IRD-2900 Series: Professional Integrated Receiver Decoders

IRD-2900 Series
Professional Integrated Receiver

Decoders
USER MANUAL
SCOPUS DOCUMENTS (P/N 100793)
(REV. 2.5 /JANUARY 2006)
IRD-2900 Series
Professional Integrated Receiver
Decoders
USER MANUAL
SCOPUS DOCUMENTS (P/N 100793)
(REV. 2.5 /JANUARY 2006)
Scopus Video Networks Ltd. Scopus Video Networks Inc.
International Headquarters America
10 Ha’amal St., Park Afek 100 Overlook Center Drive, 3rd Floor
Rosh Ha’ayin, 48092 Princeton, NJ, 08540
Israel USA
Tel: (972) –3-9007777 Tel: (609)-987-8090

Fax: (972) –3-9007888 Fax: (609)-987-8095
Email: info@scopus.net Email: info@scopususa.com

Web: www.scopus.net Web: www.scopususa.com
DOCUMENT HISTORY
VERSION DATE DETAILS
Rev. 1.0 April 2005 IRD-2900/1.1 software version
Rev. 1.4 June 2005 Adding new features included in SW v1.16
Rev. 2.0 August 2005 Adding new features included in SW v1.18
Rev. 2.5 January 2005 Adding new features included in SW v1.4
©
2005 Scopus Video Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
Scopus Video Networks Ltd. Reserves the rights to alter the equipment specifications and descriptions in this
publication without prior notice. No part of this publication shall be deemed to be part of any contract or
warranty unless specifically incorporated by reference into such contract or warranty.
The information contained herein is merely descriptive in nature, and does not constitute a binding offer for
sale of the product described herein.
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INTRODUCTION
Scopus Video Networks Ltd. takes great pride in delivery of its products and
makes every endeavor to ensure its clients full satisfaction.
On behalf of the whole Scopus team, we would like to extend our

congratulations on your investment in the IRD-2900 Series of Professional
Integrated Receiver Decoders.
MANUAL SCOPE AND STRUCTURE

The IRD-2900 Series Professional Integrated Receiver Decoders User manual is
comprised of the following main chapters:
1. OVERVIEW
This chapter provides the introduction and product description,
including: highlights, benefits and typical applications, functional and
physical descriptions, and main capabilities and specifications.
2. INSTALLATION
This chapter provides the information and procedures required to
install and activate the unit. The procedures include: site preparation
and requirements, installation in a 19" rack, cable connections, rear
panel options, pin-out descriptions, initial settings, and the
serviceability check.
3. OPERATION
This chapter provides information on unit operation, as well as data
and instructions on operating the control and monitoring functions.
4. APPENDIXES
This chapter provides information on software loading and downloading.
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
In case of technical problems with the IRD components, refer to additional
system documentation. Usually, this may assist you to resolve technical
difficulties.
Call your local distributor for technical support if required.
RETURNING FAULTY PARTS

Before Returning an Item:
• Request an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) tracking number from
your local distributor.
• Scopus Video Networks Support will assign the number; this must
accompany the item being returned and is referred to in all correspondence.
• Send the item to Scopus Video Networks with the number included in the
accompanying documentation (shipping and customs forms).
CUSTOMER SUPPORT POINT OF CONTACT (POC)

Scopus Video Networks Ltd. Scopus Video Networks Inc.
International Headquarters Americas
10 Ha’amal St., Park Afek 100 Overlook Center Drive, 3rd Floor
Rosh Ha’ayin, 48092 Princeton, NJ 08540.
Israel USA
Tel: (972) –3-9007777 Tel: (609)-987-8090

Fax: (972) –3-9007888 Fax: (609)-987-8095
Email: support@scopus.net
Web: www.scopus.net
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Warranty
SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. warrants that the product and any part thereof, including but
not limited to spare parts will, when properly installed, conform to SCOPUS Video Networks
Ltd. published specifications. Also, the product and any parts thereof, including but not limited
to spare parts, will be free from defects deriving from faulty workmanship and faulty materials
under standard use and service, for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of
manufacture thereof.
The supply of spare parts at a reasonable cost shall be available for a period of three (3) years
from the date of delivery.
This warranty does not cover ordinary wear and tear of the product or other defects due to
circumstances beyond SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. control, such as: unsuitable operating
means, chemicals, electro-mechanical issues, or electrical influences and damages, which may
be caused by interference by the CUSTOMER or any unauthorized third party.
Defective cards and assemblies will be sent to SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. for repair. The
repaired cards and assemblies will be returned to the CUSTOMER within 30 days from their
receipt by SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd.
Cards and assemblies repaired during the twelve (12) month warranty period will carry a
warranty of six (6) months from date of repair or until the end of original warranty period,
whichever is the later date.
SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd.’s sole liability under this warranty shall be limited to the repair
or replacement with equivalent units at SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. facilities, of any product
or parts thereof that do not conform to SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. published specifications
or that are defective in material or workmanship, as specified above. The expense of installing
repaired or replaced parts shall be borne by the CUSTOMER.
SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. sole obligation under this warranty is to be the supplier of the
product to the CUSTOMER and to provide such services as set out in this warranty according
to the SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. terms and conditions provided for herein. In no event will
SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. be liable to the CUSTOMER for any: business expenses, loss of
profits, or incidental, indirect, or consequential damages, however caused, unless such
expenses, loss, or damages shall have derived from an infringement of patents of copyrights.
THE WARRANTIES STATED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Beyond the warranty period, SCOPUS Video Networks Ltd. shall repair or replace defective
cards and assemblies according to its standard and relevant price list at such time. Cards and
assemblies thus repaired shall carry a warranty of six (6) months.
COMPLIANCE EMC SAFETY

EN55022 (CISPR 22) EN60950
EN55024 (CISPR 24) CB (IEC60950)
EN55013 (CISPR 13) UL60950
EN55020 (CISPR 20) cTUVus
FCC part 15 (class A)
CB
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CE Certification
The IRD-2900 meets all the CE Class A requirements.
In order to meet CE requirements, the following cables must be connected on all

ASI outputs (when applicable). When cables are connected to these outputs
then the device is compliant with the use of FAIR-RITE 0443164151.
FCC Compliance Notice

Trade Name Scopus
Product Name Integrated Receiver Decoder
Product Model Number IRD-2900 Series
These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:
These devices do not cause harmful interference.
These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
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The FCC Wants You to Know

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at
his expense.
FCC Warning
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void your
authority to operate the equipment under FCC Rules.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Overview........................................................................................ 1-1
1.1. General Information....................................................................................... 1-1
1.2. Highlights and Benefits .................................................................................. 1-2
1.3. Applications .................................................................................................... 1-3
1.4. Functionality ................................................................................................... 1-4
1.5. Mechanical Structure...................................................................................... 1-5
1.5.1. Front Panel ..................................................................................1-5
1.5.2. Model Options ..............................................................................1-6
1.6. Management ................................................................................................. 1-16
1.6.1. Local Management ...................................................................... 1-16
1.6.2. Remote Management .................................................................. 1-16
1.7. Characteristics and Specifications ............................................................... 1-17
1.7.1. Transport Stream Interface Options ............................................... 1-17
1.7.2. Decoder Outputs ........................................................................ 1-19
1.7.3. Conditional Access ...................................................................... 1-20
1.7.4. Control and Monitoring ................................................................ 1-21
1.7.5. Compliance................................................................................ 1-22
1.7.6. Environmental Conditions............................................................. 1-22
1.7.7. Physical and Power Specifications .................................................. 1-23
Chapter 2 Installation.................................................................................... 2-1
2.1. General Information....................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1. Safety Precautions ........................................................................2-1
2.1.2. Inventory Check ...........................................................................2-1
2.2. Installation Instructions ................................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1. Site Preparation ...........................................................................2-2
2.2.2. Mechanical Installation ..................................................................2-2
2.2.3. Insertion of the DVB-CI Module (PCMCIA) .........................................2-3
2.3. Cable Connection............................................................................................ 2-3
2.4. Initialization And Configuration ..................................................................... 2-7
2.4.1. Electrical Power Connection ............................................................2-7
2.4.2. Powering Up ................................................................................2-8
2.4.3. Tuning ........................................................................................2-8
2.4.4. Performing Serviceability Check ......................................................2-9
Chapter 3 IRD Control Interfaces................................................................ 3-1
3.1. Front Panel Control Interface ........................................................................ 3-1
3.1.1. Introduction.................................................................................3-1
3.1.2. Front Panel Controls and Displays....................................................3-1
3.1.3. IRD Front Panel Screen Types.........................................................3-2
3.1.4. IRD Menu Tree .............................................................................3-8
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3.1.5. IRD Initial Menu Operation ............................................................ 3-9

3.2. Web Management Control Interface ............................................................3-10
3.2.1. Introduction ...............................................................................3-10
3.2.2. Controls and Displays ..................................................................3-11
Chapter 4 IRD Operation and Management ............................................... 4-1
4.1. General ........................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2. Preset Menu ................................................................................................... 4-1
4.3. Configuration Menu........................................................................................ 4-2
4.3.1. Receiver Module Configuration Menu ............................................... 4-4
4.3.2. Stream Configuration Menu ..........................................................4-27
4.3.3. Service Configuration Menu ..........................................................4-37
4.3.4. Video Configuration Menu.............................................................4-52
4.3.5. Audio Configuration Menu.............................................................4-81
4.3.6. Data Configuration Menu ..............................................................4-96
4.3.7. Conditional Access Configuration Menu ......................................... 4-104
4.3.8. Unit Configuration Menu............................................................. 4-111
4.4. IRD Status Menu......................................................................................... 4-120
4.4.1. Receiver Status Menu ................................................................ 4-121
4.4.2. Stream Status Menu.................................................................. 4-129
4.4.3. Service Status Menu.................................................................. 4-131
4.4.4. Video Status Menu .................................................................... 4-132
4.4.5. Audio Status Menu .................................................................... 4-136
4.4.6. Data Status Menu ..................................................................... 4-138
4.4.7. Conditional Access Status Menu................................................... 4-141
4.4.8. Unit Status Menu ...................................................................... 4-145
Appendix A. Software Download......................................................................A-1
A.1 Downloading Software Using FTP.................................................................. A-1
A.2 Loading Software to the IRD-2900 through the Serial Port ........................ A-6
Appendix B. IRD Aspect Ratio Configuration Process..................................B-1
B.1 General ........................................................................................................... B-1
B.2 IRD Aspect Ratio Conversion Machine .......................................................... B-1
B.3 Table of Conversions ..................................................................................... B-3
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1: Signal Path in the IRD – Functionality Block Diagram ............................... 1-4
Figure 1-2: Front View of the IRD........................................................................... 1-5
Figure 1-3: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (IP Input interface)................................................ 1-6
Figure 1-4: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (Dual Input interface) ............................................ 1-6
Figure 1-5: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (Decoder Only interface) ........................................ 1-6
Figure 1-6: IRD-2960 Rear Panel (Basic Standard) ................................................... 1-7
Figure 1-7: IRD-2961 Rear Panel ............................................................................ 1-8
Figure 1-8: IRD-2962 Rear Panel ............................................................................ 1-9
Figure 1-9: IRD-2963 Rear Panel .......................................................................... 1-10
Figure 2-1: IRD-2992 Rear Panel ........................................................................... 2-3
Figure 2-2: IRD Jackscrew Ground Connections ....................................................... 2-7
Figure 3-1: IRD-2900 Front Panel ........................................................................... 3-1
Figure 3-2: IRD-2900 Front Panel Menu (Root Menu) - Basic Structure ....................... 3-8
Figure 3-3: IRD-2900 Front Panel ......................................................................... 3-10
Figure 3-4: Free Text window .............................................................................. 3-11
Figure 3-5: Drop Down Menu ............................................................................... 3-11
Figure 3-6: Submit Button ................................................................................... 3-11
Figure 3-7: Refresh Button .................................................................................. 3-12
Figure 3-8: Web-Browser’s Address Bar................................................................. 3-12
Figure 3-9: Navigation Menu Tree ........................................................................ 3-13
Figure 4-1: IRD Configuration Main Menu................................................................ 4-3
Figure 4-2: QPSK Receiver Parameters Menu ........................................................... 4-6
Figure 4-3: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Viterbi Rate................................................ 4-9
Figure 4-4: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Spectral Inversion..................................... 4-10
Figure 4-5: QPSK Receiver Parameters – LNB Power Supply .................................... 4-11
Figure 4-6: QPSK Receiver Parameters – LNB 22KHz .............................................. 4-12
Figure 4-7: QPSK Receiver Parameters – LNB L.O. Type.......................................... 4-14
Figure 4-8: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Frequency Range...................................... 4-16
Figure 4-9: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Frequency Band Scan................................ 4-18
Figure 4-10: IP Receiver Configuration Menu ........................................................... 4-19
Figure 4-11: MPEG Over IP Input # Parameters....................................................... 4-21
Figure 4-12: General Parameters............................................................................ 4-24
Figure 4-13 General Parameters – Operational Input ............................................... 4-25
Figure 4-14: Stream Configuration Menu................................................................. 4-27
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Figure 4-15: Stream Parameters (QPSK).................................................................. 4-28

Figure 4-16: Stream Parameters – Decoder Stream Source (IP) ................................. 4-29
Figure 4-17: Stream Parameters – Decoder Stream Source (QPSK) ............................ 4-31
Figure 4-18: Stream Parameters – Stream Rate Range.............................................. 4-33
Figure 4-19: Stream Parameters – Stream Type ....................................................... 4-33
Figure 4-20: Stream Parameters – ASI Output Source............................................... 4-34
Figure 4-21: Stream Parameters – 27MHz Synchronization ........................................ 4-36
Figure 4-22: Service Configuration Menu ................................................................. 4-37
Figure 4-23: Service – TV # Select ......................................................................... 4-50
Figure 4-24: Service – TV # Select – Available Services............................................. 4-51
Figure 4-25: Video Configuration Menu ................................................................... 4-52
Figure 4-26: Video # Parameters............................................................................ 4-55
Figure 4-27: Video # Parameters - Format............................................................... 4-56
Figure 4-28: Video # Parameters - Interpolation ...................................................... 4-57
Figure 4-29: Video # Parameters – Monitor Aspect Ratio........................................... 4-59
Figure 4-30: Video # Parameters – Lip-Sync Mode ................................................... 4-60
Figure 4-31: Video # Parameters – Blanking Mode ................................................... 4-62
Figure 4-32: VBI # Parameters............................................................................... 4-64
Figure 4-33: VBI # Parameters – CC (Closed Captioning) .......................................... 4-67
Figure 4-34: VBI # Parameters – VITS (Vertical Interval Test Signal).......................... 4-70
Figure 4-35: VBI # Parameters – VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code) .......................... 4-72
Figure 4-36: VBI # Parameters – TTX (Teletext – EBU) ............................................. 4-75
Figure 4-37: VBI # Parameters – VPS (Video Program System) .................................. 4-76
Figure 4-38: VBI Parameters – Line # Drop Down Menu ........................................... 4-77
Figure 4-39: Audio Configuration Menu ................................................................... 4-81
Figure 4-40: Audio # Parameters............................................................................ 4-84
Figure 4-41: Audio # Parameters – Decoder Mode ................................................... 4-86
Figure 4-42: Audio # Parameters - AC-3 Downmix Mode ........................................... 4-88
Figure 4-43: Audio # Parameters – AC-3 Operational Mode ....................................... 4-89
Figure 4-44: Audio # Parameters – PassThru Sample Rate ........................................ 4-91
Figure 4-45: Audio # Parameters – Analog Output ................................................... 4-92
Figure 4-46: Audio # Parameters – Analog Mixer...................................................... 4-94
Figure 4-47: Data Configuration Menu..................................................................... 4-96
Figure 4-48: Conditional Access Configuration Menu ............................................... 4-104
Figure 4-49: Unit Configuration Menu.................................................................... 4-111
Figure 4-50: IRD Status Main Menu ...................................................................... 4-120
Figure 4-51: QPSK Receiver Status Menu............................................................... 4-122
Figure 4-52: QPSK Receiver Status ....................................................................... 4-124
Figure 4-53: IP Receiver Status Menu ................................................................... 4-125
Figure 4-54: MPEG Over IP Input 1 Status ............................................................. 4-126
Figure 4-55: MPEG Over IP General Status ............................................................ 4-128
Figure 4-56: Stream Status Menu ......................................................................... 4-129
Figure 4-57: Video Status Menu ........................................................................... 4-132
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Figure 4-58: Audio Status Menu ............................................................................4-136

Figure 4-59: Data Status Menu .............................................................................4-138
Figure 4-60: Conditional Access Status Menu ..........................................................4-141
Figure 4-61: Unit Status Menu ..............................................................................4-145
Figure 4-62: Status – Unit – Identity (IP) ...............................................................4-147
Figure 4-63: Aspect Ratio Conversion Machine........................................................... B-1
Figure 4-64: Normal 4:3 Aspect Ratio ....................................................................... B-3
Figure 4-65: Normal 16:9 Aspect Ratio ..................................................................... B-3
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2-1: IRD-2900 Rear Panel – Connectors and Cables........................................ 2-4
Table 2-2: RS-232 and RS-485 Control Connector Pin-Out Descriptions...................... 2-5
Table 2-3: RS-232 Low Speed Data and GPI Output Pin-Out Descriptions .................. 2-5
Table 2-4: RJ-45 High Speed Data Pin-Out Description ............................................ 2-6
Table 2-5: Audio 3-4 Breakout Cable (Scopus P/N 204346) Pin Out Description .......... 2-6
Table 2-6: AES/EBU Balanced Breakout Cable (Scopus P/N 204345) Pin Out
Descriptions ........................................................................................ 2-6
Table 2-7: IRD Serviceability Check ....................................................................... 2-9
Table 4-1: Band Frequency Range ......................................................................... 4-7
Table 4-2: RS-232 Control Cable Pin-to-Pin............................................................. A-6
Table 4-3: RS-485 Control Cable Pin-to-Pin Designations.......................................... A-6
Table 4-4: Table of Conversions: 4:3 Stream Option................................................ B-4
Table 4-5: Table of Conversions: 16:9 Options........................................................ B-5
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Chapter 1
OVERVIEW
1.1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The IRD-2900 professional MPEG-2 DVB and ATSC processing platform is designed to
meet even most demanding application requirements while maximizing ease of use and
flexibility. With a graphical front-panel display, the IRD-2900 Series includes:
• Variety of Telco and cable front-end options
• Dual MPEG-over-IP inputs
• MPEG-over-IP output
• ASI transport-stream input
• SNMP and web based management support
The IRD-2900 Series concurrently decodes up to two video programs and up to

four audio channels from the transport stream.
The IRD-2900 Series features the following product lines:

• IRD-296x: Professional single 4:2:0 decoder IRD
• IRD-298x: Professional single 4:2:0/4:2:2 decoder IRD
• IRD-299x: Professional dual 4:2:0 decoders IRD
Housed in a true 1RU slim-line chassis and featuring low power consumption,
the IRD fully integrates with the Scopus product platform.
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1.2. HIGHLIGHTS AND BENEFITS

The IRD-2900 processing platform’s main features and options include:
• Variety of front-end options including DVB-S2 and MPEG-over-IP
• Dual MPEG-over-IP (MPEGoIP) inputs supporting up to 60Mbps (SPTS and
MPTS), including link redundancy and logical redundancy
• MPEGoIP output supporting up to 60Mbps with PID dropping and PCR re-stamping
• IP-over-MPEG output up to 60Mbps (MPE decapsulation)
• Up to 4 QPSK L-Band inputs
• ASI transport stream input and output
• DVB common interface (2 slots)
• SDI and AESE/BU as well as analogue outputs
• Up to 4 pairs of audio outputs supporting:
• Musicam
• Dolby Digital® AC-3 Pass-through
• Dolby Digital® AC-3 2.0 Down mixing
• Linear PCM Audio and Dolby-E Pass-through
• Embedded audio in SDI and re-insertion of VBI
• VBI re-insertion in composite and SDI
• Genlock for high-end accurate frame synchronization required by
contribution applications
• Redundancy support, 2 GPI Dry Contact relays with separate control.
• OSD (On-Screen Display) on 2 video outputs or monitoring outputs only,
providing one uninterrupted broadcast for video, and one uninterrupted
broadcast for diagnostics and monitoring
• SNMP and web-based management
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1.3. APPLICATIONS
The IRD-2900 processing platform is a technologically advanced choice for a wide
range of applications. Some typical uses for the IRD-2900 include:
• Digital turnaround
• CATV IP head-end receiver/decoder
• CATV IP distribution edge decoder
• Satellite distribution
• Telco distribution
• DSNG
• Syndication
Scopus offers this series of professional IRDs in a wide range of standard

configurations, with the flexibility to select specific interfaces and features
required by the application.

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1.4. FUNCTIONALITY
The TS Router block receives input streams from one of the available sources,
for example: QPSK, MPEG-over-IP IN, ASI IN, and routes the selected input to
the Master and Slave decoders. Each decoder decodes one program from the
input stream, routed by the TS router block, and provides decoded digital audio
and video streams. These streams are provided to the Video Router block that
would route them to the relevant outputs as well as to the Analog Video Output.
The Analog Video Output receives a Digital Video, converts the digital video into
analog video, and outputs the analog video. The Analog and Digital Audio Output
component outputs the digital and analog audio.
Legend
Audio Path
A/V Digital Path
Analog Video Path
TS Path
CPU Bus
27 MHz
4:2:2/4:2:0 Clock
AV Analog
CVBS
TAP1
Decoder Video
TAP2
TAP3
JTAG Outputs
TS input 4:2:0 AV Video SDI

Front End TS Router
Decoder Router
AES/EBU
MPE
Management
IP Data Out CAS nd
2 Audio Analog/Digital
(CI+S.C) Decoder Audio Outputs Analog
10/100 Base-T 10/100 Base-T
Figure 1-1: Signal Path in the IRD – Functionality Block Diagram

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1.5. MECHANICAL STRUCTURE

The IRD is housed in a rugged industrial enclosure, 1RU by 19" (rack mount).
1.5.1. Front Panel

The front panel allows control using a four-way touch pad, an [Enter] key, an
[Esc] key, and two programmable [F1]/[F2] keys. Operational commands and
parameters are displayed on a graphical LCD. The four-way touch pad allows
parameter modification and scrolling through the menus of the embedded VBI.
Two LEDs show the WARNING and PWR/FAIL status (see Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2: Front View of the IRD

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1.5.2. Model Options

Each IRD model supports the following interfaces:
• DVB-S (QPSK) Single Input
• DVB-S (QPSK) Dual Input
• Decoder Only (except for IRD-2960)
• MPEG over IP (MPEGoIP)
• ASI
In this manual all rear panels are shown with the DVB-S interface. Each model
has basic-standard features and interfaces as well as features requiring software
license to be activated.
The MPEGoIP input interface can be supported in all IRD-2900 devices. Figure
1-3 displays the IRD-2961 rear panel with an MPEGoIP input interface.
Figure 1-3: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (IP Input interface)
Figure 1-4 displays the IRD-2961 rear panel in Dual Input configuration.
Figure 1-4: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (Dual Input interface)
Figure 1-5 displays the IRD-2961 rear panel in Decoder Only configuration.
Figure 1-5: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (Decoder Only interface)

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NOTE
IRD-2900 models supporting MPEGoIP output and IP data out (MPE decapsulation) output can
be configured to support either MPEGoIP or IP data out.
1.5.2.1. IRD-2960 Interfaces and Features

The IRD-2960 is a single 4:2:0 Decoder IRD. The IRD-296x devices consist of
two composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 connector is used for broadcasting
quality video and the CVBS #2 connector can be used for monitoring.
Figure 1-6 illustrates the IRD-2960 rear panel. The IRD-2960 basic features and
software-licensed features are described below.
Figure 1-6: IRD-2960 Rear Panel (Basic Standard)
Basic Features Software-Licensed Features

• 2 composite video interfaces • Russian SECAM D/K (composite video only)
nd
• 2 analog audio stereo balanced interfaces • 2 Active analog stereo pair
st
• 1 Active analog stereo pair • RS-422 high speed data output
• RS-232 low speed data • Dolby digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing
• GPI
NOTE
The IRD-2960 does not support the Decoder Only configuration.

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The IRD-2961 is a single 4:2:0 decoder IRD. The IRD-296x family consists of
two composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 connector is used for broadcast
quality video and the CVBS #2 connector can be used for monitoring.
Figure 1-7: IRD-2961 Rear Panel

• 2 composite video interfaces • ASI input
• 2 analog audio stereo balanced interfaces • Dual ASI output
st
• 1 Active analog stereo pair • MPEG-over-IP output
• SNMP management (10/100 Base-T) • IPdata output (MPE de-capsulation)
• Web based management (10/100 Base-T) • Russian SECAM D/K (composite video only)
nd
• RS-232 low speed data • 2 Active analog stereo pair
• GPI • Dolby Digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing
NOTE
In the case of power failure or system shutdown, ASI OUT 1 output will become ASI loop-
through. Use ASI OUT 1 output for cascading a chain of IRD-2900

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The IRD-2962 is a single 4:2:0 decoder IRD. All IRD-296x family consists of two
composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 connector is used for broadcast quality
video and the CVBS #2 connector can be used for monitoring.

• 2 SDI interfaces • Dual ASI outputs
• Embedded VBI and audio in SDI • MPEG-over-IP output
• 2 analog-audio-stereo balanced interfaces • IP data output
st
• 1 Active analog stereo pair (MPE de-capsulation)
nd
• 2 Active analog stereo pair • Genlock input and loop-through output
• 2 AES/EBU-SPDIF audio-unbalanced • Dolby Digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing
interfaces • Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E
st ND
• 1 and 2 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF Pass-through
• SNMP management (10/100 Base-T)
• Web-based management (10/100 Base-T)
• RS-232 low speed data
• GPI
• Front panel monitoring connectors
NOTE

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The IRD-2963 is a single 4:2:0 decoder IRD. All IRD-296X family consists of two
composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 connector is used for broadcast quality
video and the CVBS #2 connector can be used for monitoring.

• 2 SDI interfaces • Dual ASI output
• Embedded VBI and up to 2 stereo channels in SDI • MPEG-over-IP output
• 2 analog-audio-stereo balanced interfaces • IP data output (MPE de-capsulation)
st
ND
• 2 Active analog stereo pair • Dolby Digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing
• 2 AES/EBU-SPDIF audio-balanced interfaces • Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E
• 1
ST
and 2
ND
Active AES/EBU-SPDIF Pass-through

• GPI
NOTES
This model requires a breakout cable to connect to the AES/EBU interfaces.

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The IRD-2980 is a single 4:2:0/4:2:2 decoder IRD. The IRD-298x family
consists of two composite video interfaces. Both CVBS #1 and CVBS #2
connectors are for broadcast quality video.
Figure 1-10 illustrates the IRD-2980 rear panel. The IRD-2980 basic
features and software-licensed features are described below.

• Decoding 4:2:2 PP@ML (1.5–50 Mbps) • IP data output (MPE de-capsulation)
RD
• 4 analog-audio-stereo balanced interfaces • 3 Active analog stereo pair
TH
• 1
ST
Active analog stereo pair • 4 Active analog stereo pair
RD
• 2
ND
Active analog stereo pair • 3 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
TH
• 4 AES/EBU-SPDIF audio unbalanced • 4 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
interfaces • Dolby Digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing
ST ND
• 1 and 2 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF • Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E
• SNMP management (10/100 Base-T) Pass-through
• GPI
NOTES
This model requires a breakout cable to connect to the 3rd and 4th analog stereo pairs.

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The IRD-2981 is a single 4:2:2 decoder IRD. The IRD-298x family consists of
two composite video interfaces. Both CVBS interfaces are for service broadcast
video quality.
Figure 1-11 illustrates the IRD-2981 rear panel. The IRD-2981 basic features
and software-licensed features are described below.

• Decoding 4:2:2 PP@ML (1.5–50 Mbps) • IP data output (MPE de-capsulation)
• 4 analog-audio-stereo balanced interfaces • Genlock input and loop-through output
st rd
• 1 Active analog stereo pair • 3 Active analog stereo pair
nd th
• 2 Active analog stereo pair • 4 Active analog stereo pair
rd
• 4 AES/EBU-SPDIF audio-balanced interfaces • 3 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
th
• SNMP management (10/100 Base-T) • 4 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
• Web-based management (10/100 Base-T) • Dolby Digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing
• RS-232 low speed data • Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E
• GPI Pass-through
NOTES
This model requires a breakout cable to connect to the AES/EBU interfaces and to connect to the
third and fourth analog stereo pairs.

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The IRD-2990 is a dual 4:2:0 decoders IRD. The IRD-299x family consists of
three composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 connector is for a broadcast
quality video of decoder #1. The CVBS #2 can be used for monitoring. The
CVBS #3 connector is for broadcast quality video of decoder #2.
Basic Features Software Licensed Features

• 3 composite video Interfaces • ASI input
• 4 analog-audio-stereo balanced interfaces • Dual ASI output
st
• 1 Active analog stereo pair • RS-422 high speed data output
nd
• 2 Active analog stereo pair • Russian SECAM D/K (composite video only)
rd
th
• 4 Active analog stereo pair
• GPI
NOTE
In the case of power failure or system shutdown, ASI OUT 1 output will become as ASI loop-

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The IRD-2991 is a dual 4:2:0 decoders IRD. The IRD-299x family consists of three
composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 connector is for a broadcast quality video
of decoder #1. The CVBS #2 can be used for monitoring. The CVBS #3 connector is
for broadcast quality video of decoder #2.

• 3 composite video Interfaces • ASI input
st
nd
• 2 Active analog stereo pair • Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E
• rd
3 Active analog stereo pair Pass-through
• 4th Active analog stereo pair

• 4 AES/EBU-SPDIF audio unbalanced interface
st nd
• 1 and 2 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
rd
• 3 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
th
• GPI
NOTES
This model requires a breakout cable to connect to the 3rd and 4th analog stereo pairs.

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The IRD-2992 is a dual 4:2:0 decoders IRD. The IRD-299x family consists of
three composite video interfaces. The CVBS #1 is for service broadcast video
quality. The CVBS #2 is for service monitoring and OSD video quality. The CVBS
#3 is for an additional service broadcast video quality.

st
nd
rd
• 3 Active analog stereo pair • Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E
• th
4 Active analog stereo pair Pass-through
• 4 AES/EBU-SPDIF audio balanced interfaces

st nd
• 1 and 2 Active AES/EBU-SPDIF
rd
th
• GPI
NOTES
This model requires a breakout cable to connect to the AES/EBU interfaces and to connect to the
3rd and 4th analog stereo pairs

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1.6. MANAGEMENT
1.6.1. Local Management
The IRD-2900 supports local management using the front-panel or a PC terminal
control.
1.6.1.1. Front Panel Control

The IRD-2900 front panel provides an easy to use graphical display with a large
LCD screen and intuitive control.
1.6.1.2. PC Terminal Control

The IRD-2900 supports PC terminal control from a standard PC terminal (over
RS-232 or RS-485). The terminal provides access to control and monitor
functions that are not available when using any IRD front panel features.
1.6.2. Remote Management

IRD-2900 supports remote management through NMS-4000, web-based control,
or Telnet.
1.6.2.1. NMS-4000 and Future NMS-7000

The NMS-4000 Network Management System enables management of the IRD-2900
via the transmission link. The NMS-4000 provides a menu and dialog-driven interface
from which control, modification, and upgrade operations can be performed on the
IRD.
1.6.2.2. Web Based Management

IRD-2900 supports web-based management. Managing IRD-2900 parameters
using web-based control is as easy as point-and-click.
1.6.2.3. Telnet
The IRD-2900 supports remote control throughout the Internet. The IRD can be
controlled and configured from a standard PC terminal (over Ethernet). The
terminal provides access to control and monitor functions that are not available
when using any IRD front panel features.

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1.7. CHARACTERISTICS AND

SPECIFICATIONS
1.7.1. Transport Stream Interface Options
FEATURE SPECIFICATIONS
MPEGOIP INPUT • TS bit rate: up to 60 Mbps

• SPTS/MPTS
• UDP, RTP (optional)
• Unicast/Multicast
• IGMPv2, (IGMPv3 ready in future SW release)
• Network de-Jittering
• Pro MPEG de-Jittering
• Link redundancy (optional)
• Pro-MPEG FEC (optional in future SW release)
• Interface: dual 10/100 Base-T, RJ-45
MPEGOIP OUTPUT • TS bit rate: up to 60 Mbps
• SPTS/MPTS
• UDP, RTP (optional)
• PID dropping with PCR re-stamping (optional, available in
future release)
• Pro-MPEG FEC (optional)
• Interface: 10/100 Base-T, RJ-45
DVB-S2 • DVB-S2 ready (new front end)
DVB-S • Constellation: QPSK
SINGLE INPUT • Single L-band input

• Frequency range: 950-2150 MHz
• Symbol rate range: 1-45M Sym/s
• L-Band RF input with LNB control and loop-through output

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DVB-S • Constellation: QPSK

DUAL INPUT • Dual L-band input
• Dual independent demodulators
• Manual selection between inputs
• Frequency range: 950-2150 MHz
• Symbol rate range: 1-45M Sym/s
• L-Band RF input with LNB control and loop-through output
DVB-ASI INPUT • Interface: copper, BNC 75 ohm
• TS bit rate: up to 150 Mbps
DVB-ASI OUTPUT • 2 ASI connectors: copper, BNC 75 ohm
• ASI options:
- ASI OUT 1 - output stream with decrypted
selected program, output stream and loop-
through
- ASI OUT 2 - output stream with decrypted
selected program, output stream
• PID dropping with PCR re-stamping (optional, available in
future releases).

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1.7.2. Decoder Outputs
VIDEO • Up to 2 decoders in 1RU

• Analog video interfaces:
- Up to 3 composite
- Single S-video
• Digital Video Interfaces:
- SDI with embedded VBI and audio
- Additional SDI with embedded VBI audio
• Video Formats:
- PAL-B/G/I/M/N/D, NTSC, SECAM L/B/G/K1
- Russian SECAM D/K (composite video only. Supported
only by IRD-2960, IRD-2961, IRD-2990)
• Decoding:
- 4:2:0 MP@ML (1.5 – 15 Mbps)
- 4:2:2 PP@ML (1.5 – 50 Mbps)
• Video resolution interpolation: Pan-scan, letter box or Pass-through
• Aspect ratios: 4:3/16:9 and 14:9
• Graphical processing: OSD, DVB subtitling, EBU
(Teletext) subtitling (optional)
• OSD only on monitoring output (optional)
• Genlock input and loop-through output
FRONT PANEL • Video monitor output connector
MONITORING • Audio monitor output connector
VBI RE-INSERTION • In composite video and embedded SDI
• WST Teletext and inverted Teletext
• WSS
• VPS
• VITC
• CC
• AMOL I, AMOL II
• V-CHIP
• Enhanced VITS with built-in generator

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AUDIO • Up to 4 analog audio stereo pairs interfaces

• Up to 4 digital audio AES/EBU-SPDIF interfaces
• Up to 4 stereo channels embedded in SDI
• Modes: stereo, joint stereo, dual channel, single channel
• Max output level: +18 dBu analog, 0 dBFs digital
• Gain control: -64 dB to 0 dB/mute
• Dolby Digital (AC-3) Pass-through
• Dolby Digital (AC-3) LT/RT downmixing (optional)
• Linear PCM (SMPTE 302M 2000), Dolby-E Pass-through
(optional)
DATA • Low speed data: RS-232 up to 115.2 Kbps, DB9 (will be
supported in future SW release)
• High speed data: RS-422 Up to 20 Mbps, DB9 (supported
by IRD-2960, IRD-2990)
• IP Data Out: up to 60Mbps (MPE de-capsulation)
(optional)
1.7.3. Conditional Access
EMBEDDED DVB- • BISS mode-1

DESCRAMBLING • BISS-E
• CAS-5000
DVB-CI • Interface – 2 CI slots EN-50221
• CA methods – Multicrypt, Simulcrypt
• CASs – Viaccess®, Irdeto®, Conax®, MediaGuard®,
Nagravision®, Cryptoworks®, VideoGuard®, OnDigital®,
CODICrypt®

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1.7.4. Control and Monitoring
LOCAL • Graphical easy-to-use front panel

• Up to 100 stored setups (will be supported in future SW
release)
• Advanced satellite scanning
• Operates in service and PID modes
• 2 GPI dry contacts for various status and fault indications
ENHANCED DVB • Front panel display: signal quality, Eb/N0, BER, ASI
MONITORING format, network and service information, CA information, CI
slots, video and audio decoded information
• OSD: PSI tables, receiver and decoder status information
REMOTE • SNMP management
• Web-based management
• Telnet
• Terminal via RS-232 or RS-485
• Software download
OVER THE AIR • Control
• Software download

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1.7.5. Compliance
EMC • EN55013 (CISPR 13)

• EN55020 (CISPR 20)
• EN55022 (CISPR 22)
• EN55024 (CISPR 24)
• FCC part 15 (Class A)
• CB
SAFETY • EN60950
• CB (IEC60950)
• UL60950
• CTUVus
1.7.6. Environmental Conditions
OPERATION • Temperature: 0°C - 50°C

• Humidity: 5% - 90% (non-condensing)
STORAGE AND • Temperature: -40°C - 70°C
TRANSPORTATION • Humidity: 0% - 95% (non-condensing)

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1.7.7. Physical and Power Specifications
PHYSICAL • 1RU unit, 19’’ rack mountable

• Dimensions (HxWxD) –
1RU X 19” X 14”/44mm X 482.6mm X 357mm
• Weight – 3.5Kg. /7.7lbs.
POWER • Voltage:
- 100 - 240V AC, 50/60Hz
- 48v DC (optional)
• Power consumption – up to 50w max

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Chapter 2
INSTALLATION
2.1. GENERAL INFORMATION
This chapter describes the installing the IRD-2900 Series.
2.1.1. Safety Precautions

To avoid injury and prevent equipment damage, observe the following safety
precautions:
• Do not move or ship equipment unless it is correctly packaged in its original
wrapping and shipping containers.
• Only Scopus trained personnel can perform service and maintenance for the
equipment.
• To prevent lightning damage, ground the unit according to local regulations.
• Do no permit unqualified personnel to operate the unit.
2.1.2. Inventory Check
CAUTION
IF ANYTHING IS MISSING OR DAMAGED, DO NOT CONTINUE WITH THE INSTALLATION. SEE THE PROCEDURES IN THE
FRONT OF THIS MANUAL FOR SCOPUS SUPPORT.
Before installing the unit, ensure that all the equipment has arrived and check
for damage according to the following list:
ITEM QUANTITY
IRD-2900 Professional Integrated Receiver Decoder 1
Power cable 1
User manual, IRD-2900 Professional Integrated Receiver Decoder 1
Breakout cable if applicable 1/2

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2.2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

2.2.1. Site Preparation
NOTE
If the IRD is to be installed in a standard 19" rack, verify that the rack is fully prepared for the
installation. To facilitate easy access during installation and maintenance, leave sufficient space
behind the rack.
The IRD must be installed within 1.5m (5 feet) from an easily accessible
grounded AC outlet, capable of furnishing the required supply voltage as
detailed below (see Paragraph 2.4.1).
The use of a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) and an AVR (Automated Voltage
Regulation) is highly recommended to ensure uninterrupted operation of the
IRD.
Ensure that a qualified electrician has installed the mains power supply in
accordance with local power authority regulations. All powering should be wired
with an earth leakage in accordance with local regulations.
CAUTION
ENSURE THAT THE RACK HAS BEEN CORRECTLY GROUNDED BEFORE SWITCHING ON THE IRD-2900 DEVICE. WHEN
REMOVING THE UNIT, REMOVE THE GROUNDED CONNECTION ONLY AFTER THE UNIT IS SWITCHED OFF AND UNPLUGGED.
2.2.2. Mechanical Installation

The unit includes two mounting brackets. The brackets are fastened with screws
on the sides of the IRD Chassis.
To prepare the IRD for rack installation:
1. Fasten the brackets to the side rails of the rack with four screws (not
included in the kit), two per side.
Several IRD devices can be installed in a standard 19" rack, one above the
other.

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2.2.3. Insertion of the DVB-CI Module (PCMCIA)

WARNING
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR INSERT THE DVB-CI MODULE OR THE SMART CARD
WHILE THE IRD IS POWERING UP ON OR INNITIALIZING
The figure to the left illustrates the IRD with the DVB-CI
module (PCMCIA card) and the Smart Card used to
decrypt the incoming signal. The IRD is provided with two
PCMCIA slots for up to two DVB-CI modules. The PCMCIA
should be firmly inserted into one of the two slots
provided to ensure contact. Each DVB-CI module
accommodates one Smart Card, inserted with the UP
mark pointing upwards and forward.
2.3. CABLE CONNECTION

The IRD-2900 provides all the connections on its rear panel.
The rear panel is comprised of audio outputs, video outputs, data outputs, and
control interfaces (see Table 2-1 for cable information).
Figure 1-13 illustrates the IRD-2992 rear panel, as an example for connector
types.

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Table 2-1: IRD-2900 Rear Panel – Connectors and Cables
INTERFACE CONNECTOR TYPE CABLE TYPE
QPSK Front-end RF IN 75 Ω F-Type RG-6

QPSK Front-end 75 Ω F-Type RG-6
Loop Out Connector
MPEGoIP Input RJ-45 FTP Cat 5
Management RJ-45 FTP Cat 5
MPEGoIP/DATA Output RJ-45 FTP Cat 5

Analog Audio Out1 left 600 Ω XLR (balanced) Shielded audio cable
Analog Audio Out1 right 600 Ω XLR (balanced) Shielded audio cable
Analog Audio Out2 left 600 Ω XLR (balanced) Shielded audio cable
Analog Audio Out2 right 600 Ω XLR (balanced) Shielded audio cable
Video Out, S-Video Y/C 75 Ω DIN connector Super video cable
Composite Video Out, CVBS1 75 Ω BNC RG-59

RG11 A/U (recommended)
Data Output (RS-232/RS-422) 9 PIN D-Type Serial Cable
Control (RS-232/RS-485) 9 PIN D-Type Serial Cable
Audio Balanced 3 & 4 600 Ω D-sub 15p to Breakout Cable

4XLR 204346 (Scopus material)
AES/EBU 1-4 Unbalanced 75 Ω 4xBNC or BNC Cable

75 Ω D-sub 15p
ASI in/out1/out2 75 Ω BNC RG-59

Genlock In 75 Ω BNC RG-59
Genlock Out 75 Ω BNC RG-59
SDI out 1 &2 75 Ω BNC RG-59

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The IRD supports terminal control from a standard PC through a serial RS-232,
RS-485, and GPI cable. Table 2-2 and Table 2-3 detail the pin-to-pin and signal
assignments of the RS-232 and RS-485 cables respectively.
Table 2-2: RS-232 and RS-485 Control Connector Pin-Out

Descriptions
PIN DESIGNATION PIN DESIGNATION
1 RS-232 CD/RS-485 TX (+) 6 RS-232 DSR/RS-485 TX (-)
2 RS-232 RXD 7 RS-232 RTS
3 RS-232 TXD 8 RS-232 CTS/RS-485 RX (+)
4 RS-232 DTR 9 RS-232 Ring/RS-485 RX (-)
5 Common
Table 2-3 also details the pin designations for data output (RS-232 and GPI).
These two data flow protocols can be simultaneously enabled over the connector
interface.
Table 2-3: RS-232 Low Speed Data and GPI Output Pin-Out
Descriptions
1 GPI1 NC 6 GPI1 Common
2 RX Data 7 GPI1 NO
3 TX Data 8 GPI2 NC
4 GPI2 Common 9 GPI2 NO
5 Common

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Table 2-4: RJ-45 High Speed Data Pin-Out Description
3 Enable (-) 6 Enable (+)
4 Data (-) 7 Clock (-)
5 Data (+) 8 Clock (+)
Table 2-5: Audio 3-4 Breakout Cable (Scopus P/N 204346)

Pin Out Description
1 Audio 4 XLR Right (+) 8 Audio 4 XLR Left Common
2 Audio 4 XLR Left (+) 10 Audio 3 XLR Left Common
3 Audio 3 XLR Right Common 11 Audio 4 XLR Right (-)
4 Audio 3 XLR Right (+) 12 Audio 4 XLR Left (-)
5 Audio 3 XLR Left (+) 14 Audio 3 XLR Right (-)
7 Audio 4 XLR Right Common 15 Audio 3 XLR Left (-)
Table 2-6: AES/EBU Balanced Breakout Cable (Scopus P/N

204345) Pin Out Descriptions
1 AES/EBU 4 (+) 8 AES/EBU 3 Common
2 AES/EBU 3 (+) 10 AES/EBU 1 Common
3 AES/EBU 2 Common 11 AES/EBU 4 (-)
4 AES/EBU 2 (+) 12 AES/EBU 3 (-)
5 AES/EBU 1 (+) 14 AES/EBU 2 (-)
7 AES/EBU 4 Common 15 AES/EBU 1 (-)

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2.4. INITIALIZATION AND CONFIGURATION

Prior to turning on the IRD, ensure that all cabling is correct. Ensure that the
unit is connected to the mains power supply and grounded according to local
instructions.
2.4.1. Electrical Power Connection

The IRD is powered by AC power. Connecting the AC power cable to the IRD AC
connector makes the ground connection to the IRD.
When the IRD is rack-mounted, the jackscrew must be connected to the rack
housing, which in turn should be correctly grounded.
For a view on the jackscrew, see Figure 2-2.
AC Power Supply Configuration 1 AC Power Supply Configuration 2
Figure 2-2: IRD Jackscrew Ground Connections

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2.4.2. Powering Up
When powering up the IRD and the receiver is not tuned, expect one of the
following warnings:
• Front-End warning – Demodulator not sync
• Bit Stream warning – No sync – 0x47 detected
• Bit Stream warning – PSI not detected
In case the IRD warning LED is lit orange, the operator must perform the
following:
• Tuning or configuring the IRD device
• Selecting a service from the input stream
When the IRD is correctly configured the display shows “All OK” and both LEDs
are lit green.
NOTE
Prior to initialization, review the IRD Operation and Management (see Chapter 4) for how to use
and navigate through the menus and for explanations of configuration parameters.
2.4.3. Tuning
The IRD receiver must be configured in order to receive a transport stream. For
details about an IRD device with a DVB-S receiver module, see Paragraph
4.3.1.1. For details about an IRD device with an MPEG-over-IP front-end
module, see Paragraph 4.3.1.2.

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2.4.4. Performing Serviceability Check

After installing, initializing, or configuring the IRD, maintenance checks must be
performed to ensure that the unit is serviceable. A video monitor must be
connected to the IRD in order to perform the check. Table 2-7 lists systematic
instructions for performing a serviceability check.
Table 2-7: IRD Serviceability Check
STEP CHECK
1 On the LCD display the LCD status message reads STATUS OK
2 On the IRD front panel the two LEDs are green
3 Service selected is displayed on the LCD display

4 Video picture on monitor
5 Audio channels left and right

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Chapter 3
IRD CONTROL INTERFACES
There are two control interfaces for operating, configuring, and monitoring the
IRD-2900:
• Front Panel control interface
• Web Management control interface
This chapter describes the appearance of the controls and displays of these
interfaces, and provides general explanations on how they are used.
3.1. FRONT PANEL CONTROL

INTERFACE
3.1.1. Introduction
This section describes the IRD-2900’s Front Panel control interface, which is the
most direct, basic, and extensive control of the device.
3.1.2. Front Panel Controls and Displays

The front panel is used for extensive local control and for monitoring the
operation. Figure 3-1 illustrates the IRD-2900 front panel.
Figure 3-1: IRD-2900 Front Panel
The IRD-2900 front panel contains:

• LCD Display
The LCD display is a large, easy to use, graphical display. It is used to
display enhanced menus with graphical interfaces, such as: charts, radio
buttons, tables, and icons.

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• Status LEDs
The two LEDs show WARNING and PWR/FAIL statuses, when both LEDs are
green the IRD status is OK. The WARNING LED (Green/Orange) indicates the
operational status. The PWR/FAIL LED (Green/Red) indicates the hardware
status.
• Arrow Keys
The arrow keys include [Up], [Down], [Right], [Left]. The keys are
used to navigate between the different menu items and sub-menus. They
are also used to select and change parameters during setup and
configuration procedures.
• [Enter] Key
The [Enter] key is used to select or enter a configuration setup.
• [Esc] Key
The [Esc] key is used to abort a configuration setup or to return to the
menu's previous level.
• Short Cut Keys
The short cut keys include the [F1]/[F2] buttons. These buttons are
operator–programmable for immediate activation of predefined
procedures (in future software version).
3.1.3. IRD Front Panel Screen Types

The IRD-2900 display has access to the following five screen types:
• Menu navigation screen
• Edit Menu screen
• Table Menu screen
• Edit value screen
• Select value screen
NOTE
When a menu has more than four items, the manual displays two screens: dark grey and light
grey. The dark grey screen displays the first four items visible followed by . Additional items
are shown in a grey screen and can be accessed using [up]/[down].
NOTE
Move up or use [Enter] to select the item.
The following paragraphs describe the different front panel screen types.

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3.1.3.1. Menu Navigation Screen

The Menu Navigation screen enables navigating through the tree structure of
the IRD-2900 menu.
In this example, the Menu Navigation screen displays the following items:
Configuration 1-2
1 Receiver
2 Stream
3 Service
4 Video
5 Audio
6 Data
7 Conditional Access
8 Unit
A. Top line indicates the menu name (Configuration) and the menu hierarchal
position (1-2, for example Configuration under the Root menu).
[ Up]/[ Up/Down]/[ Down] symbols indicate that up or down scrolling
is possible.
B. Next up to four displayed lines is a list of numbered items.
C. Additional Available Items

The list can include more than four items, but only four items are visible
at a time. When more than four items are enabled, you can scroll using
the [UP]/[Down] arrow keys on the IRD-2900 front panel.
The currently selected option is displayed with white characters over a
black background (see Item #3 in the example).
To access the next menu level press [Enter] to select the marked item
(either another Menu Navigation screen or an Edit Menu screen).

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3.1.3.2. Edit Menu Screen

The Edit menu screen enables you to select, change or display the value of a
parameter or set of parameters.
In this example, the Edit Menu screen displays the following items:
Stream 1-2-2
1 Decoder Stream Source FRONT-END (QPSK)

2 27MHz Synchronization STREAM PCR
A. Top line indicates the menu name (Stream) and the menu hierarchal
position (1-2-2, for example Root-Configuration-Stream) in the IRD-
2900 Menu Tree. [ Up]/[ Up/Down]/[ Down] symbols indicate that up
or down scrolling is possible.
B. Next up to four displayed lines is a list of numbered items relevant to the
menu and their current values. The information provided for each item in the
list is:
• Left-aligned column displays a numbered list of parameters.
• Right-aligned column displays the value of the parameter.
- Editable parameters have a pencil icon next to them.
- Parameters without the pencil icon are informative only.
at a time. When more than four items are enabled, you can scroll the list
using the [UP]/[Down] arrow keys.
Press [ESC] to abort the selection or to return to the menu’s previous
level.
Press [Enter] to select the pointed editable option; a parameter-
editing screen is displayed. This can be a Table Menu screen, an Edit
Value screen, or a Select Value screen.

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3.1.3.3. Table Menu Screen

The Table menu screen displays information about various parameters using a
table format.
In this example, the Table Menu screen displays the following columns:
Name ID Type Mode
1 PROGRAM 1 000A TV FTA
2 PROGRAM 2 0046 TV FTA
3 PROGRAM 3 0050 TV CAS
4 PROGRAM 4 01F7 TV CAS
A. Top line displays the headers for each table column.
B. Next up to four displayed lines is a numbered list of parameters relevant

to the menu and their current values. A radio button indicates which
parameter is currently active ( currently enabled and currently disabled)

at a time. When more than four items are available, you can scroll the list
using the [UP]/[Down] arrow keys.
Press [ESC] to abort the selection and return to the Edit Menu screen
without changing the parameters.
Press [Enter] to select the currently enabled button . The selected
option becomes enabled and the former active option is disabled.

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3.1.3.4. Edit Value Screen

The Edit Value screen enables setting up a parameter value. The parameter
value can be a number or a string of characters. Each digit or character is set up
individually.
In this example, the Edit Value screen displays the following information:
Pcr1
1062 [Hex]
<0000 – 1FFF>
A. Top line displays the parameter name (Pcr1). The pencil icon indicates
that the parameter value is editable.
B. Second line displays the current value of the parameter. Changing the
value of the parameter is performed using the arrow keys:
• [Left] and [Right] arrow keys are used to mark a digit or a character
for change. The marked digit or a character is displayed with white
character over black background (see example above)
• [Up] and [Down] arrow keys are used to scroll up or down the digits
(range 0 thru 9) or the characters (a to z, A to Z, 0 to 9 and ctr.). The
scroll range can be limited to prevent setting up values out of range.
C. Third line displays the allowed range of values for the parameter.
Press [ESC] to abort the setup and return one level up to the Edit Value
Screen without changing the parameters.
Press [Enter] to accept the value. The display returns one level up to the
Edit Value Screen and the new value is displayed as the current value of the
parameter.

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3.1.3.5. Select Value Screen (Multiple Choices)

The Select Value screen displays a list of selectable items.
In this example, the Select Value screen displays the following information:
Format
3 PAL M
4 PAL BG
5 PAL D
6 PAL N
A. Top line displays the parameter name (Format). The pencil icon
indicates that the items are selectable from a list of displayed options.
[ Up]/[ Up/Down]/[ Down] symbols indicate that up or down scrolling
is possible.
B. Next up to four displayed lines is a numbered list of parameters

relevant to the menu and their current values. A radio button indicates
which parameters are currently activated ( currently enabled and
currently disabled)
at a time. When more than four items exist, you can scroll the list using
the [UP]/[Down] arrow keys.
Press [ESC] to abort setup and return one level up of the Select Value
Screen without changing the parameters.
Press [Enter] to select the marked option (the selected option becomes
enabled and the former enabled option is disabled ). The display
returns up one level to the Select Value screen; the new option is
displayed as the current option of the parameter.

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3.1.4. IRD Menu Tree

Setup, control, and monitoring of the IRD-2900 operation can be performed
locally by using the IRD-2900 Menu.
This menu is displayed on the front panel LCD display and is operated using the
front panel control keys. The basic tree structure of the IRD front panel menu is
illustrated in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2: IRD-2900 Front Panel Menu (Root Menu) - Basic Structure

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3.1.5. IRD Initial Menu Operation

To activate the IRD Front Panel Root Menu perform the following:
1. Power up the IRD-2900. The IRD initialization phase begins. The IRD
displays the initialization display:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MPEG-2 I.R.
Service1:
Initializing
Please Wait...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. When the initialization process is completed, the IRD displays one of the two
options:
• Status OK – Both green LEDs are lit.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Status OK Service1: TV
Click Enter for menu TRT INT

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
• Front-End Warning – The warning LED turns orange.

___________________________________________
Service1:
Click Enter for menu

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3. Click [Enter] to activate and enter the IRD Root Menu:
Root 1
1 Preset
2 Configuration
3 Status
The IRD Root Menu provides the following main branch options:
• IRD Preset Menu – See Paragraph 4.2 for a detailed description.
• IRD Configuration Menu – See Paragraph 4.3 for a detailed description.
• IRD Status Menu – See Paragraph 4.4 for a detailed description.

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3.2. WEB MANAGEMENT CONTROL

INTERFACE
3.2.1. Introduction
The IRD-2900’s Web Management software is a user-friendly graphical interface
that allows easy control and configuration of the device through a remote
computer, using a regular Web Browser. No other software needs to be installed.
Managing the IRD-2900 parameters using the Web-based control is as easy as
point-and-click.
The Web Management interface is used for controlling, configuring, and

monitoring the device remotely, using a regular PC and any standard Web
Browser.
Figure 3-3 displays an example of an IRD-2900 Web Management interface

screen.
Figure 3-3: IRD-2900 Front Panel
The IRD-2900 Web Management interface contains a number of elements and

controls that are explained and demonstrated in the following paragraph.

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3.2.2. Controls and Displays

FREE TEXT WINDOW
Figure 3-4 displays an example of a Free Text Window. To use this element,
simply type the required value into the window.
Figure 3-4: Free Text window
DROP DOWN MENU
Figure 3-4 displays an example of a Drop Down Menu. To use this element,
simply click the triangle-shaped Down-arrow, and select the required value from
the list of options that appears.
Figure 3-5: Drop Down Menu
SUBMIT BUTTON
The Submit Button is situated at the bottom of the Web Management interface
window. This button physically sets the IRD-2900’s configuration according to
the parameter values that were selected/inserted in the current control screen.
Figure 3-6 displays the Submit button.
Figure 3-6: Submit Button

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REFRESH BUTTON
The Refresh Button is situated at the bottom of the Web Management interface
window. This button displays the actual values of the current screen’s
parameters, queried directly from the IRD-2900. Figure 3-7 displays the Refresh
button.
Figure 3-7: Refresh Button
WEB-BROWSER’S ADDRESS BAR
Figure 3-8 displays an example of a Web-Browser’s address bar. The address

bar is responsible for providing the Web browser access to the IRD-2900’s Web
Management interface.
Figure 3-8: Web-Browser’s Address Bar

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NAVIGATION MENU TREE
The Navigation Menu Tree displays a root menu to the IRD Configuration and
Status menus. This element in the IRD-2900 Web Management interface is of
great importance to the operator. It fulfills two major purposes:
1. An easy-to-use navigation tool, for navigating between all of the IRD-2900
control menus.
2. A highly informative tree-diagram that makes orientation within the IRD-
2900 control menus as easy as can be.
Figure 3-9 is an example of a Navigation Menu Tree
Figure 3-9: Navigation Menu Tree

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Chapter 4
IRD OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
4.1. GENERAL
This chapter provides an encompassing description of controlling the IRD-2900
through its Front Panel, and Web Management interfaces.
The Front Panel control interface contains all the existing IRD-2900 control
parameters, while the Web Management interface allows easy access to the
same parameters from a remote computer. Therefore the description of these
two interfaces is interlaced, and brought together in this chapter.
4.2. PRESET MENU

The IRD Preset main menu will be supported in future software releases.

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4.3. CONFIGURATION MENU

The IRD Configuration Menu allows configuring parameters, including general
operating, control, and setup procedures.
To access the Configuration Menu, select the “Configuration” option in the

Root Menu (navigate vertically by using the [Up]/[Down] arrow keys, and
select by pressing [Enter]).
Root 1
1 Preset
2 Configuration
3 Status
The Configuration Menu is displayed in the following menu navigation screen

(eight selectable items):
Configuration 1-2
1 Receiver
2 Stream
3 Service
4 Video
5 Audio
6 Data
8 Unit

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Figure 4-1 displays a tree diagram of the IRD Configuration menu.
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Root
Receiver
Stream
Service
Video
Audio
Data
Conditional
Access
Unit
Figure 4-1: IRD Configuration Main Menu
NOTE
The IRD-2900 can support either IP or QPSK receiving modules. The configuration menu
structure changes in accordance to each of these available module options.

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4.3.1. Receiver Module Configuration Menu

The IRD-2900 series is provided with a wide range of TS interface options. The
Receiver Configuration Menu provides access to the relevant receiver
module. The following input interface options are supported by the IRD-2900:
1. QPSK RECEIVER CONFIGURATION MENU

The QPSK Receiver Configuration menu is used for configuring the QPSK
receiver parameters for tuning the IRD to the required Transport Stream.
This menu provides configuration options for the QPSK modulated input
signal. It is available only in an IRD-2900 equipped with a Satellite QPSK
Receiver Front-End Module. For details, see Paragraph 4.3.1.1
2. IP RECEIVER CONFIGURATION MENU:

The IP Receiver Configuration menu is used for configuring the MPEG-over-IP
interface, defining IP connectivity and Transport Stream parameter values.
This menu provides configuration options for parameters used for defining
IP-network connectivity parameters for the IRD device and the source
Transport Stream. It is available only in an IRD-2900 equipped with an IP
front-end module. For details, see Paragraph 4.3.1.2.
4.3.1.1. QPSK Receiver Configuration Menu

The QPSK Receiver Configuration Menu is available only when a QPSK card is
installed in the IRD.
The QPSK Receiver Configuration Menu contains the following parameters,

used to tune the receiver to the input signal:
• Frequency – Satellite transponder frequency. Can be acquired from satellite
transponder information.
• Symbol Rate – Can be acquired from satellite transponder information.
• Viterbi Rate – Can be detected automatically or acquired from satellite
• Spectral Inversion – Can be detected automatically or acquired from
satellite transponder information.
• Horizontal and Vertical Polarization – Can be acquired from satellite
• LNB L.O. type – Can be acquired in accordance to the frequency range and
antenna installation.
• Freq Range – possible frequency ranges: Ku-Band, C-Band, or L-Band
NOTE
The LNB local oscillator (L.O.) Frequency parameter is activated when the Ku/C-Band is selected.

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To access the QPSK Receiver Configuration Menu in the front panel control
interface go to Configuration
Receiver
The following figure illustrates the QPSK Receiver configuration menu:

Receiver 1-2-1
01 Frequency 1.068000 [GHz]

02 Symbol Rate 29.818000 [Mbaud]
03 Viterbi Rate AUTOMATIC
04 Spectral Inversion AUTOMATIC
05 LNB Power Supply 18V (HORIZONTAL)

06 LNB 22 KHz OFF (Low Band)
07 Freq Drift Compensate OFF
08 LNB L.O. Frequency 09.750000[GHz]
09 LNB L.O. Type UNIVERSAL <9.75,...
10 Frequency Range L BAND
11 Frequency Band Scan OFF

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Figure 4-2 displays the corresponding Web Management window.
Figure 4-2: QPSK Receiver Parameters Menu

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The following paragraphs describe the QPSK Receiver Configuration options.
• FREQUENCY SETUP
The Frequency parameter must be set in accordance with the required
satellite transponder frequency. The frequency can be acquired from the
satellite transponder information.
Frequency
1.068000 [GHz]
<0.950000 - 2.150000>
In this example, the valid frequency range is between 0.95 and 2.15GHz.
Valid frequency range varies according to the selected Band (see Table 4-1).
Table 4-1: Band Frequency Range
BAND MINIMUM FREQUENCY MAXIMUM FREQUENCY
Ku-Band 10.700000GHz 12.750000GHz
C-Band 3.200000GHz 4.200000GHz
L-Band 0.950000GHz 2.150000GHz
• SYMBOL RATE SETUP

The Symbol Rate parameter must be set in accordance with the satellite
transponder symbol rate. The Symbol Rate value can be acquired from the
satellite transponder information or can be calculated, with the bit rate
information.
Symbol Rate
29.818000 [Mbaud]
<01.000000 – 45.000000>
Valid Rate Range is between 01.000000 and 45.000000Mbaud.
NOTE
It is important to input the accurate Symbol Rate down to the sixth digit after the decimal point.

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• VITERBI SETUP
The Viterbi Rate parameter sets the Viterbi error correction rate value.
The Viterbi parameter can be acquired from the satellite transponder
information or can be set to automatic. When set to automatic mode, the
IRD-2900 device tries all Viterbi rates until locking the rate to the
transport stream.
Viterbi Rate
1 AUTOMATIC
2 1/2
3 2/3
4 3/4
5 5/6
6 7/8
Possible options are:
• Automatic
• 1/2
• 2/3
• 3/4
• 5/6
• 7/8
NOTE
If the specific Viterbi rate is not provided, selecting the Automatic option enables the IRD to
automatically detect the Viterbi rate.

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Figure 4-3: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Viterbi Rate

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• SPECTRAL INVERSION SETUP

The Spectral Inversion parameter sets the spectral mode of operation.
This parameter is configured according to the information provided from
the broadcast head-end or can be set to automatic.
When set to automatic mode, the IRD-2900 tries the two spectral modes
until obtaining synchronization.
Spectral Inversion
1 AUTOMATIC
2 INVERTED
3 NORMAL

• Automatic – Automatically selects between Normal and Inverted
spectral mode
• Inverted – Inverted spectral mode
• Normal – Normal spectral mode
Figure 4-4: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Spectral Inversion

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• LNB POWER SUPPLY SETUP

The IRD sets the polarization of the receiving antenna by providing
different voltage levels to the LNB, 13v for vertical polarization and 18v
for horizontal polarization.
The polarization of the receiving antenna is determined according to the
polarity of the satellite transponder.
LNB Power Supply

1 13V (VERTICAL)
2 18V (HORIZONTAL)
3 OFF

• OFF: No voltage is supplied to the LNB. Use this option either when
cascading IRDs using the loop-through connector on the QPSK
interface or when this voltage is supplied to the LNB by external
source.
• 13V (Vertical) – Vertical polarization
• 18V (Horizontal) – Horizontal polarization
Figure 4-5: QPSK Receiver Parameters – LNB Power Supply

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• LNB 22 KHZ SETUP

The receiver controls the LNB band by sending a 22KHz signal. When the
signal is sent, the LNB uses its High Band Local Oscillator (L.O.). When the
signal is not sent, the LNB uses its Low Band L.O.
The local oscillator is used to convert the signal from Ku-Band or C-Band
to L-Band. Two local oscillators exist one for each band to leverage full
spectrum.
LNB 22 KHz
1 OFF (Low Band)
2 ON (High Band)

• OFF – Low band L.O.
• ON – High band L.O.
Figure 4-6: QPSK Receiver Parameters – LNB 22KHz

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• FREQ DRIFT COMPENSATE SETUP:

This option enables or disables the frequency drift compensation function.
When frequency drift compensate mode is enabled, the IRD tracks
frequency drifts that are caused by a drift in the LNB L.O. and caused by
environmental changes.
Freq Drift Compensate

1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF
• ON
• LNB L.O. TYPE SETUP

The LNB L.O. type parameter defines the LNB oscillator type in use. Two
standards are generally used: ‘Universal’ and ‘Wide Band’.
In addition, the oscillator value can be manually configured.
The LNB L.O. type can be acquired from satellite transponder information.
Most satellites use the ‘Universal’ type of L.O. unless specified otherwise.
NOTE
Manual configuration of the oscillator frequency is rarely used and is intended for advanced users
only.
LNB L.O. Type

1 UNIVERSAL (9.75,10.6)
2 WIDE BAND (9.75,10.75)
3 Ku BAND
4 C BAND
5 DiSEqC (9.75, 10.6)

• Universal (9.75,10.6) – Defines LNB universal L.O. type
• Wide Band (9.75, 10.75) – Defines LNB wide band L.O. type
• Ku-Band – Defines Ku-Band LNB L.O. type
• C-Band – Defines C-Band LNB L.O. type
• DiSEqC (9.75, 10.75)

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Figure 4-7: QPSK Receiver Parameters – LNB L.O. Type
NOTE
When selecting the Ku-Band or the C-Band, you must manually set the L.O. frequency (see the
following Section I in this chapter).

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• LNB L.O. FREQUENCY SETUP

The LNB L.O. Frequency parameter defines the down converting frequency.
The carrier is converted from either Ku Band or C Band to L Band. The LNB L.O.
frequency parameter is displayed when the Ku or C-Band is entered from the
LNB L.O. type menu. This is used by the IRD to tune the input filters to the
incoming signal frequency.
LNB L.O. Frequency
09.750000 [GHz]
<09.000000 - 20.000000>
Valid LNB L.O. frequency range is between 9.000000 and
20.000000GHz
NOTE
The LNB L.O. frequency range changes in accordance with the band type:
Ku-Band L.O. frequency range, 9.000000 – 20.000000
C-Band L.O. frequency range, 5.000000 – 6.000000
• FREQUENCY RANGE SETUP

The Frequency Range parameter defines the input frequency band:
Ku-Band, C-Band, or L-Band.
This parameter affects the displayed frequencies and ranges of the IRD
QPSK receiver parameters.
Frequency Range
1 L BAND
2 Ku BAND
3 C BAND

• L-Band – Receiving in the L-Band frequency range
• Ku-Band – Receiving in the Ku-Band frequency range
• C-Band – Receiving in the C-Band frequency range

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Figure 4-8: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Frequency Range

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• FREQUENCY BAND SCAN COMMAND:

The Frequency Band Scan Command allows scanning the selected
frequency range if the frequency is unknown. The symbol rate must be
known and set in the IRD. The IRD scan the frequency range, while
seeking a valid DVB stream. Upon locating a valid DVB stream, the IRD
marks the located frequency and service name. Results output either to
the RS-232 port (terminal) or Telnet. The following figure displays the
Frequency Band Scan Screen
NOTE
The IRD scans only the L-band frequency range. Located frequencies are shown in L-Band and
must be modified for the relevant frequency value if they are tuned to either C-band or Ku-band.
Frequency Band Scan

1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF – Frequency scan is disabled
• ON – Frequency scan is enabled

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Figure 4-9: QPSK Receiver Parameters – Frequency Band Scan

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4.3.1.2. IP Receiver Configuration Menu

The IP Receiver Configuration Menu is available only when an IP receiver card is
installed in the IRD.
NOTE
Make sure all switches and routers are IGMPv2 enabled and that all transport stream sources
have unique multicast IP addresses.
The IP Receiver Configuration Menu contains parameters that are used for
connecting the IRD to the IP network for connecting to a relevant TS source.
Figure 4-10 displays a tree diagram of the IP Receiver Configuration Menu.
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Root
Receiver
Operational
IP Address IP Address
Input
Subnet Mask Subnet Mask Failover Delay
Default Default
Gateway Gateway
Source IP Source IP
Address Address
UDP Port UDP Port
Figure 4-10: IP Receiver Configuration Menu

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NOTE
When IP data (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway etc.) configuration is not done
properly, a “Front-End Warning – IP Configuration Error” appears on the IRD’s LCD.
Operator must make sure all parameter values were set in accordance with IP standards.
To access the IP Receiver Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface
go to Configuration
Receiver.
The following figure illustrates the IP Receiver configuration menu:

Receiver 1-2-1
1 MPEGoIP Input 1
2 MPEGoIP Input 2
3 General
The following paragraphs describe the IP Receiver menu items.
MPEGOIP INPUT 1 (OR 2i)

MPEGoIP Input 1 1-2-1-1
1 IP Address 195.025.000.035
2 Network Mask 255.255.255.000
3 Default Gateway 195.025.000.001
4 Source IP Address 224.010.010.010
5 UDP Port 02000
i
In a Dual Input device, the MPEGoIP Input 2 menu exists, and is identical

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Figure 4-11: MPEG Over IP Input # Parameters
NOTE
All Web Management Figures that describe the IRD IP parameters were taken from a Dual Input
device. The number of inputs can be easily deduced by looking at the IRD’s Web Menu Tree.
Notice the parameter duality throughout the tree (e.g. Video2, VBI2, and Audio3 and Audio4
correspond with MPEGoIP Input 2).

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• IP ADDRESS
The IP Address parameter defines the IP interface IP address.
IP Address
191.025.000.035
The value in each field must be a number between 0 and 255.
• NETWORK MASK
Network Mask
255.255.255.000
• DEFAULT GATEWAY
The Default Gateway parameter defines the network default gateway
address. This is the address of a local IP router on the same network as
the IRD-2900 that is used to forward traffic beyond the local network.
Default Gateway
195.025.000.001
• SOURCE IP ADDRESS
The Source IP Address parameter defines the transport stream IP
address. IP address could be either Unicast or Multicast.
Subnet MasSource IP Addressk
255.255.255.000

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NOTE
The above parameters (IP Address, Network Mask, Default Gateway, Source IP Address)
all appear on the same Web page within the Web Management interface (See Figure 4-11). This
helps in configuring IP definitions correctly, and easily.
• UDP PORT
The UDP Port parameter defines the port number of the transport stream
source.
UDP Port
02000
<00000 - 65535>
Valid UDP port number is between 0 and 65535.
GENERAL
General 1-2-1-3
1 Operational Input 01
2 Failover Delay 00000[mSec]

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Figure 4-12: General Parameters
• OPERATIONAL INPUT
The Operational Input parameter defines and activates the primary
port.
Operational Input
01
<01 - 02>
Acceptable values are 01 and 02.

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Figure 4-13 General Parameters – Operational Input

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• FAILOVER DELAY
When a failure occurs The Failover Delay parameter defines the amount
of time in mSec before switching to the redundant port.
Failover Delay
00000 [mSec]
<00000 - 20000>
Valid range is between 0 and 20000msec.

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4.3.2. Stream Configuration Menu

To access the Stream Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Stream.
Figure 4-14 displays a tree diagram of the Stream Configuration Menu.
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Root
Stream
Source
Type
Rate Range
ASI Output
Source
27MHz
Synchronization
Figure 4-14: Stream Configuration Menu

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The following figure illustrates the Stream configuration menu:

Stream 1-2-2
1 Source FRONT-END (QPSK)

2 Type DVB
3 ASI Input-Rate Range UPTO 72Mb/s
4 ASI Output Source AFTER DECRYPTION
5 27MHz Synchronization STREAM PCR
Figure 4-15: Stream Parameters (QPSK)

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NOTE
All the following Stream Parameters Web Management screens are examples taken from a
QPSK device. In case an IP receiver is installed in the IRD-2900, the only visible change in the
Stream Parameters window is in the Decoder Stream parameter (see Figure 4-17; notice
‘Front-End (IP)’ in the drop down menu, which replaces ‘Front-End (QPSK)’). All other
Stream Parameters options remain the same.
Figure 4-16: Stream Parameters – Decoder Stream Source (IP)

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The following paragraphs describe the Stream Configuration parameters.
• DECODER STREAM SOURCE

The IRD supports a wide range of optional input interfaces, allowing the
IRD to receive input streams from different sources.
The Decoder Stream Source parameter defines the input stream source.
When a QPSK receiver is active in the IRD, the following menu is displayed:
Decoder Stream Source

1 FRONT-END (QPSK)
2 ASI
3 SERIAL RS422
4 None
When an IP receiver interface is active in the IRD, the following menu
appears:
Decoder Stream Source

1 FRONT-END (IP)
2 ASI
3 SERIAL RS422
4 None
NOTE
The Decoder Stream Source screen is dynamic and it changes according to the currently active
IRD interface.

• Front-end (QPSK) (if applicable) – Selects the QPSK Receiver Front-
end Interface as the source for the input transport stream
• Front-end (IP) (if applicable) – Selects the IP Front-End Interface as
the source for the input transport stream
• ASI – Select the ASI digital input as the source for the input transport
stream
• Serial RS422 – Selects the RS-422 serial input as the source for the
input transport stream
NOTE
Qualified personnel should handle serial RS-422 option only.
• None: No input source is selected for the IRD-2900.

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NOTE
When Front-End (IP) is selected, the 27Mhz Synchronization option must be set to Fixed-
Value (see the following Section D in this chapter).
Figure 4-17: Stream Parameters – Decoder Stream Source (QPSK)

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• ASI INPUT-RATE RANGE

The ASI Input-Rate Range parameter defines the range of the ASI input
rates.
ASI Input-Rate Range

1 UPTO 72Mb/s
2 UPTO 108Mb/s
3 ABOVE 108Mb/s

• UPTO 72Mb/s – Selected when using a CAM for descrambling
• UPTO 108Mb/s – Selected when bypassing the CI
• ABOVE 108Mb/s – Selected when using PID dropping option (PID
dropping will be supported in future SW release).
Figure 4-18 displays the corresponding Web Management window (note that this
parameter is named Stream Rate Range in the Web Management interface).

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Figure 4-18: Stream Parameters – Stream Rate Range
• STREAM TYPE
The Stream Type parameter allows choosing between ATSC format and
DVB format.
Type
1 ATSC
2 DVB
Figure 4-19: Stream Parameters – Stream Type

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• ASI OUTPUT SOURCE

The ASI Output Source defines the type of output source.
ASI Output Source

1 DECODER SOURCE
2 AFTER DECRYPTION
3 DISABLED

• Decoder Source –Input stream is directly routed to the ASI output
• After Decryption – Stream traverses the CAM and then is directed to
the ASI output
• Disabled – ASI output signal is disabled
Figure 4-20: Stream Parameters – ASI Output Source

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• 27 MHZ SYNCHRONIZATION
The 27 MHz Synchronization Configuration Option defines the
synchronization source for the IRD VCXO.
The Decoder Synchronization Source is a 27 MHz clock, generated by a
Voltage Controlled Cristal Oscillator (VCXO). It is used to synchronize the
IRD to the MPEG stream.
27MHz Synchronization
1 STREM PCR
2 FIXED VALUE
3 SYNC/GEN-LOCK

• Stream PCR – The VCXO is synchronized to the program clock
recovered from the PCR data.
• Fixed Value – The VCXO is running in free mode.
• Sync/Gen-Lock – Synchronizes the IRD according to external video
signal
NOTE
The VCXO is factory calibrated to a fixed 27 MHz clock.

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Figure 4-21: Stream Parameters – 27MHz Synchronization

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4.3.3. Service Configuration Menu

The Service Configuration Menu contains parameter setups for video and VBI
services.
Figure 4-22 displays a tree diagram of the Service Configuration Menu.
Figure 4-22: Service Configuration Menu

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To access the Service Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration Service.
The following figure illustrates the Service configuration menu:

Service 1-2-3
1 TV1 Select
2 TV2 Select
3 Stand-Alone Select
4 Preferred Language
5 PID Select
6 Mapping Port to Service
7 General Configuration
The Service Configuration Menu parameters are as follows:

• TV1 and TV2 Select (if applicable)
Enables to assign a service from the incoming TS to a decoder. In the
case of a dual decoder, a user can assign two services from the incoming
TS, one for each decoder (see Paragraph 4.3.3.1).
• Stand-Alone
This feature will be supported in future software releases.
• Preferred Language
This group contains parameters that define the preferred language (see
Paragraph 4.3.3.3).
• PID Select
This group contains parameters that define the PID components in the
elementary stream (see Paragraph 4.3.3.4).
• Mapping Port to Service
This group contains parameters that define the port mapping and service
components for each elementary stream (see Paragraph 4.3.3.5).
• General Configuration
This group contains parameters that define the response of the IRD to
various operational states (see Paragraph 4.3.3.6).

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4.3.3.1. TV1 Select (and TV2 Select)

The TV1 Select (and TV2 Select in dual decoder IRD’s) screen lists the
services analyzed from the service descriptor contained in the SDT.
The services in the TV1 Select and TV2 Select Configuration are displayed as a
four-column table.
To access the TV1 Select (and TV2 Select) Table Menu in the front panel control
Service
TV1 Select (or TV2 Select).
The following figure illustrates the TV1 Select (and TV2 Select) menu:
Name ID Type Mode

1 PROGRAM 1 000A TV FTA
2 PROGRAM 2 0046 TV FTA
3 PROGRAM 3 0050 TV CAS
4 PROGRAM 4 01F7 TV CAS
The table headers are as follows:

a. Name – Service name
b. ID – Service identification (ID)

c. TYPE – The service type. Options: TV, Radio, TLTX, NVOD, MOSAIC,
PAL, SECAM, MAC, FM, NTSC, and Data.
d. MODE – Indicates if the service is encrypted (CAS) or free to air (FTA).
Selecting a service from the TV1 and TV2 Table displays the following Service
Information table screen relevant to the selected service:
TYPE PID Description Port

1 PCR 1262 PCR1
2 Video 1262 Video1
3 Audio 1273 English-eng AUDIO101
4 Vbi 1269 691.Swedish-swe VBI1
The following paragraphs describe possible types elementary streams.
• PCR
The PCR elementary stream is a read only parameter.

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• VIDEO
The following figure displays the TV1 Video screen:
Video
1 None
2 Video1
The following figure displays the TV2 Video screen:
Video
1 None
2 Video2

• None – Video 1 (or Video 2 correspondingly) is not assigned to this
Service.
• Video 1 (or Video 2) – Video 1 (or Video 2 correspondingly) is
assigned to the Service.
• AUDIO
The following figure displays the TV1 Audio screen:
Audio
1 None
2 Audio1
Audio2
3
The following figure displays the TV2 Audio screen:
Audio
1 None
2 Audio3
Audio4
3

• None – No Audio is assigned to this Service.
• Audio 1 (and Audio 3 correspondingly) – Audio 1 (or Audio 3
correspondingly) is assigned to the Service.
• Audio 2 (and Audio 4 correspondingly) - Audio 2 (or Audio 4
correspondingly) is assigned to the Service.

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• VBI
The IRD-2900 series supports decoding and displaying Teletext Subtitling

graphics (according to DVB VBI standard EN 301 775, which specifies EBU
Teletext subtitling data, used for language translation).
Differently from DVB subtitling, Teletext Subtitling requires the decoder to have
the ability to create appropriate language fonts. The IRD-2900 has the following
Teletext Subtitling fonts installed:
• English, English Old
• German
• Italian
• French
• Portuguese, Spanish
• Dutch, Finnish, Swedish
• Norwegian, Danish
Assigning a VBI to a Service through this menu allows adding Teletext

Subtitles to that Service (for this purpose, the selected VBI PID must contain
Teletext Subtitling Data).
When choosing Teletext Subtitling here, operator must also enable TLTX
Subtitle Mode. For enabling TLTX Subtitle Mode see paragraph 4.3.4.3.
The following figure displays the TV1 VBI screen:
Vbi
1 None
2 Vbi1
The following figure displays the TV2 VBI screen:
Vbi
1 None
2 Vbi2

• None – This VBI PID is not assigned to the Service.
• VBI 1 (and VBI 2 correspondingly) – VBI 1 (or VBI 2
correspondingly) is assigned to this Service.

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4.3.3.2. Stand-Alone Select

This feature will be supported in future software release.
4.3.3.3. Preferred Language

The Preferred Language Edit Menu screen lists the audio channels available
for the received services.
To access the Preferred Language Edit Menu in the front panel control interface
go to Configuration
Service
Preferred Language.
Preferred Language 1-2-3-4
1 Audio 1 ALL LANGUAGES

2 Audio 2 English Old-ang
3 Audio 3 Romanian - ron
4 Audio 4 Zuylu - zul
05 Vbi 1 1073
06 Vbi 2 101F
07 Subtitling 1 1073
08 Subtitling 2 001F
NOTE
The number of audio channels provided in the Preferred Languages Menu is dynamic and is
determined by the IRD-2900 model. Audio 3 and Audio 4 channels are available in dual decoders,
IRD-2980, and IRD 2981 models only.
The operator can assign a preferred language to each of the Audio channels, as
well as to the available VBI’s and Subtitling.

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Selecting one of the mentioned options displays a Select Value screen that lists
the following available languages:
01. ALL Languages 13. Dutch - dut 25. Hungarian - hun 37. Polish - pol
02. Albanian - alb 14. Egyptian - egy 26. Indonesian - ind 38. Portuguese - por
03. English Old - ang 15. English - eng 27. Irish - iri 39. Romany - rom
04. Arabic - ara. 16. Spanish - esl 28. Italian - ita 40. Romanian - ron
05. Armenian - arm. 17. Finnish - fin 29. Japanese - jpn 41. Russian - rus
06. Byelorussian - bel. 18. French - fra 30. Latin - lat 42. Spanish - spa
07. Bulgarian - bul. 19. French - fre 31. Macedonian - mac 43. Swedish - swe
08. Chechen - che 20. Gaelic - gae 32. Miscellaneous - mis 44. Swedish - swe
09. Chinese - chi 21. German - ger 33. Multiple - mul 45. Tamil -tam
10. Check - cze 22. Greek Modern - gre 34. Norvegian - nor 46. Thai - tha
11. Danish - dan 23. Hebrew - heb 35. Turkish - ota 47. Zuylu - zul
12. German - deu 24. Hindi - hin 36. Persian - per
NOTE
Option 01. ALL Languages (default) –
No specific language is selected. The audio language is set according to the Service PID.

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4.3.3.4. PID Select

This option is intended for advanced users only and should not be used
normally.
Creating a Service should only be done through Configuration

Service
TV1
(TV2) Select.
The PID Select menu allows operator to assign an ES to an output port directly,
without attaching it to a Service. This option can be useful when the PMT is not
available or is defective.
Before assigning the ES to an output, operator must make sure the new PID
entered is correct.
CAUTION
USING THIS CONTROL MENU DISASSOCIATES THE SELECTED ELEMENTARY STREAM FROM ANY SERVICE, AND MAKES IT A
STAND ALONE STREAM WITH NO ATTAHCED SYNCHRONIZATION, AND NO OTHER ASSOCIATED SIGNAL. THIS MAY CAUSE
VIDEO AND AUDIO ISSUES IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY.
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT SCOPUS CUSTOMER SUPPORT BEFORE USING THIS CONTROL MENU.
To access the PID Select Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Service
PID Select.
The following figure illustrates the PID Select menu:

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PID Select 1-2-3-4
01 Pcr1 1062
02 Pcr2 1062
03 Video1 1062
04 Video2 1062
05 Audio 1 1073
06 Audio 2 101F
07 Audio 3 1073
08 Audio 4 001F
09 Vbi 1 1064
10 Vbi 2 1069
11 Subtitling 1 1069
12 Subtitling 2 001F
13 LS Data RS232 001F
14 HS Data RS422 001F
• Pcr1
• Pcr2 (if applicable)
• Video1
• Video2 (if applicable)
• Audio1
• Audio2
• Audio3 (if applicable)
• VBI1
• VBI2 (if applicable)
• Subtitling1
• Subtitling2 (if applicable)
• LS Data RS232
• HS Data RS422
All PID-Assigning screens are identical in structure and functionality. The only
difference is the screen header, which changes according to the chosen port.

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The following figure is an example of a PID Assigning screen, as it appears in the

IRD front panel control interface (the selected port in this example is Video1):
Video1
1062 [Hex]
<0000 - 1FFF>
Valid range of values is between 0 and 1FFF (Hexadecimal).
NOTES
• The IRD-2900 decodes and displays DVB Subtitling according to the DVB-Subtitling Standard
ETS 300 743. This standard specifies the coding method of subtitles, logos, and other
graphical elements for DVB, and the method of carrying them within a DVB Bit Stream.
• Dual Decoder IRD’s can decode two different programs, each with its own subtitling
simultaneously.

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4.3.3.5. Mapping Port to Service

The Mapping Port to Service Menu enables operator to manually map IRD
physical ports to Service 1 and to Service 2.
The factory default mapping (in dual decoders) is symmetrical. Service 1 is

assigned Video1, Audio1, Audio2, VBI1 etc. and Service 2 is assigned Video2,
Audio3, Audio4, VBI2, etc. Operator must not change these settings unless they
are highly familiar with IRD internal properties.
CAUTION
MAPPING PORT TO SERVICE IS INTENDED FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY. CHANGING THIS OPTION’S VALUES IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. IT IS RECOMMENDED IN ALL CASES TO USE MAPPING PORT TO SERVICE FACTORY DEFAULTS.
To access the Mapping Port to Service Menu in the front panel control interface go
to Configuration
Service
Mapping Port to Service Menu.
The following figure illustrates the Mapping Port to Service Menu:

Mapping Port to Service 1-2-3-6
01 Pcr1 TV1
02 Pcr2 TV2
03 Video1 TV1
04 Video2 TV2
05 Audio 1 TV1
06 Audio 2 TV1
07 Audio 3 TV2
08 Audio 4 TV2
09 Vbi 1 TV1
10 Vbi 2 TV1
11 Subtitling 1 STAND ALONE
12 Subtitling 2 STAND ALONE
13 LS Data RS232 TV1
14 HS Data RS422 STAND ALONE

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• Pcr1
• Pcr2 (if applicable)
• Video1
• Video2 (if applicable)
• Audio1
• Audio2
• VBI1
• VBI2 (if applicable)
• Subtitling1
• Subtitling2 (if applicable)
• LS Data RS232
• HS Data RS422
• IP Data
Selecting a service from the Mapping Port To Service Configuration Edit Menu
screen displays the following Select Value screen. It allows you to view and set
the port for the selected service:
PCR1
1 STAND ALONE
2 TV1
3 TV2
A. Top Line – Displays the PID name selected for setup
B. Next Two Lines – Displays the options available for the parameter
• Stand Alone – This mode indicates that you can assign the
elementary stream PID. In this mode, the elementary stream is
independent of the services selected for decoder#1 and decoder#2.
• TV1 – This mode indicates that the elementary stream is related to
the service assigned to decoder#1.
• TV2 – This mode indicates that the elementary stream is related to
the service assigned to decoder#2.

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4.3.3.6. General Configuration

The General Configuration Menu enables you to configure IRD behavior when
locking to a signal.
To access the General Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go
to Configuration
Service
General Configuration.
The following figure illustrates the General Configuration menu:

General Configuration 1-2-3-7
1 Service Strategy AUTO. Call 1st'….
• SERVICE STRATEGY
The Service Strategy parameter sets the IRD-2900 response to changes
in tables or when receiving a new TS.
Service Strategy
1 AUTO. CALL 1st’ ACTIVE
2 WAIT FOR USER SELECT
a. Top Line – Displays the name of the Edit Menu
b. Next Two Lines – Displays the options available for the parameter
AUTO. Call 1st Active – The IRD locks to the first active service located.
Wait for User Select – The IRD waits for user input to select a service.

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In the Web Management interface, the only available Service configuration menu
is TV1 Select (and TV2 Select if in a dual channel device), displayed in Figure
4-23.
Figure 4-23: Service – TV # Select

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Figure 4-24 displays an example of the Available Services drop down menu
Figure 4-24: Service – TV # Select – Available Services

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4.3.4. Video Configuration Menu

The Video Configuration Menu contains parameters that set the video
decoder mode of operation.
Figure 4-25 displays a tree diagram of the Video Configuration Menu.
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Root
Video
Figure 4-25: Video Configuration Menu

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NOTE
The number of Video Channel Configurations (as well as the VBI) provided in the Video
Configuration menu is dynamic and is determined by the IRD-2900 model.
To access the Video Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Video.
The following figure illustrates the Video menu:

Video 1-2-4
1 Video 1
2 Vbi 1
3 Osd 1
4 Video 2
5 Vbi 2
6 Osd 2
The Video Configuration parameters are as follows:

• Video 1
This group contains parameters that define the format, lip-sync mode and
STC-PCR delay parameters for the video stream for a signal to decoder #1.
For details on the Video 1 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4.1.
• VBI 1
This group contains parameters that define VBI functioning for Decoder #1.
For details on the VBI 1 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4.2.
• OSD 1
This group contains parameters that define OSD functioning for Decoder #1.
• Video 2 (if available)
This group contains parameters that define the format, lip-sync mode and
STC-PCR delay parameters for the video stream for a signal to decoder #2.
For details on the Video 2 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4.1.
• VBI 2 (if available)
This group contains parameters that define VBI functioning for the IRD
Decoder #2.
For details on the VBI 2 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4.2.
• OSD 2 (if available)
This group contains parameters that define OSD functioning for Decoder #2.

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NOTE
In the Web Management interface, to select between Video1 and Video2 (and VBI1 and VBI2)
simply click the required link in the Navigation Menu Tree (see Figure 4-26).
4.3.4.1. Video 1 and Video 2 Configuration Options

The Video 1 and Video 2 Menu contains parameters for Video 1 and Video 2
(if applicable).
These menus are entered from the IRD Video Configuration Menu (see Paragraph
4.3.4). The following figure displays the Video 1 and Video 2 menu:
Video # 1-2-4-1
1 Format PAL BG
2 Interpolation PAN-SCAN
3 Monitor Aspect-Ratio 4:3
4 Lip-sync Mode STANDARD LOCK
5 STC-PCR Delay 040 [mSec]

6 Blanking Mode Black
• Format
• Interpolation
• Monitor Aspect-Ratio
• Lip-sync Mode
• STC-PCR Delay
• Blanking Mode
NOTE
After selecting an option under the Video # menu, the front panel returns to the Video # menu
and displays the current selection.

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Figure 4-26: Video # Parameters

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The following paragraphs describe Video Configuration options.

• FORMAT
The Format parameter selects the format of the video signal.
Format
1 NTSC (SETUP ON)
2 NTSC (SETUP OFF)
3 PAL M
4 PAL BG
5 PAL D
6 PAL N
7 SECAM
8 RUSSIAN SECAM
NTSC, PAL M, PAL BG, PAL D, PAL N, SECAM, RUSSIAN SECAM.
Figure 4-27: Video # Parameters - Format

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• INTERPOLATION
The Interpolation parameter sets the re-sampling method of the image
(should be set in respect to the Aspect Ratio parameter setting, and
according to the actual aspect ratio of the received video signal)
NOTE
See 0Appendix B for extensive description of how Interpolation configuration affects the
resulting image.
Interpolation
1 PAN-SCAN
2 LETTER-BOX
3 PASS-THRU

• Pan-Scan –Set interpolation to Pan & Scan
• Letter-Box – Set interpolation to Letter-Box
• Pass-Thru – No interpolation takes place.
Figure 4-28: Video # Parameters - Interpolation

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• MONITOR ASPECT-RATIO
This parameter sets the intended image aspect ratio. It is used along with
Interpolation to determine the desired Aspect Ratio Conversion.
NOTE
See 0Appendix B for extensive description of how Monitor Aspect-Ratio configuration affects
the resulting image.
Monitor Aspect-Ratio
1 VIDEO Source
2 16:9
3 16:9 Box
4 4:3
5 14:9
6 14:9 Box
• VIDEO Source – Monitor aspect ratio is determined by the video sequence
• 16:9 – Monitor aspect ratio is set to 16:9
• 16:9 Box – Monitor aspect ratio is set to 16:9 with letter-box
• 4:3 – Monitor aspect ratio is set to 4:3
• 14:9 – This option will be supported in future IRD versions.
• 14:9 Box – This option will be supported in future IRD versions.
NOTE
The option VIDEO Source should not be chosen along with choosing TV MONITOR under
ConfigurationVideoVBI 1 / 2WSS, since the two A/R may contradict each other and cause
unexpected results.

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Figure 4-29: Video # Parameters – Monitor Aspect Ratio

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• LIP-SYNC MODE
The Lip-sync parameter selects the IRD lip-sync mode of operation.
Lip-sync Mode
1 STANDARD LOCK
2 2mSec LOCK (ONCE)
3 2mSec LOCK (NO DRIFT)
4 OFF
• Standard Delay – Standard sync of video and audio data within
±40mSec
• 2msec DELAY (ONCE) – Sync audio to video within ±2 mSec. In this
mode, the IRD synchronize the audio to the video only once,
monitoring audio sync to video stops. Only IRD-2980 and IRD-2981
Audio 3 and Audio 4 support this feature.
• 2msec DELAY (NO DRIFT) – Sync audio to video within ±2 mSec.
In this mode, the IRD continuously monitor the audio sync to video to
maintain synchronization within ±2 mSec. Only IRD-2980 and IRD-
2981 Audio 3 and Audio 4 support this feature.
• OFF – No Lip-Sync
Figure 4-30: Video # Parameters – Lip-Sync Mode

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• STC-PCR DELAY
The STC PCR Delay parameter sets the delay between the System Time
Clock (STC) and the IRD clock. The IRD clock is recovered from PCR data
to compensate for:
• Delay between STC and PCR
• Correctly processing the Presentation Time Setup (PTS)
• Preventing a buffer underflow
STC-PCR DELAY
040 [mSec]
<000 - 200>
Available delay range is a number from 0 to 200 mSec.
NOTE
In the Web Management interface, set the STC PCR Delay by typing the required delay (in
Milliseconds) into the parameter’s free text window.
• BLANKING MODE
The Blanking Mode parameter sets the display mode of a service when
reception stops.
Blanking Mode
1 Black
2 Last Field
3 Last Frame
4 75% BAR
5 Null

• Black –video output signal is a black screen
• Last Field – video-output signal is the last field displayed
• Last Frame – video output signal is the last frame displayed
• 75% BAR – video output signal is a colour-bar display
• Null – video outputs shut down – no output signal

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Figure 4-31: Video # Parameters – Blanking Mode

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4.3.4.2. VBI 1 and VBI 2

The VBI 1 (and VBI 2 in dual decoder IRD’s) Menu contains all VBI
(Vertical Blanking Interval) parameters that are available through the IRD.
To access the VBI 1 and VBI 2 Menus in the front panel control interface go to
ConfigurationVideoVbi1 (or Vbi2).
The following figure illustrates the VBI configuration menu:

Vbi # 1-2-4-2
1 CC (Close Captioning)
2 AMOL (Automated Measurements Of Line-ups)
3 VITS (Vertical Interval Test Signals)
4 VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code)
5 WSS (Wide Screen Signaling)

6 TTX (Teletext-EBU)
7 VPS (Video Programme System)
8 SMC (Sound Mode Control)

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Figure 4-32: VBI # Parameters
The following paragraphs describe the VBI Configuration options.
• CC (CLOSED CAPTION) PARAMETER

When the Closed Caption (CC) VBI parameter is selected, the following
screen is displayed:
CC 1-2-4-2-1
1 Source DISABLE
2 Line1 21
When selecting the Source option, the following screen is displayed:

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Source
1 DISABLE
2 E.S (EN-301-775) DVB
3 VIDEO
4 VIDEO (ATSC A/53)
• DISABLED – CC is disabled.
• E.S (EN-301-775) – The IRD complies with the DVB EN 301-775 CC
standard.
• VIDEO – The IRD automatically detects which CC standard exists in
the transport stream. The IRD supports the following CC standards:
- CCube standard
- Harmonic Divicom standard
- ATSC DVS-53 (Rev 57) EIA 608
- ATSC DVS-53 (Rev 57) caption type 4
- GI DVS-157
• VIDEO (ATSC A/53) – The IRD automatically detects which CC
standard exists in the transport stream starting with the ATSC
standard. The IRD supports the following CC standards:
- CCube standard
- Harmonic Divicom standard
- ATSC DVS-53 (Rev 57) EIA 608
- ATSC DVS-53 (Rev 57) caption type 4
- GI DVS-157
NOTE
CC is re-inserted to line 21, thus this parameter is not editable.

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• AMOL (AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS OF LINE-UPS)

When the Automatic Measurements Of Line-ups (AMOL) VBI
parameter is selected, the following screen is displayed:
AMOL 1-2-4-2-2
1 Source Disable
2 Line1 20
3 Line2 22
Source
1 DISABLE
2 E.S (EN-301-775)

• Disabled – AMOL is disabled.
• E.S (EN-301-775) – The IRD complies with DVB EN 301-775 AMOL
standard.

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Figure 4-33: VBI # Parameters – CC (Closed Captioning)

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• VITS (VERTICAL INTERVAL TEST SIGNALS) PARAMETER

The IRD-2900 supports 10 different VITS signals: 4 signals for PAL, 2
signals for NTSC and 4 signals for SECAM and Russian SECAM. The VITS
signals are automatically selected according to the selected video format
(PAL, TSC or SECAM/R.SECAM).
The PAL and NTSC VITS signals are in accordance with ITU-T J.63
standard:
PAL: Lines 17, 18, 330, 331
NTSC: Line 17 Field 1, Line 17 Field 2
SECAM/R.SECAM: Lines 17, 18, 330, 331
When working in PAL or SECAM/R.SECAM video format, the user can
select two lines. The factory setting is to Line 1: 17 and Line 2: 18. In this
case, the IRD-2900 will re-insert the VITS signals automatically to lines
17, 18, 330, 331. In the case of selecting different line numbers for VITS,
the IRD-2900 calculates the new line numbers in which to re-insert the
VITS signals. For example, changing Line 2 to 19 (instead of 18) will
result in VITS signals re-inserted to lines: 17, 19, 330, 332.
When the VBI Vertical Interval Test Signals (VITS) parameter is

selected, the following screen is displayed:
VITS 1-2-4-2-3
1 Source INTERNAL
2 Line1 17
3 Line2 18
Source
1 DISABLE
2 INTERNAL

• DISABLED – VITS is disabled.
• INTERNAL – The IRD inserts the VITS signal in accordance with ITU-T
standard J. 63.
When selecting the Line 1 option, the following screen is displayed:

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Line1
17
<00 - 23>
Line2
18
<00 - 23>
The VITS signal is inserted differently if using PAL or NTSC. When

selecting PAL, VITS signals are inserted to lines 17 and 18 and to lines
330 and 331. When selecting NTSC, VITS signals are inserted to line 17-
field 1 and line 17-field 2. The IRD enables the insertion of VITS signals to
lines 17 and 18 as well as to any other line between 0 and 23.
NOTE
In Russian SECAM format, there are special VITS signals, different in their format from PAL VITS.
The Russian SECAM VITS are inserted in lines 17 and 18, and in lines 330, and 331.
Only the IRD-2960, IRD-2961, and IRD-2990 support special Russian SECAM VITS

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Figure 4-34: VBI # Parameters – VITS (Vertical Interval Test Signal)

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• VITC (VERTICAL INTERVAL TIME CODE) PARAMETER

When the Vertical Interval Time Code (VITC) VBI parameter is
selected, the following screen is displayed:
VITC 1-2-4-2-4
1 Source DISABLE
2 Line1 12
3 Line2 14
Source
1 DISABLE
2 INTERNAL
3 VIDEO

• Disabled – VITC is disabled.
• Internal – The IRD re-inserts the IRD uptime.
• Video – The IRD re-inserts the VITC signal as included in the
transport stream.
Line1
12
<00 - 23>
Line2
14
<00 - 23>
The IRD allows inserting VITC to any line between 0 and 23.

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Figure 4-35: VBI # Parameters – VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code)

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• WSS (WIDE-SCREEN SIGNALLING) PARAMETER

Selecting Wide-Screen Signaling (WSS) displays the following screen:
WSS 1-2-4-2-5
1 Source E.S (EN-301-775)

2 Line1 23
Selecting Source, displays the following screen:
Source
1 DISABLE
2 TV MONITOR
3 E.S (EN-301-775)
4 VIDEO
• DISABLE – The IRD does not output a WSS signal.
• TV MONITOR –The IRD generates the WSS signal according to the
Aspect Ratio value entered by the operator through
RootConfigurationVideo#Monitor Aspect-Ratio (complies with
ITU-T standard J. 63).
NOTE
The option TV MONITOR should not be chosen along with choosing VIDEO Source under
ConfigurationVideoVideo 1 / 2Monitor Aspect Ratio, since the two A/R may contradict each
other and cause unexpected results.
• E.S.(EN-301-775) – The IRD generates the WSS signal according to

the WSS information taken from the VBI Elementary Stream (complies
with DVB EN 301-775 WSS standard).
• VIDEO – The IRD generates the WSS signal according to the WSS
information taken from the Video Header in the Video Elementary
Stream.
NOTE
See Appendix B for extensive description of how WSS configuration affects the resulting image.
Selecting Line1, displays the following screen:

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Line1
23
<00 - 23>
The WSS signal can be inserted into a line between 0 and 23.
• TTX (TELETEXT-EBU) PARAMETER

When the Teletext-EBU (TTX) VBI parameter is selected, the following
screen is displayed:
TTX (Teletext EBU) 1-2-4-2-6
1 Source DISABLE
Selecting Source displays the following screen:
Source
1 DISABLE
2 E.S (EN-301-775)

• DISABLE – Teletext is disabled.
• E.S (EN-301-775) – The IRD re-inserts the Teletext signal as
included in the transport stream in accordance with EN 301-775.

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Figure 4-36: VBI # Parameters – TTX (Teletext – EBU)
• VPS (VIDEO PROGRAM SYSTEM) PARAMETER

When the Video Program System (VPS) VBI parameter is selected, the
following screen is displayed:
VPS 1-2-4-2-7
1 Source DISABLE
2 Line1 16

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Source
1 DISABLE
2 E.S (EN-301-775)

• DISABLED – VPS is disabled.
• E.S (EN-301-775) – The IRD re-inserts the signal as included in the
transport stream in accordance with EN 301-775.
Figure 4-37: VBI # Parameters – VPS (Video Program System)

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NOTE
All Line1, Line2 drop down menus are identical in form and in values (0 to 23). An example of
Line1 drop down menu is displayed in Figure 4-38.
Use scroll bar within the drop down menu to reach hidden values. Then click a numerical value to
select it.
Figure 4-38: VBI Parameters – Line # Drop Down Menu

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4.3.4.3. OSD 1 and OSD 2

The OSD 1 and OSD 2 Menu contains parameters for Video 1 and Video 2 (if
applicable).
These menus are entered from the IRD Video Configuration Menu (see Paragraph
4.3.4). The following figure displays the Video 1 and Video 2 menu:
Osd 1 1-2-4-1
1 Monitor Output ENABLE

2 Broadcast Output ENABLE
3 X Position Offset 000 [Pixel]
4 Y Position Offset 000 [Pixel]
5 DVB Subtitle Mode NO PAGE FILTER

6 TLTX Subtitle Mode DISABLE
• Monitor Output
• Broadcast Output
• X Position Offset
• Y Position Offset
• DVB Subtitle Mode
• TLTX Subtitle Mode
The following paragraphs describe the OSD 1 and OSD 2 parameters:
• MONITOR OUTPUT
Selecting Monitor Output displays the following screen:
Monitor Output
1 DISABLE
2 ENABLE

• DISABLE – Disables Monitor Output (IRD rear panel)
• ENABLE – Enables Monitor Output

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• BROADCAST OUTPUT
Selecting Broadcast Output displays the following screen:
Broadcast Output
1 DISABLE
2 ENABLE

• DISABLE – Disables Broadcast Output (IRD rear panel)
• ENABLE – Enables Broadcast Output
• X POSITION OFFSET
Selecting X Position Offset displays the following screen:
X Position Offset
+000 [Pixel]
<-300 - +300>
This function determines the horizontal offset of the OSD signal.
Valid range of values is between (-300) and (+300) pixels
• Y POSITION OFFSET
Selecting Y Position Offset displays the following screen:
Y Position Offset
+000 [Pixel]
<-300 - +300>
This function determines the vertical offset of the OSD signal.
Valid range of values is between (-300) and (+300) pixels

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• DVB SUBTITLE MODE

Selecting DVB Subtitle Mode displays the following screen:
DVB Subtitle Mode

1 DISABLE
2 NO PAGE FILTER
3 USE PAGE FILTER

• DISABLE – Disables DVB Subtitling.
• NO PAGE FILTER – This is the IRD default setting.
• USE PAGE FILTER – Use this option when more than one DVB
subtitling pages exist in the OSD PID. The Page Filter identifies the
page that contains actual subtitling data.
• TLTX SUBTITLE MODE

Selecting TLTX Subtitle Mode displays the following screen:
TLTX Subtitle Mode

1 DISABLE
2 ENABLE

• DISABLE – Disables Teletext Subtitling.
• ENABLE – Enables Teletext Subtitling.
NOTE
When choosing DVB Subtitle Mode, TLTX Subtitle Mode is automatically disabled, and vice
versa, since only one set of subtitling is allowed per Program.

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4.3.5. Audio Configuration Menu

The Audio Configuration Menu contains parameters that define the audio
decoder mode of operation.
Figure 4-39 displays a tree diagram of the Audio Configuration Menu.
IRD-2900
Root
Audio
Audio #
Decoder
Mode
AC3
Operational
PassThru
Sample Rate
Volume
Analog
Output
Analog Mixer
Digital Format
Figure 4-39: Audio Configuration Menu

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NOTE
The number of Audio Channel Configurations provided in the Audio Configuration menu is
dynamic and is set by the configuration of the IRD-2900 unit.
To access the Audio Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go to
ConfigurationAudio.
The following figure illustrates the Audio Configuration Menu:

Audio 1-2-5
1 Audio 1
2 Audio 2
3 Audio 3
4 Audio 4
• Audio 1
• Audio 2
• Audio 3 (in dual decoder IRD’s)
• Audio 4 (in dual decoder IRD’s)
Audios 1 through 4 have identical parameters, and are accessible through

identical controls. The following is an example of Audio 1 front panel control
screen. Audio 2, 3, and 4 control screens are exactly the same (except for the
screen header).
NOTE
Audio1 and Audio2 correspond with Video1, and are always available. Audio3 and Audio4
correspond with Video2, and are available only in dual decoder IRD’s.

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4.3.5.1. Audio 1
To access the Audio 1 Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Audio
Audio1.
The following figure illustrates the Audio 1 menu:

Audio1# 1-2-5-1
1 Decoder Mode MUSICAM

2 AC3 Downmix Mode 2/0 L,R STEREO
3 AC3 Operational LINE OUT MODE
4 PassThru Sample Rate 48.0 [KHz]
5 Volume 00.0 [Db]

6 Analog Output UNMUTE (PLAY)
7 Analog Mixer STEREO (L & R)
8 Digital Format Professional
• Decoder Mode
• AC3 Downmix Mode
• AC3 Operational
• PassThru Sample Rate
• Volume
• Analog Output
• Analog Mixer
• Digital Format

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Figure 4-40: Audio # Parameters
NOTES
• Digital Format will be supported by the IRD Web Control interface in future SW release.
• In the Web Management, window, AC3 Downmix Mode, and AC3 Operational Mode are
effective only when Dolby AC3 is selected in Decoder Mode
• In the Web Management, window PassThru Sample Rate is effective only when PassThru is
selected in Decoder Mode.
• Although AC3 Downmix Mode, AC3 Operational Mode, and PassThru Sample Rate
parameters can always be accessed in the Audio # Parameters window, they are affective
only when their corresponding mode is selected in Decoder Mode.

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The following paragraphs describe the Audio Configuration options.
• AUDIO DECODER MODE SETUP

The Audio Decoder mode option allows you to set the following
parameters for an Audio channel:
Decoder Mode
1 MUSICAM
2 DOLBY-AC3
3 AC3 PASSTHRU
4 LINEAR-PCM
5 AUTOMATIC
This menu controls the decoder audio mode; Possible options are:
• MUSICAM – Sets the audio decoder mode to MUSICAM
• DOLBY-AC3 – Sets the audio decoder mode for the AC-3 downmix
• AC3 PASSTHRU – Sets the audio decoder mode to AC-3 Pass-through
• LINEAR-PCM – Sets the audio decoder mode to Linear PCM and Dolby E
Pass-through. Only IRD-2980, IRD-2981, IRD-2991, and IRD-2991 Audio 3
and Audio 4 support this feature.
• AUTOMATIC – Automatically detects the audio decoding mode

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Figure 4-41: Audio # Parameters – Decoder Mode

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• AC3 DOWNMIX MODE SETUP

The AC-3 Downmix mode allows you to set the downmix mode to 2/0.
AC3 Downmix Mode

1 2/0 L,R
2 1/0 C MONO
3 2/0 L,R STEREO
4 3/0 L,C,R
5 2/1 L,R,S
6 3/1 L,C,R,S
7 2/2 L,R,Ls,Rs
8 2/2 L,C,R,Ls,Rs
• 2/0 L, R
• 2/0 C mono
• 2/0 L, R stereo
• 3/0 L, C, R
• 2/1 L, R, S
• 3/1 L, C, R, S
• 2/2 L, R, Ls, Rs
• 2/2 L, C, R, Ls, Rs

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Figure 4-42: Audio # Parameters - AC-3 Downmix Mode

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• AUDIO AC3 OPERATIONAL SETUP

The Audio AC3 Operational parameter selects the audio output mode of
operation on a specific audio for the Dolby AC-3 processed audio
information (for example, Audio 1 output).
AC3 Operational
1 CUSTOM MODE 0
2 CUSTOM MODE 1
3 LINE OUT MODE
4 RF REMOD MODE
• Custom Mode 0
• Custom Mode 1
• Line Out Mode
• RF Remod Mode
Figure 4-43: Audio # Parameters – AC-3 Operational Mode
NOTE
The default for Audio AC-3 Operational output is Line Out Mode.

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• PASSTHRU SAMPLE RATE

The Passthru Sample Rate parameter allows you to set the sampling
frequency for the AC3 Pass-through.
PassThru Sample Rate

1 48.0 [KHz]
2 44.1 [KHz]
3 32.0 [KHz]

• 48.0 [KHz]
• 44.1 [KHz]
• 32.0 [KHz]
• VOLUME
The Volume parameter allows you to set the audio volume of the audio
channel.
A graphical volume display illustrates the volume level.
Volume
00 [dB]
< -64 - 00 >

Possible values are between (–)64 and 0dB.

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Figure 4-44: Audio # Parameters – PassThru Sample Rate

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• ANALOG OUTPUT
The Analog Output parameter sets mute or play mode in an audio channel
output.
Analog Output
1 MUTE
2 UNMUTE (PLAY)

• Mute – Silences the analog audio signal in a specific audio channel
(for example Audio 1).
• Unmute (play) – The current analog audio is heard on a specific
audio channel (for example Audio 1).
Figure 4-45: Audio # Parameters – Analog Output

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• ANALOG MIXER
The Analog Mixer parameter allows setting the stereo and mono options of the
stereo channels.
Analog Mixer
1 STEREO(L & R)
2 MONO MIXING
3 SWAP (R & L)
4 BOTH RIGHT
5 BOTH LEFT
• Stereo (L & R) – Standard stereo output on the respective left and
right connectors
• Mono Mixing – Mixes left and right stereo channel signals for mono
output on both left and right connectors
• Swap (R & L) – Swaps channels:
-Left channel on right connectors
-Right channel on left connectors
• Both Right – Outputs right channels on both left and right connectors
• Both Left – Outputs left channels on both left and right connectors

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Figure 4-46: Audio # Parameters – Analog Mixer
NOTES
• Audio 2 Parameters menu is identical in its form and functionality to the Audio 1 Parameters
menu (see Figure 4-40).
• Recall that Audio 3 and Audio 4 menus correspond with Video2, and are also identical in form
and functionality to Audio 1 and Audio 2.

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• DIGITAL FORMAT
The Analog Output parameter sets mute or play mode in an audio channel
output.
Digital Format
1 CONSUMER
2 PROFESSIONAL

• CONSUMER – Selects AES/EBU, SPDIF Consumer Mode.
• PROFESSIONAL – Selects AES/EBU Professional Mode.
NOTE
When choosing PROFESSIONAL, the IRD-2900 will set the Audio header’s Pro flag to 1(‘Pro’)
whether the received value was 1 or 0.

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4.3.6. Data Configuration Menu

The Data Configuration Menu allows setting parameters to handle a data output
stream.
Figure 4-47 displays a tree diagram of the Data Configuration Menu.
IRD-2900
Root
Operational
Mode
Protocol
Subnet Mask
Default
Gateway
Dest IP
Address
UDP Source
Port
UDP
Destination Port
Num Of
Packets
Figure 4-47: Data Configuration Menu

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To access the Data Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Data.
High Speed Data Port is supported in IRD-2960 and IRD-2990 models. The
Data Configuration Menu is displayed as follows:
Data 1-2-6
1 Low Speed Data Port
2 High Speed Data Port
IP-Out-Port is supported in all IRD-2900 models, except for the IRD-2960 and
IRD-2990 models. The Data Configuration Menu is displayed as follows:
Data 1-2-6
2 IP Out Port
The Data Configuration Menu parameters are as follows:

• Low Speed Data Port
Contains parameters that allow setting filtering mode to Low Speed Data
(LSH PID) information. For details, see Paragraph 4.3.6.1.
• High Speed Data Port
Contains parameters that allow setting filtering mode to High Speed Data
(HSD PID) information. For details, see Paragraph 4.3.6.2.
• IP Out Port
Contains parameters that define the IP-Out-Port mode of operation as well
as parameters required for MPEGoIP and IPoMPEG (MPE) operations. For
details, see Paragraph 4.3.6.3.
4.3.6.1. Low Speed Data Port


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4.3.6.2. High Speed Data

This parameter is only available in IRD-2960 and IRD-2990.
The High Speed Data Menu selects the filtering applied to the High Speed
Data (HSD PID) information.
To access the High Speed Data Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Data
High Speed Data.
The following figure illustrates the High Speed Data menu:

High Speed Data 1-2-6-2
1 Tx Clock 08.307692 [Mb/s]
2 Tx Direction MSB -> LSB
3 Layer Filtering T.S PAYLOAD
The following paragraphs describe the High Speed Data Configuration

parameters.
• TX CLOCK
The Tx Clock parameter sets the speed of the high speed data port.
Tx Clock
01.0 [Mb/s)
<00.064000 - 27.000000>
Valid range is a between 00.064000 and 27.000000Mbps.
• TX DIRECTION
The Tx Direction parameter defines whether MSB or LSB is sent first.
Tx Directions
1 MSB -> LSB
2 LSB -> MSB

• MSB LSB – MSB sent first
• LSB MSB – LSB sent first

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• LAYER FILTERING
The Layer Filtering parameter selects filtering mode to data.
Layer Filtering
1 P.E.S PAYLOAD
2 T.S PAYLOAD
1 T.S PACKET

• P.E.S Payload – Strips the header of the packetized elementary
stream (PES).
• T.S Payload – Strips the transport stream header (first 4 bytes out of
the 188 bytes packet)
• T.S Packet – Enables the entire transport stream packet (188 bytes)
4.3.6.3. IP-Out-Port Configuration Menu

NOTE
When selecting MPE mode you must verify that the MPE encapsulator setup is such that the
MPEG packet contains data of a single IP frame (for example, a single MPEG packet cannot
contain data belonging to two separate IP frames).
The IP-Out-Port Menu enables configuring the parameters of the IP-Out-Port.
To access the IP-Out-Port Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Configuration
Data
IP Out Port.
The following figure illustrates the IP Out Port menu:

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IP Out Port 1-2-6-2
1 Operational Mode MPEGoIP

2 Protocol UDP
3 IP Address 010.008.000.216
4 Network Mask 255.255.255.000

6 Dest IP Address 010.013.100.003
7 UDP Source Port 02000
8 UDP Destination Port 02000
9 Num of Packets 07

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• Operational Mode
• Protocol
• IP Address
• Network Mask
• Default Gateway
• Dest IP Address
• UDP Source Port
• UDP Destination Port
• Num of Packets
• OPERATIONAL MODE
Displays the currently active mode of operation and allows setting the
mode required (using the following Select Value screen).
Operational Mode
1 MPEGoIp
2 MPE

• MPEGoIp – MPEG-over-IP mode
• MPE – IP data (MPE de-capsulation)
NOTE
When Operational mode is set to MPEG-over-IP, all other items in the IP-Out-Port menu must be
configured. When the Operational mode is set to MPE, then the IP address, Subnet Mask, and
Default Gateway items must be configured.
• PROTOCOL
Displays the currently active L3 protocol and allows setting the required
protocol (using the following Select Value screen).
Protocol
1 UDP
2 RTP

• UDP – User Datagram Protocol
• RTP – Real Time Protocol (this feature will be supported in future
software releases)

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• IP ADDRESS
The IP Address parameter allows setting the IP Address of the output port.
IP Address
010.008.000.216
• SUBNET MASK
The Subnet Mask parameter defines the network sub-mask.
Subnet Mask
255.255.255.000
• DEFAULT GATEWAY
The Default Gateway parameter allows setting the network default gateway
address. This is the address of a local IP router on the same network as the
IRD-2900 that is used to forward traffic beyond the local network.
Default Gateway
010.008.000.001
• DESTINATION IP ADDRESS
The Destination IP Address parameter allows setting the required
destination IP address.
Dest IP Address
242.001.001.026

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• UDP SOURCE PORT

The UDP Source Port parameter allows setting the source UDP port
number.
UDP Source Port
02000
<00000-65535>
The value is a number between 0 and 65535.
• UDP DESTINATION PORT

The UDP destination Port parameter allows setting the UDP Destination
port number.
UDP Destination Port
02000 [Hex]
<00000-65535>
The value is a number between 0 and 65535.
• NUMBER OF PACKETS
The Number of Packets parameter allows setting the number of MPEG
packets to be contained in an IP frame (using the following Edit Value
Screen).
Num of Packets
07
<00-07>
Possible values are between 0 and 7.

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4.3.7. Conditional Access Configuration Menu

This menu allows access to all IRD-2900 CA (Conditional Access) parameters.
Figure 4-48 displays a tree diagram of the Conditional Access Configuration

Menu.
IRD-2900
Root
Conditional
Access
Figure 4-48: Conditional Access Configuration Menu
To access the Conditional Access Configuration Menu in the front panel control
Conditional Access.
The following figure illustrates the Conditional Access menu:

Conditional Access 1-2-7
1 Common Interface
2 BISS
3 Embedded

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The Conditional Access Menu parameters are as follows:

• Common Interface (CI)
Enable setting up the configuration of the CAMS in the IRD using the DVB-
CI standard. For details see Paragraph 4.3.7.1.
• BISS Mode
Enable setting up the BISS encryption mode. For details see Paragraph 4.3.7.2.
• Embedded Mode
Enable setting up the embedded encryption mode. For details see
Paragraph 4.3.7.3.

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4.3.7.1. Common Interface Configuration Menu

The Common Interface (CI) menu displays the current status of the IRD-2900
CI slots.
To access the Common Interface in the front panel control interface go to

Configuration
Conditional Access
Common Interface.
The following figure illustrates the Common Interface menu:

Common Interface 1-2-7-1
1 Slot 1
2 Slot 2
Once a CI Slot is selected, an Edit Menu screen is displayed. The Slot 1 and
Slot 2 Configuration edit menu provides access to the CI parameters for the
respective IRD CI Slot:
Slot # 1-2-7-1-1
1 Operation ENABLE
2 Send MMI Command MENU-menu
3 Send PIN Code 1111
The following paragraphs describe the Slot Configuration options.
• OPERATION
The Operation parameter enables or disables the slot.
Operation
1 ENABLE
2 DISABLE

• ENABLE
• DISABLE

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• SEND MMI (MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE) COMMAND

The Send MMI Command sets and sends the MMI command to the CAM
installed in the CI slot. This MMI contains a set of commands that can be
sent to the CA application in the Conditional Access Module (CAM).
The CAM response is displayed either on the CLI or using OSD on the
video monitoring port.
Send MMI Command

01 MENU - menu
02 ESC - escape
03 ARL -–arrow left
04 ARR - arrow right
05 ARU–- arrow up

06 ARD - arrow down
07 BS - cancel action
08 RS - default action (OK)
09 0 - cancelled prev menu
10 1
11 2
12 3
13 4
14 5
15 6
16 7
17 8
18 9
Menu (menu); ESC (escape); ARL (arrow left); ARR (arrow right); ARU
(arrow up); ARD (arrow down); BS (cancel action), RS (default action),
0-9 digits

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• SEND PIN CODE

The Send PIN Code parameter allows setting and sending a PIN code to
the CAM.
Send PIN Code
1111
<0000 - 9999>
4.3.7.2. BISS Mode

The IRD-2900 supports all the following encryption modes:
• Even-Odd Encryption (‘Scopus private’ mode)
• BISS Mode 1
• BISS-E Clear Session Word
• BISS-E with Injected ID
• BISS-E with Buried ID
All of the above BISS options operate in accordance with EBU-UER Tech 3292
Document.
Even-Odd Encryption is a Scopus-developed encryption option that uses both an

even and an odd key. This is another encryption option that is available for the
operator.
The following is an illustration of the BISS Menu Navigation Screen:

BISS 1-2-7-2
1 TV1
2 TV2
3 General
The BISS Menu parameters are:

• TV# - Enables operator to set Encryption Keys values of the selected input.
• General – Allows operator to select between the different encryption
modes.
The following paragraphs provide and explanation of the BISS parameters.

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• TV1
Below is an illustration of the TV1 Edit Menu Screen:
TV1 1-2-7-2
1 Even Key 000000-000000

2 Odd Key 000000-000000
The TV1 menu available parameters are:

• Even Key
Allows operator to set the Even Key encryption value.
Even Key
000000-000000
• Odd Key
Allows operator to set the Odd Key encryption value.
Odd Key
000000-000000

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• GENERAL
Below is an illustration of the General Edit Menu Screen:
General 1-2-7-2-2
Encryption Mode EVEN-ODD
The General Menu parameters are:
• ENCRYPTION MODE
Allows operator to select between the IRD’s different encryption modes.
Encryption Mode
1 EVEN-ODD
2 BISS-MODE 1
3 BISS-E-CLEAR SW
BISS-E-INJECTED ID
4
05 BISS-E-BURIED ID
• EVEN-ODD
• BISS-MODE 1
• BISS-E-CLEAR SW
• BISS-E-INJECTED ID
• BISS-E-BURIED ID
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4.3.8. Unit Configuration Menu

The Unit Configuration Menu allows setting general IRD parameters.
Figure 4-49 displays a tree diagram of the Unit Configuration Menu.
IRD-2900
Root
Unit
Serial Control Ethernet

General Management Licensing Dry Contact
Port Port
LCD Contrast HW Interface MAC Address GPI 1 / GPI 2
Soft Reset SW Protocol IP Address Delay
Baud Rate Network Mask Sync Loss
Default HW Failure
Address
Gateway
Invalid PSI
Test
Figure 4-49: Unit Configuration Menu

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To access the Unit Configuration Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Unit.
The following figure illustrates the Unit menu:

Unit 1-2-8
1 General
2 Serial Control Port
3 Ethernet Management Port
4 Licensing
5 Dry Contact
The Unit Configuration Menu parameters are as follows:
• GENERAL
Allows operator to set the LCD contrast value and perform soft reset (see
Paragraph 4.3.8.1).
• SERIAL CONTROL PORT

Allows operator to configure the control port parameters (see Paragraph
4.3.8.2).
• ETHERNET MANAGEMENT PORT

Allows operator to configure the Ethernet management port (see
Paragraph 4.3.8.3).
• LICENSING
Allows operator to activate features that require software license (see
Paragraph 4.3.8.4).
• DRY CONTACT
Allows operator to configure GPI-1 and GPI-2 parameters (see Paragraph
4.3.8.5)

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4.3.8.1. General Configuration Menu

The General Menu adjusts the LCD contrast level and enables soft reset of the
device.
To access the General Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Configuration
Unit
General.
The following figure illustrates the General menu:

General 1-2-8-1
1 LCD Contrast 02[LEVEL]

2 Soft Reset OFF
The following paragraphs describe the General menu parameters.
• LCD CONTRAST
The LCD Contrast option sets the IRD-2900 LCD contrast.
LCD Contrast
02 [LEVEL]
<00 - 31>
Valid range is a between 0 and 31, where 0 is Brightest and 31 is
Darkest.
• SOFT RESET
The Soft Reset option restarts the IRD-2900.
Soft Reset
1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF
• ON – Activates soft reset

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4.3.8.2. Serial Control Port Configuration

The Serial Control Port Menu allows you to set the serial control port
parameters.
To access the Serial Control Port Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Configuration
Unit
Serial Control Port.
The following figure illustrates the Serial Control Port menu:

Serial Control Port 1-2-8-2
1 HW Interface RS232
2 SW Protocol TERMINAL ECHO
3 Baud Rate 115200 [Baud]
4 Address FFFF
The following paragraphs describe the Unit Serial Control Port configuration
options.
• HW INTERFACE
HW Interface
1 RS232
2 RS485

• RS-232
• RS-485
• SW PROTOCOL
SW Protocol
1 TERMINAL ECHO
2 TERMINAL NO-ECHO
3 MASTER-SLAVE

• Terminal Echo
• Terminal No-Echo
• Master-Slave

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• BAUD RATE
Baud Rate
1 4800 [Baud]
2 9600 [Baud]
3 19200 [Baud]
4 38400 [Baud]
5 57600 [Baud]
6 115200 [Baud]
4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 Baud
• ADDRESS
Address
FFFF [HEX]
<0000-FFFF>
Valid range is between 0 and FFFF (Hexadecimal).
4.3.8.3. Ethernet Management Port

The Ethernet Management Port Menu allows setting the Ethernet
management port parameters.
To access the Ethernet Management Menu in the front panel control interface go
to Configuration
Unit
Ethernet Management Port.
The following figure illustrates the Ethernet Management Port menu:

Ethernet 1-2-8-3
1 MAC Address 00-58-34-25-95-67
2 IP Address 010.008.000.216
3 Network Mask 255.255.255.000
The following paragraphs describe the Ethernet Management Port

Configuration parameters.
• MAC ADDRESS
The MAC Address parameter displays the MAC address of the IRD
management.

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• IP ADDRESS
The IP Address parameter displays and allows setting the currently
active IP Address of the management port
IP Address
010.008.000.216
• NETWORK MASK
The Network Mask parameter allows setting the network sub-mask.
Network Mask
255.255.255.000
• DEFAULT GATEWAY
The Default Gateway parameter allows setting the network default
gateway address. This is the address of a local IP router on the same
network as the IRD-2900, which is used to forward traffic beyond the local
network.
Default Gateway
010.008.000.001
4.3.8.4. Licensing Menu

This feature will be supported in a future software release.

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4.3.8.5. Dry Contact Menu

This menu allows choosing between the GPI 1 and the GPI 2 configuration menus. The
GPI (General Purpose Interface) is a dry contact relay, used by the IRD for outputting
indications about warnings that appear in the device. This is useful, for example, in case
the operator wishes to receive an IRD warning indication somewhere other than on the
IRD’s display.
Dry Contact 1-2-8-5
1 GPI 1
2 GPI 2
The GPI 1 and GPI 2 configuration menus are identical.
The following is the GPI 1 Edit Menu screen:

GPI 1 1-2-8-5-1
1 Delay 000.0[sec]
2 Sync Loss OFF
3 HW Failure OFF
4 Invalid PSI OFF
5 Test
• DELAY
The IRD-2900 can delay the notification of warnings through the GPI. To
do this, set the Delay parameter to a value between zero (no delay) and
600 (in seconds).
Delay
000.0 [sec]
<000.0-600.0>

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• SYNC LOSS
Defines whether or not a Sync Loss warning will cause a GPI warning
indication.
Sync Loss
1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF – Sync Loss GPI warning indication is turned off
• ON – Sync Loss GPI warning indication is turned on
• HW FAILURE
Defines whether or not a Hardware Failure warning will cause a GPI
warning indication.
HW Failure
1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF – Hardware Failure GPI warning indication is turned off
• ON – Hardware Failure GPI warning indication is turned on
• INVALID PSI
Defines whether or not an Invalid PSI warning will cause a GPI warning
indication.
Invalid PSI
1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF Invalid PSI GPI warning indication is turned off
• ON – Invalid PSI GPI warning indication is turned on

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• TEST
Allows operator to manually enable/disable the relevant GPI.
Test
1 OFF
2 ON

• OFF – Disable this GPI.
• ON – Enable this GPI.

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4.4. IRD STATUS MENU

The IRD Status Menu allows operator to view different IRD parameters status,
as will be described in the following.
Figure 4-50 displays a tree diagram of the IRD Status Main Menu.
IRD-2900
Root
Receiver
Stream
Service
Video
Audio
Data
Conditional
Access
Unit
Figure 4-50: IRD Status Main Menu

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To access the IRD Status menu, select “Status” in the Root Menu (navigate
vertically by using the [Up]/[Down] arrow keys and confirm selection by
pressing [Enter]).
Root 1
1 Preset
2 Configuration
3 Status
The IRD Status Menu is displayed in the following Menu Navigation screen (eight
options):
Status 1-3
1 Receiver
2 Stream
3 Service
4 Video
5 Audio
6 Data
8 Unit
4.4.1. Receiver Status Menu

The QPSK Receiver Status menu items differ from IP Receiver Status menu
items, as demonstrated in the following.
4.4.1.1. QPSK Receiver Status Menu

The QPSK Receiver Status Menu is available only when a QPSK card is installed
in the IRD.
Figure 4-51 displays a tree diagram of the QPSK Receiver Status Menu.

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IRD-2900
Root
Receiver
Signal Quality
Eb/N0
Link Margin
Viterbi BER
Frequency
Tune
Frequency
offset
Viterbi Rate
Spectral
Inversion
Figure 4-51: QPSK Receiver Status Menu
NOTE
The LNB L.O. Frequency parameter is activated when the Ku and C-Band is selected.

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To access the QPSK Receiver Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
StatusReceiver.
The following figure illustrates the QPSK Receiver Status menu:

Receiver 1-2-1
1 Signal Quality 100[%]
2 Eb/N0 09.94[dB]
3 Link Margin +04.9dB]
4 Viterbi BER 0.0e-7
5 Frequency Tune 1.068000 [GHz]

6 Frequency Offset +02214[KHz]
7 Viterbi Rate 5/6
8 Spectral Inversion NORMAL
• Signal Quality – Qualitative indicator of the received signal C/N
relative to the maximum C/N that can be measured without forcing
the receiver to saturation.
Signal Quality
100 [%]
< 000 - 100 >

Values range from 0 to 100%
• Eb/N0 – Received signal Eb/N0 measurement
• Link Margin – The estimated C/N of the received signal relative to
the C/N in EN 300-421 for a given Viterbi rate
• Viterbi BER – Errored bits that the Viterbi error correction did not
correct. BER is measured over 107 symbols.
• Frequency Tune – The value is dependent on the mode selected in
Root Configuration Receiver Freq Drift Compensate (see
Paragraph 4.3.1.1/7)
When Frequency Drift Compensate is set to On, the value of the
frequency tune displays the frequency of the incoming signal after
frequency offset set-off.
When Frequency drift Compensate is set to Off, the value of the
frequency tune displays the actual frequency.
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• Frequency Offset - Displays the offset from the frequency as was set
in Configuration Receiver Frequency (see Paragraph 4.3.1.1).
When Frequency Drift Compensate is set to On, the frequency offset
displays the value 0.
When Frequency Drift Compensate is set to Off, frequency offset
displays the value of the offset from the tuned frequency in KHz.
• Viterbi Rate – When Viterbi rate mode is set to automatic (see
Paragraph 4.3.1.1), the value displayed is IRD selected. When Viterbi
rate is manually configured to specific rate, the value displayed is user
selected.
• Spectral Inversion – When the Spectral Inversion mode is set to
automatic (see Paragraph 4.3.1.1), the value displayed is IRD
selected.
When you set the Spectral Inversion manually, the value displayed is
user–made selected.
Figure 4-52 displays the corresponding Web Management window. Note that this
is an example of a single input QPSK device Receiver Status screen.
Figure 4-52: QPSK Receiver Status

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4.4.1.2. IP Receiver Status Menu

The IP Receiver Status Menu displays the status of IRD parameters that are
used for connecting to a TS source through the IP network.
Figure 4-53 displays a tree diagram of the IP Receiver Status Menu.
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Root
Receiver
MPEGoIP
Input 1
MPEGoIP
Input 2
General
Figure 4-53: IP Receiver Status Menu
To access the IP Receiver Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Receiver
The following figure illustrates the IP Receiver Status menu:

Receiver 1-3-1
1 MPEGoIP Input 1
2 MPEGoIP Input 2
3 General
MPEGOIP INPUT #
MPEGoIP Input 1 1-3-1-1
1 MAC Address 00-78-34-25-95-AC
2 Link Status Down

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The MPEGoIP Input Menu parameters are as follows:

• MAC Address – displays the MPEG over IP front-end MAC address.
• Link Status – displays the current link status
The link status available parameters:
- Down – Link down
- Up – Link is up and connection established
- 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T – IP Data Port Speed
- Full – Full Duplex, IP Data Port Duplex
- Half – Half Duplex. IP Data Port Duplex
The horizontal bars [--] appear when the IP Data Port link is “Down” or when
the IP Data Port is disconnected.
Figure 4-54: MPEG Over IP Input 1 Status

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NOTE
MPEG Over IP Input 2 Status is available only in dual a input device and is identical in form
and functionality to the MPEG Over IP Input 1 Status screen.
GENERAL
General 1-3-1-3
1 HW Revision 53
2 SW Version dd/mm/yy.mn 18/04/05 01.01
3 Configuration OK
4 Receive Mode UDP
5 MPEGoIP Packet Size 188

6 Rx Bitrate Current 3.214883 [MHz]
The MPEGoIP Input Menu parameters are as follows:
• HW Revision – displays the hardware Revision
• SW Version – displays the software date and version number
• Configuration – displays the “OK” or “Mismatch” self
test status result
• Receive Mode – displays the UDP or RTP protocol receive
mode
• MPEGoIP Packet Size – displays the packet size in bytes
• Rx Bitrate Current – displays the calculated bit rate received un the
input

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Figure 4-55: MPEG Over IP General Status

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4.4.2. Stream Status Menu

The Stream Status Menu provides an extended menu of status monitoring
options on the input stream.
Displays
Figure 4-56 displays a tree diagram of the Stream Status Menu.
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Figure 4-56: Stream Status Menu

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To access the Stream Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Stream.
The following figure illustrates the Stream Status menu:
Stream 1-3-2
1 Quality
2 Information
4.4.2.1. Quality
The Quality Menu displays information about the quality of the Input Stream.
To access the Quality Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Status
Stream
Quality.
The following figure illustrates the Quality menu:
Quality 1-3-2-1
1 Sync-Ox47 Loss 000007
2 Continuity Counter 000006
3 T.S Fifo Overflow 000000
4 T.S Error Indicator 000007
5 ASI Input NOT DETECT

6 RS422 Input NOT DETECT
The Quality Menu parameters are as follows:

• Sync-0x47 Loss – Counts the number of sync loss events
• Continuity Counter – Counts the number of a continuity of error
events
• TS FIFO overflow – Count the number of FIFO buffer events
• TS Error Indicator – Counts the number of MPEG packets that were
received by the IRD-2900 and had the TS error indicator bit set
• RS422 Input – Has three modes:
-NOT DETECTED – No input
-188 DETECTED – MPEG packets without FEC
-204 DETECTED – MPEG packets with FEC

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4.4.2.2. Information
The Information Menu displays information about the transport stream and
network.
To access the Information Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Status
Stream
Information.
The following figure illustrates the Information menu:

Information 1-3-2-2
1 Transport Stream Rate 045.792 [Mbps]
2 Transport Stream ID 0005
3 Original Network ID 0888
4 Network Name CCTV
5 Stream Date 05-Oct-2004

6 Stream Time 14:23:19
The Information Menu parameters are as follows:

• Transport Stream Rate –Displays the Transport Stream rate
• Transport Stream ID – Displays the identification code of the current
transport stream ID in Hexadecimal values
• Original Network ID – Displays the identification code of the current
network in Hexadecimal values
• Network Name – Displays the provider name of the current network
• Stream Time – Displays the time (HH:MM:SS) of the current
incoming stream
• Stream Date – Displays the date (DD-MMMM-YYYY) of the current
incoming stream
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4.4.4. Video Status Menu

The Video Status Menu displays the status of Video and VBI parameters.
OSD parameter status will be available in future software versions.
Figure 4-57 displays a tree diagram of the Video Status Menu.
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Figure 4-57: Video Status Menu

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The Video Status Menu provides an extended menu of status monitoring

options on Video and VBI data.
To access the Video Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Video.
The following figure illustrates the Video Status menu:

Video 1-3-4
1 Video 1
2 Vbi 1
3 Video 2
4 Vbi 2
The Video Status Menu parameters are as follows:

• Video 1
This group displays information about the video for decoder #1.
For details on the Video 1 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4.
• VBI 1
This group displays information about the VBI for decoder #1.
For details on the VBI 1 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4
• Video 2 (if applicable)
This group displays information about the video for decoder #2.
For details on the Video 2 Parameter, see Paragraph 4.3.4.
• VBI 2 (if applicable)
This group displays information about the VBI for decoder #2.
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4.4.4.1. Video 1 (and Video 2)

The Video 1 (and Video 2 in dual decoder IRD’s) Menus display video
parameters Status.
To access the Video 1 Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Status
Video
Video 1.
The following figure illustrates the Video 1 menu:

Video 1 1-3-4-1
1 Standard Format 625 [Ln]
2 Frame Rate 25 [Hz]
3 Chroma Format 4:2:0
4 Resolution H:720 * V:608
5 Aspect Ratio 4:3

6 Bit Rate 11080800 [Bps]
7 VBV Buffer Size 04096000 [Bit]
8 Decoding Errors 000000
NOTE
The ‘Decoding Errors’ parameter indicates the video stream health.
The available information is:

• Standard Format – Indicates the number of lines in the incoming
video. In this example, 625 lines indicate PAL video format.
• Frame Rate – Displays the frame rate of the incoming video stream
• Chroma Format – Displays the Chroma format currently used for the
incoming video stream
• Resolution – Displays the horizontal and vertical video resolutions for
the incoming video stream (for example, the number of pixels per
horizontal and vertical screen lines)
• Aspect Ratio – Displays the aspect ratio for the incoming video
stream
• Bit Rate – Displays the bit rate, in bits/sec, for the incoming video
stream
• VBV Buffer Size – Displays the VBV buffer size
• Decoding Errors – Displays the total number of decoding errors

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4.4.4.2. VBI 1 (and VBI 2)

The VBI 1 (and VBI 2 in dual decoder IRD’s) Menus display VBI parameters
Status.
To access the VBI 1 Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Status
Video
Vbi 1.
The following figure illustrates the VBI 1 menu:

Vbi # 1-3-4-2
1 Video Fullness 020 [%]
2 E.S Fullness 012 [%]
3 E.S Top Num Lines 05 [Ln]
4 E.S Bottom Num Lines 05 [Ln]
The available information is:
• Video Fullness – The fullness level of the buffer containing VBIs
derived from the video stream
• E.S Fullness – The fullness of the buffer containing VBIs derived from
the elementary stream
• E.S Top Num Lines – Counts the number of E.S VBI lines in a field
• E.S Bottom Num Lines – Counts the number of E.S VBI lines in a
field

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4.4.5. Audio Status Menu

The Audio Status Menu displays information on the audio channels.
Figure 4-58 displays a tree diagram of the Audio Status Menu.
Figure 4-58: Audio Status Menu
To access the Audio Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Audio.
The following figure illustrates the Audio Status menu:

Audio 1-3-5
1 Audio 1
2 Audio 2
3 Audio 3
4 Audio 1
4.4.5.1. Audio #
Select Audio 1 through 4.
The Audio # Menu displays information on the audio decoding process.

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When Musicam mode is activated, the following screen is displayed:

Audio # 1-3-5-1
1 ID MPEG
2 Layer LAYER2
3 Bit Rate 129000 [Bps]
4 Sample Rate 48 [KHz]
5 Mode STEREO
NOTE
The ‘Decoding Errors’ parameter indicates the video stream health.
When Dolby-AC3 mode is activated, the screen below is displayed:
Audio # 1-3-5-1
1 ID DOLBY AC3
2 Bit Rate 128000[Bps]
3 Sample Rate 48[KHz]
4 AC Mode 2/0 L,R STEREO
5 BS Mode COMPLETE MAIN

When Linear PCM mode is activated, the screen below is displayed:

Audio # 1-3-5-1
1 ID LINEAR
2 Sample Rate 48 [KHz]
3 Bits per Sample 20 BITS
4 Channel ID 2
5 Output Mode 2/0 L,R

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The Channel ID parameter value is according to the channel number of the AC3 header.

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4.4.6. Data Status Menu

The Data Status Menu displays information about the data input stream.
Figure 4-59 displays a tree diagram of the Data Status Menu.
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Root
Data
MAC Address
Link Status
Figure 4-59: Data Status Menu
To access the Data Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Data.
The following figure illustrates the Data Status menu:
High Speed Data Port is supported in IRD-2960 and IRD-2990 models. For
these models, the Data Status menu is displayed as follows:
Data 1-3-6
2 High Speed Data Port

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IP-Out-Port is supported in all IRD-2900 models, except for the IRD-2960 and
IRD-2990 models. For these models, the Data Status menu is displayed as
follows:
Data 1-3-6
2 IP Out Port
The Data Status menu parameters are as follows:

• Low Speed Data Port
See Paragraph 4.4.6.1.
• High Speed Data Port
• IP Out Port
4.4.6.1. Low Speed Data Port

This feature will be supported in future software release
4.4.6.2. High Speed Data Port

This feature will be supported in future software release

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4.4.6.3. IP-Out-Port Status Menu

The IP-Out-Port Status Menu provides IP and Port related parameter statuses.
To access the IP-Out-Port Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Data
IP Output Port.
The following figure illustrates the Output Port Status menu:

IP Out Port 1-3-6-3
1 MAC Address 00-OC-A2-03-3A-64
2 IP Data Port Link Down
3 IP Data Port Speed --
4 IP Data Port Duplex --
• MAC Address – Displays the IP MAC address.
• IP Data Port Link – Displays the status of the IP out link.
The link statuses:
- Down – Link is down
- Up – Link is up and connection established
• IP Data Port Speed – 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T
• IP Data Port Duplex –
- Full: Full duplex
- Half: Half duplex
The horizontal bars [--] are displayed when the IP Data Port link status is
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4.4.7. Conditional Access Status Menu

The Conditional Access Status Menu allows operator to view Conditional
Access parameters status.
Figure 4-60 displays a tree diagram of the Conditional Access Status Menu.
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Root
Conditional
Access
Figure 4-60: Conditional Access Status Menu

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To access the Conditional Access Status Menu in the front panel control interface
go to Status
Conditional Access
The following figure illustrates the Conditional Access Status menu:

Conditional Access 1-3-7
1 Common Interface
2 BISS
3 Embedded
NOTE
The Conditional Access Status menu is for qualified users only. You must be familiar with the
DVB-C2 standard and the protocols.
• COMMON INTERFACE
The Common Interface Menu displays information on the CAMs inserted to the
IRD CI Slot. The status menu for Slot 1 and Slot 2 is identical unless one of the
CI Slots is not equipped with a CAM.
To access the Common Interface Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Conditional Access
Common Interface..
The following figure illustrates the Common Interface Status menu:

Common Interface 1-3-7-1
1 Slot1
2 Slot2

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• SLOT #
The Slot # Menu displays information on a CAM in Slot #.
To access the Slot 1 Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Status
Conditional Access
Common Interface
Slot 1.
The following figure illustrates the Slot 1 Status menu:

Slot # 1-3-7-1-1
1 Card Type DVB CI Module
2 Applic Manufacture 2200
3 Manufacture Code 2200
4 Main Menu CodiCrypt
5 Available Sessions
6 Supported CA SysID
• Card Type – Displays card type
• Applic Manufacture – Displays application manufacturer value
• Manufacture Code – Displays the manufacturer code. Note that this
value is defined by the CAM manufacturer.
• Main Menu – Displays CA vendor name
• Available Sessions – Displays currently available sessions.
The following figure displays the Available Sessions Table screen:
tSession Resource ID Resource
1 0001 00010041 MANAGER
2 0002 00020041 AI
3 0003 00030041 CAS
4 0004 00240041 DATA-TIME
5 0005 00400041 MMI

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• Supported CA SysID: Displays supported CA SysID.

The following figure displays the Supported CA SysID Table screen:
System ID CA Specifier
01 2200 Scopus
02 2201 Scopus
03 2202 Scopus
04 2203 Scopus
05 2204 Scopus
06 2205 Scopus
07 2206 Scopus
08 2207 Scopus
09 2208 Scopus
10 2209 Scopus
11 220A Scopus
12 220B Scopus
13 220C Scopus
14 220D Scopus
15 220E Scopus
16 220F Scopus
NOTE
To see Available Sessions and supported CA SysID values, select an item and press [Enter].
B. BISS
C. EMBEDDED

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4.4.8. Unit Status Menu

This menu displays the Unit Menu parameters status.
Figure 4-61 displays a tree diagram of the Unit Status Menu.
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Root
Unit
Figure 4-61: Unit Status Menu

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To access the Unit Status Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Unit.
The following figure illustrates the Unit Status menu:

Unit 1-3-8
1 Identity
2 Versions
3 Monitoring
4.4.8.1. Identity
The Identity Menu displays information on the IRD hardware.
To access the Identity Menu in the front panel control interface go to

Status
Unit
Identity
The following figure illustrates the Identity Status menu:

Identity 1-3-8-1
1 Configuration ID IRD-2983
2 Serial Number 00000920
3 Decoder Board SPN-29 REV-C
4 Front-End Board QPSK-29 REV-A
• Configuration ID – Displays the IRD software configuration model as
recognized by the software. Note that the configuration ID may not be
identical to the IRD model number as printed on the front panel.
• Serial Number – Displays the IRD serial number
• Decoder Board – Displays the hardware revision of the IRD main
board
• Front-End Board – Displays the hardware revision of the IRD Front-
End

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Figure 4-62 displays the corresponding Web Management window. Although this
is an example of a Dual-Input, IP-Receiver device, all IRD-2900 have Identity
Menus that are identical in form and functionality.
Figure 4-62: Status – Unit – Identity (IP)

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4.4.8.2. Versions
The Version Menu displays information on the IRD software versions.
To access the Versions Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Unit
Versions.
The following figure illustrates the Versions Status menu:

Versions 1-3-8-2
1 Boot Application 00.03
2 Main Application 00.07
3 Main Application Date Dec 19 2004
4 Main Application Time 15:50:26
• Boot Application – Displays the boot application software version
• Main Application – Displays the main application software version
• Main Application Date – Displays the date when the main
application was created
• Main Application Time – Displays the time when the main application
was created

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4.4.8.3. Monitoring
The Monitoring Menu displays temperature and management port statuses.
To access the Monitoring Menu in the front panel control interface go to
Status
Unit
Monitoring.
The following figure illustrates the Monitoring Status menu:

Monitoring 1-3-8-3
1 Temperature +20 [C]
2 Management Port Link DOWN
3 Management Port Speed --
4 Management Port Duplex --
• Temperature – Displays the internal temperature of the IRD as
measured by the temperature sensor
• Management Port Link – Displays the status of the Management Port
link.
Link statuses are:
- Down: Link is down
- Up: Link is up and connection established
• Management Port Speed – 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T
Management Port Duplex:
- Full: Full duplex
- Half: Half duplex
The horizontal bars [--] are displayed when the Management Port link
status is down or when the IP Data Port is disconnected.

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Appendix A.
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD
A.1 DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE USING FTP
A.1.1 INTRODUCTION
A.1.1.1 IRD SETUP IP

Configure the IRD-2900 IP Management Port according to local network
specifications. The IRD IP Management is configured from the front-panel by
accessing Configuration
Unit
Ethernet Management Port.
The IP Management must set the following parameters: IP Address, Network

Mask, and Gateway.
A.1.1.2 PC FTP APPLICATION

There are many PC Software Applications that support FTP.
The software download procedure in this document is performed using the built-
in MS Windows FTP utility.
NOTE
Viewing the IRD version is available through the front-panel: StatusUnitVersionsMain
Application.
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A.1.2 INSTALLATION
A.1.2.1 LOADING THROUGH FTP

To open an FTP session, perform the following:
1. Click Start. The Start Menu is displayed.
2. From the Start Menu click Run. The Run dialog box is opened.
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3. Type “cmd” in the combo-box and click OK. The Teminal window is opened.
4. Type “ftp <IRD Management IP address>” and press [Enter]. FTP

session is opened. See the example below.
IRD IP Address

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LOG ON
1. Log on to the IRD with the user name and password, both are empty for the IRD.
2. Reply with [Enter] for both user and password requests.
Blank
Blank
3. After connecting to the IRD through FTP, type “bin” and Click [Enter].
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LOADING THE FILE
To load a source file to the IRD from a local PC:

1. Type put and Click [Enter]
2. After Local File, type the file name with the suffix (Notice - the software
file name and path in the PC should be known).
3. After Remote File, type ‘/rom/sw_image.bin’.
The file must

be in the
same path!!!
File name with Suffix
After confirmation, the IRD progress is displayed in a loading screen on the IRD
front-panel. In the left frame window the loading progress is indicated by a
percentage and a blinking progress bar. The following figure displays the IRD
loading screen.
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Service1: CAS
CNN
________________________________________________________________________________________
Service2: CAS
Click Enter for menu Yes
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WARNING
IF THE IRD IS, FOR ANY REASON, SHUT DOWN DURING THE SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD, THE PROGRAM MUST BE
REINSTALLED THROUGH BOOT SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD. REINSTALLATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH RS-232.
SEE PARAGRAPH A.2.2.2.

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A.2 LOADING SOFTWARE TO THE IRD-2900

THROUGH THE SERIAL PORT
A.2.1.1 PC CONNECTION TO THE IRD-2900 SERIAL PORT

The IRD-2900 can be controlled from a standard PC through a serial RS-232 or
RS-485 cable. Table 4-2 and Table 4-3 detail the pin-to-pin and signal
assignments of the RS-232 and RS-485 cables, respectively.
Table 4-2: RS-232 Control Cable Pin-to-Pin
9 PIN D-TYPE 9 PIN D-TYPE SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

CONNECTOR (PC) CONNECTOR (IRD)
2 3 Pc-RxD
3 2 Pc-RxD
5 5 GND
Table 4-3: RS-485 Control Cable Pin-to-Pin Designations
PC RS-485 9 PIN IRD RS-485 9 PIN

D-TYPE CONNECTOR D-TYPE CONNECTOR
PIN DESIGNATIONS PIN DESIGNATIONS
1 RB 1 TX+
6 RA 6 TX-
8 TB 8 RX+
9 TA 0 RX-
A.2.1.2 PC SERIAL-COM (TERMINAL) SOFTWARE

There are many Terminal Applications that support Serial-COM.
The software download procedure in this document is performed on the built-in

MS Windows hyperterminal.

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A.2.1.3 OPENING HYPERTERMINAL FROM MS WINDOWS

1. To access the HyperTerminal application, by selecting
Start
Program
Accessories
CommunicationHyperTerminal

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A.2.1.4 DEFINING THE COMMUNICATION

When the HyperTerminal starts the window below is displayed, which defines the
communication:
1. Type the name of the connection, for example IRD2900. Click OK.
2. Select a PC COM port that is the specific PC COM to which the IRD is connected.

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3. Select the Baud Rate this must be identical to the IRD-2900 baud rate
parameter. See ConfigurationUnitSerial Control Port
Baud Rate.
4. Select Flow Control – None.

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A.2.1.5 CHECKING PC TERMINAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE

IRD
After setting the PC - hyperTerminal, the Terminal is opened and you can check
the connection to the IRD.
Press [Enter]. If you see the word “Root” on the terminal windiw, you have a
connection with the IRD. /root> indicates the main path to the IRD.
You can also type “help” to see the IRD help commands.
You can check the current IRD version with command “status/unit/sw_info” or
follow the Status
Unit
Versions
Main Application path in the front panel (see
Paragraph 0).

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A.2.2 INSTALLATION:
A.2.2.1 LOADING NEW SOFTWARE SEQUENCE

1. After the PC-to-IRD Communication is checked, in the Root directory type
command “config/unit/upgrade_sw” and confirm the message by typing
“yes”.

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The IRD erases the previous software version when updating. This process
can take approximately 30 seconds (see example).
After the previous software is erased, message “Ready For Receive” is

displayed.
2. In the HyperTerminal, select Transfer
send file.

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3. Specify to which used protocol to send the software file. It can be

“Xmodem” or “1K Xmodem” protocol.
NOTE
“1K Xmodem” is faster than the “XModem”.
4. Specify the path of the software file in your PC, for example:
5. Click Send. The loading starts. This may take a few minutes.
The status is displayed in the window below or over the IRD front panel
main menu.

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When the process is complete, a confirmation is display, indicating that

the file was loaded. Then the IRD performs reboot.
6. Wait until the IRD is finished rebooting with the new software.
7. On the front panel or serial check that the new version is installed.
A.2.2.2 LOADING SOFTWARE VERSION THRU IRD BOOT

APPLICATION
When the IRD is shut down during software download, the IRD startup sequence
is set with the boot application. Perform the following:
1. Stop the previous Hyper Terminal sending process and restart standard
communication with the IRD.
2. When the IRD starts the BOOT application, the following hyperterminal
window is displayed.

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We do not have any version

installed therefore we can see
that we do not have the /root>.
The following figure displays the IRD Boot Software download screen:
MPEG-2 DVB/ATSC I.R.D - BOOT APPLICATION
UPGRADE Thru’ SERIAL - Progress = 14%
After download is complete, the IRD restarts standard operation with the new
software version.
3. To use the Boot Application, type “upgrade_sw applic”. The IRD starts to
erase and after few minutes the “Ready for Receive...” message is
displayed. Continue loading the new version according to the standard
procedure.

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Appendix B.
IRD ASPECT RATIO
CONFIGURATION PROCESS
B.1 GENERAL
This Appendix explains in detail the configuring of the IRD-2900 for fitting the
A/R (Aspect Ratio) of the incoming Video to the A/R of the destination monitor.
B.2 IRD ASPECT RATIO CONVERSION MACHINE

The IRD-2900 provides the ability, using an interpolation process, to produce
different image formats; enabling the displaying of the incoming Video on either
a 4:3 or a 16:9 monitor.
16:9 Video Streams can be fitted for display on 4:3 monitors, and vice versa, in
more than one format as summarized in Table 4-4 and Table 4-5.
The A/R fitting process is referred to as Conversion. The IRD-2900 contains an

“Aspect Ratio Conversion Machine”, responsible for all image conversions.
Figure 4-63 displays a simplified illustration of this machine.
Figure 4-63: Aspect Ratio Conversion Machine
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When fitting the received Video signal A/R to the monitor’s A/R, the following
three IRD-2900 parameters values must be set in order to achieve the required
conversion:
• WSS
• Monitor Aspect Ratio
• Interpolation
WSS (WIDE SCREEN SIGNALING)
The purpose of the WSS signal is to inform the destination monitor of the
received Video’s A/R. The IRD extracts the WSS information from an operator-
selected source, generates a new WSS signal (see ‘WSS Signal Generator’ in
Figure 4-63), and outputs it to the monitor.
The WSS menu in the IRD contains two items:

• Source – the source from which the IRD extracts the
WSS information. Possible options are: DISABLE, TV
MONITOR, E.S. (EN-301-775), and VIDEO (see
WSS explanation in Paragraph 4.3.4.2 for further
details).
• Line1 – the Video line into which the IRD inserts the
generated WSS signal (see WSS explanation in
Paragraph 4.3.4.2 for further details).
MONITOR ASPECT RATIO
This parameter informs the Conversion Machine of the destination monitor’s A/R.
This is one of two parameter values the Conversion Machine needs for its
operation (see Figure 4-63).
Possible options are: VIDEO SOURCE, 16:9, 16:9 BOX, and 4:3 (see Monitor
Aspect Ratio explanation in Paragraph 4.3.4.1 for further details).
INTERPOLATION
This parameter sets the method of interpolation the Conversion Machine will use
when converting the Video Stream.
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B.3 TABLE OF CONVERSIONS

After setting the values of WSS, Monitor Aspect Ratio, and Interpolation,
the IRD-2900 receives all required A/R information for re-creating the image.
Table 4-4 and Table 4-5illustrates the format of the image after conversion in all
IRD-2900 possible settings combinations, and depending upon the incoming
signal's A/R.
The resulting image is affected by the combination of four variables displayed in

the A/R Conversion Table:
• The actual Video Stream A/R (Stream column)
• The Destination Monitor A/R (Monitor Column)
• The Interpolation value, set in the Conversion Machine
(Interpolation Column)
• The Monitor Aspect Ratio value, set in the Conversion
Machine (WSS Column)
The following Video Bar figures are used in the table to demonstrate the image
format changes.
Figure 4-64illustrates a normal 4:3 Video image
Figure 4-64: Normal 4:3 Aspect Ratio
Figure 4-65 illustrates a normal 16:9 Video image
Figure 4-65: Normal 16:9 Aspect Ratio

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Table 4-4: Table of Conversions: 4:3 Stream Option
STREAM 4:3
MONITOR 16:9 or
4:3
INTERPOLATION Pan Scan or
Letter Box
WSS TV Monitor or
Video Stream
OUTPUT DESCRIPTION Conversion is not possible.
Always displays Normal picture on 4:3 TV and
short and fat on the 16:9 TV.
WSS – 4:3 Full Format 0001.0000.000.000
Can be output if WSS is set as Video Stream.
OUTPUT DISPLAY 4:3
16:9
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Table 4-5: Table of Conversions: 16:9 Options
STREAM 16:9 16:9 16:9
MONITOR 16:9 4:3 4:3
INTERPOLATION Pan Scan Pan Scan Letter Box
WSS TV Monitor or TV Monitor or TV Monitor or

Video Stream Video Stream Video Stream
OUTPUT No conversion Conversion Conversion vertically down-
DESCRIPTION Always displays horizontally up- stamps the picture and
Normal picture on samples the center applies black bars the top
16:9 and tall and thin portion of the picture and bottom of the screen.
on the 4:3 TV. to fill the 720. WSS –
WSS – WSS – 4:3 Full Format
16:9 Full Format 4:3 Full Format 0001.0000.000.000
1110.0000.00.000 0001.0000.000.000 Can be output if WSS is set
Can be output if WSS Can be output if WSS as Monitor.
is set as Video Stream. is set as Monitor. 16:9 Letter Box
16:9 Full Format 1101.0000.000.000
1110.0000.000.000 Can be output is WSS is set
Can be output if WSS as Video Stream.
is set as Video
Stream. NOTE
With 16:9 L/B signalling
as auto sense, 16:9
monitor can convert the
picture to Normal 16:9
picture.
OUTPUT 4:3 4:3 4:3

DISPLAY
16:9 16:9 16:9

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COMPLIANCE EMC SAFETY

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3.1.5. IRD Initial Menu Operation ............................................................ 3-9

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Figure 4-15: Stream Parameters (QPSK).................................................................. 4-28

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Figure 4-58: Audio Status Menu ............................................................................4-136

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1.1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The IRD-2900 Series concurrently decodes up to two video programs and up to

The IRD-2900 Series features the following product lines:

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1.2. HIGHLIGHTS AND BENEFITS

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TS input 4:2:0 AV Video SDI

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Figure 1-1: Signal Path in the IRD – Functionality Block Diagram

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1.5. MECHANICAL STRUCTURE

1.5.1. Front Panel

Figure 1-2: Front View of the IRD

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1.5.2. Model Options

Figure 1-3: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (IP Input interface)

Figure 1-4: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (Dual Input interface)

Figure 1-5: IRD-2961 Rear Panel (Decoder Only interface)

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1.5.2.1. IRD-2960 Interfaces and Features

Figure 1-6: IRD-2960 Rear Panel (Basic Standard)

Basic Features Software-Licensed Features

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1.5.2.2. IRD-2961 Interfaces and Features

Figure 1-7: IRD-2961 Rear Panel

Basic Features Software-Licensed Features