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U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M A NU A L 800032-01 Rev. F ii www.wegner.com A proven world leader in digital video, audio & broadcast data systems, WEGENER’s management system is certified to ISO 9001:2000. Data, drawings, and other material contained herein are proprietary to Wegener Com- munications, Inc., and may not be reproduced or duplica[...]

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U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com v 800032-01 Rev. F T AB L E O F C O N T E N T S C HA P T E R 1 G E N E RA L I N F O R M A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Manual Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F vi www.wegner.com C HA P T E R 4 M A I N T E NAN C E AN D T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4.1 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4.2 General Tr[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com vii 800032-01 Rev. F L I S T O F T AB L ES Table 1.1: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Table 1.2: Transport-In Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Table 1.3: Glossary of Terms . . . . . [...]

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Unity 4600 User’s Manual www.wegener.com 1 800032-01 Rev. F C HA P T E R 1 G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N 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 through- out this manual as the Model U4600 or [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 2 www.wegener.com 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 [...]

Unity 4600 User’s Manual www.wegener.com 3 800032-01 Rev. F 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 Ta[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 4 www.wegener.com Composite Video Output (Cont.) L/C Delay Inequality ≤ ±26 ns 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 Tandber[...]

Unity 4600 User’s Manual www.wegener.com 5 800032-01 Rev. F 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 l[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 6 www.wegener.com Table 1.2: Transport-In Options Characteristic Specification DVB-QPSK Receiver Option (No RF Switch) RF Input Input Impedance 75 Ω 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 Gu[...]

Unity 4600 User’s Manual www.wegener.com 7 800032-01 Rev. F DVB-QPSK Receiver with 4-Port RF Switch Option Switched RF Inputs Input Impedance 75 Ω 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 [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 8 www.wegener.com Demodulator/FEC (Cont.) Max E b /N 0 @ Quasi-error-free threshold (less than one uncorrected error-event per hour) 1. DVB-QPSK: 2. Turbo-QPSK: 3. Turbo-8PSK: 4. Turbo-16QAM: 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/[...]

Unity 4600 User’s Manual www.wegener.com 9 800032-01 Rev. F 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 s[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 10 www.wegener.com Automated Recovery (or Recovery) 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 begin[...]

Unity 4600 User’s Manual www.wegener.com 11 800032-01 Rev. F 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 A non-volatile setup parameter whose value is “Shared” or “Protected” (or “not Shared”). Sim[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 12 www.wegener.com 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[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 13 800032-01 Rev. F C HA P T E R 2 I N S T A LL A T I O N 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[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 14 www.wegener.com Mechanical Loading Rack-mounted equipment should be installed in such a way that a hazardous condition is not produced by uneven loading. The U4600 unit is not very heavy, but total rack loading must be considered. Also, do not rest any unsupported equipment on a rack-mounted[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 15 800032-01 Rev. F 2.3 U4600 Connections Figure 2.1 shows the connector locations on the U4600 rear panel. Figure 2.1: U4600 Rear-Panel Connector Locations Figure 2.2 Unity 4600 Transport-In Options below shows rear-panel views of the five available receiver modules. Figure 2.2: Unity 4600 Turb[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 16 www.wegener.com Table 2.4: Rear Panel Connectors below lists the U4600 connectors on the rear panel, their types and pinout information. See Interpreting LEDs on pag e 43 for descriptions of rear-panel indicators. Table 2.4: Rear Panel Connectors Connector Designation Type Pin Signal Name Al[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 17 800032-01 Rev. F Ethernet RJ45 Jack 1 (on left as viewed from rear of unit) TXDO + 2 TXDO - 3 RXDI + 4 Shorted together, then terminated into an AC ground. 5 6 RXDI - 7 Shorted together, then terminated into an AC ground. 8 ASI OUT BNC Jack DVB-ASI Transport Output 115/230 VAC Std. IEC Recept[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 18 www.wegener.com Table 4 below lists the U4600 front-panel connectors, their types and pinout information. 2.4 Serial Port Configuration Device assignments The U4600 has one external serial port. A “device” must be assigned once to the serial port, but no “device” may be assigned more[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 19 800032-01 Rev. F Device Handling Terminal I/O The Terminal option is used for command and control of the U4600 . The Terminal option provides a basic VT100-like terminal emulation. All I/O is prompted by user-input text strings terminated in carriage-returns. The Terminal , whether local or r[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 20 www.wegener.com 3. The last type, Raw COMPEL Data , must also be enabled by a non-volatile con- trol. (Actually, it is a factory setting that can only be modified with debug access.) When this type of COMPEL data stream is being processed normally by the IRD host processor, it is also output[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 21 800032-01 Rev. F DTMF Setup This test allows the setup of DTMF tone levels and verification of connections to cue equipment. Use the following steps to set the DTMF level: a. From the Audio/Video Check screen, press the right-arrow button to display the DTMF Setup screen. b. Press ENT to disp[...]

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U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 23 800032-01 Rev.F Chapter 3 Operation This chapter provides an overview of Unity 4600 operation, details of controls and indica- tors, the alarm/warning system, and user interface details. 3.1 Theory of Operation Functional Summary From one selected RF input feed, the Unity 4600 receives an L-ba[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 24 www.wegner.com Several user- or network-programmable objects control the Automated Recovery. In addi- tion to the contents of the Preset Table, these objects include the Services Recovery Time- out, the Network Recovery Timeout, the Recovery Iteration Time, and the Local Control Re- enable T[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 25 800032-01 Rev.F 3.2 Operation from Front Panel The U4600 front panel ( Figure 3.2 ) includes the following four main parts: a liquid crystal display (LCD), six pushbut- tons, eight LED indicators, and the front-panel audio and video monitor ports. Essentially all control available through the [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 26 www.wegner.com other LCD screen . Appendix A Monitoring and Control Details gives more details on screen types and using front-panel push buttons to navigate and control the U4600 Figure 3.3 LCD Screen Relationship. LCD Screen Content Available top-level screens are shown in order in Figure [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 27 800032-01 Rev.F A list of the top-level screens and their functions are summarized in Figure 3.1 , which fol- lows. Table 3.1: Summary of Top-Level LCD Screens and Their Functions Screen Name Functions/Applications Home Screen Shows basic receive settings and indications about special unit con[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 28 www.wegner.com Home and Default Screens The home screen appears on the LCD by default at boot up. During operation, the user may return to the home screen at any time, from any location in the menu hierarchy, by pressing the Escape ( ESC ) button repeatedly (or pressing and holding it). Rega[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 29 800032-01 Rev.F On the Home screen, the (right-pointing arrow) field will quickly flash (a half-second ON and a half-second OFF) to signal the user that the right arrow button is active for user con- trol. Pressing either the left or right arrow buttons will cause the U4600 to display the othe[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 30 www.wegner.com Rear-Panel LEDs The U4600 also has two LED (light-emitting diode) indicators on the rear panel. They pro- vide the following indications: LAN Green LED: ON if active LAN connection detected. OFF otherwise. ACT Yellow LED: Flashing ON if ethernet packets are output or addressed[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 31 800032-01 Rev.F 3.3 Operation from Local/Remote Terminal Overview and Syntax This section applies to control by both the Terminal and Modem devices. Once a user has fulfilled the password requirement for Modem access, the communication is identical to Ter- minal control. Approved clients for T[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 32 www.wegner.com ADDE location COMPEL-req [tags-req] [aud1] [aud1_rt] [aud2] [aud2_rt] [margin] location : Value from 1 up to max (highest entry #) indicating location in Preset table. COMPEL-req : Values are REQ , NR , or GL . Forces COMPEL  to be temporarily required, not required, or lef[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 33 800032-01 Rev.F AUDIOMODES Lists all the supported audio decompression or pass-through modes (e.g., MPEG1 Layer 2, Dolby AC-3, MP3, SMPTE302, etc.) AUDMON port# port# : Either 1 or 2 for audio ports 1 or 2. Connects a sample of audio port port# to the single audio monitor jack (where available[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 34 www.wegner.com DTMFVOL percent percent : Integer between 0 and 100 inclusive. Command to set DTMF output tone levels. Immediately after entry of the command, the IRD will play out all 16 tones (at a rate where they are individually identifiable) at the commanded level. If percent is ‘0’,[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 35 800032-01 Rev.F H [ command ] command : Any of the terminal command names (PC, R, PORT, etc.). If an H or any invalid command beginning with an H is entered and command is omitted, the whole help screen will be displayed, consisting of a list of all currently available commands and a brief des[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 36 www.wegner.com LAN MODE mode mode : DHCP , WEG , or STATIC . Command sets the IP configuration to either dynamic DHCP, "Wegener" mode, or static IP addresses. If static, see LAN IP , LAN GATEWAY , and LAN SUBNET commands. Omitting the mode parameter shows the current mode. This is [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 37 800032-01 Rev.F LOADNV source source : B for Backup (by user), C for Original Customer-configuration, or P for Production-default settings. Key security parameters (e.g., serial number) are not affected by the C or P loads. Command reloads NVRAM memory from Flash memory defaults. Note: The uni[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 38 www.wegner.com PARTPID pid pid : Hex value between 20 and 1FFE to set a value, and 0 to disable. Command sets the borderline (or “partition”) PID at, and above which, the IRD may expect compatible scrambling against which it may apply the proper descrambler. PIDs below this point may be [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 39 800032-01 Rev.F PERMCH value value : Either the value of a settings table entry number OR the Channel Label of an entry, priority given to Label if any ambiguity. If an entry number, legal values range from 1 up to N (where N is number of Preset support this product). Unit Settings set to equa[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 40 www.wegner.com R type [ page ] (Continued) [page]: This option can have a value of 1 to 40 and is only applicable for the group status report. Indicates the page to be reported. If omitted, all eight pages are reported and scrolls off the terminal screen. With the R command, the user gets a [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 41 800032-01 Rev.F RP group group : Indicates group of parameters to report, as follows: AUD - Audio service diagnos. AW - Alarm/Warning status CA - Conditional Access diagnostics DPI - Conditional Digital Program Insertion (DPI) GL - Genlock system (if installed and applicable) LAN - IP/Ethernet[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 42 www.wegner.com RPATH TO username@addr username : Legal string of keyboard characters without white space. addr : IP address formatted as n1:n2:n3:n4 where n n1 , n2 , n3 , and n4 are integers between 0 and 255 . Email address destination for Return Path reporting. A Local Control Command (av[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 43 800032-01 Rev.F SET parameter value SET TO destination [time] SET FROM source parameter : One of format , feed , freq [for “carrier freq”], rate [for “data rate”], FEC , tag [for “tag site”], prog [for “program”], margin [for “Eb/No margin warning zone”], aud1 , or aud2 [fo[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 44 www.wegner.com SETLNB {Rf_feed} LO_freq Rf_feed : If the RF Switch expansion option is installed, this is one input to that switch (1 through 4). If no RF Switch option is installed, then it is an error to enter data here! LO_freq : Either a number or mnemonic. If a number, this value repres[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 45 800032-01 Rev.F SP program program : Either an integer between 1 and 65,535 (representing a number) or an alphanumeric string (representing a name), preference being on a number to resolve ambiguity. Command changes selected program by Program Number (from PAT) or SDT descriptor. This command [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 46 www.wegner.com UNMUTE [source][source][source][...] source : Same as the MUTE command. Identical to MUTE except specified services are unmuted. VER Displays the boot-up Welcome banner and the versions of hardware and software components within the IRD. Should include the unit serial number, [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 47 800032-01 Rev. F C HA P T E R 4 M A I N T E NANC E AND T R O UB L ES H OO T I N G 4.1 Maintenance Maintenance of the Unity 4600 is limited to keeping the chassis clean and ensuring that all the cables remain firmly connected. Occasionally wipe the exterior with a soft, damp cloth to remove an[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 48 www.wegener.com intermediate line amplifiers) has DC power and trace the connection from the LNB to the IRD or try replacing the LNB. If a spectrum analyzer is available, look for the carrier at the L-band intermediate frequency. (For domestic C- band satellites, this is 5150 minus the downli[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 49 800032-01 Rev. F 4.3 Alarms and Warnings The alarm and warning system is intended to alert the local user of a present or impending loss of services. Table 4.1 below lists many (but not all) of the possible alarm and warning messages that the U4600 may display. For problems you cannot resolve[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 50 www.wegener.com Auto-Recovery Auto-recovery in progress. This may be caused by any of the following problems on a previously commanded or successfully acquired transport stream: 1. IRD unable to deliver services for time exceeding Services Recovery Time- out; 2. IRD required to maintain conne[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 51 800032-01 Rev. F Invalid COMPEL Hdr Invalid COMPEL header detected in incoming COMPEL messages. This will cause the unit to immediately attempt automatic recovery to a backup preset. The IRD is not set up for connection to this COMPEL system. Invalid VBI Data Fmt VBI data found in PID or vide[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 52 www.wegener.com No Def for Mapping ASI transport output bears no program content because an Output Definition Table has not been loaded from the network. Contact network TOC. No DHCP Server Found IRD is required to get IP settings from DHCP server but none are detected on the LAN. No Genlock [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 53 800032-01 Rev. F PCR Value Jump Unrecoverable transition in incoming Program Clock Reference values. This has forced re-initialization of services. Check uplink encoder for that program. PMT Disappeared Formerly valid Program Map Table ceases to be received or becomes corrupt. See "No PM[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 54 www.wegener.com Using Backup Settings Current permanent unit settings derived from successful Auto-Recovery. User should review settings and restore to primary if desired. Video Buff Overflow Video PES data buffer overflow. Video PES data is being delivered faster than can be decompressed. Th[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 55 800032-01 Rev.F C HA P T E R 5 C U S T O M E R S E R V I C E 5.1 Warranty The following warranty applies to all Wegener Communications products including the Unity 4600 : All Wegener Communications products are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one year afte[...]

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U N I T Y 4600 U S E R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 57 800032-01Rev. F800032-03 Rev. D # www.wegen- A PP E ND I X A M O N I T O R I N G AND C O N T R O L D E T A I L S A.1 Basic Navigation Monitoring and control of the U4600 from the front panel is accomplished by first navi- gating to the appropriate screen for the desired function (see Figure 3[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 58 www.wegener.com For menu screens like the Miscellaneous Setups screen below, the text on the second row will cycle between the following prompts: after brief delay A.4 Parameter Screens Parameter screens display a specific parameter that can be edited (if the correct authority has been establ[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 59 800032-01 Rev.F I ND EX A ac power connector . . . . . . . 17 ad avail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . 5 air flow for safe operation . . . 13 alarm definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ALARM LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 alarm/cueing connector . [...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L 800032-01 Rev. F 60 www.wegner.com FEC lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Federal Communications Commission . . . . . . . . . . . 5 follow warning . . . . . . . . . . 5, 21 formatting of serial ports . . . . . 4 frequency of supplied power . . 3 front panel connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 18 monitors . . .[...]

U N I T Y 4600 U SE R ’ S M ANUA L www.wegener.com 61 800032-01 Rev.F program decompression . . . . . 3 program map table (PMT) . . 11 program number . . . . . . . . . . 11 protected status . . . . . . . . . . 11 PSI table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 pulse activation . . . . . . . . . . . 30 pus[...]

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