo prodotto solamente alla fonte di alimentazione indicata sul

pannello posteriore di questo prodotto.

 Se questo prodotto non è dotato di un interruttore principale, il cavo di

alimentazione funge a questo scopo.

Chiusura

 Proteggete da umidità questo prodotto.  Non aprire la chiusura di questo prodotto a meno che non sia specificato

diversamente. Non inserire oggetti attraverso le fessure della chiusura.

Cavi

 Staccare sempre tutti i cavi di alimentazione prima di svolgere l'assistenza

tecnica al prodotto.

 Per scollegare un cavo tirate la spina o il connettore, non tirare mai il cavo stesso.  Non calpestare o sottoporre a sollecitazioni i cavi o le prese.

Riparazionoi di fabbrica

 Per le riparazioni contattate solamente personale tecnico autoizzato dalla

fabbrica.

Contents

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About This Guide xxi

Objective............................................................................................................... xxi

Audienc e .............................................................................................................. xxi

Required Knowledge........................................................................................... xxi

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcod er .............................................................................. 2

Digital Cable/Telco Program Distribution ........................................................... 2

Key Features............................................................................................................ 2

Software Update ..................................................................................................... 4

Transport Stream Outputs.................................................................................................. 5

DVB-ASI Outputs ................................................................................................... 5

DVB-ASI Output..................................................................................................... 5

MPE Output ............................................................................................................ 5

Disaster Recovery................................................................................................................ 7

Local Settings .......................................................................................................... 7

Uplink P rofile Settings ........................................................................................... 9

NIT Retu ne Recovery ........................................................................................................ 10

Chapter 2 Quick Setup - Read Me First! 11

Connecting the Transcoder to Other Equipment............................................................ 12

Maintena nce of EMC Compliance....................................................................... 12

Setting up for Network Connection ................................................................................. 13

Quick Setup Instructions for RF Acquisition .................................................................. 14

Assigning a Program Channel to a PE (Program E ntry) ................................................ 15

Setting up the ASI Output ................................................................................................ 16

Setting the DP M Mode...................................................................................................... 17

Chapter 3 Installation 19

Power Connection ............................................................................................................. 20

Installing the D9858 Transcoder....................................................................................... 21

Rack Mounted....................................................................................................... 21

Cooling .................................................................................................................. 21

Grounding ............................................................................................................. 21

Mounting the D9858 Transcoder to a Rack ......................................................... 21

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Connecting the AC Power to the D9858 Transcoder ......................................... 22

Rear Connector Panel........................................................................................................ 23

Connecting the Input/Output Signals............................................................................. 25

Connecting the RF Inputs .................................................................................... 25

Connecting the ASI Input .................................................................................... 25

Connecting the Video Outputs ............................................................................ 25

Connecting the Balanced Audio Output............................................................. 25

Connecting the Ethernet Management Interface ................................................ 26

Connecting the IP TS Output............................................................................... 26

Connecting the ASI Outputs................................................................................ 27

Connecting an External Alarm System ............................................................... 27

Connecting the RS-232 Data Interface................................................................. 28

Connecting the Cue Tone/Cue Trigger Interface .............................................. 28

Configuring Op en-collector Outputs .................................................................. 29

Setting Adm in User Privileges via a Telnet/SSH Connection....................................... 30

Administrator User Privileges ............................................................................. 30

Starting a Telnet/SSH Session ............................................................................. 30

Adding a New User.............................................................................................. 31

Deleting a User...................................................................................................... 31

Changing a Username .......................................................................................... 31

Changing a Password (allowed by all Users) ..................................................... 32

Printing the List of Users...................................................................................... 32

Resetting the Login Credentials .......................................................................... 32

Chapter 4 Front Panel Operation 33

About the Front Panel ....................................................................................................... 34

LCD........................................................................................................................ 34

Keypad .................................................................................................................. 34

Front Panel LEDs .................................................................................................. 34

Navigation/S election Keypad ............................................................................. 35

Locking/Unlocking the Front Panel ................................................................................ 38

Startup Screen.................................................................................................................... 39

Main Structure ...................................................................................................... 39

Channel Authorization Status ............................................................................. 39

LCD Panel ............................................................................................................. 39

LCD Symbol .......................................................................................................... 40

Assigning Program to the Program Entry .......................................................... 41

Deleting a Program from the Program Entry ..................................................... 42

Main Menu......................................................................................................................... 43

Status Menu ....................................................................................................................... 44

Status Menu: General ........................................................................................... 45

Status Menu: Services........................................................................................... 46

Status Menu: TS Input .......................................................................................... 48

Status Menu: TS Output ....................................................................................... 52

Status Menu: IP ..................................................................................................... 53

Status Menu: DR ................................................................................................... 54

Setup Menu ........................................................................................................................ 57

Setup Menu: Admin ............................................................................................. 58

Setup Menu: TS Input........................................................................................... 63

Setup Menu: IP...................................................................................................... 69

Setup Menu: Services ........................................................................................... 76

Setup Menu: Outputs ........................................................................................... 88

Setup Menu: CA ................................................................................................. 118

Setup Menu: Alarm/Wa rning ........................................................................... 120

Setup Menu: Noise Cutoffs ................................................................................ 121

Setup Menu: DR.................................................................................................. 123

About Menu..................................................................................................................... 127

General ................................................................................................................ 127

Licenses ............................................................................................................... 128

Features ............................................................................................................... 128

Versions Menu................................................................................................................. 129

Main Versions ..................................................................................................... 129

Transcoder Versions ........................................................................................... 131

Diagnostics Menu............................................................................................................ 132

Alarms/Warnings .............................................................................................. 132

Logs...................................................................................................................... 132

PSI - Frequ ency Plan........................................................................................... 133

PSI - Channels ..................................................................................................... 133

PSI - Tables .......................................................................................................... 134

Power On............................................................................................................. 134

Health Monitor ................................................................................................... 135

Chapter 5 Web GUI Setup and Monitoring 137

Logging On to the Web GUI ........................................................................................... 138

D9858 Summary Overview ............................................................................................ 139

Shortcuts .............................................................................................................. 139

Modules............................................................................................................... 139

Alarms/Warnings .............................................................................................. 140

D9858 Menus ................................................................................................................... 142

D9858 Web GUI Environment........................................................................................ 144

Window Buttons ................................................................................................. 144

Setting up Input Information ......................................................................................... 145

Setting up the RF Input ...................................................................................... 145

Setting up the ASI Input..................................................................................... 150

Setting up SI Receive Parameters ...................................................................... 152

Setting up Muting Threshold Controls ............................................................. 155

Viewing the Input Status.................................................................................... 157

Configuring t he Disaster Recovery Settings ..................................................... 157

Viewing the Disaster Recovery Status .............................................................. 161

Setting up the Channel Selections ..................................................................... 166

Viewing the Channel Status............................................................................... 167

Viewing the CA Status ....................................................................................... 169

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Setting up the BISS Mode................................................................................... 170

Viewing the PSI Tables....................................................................................... 171

Viewing PSI Frequency Information................................................................. 172

Viewing the PSI Channels.................................................................................. 173

Viewing the PID Input Status ............................................................................ 174

Setting up Audio and Video Information...................................................................... 175

Setting up the Video Parameters ....................................................................... 175

Setting up Captions ............................................................................................ 177

Setting up Subtitles............................................................................................. 178

Setting up VBI ..................................................................................................... 180

Setting up Audio Parameters ............................................................................. 181

Setting up Cueing Parameters ........................................................................... 184

Setting up Cue Tone Test ................................................................................... 186

Setting up Cue Tone ........................................................................................... 187

Setting up Services.............................................................................................. 188

Configuring T ransport Stream Information.................................................................. 189

Configuring t he ASI Output .............................................................................. 189

Configuring t he DPM ASI Details ..................................................................... 195

Viewing the ASI Output Transport Status........................................................ 202

Configuring t he MPEGoIP Output.................................................................... 203

Configuring t he DPM MPEGoIP Output Details ............................................. 212

Viewing the MPEG Output Transport Status................................................... 219

Typical set up for Digital Program Mapping (DPM) ....................................... 219

Setting up Default Settings for the Transcoder ................................................ 221

Configuring System Settings .......................................................................................... 228

Viewing the System Identification .................................................................... 228

Viewing Hardware Features and Base License Information ........................... 229

Setting up IP Information................................................................................... 230

Setting up IP Routing Information .................................................................... 234

Configuring t he MPE Settings ........................................................................... 236

Setting up SNMP Information and Trap Destinations .................................... 238

Configuring Time/Clock Settings ..................................................................... 240

Viewing the Alarm/Warning Status................................................................. 241

Setting up Alarms a nd Warnings ...................................................................... 243

Viewing Alarm/ Warning History .................................................................... 246

Viewing Version I nformation ............................................................................ 247

Viewing Transcoder Version Information ........................................................ 250

Setting up Import/Export File Information ..................................................... 252

Setting up Import/Export FTP Information ..................................................... 253

Managing D9858 Web GUI Accounts ............................................................... 255

Configuring Lock Level Settings ....................................................................... 260

Configuring Front Panel Settings ...................................................................... 262

Viewing Support Information ........................................................................................ 263

Viewing Contact Information ............................................................................ 263

Viewing Diagnostic Logs ................................................................................... 264

Viewing the Usage Cou nters ............................................................................. 265

Viewing Operating Fan Speeds and Board T emperatures .............................. 266

Viewing Alarm/ Warning History .................................................................... 267

Loading a Software Version and License.......................................................... 268

Chapter 6 Service and Maintenance 271

D9858 Transcoder Alarm Messages............................................................................... 272

Alarms ................................................................................................................. 272

Warnings ............................................................................................................. 307

Power Supply Replacement............................................................................................ 327

Chapter 7 Customer Information 329

Appendix A Technical Specifications 331

L-Band Input and Processing ......................................................................................... 332

General ................................................................................................................ 332

LNB LO Stability................................................................................................. 332

LNB Power and Control..................................................................................... 333

DVB-S/DVB-S2................................................................................................... 333

Video Inputs/Outputs and Processing.......................................................................... 336

General ................................................................................................................ 336

Video Inputs........................................................................................................ 336

Video Outputs..................................................................................................... 336

Audio Inputs/Outputs....................................................................................... 339

VBI Data Input/Output ..................................................................................... 340

Transport Stream Outputs.............................................................................................. 341

ASI Output .......................................................................................................... 341

MPEGoIP Output ............................................................................................... 341

MPE Output ........................................................................................................ 341

Control, Management and Data Interfaces ................................................................... 343

Ethernet Management Interface ........................................................................ 343

Ethernet Data Interface....................................................................................... 343

RS-232 Data Interface ......................................................................................... 343

Alarm Interface ................................................................................................... 343

Contact Closure Interface ................................................................................... 344

Power and General Specifications.................................................................................. 345

General ................................................................................................................ 345

Power................................................................................................................... 345

Mechanical .......................................................................................................... 346

Environment ....................................................................................................... 346

Appendix B Default Settings and Lock Levels 347

Factory Default Settings and Lock Levels ..................................................................... 348

Administration.................................................................................................... 348

ASI Input ............................................................................................................. 349

RF Input ............................................................................................................... 349

Tune Mode .......................................................................................................... 350

Disaster Recovery ............................................................................................... 350

IP .......................................................................................................................... 351

Trap Destinations ............................................................................................... 352

Protocols .............................................................................................................. 352

Video.................................................................................................................... 352

Audio ................................................................................................................... 353

Captions .............................................................................................................. 353

VBI ....................................................................................................................... 353

Subtitles ............................................................................................................... 353

Decode ................................................................................................................. 354

Cueing ................................................................................................................. 354

TS Out - ASI ........................................................................................................ 355

TS Out - MOIP .................................................................................................... 355

DPM - ASI ........................................................................................................... 356

Transcode Menu ................................................................................................. 357

Inband.................................................................................................................. 358

Options ................................................................................................................ 358

Alarm/Warning .............................................................................................................. 359

Noise Cutoff ........................................................................................................ 359

Import/Export (Web GUI only) ........................................................................ 360

DPM Default Settings for Different Output Modes...................................................... 361

Appendix C Compliance 365

Applicable Standards and Notices ................................................................................. 366

Safety ................................................................................................................... 366

ESD ...................................................................................................................... 366

Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulatory Requirements .............................. 366

FCC Notices ........................................................................................................ 367

Industry Canada Notice ..................................................................................... 367

Unauthorized Modifications.............................................................................. 367

Declaration of Conformity.............................................................................................. 368

Index 369

About This Guide

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About This Guide

Objective

This guide describes how to install, use and maintain the Cisco D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder.

Note: The guide describes all available options for the D9858 transcoder. Your D9858 transcoder may only have some of the features described in this guide.

Audience

The audience of this guide includes users (operators) and service personnel who are responsible for the installation, configuration, operation, monitoring and service of the D9858 transcoder.

Required Knowledge

To use this documentation, the user should have a basic knowledge of the technology used in relation to this product. Service personnel should have additional skills and be familiar with cabling, electronic circuitry, and wiring practices.

This guide is intended for operators who are responsible for the configuration, remote operation and maintenance of the D9858 transcoder.

Overview

This chapter is a general introduction to the Cisco D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder. It describes the most common applications and interfaces of the transcoder.

1 Chapter 1

Introduction

In This Chapter

 D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder ...............................................2

 Transport Stream Outputs...................................................................5

 Disaster Recovery.................................................................................7

 NIT Retune Recovery .........................................................................10

Chapter 1 Intr oduction

D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder

The D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder provides the ability to deliver MPEG-4 high definition (HD) services to MPEG-2 cable television (CATV) head-ends. The D9858 transcoder extends the distribution options for MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) HD from solely MPEG-4 environments to existing MPEG-2 networks. Support for simultaneous dual-channel transcoding provides density for locations requiring more than just a single channel. The D9858 can be used to provide a downconverted standard definition (SD) MPEG-2 program instead of one or both of the available HD transcoded programs. A video and two audio monitoring outputs are available for analog down-conversion for one of the decrypted incoming MPEG-4 HD programs.

Digital Cable/Telco Program Distribution

The Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI) and MPEGoIP transport outputs are individually configurable and can carry up to two decrypted transcoded programs for digital tier distribution. This helps distribute the compressed video programs efficiently to subscribers equipped with digital set-top boxes. Digital Program Insertion (DPI) information is also be available along with the video and audio PIDs (Packet Identifiers) for external ad insertion in compressed digital format. Digital audio passthrough is synchronized to the transcoded program output. Compliant Program Specific Information (PSI) and Service Information (SI) regeneration provide integration into a digital tier distribution network for two transcoded programs.

Key Features

The D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder provides the following key features:

 Four L-band inputs  Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite (DVB-S) demodulation for quaternary

phase shift keying (QPSK)

 Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation (DVB-S2)

demodulation for QPSK and eight phase shift keying (8PSK)

 Cisco PowerVu conditional access with Data Encryption Standard (DES) or DVB

descrambling

 Support for Basic Interoperable Scrambling System (BISS) conditional access  Decryption and transcoding of up to two programs for digital transport output  Program transcoding to support down-conversion of a MPEG-4 HD program to

a MPEG-2 SD program

D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder

 PSI/SI regeneration for both programs  4:2:0 HD 1080i and 720p video decoding  Active Formal Descriptor (AFD) support for down-conversion of a decoded HD

program with aspect ratio conversion

 Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio decoding  Closed captioning pass-through of EIA-608 and EIA-708 for transcoded

programs

 Audio pass-through synchronization for transcoded programs  Additional ASI outputs for redundancy  MPEGoIP output for network connectivity  DVB subtitle pass-through with transcode programs  DVB subtitle burn-in support  Contact closure terminals for simple alarm monitoring  Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for setup, control and

monitoring

 Field upgradeable software  Front panel liquid crystal display (LCD) for control and monitoring  Web browser interface for easy setup, control, and monitoring  Uplink addressable decoder output control, including vertical blanking interval

(VBI) data, audio routing, DPI, and ASI output)

 Dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) cue tone and cue trigger outputs for

advertisement insertion

 Digital program mapping providing uplink control for service replacements in

blackout areas

 Cisco Live Event Controller support  Fingerprint support in transcoded output  On screen display support in transcoded output  Satellite Disaster Recovery support with Cisco PowerVu Network Center uplink

control (Release 12.5 or higher)

 NIT Retune Recovery

Chapter 1 Intr oduction

Software Update

All software in the D9858 transcoder is stored in non-volatile memory that can be electrically programmed. New software releases for the D9858 transcoder can be downloaded via the Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T Management interface.

Transport Stream Outputs

DVB-ASI Outputs

The D9858 transcoder has three DVB-ASI outputs. These outputs can be used as inputs for multiplexers, groomers or other types of DVB-ASI reception equipment.

DVB-ASI Output

The MPEGoIP output provides a number of output modes including the capability of carrying a decrypted program for digital tier distribution. This helps ensure that compressed video programs are efficiently distributed to households equipped with digital set-top boxes. Digital Program Insertion (DPI) information will also be available along with the video and audio PIDs (Packet Identifiers) for external ad insertion in compressed digital format.

The diagram below shows an example of the D9858 transcoder used in an ASI or MPEGoIP application.

MPE Output

The Multiprotocol Encapsulation (MPE) output provides a means to carry packet oriented IP protocols on top of a transport stream. The MPE output receives IP packets from the transport stream and the IP data can be sent through an Ethernet switch to an IP router or directly to a receiving device.

Chapter 1 Intr oduction

The diagram below shows an example of the D9858 transcoder used in an MPE application.

Disaster Recover y

Disaster Recovery

In the event of a transmission failure on the primary feed, the disaster recovery allows for continued programming, with limited to no downtime. The failure condition could be triggered by one of the following events:

 RF Lock Loss  Unstable RF signal  Transport Loss (RF locked, but no transport stream packets and NULL packets

received)

There are two types of disaster recovery implementations: Local or Uplink. Local uses the disaster recovery settings configured on the D9858 transcoder. Uplink uses the disaster recovery profile settings configured on the PowerVu Network Center (PNC). This is optional and PNC Software Version 12.5 is required.

Local Settings

The local disaster recovery settings are used if the PNC uplink is set to allow local disaster recovery and the disaster recovery profile on the unit is set to local. Once the receiver detects a failure after the configured signal loss timeout, it will initiate a disaster recovery search based on the search path determined by the disaster recovery configuration. A DR symbol is displayed on the front panel, and the D9858 web GUI displays a D/R in progress status. During a disaster, the receiver will attempt to tune to a different backup transport, based on the search path configured. The origin transport consists of origin transport tuning parameters and PE service IDs, configured in the Input menus. For more information on the Input parameters, see RF1, RF2, RF3, RF4 (RFx) Input (on page 64) for the front panel, and Setting up the RF Input (on page 145) for the web GUI.

Note: If you perform a master PE channel change during a disaster recovery search, the search will end, the current tuning parameters will be locked, and the current

channel will become the origin channel. If you perform a tuning change during a disaster recovery search, the search will end, the current user tuning parameters will become the origin tuning parameters, and the origin may be updated by any of the NIT updates that follow.

Chapter 1 Intr oduction

For example, the disaster recovery is configured as follows:

Program Entry

Origin Transport Channel Number

Backup 1 Transport Channel Number

Backup 2 Transport Channel Number

Backup 3 Transport Channel Number

PE1

101

801

PE2 2 12 – 1005

When disaster occurs, the transcoder will tune to channel 11, as defined on the Backup 1 transport.

If the acquisition is successful on the backup 1 transport (PAT is received), the transcoder will set PE 1 to channel 11 and PE2 to channel 12 and declare that the disaster is over.

If the acquisition fails or there is no signal lock on the backup 1 transport, the transcoder will continue to search for the next backup transport for PE1 (Backup 2 transport). If the acquisition is successful on the backup 2 transport, the transcoder will set PE1 to channel 101, but leave PE2 to channel 2 because PE2 is not specified for Backup 2 transport.

If the acquisition fails or there is no signal lock on the backup 2 transport, it will continue the search path and set PE1 to channel 801 and PE2 to channel 1005 if the acquisition is successful on the backup 3 transport. However, if the acquisition fails or there is no signal lock on the backup 3 transport, the search path will continue to the origin transport. The search path will cycle through origin, backup 1, backup 2, and backup 3 infinitely.

The search path is shown in the Disaster Recovery Status information on the front panel and web GUI.

By default, the disaster recovery is enabled. To set up and view the disaster recovery parameters using the front panel, see Setup Menu: DR (on page 123) and Status Menu: DR (on page 54). To set up and view the disaster recovery parameters using the web GUI, see Configuring the Disaster Recovery Settings (on page 157) and Viewing the Disaster Recovery Status (on page 161).

Disaster Recover y

Uplink Profile Settings

Once the transcoder detects a failure after the configured signal loss timeout (defined by the uplink), it will initiate a disaster recovery using the PNC uplink Disaster Recovery Profile settings. If the PNC uplink is set to allow local disaster recovery, the disaster recovery profile setting on the unit determines the disaster recovery setting to use (local or uplink). If the PNC uplink does not allow local disaster recovery, the uplink disaster recovery profile is used, even if the disaster recovery profile setting on the unit is set to local. If the unit is not connected to the PNC uplink, an error message is triggered and it will use the local disaster recovery settings, if enabled.

During a disaster recovery, the PNC sends the Disaster Recovery Table (DRT) to the receiver, along with the backup locations. The DRT is a table of data structures sent from the PNC to the unit through the satellite uplink. For more information on the uplink disaster recovery, contact your PNC uplink administrator.

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NIT Retune Recovery

The Network Information Table (NIT) retune recovery occurs when the tuning parameters on the uplink do not result in a successful tuning lock (for example, modulator settings or transponder signal strength).

The receiver will try to tune to the new signal (NIT), and if it does not lock to the new signal during an initial engagement delay of five minutes, it will revert back to the original signal. If it cannot lock to the original signal, it will try the new signal again and attempt to lock within an engagement delay period that is twice the value of the current disaster recovery Signal Lock Timer (see Viewing the Disaster Recovery Status (on page 161)). The unit will continue to alternate between the new signal and the original signal for up to one hour. If the unit does not lock to a signal after one hour, it will trigger a disaster recovery. The unit must stay locked to the new signal (NIT) for a minimum of ten minutes.

If another NIT is received before the ten minute timer, the ten minute timer is canceled, the initial engagement delay period for the next NIT retune resets back to the engagement period that is twice the value of the current disaster recovery Signal Lock Timer, and the NIT retune process restarts.

If the existing signal remains locked during and after the ten minute period, and no other NIT was received during that period, the current locked signal (NIT) becomes the default NIT, the initial engagement period for a future NIT retune is reset back to five minutes, and the unit is then ready for a future NIT retune.

To change the uplink tuning parameters, contact your PNC uplink administrator.

Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup for your Cisco D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder. If you are unsure about which transcoder settings to use, contact your local service provider for assistance.

2 Chapter 2

Quick Setup - Read Me First!

In This Chapter

 Connecting the Transcoder to Other Equipment.............................12

 Setting up for Network Connection..................................................13

 Quick Setup Instructions for RF Acqu isition ...................................14

 Assigning a Program Channel to a PE (Program E ntry) .................15

 Setting up the ASI Output .................................................................16

 Setting the DPM Mode.......................................................................17

Chapter 2 Quick Setup - Read Me Fir st!

Connecting the Transcoder to Other Equipment

The following displays the rear panel of the D9858 transcoder:

1 Connect the L-Band signal to RF1. 13V or 18V LNB power is only available on

the RF1 port. The factory default setting for LNB power is OFF.

2 Connect the ASI OUT port to an ASI device for digital tier applications.

Note: A double-shielded coaxial cable is required to connect to the ASI OUT

and/or the ASI IN port to meet EMC requirements.

3 Connect the Composite Video Outputs to a video monitor. 4 Using a multi-conductor, pluggable cable, connect the balanced audio outputs,

terminal blocks AUDIO 1 and AUDIO 2 to monitoring equipment.

5 Apply power by connecting the transcoder to a power outlet. The messages

“Application Starting”: will appear on the front panel. The boot-up process will take approximately 1 minute for the unit to initialize. When ready, the front panel display shows the start-up screen.

The power cord (consisting of appliance coupler, flexible cord, and plug) supplied with this product meets the requirements for use in the country for which this product was purchased. In general, the power cord must be approved by an acceptable, accredited agency responsible for evaluation in the country where the product will be used.

6 The Ethernet Management port supports the following network protocols:

Telnet, SSHv2, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMPv2, Syslog/DTX, SNTP, FTP (client side), TFTP, and MPEGoIP output.

Maintenance of EMC Compliance

Double-shielded (braid/foil or braid/braid) cables should be used for all ASI I/O and RF inputs. Single-shield cables are acceptable for all other inputs and outputs. For terminal block (Alarms) I/O, no shielding is required.

Setting up for Network Connection

1 Press MENU to display the Main menu. 2 If the Advanced Receiver Transcoder is to be connected to a network, press to

move to the Setup menu. Press SELECT. Press twice to select the IP menu. Press SELECT twice to go to the IP menu.

3 Use the arrow keys to navigate up and down the IP menu, and the arrow

keys to move across the IP menu to set the IP Address, Mask and Gateway parameters. Use the number keys to directly enter numbers in the fields. For more information on keypad operation, see Keypad Convention.

4 Press SELECT each time to save the changes. Press MENU four times to return

to the startup screen.

Chapter 2 Quick Setup - Read Me Fir st!

Quick Setup Instructions for RF Acquisition

1 Press MENU to display the Main menu. 2 Press to go to the Setup menu. Press SELECT. Press to move to the TS Input

menu. Press SELECT.

3 To setup the ASI input port, go to Step 4. To setup the RF1 input port, go to Step

4 Press SELECT three times. Press to set the ASI port to Act (Activate). Press

SELECT. Go to Step 11.

5 Press SELECT. Press to go to RF1. Press SELECT twice. Use to set the RF1

port parameter to Act (Activate). Press SELECT.

6 Press to move to the LO1, LO2, Crossover menu. Verify these parameters for

your application. If no change is needed, go to Step 7. If required, you may modify these settings. Use to move to the parameter that you want to modify. Press SELECT. Use the numerical keypad to enter new frequencies. Press

SELECT.

7 Press five times to move to the Modulation and Rolloff menu. Press SELECT.

Use to choose DVB-S or DVB-S2. Press SELECT. If DVB-S2 is used, press to choose Rolloff. Press SELECT. Use to choose the value. Press SELECT.

8 Press to move to the Freq., Sym Rate, and FEC menu. Press SELECT. Enter the

RF frequency. Press SELECT. Press to move to the Sym. Rate menu. Press SELECT. Enter the symbol rate. Press SELECT. If DVB-S2 is used, proceed to Step 9. If DVB-S is used, press to set up the FEC. Press SELECT. Use to select AUTO. Press SELECT.

9 Press twice to move to the Net ID menu. Press to choose Net ID. Press

SELECT. Enter the value. Press SELECT.

10 Press . Press SELECT. Use to change the LNB power, if needed. Only the

RF1 port is capable of providing 13V or 18V. Press SELECT.

11 Press MENU three times to acquire the network. The transcoder will search for

the signal and display “Acquisition Successful”. It will find the first available

channel on the network.

12 Press to move to Save & Exit. Press SELECT. Save & Exit will return you to the

Main: Setup menu; Abandon & Exit will go back to the last menu accessed with the original parameters; Cancel will go back to the last menu accessed with changes saved.

13 If the front LED is solid green, the unit is authorized. Proceed with Assigning a

Program Channel to a PE (Program Entry) (on page 15). If the front LED is

flashing green, the unit is unauthorized. Please contact your service provider and provide the Tracking ID number for authorization. The Tracking ID can be found on the ABOUT menu. To locate the Tracking ID, press MENU, press twice, and then press SELECT twice. Make a note of the Tracking ID number. Press MENU three times to return to the startup screen.

Assigning a Pr ogr am Channel to a PE (Progr am Entry)

Assigning a Program Channel to a PE (Program

PE1 1 Channel Name RF1 Freq:12.658 Lvl:<-50 Marg:11.6

PE Ch #

Entry)

1 At the start-up screen, PE1 is initially displayed.

2 Press ADV and use the keys to scroll through the available program entries.

Note: The D9858 is available in a single channel (D9858-1) or a dual channel

configuration. The single channel transcoder (D9858-1) supports one Program Entry (PE1) only.

3 Press ADV again to select the channel number. 4 Use the keys to scroll through the available program channels or directly

enter the channel number using the 0 to 9 keys; press SELECT to save the channel selection.

Note: Enter 0 to remove the program channel from the Program Entry.

5 Repeat Steps 2 to 4 to select a second authorized program to decode.

Chapter 2 Quick Setup - Read Me Fir st!

Setting up the ASI Output

1 Press MENU to move to the Main Menu. 2 Press to move to the Setup menu. Press SELECT. 3 Press to move to the Outputs menu. Press SELECT. 4 Press to move to the TS Out menu. Press SELECT. 5 Press SELECT to access the ASI menu. Press . Press SELECT. Use to select

the output mode. The factory default is "No Output". We recommend to set the

Output Mode to Transcoding.

6 Press SELECT. Press to select Yes if requested to "RESYNC ALL?". Press

SELECT.

7 Press to move to Descramble Mode menu. Press SELECT. Use to select the

scrambling mode. Press SELECT.

8 Press to move to Insert Null Packet. Press SELECT. Use to change the

mode to Yes. Press SELECT.

9 Press APPLY. Press SELECT. 10 Press MENU five times to return to the startup menu.

Setting the DPM Mode

LCD Setting

Description

Drop

Removes the service and its associated PMT reference from the transport output.

Pass

Permits the source content and PMT reference to appear in the transport output with the same references unless the source material is mapped on another PE.

Map

Provides the flexibility to define all the outgoing PID numbers for a PE, including those not currently on

transmission.

Xcode

Provides the flexibility to define all the outgoing PID numbers for a PE, including those not currently on transmission, as in Map mode, plus the video PID is transcoded to output at the rate and settings defined for

the transcode channel.

A program can be set to one of three Digital Program Mapping (DPM) modes, either Drop, Pass, Map, or Xcode. For more information, see TS Out - DPM (on page 99).

1 Press MENU to display the Main Menu. 2 Press to move to the Setup menu. Press SELECT. 3 Press four times to move to the Outputs menu. Press SELECT. 4 Press to move to the TS Out menu. Press SELECT. 5 Press twice to move to the DPM menu. Press SELECT. 6 Press SELECT to access the Global menu. 7 Press SELECT to choose ASI for Resync All. Press and then press SELECT to

continue.

8 Press MENU. Press to move to the ASI menu. Press SELECT. Verify the PE1

”InCh” and ”OutCh” programs.

9 Press three times to choose Act. Press SELECT. Use to select the DPM

mode. Xcode (Transcode) is the most common mode. Press SELECT. Press

APPLY. Press SELECT to save the changes.

10 Press three times to choose PE1. Press SELECT. Use to select PE2. Press

SELECT. Verify the PE2 “InCh” and “OutCh” programs.

11 Press three times to choose Act. Press SELECT. Use to select the DPM

mode. Xcode (Transcode) is the most common mode. Press SELECT. Press APPLY.

12 Press MENU six times to return to the startup screen.

Introduction

This chapter contains the information for technicians installing the Cisco D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder.

Qualified Personnel

Only appropriately qualified and trained service personnel should attempt to install, operate, or maintain the D9858 receiver.

WARNING:

Allow only authorized and qualified service personnel to install, operate, maintain, and service this product. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment damage may occur.

3 Chapter 3

Installation

In This Chapter

 Power Connection ..............................................................................20

 Installing the D9858 Transcoder........................................................21

 Rear Connector Panel.........................................................................23

 Connecting the Input/Output Signals..............................................25

 Setting Adm in User Privileges via a Telnet/SSH Connection........30

Chapter 3 Instal lation

Power Connection

WARNING:

Make sure that at least one end of the power cable(s) remains easily accessible for unplugging, if you need to switch off the unit. For example, ensure that the socket outlet is installed near the product.

WARNING:

To avoid electrical shock, connect the three-prong plug on this product to an earth-grounded three-pin socket outlet only.

To operate the transcoder, you must connect it to an AC power source. For information about connecting the chassis to AC power, see Appendix B - Technical Specifications (on page 331).

As Cisco units are designed for continuous operation, some products do not have a power switch. In this case, the main cord and/or DC power supply cable serve(s) as the main disconnect device.

Installing the D9858 Transcoder

CAUTION:

The inlet air temperature must not exceed 50°C/122°F at any time.

Rack Mounted

The D9858 transcoder is a 1U unit with connector access at the rear panel. The transcoder is intended for mounting in a standard 19" rack with minimum 1U spacing between units to allow adequate ventilation/air flow.

The D9858 transcoder is vented from front to back. Multiple units can be stacked in a rack, provided that adequate cooling is available.

Cooling

The D9858 transcoder is cooled by the use of internal fans. The air intake is from the front and the air outlet is on the rear.

Note: Adequate cooling must be provided equaling 107 W (maximum) at 25°C per unit to avoid overheating.

Grounding

You must ensure that the unit is properly connected to ground to meet safety and EMC requirements. Before any other connection is made, the unit must be connected to a protected ground terminal as described below:

 Via the three wire power cord of the AC power supply. This connection is

mandatory.

 In addition, via the protective ground terminal on the rear panel of the unit. This

connection provides additional protection of the equipment.

Mounting the D9858 Transcoder to a Rack

1 Mount L-brackets in the rack to support each D9858 transcoder to be installed. 2 Place the transcoder in its position in the rack. 3 Mount the transcoder securely to the rack by securing the mounting flanges to

the rack using the four screws provided.

4 Make sure the air outlet holes on the back of the transcoder are not obstructed to

allow air flow from the front to the back of the chassis.

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Connecting the AC Power to the D9858 Transcoder

1 Connect the power cord (supplied with the D9858 transcoder) between the rear

panel power receptacle and a 100 to 120/200 to 240 V AC power outlet.

2 Make sure that the power cable is connected to protective ground. See

Grounding (on page 21) for more information.

The D9858 transcoder is equipped with one power supply located in the rear of the chassis. Note the location of the power supply in the event of alarms/warnings resulting in replacement of a power supply. Alarm messages appear in the Message Log.

Rear Connector Panel

Connector

Description

Type

RF Inputs

Each input accepts an LNB signal input. RF1 provides LNB power for use when no external LNB power source is available. RF2 to RF4 require an external LNB power

source.

Reference Input

For future use.

BNC

ASI Input

Asynchronous Serial Interface Input.

BNC

ASI Outputs

Three Asynchronous Serial Interface Outputs.

BNC

TS Output

This is for the MPEGoIP and MPE outputs. The MPEGoIP output of the transport stream is encapsulated in the IP packets to a groomer for distribution. The MPE output receives IP packets from the transport

stream.

RJ-45

Management

Supports the following network protocols: Telnet, SSHv2, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMPv2, Syslog/DTX, SNTP, FTP (client side),

MPEGoIP output, and TFTP.

RJ-45

Cue Tone/Cue Trigger Relay Outputs

Program relay provides programmed responses for alarms, cue trigger states for ad-insertion equipment, or a cue tone output for connection to ad-insertion

equipment.

15-pin sub-D female

RS-232 Data

RS-232 data output: 7 bits, even parity, 1 stop bit, up to 38.4 kbps. These outputs are user-configurable via the Setup menu on

the front panel.

9-pin sub-D female

The following diagram show the rear connector panel of the D9858 transcoder:

The following table describes the function and type of the various connectors.

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Connector

Description

Type

Composite Video Outputs

CVBS 1 and CVBS 2 provide two identical SD composite video outputs for monitoring

applications.

BNC

Balanced Audio Outputs

Audio 1 and Audio 2 provide two stereo pairs or four mono channels.

Terminal Blocks

Ground

Screw.

Grounding point for the transcoder

Power

AC power.

IEC 60320 Sheet 14

Connecting the Input/Output Signals

Connector

Connector type

Terminal Block

Connecting the RF Inputs

Connect up to four LNB RF cables to the RF connectors labeled RF1 through RF4 on the rear of the unit.

Use 75-ohm (braid/foil or braid/braid), low insertion loss coaxial cable.

Each input accepts an LNB signal input. RF2 to RF4 require an external LNB power source.

Connecting the ASI Input

If desired, connect to the ASI IN port to an asynchronous serial interface for uplink monitoring.

Connecting the Video Outputs

Connector for the Video Output

The video output connectors are of the BNC type.

Connecting the Composite Video Output

Connect a video monitor to the CVSB 1 and CVSB 2 connectors. The two outputs are identical. Use a 75-ohm double-braided coax cable.

Connecting the Balanced Audio Output

1 Connect the AUDIO 1 and AUDIO 2 balanced audio outputs to monitoring

equipment. Use a multi-conductor, pluggable cable from the receiver's AUDIO 1 and AUDIO 2 (Left and Right) terminals to your equipment, as shown in the following illustration.

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2 Feed the stripped ends of the positive, negative and ground wires into the

appropriate terminals as labeled, and then screw the terminal screws (located on the top of the terminal block) finger tight to each wire.

Connecting the Ethernet Management Interface

The RJ-45 interface for 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet is currently intended for upgrading/downloading the software application.

Hint: If you experience problems with the 10BASE-T Ethernet it is advised that you change it to a 100BASE-T connection.

You must set up the IP address, the default gateway and the subnet mask to match the network connection. This is done through the front panel menu. For more information, see IP (on page 70).

Proper cables are required for reliable Ethernet operation; to run over a maximum segment length of 100 m the cable has to comply with the EIA/TIA Category 6 wire specifications.

1 Connect a crossed RJ-45 cable between the Ethernet connector on the D9858

transcoder and the Ethernet port of your PC. Note: You need a crossover cable if you want to connect the Ethernet interface of

the D9858 transcoder directly to another Ethernet device without using a hub or switch.

Set up the IP address on the D9858 transcoder (via the front panel display). For information on setting up the IP address via the front panel, see IP (on page 70).

Connecting the IP TS Output

The RJ-45 interface IP TS OUT is 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet. It is intended for both MPEGoIP and MPE outputs. The MPEGoIP output of the transport stream is encapsulated in the IP packets to a groomer (for example, Cisco D9900 Digital Content Manager) for distribution. The MPE output receives IP packets from the transport stream.

Note: For reliable Ethernet operation, ensure that if you run over a maximum segment length of 100 m the cable, it has to comply with the EIA/TIA Category 6

wire specifications.

Connect a crossed RJ-45 cable between the Ethernet connector (DATA port only) on the D9858 transcoder and the Ethernet port of the equipment after the D9858 transcoder. The equipment after the D9858 transcoder could be an IP router or a switch.

Connecting the Input/Output Signals

Connecting the ASI Outputs

Connector

Normally closed pin

Common pin

Normally open pin

Relay Mode

CUE TONE/RELAY

Trigger

Alarm (default)

Proceed as follows to connect to the ASI outputs: 1 Connect the output signal from the D9858 transcoder ASI OUT connectors. All

three outputs, ASI OUT 1, 2 and 3 are identical.

2 Use a Belden “Brilliance” cable with foil/braid construction. The shield must

provide 99% or better shielding effectiveness. The equipment after the D9858 transcoder could be a Cisco D9887 HDTV

Modular Receiver or Cisco D9854 Advanced Program Receiver.

Connecting an External Alarm System

The D9858 transcoder is equipped with a connector labeled Cue Tone/Relay which provides alarm relay outputs for remote alarm signaling. This connector provides Cue Tone, Cue Trigger and Alarm relay functionality. See Connecting the Cue Tone/Cue Trigger Interface (on page 28) for more information on Cue Tone and Cue Trigger equipment connections. These contact closure outputs are user-configurable via the Setup Menu on the front panel.

The Alarm output connector is a 15-pin sub-D female connector. The diagram below shows the connector and the pin allocation table for the Alarm output pins.

The connector pin states depend on the selected Relay Mode. The Relay Mode is set on the front panel. For more information, see Cueing (on page 89).

Changing the Relay Mode for Alarm Monitoring

The Alarm relay is a program relay that can be configured to provide programmed responses for alarms, warnings, cue trigger states for ad-insertion equipment, or a cue tone output for connection to ad-insertion equipment. As a default, the Alarm Relay is configured for Trigger mode.

1 On the front panel menu, go the Main: Setup: Outputs, and select Cueing. 2 Use the down arrow key to scroll through the Cueing menu to Relay Mode.

3 Select Relay Mode, change the state to Alarm and press the Select key to save

the new setting. As a result, the rear panel connector pin states will change to that shown in the table below for Alarm mode.

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Note: A Normally closed state implies the state when power is applied to the relay

Connector

Normally closed pin

Common pin

Not connected

TxD

RxD

Not connected

Ground

Not connected

in a normal operating state, without a trigger or alarm condition present.

Connecting the RS-232 Data Interface

The DCE DB-9 female connector is intended for low-speed data: 7 bits, even parity, 1 stop bit, up to 38.4 kbps (default). These outputs are user-configurable via the Setup Menu on the front panel.

The interconnect cable from the D9858 transcoder to a PC should be straight through (for example, no handshaking), shielded and equipped with a DB-9 male connector at one end to mate with the rear panel RS-232 Data interface, and a female DB-9 connector to connect to the PC.

RS-232 Data Connector Pin Allocation

The table shows the RS-232 Data connector and the pin allocation:

Connecting the Cue Tone/Cue Trigger Interface

The D9858 transcoder is equipped with a connector labeled Cue Tone/Relay for alarm relay outputs for remote alarm signaling. This connector provides Cue Tone, Cue Trigger and Alarm relay functionality. These outputs are user-configurable via the Setup Menu on the front panel.

The connector is a 15-pin sub-D female connector. The following diagram shows the connector and the pin allocation table for Cue Tone, Cue Trigger and Alarm relay connections.

Connecting the Input/Output Signals

Connector

Pin allocation

Cue Trig 1

Cue Trig 2

Cue Trig 3

Cue Trig 4

Cue Trig 5

Cue Trig 6

Cue Trig 7

Cue Trig 8

Not connected

Alarm - Ground

Alarm - Normally open

Chassis ground

Cue Tone -

Cue Tone +

Alarm - Normally closed

Connecting the Cue Tone Interface

Connect the Cue Tone pins, 13 and 14 to a device to facilitate ad-insertion using DTMF Analog Cue Tones.

Connecting the Cue Trigger Interface

Connect the Cue Trigger pins (1 to 8) to up to 8 serial control devices or a device to control ad-insertion. These outputs are user-configurable on the front panel menu.

Configuring Open-collector Outputs

The D9858 supports decoding of SCTE-35 messages with DTMF descriptor. The D9858 outputs tones or sets the open collector contacts according to the content of the DTMF descriptor in the Cisco D9054 HDTV Encoder and the Cisco D9036 Modular Encoding Platform. For information on the open-collector output settings, see the Cisco D9054 HDTV Encoder Installation and Operation Guide, part number

4043745 and Cisco D9036 Modular Encoding Platform Installation and Configuration Guide, part number 4043885 .

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Setting Admin User Privileges via a Telnet/SSH Connection

Administrator User Privileges

Up to 10 usernames/passwords can be defined for login use via a Telnet, SSH, or web GUI (for example, HTTP) session on the D9858 transcoder.

When a user logs in (via a Telnet, SSH, or HTTP connection), the user mus t provide a username and a password. The user is granted access only if this username/password pair exists in the authentication table.

The factory preset "Admin" account has Admin privileges and is allowed to add new users, delete users, change usernames, and modify its own passwords. Users with non-Admin privileges (for example, User and Guest) are only allowed to modify their own passwords.

Starting a Telnet/SSH Session

To start a communication session with the transcoder, use a utility such as Tera Term Pro or PuTTY.

Proceed as follows to log into a new connection using Tera Term:

1 In the New Connection window, enter the IP address in the Host field. 2 If you want to start a telnet session, select Telnet and enter 23 in the TCP Port#

field.

3 If you want to start an SSH session, select SSH and enter 22 in the TCP Port#

field.

4 Click OK. 5 If you started a Telnet session:

a At the Login prompt, type the username and press Enter. b At the Password prompt, type the password and p ress Enter.

Note: The username and password are case-sensitive. The default username

is admin and the default password is localadmin.

c Type lr and press Enter.

6 If you started an SSH session:

a A Security Warning message is displayed (first time only). Select Add this

machine and its key to the known hosts list and click Continue. The SSH

Authentication window is displayed.

b In the User name field, type the username, admin.

Setting Admin User Privileges via a Telnet/SSH Connection

c In the Passphrase field, type the password, localadmin. Wait a few seconds,

Account Type

Enter

Access

Guest

View settings only.

User

View and edit settings.

Admin

View, edit settings, and add/delete user accounts.

until the Use rhosts to log in is disabled.

Note: The username and password are case-sensitive. The default username

is admin and the default password is localadmin.

d Click OK.

7 Type lr and press Enter.

Adding a New User

1 At the admin prompt, type pwd add_user and press Enter. 2 At the NEW USERNAME prompt, type a new username and press Enter. 3 At the NEW PASSWORD prompt, type a new password and press Enter.

Note: The new password must follow the rules configured in the Password

Complexity parameter. For more information, see To Change the User Login Passwords (on page 255) for the web GUI or IP (on page 70) for the Front Panel.

4 At the CONFIRM NEW PASSWORD prompt, type the new password again and

press Enter.

Note: The New Password and Confirm New Password should be identical.

5 At the NEW USER PRIVILEGES prompt, enter the type of account you want to

assign the user. The following table illustrates the different login types:

6 At the ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD prompt, type the administrator's

password and press Enter.

Deleting a User

1 At the admin prompt, type pwd del_user and press Enter. 2 At the USERNAME prompt, type the username you want to remove and press

Enter.

3 At the ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD prompt, type in the administrator's

password and press Enter.

Changing a Username

1 At the admin prompt, type pwd username_change and press Enter . 2 At the CURRENT USERNAME prompt, type the username you want to edit and

press Enter.

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3 At the NEW USERNAME prompt, type the new username and press Enter.

Note: Ensure that the new username does not match any of the usernames

already defined in the authentication table.

4 At the ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD prompt, type the administrator's

password and press Enter.

Changing a Password (allowed by all Users)

Passwords can be changed by all users.

1 At the admin prompt, type pwd password_change and press Enter. 2 At the CURRENT PASSWORD prompt, type the current login password you

want to change and press Enter.

3 At the NEW PASSWORD prompt, type a new login password and press Enter. 4 At the CONFIRM NEW PASSWORD prompt, type the new login password

again to confirm and press Enter. Note: The new password and the confirm new password should be identical.

Each user, including the admin user, can modify only his own password.

Printing the List of Users

At the admin prompt, type pwd list_users and press Enter.

Note: Only usernames will be printed. Passwords will not be visible.

Resetting the Login Credentials

At any time, the user authentication table can be reset from the front panel. This option is under the Setup: IP: IP menu. Scroll down to Reset Credentials and press

SELECT. Press and then press SELECT to confirm the operation. A new login username and randomly generated password will be displayed on the front panel display for approximately 30 seconds. The new account will have Admin privileges. We recommend that this account be replaced by a login username and password chosen by the administrator. To change the username and password, you must be an Admin user. Refer to To Configure the User Login Passwords (see "To Change the User Login Passwords" on page 255).

Note: After this recovery procedure, all existing user accounts will be lost.

Overview

This chapter describes how to set up the Cisco D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder using the front panel keys and display. This information is primarily applicable for standalone operation.

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Front Panel Operation

In This Chapter

 About the Front Panel ........................................................................34

 Locking/U nlocking the Front Panel .................................................38

 Startup Screen.....................................................................................39

 Main Menu ..........................................................................................43

 Status Menu ........................................................................................44

 Setup Menu.........................................................................................57

 About Menu......................................................................................127

 Versions Menu ..................................................................................129

 Diagnostics Menu .............................................................................132

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About the Front Panel

LED

Signal State/Color

Explanation

ALARM

Red

Solid for five seconds indicates a Warning.

Red

Flashing indicates an Alarm.

SIGNAL

Green

Solid indicates all of the following conditions:



active RF inputs are enabled, locked to a signal, and are not muted.



all outputs are operating without an error.

The D9858 transcoder is operated using controls and indicators on the front panel. These include the numeric keypad, the Navigation/Selection keypad, the LCD, the Alarm and Signal indicators. These are shown in the following illustration.

LCD

The LCD provides information on the selections available at any menu level, current settings for parameters, and certain status and alarm indications. This is a 2x40, backlit LCD display. The top line may be status data or identifier information. It can also display optional functions available for tuning operations. The bottom line will show selections or parameter values available using the navigation/selection

keypad. The items are selected by pressing the SELECT (center key) or the (down arrow) key on the navigation/selection keypad.

Keypad

The numeric keypad is used to enter alphanumeric values. The MENU key sets the software to the initial menu and returns to the previous menu. The MENU key can also be used to cancel a numeric entry at any point during the entry sequence, and the (left arrow) key allows backspacing through the entry.

Front Panel LEDs

The functions of the LEDs are described in the table below.

About the Front Panel

LED

Signal State/Color

Explanation

Green

Flashing indicates one of the following conditions:



difficulty with an input, route, or output.



one or more RF inputs, or the ASI input are not synchronized.



one or more outputs are routed, but muted by a fault condition.



no RF signal is present or detected, or it is muted.



transcoder is not authorized to receive the program.

Off

Off indicates all of the following conditions:



no RF input signal is available, enabled or detected, or the input is muted.



no ASI input is present



no valid inputs are available.

Navigation/Selection Keypad

Throughout this manual, there are references to parts of a keypad on the front of the receiver. The navigation keys (LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN) and the SELECT key are the primary controllers. Each navigation key performs various functions, depending on the current state of the menu system (that is, sometimes the left navigation key backspaces over an entry and sometimes moves the cursor to a different menu item). Once the cursor is over the desired function, pressing the SELECT (center key) key selects the current item. Pressing the SELECT key stores any entered values.

The following is the Navigation/Selection keypad, which changes its function, depending on the current state of the menu:

The following table shows which parts of this integral interface are being referenced by which term.

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Button

Function

LEFT Arrow key

When moving through menus, it highlights the menu item to the left. When entering data, it moves the cursor to the left. In some menus, it backspaces

over the data entry.

RIGHT Arrow key

When moving through menus, it highlights the menu item to the right. When entering data, it moves the cursor to the

right.

UP Arrow key

Highlights the menu item above.

DOWN Arrow key

Highlights the menu item below.

SELECT key

Runs the highlighted command or opens the

highlighted menu.

INFO key

Press the key on the lower left of the numeric keypad for context-sensitive help

messages, when available.

When entering characters in numeric or alphanumeric fields, this key can be used to toggle between uppercase and

lowercase.

MENU key

Press the key on the lower right of the numeric keypad. Starts the on-screen display. Also functions as the Escape key so you can back out of menus and data entry fields.

About the Front Panel

Button

Function

Alphanumeric Entry

Pressing the numeric keys 2-9 once will enter the respective digit into a data entry field. Pressing these buttons again will enter the first of the letters displayed beside the number. Repeatedly pressing the button will toggle through all of the key's possible choices. When entering text, the 1 button can be used to insert

spaces (press twice).

To delete a character, press 0 twice.

ADV

Toggles between Program Entry and Channel number.

MAP

Edit, insert, and delete Digital Program Mapping (DPM) Modes on Program Entries or on PIDS within Program Entries.

APPLY

Activates current changes without having to exit the

menu.

NAV

For future use.

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Locking/Unlocking the Front Panel

Depending on the customer’s default settings, the receiver is shipped with a locked

or unlocked front panel. You can lock or unlock the front panel using the front panel keypad.

Proceed as follows to unlock the front panel using the front panel keypad: 1 From the Startup screen, press SELECT and then INFO. This will unlock the

front panel keypad and allow you to make changes to all the operating parameters; however, if the keypad remains untouched for the duration of the set timeout period (default is 60 seconds), the keypad will change back to the Lock state unless you change the keypad state on the Admin Menu. Likewise you can toggle the keypad lock state back using SELECT and INFO at any time, provided the KB Lock state on the Admin Menu is Enabled. For more information on front panel keypad buttons, see Keypad Convention.

Note: If the lock level is 3 or 4, you must enter a password to unlock the front panel. For more information on lock level password, see Setup Menu: Admin (on

page 58).

2 To disable Lock completely, navigate to Setup, Admin, KB Lock in the LCD

display and press the SELECT key.

3 Change the KB Lock state from Enabled to Disabled. 4 The front panel will now be unlocked, allowing you to change any of the

operating parameters. To lock the front panel, perform the same procedure, except use to change

the state. In this case, you will not be prompted to confirm the operation.

Startup Screen

Auth Status

Description

Indicates the channel is authorized.

Indicates the channel is not authorized.

LCD Setting

Description

Program Entry. The D9858 is available in a single channel (D9858-1)or a dual channel configuration.

The single channel transcoder (D9858-1) supports one Program Entry (PE1) only.

The dual channel transcoder supports two Program Entries (PE1 and PE2). PE1 is the decode channel and is available at the analog outputs. PE2 is available for the

second transcoded channel on the ASI output.

12345

Channel for program monitoring.

Channel name

Name of the monitored program.

Main Structure

At power on and initialization, the startup screen is displayed similar to that shown below. The screen also indicates the signal status.

Channel Authorization Status

From the startup screen, press the right or left arrow keys on the front panel keypad to move to the PE entry authorization status screen. This screen indicates whether the selected channel is authorized.

LCD Panel

The LCD panel displays basic signal and program information in the LCD display, as described in the following illustration:

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LCD Setting

Description

Active RF input port. Note: ASI will be shown if the ASI input port is active.

Freq:

Downlink frequency of the tuned signal in GHz.

Lvl:

Signal level in dBm.

Marg:

Carrier-to-noise (C/N) margin in dB.

DEGD

The Degraded indicator only appears if there is degraded tuning information in use. This occurs if the SI tables are not consistent on the incoming stream. The receiver will attempt to identify the service list based on the information available. Check the SI acquisition and stream information to ensure that the channels, network, and tuning information are operating as

expected.

LCD Symbol

Description

The Hourglass indicates that parameters are being saved in the background. You can continue to perform

any operation desired. Note: If a power-cycle/interruption occurs while the

hourglass is displayed, some parameters may not be saved. Refrain from powering off the unit while the hourglass is displayed.

The Info symbol indicates that the INFO key is active. In most cases, this will display contextual information

on the LCD screen.

The Select symbol indicates that the SELECT key is active.

LCD Symbol

Various symbols will periodically appear in the top right-hand corner of the LCD panel, indicating which user actions are currently acceptable. The following displays the location of the symbol:

The following table describes the various symbols:

Startup Screen

LCD Symbol

Description

The Left/Right symbol indicates that the RIGHT/LEFT arrow key is active; for example,

pressing the RIGHT/LEFT arrow key will have an affect, such as moving the cursor to the right/left.

The up/down symbol indicates that the UP/DOWN arrow key is active.

The Download In Progress (DL) symbol indicates that the transcoder is currently downloading a software

update and storing it into memory in the background. Note: Service interruption occurs during a reboot,

which is always required when the software is updated.

The Download Trigger (DT) symbol indicates new software is ready for download, but a download trigger by the transcoder is required before it will be

downloaded. Note: Service interruption occurs during a reboot,

which is always required when the software is updated.

The Download symbol indicates that a software download for a version of software already in memory

has been detected.

The Disaster Recovery (DR) symbol indicates that a disaster is declared on the current transcoder.

The NIT Retune (NR) symbol indicates that a NIT retune recovery is in progress on the current

transcoder.

The Session Open symbol indicates that you are changing a group of related items.

PE1 706 Channel Name

RF1 Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6

Ch #PE #

Assigning Program to the Program Entry

To assign a program to the PE: 1 Press MENU until you display the startup screen.

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The PE (Program Entry) channel is initially displayed.

PE1 1 Channel Name RF1 Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6

Ch #

PE1 706 Channel Name

RF1 Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6

Ch #PE #

PE1 1 Channel Name RF1 Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6

Note: PE1 is the default.

2 Press the ADV key to select PE1.

3 Press to scroll through the available program entries.

Note: The D9858 is available in a single channel (D9858-1) or a dual channel

configuration. The single channel transcoder (D9858-1) supports one Program Entry (PE1) only.

4 Press ADV again to select the channel number.

5 Directly enter the channel number using the 0 to 9 keys and press SELECT to

apply the channel number, or press to scroll through the available channels.

Deleting a Program from the Program Entry

To delete a program from the PE: 1 Press MENU until the startup screen appears.

The PE channel is displayed.

Note: PE1 is the default.

2 Press the ADV key to select PE1.

3 Press the to scroll through the available program entries. 4 Press ADV again to select the channel number. 5 Enter the channel number 0 with the numeric keys and press SELECT to apply

and delete the program.

Main Menu

Main Menu 1/2

Status Setup About Versions

Main Menu 2/2 Diagnostics

Operation of the D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder begins at the Main menu. From the startup screen, press the MENU key to view the Main menu.

Select the desired function by moving the cursor left or right by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key. Once a selection is made by pressing the SELECT key, the LCD

presents the second menu level for the selected function. Succeeding levels for each function include all the hierarchical levels for the function in the front panel LCD.

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Status Menu

To view the Status menu from the Main menu, press the SELECT key. The Status menu indicates the status of the input and output signals, the video and audio services, and allows you to browse and/or configure the alarms and warnings.

The Status menu is split into four parts; General, Services, TS Input and TS Output. Each parameter is described in this section. For instructions on how to select and store settings, see About the Front Panel (on page 34).

The Status menu has the following structure:

Status Menu

Status Menu: General

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Input

Indicates the currently selected input source.

RF1 to RF4, or ASI.

Status

Indicates whether the input signal is locked.

Locked - Indicates the receiver is locked to a carrier with no valid

content.

Lock+Sig - Indicates the receiver is locked to a carrier with valid

content.

No Lock - Indicates the receiver is not locked to a carrier.

Rate (Mbps)

Indicates the bit rate of the input transport stream, in Mbps.

–

Level (dBm)

Indicates the strength of the received signal level, in dBm.

–

Select the Program Entry to view.

PE1 or PE2. Note: The single channel

transcoder (D9858-1) supports one Program Entry (PE1) only.

Mode

Indicates how the program is scrambled.

Unkn, DES, DVB, BISS1, BISS2, or BISS3.

Auth

Indicates whether the receiver is authorized to receive the program.

Yes or No.

Enc

Indicates whether the received program is encrypted.

Yes or No.

Scr

Indicates whether the received program is scrambled.

Yes or No.

CA System

Indicates the type of Conditional Access (CA) system used by the program.

SA, BISS, or FTA (Free To Air).

Video

Indicates the video encoding, format, and resolution of the received program.

MPEG1, MPEG2, or H264 format with a resolution of: SD480i/2997, SD480i/3000, SD576i/2500, HD720p/5000, HD720p/5994, HD720p/6000, HD1080i/2500, HD1080i/2997, or HD1080i/3000.

Unknown or Unsupported.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Rate (Mbps)

Indicates the bit rate of the received video stream, in Mbps.

– Alarms

Displays the number of active alarms.

–

Warnings

Indicates the number of active warnings.

–

Browse

Select to view the current active alarms and warnings, including additional details.

–

Clear All

Select to clear all the active alarms and warnings. You will be prompted to verify whether you want to clear all the alarms

and warnings.

Abort, Continue. Select Abort to cancel the operation or Continue

to clear all the warnings and alarms.

Current Date and Time

Displays the current SNTP date and time, if available. Otherwise, the current TDT

date and time is displayed. Note: This is displayed as local time.

–

Current TDT Date and Time

Displays the current TDT (Time and Date Table) date and time received from the

DVB stream. Note: This is displayed as local time.

–

Current SNTP Date and Time

Displays the current SNTP (Simple Networking Time Protocol) date and time if IRD receives a valid reply from the NTP

server. Note: This is displayed as local time.

–

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Video

Indicates the video encoding, format, and resolution of the received

program.

MPEG1, MPEG2, or H264 format with a resolution of: SD480i/2997, SD480i/3000, SD576i/2500, HD720p/5000, HD720p/5994, HD720p/6000, HD1080i/2500,

HD1080i/2997, or HD1080i/3000

Unknown, or Unsupported

Rate (Mbps)

Indicates the bit rate of the received video stream, in Mbps.

Status Menu: Services

Video

Status Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

3:2 Pulldown

Indicates whether the 3:2 pulldown is detected, was recently detected, or not detected in the input video

stream.

Yes, No or Recent FPS

Indicates the frame rate of the input video stream.

Typically 25.0, 29.97, 30.0, 50.0,

59.94, 60.0, unknown or unsupported

Stream AR

Indicates the aspect ratio of the incoming video stream.

4:3, 14:9 or 16:9

Act Conv

Displays the actual applied aspect ratio conversion.

None, 4:3 L/B, 4:3 P/B, 14:9, 14:9, 4:3 F/H or 16:9 F/W

Audio

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

AUD

Indicates the current audio decoder status.

AUD1 for audio channel Aud1.

AUD2 for audio channel Aud2.

AUD1 to AUD4 for two stereo audio channels.

Format

Indicates the format of the audio input stream.

None, Sine, Pink, Beep, MPEG1L1, MPEG1L2, MPEG2L1, MPEG2L2, AC3, LOAS AAC, ADTS AAC, LOAS HEAAC, ADTS HEAAC, or

DDP

BR (Kbps)

Indicates the bit rate of the audio input stream, in kbps.

Buffer

Indicates the buffer level of the input audio stream, in bytes.

SFR (kHz)

Indicates the sample rate of the input audio stream, in kHz.

32.0, 44.1, or 48.0 kHz

DDP IND

Indicates the presence of Dolby Digital Plus frames within a Dolby

Digital Plus audio stream.

OFF or ON

DUAL-MONO IND

Indicates the presence of dual mono audio outputs in the audio stream. If the dual mono indicator is set to ON, the left and right outputs will correspond to mono channel 1 and mono channel 2 respectively.

OFF or ON

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Status Menu: TS Input

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Input

Indicates the active input port receiving the signal.

RF1, RF2, RF3, RF4, or ASI

Status

Indicates the current signal lock status for the input.

Locked - Indicates the receiver is locked to a carrier with no valid

content.

Lock+Sig - Indicates the receiver is locked to a carrier with valid

content.

No Lock - Indicates the receiver is not locked to a carrier.

Rate (Mbps)

Indicates the bit rate of the received input signal.

in Mbps

Level (dBm)

Indicates the signal level of the received signal.

in dBm

SymRate

Indicates the Symbol Rate of the received signal.

in Msymbols/second

FEC

Indicates the FEC (Forward Error Correction) rate of the received signal.

N/A, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 7/8, 8/9 or 9/10

Modulation

Indicates the modulation type for the received signal.

N/A, QPSK, 8PSK, DVB-S, DVBS2 or 16QAM

Pol

Indicates the signal polarization setting. This setting is only applicable when LNB Power is set to H-NIT or V-NIT. The selected setting must match the

polarization of the transmitted signal.

Horiz (Horizontal), Vert (Vertical) or Auto

IQ Tuner

Indicates the IQ (Input Signal Inversion) for the received signal.

Inv or NonInv

IQ Status

Indicates the input signal spectrum inversion setting (IQ), which allows the operator to track and select inverted

and non-inverted digital signals.

Auto, Opposite, or Normal

Dnlk Freq (GHz)

Indicates the current downlink frequency.

in GHz L-Band

Indicates the current L-Band frequency.

in MHz

Input

Status Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Pilot Present

Indicates whether a Pilot is present for the received signal. The Pilot is set on the modulator for input signal

synchronization purposes.

Yes, No, or N/A

C/N (dB)

Indicates the current Carrier-to-Noise ratio.

in dB

C/N Margin (dB)

Indicates the current Carrier-to-Noise Margin for the received signal. The Carrier-to-Noise margin is the actual distance that C/N is from the noise

threshold.

Values can be displayed in the range of -32.0 to +30.0 dB.

PER

Indicates the current PER (Packet Error Rate) of the received signal (DVB-S2).

PVBER

Indicates the PV (Post-Viterbi) BER for the received signal (DVB-S).

LDPCBER

Indicates the LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) error rate for the received signal

(DVB-S2).

AFC (MHz)

Indicates the current Automatic Frequency Control count.

in MHz

UEC

Indicates the current Uncorrected Error Count for the received signal.

CEC

Indicates the current Corrected Error Count for the received signal (DVB-S).

Clear Counts

Select this option to clear the error counters.

ASI Link

Indicates whether there is a transport stream link error.

Error, Ok, or N/A

Transport

Indicates the current transport synchronization status.

Error, Ok, or N/A

Packet Size

Indicates the packet size (in bytes) for the ASI input.

188, 204, or N/A

Net Name

Indicates the name assigned to the network.

Up to 12 alphanumeric characters.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

NetID

Indicates the Network ID of the uplink signal the receiver is to receive when

using the selected preset. The receiver’s

Network ID must match the Network ID associated with the transmitted

signal that identifies the NIT to be used. Note: Each network must be assigned a

unique ID (number).

1 to 65535

TxID

Indicates the Transport ID.

1 to 65535

LNB Stat

Indicates the current Low Noise Block (LNB) connection status.

No Load, Over Loaded, Over Temperature, Short Circuit,

Disabled, Normal or N/A

Polar

Indicates the polarity of the LNB Power supply.

Off, 13V, or 18V

LO Select

Indicates whether a 22 kHz tone is available on input port RF1. This is

applicable for dual-band applications.

On or Off

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Select the Program Entry to view.

PE1 to PE2 Note: The single channel

transcoder (D9858-1) supports one Program Entry (PE1) only.

Stream

Indicates the name assigned to the Program Entry.

Up to 4 alphanumeric characters

Detail

Indicates any detail associated with the program PID (for example,

MPG2 PID).

MPG1 VID, MPG2 VID, 422 VID, H264 VID, HD VID, MPG4 VID, MPG AUD, MPG2 AUD, DVB AC3, DVB DDP, AAC AUD, HEAAC, AUD, MPG4 AUD, DBE AUD, DTS AUD, DVB TXT, DVB VBI, DVB SUBT, DVB ASYN, DVB SYNS, DVB SYND, DVB MPE, DVB DCAR, DVB OCAR, SA VBI, ATSC AC3, ATSC DDP, SA UTLD, SCTE DPI, SA HSD, SA CDDL, SA WBD, SA SUBT, ECM, EMM, PCR, or UNKNOWN

Program PIDs

Status Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

PID

Indicates the program PID number.

1 to 8192

Present

Indicates whether the PID is present in the incoming stream.

Yes or No

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Indicates the Program Entry number.

PE1 to PE2 Note: The single channel transcoder

(D9858-1) supports one Program Entry (PE1) only.

SR Status

This displays the status of an alternate authorized program/service from the same transport stream when the receiver is not authorized to view the primary program. This is an uplink initiated function that maps the alternate service to the original (primary) service PIDs, replacing the original service with the alternate service at the digital transport output. No local intervention is required by the receiver operator for provision of

this service replacement feature.

Not Started - Indicates that an event has not started.

Primary - Indicates that a service replacement event is active, but the

primary program is being displayed.

Alternate - Indicates that a service replacement event is active, and that the receiver has tuned to and is displaying the alternate program/event as it is not

authorized to view the scheduled event.

Program Status

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

SR Event Type

Indicates the type of service replacement event.

None - Indicates that no service replacement event is scheduled.

Scheduled - Indicates that all transcoders will tune to the alternate program at the scheduled time. This status applies to PE1 and PE2 for D9858

or PE1 only for D9858-1.

CA - Indicates that only transcoders unauthorized to view the scheduled program will tune to the alternate program according to the selected authorization tier bits. This status applies to PE1 and PE2 for D9858 or PE1 only for D9858-1.

Cue Trigger - Indicates that only transcoders authorized by the Cue Trigger mask will tune to the scheduled program/event.

Note: The Cue Trigger service replacement event type is not supported in the current release.

SR Event Start

Displays the start time of the service replacement event when one is scheduled; otherwise, the default start time is displayed. The default start time is 2007/09/01

00:00:00.

SR Event End

Displays the end time of the service replacement event when one is scheduled; otherwise, the default end time is displayed. The default

end time is 2007/09/01 00:00:00.

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Output

Indicates the output type.

ASI or MPEGoIP

Rate (Mbps)

Indicates the current output bit rate.

0 to 213 Mbps

Free (Mbps)

Indicates the available bandwidth, in Mbps (without stuffing).

Status Menu: TS Output

Output Status

Status Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Engine Error

This is not supported.

Stream Overflow

Indicates the MPEG over IP transport stream overflow status.

Yes or No

Combined User Rate

Displays the configured output bit rate.

Actual Rate Port 1/2

Displays the current output bit rates for the control port (Port 1) and data port (Port 2).

0 to 206 Mbps

Status Menu: IP

To view the IP menu from the Status menu, press the RIGHT arrow key four times. The IP menu provides Link, Redundancy, and MOIP status information.

The IP menu has the following structure:

Link Status

The Link Status parameters display the port information, such as the status, speed, duplex, and crossover. Port 1 is the management port and port 2 is the data port.

Redundancy Status

The D9858 transcoder is a single-port unit. The Redundancy Status section is not supported.

Global Status

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Stream Status

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

PE ID

Displays the program entry channel.

Stream Port1/Port2

Indicates the stream status of the control port (Port

1) and data port (Port 2).

Stopped, Suspended, Active, or Muted

Content Overflow

Indicates if the incoming transport stream rate is higher than the configured output bit rate.

Yes or No

Link Overflow

Indicates if the configured output bit rate is close or higher than the current Ethernet link speed for

the Ethernet port used for MPEGoIP output.

Yes or No

Status Menu: DR

To view the DR (Disaster Recovery) menu from the Status menu, press the RIGHT arrow key five times. The DR menu provides the current disaster recovery status information. For more information on disaster recovery, see Disaster Recovery (on page 7).

The DR menu has the following structure:

Status Menu

Global Status

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

State

Displays the current disaster recovery status. For more information on the statuses, see Viewing the

Disaster Recovery Status (on page 161).

No Disaster - D/R Ready, D/R in progress, D/R disabled

- Maintenance Mode, D/R disabled, No Disaster - D/R Ready (Transport Only), No Disaster - D/R Not Ready (No Search Path), No Disaster D/R Not Ready (Malformed DRT), D/R in progress (Transport Only), D/R in progress (No search path), D/R in progress - D/R Not Ready (Malformed DRT), NIT Retune Recovery in progress, Goto RF n OK/FAIL/No Action, Goto Backup n OK/FAIL/No Action, Goto Origin OK/FAIL/No Action, Goto Preferred RF OK/FAIL/No Action

Configured By

Displays the current disaster recovery setting.



User - The unit is using the disaster recovery settings configured locally.



Uplink - The unit is using the PNC disaster recovery profile.

User or Uplink

Signal Loss Timer

Indicates the time, in seconds, the unit must wait (after detecting a signal loss) before declaring a

disaster. If the Profile is set to User, it displays the time set

by the local unit. If the Profile is set to Uplink, it displays the time

set by the PNC uplink. But if the unit is not connected to the uplink, the default value of the unit is displayed.

5 to 2160000

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Signal Lock Timer

Indicates the time, in seconds, the unit must wait for a signal lock before declaring that the signal is not usable and move on to the next search location

in the search path. If the Profile is set to User, it displays the time set

by the local unit. If the Profile is set to Uplink, it displays the time

set by the PNC uplink. But if the unit is not connected to the uplink, the default value of the unit is displayed.

5 to 255 Verify Timer

Indicates the time, in seconds, the unit must wait for the PAT table to verify the signal has a valid

transport. If the Profile is set to User, it displays the time set

by the local unit. If the Profile is set to Uplink, it displays the time

set by the PNC uplink. But if the unit is not connected to the uplink, the default value of the unit is displayed.

10 to 255

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Displays the program entry.

PE1 or PE2

Backup Channel

Displays the channel number assigned to the selected backup transport.

–

Transport #

Displays the backup transport number for the program entry selected.

1, 2, or 3

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Backup

Indicates the configured backup transport entry number.

1, 2, or 3

Input, NetId, Freq (GHz), SymRate, FEC, OrbPos, E/W, Pol, Modulation,

Rolloff, Config by

For information on the tuning parameters, see Status Menu: TS Input (on page 48).

Note: The RF input must be configured to match the bandwidth of the backup parameters.

–

Backup Channel Status

Backup Transport Status

Setup Menu

To view the Setup menu from the Main menu, press the RIGHT arrow key once and the SELECT key. The Setup menu is split into eight sections: Administration, TS Input, IP, Services, Outputs, CA, Alarms/Warnings, and Noise Cutoff. For instructions on how to select and store settings, see About the Front Panel (on page

34).

The Setup menu allows you to set all the parameters associated with the following:

 Administration - lock level, password, factory reset, keypad lock, download

mode, and date and time

 TS Input - frequency parameters for acquiring and locking on to an RF signal, or

receiving an ASI input

 IP - parameters for setting up the Ethernet ports  Services - audio video, captions, and VBI  Outputs - alarm relays, cue tone/cue trigger setup, parameters for setting up the

transport stream out, which includes DPM and transcoding

 CA - conditional access  Alarms/Warnings - enables alarms/warnings traps and relays  Noise Cutoff - muting thresholds  DR - global, backup channel, and backup transport parameters for disaster

recovery

The Setup menu has the following structure:

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Setup Menu: Admin

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Lock Level

Sets the front panel interface lock level.

For information on each of the lock levels, see Appendix B - Default Settings and Lock Levels (on page

347).

0, 1, 2, 3, or 4

To view the Admin menu from the Setup menu, press the SELECT key.

For instructions on how to select and store settings, see About the Front Panel (on page 34).

The Admin menu has the following structure:

Setup Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Password

Enter the password to successfully set the current lock level. Depending on the unit, the default password for all lock levels is 1234. For more information on the default password, contact Cisco

customer support.

–

Old Pwd, New Pwd, Confirm Pwd

To change the password, enter the old password (Old Pwd). Next, enter the new password (New Pwd, four digits in the range from 0000 to 9999) and re-enter the new password for confirmation (Confirm Pwd). To change the password, the receiver must be in Lock Level 0. Depending on the unit, the default password is 1234. For more information on the default password, contact Cisco

customer support.

–

Factory Reset

Select this option to perform a reset of receiver settings back to the factory set (default) values. A warning message prompts you to

confirm the operation.

Reboots Unit - you are prompted to verify the

operation.

Abort or Continue

Clear FWD tables

Select to clear settings that are only used in older applications. Reverting back to an older application will revet to the default values of the cleared settings. A warning message prompts you to

confirm the operation.

Abort or Continue

Reboot

Allows you to reboot the receiver. You will be asked to confirm the

operation.

Select Continue to reboot the receiver or Abort to cancel the

operation.

KB Lock

Select whether to lock the front panel keypad after a time of

disuse.

Enabled or Disabled

KB Lock Timeout

If KB Lock is enabled, you can sets the keypad lock timeout period, in seconds. The keypad will lock after the set period of disuse. Avoid setting the period to a short duration when the keypad is used

often.

5 to 1800 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

LCD Contrast

Adjusts the contrast of the LCD menu panel.

1 (lowest contrast) to 30 (highest contrast)

DL Mode

Set the unforced over-the-air download mode.

Always - Unforced download will be accepted and saved in memory.

Once - An unforced download will be accepted, followed by a reboot of the unit, and the DL

Mode will change to Never.

Never - Unforced downloads will not be accepted.

Note: Forced downloads (initiated by the uplink) are always accepted and always result in a reboot of the unit. Service interruption will occur!

Limit Version

Indicates the oldest version of the application that can be installed on the current unit. Older

applications will not be installed.

Read-only alphanumeric value

DL Status

Indicates the current download state.

Init - Download component is being initialized. You cannot perform a download while in

this state.

Ready - Download component is ready to receive downloads.

Buffer - Download in progress. The CDTs are being received.

Program - The application is being written to flash.

Swap - The IRD is swapping to a new application and it will

reboot.

Shutdown - The IRD is shutting down and it will reboot.

App Erase - An application is being erased from the flash.

FPGA Erase - A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) code is being erased

from the flash.

Setup Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Type

The type of download being performed.

None - No download is being performed.

Rear Panel - The rear panel download is being performed.

HTTP - An HTTP download from the web GUI is being

performed.

Over Air - An over-the-air download is being performed.

Bank

The type of code being downloaded.

App 5514 - Currently downloading code for app5514

on the main board.

App 7109 - Currently downloading code for app7109 on the main board.

FPGA 7109 - Currently downloading FPGA code to the

main board. Note: The FPGA download

does not occur over-the-air.

Sat 7109 - Currently downloading SAT7109 code to

the transcoder board.

App PPC - Currently downloading code to the application in the PowerPC on

the transcoder board.

PowerPC - Currently downloading code (such as FPGA or VASA) to the PowerPC on the transcoder

board.

CDT#

Indicates the total number of expected code tables in the current

download.

Read-only numeric value.

Recv

Displays the number of code tables received since the last completed or aborted download, or powercycle.

Read-only numeric value.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Reject

Displays the number of code tables rejected. Tables are rejected whenever validation fails due to things like CRC failure or incorrect code or receiver type.

Read-only numeric value.

Command

Select a command to issue to the current download. This command is for over-the-air downloads only. It has no effect on the rear panel or

HTTP downloads.

Abort - Stops a download that is currently being received.

Restart - Restarts a previously aborted download.

Note: The download does not resume from where it was aborted, but restarts from the beginning.

None - No action is to be performed.

Date Format

Select the date format.

YYYY_MM_DD, DD_MM_YYYY, or

MM_DD_YYYY

Time Format

Select the time format.

24Hr, 24Hr SuspendZero, 12Hr, 12Hr SuspendZero. The SuspendZero options omit the

leading zero.

GMT Off

Select the local time zone offset relative to the GMT time. The time information in the transmitted stream is broadcast as GMT time and changing this setting will allow the unit to correctly display

the local time.

+13:00, +12:00, +11:00, +10:00, +09:30, +09:00, +08:00, +07:00, +06:30, +06:00, +05:45, +05:30, +05:00, +04:30, +04:00, +03:30, +03:00, +02:00, +01:00, GMT,

-01:00, -02:00, -03:30, -04:00,

-05:00, -06:00, -07:00, -08:00,

-09:00, -10:00, -11:00, -12:00

Setup Menu

Setup Menu: TS Input

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

ASI Active

Select whether to tune to the ASI input. Note: Setting a new input to be active

will deactivate the currently active input.

Act or No

To view the TS (Transport Stream) Input menu from the Main menu, press the RIGHT arrow key once and then the SELECT key to reach the Setup menu. Then press the RIGHT arrow key once and the SELECT key to view the TS Input menu.

For instructions on how to select and store settings, see About the Front Panel (on page 34).

The TS Input menu has the following structure:

ASI Input

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Tune Mode

Select the tables required for the service list creation and signal acquisition.

Basic - Requires NIT to be present.

Auto - Uses all the service list tables and it will acquire if any

service list tables are present.

Custom - Uses the Custom Tuning parameters, specified by the user.

The default is Basic.

CA Ctl

Sets how the conditional access will attempt to descramble the scrambled

programs.

Std - In standard mode, if a program is not authorized, even if some services are not scrambled, the whole program will not be

authorized.

Open - In open mode, if a program is not authorized, services in the program that are not scrambled

will still be available.

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

RFx Active (RF1, RF2, RF3, RF4)

Select the input to be active. Note: Setting a new input to be active will

deactivate the currently active input.

Act or No.

Tune Mode

Select which tables are required for the service list creation and signal acquisition.

Note: When editing the tuning, the device is in a transient state while acquiring tuning information and channel lists, and so on. The receiver reverts to the previous set of tuning settings/information and channels until these changes are either saved or abandoned.

Basic - Requires NIT to be present.

Auto - Uses all the service list tables and it will acquire if any service list

tables are present.

Custom - Uses the Custom Tuning parameters,

specified by the user.

The default is Basic.

RF1, RF2, RF3, RF4 (RFx) Input

Setup Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

CA Ctl

Sets how the conditional access will attempt to descramble the scrambled programs.

Std - In standard mode, if a program is not authorized, even if some services are not scrambled, the whole program will not be authorized.

Open - In open mode, if a program is not authorized, services in the program that are not scrambled will

still be available.

Select

Sets the method used by the RF tuner to determine which input to use when switching

transports.

UserCfg - User configuration will only use

the active RF input.

SW Map - Software map uses the orbital position settings from each input and map it to those in the

NIT.

LO1 (GHz)

Sets the lower oscillator frequency, in GHz, of the LNB. In a single band oscillator, set its

frequency, in GHz.

0.0 to 15.0 GHz. Must be lower than the value for

LO2.

LO2 (GHz)

Sets the higher oscillator frequency, in GHz, of the LNB. In a single band oscillator, set this

value to 0.0.

0.0 to 15.0 GHz. Must be higher than the value for

LO1.

Crossover (GHz)

This is the crossover frequency, which is an internal threshold frequency used for selecting the LO1 or LO2 frequency, depending on the current Downlink frequency settings. This option is only used in dual-band LNB

applications.

0.0 to 15.0 GHz. In singleband LNB applications, set

this value to 0.0.

Satellite

This is the name of the satellite currently selected. Choose the satellite you want to use to receive the signal from the list of satellites available. When you select a satellite, the orbital position (OrbPos) is displayed. This is important for automatic switching from one RF input to another in the event of loss of the signal, allowing the receiver to acquire an

alternate signal.

When the satellite is not listed, enter the known orbital position (OrbPos) of the satellite you want to

use to receive the signal.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

OrbPos

This is the location in orbit of the satellite currently being used. The satellite position (in degrees) in combination with the direction (either E (East) or W (West)) denotes the satellite position the dish connected to the current RF Input should point to. This is used when the satellite is not available in the look -

up menu list.

For manual configuration, enter the location of the satellite using the numerical keypad. The receiver will not recognize the satellite name

and identify it as Unknown.

Degrees.

E/W

Denotes the satellite position the dish connected to the current RF Input should point to. This is used when the satellite is not

available in the look-up menu list.

E, W or NA.

Pol

Marks the polarity of the signal connected to this RF input.

H (horizontal), Vert (vertical), A (Auto). Auto is only applicable when LNB Power is set to H-NIT

or V-NIT.

Validate Orbital Position

This option allows you to configure and validate the RF inputs to match those expected by the network. The transcoder will check to see if all the frequencies in the Network

Information Table (NIT) can be tuned to.

–

Orbital Position Validation Date

This displays the last date that the ‘Validate Orbital Position’ operation was performed.

N/A.

Freq (GHz)

This is the current Downlink operating frequency used by the receiver for tuning the

received digital signal.

0.0 to 15.0 GHz.

SymRate

This is the symbol rate. The symbol rate must match that of the transmitted signal.

1.0 to 45.0 Ms/s for DVBS.

1.0 to 30.0 Ms/s for DVBS2 if Pilot Present is set to

Yes.

5.0 to 30.0 Ms/s for DVBS2 if Pilot Present is set to No.

FEC

Select the Forward Error Correction (FEC) inner code rate. The FEC must match the FEC

of the transmitted signal.

1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, or Auto.

Setup Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

L-Band

This is the L-Band operating frequency used by the receiver. This value is determined by the

values set in the Freq and LO options.

950 to 2150 MHz.

RF Lock

Indicate whether the tuner has locked onto the Radio Frequency signal with the current

settings.

Lock or NoLock. Modulation

Sets the modulation type for the received signal.

DVB-S or DVB-S2.

Rolloff

Sets the rolloff factor of the incoming signal.

.20, .25, .35. Use .20 or .35 when DVB-S modulation is used, and either of the three when DVB-S2 is used. Use a small number to reject or filter carriers close to the same frequency.

InputIQ

Select the Input signal spectrum inversion setting, which allows the operator to track and select inverted and non-inverted digital signals. This is normally used to automatically

reject or filter out unwanted signals.

Auto, Normal, or Opposite.

Auto - The signal is tracked and inverted for correct selection, as required.

Opposite - The signal is always inverted.

Normal - The signal is not inverted.

NetID

Select the Network ID of the uplink signal the receiver is to receive. The transcoder's Network ID must match the Network ID associated with the transmitted signal.

1 to 65535. The default value is 1.

LNB Power

Set the power output of RF1 to the external LNB.

Off, 13V, 18V, V-NIT, or H-NIT.

V-NIT and H-NIT will use vertical and horizontal polarity until it is automatically read from the NIT.

Note: Power will not be applied to the LNB when set to Off.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

22kHz

For dual band applications, select whether to transmit the 22 kHz tone Local Oscillator

control signal of RF1.

On, Off, or Auto.

Auto uses the crossover frequency to determine if

the tone is transmitted.

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Services List Mode

If using custom tune mode, select which tables are required

for tuning.

Rigorous - Requires all service list tables to be present to acquire the signal.

Degraded - Requires any service list table to be present to acquire the signal.

BAT

This is not supported in the current release.

NIT

If using custom tune mode, select whether to use the Network Information Table (NIT) when creating the service

list.

Yes or No

SDT

If using custom tune mode, select whether to use the Service Description Table (SDT) when

creating the service list.

Yes or No

PAT

If using custom tune mode, select whether to use the Program Association Table

when creating the service list.

Yes or No

Frequency Tuning

If using custom tune mode, select whether to use the NIT to tune to other transports, or to force the tuning to user configuration settings.

NIT - The transcoder can change tuning parameters to use all transports available

in the NIT.

User Cfg - The transcoder is forced to use the user selected tuning parameters.

Tune Mode

Custom

This menu is where you set up your custom properties. Select the channel to set up and then edit it.

Setup Menu

Status

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Service List Mode

Indicates if all the expected service list tables are present (Rigorous) or only some of the service list tables are present

(Degraded)

Degraded or Rigorous

BAT

This is not supported in the current release.

NIT

Indicates whether the Network Information Table (NIT) is being

used to create the service list.

Yes or No

SDT

Indicates whether the Service Description Table (SDT) is being

used to create the service list.

Yes or No

PAT

Indicates whether the Program Association Table (PAT) is being

used to create the service list.

Yes or No

Frequency Tuning

Indicates whether tuning is using the NIT to tune to other transports, or whether tuning is forced to use the user selected

parameters.

NIT or User Cfg

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Re-Acquire

Re-acquires the signal using the tuning parameters from user settings.

Abort or Continue. Select Abort to cancel the operation or choose Continue to complete the operation.

Re-Acquire

Setup Menu: IP

To view the IP menu from the Main menu, press the RIGHT arrow key once and then the SELECT key to reach the Setup menu. Then, press the RIGHT arrow key twice and the SELECT key to view the IP menu.

The IP menu allows you to set the parameters for communicating with other equipment via the Ethernet Data and Management ports for MPEGoIP and MPE applications and upgrading application software.

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For instructions on how to select and store settings, see About the Front Panel (on

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Port ID

Select the Ethernet interface to configure.

1 or 2. Interface 1 is the control and management interface and interface 2 is the data interface.

Description

Sets the description or name for the Ethernet interface.

Up to 20 alphanumeric characters in length.

V4/V6

Select the IP protocol.

Only IPv4 is currently supported.

IP Address

Sets the IPv4 IP address for the interface.

12 digits in length (###.###.###.###)

Mask

Sets the number of CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) bits in the

network mask.

8 to 30

page 34).

The IP menu has the following structure:

Setup Menu

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Gateway

Sets the Network Gateway Address on the Network, used to expose the

receiver to a WAN.

The IP Address/Mask and Gateway Address should be changed together, as a group. The following table shows the most commonly used Subnet mask values to enter for a chosen IP address mask, which will depend on the size of

your network.

Mask

Subnet Mask

255.0.0.0

255.255.0.0

255.255.255.0

Phy Mode

Set the speed and duplex type of the interface. Select Auto for PHY to negotiate speed and duplex with other devices on the network, or select 10 HD (half-duplex), 10 FD (full-duplex), 100 HD, 100 FD, or 1000

FD to lock into a fixed mode.

Auto (default), 1000FD (full duplex), 100HD (half duplex), 10FD, 100FD, or

10HD

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the interface. It is set at the factory and is

a read-only value.

N/A

SNMP Read Only Community String

Sets the password to read data from a device and to display diagnostics

traps/alarms.

This is used when communicating with a device within an SNMP

environment.

Up to 31 alphanumeric characters in length. This string is case-sensitive.

The default community string is: public.

SNMP Read Write Community String

Sets the password to write data to a device.

This is used when communicating with a device within an SNMP

environment.

Up to 31 alphanumeric characters in length. This string is case-sensitive.

The default community string is: public.

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Reset Credentials

If for some reason, you cannot access the decoder (due to a forgotten password, corrupted data, and so on), the recovery procedure for the decoder is as follows:

Using the keypad, choose this field on the front panel menu. A default login username and randomly generated password will be displayed on the front panel display for approximately 30 seconds. The new account will have Admin privileges. We recommend that this account be replaced by a login username/password chosen by the administrator. To change the username and password, you must be an Admin user. Refer to Setting

Admin User Privileges via a Telnet/SSH Connection (on page 30).

Note: After this recovery procedure, all existing user accounts will be lost.

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Password Complexity

Sets the password complexity for all users. The complexity level changes will only affect the new user accounts and password changes. It will not affect existing accounts.

No Checking, Minimal Checking, or Full Complexity Checking

For more information, see the Password Complexity table below.

SNTP Server

Sets the NTP server address. If the NTP server address is not set (0.0.0.0), the IRD will not attempt to connect to

the server.

12 digits in length (###.###.###.###)

SNTP Enable

Periodically request NTP timestamps from the NTP server and to synchronize its system (non-DVB

related) time with the NTP server.

Yes or No

Password Complexity

Description

No Checking

There are no restrictions on passwords. Note: A minimum of one character is required.

Passw ord Complex ity

Setup Menu

Password Complexity

Description

Minimal Checking

The passwords must comply with the following requirements:



It cannot contain username or reversed username.



It cannot contain any of the following strings: cisco, sciatl, ocsic, Itaics, atlsci, icslta, or any string achieved by full or partial

capitalization of letters.



No letter is repeated more than three times in a row.



Must contain a minimum of four characters.

Full Complexity Checking

The passwords must comply with the following requirements:



It cannot contain username or reversed username.



It cannot contain any of the following strings: cisco, sciatl, ocsic, Itaics, atlsci, icslta,or any string achieved by full or partial

capitalization of letters.



No letter is repeated more than three times in a row.



Must contain a minimum of eight characters.



Must contain a minimum of three of the following types of characters: capital letters, small letters, digits, and special characters.

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Trap IP Address

Sets the destination IP address for SNMP trap messages for system events (for

example, fault messages).

Up to 12 digits in length, for example, 155.128.100.200

Ins, Del

You can choose to Insert or Delete entries. Up to 25 entries can be assigned to the Trap IP Address and Community String fields. To add a new entry, press Ins and enter the new entry in the IP Address or Community String field. To delete an existing entry, scroll to the IP address or community string you want to delete and press Del.

–

Trap Community String

Sets the Community string for the Trap IP Address.

Public or custom string. Up to 35 characters. The default is:

public.

Traps

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Protocols

Menu Item

Description

Port Number

Parameters

Telnet

Controls Telnet access to the IRD. Select Enable to allow Telnet connections. Select Disable to disable the listener for

the Telnet port.

TCP port #23

Enable (default) or Disable

SSH

Controls SSH access to the IRD. Select Enable to allow secure shell connections. Select Disable to disable the listener for the

SSH port.

TCP port #22

Enable (default) or Disable

HTTP

Controls HTTP access to the IRD. Select Enable to allow web connections. Select Disable to disable the listener for the HTTP

port.

TCP port #80 for HTTP

TCP port #443 for HTTPS.

Disable - Disables the listener for the HTTP port.

Enable (default) - Allow web connections.

Secure - Encrypted access to the webserver (HTTPS). For more information, see Protocol Control Settings (on page 231).

SNMP

Controls SNMP access to the IRD. Select Enable to allow SNMP connections. Select Disable to disable the listener for

the SNMP port.

UDP port #161

Enable (default) or Disable

MPE

Sets whether the MPE data is forwarded to the network.

Note: The transcoder supports up to a maximum of 10 Mbps throughput when forwarding

1500 byte packets.

N/A

Fwd None - The MPE data is not forwarded to the

network.

Fwd All - All the MPE data is forwarded to the

network.

Fwd Filtered - Only the MPE data from the defined Static Multicast Filtering table is forwarded to the network. For more information on configuring the Static Multicast Filtering table, see To Add a Static Multicast Filtering (on page 237).

The Protocols menu allows you to control remote access protocols (Telnet, SSH, HTTP, DTX, and SNMP) to the IRD.

Setup Menu

Menu Item

Description

Port Number

Parameters

Syslog

Select the logging protocol to use. The Legacy option is used

by Cisco customer support only.

We highly recommend that you use the following syslog servers:

Syslog-ng - Balabit for Linux

Syslog Watcher - SnmpSoft for Windows

For more information, see System Logs (on page 232).

Default port #514 for TCP

and UDP

Syslog TCP, Disable, Legacy, Syslog UDP

Syslog Server

If Syslog TCP or Syslog UDP is selected as the Syslog, set the IP

address of the server.

N/A

12 digits in length (###.###.###.###)

Port

This sets the TCP or UDP port number of the server.

N/A

1 to 65535

By enabling or disabling the protocols, dynamic hardware and software firewalls are created for the D9858 transcoder.

Accessing TCP and UDP Serv ices

The following describes the commands used to access port information for all the supported protocols. The examples of TCP-based services are: Telnet, SSH, and HTTP. The examples of

UDP-based services are: SNTP and SNMP.

Proceed as follows to obtain TCP or UDP information:

1 Start a new communication session with the receiver using a utility, such as Tera

Term Pro or PuTTY. For more information on starting a new connection, see Starting a Telnet/SSH Session (on page 30).

2 In the D9858 command prompt, type ipal tcp_list for a list of TCP connections

or ipal udp_list for a list of UDP connections and press Enter.

3 All other connections that are not specifically requested by remote access

protocol selection or triggered by user actions, such as an FTP transfer, do not have active listeners and the corresponding TCP/UDP ports are closed. To strengthen security, the hardware firewall drops all incoming packets for the closed ports.

Note: The hardware firewall may impose different rules for the Management and Data ports. For example, remote access protocols, such as SSH or HTTP, are only enabled on the Management port.

Redundancy

The D9858 transcoder is a single-port unit. The redundancy settings are not supported.

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Setup Menu: Services

To view the Services menu from the Main menu, press the RIGHT arrow key once and then the SELECT key to reach the Setup menu. Then press the RIGHT arrow key three times and the SELECT key to view the Services menu.

The Services menu allows you to set up all the operating parameters associated with audio, video and captions services.

Each parameter is described below. The menu has the following structure:

Setup Menu

Video

Menu Item

Description

Parameters

PV Format

Sets the primary video output format for local decoding.

Auto, SD, HD 720p, or HD 1080i

Stream

Indicates the video format of the input video stream. This value is read-only.

SD Format

Selects the standard definition output format to use on the primary video if the

PV Output is set to SD.

Auto, NTSC, PAL-N (AR), PAL-M or PAL-B/G/I/D. Use NTSC for 525-line systems and PAL-B/G/I/D for 625-line systems.

SD Output

Indicates the actual standard definition format of the primary video output if the

PV Output is set to SD.

NTSC, PAL-N (AR), PAL-M or PAL-B/G/I/D

Bitrate

Indicates the bit rate of the input video stream, in Mbps.

1.0 to 15.0 Mbps

Alarm Video Cutoff

Sets whether the video output is cut off if any enabled alarm is active on the receiver. When video is cut off, there will be no horizontal or vertical synchronization on the output. This is useful for downstream redundancy switching by detecting a loss

of video signal. Note: This same function also exists under

Setup: Alarm/Warning.

Enable or Disable.

The default is Disable.

OSD Messages

Sets whether alarms and warnings are to be displayed on the on-screen display (for

example, TV monitor).

Enable or Disable TV A/R

Select the standard definition aspect ratio of your TV monitor.

4:3 or 16:9

Convert

Select the conversion method that the receiver will perform on the incoming signal for the picture to be displayed correctly on your TV based on the TV A/R

setting.

None, Auto, Auto AFD, 16:9 L/B, 4:3 P/B, 14:9, 4:3 CCO, 16:9 SCALE. The default is Auto. For more information, see Aspect Ratio Conversions (on

page 78).

Stream

Indicates the aspect ratio of the incoming video stream. This is read-only.

4:3 or 16:9

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Menu Item

Description

Parameters

Act Conv

The actual aspect ratio conversion the receiver will perform based on what you

have selected. This is read-only.

Refer to the Aspect Ratio Conversions table below for the conversions performed by the receiver based on your selection, and the effect on the picture displayed by the receiver in each case (without Auto AFD)

None, 16:9 L/B, 4:3 P/B, 14:9, 4:3 CCO, 16:9 SCALE

WSS Mode

Select the Wide Screen Signaling output mode. It is used to select how the receiver affects PAL WSS when it is present in the

VBI line 23.

Auto:Create - Creates WSS to output the correct aspect ratio when performing aspect ratio

conversion.

Auto:Modify - If WSS is present in the input stream, it is modified to output the correct aspect ratio when performing aspect ratio conversion. If WSS is not present in the input, no WSS will be present in the

output.

Suppress - Removes WSS output.

Passthrough - Passes WSS unmodified as received by the

receiver.

The default is Auto.

WSS Status

This indicates the current output value of PAL WSS in VBI line 23.

4:3 F/F, 16:9 L/B CEN, 16:9 L/B TOP, >16:9 L/B, 14:9 L/B CEN, 14:9 L/B TOP, 14:9 F/F

CEN, 16:9 F/F, or UNDEFINED Note: F/F is full format, and

L/B is letter box.

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About This Guide

Objective

Audience

Required Knowledge

Introduction

D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder

Digital Cable/Telco Program Distribution

Key Features

Software Update

Transport Stream Outputs

DVB-ASI Outputs

DVB-ASI Output

MPE Output

Disaster Recovery

Local Settings

Uplink Profile Settings

NIT Retune Recovery

Quick Setup - Read Me First!

Connecting the Transcoder to Other Equipment

Maintenance of EMC Compliance

Setting up for Network Connection

Quick Setup Instructions for RF Acquisition

Assigning a Pr ogr am Channel to a PE (Progr am Entry)

Setting up the ASI Output

Setting the DPM Mode

Installation

Power Connection

Installing the D9858 Transcoder

Rack Mounted

Cooling

Grounding

Mounting the D9858 Transcoder to a Rack

Connecting the AC Power to the D9858 Transcoder

Rear Connector Panel

Connecting the Input/Output Signals

Connecting the RF Inputs

Connecting the ASI Input

Connecting the Video Outputs

Connector for the Video Output

Connecting the Composite Video Output

Connecting the Balanced Audio Output

Connecting the Ethernet Management Interface

Connecting the IP TS Output

Connecting the ASI Outputs

Connecting an External Alarm System

Changing the Relay Mode for Alarm Monitoring

Connecting the RS-232 Data Interface

RS-232 Data Connector Pin Allocation

Connecting the Cue Tone/Cue Trigger Interface

Connecting the Cue Tone Interface