LEADER LG 3850SER03 Instruction Manual

LG 3850SER03

ATSC SOFTWARE

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1

1.1 About Licenses..........................................................................................................................1

1.2 Operating Precautions...............................................................................................................1

1.2.1 About Turning the Power Off..............................................................................................1

1.2.2 About the PC Setting..........................................................................................................1

1.2.3 About MPEG-2 TS Playback..............................................................................................1

1.2.4 About the USB Connection ................................................................................................1

1.3 Trademarks................................................................................................................................2

2. SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................... 3

2.1 General......................................................................................................................................3

2.2 Features.....................................................................................................................................3

2.3 PC Operating Environment .......................................................................................................3

2.4 Specifications.............................................................................................................................3

2.4.1 Broadcast System..............................................................................................................3

2.4.2 Transmission Parameters ..................................................................................................3

2.4.3 External TS Input Specifications ........................................................................................3

2.4.4 Standalone Operation of the LG 3850 ...............................................................................4

2.4.5 Control Application Operations ..........................................................................................4

2.4.6 Licenses .............................................................................................................................5

2.4.7 General Specifications .......................................................................................................5

3. INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 6

4. STANDALONE OPERATION OF THE LG 3850....................................................... 10

4.1 Panel Settings .........................................................................................................................10

4.1.1 PATTERN .........................................................................................................................10

4.1.2 AUDIO ..............................................................................................................................10

4.1.3 CHANNEL ........................................................................................................................ 11

4.1.4 LEVEL .............................................................................................................................. 11

4.1.5 STORE/RECALL..............................................................................................................12

4.2 Panel Settings at Power On ....................................................................................................12

5. CONTROL APPLICATION........................................................................................ 13

5.1 Starting and Ending Remote Control.......................................................................................13

5.2 Window Explanation................................................................................................................14

5.3 Menu Bar .................................................................................................................................17

5.3.1 File....................................................................................................................................17

5.3.2 Pattern..............................................................................................................................18

5.3.3 Controls ............................................................................................................................19

5.3.4 Preset ...............................................................................................................................20

5.3.5 LG 3850............................................................................................................................21

5.3.6 Help ..................................................................................................................................24

5.4 Toolbar.....................................................................................................................................25

5.4.1 Pattern Buttons.................................................................................................................25

5.4.2 Preset No./Store/Recall....................................................................................................25

5.5 Main Window...........................................................................................................................26

5.5.1 Connect ............................................................................................................................26

5.5.2 File....................................................................................................................................26

5.5.3 Loop/Slider/Time ..............................................................................................................27

5.5.4 Play/Pause/Stop...............................................................................................................27

5.5.5 Detailed Setting................................................................................................................28

5.6 Sub Window ............................................................................................................................31

5.6.1 Country.............................................................................................................................31

5.6.2 Channel ............................................................................................................................31

5.6.3 RF.....................................................................................................................................31

5.6.4 Level.................................................................................................................................31

6. INITIALIZATION APPLICATION ............................................................................... 32

7. APPENDIX ............................................................................................................... 34

7.1 Channel Table..........................................................................................................................34

1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing this LEADER instrument. To use this instrument safely, read this
instruction manual thoroughly, and make sure that you know how to use the instrument
properly.

If some point about the operation of this instrument is still unclear after you have read this
instruction manual, refer to the contact information on the back cover of the manual to contact
LEADER, or contact your local LEADER agent.
After you have finished reading this manual, keep it in a convenient place so that you can refer
to it when necessary.

1.1 About Licenses

This software can only be used after its license key has been activated. After you have
installed this software on a PC, connect the PC to an LG 3850, and then enter the license key
from the PC. For details on installing the software and entering the license key, see the LG
3850 instruction manual.

1. INTRODUCTION

The license key for this software can only be used on one LG 3850. You cannot install this
software on multiple LG 3850s.

1.2 Operating Precautions

1.2.1 About Turning the Power Off

When a PC and an LG 3850 are connected by a USB cable and you want to turn the
devices off, be sure to turn the LG 3850 off before you turn the PC off.

1.2.2 About the PC Setting

When you are controlling the LG 3850 from a PC, do not set the PC to power saving mode.

1.2.3 About MPEG-2 TS Playback

If you play back an MPEG-2 TS from a PC that is handling an excessive load, the video or
audio may be interrupted.

1.2.4 About the USB Connection

While the program is being transferred from the PC to the LG 3850, do not disconnect the
USB connection between the PC and the LG 3850. If a disconnection of the USB cable or
other problem causes the program transfer to be interrupted, use the initialization
application to initialize the LG 3850 to its factory default settings, and then transfer the
program to the LG 3850 again.

See chapter 6, “INITIALIZATION APPLICATION.”

If, while the LG 3850 is being controlled from a PC, the USB connection is mistakenly
disconnected, an error message is displayed on the PC screen. If this happens, re-connect
the USB connection, and then click the play button on the control application to begin
transmitting the signal again.

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1.3 Trademarks

The company and product names in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.

1. INTRODUCTION

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2. SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 General

This product is a software application that can be used to transfer broadcast systems to the
LG 3850 and control the LG 3850 from a PC. After a broadcast system has been transferred
to the LG 3850, the LG 3850 can be used as an ATSC signal generator.

2.2 Features

• USB connection

Connect the LG 3850 to a PC through USB to transfer broadcast systems, play back
MPEG-2 transport streams, and configure detailed settings such as selecting the country
and output channel.

• Still-image output

Output four different still-image patterns seamlessly.

• Audio signal output

2. SPECIFICATIONS

Output audio signals with separate frequencies of 400 Hz or 1 kHz to the left and right
channels.

2.3 PC Operating Environment

OS Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Vista, Windows 7
CPU Intel® Celeron® M, 1.4 GHz or higher
Memory 512 MB or more
HDD 1 GB or more of free space
USB Port USB 2.0 (1 port)

2.4 Specifications

2.4.1 Broadcast System

Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting

2.4.2 Transmission Parameters

Carrier Modulation 8VSB

ATSC (A/53B)

2.4.3 External TS Input Specifications

Input Packet Format 188, 204 bytes
Supported Stream MPEG-2 TS (ISO/IEC13818-1)
Input Data Rate 0.2 to 40 Mbps

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2. SPECIFICATIONS

2.4.4 Standalone Operation of the LG 3850

Function By transferring a broadcast system to the LG 3850, the

LG 3850 can be used as a standalone ATSC signal
generator.

RF Signal Generator (*1)

Frequency

Channel Channels 2 to 83 for USA, channels 2 to 12 and 21 to 70

for Korea; selected using the control application

Output

Range 10 to 89 dBμV (*2)
Resolution 1 dB
Impedance 75 Ω

Internal Signal

Pseudo Random Signal PN23, PN15 (*3)
Still Image Pattern (*4) Colorbar (simple animation), ramp, monoscope, natural

picture

Format (*4) One of the following formats that is selected through the

control application
1920×1080i (HDTV), 1280×720p (16:9),
704×480p (16:9), 704×480i (16:9),
704×480i (4:3)

Audio (Tone) 1 kHz (LR), 400 Hz (LR), 1 kHz (L) + 400 Hz (R)

Presets

Recall/Store Stores and recalls presets (*5)

Alarm Display Shown on the 7-segment display

*1 Image waves are generated for all waves other than the fundamental wave. Therefore, it is desirable

to use the LG 3850 signals separately. If you want to mix LG 3850 RF signals with cable television
RF signals, you must use a separate filter to delete the image interference waves.

*2 This is the operating range. The optimal range is 39 to 89 dBμV (75 Ω termination).If signals in the

range of 10 to 38 dBμV (75 Ω termination) will be generated, we recommend that an external
attenuator be connected to the LG 3850.

*3 The pseudo random signal can be transmitted when the LG 3850 is connected to a PC. (It can also

be transmitted when the LG 3850 is not connected to a PC if presets have been stored through the

use of the control application.)
*4 The still-image patterns and formats may be changed.
*5 If a preset recall range has been set through the use of the control application, presets from within

that range are recalled.

2.4.5 Control Application Operations

Function Controls the LG 3850 from a PC over a USB connection
Country Setting One of the following countries whose output channels

System Switching LG 3850s that are configured to use different broadcast

will be used when the LG 3850 is operating as a
standalone device
USA, Korea

systems can be immediately switched to ATSC.

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2. SPECIFICATIONS

RF Signal Generator (*1)

Frequency

Channel Channels 2 to 83 for USA, channels 2 to 12 and 21 to 70

for Korea

Output

Range 10 to 89 dBμV (*2)
Resolution 1 dB
Impedance 75 Ω
Output Control Output can be turned on and off

Internal Signal

Pseudo Random Signal PN23, PN15
Still Image Pattern (*3) Colorbar (simple animation), ramp, monoscope, natural

picture

Format (*3) 1920×1080i (HDTV), 1280×720p (16:9),

704×480p (16:9), 704×480i (16:9),
704×480i (4:3)

Audio (Tone) 1 kHz (LR), 400 Hz (LR), 1 kHz (L) + 400 Hz (R)
MPEG-2 TS Operations Select, playback, stop, etc.
Presets

Recall/Store Stores and recalls presets

Begin/End Sets the beginning and ending preset numbers on the

LG 3850

Load/Save Collectively saves and writes 99 presets
Alarm Display Can't connect to USB device, etc.

* Use the application software LG 3850SER03 ATSC Remote Control to control the LG 3850. In this

manual, this software is referred to as the “control application.”

*1 Image waves are generated for all waves other than the fundamental wave. Therefore, it is desirable

to use the LG 3850 signals separately. If you want to mix LG 3850 RF signals with cable television
RF signals, you must use a separate filter to delete the image interference waves.

*2 This is the operating range. The optimal range is 39 to 89 dBμV (75 Ω termination).If signals in the

range of 10 to 38 dBμV (75 Ω termination) will be generated, we recommend that an external
attenuator be connected to the LG 3850.

*3 The still-image patterns and formats may be changed.

2.4.6 Licenses

This product can only be used on one LG 3850.
It cannot be installed on multiple LG 3850s.

2.4.7 General Specifications

Environmental Conditions Same as the LG 3850

Contents License key (A4 sheet) ...................................1

CD-ROM .........................................................1

Instruction manual...........................................1

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3. INSTALLATION

To use this software, follow the procedure below. For details, see the LG 3850 instruction
manual.

1. Install the encoding software and initialization application.

Install the encoding software, LG3850SER03Installer Package, and the initialization
application, LG3850InitializeToolInstallerPackage, on your PC from the CD-ROM.
To update the encoding software and the initialization application, uninstall the old versions,
and then install the new versions.

2. Install the USB Driver.

Install the USB driver on your PC.
This software supports Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Follow the procedure below to install the USB driver on these operating systems.

The installation procedure explained here is for Windows XP SP3. Depending on your PC,
your screens may differ slightly from the screen captures shown in this procedure, but the
procedure remains the same.

3. INSTALLATION

a) Turn on the LG 3850.

b) Use a USB cable to connect the LG 3850 rear-panel USB port to a USB port on your PC.

Do not connect devices other than the LG 3850 to the other USB ports on your PC.

c) When the installation window appears, select “Install from a list or specific location,”

and click Next.

Figure 3-1 Found New Hardware Wizard

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3. INSTALLATION

d) When the following screen appears, select “Search for the best driver in these

locations,” and click Browse.

Figure 3-2 Driver search window

e) Select the wxp folder of the encoding software that was installed during step 1,

“Install the encoding software and initialization application,” and then click OK.

On Windows Vista or Windows 7, select the wlh folder.

Figure 3-3 Browse For Folder dialog box

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3. INSTALLATION

f) Check that the full path displayed here is the folder that you selected in step e, and

then click Next.

When you click Next, the PC searches for and installs the driver. This process may
take some time.

Figure 3-4 Driver folder confirmation window

g) If any warnings that are related to the hardware installation appear, click Continue

Anyway.

This dialog box may not appear.

Figure 3-5 Hardware installation warning dialog box

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3. INSTALLATION

h) When the following window appears, the installation is complete. Click Finish.

If the USB driver is not installed correctly, see the next section.

Figure 3-6 Installation complete window

3. Activate the license and transfer the program to the LG 3850.

Connect the LG 3850 to your PC, activate the license, and transfer the program from your
PC to the LG 3850.

See • License and • Transfer Program in section 5.3.5, “LG 3850.”

After the program transfer is complete, you can use the LG 3850 as a stand-alone ATSC signal
generator.

See chapter 4, “STANDALONE OPERATION OF THE LG 3850.”

You can also control the LG 3850 from a PC. By controlling the LG 3850 from a PC, you can
play back external TS files and configure a variety of detailed settings, such as the country
whose channels the LG 3850 transmits on during standalone operation.
Use the application software LG 3850SER03 ATSC Remote Control to control the LG 3850. In
this manual, this software is referred to as the “control application.”

See chapter 5, “CONTROL APPLICATION.”

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4. STANDALONE OPERATION OF THE LG 3850

4. STANDALONE OPERATION OF THE LG 3850

This chapter will explain how to operate the LG 3850 as a standalone device. To operate the LG
3850 in this manner, you must first connect the PC to the LG 3850 and transfer the ATSC signal
generator program to the LG 3850.

See chapter 3, “INSTALLATION.”

4.1 Panel Settings

4.1.1 PATTERN

Press each of the front-panel PATTERN keys to play back the internal still-image patterns.

See section 5.3.2, “Pattern.”

COLOR BAR: A colorbar (simple animation) signal is transmitted.
RAMP: A ramp signal is transmitted.
MONOSCOPE: A monoscope signal is transmitted.
OTHERS: A natural picture or pseudo random signal is transmitted

(PN23/PN15).
To transmit a pseudo random signal, store it to a preset using the
control application, and then recall the preset.

Use the control application to specify the country and format of the still-image pattern.

See • Config in section 5.3.5, “LG 3850.”

Table 4-1 Country and format

Country Format

USA

Korea

4.1.2 AUDIO

Each time that you press the front-panel AUDIO key, the output audio switches between
the settings listed below. The LED that corresponds to the selected audio lights.

L:1kHz R:400Hz: A tone signal (left: 1 kHz and right: 400 Hz) is generated.
L/R:1kHz: A tone signal (left and right both 1 kHz) is generated.
L/R:400Hz: A tone signal (left and right both 400 Hz) is generated.

1920×1080i

1280×720p (16:9)

704×480p (16:9)

704×480i (16:9)

704×480i (4:3)

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4.1.3 CHANNEL

Press the front-panel CHANNEL key to select the output channel. When the channel is
being selected, “CH” lights, and the output channel is displayed on the 7-segment LED.

Press the ▼ and ▲ keys to select the output channel. Hold down the ▼ or ▲ key to switch

the setting quickly.

The channels that you can select are those of the country that has been specified for use
during standalone operation through the control application.

USA: Channels 2 to 83

Korea: Channels 2 to 12 and 21 to 70
When the LG 3850 is connected to the control application, you can select the channels
from both countries.

See • Config in section 5.3.5, “LG 3850” and section 7.1, “Channel Table.”

If you hold down the CHANNEL key for 3 seconds or more, the code of the country that you
have specified is displayed on the 7-segment LED.

USA (US) Korea (KR)

4. STANDALONE OPERATION OF THE LG 3850

Figure 4-1 Country codes as shown on the 7-segment LED

4.1.4 LEVEL

Press the front-panel LEVEL key to set the output level. When the level is being set, “dBμV”
lights, and the output level is displayed on the 7-segment LED.

Press the ▼ and ▲ keys to select the output level. Hold down the ▼ or ▲ key to switch the

setting quickly. You can set the output level to a value that is in the range of 10 to 89 dBμV
(75 Ω termination) in steps of 1 dB.

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4.1.5 STORE/RECALL

You can save and recall 99 preset configurations (stored in preset addresses 01 to 99). For
details, see the LG 3850 instruction manual.

If you use the control application to set the range of presets that can be recalled, you can
only recall the presets within the range that you set.

After you recall a preset, you can reset the settings to their default values by pressing the

PATTERN keys, the AUDIO key, the CHANNEL key followed by the ▼ key, or the
CHANNEL key followed by the ▲ key. The default values vary depending on the specified

country, as shown below.

Table 4-2 Default settings per country

Country CHANNEL Format (*1)

USA 14

Korea 21

4. STANDALONE OPERATION OF THE LG 3850

1920×1080i

1280×720p (16:9)

704×480p (16:9)

704×480i (16:9)

704×480i (4:3)

*1 The format is set to what is currently specified for the standalone operation of the LG 3850.

4.2 Panel Settings at Power On

When the LG 3850 turns on, it uses the settings that are stored in preset address 00. It also
uses these settings if the connection with the PC is disconnected while you are using the
control application. Immediately after the program transfer is complete, the settings of preset
address 00 are as follows.

Table 4-3 Settings of preset address 00

Item Factory Default Setting

PATTERN COLOR BAR

AUDIO L:1kHz R:400Hz

CHANNEL 14 (USA)

LEVEL 60 dBμV (75 Ω termination)

You can also change the settings in preset address 00. For details, see the LG 3850
instruction manual.

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

This chapter will explain the control application LG 3850SER03 ATSC Remote Control that you
use to control the LG 3850 from a PC. To control the LG 3850 from a PC, you must first transfer
the ATSC signal generator program to the LG 3850 from a PC.

See chapter 3, “INSTALLATION.”

5.1 Starting and Ending Remote Control

• Starting the control application

Use a USB cable to connect the PC and LG 3850, and then follow the procedure below

to start the control application.

On the taskbar, click Start, All Programs, LEADER, LG 3850SER03, and then click LG

3850SER03 ATSC Remote Control.

• Starting remote control

When one LG 3850 is connected to the PC, the LG 3850 is automatically detected by the

control application when the application starts, and you can immediately control this LG

3850.

When more than one LG 3850 is connected to the PC, carry out the procedure below to

select the LG 3850 to control. To control multiple LG 3850s from a single PC, run multiple

control applications.

Controlling the first LG 3850

• If you have previously controlled one of the connected LG 3850s, that LG 3850 will be
automatically detected.

• If you have not previously controlled one of the connected LG 3850s, the Connect list
in the main window displays “Select.” Remote control does not start until you select an
LG 3850. Select the serial number of the LG 3850 that you want to control from the list.

Figure 5-1 Main window

Controlling the other LG 3850s

For the other LG 3850s, the Connect list in the Main window will display Select again,
and the serial numbers of LG 3850s that are not controlled will be displayed. Select the
serial number of the LG 3850 that you want to control from the list.

If all the LG 3850s are being controlled and you start another control application, the
following error message appears: “No Connection.” If this happens, exit the control
application.

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You cannot play back MPEG-2 transport streams with the same file name on multiple
control applications.

• During remote control

During remote control, The LG 3850 7-segment LED displays “PC.” When the LG 3850
is in this state, you cannot perform panel operations.

• Ending remote control

Exit the control application on the PC to enable panel operations on the LG 3850.
After the LG 3850 is disconnected from the control application, the LG 3850 uses the
settings that are stored in preset address 00.

5.2 Window Explanation

The control application window is explained below.
The part containing the elements labeled 1 to 13 is referred to as the Main window. The part
containing the elements labeled 15 to 19 is referred to as the Sub window. The Sub window is
not displayed when you start the control application. To display the Sub window, click (No.

14) in the lower right of the screen.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-2 Window explanation

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

1 Title

The title of the control application is displayed here. As shown in the above figure, you
can see that this is an ATSC application.

2 Menu bar

The menus that are used to configure various settings are displayed here.

See section 5.3, “Menu Bar.”

Table 5-1 List of menus

Menu Description

File Click to select the playback file or to exit the application.

Pattern Click to select the output pattern.

Controls Click to select the LG 3850 that you want to control or to configure file playback settings.

Preset Click to collectively save and load presets.

LG 3850 Click to perform license activation, program transfer, preset-recall range configuration,

country and format configuration for standalone operation, and to display information

about the controlled LG 3850.

Help Click to display information about the application.

3 Toolbar

Use the controls displayed here to select the output pattern, and store and recall presets.

See section 5.4, “Toolbar.”

4 Connect

Select the serial number of the LG 3850 that you want to control. If no LG 3850 is
selected, “Select” is displayed.

See section 5.5.1, “Connect.”

5 File

The selected file is displayed here. You can also enter the full path directly.

See section 5.5.2, “File.”

6 Playback slider

The playback status of the selected file is displayed here. You can skip parts of the file by
moving the slider.

See section 5.5.3, “Loop/Slider/Time.”

7 Play button

Starts the playback of the selected file. During file playback, this button switches to the
pause button. You can operate the play button when an MPEG-2 TS file has been
selected.

See section 5.5.4, “Play/Pause/Stop.”

8 Stop button

Stops the playback of the selected file. You can operate the stop button when an
MPEG-2 TS file has been selected.

See section 5.5.4, “Play/Pause/Stop.”

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

9 Alarm button

This is displayed when any problem, such as an improper USB disconnection, occurs.
Click this button to display a message. When you solve the problem, this button
disappears.

10 Detailed Setting

Click to configure various settings for the selected file. The settings that you can
configure differ depending on the selected file.

See section 5.5.5, “Detailed Setting.”

11 File button

Click to select the playback file. You can also enter the full path in the text box directly or
drag the file to the control application window.

See section 5.5.2, “File.”

12 Loop button

Click to set the loop mode (repeat or only once) for the selected file.
You can operate the loop button when an MPEG-2 TS file has been selected.

See section 5.5.3, “Loop/Slider/Time.”

13 Time

The selected file's playback time and total playback time are displayed here.

See section 5.5.3, “Loop/Slider/Time.”

14 Sub-window show/hide button

Shows or hides the sub window.

15 Country

Select which country's output channel will be set, USA's or Korea's.

See section 5.6.1, “Country.”

16 Channel

Select the output channel.

See section 5.6.2, “Channel.”

17 RF

Turn signal output on or off.

See section 5.6.3, “RF.”

18 Level

Set the output level.

See section 5.6.4, “Level.”

19 Level slider

Move the slider to set the output level.

See section 5.6.4, “Level.”

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5.3 Menu Bar

5.3.1 File

Click the File menu to select the playback file or to exit the application.

• Open

Displays the Open File dialog box. Select the playback file in this dialog box.
After you select the file, click Open to start playback.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-3 File menu

Figure 5-4 Open File dialog box

You can select an MPEG-2 TS file or pattern file in the Open File dialog box. The six
available pattern files are shown in the figure above. You cannot play back pattern files
that you create.

You can also enter the full path in the File text box on the Main window to select a file.

See section 5.5.2, “File.”

• Exit

Exits the application. You can also exit the application by clicking the Close button in
the upper right of the window.

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5.3.2 Pattern

Click the Pattern menu to select the output pattern. The selected pattern is immediately
played back.

You can also select the output pattern from the toolbar.

See section 5.4.1, “Pattern Buttons.”

• Colorbar • Ramp

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-5 Pattern menu

A colorbar (simple animation) signal A ramp signal is played back.
is played back.

• Monoscope • Others

A monoscope signal is played back. A natural-picture signal is played back.

• PN23

A pseudo random signal (PN23) is played back.

• PN15

A pseudo random signal (PN15) is played back.

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5.3.3 Controls

Click the Controls menu to select the LG 3850 that you want to control or to configure file
playback settings.
You can select the file playback commands when an MPEG-2 TS file has been selected.

• Connect

Select the serial number of the LG 3850 that you want to control. A check mark is
displayed next to the selected LG 3850.
You can also select the LG 3850 to connect to from the Connect list on the Main
window.

See section 5.5.1, “Connect.”

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-6 Controls menu

• Loop

Click to set the loop mode to Repeat or Only once for the selected file. You cannot set
the loop mode during file playback. Stop playback, and then set the loop mode.
You can also click the loop button on the Main window to set the loop mode.

See section 5.5.3, “Loop/Slider/Time.”

• Play

Starts the playback of the selected file. During playback, this command does not
appear.
You can also click the play button on the Main window to play back the selected file.

See section 5.5.4, “Play/Pause/Stop.”

• Pause

Pauses the playback of the selected file. While the playback is paused, this command
does not appear.
You can also click the pause button on the Main window to pause the playback of the
selected file.

See section 5.5.4, “Play/Pause/Stop.”

• Stop

Stops the playback of the selected file.
You can also click the stop button on the Main window to stop the playback of the
selected file.

See section 5.5.4, “Play/Pause/Stop.”

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5.3.4 Preset

Click the Preset menu to collectively save and load presets.
While an MPEG-2 TS file is being played back, you cannot select these commands.
For an explanation of presets, see the LG 3850 instruction manual.

• Save

You can save presets 01 to 99 together in a single file. Set the filename and save
location in the Save File dialog box, and then click Save.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-7 Preset menu

Figure 5-8 Save File dialog box

• Load

Click to load a preset data file (presets 01 to 99) that was previously saved through the
Save command to the LG 3850 that you are controlling. Select the file in the Open File
dialog box, and then click Open.
Note that any existing presets on the LG 3850 that you are controlling will be
overwritten.

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5.3.5 LG 3850

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-9 Open File dialog box

Click to perform license activation, program transfer, preset-recall range configuration,
country and format configuration for standalone operation, and to display information about
the controlled LG 3850.

Figure 5-10 LG 3850 menu

• License

Click to activate your license key. To use the features of this product, you must first
activate the license key. For details, see the LG 3850 instruction manual.
If the license key has already been activated on the LG 3850 that you are controlling,
you cannot select this command.

Figure 5-11 Input License dialog box

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

• Transfer Program

Click to transfer the program to the LG 3850 that you are controlling. After the program
transfer is complete, you can use the LG 3850 as an ATSC signal generator.

To begin transferring the program, click Execute in the Transfer Program dialog box. If
your PC is connected to multiple LG 3850s, be sure that you have selected the LG
3850 that you want to transfer the program to from the Connect list on the Main
window before you begin the program transfer.

Figure 5-12 Transfer Program dialog box

Transfer Program

Normally Transfer: The program is transferred normally. After the transfer has

completed, the transferred program remains on the LG 3850
even if you turn it off.
If the program has already been transferred to the LG 3850 that
you are controlling, you cannot select this mode. It takes about
30 minutes to transfer the program.

High Speed Transfer: The program is transferred at a high speed. After the transfer

has completed, leave the control application and the LG 3850
connected to use the program. If the connection is
disconnected or the LG 3850 is turned off, the transferred
program is deleted from the LG 3850.
You can perform the high-speed transfer an unlimited number
of times.
It takes about 30 seconds to transfer the program.

During the program transfer, do not turn the LG 3850 off or disconnect the USB cable.
If a disconnection of the USB cable or other problem causes the program transfer to
be interrupted, use the initialization application to initialize the LG 3850 to its factory
default settings, and then transfer the program to the LG 3850 again.

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-13 Dialog box while the program is being transferred

When you are finished using a program that you transferred to the LG 3850 at a high
speed, exit the control application, and then restart the LG 3850.

• Config

Click to set the preset recall range, country, and format for when you operate the LG
3850 as a standalone device.

To specify the preset recall range, enter the beginning and ending preset numbers in
the Config dialog box, and then click OK. During standalone operation, you can recall
the presets whose numbers are within this specified range. The factory default
beginning and ending preset numbers are 0 and 99 respectively.

Specify an End No. value that is larger than the specified Begin No. value. If you
specify a preset number that is outside of the range, the following error message
appears: “Preset Begin/End Input Error.” Enter an appropriate number.
The settings made here are invalid when you use the control application to recall
presets. You can use the control application to recall all presets (preset numbers 0 to

99).

To specify the country and format, select a value from the Country list and Format list
in the Config dialog box, and then click OK. During standalone operation, the signal in
the format you selected is generated on a channel of the specified country.

Figure 5-14 Config dialog box

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

• Information

Click to display the information of the LG 3850 that you are controlling.
While an MPEG-2 TS file is being played back, you cannot select this command.

Transfer status of the program

(SER03 is displayed if the program has

already been transferred to the LG 3850.)

License key activation status

(PASS is displayed if the license

key has been activated.)

Figure 5-15 Information dialog box

5.3.6 Help

Click the Help menu to display the information about the application.

• About LG 3850SER03

Figure 5-16 Help menu

Click this to display a dialog box that contains information about the application, such
as its version.

Figure 5-17 About LG 3850SER03 dialog box

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5.4 Toolbar

5.4.1 Pattern Buttons

Click the button that corresponds to the output pattern that you want to select. The selected
pattern is immediately played back.

You can also select the output pattern from the Pattern menu.

See section 5.3.2, “Pattern.”

5.4.2 Preset No./Store/Recall

You can use the preset toolbar to store and recall presets.
The settings that are stored and recalled are the Pattern, Fixed Setting, PN Setting,
Parameters, Channel, and Level settings.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-18 Pattern buttons

Figure 5-19 Preset toolbar

• Storing presets

To store a preset, on the toolbar, enter a preset number next to Preset No., and then
click Store. When the following confirmation message appears, click Yes to store the
preset on the LG 3850.

Figure 5-20 Confirmation dialog box

Notes

• You cannot store presets when you have selected an MPEG-2 TS file.

• Preset contents that are stored in the manner outlined above are retained even

after the LG 3850 is turned off.

• Recalling presets

To recall a preset, on the toolbar, enter a preset number next to Preset No., and then
click Recall. The preset that has been stored on the LG 3850 is recalled, and the
settings of the selected preset are displayed in the control application.

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5.5 Main Window

5.5.1 Connect

Select the serial number of the LG 3850 that you want to control. The serial numbers of the
LG 3850s that are connected to the PC are displayed in the list.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

5.5.2 File

Select the file to play back. Use one of the following three methods to select the file.
In addition to the methods listed here, you can also click the File menu to select the file.

See section 5.3.1, “File.”

• Click the file button

• Enter the full path directly into the text box

Figure 5-21 Displaying the list of LG 3850s that you can control

Click the file button, and then select the file from the Open File dialog box that appears.
The selected file is immediately played back.

You can select an MPEG-2 TS file or pattern file in the Open File dialog box. The six
available pattern files are shown below. You cannot play back pattern files that you
create.
Colorbar, Ramp, Monoscope, Others, PN23, PN15

You can directly enter the full path to the file in the text box in the Main window.
If the file specified by the full path that you entered can be played back, it is played
back immediately.

• Drag a file to the application

You can play back a file by dragging it to the control application window. However, you
cannot drag files from the Open File dialog box.

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5.5.3 Loop/Slider/Time

Use these elements to configure file playback settings.

• Loop

Click to set the loop mode (repeat or only once) for the selected file.
You cannot set the loop mode during file playback. Stop playback, and then set the
loop mode.
You can operate the following loop buttons when an MPEG-2 TS file has been
selected.

Repeat

Only once

• Slider

The playback status of the selected file is displayed here. You can skip parts of the file
by moving the slider.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

• Time

The selected file's playback time and total playback time are displayed here.

5.5.4 Play/Pause/Stop

When an MPEG-2 TS file has been selected, click these buttons to play back the file and
pause and stop the playback.

• Play

Click the play button to start the playback of the selected file.
During file playback, this button switches to the pause button.

Play button

• Pause

Click the pause button to pause the playback of the selected file.
While file playback is paused, this button switches to the play button.

Pause button

• Stop

Click the stop button to stop the playback of the selected file.

Stop button

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5.5.5 Detailed Setting

Click to configure various settings for the selected file. To display the dialog box for the
selected settings, click the button in the upper right of the window. The settings that you
can configure differ depending on the selected file.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-22 Detailed Setting list

• Fixed Setting

When an internal still-image pattern (excluding pseudo random signals) has been
selected, use this dialog box to select the still-image pattern's format and frame rate
and the output audio. Click Apply to apply the settings.

Figure 5-23 Fixed Setting dialog box

Format

1920×1080i: A 1920×1080i still-image pattern is generated.
1280×720p: A 1280×720p still-image pattern is generated.
704×480i (16:9): A 704×480i (16:9) still-image pattern is generated.
704×480i (4:3): A 704×480i (4:3) still-image pattern is generated.
704×480p(16:9): A 704×480p (16:9) still-image pattern is generated.

Audio

1kHz(L)+400Hz(R): A tone signal (left: 1 kHz and right: 400 Hz) is generated.
1kHz(L,R): A tone signal (left and right both 1 kHz) is generated.
400Hz(L,R): A tone signal (left and right both 400 Hz) is generated.

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

• PN Setting

When an internal pseudo random signal has been selected, use this dialog box to
select its polarity and its packet type.
Click Apply to apply the settings.

Figure 5-24 PN Setting dialog box

PN Polarity

Normal: A polarity that enables error measurement on generic BER

measuring instruments is used.

Inverted: The inverse of the Normal polarity is used.

Packet Type

Sync + PRBS: Sync (47hex) + 187-byte PN
Header + PRBS: Sync (47 hex) + 1FFF (hex) + 10 (hex) + 184-byte PN

• TS Setting

When an MPEG-2 TS file has been selected, use this dialog box to set its bit rate and
its playback range.
Click Apply to apply the settings.

Figure 5-25 TS Setting dialog box

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5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Manual Bit Rate

On: The TS file is played back at the bit rate specified by Current.

Enter the value of Current in the Current box. You can specify a
value from 0.2 to 40 Mbps.
Current indicates the playback bit rate of the currently selected
TS file.
Maximum displays the maximum bit rate for the currently
selected modulation method.

Off: The bit rate is calculated from the TS file and it is played back at

this bit rate.
If the bit rate cannot be calculated from the TS file, the TS file is
played back at the maximum bit rate. In this situation, Current
displays the maximum value in yellow.

Range (*1)

On: Select this check box to specify the playback range.

Enter the start and end times in the Start and End boxes
respectively. You can also use the sliders to change these
values.
If you set the range, and then select a different TS, the Range
check box will be cleared.

Off: Clear this check box to play the TS file from its start to end.

*1 Note the following regarding the TS playback range.

• The displayed time is calculated from the detected bit rate and the file size. Depending on
the data, there may be a small degree of error in this calculation.

• The minimum time unit that you can use to specify the time is 1 second. The time setting is
automatically calculated for packets.

• If an incomplete data byte exists at the start or end of the data, the LG 3850 ignores this
data fraction and plays data back in units of packets.

• The number of packets that are played back is an integer multiple of the number of frame
packets.

• When you specify a playback range, if the specified number of packets is not a multiple of
the number of frame packets, the LG 3850 automatically rounds down the number of
packets to play back to a number of packets that is a multiple of the number of frame
packets.

• To play back a TS, set the TS playback range so that 16 MB or more of the TS are played
back.
The following equation can be used to make a rough calculation of the playback time.

t = 16 × 8/n (t: minimum playback time in seconds, n: TS file bit rate in Mbps)

• Parameters

This dialog box displays the broadcast parameter (the carrier modulation). It is fixed to
8VSB.

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Figure 5-26 ATSC Parameters dialog box

5.6 Sub Window

5.6.1 Country

Select which country's output channel will be set, USA's or Korea's.

5. CONTROL APPLICATION

Figure 5-27 List of the countries for setting the channel

5.6.2 Channel

Select the output channel. For the channels that you can select, see section 7.1, “Channel
Table.”

5.6.3 RF

Figure 5-28 USA channel list

Turn signal output on or off.

5.6.4 Level

Set the level of the output signal.
Enter the value in the text box, or use the slider to set the frequency.

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6. INITIALIZATION APPLICATION

6. INITIALIZATION APPLICATION

This chapter will explain the initialization application, LG 3850 Initialize Tool, which is used to
initialize the LG 3850 to its factory default settings (with no installed options) from a PC.
To use the LG 3850 Initialize Tool, you must first install the Initialization Application,
LG3850InitializeToolInstallerPackage, on your PC from the CD-ROM.

See chapter 3, “INSTALLATION.”

Use the initialization application in the following situations:

• If the program transfer is interrupted due to a reason such as the USB cable being pulled out
while the program is being transferred to the LG 3850.

• If the control application does not operate correctly when the LG 3850 and the PC are
connected.

• Start the initialization application

Use a USB cable to connect the PC and LG 3850, and then follow the procedure below to
start the initialization application.
On the taskbar, click Start, All Programs, LEADER, LG 3850 Tools, and then LG 3850
Initialize Tool.

If a message asking you to install a USB driver is displayed when you start the initialization
application, install the USB driver.

See chapter 3, “INSTALLATION.”

* You cannot use the initialization application to initialize multiple LG 3850s simultaneously. Be sure to

connect only one LG 3850 to your PC.

• Check the device

When the initialization application starts, it automatically detects the connected device and
displays the serial number of the device on the Initialization window.
Check that the connected device is the LG 3850 that you want to initialize.

Figure 6-1 Initialization window

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• Start the initialization

Click Initialize in the Initialization window. The initialization confirmation dialog box appears.
Click OK.

Figure 6-2 Initialization confirmation dialog box

• During initialization

When you click OK in the initialization confirmation dialog box, the initialization begins.
During the initialization, the LG 3850's 7-segment LED displays '8.8'. When the LG 3850 is
in this state, you cannot perform panel operations.
During the initialization, do not turn the LG 3850 off or disconnect the USB cable.
The initialization takes approximately 15 minutes.

Figure 6-3 During initialization

• When initialization is complete

When the initialization is complete, the initialization complete dialog box appears. Click OK
to exit the initialization application.
After the initialization has been completed, be sure to restart the LG 3850.

Figure 6-4 Initialization complete dialog box

After an LG 3850 is initialized to its factory default settings, the encoding software will no
longer be installed, so the LG 3850 will not function as a signal generator.
Use the control application to transfer the program to the LG 3850.

See • Transfer Program in section 5.3.5, “LG 3850.”

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7. APPENDIX

7.1 Channel Table

The channel table for the USA and Korea is shown below.

Table 7-1 Channel table

CH Frequency CH Frequency CH Frequency CH Frequency CH Frequency

2 57.000 33 587.000 64 773.000 2 50.000 41 633.000

3 63.000 34 593.000 65 779.000 3 57.000 42 641.000

4 69.000 35 599.000 66 785.000 4 64.000 43 649.000

5 79.000 36 605.000 67 791.000 5 177.000 44 657.000

6 85.000 37 611.000 68 797.000 6 184.000 45 665.000

7 177.000 38 617.000 69 803.000 7 191.000 46 673.000

8 183.000 39 623.000 70 809.000 8 198.000 47 681.000

9 189.000 40 629.000 71 815.000 9 205.000 48 689.000

10 195.000 41 635.000 72 821.000 10 212.000 49 697.000

11 201.000 42 641.000 73 827.000 11 219.000 50 705.000

12 207.000 43 647.000 74 833.000 12 226.000 51 713.000

13 213.000 44 653.000 75 839.000 21 473.000 52 721.000

14 473.000 45 659.000 76 845.000 22 481.000 53 729.000

15 479.000 46 665.000 77 851.000 23 489.000 54 737.000

16 485.000 47 671.000 78 857.000 24 497.000 55 745.000

17 491.000 48 677.000 79 863.000 25 505.000 56 753.000

18 497.000 49 683.000 80 869.000 26 513.000 57 761.000

19 503.000 50 689.000 81 875.000 27 521.000 58 769.000

20 509.000 51 695.000 82 881.000 28 529.000 59 777.000

21 515.000 52 701.000 83 887.000 29 537.000 60 785.000

22 521.000 53 707.000 30 545.000 61 793.000

23 527.000 54 713.000 31 553.000 62 801.000

24 533.000 55 719.000 32 561.000 63 809.000

25 539.000 56 725.000 33 569.000 64 817.000

26 545.000 57 731.000 34 577.000 65 825.000

27 551.000 58 737.000 35 585.000 66 833.000

28 557.000 59 743.000 36 593.000 67 841.000

29 563.000 60 749.000 37 601.000 68 849.000

30 569.000 61 755.000 38 609.000 69 857.000

31 575.000 62 761.000 39 617.000 70 865.000

32 581.000 63 767.000 40 625.000

7. APPENDIX

USA Korea

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Following information is for Chinese RoHS only

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