Inverto Unicable II Installation & User Manual

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Installation & User Guide

Unicable™ II Programmer

IDLU-PROG01-OOOOO-OPP Item: 5273

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Thank you for purchasing Inverto’s advanced Unicable II programmer. Before installing and using the programmer, please read the following instructions and recommendations. We suggest that you keep this guide for future use.

1. Warranty

This Unicable II programmer is designed for use with satellite television installations. The warranty does not apply for products used for other purposes other than those speciﬁed herein. The user/ installer shall be responsible for any damage incurred as a result of not using the product according to the instructions in this manual.

2. Overview

Connections

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ODU (LNB/Switch) Connect the Unicable II ODU device

(LNB or Multiswitch output port)

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Receiver Loop-through

(DC Pass, RF Loop)

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DC In Connect 12V AC/DC adapter

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PC Connect USB cable to PC

Buttons

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Transmit/Validate - Short press (<1s) transmits a stored conﬁguration to the ODU

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Device Conﬁguration - Long press (>1s) reads the conﬁguration from ODU and com pares with a conﬁguration stored in the programmer. If both conﬁgurations are identical the Status LED will turn green (only supported for ODU products: Item 5235, 5156, 5294)

LEDs

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Power - Red if the programmer is powered from USB

- Orange if the programmer is powered from 12V

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Status - Yellow (blinking) while the programmer is busy

- Green if the conﬁguration stored in programmer and conﬁguration read from the ODU are identical

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3. Installation

Before connecting the Unicable II Programmer device to the PC, please follow the below steps for installation of the PC software and driver.

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Download the Unicable_II_Programmer.msi software from: http://www.inverto.tv/support

to your PC

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Start the installation by double click on Unicable_II_Programmer.msi

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Follow the instruction on the screen

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After installation you will ﬁnd an Unicable II Programmer icon on the desktop.

After installing the PC software, connect the Unicable II Programmer to the PC using the USB cable. Window will ask for the driver, if the programmer is used for the ﬁrst time on this PC. Select to manually install the driver and select it from the program folder of the PC software (for example: C:\Program Files\Inverto\Unicable II Programmer\driver). If Windows does not ask for the driver, please go to the Device Manager (Control Panel -> System

-> Device Manager) and install the driver manually.

Figure 1: Driver installation

Note: If you are facing any problems during the installation, please refer to the troubleshooting.

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4. Connect the Programmer & start the PC Software

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Connect the 12V AC/DC adapter to the power input of the programmer

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Connect the programmer to the PC using the USB cable

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Start the PC software with a double click on the Unicable II Programmer icon on the desktop

If the programmer was not detected you will see a notiﬁcation at startup. In this case please make sure that the programmer is powered, connected correctly to the PC and that the driver has been installed, then restart the Unicable II Programmer PC software.

5. Create/Edit a configuration for a Unicable II Switch/LNB

There are two ways to change the conﬁguration of an Unicable II device that is connected to the Unicable II Programmer:

Create a new Conﬁguration

Select “Task” -> “Create a conﬁguration” if you want to start a new conﬁguration from scratch

Edit an existing conﬁguration

Select “Task” -> “Edit a conﬁguration” and then select whether you want to load a previous conﬁguration from a ﬁle, to load the current conﬁguration of the connected Unicable II device or to load the conﬁguration that is currently stored in the Unicable II Programmer

Depending on your Unicable II device you can choose between different conﬁgurations in the setup tab:

Unicable

The output of the device will be Unicable mode with user bands accessible according to EN50494 and/or EN50607 standard (see 6).

Unicable (Independent Output)

This option is available for switches with two outputs. Each output can have an independent Unicable conﬁguration. For example you can setup 2 x 16 user bands and the outputs behave like two independent Unicable II Switches with 16 user bands each.

Unicable (Shared Output)

This option is available for switches with two outputs. In this setup you can access the conﬁgured user bands from both ports. This option is useful to split the Unicable output to two different locations without using a splitter.

Unicable + Legacy

This option is available for switches with two outputs. One output will be Unicable, while the other output is working in Legacy (Universal) mode.

Static

The output of the device is static, means that you can conﬁgure a ﬁxed transponder – user band mapping (see 7).

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Static + Legacy

This option is available for switches with two outputs. On output will work in static mode (see 7), while the other output is working in Legacy (Universal) mode.

Satellite Position

It is possible to connect (chain) the outputs of multiple LNBs or multiswitches together with RF combiners and setup each device to provide the signal from a different satellite position. For example you can conﬁgure one LNB for satellite A and a second one for satellite B. If the STB now requests a channel from satellite A the ﬁrst LNB will enable the user band while the seconds LNB will disable the user band. If the STB requests a channel from satellite B, the ﬁrst LNB will deactivate the user band and the seconds LNB will provide the user band.

Quattro LNB Input (1 Satellite)

The Unicable II switch will be setup to receive a Quattro LNB signal on its inputs. It is possible connect (chain) the outputs of multiple switches together with RF combiners and setup each of the switches to provide the signal from a different satellite position. For example you can conﬁgure one switch for satellite A and a second one for satellite B. If the STB now requests a channel from satellite A the ﬁrst switch will enable the user band while the seconds switch will disable the user band. If the STB requests a channel from satellite B, the ﬁrst switch will deactivate the user band and the seconds switch will provide the user band.

Wideband LNB input (2 Satellites)

The Unicable II switch will be setup to receive wideband signals on its inputs from 2 different satellite positions. It is also possible connect (chain) the outputs of two switches together with a RF combiner and setup one switch to provide the signal from satellite A and B and the seconds one from satellite C and D. It means that if a STB request a channel from satellite A or B, the ﬁrst switch will enable the user band and the seconds switch will disable the user band. If the STB then request a channel from satellite C or D, the ﬁrst switch will deactivate the user band and the seconds switch will provide the user band.

Additional options on certain devices:

Legacy at Startup

By activating this option you can conﬁgure the device to output a legacy (Universal) signal at startup. After sending an Unicable command the device will switch to Unicable mode. This option is useful for LNBs if you want to use an antenna meter that does not support Unicable standards to align the dish.

Unicable II UB numbering

If you activate this option you can change the number of the user band conﬁgured in EN50607, in case you don’t want to have a continuous numbering.

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6. Unicable

Depending on the device it is possible conﬁgure up to 32 user bands for Unicable.

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Click on the arrow button near to the output of the device to select how many user band you

want to use on this output.

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For each user band you can conﬁgure

Standard

Select whether the user band should be accessible as EN50494, EN50607 or bothEN50494+EN50607

Unicable I / Unicable II

User band number for Unicable I (EN50494) and Unicable II (EN50607)

Frequency

Enter the IF frequency for the user band (the IF frequency may not overlap)

Bandwidth

Select the bandwidth for the user band

Enter the PIN code to be used for this user band

Power

On some devices you have the option to adjust the user band RF power level

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7. Static

Depending on the device it is possible to conﬁgure up to 32 static user bands

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Click on the arrow button near to the output of the device to select how many static user

bands you want to use on this output.

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For each user band you can conﬁgure

Frequency

Enter the IF Frequency

Transponder

Select the frequency of the transponder that should be mapped to the IF frequency

Polarization

Select the polarization of the transponder

Bandwidth

Select the bandwidth of the user band (must be equal or bigger than the bandwidth of the selected transponder)

Power

On some devices you have the option to adjust the user band RF power level

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8. Upload the configuration to the Unicable II Switch/LNB

After entering your conﬁguration you can upload it to the Unicable II device by pressing the button “Send to ODU”.

You can also store the conﬁguration inside the programmer. This allows updating Unicable II devices without having a PC connected to the programmer by pressing the update button on the programmer.

For further use you can also save the current conﬁguration on your PC, by clicking on “Save to File”.

9. Troubleshooting

No communication between the programmer and the PC software

In case the programmer and the software are installed properly, but the software does not detect the programmer, you might see the following message.

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Before you proceed, please check:

1. Is the USB cable connected to the PC and the programmer

2. Is the programmer LED - close the USB plug - on

3. Open the device manager and check that the programmer is listed as “Microchip Custom USB device”

To ﬁx this problem, the software must be started in compatibility mode. This is an option that is available in the ﬁle properties. Select the desktop shortcut (or the EXE ﬁle itself) by right click and click “properties”

In the next step you select to run this program in WinXP SP3 compatibility mode and apply the settings.

Now the software is ready to be used.

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Driver can’t be installed (Win8.1 64bit or newer)

The drivers are currently not signed for Windows 8.1 or newer. During the driver installation you will be notiﬁed:

“Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it. The hash for the ﬁle is not present in the speciﬁed catalog ﬁle. The ﬁle is likely corrupt or the victim of tampering.”

In this case you need to disable the windows driver signature enforcement; this option can be setup by an advanced reboot.

To access this boot menu, proceed to the windows power menu, open the menu and hold the shift key while selecting “Restart”. Once the computer has restarted you are in the boot menu.

Choose Troubleshoot -> Advanced Options -> Startup Settings and then conﬁrm the restart.

Finally you are able to access the startup settings and select to disable the driver signature enforcement by pressing F7 on your keyboard.

Now you can continue to install the drivers.

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10. Technical parameters

Interfaces: 1x Satellite IF, F-type 1x Satellite IF loop-through out, F-type 1x USB (Type-B)

Loop-through loss: 1dB max.

Control protocols: DiSEqC™ commands extension according to CENELEC EN50494 and/or EN50607, DiSEqC2.0.

Display and keys:

- Activity LED Yellow blinking: Communication activity between ODU and Pro grammer Green: Conﬁguration ﬁles in ODU and Programmer are identical

- Power LED Red: The Programmer is powered over the USB connection Orange: The Programmer is powered over the 12V DC input

- Button Short press: Transmit a conﬁguration ﬁle stored in the Programmer to the ODU device Long press: Download the conﬁguration ﬁle of the ODU and compare to a ﬁle stored in the Programmer

Power consumption:

- Programmer only: 5VDC, 50mA (can be powered over the USB interface)

- ODU power: 13V-18V, 600mA max. - powering and programming of an ODU device requires use of the supplied AC/DC adapter.

Dimensions: 107mm x 77mm x 30 (W x D x H)

AC/DC adapter: Input voltage: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 0.8A max. Output voltage: 12VDC Output current: 2A Short circuit protection: Yes Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2014/30/EU) Eco-Design Directive (2009/125/EC)

11.Safety

This product is for indoor use in moderate climates only. This product contains no user serviceable parts. The unit should only be opened or repaired by qualiﬁed service personnel. The supplied AC/DC power adapter must be used to power this product. If the power cord becomes damaged, it must be replaced. Always refer to qualiﬁed personnel.

Install the product so the AC/DC power adapter can be unplugged from power socket immediately, in the event of a problem. The unit should not be placed near sources of open ﬂame. No open ﬂame sources, such as candles, should be placed on the unit.

Make sure the local electricity network corresponds to the operating voltage of the AC/DC adaptor. If the products gets into contact with liquid it must be disconnected from the main power.

When disconnecting the product don’t pull the cable but the plug to prevent damage of the cable (wobbly plugs and outlets result in ﬁre risk). The product shall be serviced by qualiﬁed experts only.

11. Disposal

Following relevant EU directives, this device shall not be disposed of together with municipal waste. Use local waste collection and recycling systems to dispose wore out products.

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