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User Manual

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A Note from Thor Broadcast about this Manual

Intended Audience

This user manual has been written to help people who have to use, integrate and to install the product. Some
chapters require some prerequisite knowledge in electronics and especially in broadcast technologies and
standards.

Disclaimer

No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Thor Broadcast.
The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to continued progress in
methodology, design and manufacturing. Thor shall have no liability for any error or damage of any kind
resulting from the use of this document.

Copy Warning

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1

1.1OUTLINE ................................................................................................................................................. 1

1.2FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 2

1.4 PRINCIPLE CHART ................................................................................................................................... 2

1.5APPEARANCE AND DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 3

CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE ................................................................................................... 4

2.1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 POWER PRECAUTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 4

2.3 DEVICE’S INSTALLATION FLOW CHART ILLUSTRATED (AS FOLLOWING) .......................................................... 4

2.4 ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 5

2.5 GROUNDING REQUIREMENT ..................................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER 3 - OPERATION ...................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 INITIALIZING .......................................................................................................................................... 7

3.2 GENERAL SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................ 7

3.2.1 ALARM STATUS.................................................................................................................................... 8

3.2.2 INPUT SETTING ................................ ................................................................................................ .... 8

3.2.2.1 TUNER 1 SETTING ............................................................................................................................. 8

3.2.2.1 TUNER 2-8 SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................ 8

3.2.3 OUTPUT SETTING ................................................................................................................................. 9

3.2.3.1 TUNER 1 SETTING ............................................................................................................................. 9

3.2.4 NETWORK SETTING ................................................................................................ .............................. 9

3.2.5 SAVING CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................... 10

3.2.6 LOAD CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER 4 NMS SETTING .................................................................................................................... 11

4.1 SETUP THE NMS .................................................................................................................................... 11

4.2 NMS OPERATION .................................................................................................................................. 11

4.2.2 STATUS PAGE ..................................................................................................................................... 12

4.2.3 INPUTS PAGE ..................................................................................................................................... 13

4.2.4 MUX ................................................................................................................................................. 13

4.2.5 SPTS ................................................................................................................................................ 15

4.2.5 SYSTEM............................................................................................................................................. 17

CHAPTER 5 - TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER 6 -PACKING LIST ................................................................................................................ 20

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1Outline

The Thor Broadcast H-8ATSC-IP gateway is our new solution in converting tuner based inputs
into a Gigabit IP transport streams. This ideal head-end conversion device has massive
processing power which lets you intake up to 8 ATSC frequencies and convert to a single
Ethernet output. Thor’s new power packed deviceintegrates tuner demodulation and IP gateway
functionality, which can demodulate the signals from 8 tuners into TS and packet the TS into an
IP package, then output the IP package through different IP addresses and ports for your
convenience.Simple and sophisticated; you can now convert your off-air antenna head-end into
a modern IPTV head-end

1.2Features

 High quality demodulation and gateway functions
 Supports 8 channel ATSC tuners (DVB-S/S2, ISDB-T, DVB-C optional)

input and 8 IP output

 MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 TS to IP one way conversion
 1 GE output(support parallel 1 Gbps data output channel)
 Maximum 8 tuners to IP conversion, the maximum output bit-rate is

800Mbps

 UDP protocol; unicast and multicast
 LCD display and keyboard
 NMS operation for ease of use

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1.3 Specifications

Interface

Input

8 ATSC inputs (DVB-S/S2
/ISDB-T/DVB-C optional)

Output

1 GE output, TS over UDP protocol,
unicast and Multicast

Transmission Bit-rate

Maximum total bit-rate is 800Mbps

General

Dimension
(WxLxH)

482mm×410mm×44mm

Weight

3.6kg

Temperature

0~45℃(working )，

-20~80℃(storage)

Power supply

100~240VAC，50/60Hz

consumption

20W

1.4 Principle Chart

Control Module

100M

Ethernet

Port

LCD

Keyboard

Gigabits
Ethernet

Port

IP

Processing

Module

Processing

Code

Stream

Tuner IN 1

Tuner IN 8

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1.5Appearance and Description

Front Panel Illustration:

1 2 3 4 5 6

1

LCD Display

2

Tuner in

Power Indicator

Alarm Indicator

Tuner 1(2/3…/8): when the input signal of tuner 1(2/3…/8) is

locked, the light becomes green. Otherwise it is red.

3

Up (▲)/Down (▼)/ Left (◄)/Right (►)button

4

Enter

5

Menu

6

Lock

Rear Panel Illustration

7 8 9 10 11

7

8 channels RF IN Interface (top row)

8

Loop Out Interface (bottom row)

9

CAS port: Network management interface

10

Ethernet port: Network management interface； Data port: IP out port

11

Integrated power switch and socket

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Chapter 2 - Installation Guide

This section is here to explain the cautions you should adhere to so you don’t hurt yourself or
anyone else. That would not be good for anyone; so read through before operating your new
Thor Broadcast equipment.

2.1 General Precautions

 Must be operated and maintained in an area free of dust and debris.
 The cover should be securely fastened, do not open the cover of the chassis when thepower is on.

This will also void Thor’s manufacturer’s warranty.

 After installation, securely stow away all loose cables, external antenna, and others.

2.2 Power precautions

 Be careful when connecting a power source to the device.
 Do not operate in wet or damp areas. Make sure the extension cable is in good condition
 Make sure the power switch is off before you start to install the device

2.3 Device’s Installation Flow Chart Illustrated (as following)

Connecting

Grouding
Wire and

Power

Cord

Acquisition

Check

Installing

Device

Setting

Parameter

Running

Device

Connecting

Signal

cable

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2.4 Environment

Item

Requirement

Machine Hall Space

When installing unit on rack, the distance between 2 rows of
machine frames should be 1.2~1.5m and the distance against
wall should be no less than 0.8m.

Machine Hall Floor

Electric Isolation, Dust Free, HVAC
anti-static material:1X107~1X1010, Grounding current

limiting resistance: 1M (Floor bearing should be greater than
450Kg/㎡)

Environment
Temperature

5~40℃(sustainable )，0~45℃(short time)，
installing air-conditioning is recommended

Relative Humidity

20%~80% sustainable 10%~90% short time

Pressure

86~105KPa

Door & Window

Installing rubber strip for sealing door-gaps and dual level
glasses for window

Fire Protection

Fire alarm system and extinguisher

Power

Device power, HVAC and lighting should be independent to
each other. Device power requires AC 110V±10%, 50/60Hz or
AC 220V±10%, 50/60Hz. Please carefully check before
running.

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2.5 Grounding Requirement

 It is important to keep this device grounded to ensure all of the modules function

correctly. Correctly grounding the device will also help prevent any electrical interference,
lightening. Etc. Also it helps reject minor interference that may disrupt the devices ability to
function smoothly. General rule of them, make sure the device is grounded when installing
anywhere.

 Always use copper wire. When applied correctly the ground must be wrapped well to

ensure maximum conduction so it can reduce any high frequencies. The copper ground wire
should also be as short and thick as possible

 Installer must make sure that the two ends of the ground are well conducted and have

appropriate anti-rust properties.

 It is prohibited to use any other device as part of the grounding electric circuit.

 The area of the conduction between the ground wire and device’s frame should be no less

than 25 ㎡.

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Chapter 3 - Operation

Keyboard Function Description:

MENU: Cancel current entered value, resume previous setting; Return to previous menu.
ENTER: Activate the parameters which need modifications, or confirm the change after modification.
LEFT/RIGHT: Choose and set the parameters.
UP/DOWN: Modify activated parameter or paging up/down when parameter is inactivated.
LOCK: Lock the screen/cancel the lock state. After pressing the lock key, the LCD will display the

current configuring state.

3.1 Initializing

After the device is powered on, the screen will display the system’s stand-by interface.
Information about channel number, signal type and etc. will be displayed alternatively in the second
row.

3.2 General Settings

Pressing LOCK key, will enter the main menu, and the LCD will display the following options:

By pressing “ENTER”,you can delve into each submenu to set parameters of each input channel,
device output, network settings and so on.

►1 Alarm Status 2 Input Setting

3Output Setting 4Network Setting

►5Saving Config 6LoadingConfig
7Version

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3.2.1 Alarm Status

After entering “1 Alarm Status”, you can check the Alarm Count status in this submenu:

3.2.2 Input Setting

After entering “Input Setting”, it will display these submenus:

Under this interface, you can use UP or DOWN key to choose channel, and press ENTER to go
to the relevant submenu for setting parameters.

3.2.2.1 Tuner 1 Setting

This section will take Tuner 1 to illustrate the configuration of parameters.

Pressing ENTER button, enter into the submenu as shown below:

From here you can press Enter once after the submenu 1.1 Frequency is loaded, this will
produce an image similar to the box below indicating the frequency in MHz. Simply use the UP
DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons to change the variables and press Enter to save your changes. Always
follow up by pressing lock to permanently save those changes.

3.2.2.1 Tuner 2-8 Settings

Absolutely the same setting sequence is repeated just as shown in Tuner Setting 1.1

Alarm Status

Alarm count 0

►2.1 Tuner 1 Setting 2.2 Tuner 2 Setting

2.3 Tuner 3 Setting 2.4 Tuner 4 Setting

►2.5 Tuner 5 Setting 2.6 Tuner 6 Setting

2.7 Tuner 7 Setting 2.8 Tuner 8 Setting

►1.1 Frequency

►1.1 Frequency

057.000 MHz

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3.2.3 Output Setting

Return to the main menu and press ENTER to enter into submenu 3, the LCD will display below
menus.

3.2.3.1 Tuner 1 Setting

Any one of the settings in 3.1-3.4, after you press enter will go into each individual submenu
and show you the correlated information whether it’s the IP address, Gateway or simply turn it on or
off.

In setting 3.5 This menu allows you to dictate the SPTS Para Program

These settings will allow you to Parse, Mux your SPTS, or Delete the Program all together.

3.2.4Network setting

Users can set the management port and service port by entering the system network
configuration menu. The sub-menu is shown as follows:

Note: The MAC address is the factory setting, and it’s unique.

Under the following submenus, these are parameters which can be set manually; press

“Up/Down” to choose this item. “Enter” and “Left/Right” to set the parameters. The system displays

the following pages.

►Parse Program Mux Program Select
Delete all Programs

►3.1SPTS Config 3.2 SPTS IP Addr

3.3 SPTS Gateway 3.4 SPTS Enable

►3.5 SPTS Para Prg

4.1 IP Address 4.2 Subnet Mask

4.3 Gateway 4.4MAC Address

4.1 IP Address

192.168.001.136

4.2 Subnet Mask

255.255.255.000

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3.2.5Saving configuration

You can choose to save the current configured parameters by pressing the ENTER key. The
system displays the following page:

After saving is finished, the menu automatically returns back to the previous screen.

3.2.6 Load configuration

The system can load two kinds of configurations. One is customer saved configurations; the
other is factory default configuration.

Under the corresponding menu, press ENTER to choose the configuration needed to load.

After loading is finished, the menu automatically returns back.

3.2.7 Version

The hardware and software version can be displayed in this menu. It is shown as follows:

4.3 Gateway

192.168.002.001

4.4 MAC Address
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx

Saving, please wait:
Erasing…….

6.1 Load Saved CFG 6.2 Load Default CFG

Loading, please wait:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thor Broadcast
SW 1.01 HW 1.6

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Chapter 4 NMS Setting

4.1 Setup the NMS

The default IP of this device is 192.168.0.136. We can modify the IP through the front panel.
Connect the pc and the device with net cable, and use ping command to confirm they are on the same
network segment.
E.G. the PC IP address is 192.168.99.252, we then change the device IP to 192.168.99.xxx (xxx can be
0 to 255 except 252 to avoid IP conflict).
Use any web browser to connect the device with the PC by inputting the Encoder & Modulator’s IP
address in the browser’s address bar and press Enter.
It will display the Login interface as Figure-1. Input the Username and Password (Both the default
Username and Password are “admin”.) and then click “LOGIN”tostart the device setting.

4.2 NMS Operation

4.2.1 Login Interface

Once you set the units address and enter that IP into your browser this Login window appears

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Both the default user name and password are admin.

4.2.2 Status Page

Should you leave your new Thor Broadcast Gateway running with no inputs your status page shows as
follows: you can see the address in the unit in the top left hand corner and all inputs are blank

As soon as you input an ATSC source into the unit, the NMS web gui will adjust automatically

Here you can see that input one has a Green dot TS Lock and it’s bitrate is 18Mbps
Then click INPUT – highlighted in RED above you’ll be directed to the inputs page

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4.2.3 Inputs Page

This page will give you a rundown of all the inputs 1 through 8
The Modify button will adjust the Freq shown to the left of the button; all are set at 57000KHz

4.2.4Mux

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This is the informative Mux page which allows you to change, parse, and mux your program
information:
Click on the arrow next to your input channel to view the correlating drop down and pid information

If your selection is satisfactory then proceed to click the ADD box off to the right
Now you’ll see on the right side of the screen under OUTPUT Program a little green arrow

correlating to your first channel appears; click on the arrow to view the drop down information.

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Here you can see the system automatically created Program 257 TV-101
Click on the EDIT box off to the right to manually change your channel information

A pop up box will appear: Make your changes and press SET at the bottom

You can now see that we’ve changed the program to ABC and Number 2

Continue on with inputs 2-8 in the same manner to fill your awesome new IP Gateway to capacity

4.2.5SPTS

This will display all of the IP output parameters of your Thor Broadcast H-8ATSC-IP

This menu shows all the configured output SPTS channels that you have configured.

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Click the MODIFYbutton off to the right to pull up the individual channel

You can set these options yourself for your specific application

IP OUTPUT: displays options for the particular IP output you wish to distribute.

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4.2.5 System

Under the System tab at the top menu has a drop down for CONFIG, NETWORK, PASSWORD
Under Config drop down the following table will be displayed:

These options correlate to saving and restoring your configuration; backing up your saves; and
uploading previous saves if you will be switching between head-end applications.

Under the Network drop down you will see this table

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These settings can be automatically populated or you can issue the device a new range of settings for
your particular setup and IP distribution network.
The GET and APPLY buttons on the bottom right hand corner will assist in reaching out for the
information or to save your newly input configuration.

The Final drop down menu under System is the PASSWORD

This simple easy to use menu will let you manually change your USERNAME and PASSWORD

Make sure you always press APPLY and save your system settings whenever making changes on your

unit, by saving the configuration through the SYSTEM drop down you’re ensuring that if your unit

ever suffers a malfunction or loses power; all of your settings will be saved and the unit will
automatically restart to the last previously used settings configuration.

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Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting

THOR’s ISO9001 quality assurance system has been approved by the CQC organization. We
guarantee the products’ quality, reliability and stability. All THOR products haven passed all

testing and manual inspections before they are shipped out. The testing and inspection scheme
already covers all the Optical, Electronic and Mechanical criteria which have been published
by THOR. To prevent a potential hazard, please strictly follow the operation conditions.

Prevention Measures

 Installing the device in a place where the environmental temperature is between 0 to

45 °C

 Making sure the unit has plenty of ventilation for the heat-sink on the rear panel; and

other heat-sink bores if necessary

 Checking the AC input within the power supply and ensure it is working, the

connection is correctly installed before switching on device

 Checking the RF output levels to stay within a tolerable range, if it is necessary
 Checking all signal cables have been properly connected
 Frequently switching on/off device is prohibited; the interval between every switching

on/off must be greater than 10 seconds.

Conditions needed to unplug power cord

 Power cord or socket damage.
 Any liquid that got into the device.
 Any stuff that could cause a circuit short
 Device in damp environment
 Device has suffered from physical damage; i.e. it fell off a rack.
 Longtime idle.
 After switching on and restoring to factory setting, device still won’t work properly.
 Maintenance needed on device

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Chapter 6 -Packing List

H-8ATSC-IP 1PC
User's ManualCD 1PC
Power Cord 1PC

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