Parameter descriptions
Service parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Configuration name | The name of the Receiver Configuration |
| Configuration type | The type of service configuration Possible values:UHD, SD/HD or TS passthrough |
Input parameters and statuses
Input parameters vary depending on the Current input type.
IP
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Current input | Select an input type: IP, ASI, Satellite |
| Unicast | Set input stream to be unicast Note: In Unicast mode, the control is read only. |
| Stream address | Input stream unicast or multicast IPv4 address |
| IGMPv3 source filtering | IGMP source IPv4 address. List of addresses using a comma to separate, or leave empty to disable source-specific multicast |
| UDP Port | Port used to capture the input stream |
| Network interface | Name of the network interface used to capture the input stream |
ASI
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Current input | Select an input type: IP, ASI, Satellite |
| TS packet size | Set 188 or 204 byte packets |
| Port | Port used to capture the input stream |
Satellite
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Current input | Select an input type: IP, ASI, Satellite |
| Status | Status indicating if the source input is shared with other services |
| Source | Select RF input |
| LNB frequency | The LNB frequency (low noise block down-converter) in MHz input up to 3 decimal places used with the satellite dish. Typically a value of 9750 MHz or 10600 MHz would be used to cover the satellite KU band frequency range 11.70 GHz-12.75 GHz. With this value correctly entered and with the satellite frequency entered the IRD can calculate the frequency of the wanted signal at L-band present on the input connector. |
| LNB voltage | Voltage supplied to LNB. Allows the user to turn thevoltage offor to set the LNB or to set the following different LNB voltages:- 13v (Vertical polarization) - 18v (Horizontal polarization) |
| 22kHz | LNB band select. Check to select LNB high band. Clear the check box to select LNB low band. This check box enables the LNB 22 kHz signal to be activated. Enabling the 22 kHz tone will command the LNB to switch to its high band local oscillator frequency. |
| Frequency | The satellite input downlink frequency. This will normally be within the C-band or KU band frequency range. Alternatively, if the LNB LO Frequency was entered as 0 MHz the user can manually calculate and directly enter the wanted L-band frequency. |
| Symbol rate | The symbol rate in MSymbols/sec. This field should be entered with the symbol rate of the wanted signal. |
| Search range | The search range in KHz. Owing to frequency inaccuracies of the transmission system (mostly LNB inaccuracies) the wanted carrier may not be exactly on frequency. This option provides the satellite input with the maximum frequency search limits within which to attempt to acquire the wanted signal. A typical search range is 5000 kHz. |
| C/N Margin Alarm | Carrier to noise margin alarm threshold in dB. |
| MIS Enable | Enable multiple input stream (MIS) filtering using the configured MIS stream ID. Multiple Input Stream (MIS) filtering and is not applicable to DVB-S mode. Multiple Input Streams allows multiple independent transport streams in one satellite carrier. When enabled a single transport stream is filtered out of the baseband frames based upon the MIS Stream ID(ISI). This should be disabled for single stream carriers. |
| MIS Stream ID | The input stream ID (ISI) to be used when MIS is enabled. Defines the Input Stream ID (ISI) filter value when the MIS filter is enabled. Only streams with this ISI value will be output, thus a non-matching ISI value will result in zero bit rate being detected by the unit and will raise TS Unlock alarms. |
| Gold Code | The Gold code sequence seed. The gold sequence code is the seed for a randomizing sequence which can be used to uniquely identify the owner of the transmission. The satellite input will only lock to the incoming signal when the gold code entered into the IRD matched the code set in the up-link modulator. For this reason, the Gold Sequence will often be used as a form of fixed key CA. |
Status
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Source status | Shows whether the input has a transport stream present and the number of services present on the incoming transport stream |
| CC errors | Number of transport stream packets that had continuity count (CC) errors. Each CC error indicates one or more missing transport stream packets for a particular PI |
| FEC corrected packets | Number of transport stream packets that have been corrected by forward error correction (FEC) on the input interface |
| FEC lost packets | Number of transport stream packets that were detected by forward error correction (FEC) as lost on the input interface |
| Bit rate | Total bit rate of the incoming transport stream |
| Signal strength | Input signal strength dBm |
| Bit error ratio | Number of bit errors divided by total number of bits |
| FEC errors | |
| Delivery system | Satellite delivery system |
| Roll off | Enables the selection of a roll-off rate from a drop-down menu. The DVB-S modulation standard is fixed to 35%. The DVB-S2 modulation standard provides the options: 20%, 25%, 35%. Tighter roll-offs (20%, 25%) allow a higher symbol rate to be used within a given allocated bandwidth. The DVB-S2X modulation standard provides the options: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 35%. |
| Pilot | Pilot tone presence |
| Inversion | Spectral inversion |
| Modulation |
Decoding parameters and statuses
Decoding
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Service | Select the service to decode |
| Delay mode | The delay mode of the service, one of Compatibility Default: Standard |
Video
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Input | Select a PID to decode from the incoming stream or manually enter a PID value to decode |
Audio
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto Select | Auto select audio streams. This disables manual selection |
| Input | Select a PID to decode from the incoming stream or manually enter a PID value to decode |
| Output channel configuration | Select the output audio format from the decoder Possible values: Stereo, 5.1, 16 or Pass-through |
Data
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Input | Select a PID to decode from the incoming stream or manually enter a PID value to decode |
| Data type | Select the data format to be decoded Possible values: Ancillary or Teletext |
Service status
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Selected service | Program number (and service name if present) |
| PCR PID | Numeric value PCR PID being used for the reference clock to decode the selected service |
Video status
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| PID | Numeric value of the PID being used to decode the video from the incoming transport stream |
| Rate | Elementary stream rate of the video being decoded |
| Codec | Video codec being used to decode the video |
| Chroma | Format of chrominance samples Example: 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 |
| Bit depth | Number of bits precision in each luminance/chrominance sample |
| Resolution | Video resolution being decoded |
| Aspect ratio | Signalled aspect ratio of the video being decoded Example: 4:3 or 16:9 |
| Frame rate | Frame rate of the video being decoded* Example: 25Hz / 29.97Hz / 50Hz / 59.94Hz |
Audio Status
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio X | Displays status as OK or Error the audio PID being decoded, the audio codec being used, the channel mode and the bitrate |
Status
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| SFP Slot1 | Displays SFP type |
| SFP Slot2 | Displays SFP type |
Decrypt parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| BISS Mode | The BISS decryption mode. Example: Mode 1 or Mode E |
| BISS Key | The BISS key to decrypt the service Range: 0-9 or A-F |
| BISS-CA | Enable or disable BISS-CA decryption. |
| Director Hardware ID | Unique ID that will be provided to the Director headend operator before the receiver can be authorized to decrypt secure content. Note: Setting the Director Hardware ID to None disables the Director functionality for that service. |
| Director secondary keys | Director secondary key file provided by the Director headend operator via a secure mechanism. |
Related information
Set BISS to mode 1
Set BISS to mode E
Managing BISS-CA entitlements
Supply the Director headend information
Load a Director secondary key
CAM parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| CAM slot | Selects the CAM to be used for decrypting the incoming service to be decoded. |
| Explore CAM | Extracts the status information and allows setting CAM manufacturer parameters. |
| Reset CAM | Resets the CAM in the selected spot. |
SDI output parameters and status
General parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Link mode | Select SDI format for UHD video output. - Quadrant and Interleaved use 4 x 3G outputs. 12G SDI replicates the output on all 12G ports, falling back to Interleaved if there are no 12G ports available. |
| Output interface | The SDI output port |
| Dynamic range signalling | Transfer characteristics and colorimetry |
| Clock reference | Clock reference of the SDI output.- Free running uses an internally generated reference clock. - Input transport stream synchronizes to incoming PCRs. - External sync synchronizes to externally provided framesync pulses. - Remote production is as External sync but also enables SDI output buffer level synchronization across appliances. |
| Dynamic range conversion | If incoming stream contains high dynamic range video content, convert it to standard dynamic range video on this output. If the incoming stream is already SDR, then conversion is silently bypassed. |
| 3G-SDI level | Select SMPTE mapping scheme for 3G-SDI. |
| Video failure mode | Defines the behavior of the SDI output when the video decode fails. |
Audio
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Component | Select which decoded audio to embed in the SDI output. |
| Embedding | Select the position where the audio component will be embedded in the SDI output. |
| Add component | Add a single entry to the list of audio components. |
| Add all | Add all decoded audio components to the list of embedded audio components. |
| Remove all | Remove all entries from the list of embedded audio components. |
Data
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| VITC/Time code | If present at the input, VITC/time code information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| AFD/BAR | If present at the input, AFD (Active Format Description) information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| Closed captioning | If present at the input, closed captions information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| OP-47 teletext | If present at the input, OP-47 teletext information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| SMPTE 2031 teletext | If present at the input, SMPTE 2031 teletext information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
Status
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| SFP Slot1 | Displays SFP typeExample: 3G / 12G / HDMI |
| SFP Slot2 | Displays SFP typeExample: 3G / 12G / HDMI |
SMPTE ST 2110 output parameters
Video
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Dynamic range signalling | Transfer characteristics and colorimetry Possible values: Follow input, SDR (BT.709), SDR (BT.2020), HDR HLG10, HDR PQ10 |
| Video failure mode | Defines the behavior of the SMPTE ST 2110 output when video decode fails. Possible values: Freeze frame or Black |
PCM Audio
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Component | Select which decoded audio to embed in the SMPTE 2110 output. |
| Embedding | Select the essence where the audio component will be embedded in the SMPTE 2110 output. |
Data
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| VITC/Time code | If present at the input, VITC/time code information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| AFD/BAR | If present at the input, AFD (Active Format Description) information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| Closed captioning | If present at the input, closed captions information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| OP-47 teletext | If present at the input, OP-47 teletext information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
| SMPTE 2031 teletext | If present at the input, SMPTE 2031 teletext information will be inserted in the output SDI at the selected line number. |
Essence
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Output enable | Enable the output. |
| Payload type | RTP payload typePossible values: from 0 to 255 |
Primary / Secondary
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Destination IP address | Output multicast IPv4 address |
| Destination port | Output UDP port Possible values: from 1024 to 65535 |
| Network interface | Name of the network interface used for the output streams |
| Source port | Source IPv4 port. Note: Set to Auto to automatically allocate a value. |
| TTL | TTL (time to live) on each RTP output packet Possible values: from 0 to 255 |
Backup parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Host | Remote server Hostname or IP address. Possible values: 32 characters max |
| Port | IP Port for the secure FTP or FTPS connection. Possible values: 1 to 65535 Recommended value: 21 |
| Path | Backup file storage directory on the remote server. This path is a relative path, and must exist on the remote server. Possible values: 128 characters max |
| Username | For the secure FTP connection. Must be a valid secure FTP or FTPS server user. Possible values: 16 characters max |
| Password | Allows the configured username to connect to the secure FTP server. Possible values: 16 characters max |
Related information
Backup and restore configurations
Failover parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group name | Enter a unique failover group name for your selected primary and backup servers. |
| Group processing type | Select the processing type to display compatible servers. |
| Group mode | In Automatic mode, the system triggers a server failover when a critical alarm occurs (manual triggers are still possible). |
Related information
[create_failover_group]
License parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Licensing server status | started: the server is running and available. |
| Licensing version | License software version installed on the license server. |
| Feature | Processing options per processing type. |
| Code | The license code used to identify the feature. |
| Expiry | The date when the feature is no longer available unless the license is renewed. |
| Usage | The current use of licenses in relation to the total of available licenses. |
| Count | The total licenses currently used in relation to the total of available licenses. |
Related information
Managing licenses