International Datacasting Corporation SFX Pro Series User Manual

SFX Series Pro
Audio Satellite Receiver

To IDC Part No. 92080190-50, User’s Guide

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SFX Series Pro Audio Satellite Receiver Addendum

International Datacasting Corporation Part No. 92080960-50 /DA755

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SFX SERIES PRO AUDIO SATELLTIE RECEIVER ADDENDUM

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Getting Started 2

General 2
Front Panel 2
Rear Panel 3
Controlling the Pro Audio with the Front Panel LCD Display/Keypad Interface 5

Chapter 2 - Web GUI Operation 10

Main Menu Page 10
Audio 10

Configuring an Audio Stream 10
Live Assist 12

Triggered Action Types 12
Trigger List 13
Viewing the Scheduled Triggers 15

The LiveWire™ Option 16

About Livewire 16
How Livewire Works 16

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

General

International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) would like to thank you for purchasing the SFX Series SuperFlex Satellite
Receiver (herein referred to as the “satellite receiver”). This Addendum provides the information required to configure
and operate the Pro Audio (1R), or Pro Audio EXP (2R) option in your satellite receiver only. The installation, set up,
control and configuration of your receiver is described in the SFX Series Satellite Receiver User’s Guide.

The illustrations that are provided in this chapter identify indicators and connectors on the satellite receiver in both the
Pro Audio EXP double height and the Pro Audio single height rack mount configuration. Acquaint yourself with these
parts as illustrated, and refer to the physical unit itself. Throughout the remainder of this Addendum, reference will be
made to these parts.

Front Panel

Once you have removed the satellite receiver from the box, please familiarize yourself with the front panel. Refer to
Figure 1- 1 or Figure 1- 2 for the location of the indicators. The differences between the standard SFX receiver’s front
panel and the Pro Audio front panels are described in the table under the figures.

Figure 1- 1 Front Panel Indicators (Pro Audio -1R un it)

LED Indicators
Lock
Status
Control
1 - Audio - 2

LCD Display

Keypad

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Figure 1- 2 Front Panel Indicators (Pro Audio EXP -2R unit)

Indicator Description

1- AUDIO - 2

3- AUDIO - 4

Purpose: provides indication of the authorization and audio decoding activity on the audio outputs.

Colour: off/green, where:

Solid Green – audio channel is authorized (enabled), but there is no audio decoding activity.

Flashing Off/Green – audio channel is authorized and decoder is decoding “streaming audio” (e.g. live
programming) activity.

Flashing Off/Orange - audio channel is authorized and decoder is decoding “store and forward” audio
(e.g. previously uploaded content).

Off – audio channel is not authorized

Rear P anel

Please refer to Figure 1- 3 or Figure 1- 4 for the Pro Audio and Pro Audio EXP receiver’s rear panel. The table
following the figures describes only the Pro Audio differences from the standard rear panel. It uses the letter “X” in
place of the audio and associated relay channel numbers.

Output Connectors

Relay Audio Relay Audio

Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 2

Figure 1- 3 Rear Panel Pro Audio connectors (1 R unit)

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Output Connectors

Relay Audio Relay Audio

Ch 3 Ch 3 Ch 4 Ch 4

Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 2

Figure 1- 4 Rear panel Pro Audio connectors (2 R unit)

Connector Description

Audio Channel X This is a DE-9P (male) connector used as a unidirectional (output) analog audio data

port. The pinouts for this port are as follows:

PIN Acronym Reference

1 LEFT + Audio X Left +

2 GND Ground

3 AES + Digital Audio Output X +

4 GND Ground

5 RIGHT + Audio X Right +

6 LEFT - Audio X Left -

7 GND Ground

8 AES - Digital Audio Output X -

Relay CH X This is a DA-15P (male) connector used as for 4 Form C relays for Legacy Networks.

The pinouts for this port are as follows:

9 RIGHT - Audio X Right -

PIN Acronym Reference

1 RX RS–232 Receive

2 Relay 1 NO NO Form C Lock 1

3 Relay 2 NO NO Form C Lock 2

4 Relay 3 NO NO Form C Lock 3

5 Relay 4 NO NO Form C Lock 4

6 GND Ground

7 Relay 1 NC NC Form C Lock 1

8 Relay 2 NC NC Form C Lock 2

9 TX RS-232 Transmit

10 Relay 1 Com Form C Common 1

11 Relay 2 Com Form C Common 2

12 Relay 3 Com Form C Common 3

13 Relay 4 Com Form C Common 4

14 Relay 3 NC NC Form C Lock 3

15 Relay 4 NC NC Form C Lock 4

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NOTE:

The LCD
Display/Keypad
interface will
remember the
last menu item
you accessed
and will always
start there the
next time you
enter the menu
item group from
the display item
group. The
same is true in
reverse – it will
remember the
last display item
when you return
from the menu
item group.

Controlling the Pro Audio with the Front Panel LCD
Display/Keypad Interf ace

The SFX Series Satellite Receiver Users Manual describes how to set up the receiver using only the keypad and front
panel display. This addendum describes how to set up the receiver Pro Audio items only.

Table 1- 1 lists the items in the display item group of a SFX Series Satellite receiver with the Pro Audio option installed.
Table 1- 2 lists the unique items only
option installed. Display item 1 or 2 will generally be displayed during normal operation. From there, you can press the
arrow keys to navigate around the various other display items, or enter the menu item group, as shown in the table by
the item number references and notes for each of the arrow keys.

Pressing the check mark button is generally the same as pressing Enter on a keyboard and commits an action or
selection. Pressing the X button is generally the same as pressing Esc on a keyboard and aborts an action or
selection. The X button is also used to exit from the menu item group back to the to the display item group. When you
are in the display item group, you can press X twice to return to display item 1.

When power is applied to the unit, you will always start the cycle at Menu main item 1 (Carrier A). You are able to
cycle through the main items by using the vertical arrow keys ( ˆ ) or ( ˇ ). To examine or change one of the main item
parameters press the check mark button ( √ ) to enter the sub menu. You can move through the sub menu
parameters by using the horizontal arrow keys (< for back or > forward). If you wish to change a parameter, press the
check mark button ( √ ) to enter the edit mode or use the vertical arrow keys ( ˆ ) or ( ˇ ) which will select it. In the case
of a numeric value, a flashing cursor will appear over one digit. To change that digit, use the vertical arrow keys ( ˆ ) or (
ˇ ). To change another digit in this parameter, use the horizontal arrow keys (< for back or > forward) to select it and
repeat. When you have finished, commit your changes by pressing the check mark button (√). If the sub menu item is
not numeric, using the vertical arrow keys ( ˆ ) or ( ˇ ) will allow you to cycle through the available settings. Commit your
choice as above. A * beside a displayed selection indicates that this is the current configured value being used by the
receiver.

appearing in a SFX Series Satellite receiver menu item group with the Pro Audio

Table 1- 1 Display Item Group - Pro Audio

Display Items Carrier Selection

Parameter S Any S2 Remarks

Eb/No ■ *Out of Lock* or real value

C/N ■ ■ *Out of Lock* or real value

Uncorr Errors ■ ■ *Out of Lock* or real value

Viterbi BER ■ *Out of Lock* or real value

BER ■ *Out of Lock* or real value

Signal Level ■ ■ %

Signal Quality ■ %

Sat0 MAC Address ■ ■ MAC address

Stream 1 Channel ■ ■ Channel ID or “none”

Stream 2 Channel ■ ■ Channel ID or “none”
Stream 3 Channel ■ ■ EXP Model Only
Stream 4 Channel ■ ■ EXP Model Only

CH1 Relays 1-4 ■ ■ 1 = “energized”

CH2 Relays 1-4 ■ ■ 1 = “energized”
CH3 Relays 1-4 ■ ■ EXP Model Only

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