Wegener Communications 4600 User Manual

UNITY4600

Professional Media Receiver

User’s Manual

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UNITY 4600 USER’S MANUAL

A proven world leader in digital video, audio & broadcast data systems, WEGENER’s
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should be forwarded to:

Wegener Communications, Inc.
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11350 Technology Circle
Duluth, GA 30097-1502

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

The Wegener Unity 4600 is approved under FCC Part 15B Class A,
UL/C-UL1950 3rd Edition, and CE [EN60950, EN55022(94), and EN55024(98)].

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Manual Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 Unity 4600 Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.3 Safety Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.4 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.1 Unpacking and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.2 Location and Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

FCC-Mandated Suppression of Radio Frequency Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Desktop Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.3 U4600 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.4 Serial Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Device assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Device configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Device Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.5 Installation Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

RF Input Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Audio/Video Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

DTMF Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Relay Pulse Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

CHAPTER 3 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.1 Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Functional Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Automated Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Monitoring and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.2 Operation from Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LCD Screen Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LCD Screen Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Home and Default Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Interpreting Front Panel LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Rear-Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Front Panel Audio Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3.3 Operation from Local/Remote Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Overview and Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

User Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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CHAPTER 4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4.1 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4.2 General Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

No Output, LCD, or LED Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

No Audio, Video, or ASI Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Missing an Audio, Video, or ASI Output With Other Outputs Okay. . . . . . . . . . 48

4.3 Alarms and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

CHAPTER 5 CUSTOMER SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5.1 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5.2 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

APPENDIX A MONITORING AND CONTROL DETAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

A.1 Basic Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

A.1 Info Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

A.1 Menu Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

A.1 Parameter Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1: The Unity 4600 Professional Media Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Figure 2.1: U4600 Rear-Panel Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Figure 2.2: Unity 4600 Turbo Transport-In Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Figure 3.1: Unity 4600 Functional Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 3.2: U4600 Front-panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 3.3: LCD Screen Relationship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 3.4: Unity 4600 Top-Level Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 3.5: LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Table 1.2: Transport-In Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Table 1.3: Glossary of Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Table 2.1: Rear PanelConnectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Table 2.2: Front-Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 2.3: Device Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 3.1: Summary of Top-Level LCD Screens and Their Functions . . . . . . . . . . 27

Table 3.2: Front-panel LED Indicator Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Table 3.3: Command Directory for U4600 Terminal Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 4.1: Alarm and Warning Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Manual Overview

This manual provides instructions and reference information for the proper installation and
operation of the Wegener Unity 4600 Professional Media Receiver, referred to through­out this manual as the Model U4600 or U4600.

The manual is divided into the following chapters:

1 General Information - a description of the U4600 unit, its functions and specifica-

tions, and a glossary of terms.

2 Installation - procedures and information for the correct and safe installation of

your U4600 unit.

3 Operation - instructions for starting and operating the U4600 unit.

4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting - information about maintaining the U4600

unit and resolving possible operating difficulties.

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5 Customer Service - Our warranty and guide to obtaining additional help.

An Index of keywords is also provided to help you quickly locate needed information.

Please e-mail any suggestions or comments about this manual to [e-mail].

If you prefer to post them through the mail, please send your comments to the address
below. If you have substantial or complex changes to recommend, we preferthat you copy
the page(s) in question, mark your changes on the copy, and fax or mail us the copy. We
always appreciate constructive criticism.

Our Address: Attn: Manuals

Wegener Communications, Inc.
Technology Park / Johns Creek
11350 Technology Circle
Duluth, GA 30097-1502

Our Fax Number: [phone]

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1.2 Product Overview

Functional
Description

The Wegener Unity 4600 Professional Media Receiver is a fully DVB-compliant satellite
video IRD. The U4600 receives an L-band RF carrier from an external LNB, demodulates
the carrier, extracts the MPEG transport stream, and provides the decompressed program
or programs to DVB-ASI, composite video, and/or stereo audio outputs.

Features include:

• Control by local user or remote COMPEL system

• Download of software application upgrades via satellite

• Supports COMPEL/CA Conditional Access at transport level or by program

• Supports receiver card options using either DVB-QPSK or Advanced Turbo-Modu­lations (Turbo-QPSK, T-8PSK, or T-16QAM)

• DVB-ASI transport stream output with network-controlled program mapping

• Supports ISO 13818-1 transport rates from 2.5 to 55 Mbps (with local decompres­sion) or up to 86.25 Mbps (to program-mapped ASI transport only)

• Local decompression of MPEG-2 video and MPEG-2 (L1 and L2) and/or Dolby AC­3 audio

• Auto-recognition and support of 525-line NTSC or 625-line PAL

• Audio-only mode option for radio networks

• Alarm relay

Physical
Description

• Cueing relays and DTMF cue tone outputs standard

• Optional SCTE 35 DPI message filter for network control of local ad avails

• Optional front-panel audio and video monitors

• Web browser control (to be released August 2005)

The U4600 is housed in a standard, 1 RU, rack-mountable chassis. Its front panel pro­vides a user interface with six push buttons and an LCD window that displays two lines of
text. Remote monitoring is also available through both the audio and video ports.

The rear panel holds connectors for input and output signals, LNB power supply, serial
and Ethernet monitoring and control, alarm and user relays, and AC input power. The unit
also includes two Unity expansion module slots.

Figure 1.1 The Unity 4600 Professional Media Recorder

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1.3 Unity 4600 Product Specifications

Table 1.1: Technical Specifications

Characteristic Specification

power

Voltage 90-132 or 175-264 VAC auto-detect/selected
Frequency 60/50 Hz ± 2%
Consumption < 35 watts typical with full LNB DC load & QPSK receiver

Transport-In Options See Table 1.2: Transport-In Options on page 6.
Conditional Access

Wegener COMPEL/CA
PIN Scrambling
Turnaround option to bypass scrambled

streams to ASI output

Transport Demultiplexing

Aggregate MPEG Transport Rate 2.5 to 86.25 Mbps (55 Mbps in Release 1) if not limited by symbol-rate

Number of Programs Unlimited
PSI Recognition Automatic

DVB ASI Output

Physical Layer 270 Mbaud signaling on coaxial cable per EN 50083-9 Annex B
Levels ~1.1 V

Stream Padding Minimum of one K28.5 null character padding in inter-byte gaps,

Stream Processing (network-controlled) Program mapping (routing of incoming program content to up to 16

Program Decompression

Video MPEG-2, 4:2:0 Chroma sampling
Audio MPEG-1 Layers 1 & 2
Audio Dolby AC-3 (optional), L/R downmix only

Composite Video Output

Output Level 1.0 V
Output Impedance 75 Ω

Multiburst

Transport-level or by program

(Contact factory)

limits of installed receiver card. This rate is guaranteed for reception
and transmission to ASI port only. For local decompression of audio
and video, the maximum transport rate remains 55 Mbps.

into 75 Ω unbalanced

p-p

strategy after that is to add equal pad amounts between bytes before
adding extra padding between TS packets

virtual programs at output) and/or conditional DPI filtering.

, ± 2%

p-p

NTSC: From 0.5 to 4.2 MHz: ≤ ±0.8 dB
PAL-B: From 0.5 to 4.8 MHz: ≤ ±1.2 dB

Differential Gain ≤ 4 IRE
Differential Phase

L/C Gain Inequality

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Characteristic Specification

Composite Video Output (Cont.)

Table 1.1: Technical Specifications

L/C Delay Inequality
Line Time W-form Distortion ≤ 1.0 IRE p-p

Field Time W-form Distortion ≤ 3 IRE p-p
Video SNR Weighted ≥ 56 dB
VBI Data Re-insertion EIA 608 closed captioning & XDS from ATSC and also Harmonic and

Audio Output

Output Level-MAX PPL +18.0 dBm into 600 ohms @ 0 dB attenuation

Output level adjust range 0 to 20 dB attenuation in 2 dB steps from Output Levels above
Output Impedance Balanced: < 60 Ω
Frequency Response 20Hz to 20 kHz, + 0.5/-1.5 dB

Phase Accuracy 50 Hz to 15 kHz, ≤ ±2° from linear phase
SNR ≥ 80 dB (22 Hz to 20 kHz) unweighted
Dynamic Range 24 bits

DTMF Output

Type Low-Z balanced output
DTMF tones 16 tone-pairs, std. telco DTMF
Tone Timing < 230 ms to generate 4 tone-pair sequence
Output Level Range +8 to –2 dBm into 600 Ω; software adjustable in step increments of 6%

Front Panel Monitors (actively-isolated from, but otherwise buffered copies of the standard

Video Composite video; 1 V
Audio One stereo pair (user-selectable from audio port 1 or 2),

Serial Ports

Standard RS232, DCE
Handshaking None
Selectable Services Terminal monitoring and control

Baud Rates Up to 38.4 kilobaud
Formatting 8 data bits, one start, one stop-bit, half-duplex. Parity selection set by

≤ ±26 ns

Tandberg proprietary protocols

+ 24.0 dBm is optional

50 Hz to 15 kHz, ± 0.5 dB

of full-scale voltage

analog outputs)

, 75 Ω

p-p

Level: ~ -13 dB below main audio output (if set for +18 dBu output
PPL)

Impedance: < 60 Ω, unbalanced

Modem dial-in
Auxiliary async data output (Release 2 or later)

COMPEL E-mail character-based async output
Local COMPEL control input (testing only)

unit software.

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Characteristic Specification

Ethernet Ports

Physical Layer Full-duplex, auto-negotiating 10baseT, 100baseT (twisted pair) on

RJ45 jack
Media Access and Link Layers Per IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet)
Network and Transport Layers Binds to TCP/IP stack which enables Telnet control and Web-based

status monitoring (Release 4 or later).

Alarm/Cuing Relays

Type Form C, wiper contacts NC contact when de-energized and NO

Polarity Common, NC and NO contacts supplied externally
Rating 30VDC open circuit, 100 mA max current closed

Front Panel E-Mails

Chassis

Height Std. 1RU 1.75 inches (4.45cm)
Width EIA std. 19 inches (48.26cm)
Depth Back of rack-ears to rear panel: 14.9 inches (37.85 cm)

Weight ~10.5 lb. (with Receiver card & AV monitor option only)
Cooling Fan-cooled with left-side inlet and right-side exhaust (viewed from

Environmental

Operating Temperature +10°C to +50°C (+50°F to +122°F) Unit gives warning indication for

Storage Temperature -20°C to +70°C (-4°F to 158°F)

Agency Approvals

UL UL1950, 3rd Edition
FCC Part 15B Class A, per Title 47 CFR (FCC rules)
CE EN60950, EN55022(94), and EN55024(98)—tested per EN61000-4-

One relay dedicated to indicate unit ALARMS and two relays

dedicated to user control (such as cueing). The ALARM relay

automatically de-energizes for alarm conditions so that power loss to

the unit indicates as an alarm. The user-cue relays may also be placed

in a nonvolatile "Follow Warning" setting such that the relay is ON for

unit warning states and OFF when there is no warning. When in

"Follow Warning", the relay will not respond to volatile settings, the

Pulse command, or any nonvolatile commands sent to "all" relays. An

individual relay must be addressed directly to set it back to ON or OFF.

contact when energized

Up to 512-character messages from COMPEL. New messages over-

write older messages. May also be cleared by local user.

Back of rack-ears to end of connectors: 15.7 inches (39.88 cm)

front). Fan is activated after unit reaches specific temperature.

over-temperature conditions

2(95), -4-3(02), -4-4(95), -4-5(95), -4-6(96), and –4-11(94)

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Table 1.2: Transport-In Options

Characteristic Specification

DVB-QPSK Receiver Option (No RF Switch)

RF Input

Input Impedance 75Ω unbalanced
Input VSWR, 75-Ω system < 2.1:1 (9.0 dB R.L. min), 950-1450 MHz

< 3.0:1 (6.0 dB R.L. min), 1450-2150 MHz

Surge Resistance Guaranteed survival from up to 10 direct-coupled 8kV discharges (per

IEC 801-2)

RF Tuning

Input Frequency Range 950 to 2150 MHz
LO Leakage at Input ≤ -50 dBm
Symbol-rate Range 2 to 45 Msps (may be limited by Transport Rate limits)
Tuning Resolution 10 kHz
Input Signal Level Range -25 to -65 dBm
Signal Level Warning Limits warns within +10/-5 dB of upper limit and +5/-10 dB of lower limit
Maximum Aggregate Input Power -5 dBm min

Demodulator/FEC

Modulation QPSK (α =.35) per DVB (EN 300 421)
Carrier acquisition range ±1 MHz or ± 10% of symbol-rate QPSK, whichever is greater
Max Eb/N0 @ Quasi-error-free threshold

(less than one uncorrected error-event per
hour)

RF Power Level Estimator
(locked to carriers or not)

LNB DC Power (supplied on RF center conductor)

Activation User- or network-controlled selectable: ON or OFF
Voltage ~ +18.7 VDC nominal at no loading, +18.0 VDC min. at max loading
Current (full load) 350 mA max
Short-circuit protection Thermal fuse, tripping at ~500 mA.
European "Universal LNB" Software may be upgraded for "Universal Single LNB" palarization

Per EN300 421:
QPSK R=1/2: 4.5 dB,
QPSK R=2/3: 5.0 dB,
QPSK R=3/4: 5.5 dB,
QPSK R=5/6: 6.0 dB,
QPSK R=7/8: 6.4 dB

Unitless metric SIGNAL corresponds to input power as follows:

above -25dBm: Extrapolated from 90 up to 100+

-25dBm: 90 -55dBm: 30

-35dBm: 70 -65dBm: 10

-45dBm: 50 no signal: <0
below -65dBm: Extrapolate from 10 down to <0

Accuracy: unit to unit <±5 dBm; over frequency <±10 dBm

and freq-band control per ASTRA recommendations

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Table 1.2: Transport-In Options

Characteristic Specification

DVB-QPSK Receiver with 4-Port RF Switch Option

Switched RF Inputs

Input Impedance 75Ω unbalanced
Isolation, port-to-port > 45 dB, 950-1450 MHz

> 40 dB, 1450-2150 MHz

Input VSWR, 75-Ω system, selected port < 2.6:1 (7 dB R.L. min), 950-1450 MHz

Not guaranteed, 1450-2150 MHz

Input VSWR, 75-Ω system, unselected port < 2.0:1 (10 dB R.L min), 950-1450 MHz

Not guaranteed, 1450-2150 MHz

RF Tuning Same as QPSK option described above
Demodulator/FEC Same as QPSK option described above
LNB DC Power Supplied on separate 2-pin header. Performance otherwise the same

as QPSK option described above

Turbo PSK Receiver Option, Broadcom Protocols

RF Input

Input Impedance 75Ω unbalanced
Input VSWR, 75-Ω system <1.9:1 (10 dB R.L. min), 950-1450 MHz

< 1.9:1 (10 dB R.L. min), 1450-2150 MHz

Surge Resistance Guaranteed survival from up to 10 direct-coupled 8kV discharges (per

IEC 801-2) whether port is selected or not

RF Tuning

Input Frequency Range 950 to 2150 MHz
LO Leakage at Input ≤ -60 dBm
Symbol-rate Range 1 to 30 Msps (may be limited by Transport Rate limits)
Tuning Resolution 10 kHz
Input Signal Level Range -25 to -65 dBm
Signal Level Warning Limits warns within +10/-5 dB of upper limit and +5/-10 dB of lower limit
Maximum Aggregate Input Power 0 dBm max

Demodulator/FEC

Modulation 1. DVB-QPSK (α =.35) per EN 300 421

2. Advanced "Turbo-QPSK" (α =.20 default; R=½, ¾) per Broadcom

proprietary protocol

3. Advanced "Turbo-8PSK" (α =.20 default; R=2/3, 5/6, 8/9) per

Broadcom proprietary protocol. [R=¾ Type I and II; contact
factory.]

4. Advanced "Turbo-16QAM" (α =.20 default; R=¾) per Broadcom

proprietary protocol

Carrier acquisition range ±1 MHz or ± 10% of symbol-rate QPSK, whichever is greater

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Table 1.2: Transport-In Options

Characteristic Specification

Demodulator/FEC (Cont.)

Max Eb/N0 @ Quasi-error-free threshold
(less than one uncorrected error-event per

hour)

RF Power Level Estimator
(locked to carriers or not)

LNB DC Power (supplied on RF center conductor)

Activation User- or network-controlled selectable: ON or OFF
Voltage ~ +18.7 VDC nominal at no loading, +18.0 VDC min. at max loading
Current (full load) 350 mA max
Short-circuit protection Thermal fuse, tripping at ~500 mA.
European “Universal LNB” Software may be upgraded for “Universal Single LNB” polarization

Turbo Receiver with 4-Port Switch Option

RF Switch Input 4-port, single-throw switch

Input Impedance 75Ω unbalanced
Isolation, port-to-port > 45 dB, 950-1450 MHz

Input VSWR, 75-Ω system, selected port < 1.9:1 (10 dB R.L. min), 950-1450 MHz

Input VSWR, 75-Ω system, unselected port < 1.9:1 (10 dB R.L. min), 950-1450 MHz

Surge Resistance Guaranteed survival from up to 10 direct-coupled 8kV discharges (per

RF Tuning Same as Turbo PSK option described (above)
Demodulator/FEC Same as Turbo PSK option described (above)
LNB DC Power Supplied on RF Input Port 4 - same electrical characteristics as

1. DVB-QPSK:

2. Turbo-QPSK:

3. Turbo-8PSK:

4. Turbo-16QAM:
Unitless metric SIGNAL corresponds to input power as follows:

above -25dBm

-25dBm

-35dBm

-45dBm
below -65dBm

Accuracy: unit to unit <±5 dBm; over frequency <±10 dBm

and freq-band control per ASTRA recommendation

> 40 dB, 1450-2150 MHz

< 1.9:1 (10 dB R.L. min), 1450-2150 MHz

< 1.9:1 (10 dB R.L. min), 1450-2150 MHz

IEC 801-2) whether or not port is selected

described for single-input Turbo PSK option (above)

QPSK R=1/2: 4.5 dB,
QPSK R=2/3: 5.0 dB,
QPSK R=3/4: 5.5 dB,
QPSK R=5/6: 6.0 dB,
QPSK R=7/8: 6.4 dB

R=1/2: 2.4 dB
R=3/4: 3.6 dB

R=2/3: 4.8 dB
R=3/4(I): 5.4 dB
R=3/4(II): 5.8 dB
R=5/6: 6.8 dB
R=8/9: 8.2 dB

R=3/4: 6.6 dB

Extrapolated from 90 up to 100+
90 -55dBm 30
70 -65dBm 10
50 no signal <0
Extrapolate from 10 down to <0

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Characteristic Specification

ASI Transport Input Option

DVB-ASI Input One input per DVB ASI per EN50083-9 Annex B

Physical layer 270 Mbaud signaling on 75Ω coax cable
Minimum byte gaps Down to 0-byte interbyte gaps
Transport data rate Limited to rates allowed by parent IRD

1.4 Safety Summary

The U4600 is designed for safe use with few special precautions required of the user. The
following items are basic precautions to use when installing and working with your U4600:

Do not open the U4600 chassis cover.

This U4600 unit incorporates security labels over some of the screws. There are no user­serviceable components within the U4600 unit. Tampering with these security labels or
opening the unit will void your warranty. If you have questions, contact Wegener's Cus-

tomer Service Department at the address or numbers listed under Customer Service.

1.5 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Table 1.3: Glossary of Terms

Term Definition

Ad avail, digital The opportunity for a local program splicer to insert local content in the MPEG PES streams in

substitution for “regular” network-distributed programming. The avail is bounded by “splice out” and
“splice in” points. "Splice points" are seamless insertion points (located for the splicer by DPI
messages) where the compressed stream may be broken and substituted without frame-by-frame
interruption of video.

Ad avail, analog The opportunity for local users to switch from the network-supplied programming to locally-

generated content (commercials). This is signaled by use of DTMF tones or closures of cue relays.

Alarm A condition or notification of a condition that prevents proper U4600 functioning.

Application
Software

ASI (or DVB-ASI) An “asynchronous” bit-serial physical interface for transport streams. Transmitting and receiving

The main host software which sets up the unit hardware, runs the process of acquiring transport
stream sources, sets up and monitors the demux and decompression processes, monitors unit
operations, and interfaces with the network and local users.

functions are designed such that the time relationships between all packets and their timing
references are unchanged.

Audio Language
Descriptor

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Table 1.3: Glossary of Terms

Automated
Recovery

(or Recovery)

Boot loader Software residing in non-writable zone of flash which executes at unit reset. It will verify and load the

CA See "Conditional Access".

COMPEL

Conditional Access Wegener’s system for securing the transmitted transport stream from unauthorized access. It

DPI Digital Program Insert. A special message, borne in an MPEG PID associated with a particular

DTMF Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency. Tone signaling system used by the legacy telephone system. Tone

DVB Digital Video Broadcast working group. This is a shorthand designation for a group of industry

 Wegener's network control software that may be used to manage your U4600 as well as other

The mechanism used when the U4600 is unable to acquire a valid transport stream, loses network
control or detects an invalid control stream, or is unable to deliver the required services using its
current settings. The unit automatically begins attempting operations under "backup" unit settings
stored in the presets table until it can return to normal operation or is stopped by local user
command.

preselected application.

hardware.

features distribution of ciphered authorizing messages within a special PID. Upon deciphering in
secure processors within the IRD, these messages continuously update the IRD with the current
descrambling key.

program, that signals the boundaries of ad avails.

pairs represented each of the keyboard items 0-9, *, and #. This system may be used to control
external cueing equipment.

standards that provide enhancements in the use of MPEG transport streams. (For example, one
DVB standard defined the standard way QPSK-modulated carriers would convey these streams
over satellite world-wide.)

Eb/N

0

Ethernet The widely-used LAN technology specified by IEEE standard 802.3

IRD Integrated Receiver-Decoder. A product which features a "receiver" to extract transport streams

Keep-alives
(COMPEL)

KMS Key Management System. The sub-system within the Wegener Conditional Access system that

LAN Local area network. Your U4600 may be connected to an Ethernet LAN.

LCD Liquid crystal display. The front-panel screen on your U4600 is a liquid crystal display.

LED Light-emitting diode. The front-panel indicator lights on your U4600 are LEDs

Mbps, kbps or Msps Units of data transport rate - Megabits per second (1 million bits per second), kilobits per second (1

Energy-per-bit per Noise density-per-Hertz. This is a unitless ratio that expresses signal-to-noise
ratio in carrier transmission systems that convey digital data. A quality measurement for any such
system is the Eb/N0 needed to just convey the digital data within acceptable error rates. This is called

the “Eb/N0 threshold”.

from satellite-borne carriers and a companion "decoder" to decompress MPEG elementary streams
(from within said transport streams) in order to recreate the original audio/video/data signals. The
Unity 4600 is an IRD.

Simple COMPEL network messages, addressed to "all", bearing date and time.These are
transmitted regularly (every 5 seconds, for example) so that IRDs may quickly and continuously
verify their network connection.

creates and ciphers the scrambling keys and then distributes them to the uplink UMX5010 and all
downlinked IRDs conveyed in a special PID within the transport stream.

thousand bits per second), or million symbols per second (1 million symbols per second)

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Term Definition

MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group - refers to the method of video compression established by this group.

(The Unity 4600 utilizes the MPEG2 format for video.)

Network Protection
Mode

NTSC National Television System Committee. The composite color video standard used domestically (and

PAL Phase-Alternating-Line. A set of composite color video standards used worldwide (outside US)

PAT Program Allocation Table. A PSI table within an MPEG transport stream which cross-references all

PCR Program Clock Reference. A time-base signal used to synchronize the IRDs internal timing to the

PES Stream Packetized Elementary Stream. The MPEG designation for a compressed component of a Program

PID (or Packet ID) The unique transport stream packet identifier assigned to each constituent data stream within the

A non-volatile setup parameter whose value is “Shared” or “Protected” (or “not Shared”). Similarly,
each network control stream has a “Share” status field as part of the COMPEL packet framing. A
network control stream is considered “invalid” to the U4600 if the network ID in the stream differs
from that of the IRD and if either the network stream or the U4600 are set to be “Protected”. For test
purposes only, there is a generic network ID that the COMPEL system may transmit which is always
considered to be “valid” by all IRDs.

in a few countries outside US) based on 525-line 59.97 Hz field rate (with 2:1 interlace).

which implements a line-by-line reversal of phase of one of the orthogonal color components. For
our use, all PAL signals are assumed to be 625-line 50 Hz field-rate systems with varying chroma
and luma bandwidths and color subcarrier frequencies.

available programs to a PID for its PMT. This table is always present in legal transport streams and
must always be in the clear (not scrambled) even when Conditional Access scrambling is used.

same timing in the MPEG encoder for the received program. Multiple programs may share a PCR,
depending on the multiplexer used to create the final transport stream.

(such as audio or video) which includes the timing information necessary for synchronization (e.g. ­synchronizing audio to video).

transport stream. Also, in this document, “PID” is used to designate the stream itself.

PMT Program Map Table. A PSI table within an MPEG transport stream which cross-references a

program (or programs) against all the PIDs that bear its component streams (such as audios, video,
DPI, PCR, etc.). IRDs need this table to decode the compressed components of that program.

Presets Table A non-volatile table of unit presets. This table is used for either automatic recoveries or as a

shorthand method to quickly reconfigure the unit. The presets table may be programmed at the
factory and edited by the customer, either locally or via network control.

Program A single media stream (combination of audio, video, data, etc.) tied to a common time base.

Program Number A numerical code representing a program.

PSI Tables A group of information-bearing tables, each borne by well-known PIDs, regularly transmitted in the

transport stream. See also “PAT” and “PMT”. Also, ISO 13818-1 gives a thorough description of
these and other Tables.

PTS Presentation Time Stamp. A marker signal associated with audio and video streams within a

program conveyed in MPEG transport stream. This signal allows the audio and video to be
presented in synchronism to each other.

RAM Random access memory. A general term for all volatile memory types out of which application

software executes and into which its variables, state information, and messages are stored. RAM is
also used to designate the volatile storage used by the Transport Demux and decompression
devices.

RF Radio frequency

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Term Definition

Service Descriptor Service Descriptors are text entries in the Service Descriptor table (SDT, defined per a DVB

standard). Service Descriptors are used to give text names to the Programs within transport
streams.

Service Settings That part of the Unit Settings which allow for the local detection, decompression, and output (or

"display") of a program's services.

Setting, Last
Commanded

Setting, Last
Successful

Setting, Permanent That non-volatile Unit Setting which the IRD will attempt, if in Normal Operation, after a unit reset.

Setting, Temporary A special volatile unit setting with a timed expiration period. The command to invoke this special

Setting, Transient A volatile Unit Setting used for immediate acquisition of services. Transient settings are either

T

MRA

Transport Stream
(or MPEG Transport

Stream)

The most recent Unit Setting requested by a user (local or network) command. This value is non­volatile.

The most recent Unit Setting, which is NOT a Temporary Setting, at which the IRD was able to
deliver services while free of alarms. This may also be the Last Commanded setting or it may be the
attempted (Transient) setting at which auto-recovery was successful. This value is non-volatile.

This will be the Last Commanded setting unless, since that command was issued, the IRD had
executed an Auto-Recovery and successfully acquired at one of the Preset settings. In other words,
the Permanent Setting is the most recent of the Last Commanded and Last Successful Settings.

setting and the subsequent success of the IRD to find services at this setting does not affect the non­volatile value of the Last Commanded or Last Successful Settings. Also, if the compliant IRD
receives a command to change its Permanent Setting while in a Temporary Setting, the Temporary
Setting will not be aborted, but the new Permanent Setting will be recorded in NVRAM as the Last
Commanded setting and the Permanent Setting pointer will refer to that.

Temporary settings (see above) or Presets used for attempted acquisition during Auto-Recovery. If,
in the case of Presets, the attempt is successful, those settings become Permanent Settings.

Maximum Recommended Ambient Temperature, the highest operating temperature for which the
unit is rated

A multiplex of several data streams, each of which is borne in transport packets, 188-byte blocks
containing a sync word, header information (including a PID), and payload data. This multiplex

includes PSI data tables, programs, padding, and floating PIDs such as those used by COMPEL
network control.

Warning A condition or notification of (1) a condition that may compromise the proper performance of your

U4600; or (2) any non-alarm condition that should be brought to local user’s attention.

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CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION

This chapter provides instructions on unpacking, mounting, and connecting your
U4600 as well as connector information including detailed pinouts.

2.1 Unpacking and Inspection

Carefully unpack the unit and its ac power cord and inspect for obvious signs of phys­ical damage that might have occurred during shipment. Any damage claims must be
reported to the carrier immediately. Be sure to check the package contents carefully
for important documents and materials.

NOTE: Please save the packing materials and original shipping containers

in case you must later return the unit for repair. Packing these units
in other containers in such a way that they are damaged will void
your warranty.

2.2 Location and Mounting

The U4600 may be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or set up for desk­top operation. In either location, maintain a clean, dry environment for the U4600.

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FCC­Mandated
Suppression
of Radio
Frequency
Emissions

If the Ethernet port has a cable connected to it, that cable must be properly shielded
and grounded to minimize RF emissions that could interfere with nearby equipment.

WARNING

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference for which the user may need to take mitigating action.

DANGER

To avoid damage to the U4600 unit and other equipment, or personal injury, the
following items should be strictly observed.

Elevated Ambient Operating Temperatures in Rack-Mounted Units

When equipment is installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient
operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the room’s
ambient temperature. Therefore, consideration should be given to the ambient air
temperature within the rack (not just inside the room) when deciding if the maximum
recommended ambient operating temperature (T

Reduced Air Flow

Equipment should be installed such that the airflow required for safe operation of the
equipment is not compromised. The U4600 may be arranged in a rack without empty
spaces between units if heat buildup is prevented by ensuring that its side vents
remain unblocked and that there is adequate clearance around the vent holes.

) is met or exceeded.

MRA

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