Wegener iPump User Manual

Wegener iPump is a versatile and powerful device that offers a wide range of features and capabilities. With its ability to play live programs, record programs to a file, play recorded program files, manage files, create playlists, route audio, create streams, and schedule operations, the iPump is an ideal solution for a variety of applications. Additionally, the iPump offers file downloads, files served to LAN, Compel control, HTML control, contact closure/alarms, and a variety of options to meet your specific needs.

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

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Phone: 770-814-4000

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Chapter 1 General Information

1.1 Manual Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 iPump Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 iPump Status Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Live Program Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Record Program to File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Play Recorded Program File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Stream Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Scheduled Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Files Served to LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Compel Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HTML Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Contact Closure/Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 iPump Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Table 1iPump Options Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.3 iPump Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Table 2Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.4 Safety Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.5 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Table 3Glossary of Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2 Installation

2.1 Unpacking and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.2 Location and Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Desktop Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.3 iPump Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Table 4iPump Connector Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Alarm Connector Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 5iPump Alarm Connector Pin Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Ethernet/LAN Port Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Table 6iPump LAN Connector Pin Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 3 Operation

3.1 Operation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.2 Front-panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Liquid-crystal Display(LCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Pushbuttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 7LED Indicator Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.3 Startup/Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Initial startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Normal Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Web Browser Operations Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Normal Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.4 Front-panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

LCD Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Editable Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selectable Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3.5 Initial Unit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Initial RF setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 8iPump Preconfigured RF Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Current Channel Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Date/Time Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Unit Label Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3.6 iPump Operations by Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Monitor iPump Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Live Program Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Record Program to File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Play Recorded Program File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

File Streaming and Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Scheduled Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Playlist Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

iPump Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3.7 Unit Software Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

4.1 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

4.2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

No functions at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

No output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Trouble using browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Table 9LED Indicator Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Chapter 5 Customer Service

5.1 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.2 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Index

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Chapter 1 General Information

1.1 Manual Overview

This manual provides instructions and reference information for the proper installation and operation of the Wegener iPump Media Server/Store and Forward Receiver, referred to throughout the manual as the iPump.

The manual is divided into the following chapters:

1 General Information - a description of your iPump, its functions and specifications, and a glossary of terms.

2 Installation - procedures and information for the correct and safe instal-

lation of your iPump.

3 Operation - instructions on starting and operating your iPump.

4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting - information on maintaining your

iPump and resolving possible operating difficulties.

5 Customer Service - Our warranty and information on obtaining help.

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

information.

Please email any suggestions or comments concerning this manual to [email protected]. If you prefer to post through the mail, please send your comments to the address below. If you have substantial or complex changes to recommend, our preference is that you copy the page(s) in question, mark your changes on that copy, and fax or mail us the copy. We always appreciate constructive criticism.

Our Address:

Attn: Manuals

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Technology Park / Johns Creek

11350 Technology Circle

Duluth, GA 30097-1502

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1.2 iPump Overview

The Wegener iPump is an integrated, digital satellite receiver, decoder, and media server designed to provide the most cost effective method of delivering and storing digital content for broadcast, cable, and business operations. The iPump is a key part of the Wegener Communications Digital Media Delivery

System which combines secure MPEG and IP digital transmission with media management and server storage. At a given time, up to 260 hours of media content can be stored on a single iPump (with optional, large disk capacity) and served out via Ethernet according to current need or predetermined schedules.

Physical

Description

Functional

Description

With the iPump, you can receive, decode, and play out broadcast-quality transmissions while at the same time receiving from satellite and recording multiple programs or IP data files. Combined with our Compel MediaPlan software, the iPump can also place spot segments into real-time or recorded programs and can schedule playback of custom sequences of live and recorded content.

The iPump is housed in a standard, 2 RU, rack-mountable chassis. Its front panel provides a user interface through an LCD and six pushbuttons (see

Figure 3.1 iPump Front Panel on page 22). The rear panel holds the power

switch and the ports that allow connection to power, incoming signal, and peripheral devices.

Your iPump can perform the following functions: iPump Status Monitoring

Front-panel and web browser interface screens allow real-time monitoring of iPump activity, settings, and signal characteristics.

Live Program Play

The iPump decodes an incoming DVB MPEG program from the received satellite signal and decrypts and decodes the audio and/or video from the selected program through analog or digital output ports to your monitor or transmission equipment. The incoming content may be either a "classical" DVB program or an IP multicast stream. RF and decoder settings are selected by the user. Two live programs from the same DVB carrier may be played simultaneously by iPumps which have the optional second decoder.

Record Program to File

The iPump can simultaneously record up to three separate multiplexed programs (either "classical" DVB or IP multicast stream) from the incoming stream including any that are played live to the decoder(s). The user selects the programs and enters a file name, audio setting, and a recording time (duration) for each. Files are recorded to disk in the iPump for later play-out or download-

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iPump User’s Manual ing. Up to 40 GB of storage (up to 43.3 hours of programming depending on data rate) is available on standard iPumps and up to 240 GB on optional,

extended-storage iPumps (see Disk Storage Capacity).

Record and play functions can be used in such applications as "tape delay"/ time zone shifting, "spot" localization of commercials, and corporate training media distribution.

Play Recorded Program File

The iPump plays out the selected, stored program files to the connected audio and video monitors. File playing may be initiated by a predetermined schedule via Compel or by a schedule stored internally to the iPump. The user may also command playing of files directly from a web browser or from the front panel.

Two recorded programs (or one recorded and one live) may be played simultaneously on iPumps with an optional second decoder.

File Management

Compel users can rename or delete files stored on the iPump and organize them into directories or folders. Renaming and deleting files may also be performed through a web browser connected to the iPump over a LAN.

Playlists

Sequences of programs called Playlists can be created and stored on the iPump by the user (locally or by COMPEL). Up to 100 Playlists can be stored in nonvolatile memory and played back with no interruption between programs. Settings can be made to repeat the playlist indefinitely, complete the playlist and repeat only the last program indefinitely, or complet the playlist and simply return the decoder to its previous state.

Routing

The iPump can serve as a satellite-to-LAN IP router. Both unicast and multicast IP traffic is supported. Multicast traffic can include, for example, MPEG video streaming data. The IGMP protocol is followed for multicast traffic.

Stream Creation

The iPump can create IP multicast video streams and present them on the LAN for use by other equipment. The source of the video stream may be either a prerecorded or downloaded file or a "classical" DVB program.

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The iPump can also multicast previously-stored streams to the LAN. See Figure 1.1 iPump Routing

for an illustration of iPump routing paths.

Figure 1.1 iPump Routing

Scheduled Operation

Schedules of record, play, and other operations for automatic execution by the iPump may be set up using the Compel network and may be viewed from the web browser interface. (Schedule operations support wild cards and ranges in day, date, and time fields for repetitive events.)

File Downloads

The iPump accepts files downloaded from the satellite link via Compel’s

Assured File Delivery package. Application software and other files may also be downloaded. Up to five downloads may be performed simultaneously up to an aggregate data rate of 25 Mbps.

The iPump's file download and record functions may be used to load the unit with content for playout (according to a pre-arranged schedule if desired) at any time. This can be particularly useful in applications with extended or continuous playout needs and limited satellite operating times.

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Files Served to LAN

Users sharing a LAN with the iPump may download stored files from the iPump to their local workstation or server using FTP or SMB protocol.

Compel Control iPump operation may be controlled remotely by a Compel network. Compel

Conditional Access controls which iPumps may access the satellite’s material and prevents access by any other receive equipment. Local control of the unit may be disabled for exclusive control by Compel. The iPump always follows the most recent command received and does not prioritize commands based on origination from the front panel, web browser interface, or Compel network.

HTML Control

Control of the iPump is available from any web browser on the LAN to which it is connected or via the internet if desired. The IP address and subnet mask can be displayed and changed at the iPump front panel.

Contact Closure/Alarms

The iPump provides a contact closure through a rear-panel connector whenever the unit enters an alarm condition. An additional user relay is also available.

The iPump can also sense a contact closure input. Using Compel, file playouts can be triggered by local closure of this input.

The iPump Media Server/Store and Forward Receiver is available in several configurations to meet specific applications. Input type, decoder type, disk storage capacity, Conditional Access, and the presence of a second decoder can be varied to create models best suited for your specific needs.

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The iPump model number is structured as follows to describe the options on each iPump:

IP - ABC - D - EF - G - H - JJ - K

Table 1: iPump Options Key

Model Number

Position

Option Name Designator Description

This prefix simply indicates that the unit is an iPump.

Input Type 1 - DVB RF Input

2 - ASI Input

First Decoder Type

(middle slot)

Second Decoder Type

(bottom slot)

0 - No decoder

1 - Basic decoder

2 - professional 4:2:0 decoder with analog outputs

3 - professional 4:2:2 decoder with analog outputs

4 - professional 4:2:2 decoder with digital outputs

5 - professional audio output

0 - No second decoder

1 - Basic decoder

2 - professional 4:2:0 decoder with analog outputs

3 - professional 4:2:2 decoder with analog outputs

4 - professional 4:2:2 decoder with digital outputs

5 - professional audio output

Disk Storage Capacity

Contact Closure Module

Type

1 - 40 Gigabytes

2 - 80 Gigabytes

3 - 120 Gigabytes

4 - 160 Gigabytes

5 - 200 Gigabytes

6 - 240 Gigabytes

1 - Alarm and contact closure in and out on DB-9

2 - Alarm and contact closure in and out on DB-9, plus

RJ-11 internal modem

Reserved

Line Cord

(power connector)

1 - U.S.

2 - U.K.

3 - Europe

4 - Australia

Reserved

Other 0 - none

1 - Auxiliary audio

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1.3 iPump Specifications

Table 2: Technical Specifications

Characteristic Specification

Input Frequency

Input FrequencyRange

Input Impedance

LNB Power

Tuning Resolution

Modulation

Transport Rate Range

VIDEO COMPRESSION

Video Data Rate

Compression Type

Horizontal Resolution

Vertical Resolution tuning via front panel control or COMPEL

950 to 2150 MHz

75 ohms

250 mA max, 22 kHz tone control vertical polarity: 12.4 to 14.0 VDC horizontal polarity: 17.0 to 19.0 VDC

1 kHz

QPSK

2.0 to 45 Msps up to 15 Mbps per service

MPEG 4:2:0 or 4:2:2

720, 704, 640, 544, 480, 352

480 lines @ 30 Hz (NTSC)

240 lines @ 30 Hz (NTSC)

576 lines @ 25 Hz (PAL)

288 lines @ 25 Hz (PAL)

VIDEO OUTPUT

Video Format

Output Level

Output Impedance

AUDIO COMPRESSION

Compression Type

Data Rate

Output Modes Supported

NTSC/PAL composite and SDI (with embedded audio)

1 Vpp ± 5%

75 ohms

MPEG Layer II

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Characteristic

AUDIO OUTPUT

Frequency Response

GENERAL

Power Supply

Table 2: Technical Specifications

Specification

20 Hz to 20 kHz

100 to 120 V or 200 to 240 V (auto switches)

60/50 Hz

5.0/2.5 A

Size height width

3.5 inches (90 mm)

19 inches (483 mm)

[17 inches (432 mm) with mounting ears removed]

16"(406 mm) depth

ENVIROMENTAL

Use

Operating Temperature

Altitude

Humidity

Indoor only

+10° C to +40° C

Less than 2000 meters

Maximum relative humidity of 80% for temperatures up to 31° C decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at

40° C.

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1.4 Safety Summary

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

Do not open the iPump's chassis cover.

1.5 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Table 3: Glossary of Terms

Term Definition

Alarm

AFD

Authorized

Alternating current

A condition or notification of a condition that prevents your iPump from performing properly.

Assured File Delivery.

Describes an iPump which has the ability through Compel Conditional Access to decrypt programs encrypted by the Compel software.

An RF signal containing coded audio, video, and/or other data.

Carrier

Compel TM Wegener's network control software that may be used to manage a number of iPumps and other hardware.

Conditional Access The means by which Compel controls which iPumps may decrypt specially encrypted audio, video, or data streams.

DVB

EIA

Ethernet

FTP

IEEE

LAN

Digital Video Broadcast

Electronic Industries Association

The widely-used LAN technology specified by IEEE standard 802.3

File transfer protocol

Gigabyte or 2

bytes

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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

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LCD

LED

LNB

Term

Mbps, kbps or

Msps

MPEG

Program

Program Number

SMB

MRA

Warning

Table 3: Glossary of Terms

Definition

Liquid crystal display. The front-panel text screen on your iPump is a liquid crystal display.

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

Low-noise block downconverter - equipment (generally at the antenna) that converts the incoming satellite signal to the appropriate frequency for reception by the iPump.

Units of data transport rate - Megabits per second (1 million bits per second), kilobits per second (1 thousand bits per second), or million symbols per second (1 milion symbols per second)

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

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

A numerical code representing a program.

Radio frequency

Server message block - a protocol for requesting services from and reading and writing to a file server.

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

A condition or notification of a condition that may compromise the proper performance of your iPump

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Chapter 2 Installation

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

2.1 Unpacking and Inspection

Carefully unpack the unit and its ac power cord and inspect for obvious signs of physical damage that might have occurred during shipment. Also locate the bag of accessories including 1/8-to-RCA and SVD-to-RCA adapters. Any damage claims must be reported to the carrier immediately. Be sure to check the package contents carefully for important documents and materials.

NOTE: Please save the packing materials and original shipping containers in case you must later return the unit for repair. Packing these units in other containers in such a way that they are damaged will void your warranty.

2.2 Location and Mounting

The iPump may be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or fitted with rubber feet for desk top operation. In either location, maintain a clean, dry environment for your iPump.

WARNING

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

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DANGER

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

Elevated Operating Ambient

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

MRA

) is being met.

Reduced Air Flow

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

Mechanical Loading

Mounting of the equipment in a rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not produced by uneven loading. This unit is not very heavy, but total rack loading must be considered. Also, do not rest any unsupported equipment on your iPump.

Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits could have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Ensure that the total rack or breaker power consumption does not exceed the limits of the ac branch circuit.

Appropriate consideration of equipment ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable Earthing

Reliable earthing of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (use of power strips, chassis ground lugs, etc.).

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Mounting

Desktop

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Your iPump is sized at 2 RU and will fit an EIA-standard, 19-inch-wide equip-

ment rack (See “Size” on page 12.).

a) First install angle brackets or cross-supports capable of supporting both the unit and its connecting cables. Screw or bolt the supports securely to the equipment rack.

b) Place the iPump on its supports and use four anchor screws or bolts and nuts to secure the iPump's front brackets to the rack.

WARNING

The front brackets must be secured to the rack. If front brackets are left unsecured, the unit may shift forward and fall from the rack during installation or operation. Failure to secure the front brackets may result in personal injury and/or damage to the equipment.

To set up the iPump in a desktop environment, first attach the self-adhesive mounting feet supplied with your unit. Peel of the backing and press one to the bottom of the chassis near each corner.

Place the iPump on a flat surface where it will not be subject to spills or impacts. Also route cables to the unit so that they will not be hit or pulled causing damage to the connectors or to the unit itself. Ensure a sufficient flow of

cool air (See “Reduced Air Flow” on page 16.) so that the unit's operating

ambient temperature range is not exceeded.

WARNING

Locate the iPump and its cables to avoid impacts, spills, and pulling cables and to ensure sufficient air flow. Failure to locate the iPump in a proper environment may result in damage to the equipment.

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2.3 iPump Connections

Before applying power, make the following connections to your iPump (refer

to Table 4 on page 19 for connector details and to

Figure 2.1 iPump Rearpanel Connector Locations for placement):

a) Connect the L-band output from your antenna's LNB to the extender cable on your iPump's input RF port [ a ]. (A BNC connector is used here for iPumps with the ASI input option.) b) Connect a suitable audio monitor or monitors to the iPump's audio port(s) [ b1 ] (on both decoders if your iPump includes a second decoder). Also connect audio monitoring to the auxiliary audio port

[ b2 ] if your iPump includes that option (See

Table 1: iPump Options

Key on page 10).

c) Connect a suitable video monitor or monitors to the iPump's video [ c ] port (on both decoders if your iPump includes a second decoder). (See

Table 1: iPump Options Key on page 10).

d) Connect your LAN line to the iPump's Ethernet port [ d ]. (Refer to

Table 6: iPump LAN Connector Pin Functions on page 20.)

Figure 2.1 iPump Rear-panel Connector Locations e) If desired, connect the Alarm port [ e ] to your equipment to provide contact closures and openings during alarms or on command from

Compel. (Refer to

Table 5: iPump Alarm Connector Pin Functions on page 19.)

f) Finally, connect the supplied ac power cord to the iPump's IEC receptacle [ f ] and to a 100-to-120 Vac or 200-to-240 Vac source.

NOTE: Do not connect devices to the mouse, keyboard and other connectors not described here. They are for factory use only.

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Designation

RF IN

Connector

Type female Type F

Table 4: iPump Connector Details

Signal Description

ASI IN

AUDIO

AUX AUDIO 1/8-inch stereo jack

VIDEO BNC

LAN

CONTACT

CLOSURE/

ALARM

POWER female BNC

1/8-inch stereo jack female RJ-45 male DB-9

Male IEC receptacle

Additional Information

950 to 2150 MHz RF carrier from antenna LNB

ASI input signal

Audio output

S-video, video output

10/100baseT Ethernet

Contact closure/opening in and out

100-to-120 Vac @60 Hz or

200-to-240 Vac @ 50 Hz

A extension cable is shipped already attached to the RF IN port to allow easier access for attaching your RF input.

Only on iPumps with the ASI input option.

A 1/8-to-RCA adapter is shipped with your iPump (one for each active audio decoder).

Can be "slaved" to decoder 1 or decoder 2

A SVD-to-RCA adapter is shipped with your iPump. Units equipped with the optional, professional 4:2:2 decoders will have a female BNC connector.

Autosensing; see pinout detail

in Table 6: iPump LAN Connector Pin Functions on page 20

See pinout detail in

Table 5: iPump Alarm Connector Pin

Functions on page 19

Autoswitching

Alarm

Connector

Details

The DB-9 alarm connector has the following pin functions:

Table 5: iPump Alarm Connector Pin Functions

Pin Number

Function

Alarm common

Alarm Normally Open

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Ethernet/

LAN Port

Details

Table 5: iPump Alarm Connector Pin Functions

Pin Number

Function

Alarm Normally Closed

No Connection

Contact Closure Out Normally Open

Ground

The DB-9 female alarm connector on the rear panel provides contact closures and openings during alarm conditions as well as a user relay available for control by Compel command (USER CC). Normal conditions represent the contact in normally functioning, powered operation. Other conditions or commands will reverse the status of the contact from its normal position.

Pins 1 and 2 are normally open and are closed during an iPump alarm.

Pins 1 and 6 are normally closed and are open during an iPump alarm.

Pins 3 and 8 on the DB-9 are normally open and may be closed by command from Compel.

Pin 5 is the local, user input (0=trigger).

The iPump's 10/100baseT (autosensing) Ethernet port has the following pin functions:

Table 6: iPump LAN Connector Pin Functions

Pin Number

Name

TX_D1+

TX_D1-

RX_D2+

Unused

RX_D2-

Unused

Description

Transmit Data+

Transmit Data-

Receive Data+

Receive Data-

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Chapter 3 Operation

3.1 Operation Overview

Most routine iPump operations are performed over the Compel network or locally through the web browser interface. However, front-panel control is

required to switch the unit’s software (see 3.7 Unit Software Switch ) or to

change some key unit settings such as IP address, unit label, LNB LO value, and alarm/warning thresholds. It is important to remember that while most operations will be performed remotely, the iPump does not prioritize incoming commands based on which interface is used. Commands from the front panel are treated with importance equal to commands from both the Compel network and the browser interface. Commands are prioritized based only on the order in which they are received. The first command received is the first one performed. (Of course, when local control is disabled by command from Compel, no local control is possible until re-enabled by Compel.)

In addition to introducing and describing the front-panel and web browser interfaces, this chapter provides details on startup/shutdown of your iPump, making initial unit settings for basic operation, and performing iPump functions over the web browser interface. The chapter is organized into the following sections:

• 3.2 Front-panel Controls and Indicators ,

• 3.3 Startup/Shutdown Procedures ,

• 3.4 Front-panel Operation ,

• 3.5 Initial Unit Setup

• 3.6 iPump Operations by Function , and

• 3.7 Unit Software Switch .

NOTE: When operated as part of a Compel Network, your iPump may become unavailable for local control or may perform functions not commanded locally. For example, the Compel network operator may command remote iPumps to disable local control during a particular broadcast or program schedule. Also, if set up to expect Compel commands, your iPump may begin searching RF channels for a Compel signal if that signal is temporarily lost.

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3.2 Front-panel Controls and Indicators

There are three major parts of your iPump's front-panel controls and indicators: the liquid-crystal display (LCD), the six push buttons, and the eight LED indicators.

Liquidcrystal

Display(LCD)

Pushbuttons

Figure 3.1 iPump Front Panel

The iPump's LCD indicates unit status and prompts for and reflects user input.

Here, you will see your iPump's unit label and serial number displayed on the top line following startup. The home screen also alternately displays the input signal’s frequency, data rate, and FEC ratio in the lower left corner and continuously displays the current signal-to-noise ratio in the lower right. Using the adjacent pushbuttons (described in the next paragraph), you can navigate the iPump's various screens and edit input fields.

These six pushbuttons are your means of commanding the iPump from the front panel. The four arrow buttons allow navigation through the menu screens and parameter selection and editing in user-input screens. The ENTER button serves to select menu options (downward navigation), to open user-input fields, or to commit user input to the iPump. Also press ENTER to quickly start the unit after a normal shutdown. The Escape ( ESC ) button allows exit from user-input fields without saving the entry or selection. ESC also provides upward navigation through the menu structure to the home screen.

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Indicators iPump User’s Manual

These eight light-emitting diodes (LEDs) provide status information about

your iPump and its processes. Table 7 on page 23 provides the meaning of the

color and state of each LED.

Figure 3.3 LED Indicators

Table 7: LED Indicator Descriptions

Indicator Label Color and State

CARRIER GREEN constant

GREEN slow blink

Meaning

Receiver is tracking carrier.

Receiver is not tracking carrier.

RECORD GREEN constant

LAN

Off

DOWNLOAD GREEN constant

Off

GREEN constant iPump is recording a program.

iPump is not recording.

iPump is downloading a file via Compel.

iPump is not downloading.

Light network activity over the iPump’s LAN interface

GREEN slow blink Heavy network activity over the iPump’s LAN interface

COMPEL

Off

GREEN constant

GREEN fast blink iPump observed no packet transfers on the LAN interface during the last 20 seconds.

iPump has received a COMPEL command within the last two minutes.

iPump has been addressed by COMPEL within the last five seconds.

GREEN slow blink iPump is in tracking mode, COMPEL is required, but no COMPEL command has been received within the last two minutes.

Off COMPEL is not required and not received within the last two minutes; or, iPump is not in tracking mode.

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Table 7: LED Indicator Descriptions

Indicator Label Color and State

AUTH

WARNING*

ALARM*

Meaning

GREEN constant Current transport stream is protected by conditional access (CA) and iPump is authorized and descrambling.

GREEN slow blink Current transport stream is protected by conditional access (CA) but iPump is unauthorized.

Off Tracked channel is not scrambled.

AMBER constant

Off

RED constant

Off

One or more warning conditions exist. Read warning information from front-panel LCD.

No warning conditions exist.

One or more alarm conditions exist. Read alarm message from LCD.

No alarm condition exists.

• Only one alarm or warning condition is displayed at a time on the LCD in place of the normal home screen information. When multiple alarm or warning conditions exist, those conditions are displayed in the order of importance. The most critical condition is displayed first. Further alarms or warnings will be shown after the more critical item(s) is cleared.

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3.3 Startup/Shutdown Procedures

The first time you start the iPump, the boot-up process and some initial setup may require a few minutes to complete. (See Initial Unit Settings.) After the initial startup, and if a normal shutdown was performed, the iPump may be started again simply by pressing the ENTER button on the unit’s front panel.

Initial startup a) For initial startup, set the power switch to the On position ( I ) and the iPump will power up and begin the boot process. Usually within three minutes, the iPump will complete its initialization (all outputs are muted during this time).

Normal

Startup b) The eight, front-panel LEDs flash on and off together once and then three more times in succession. The LCD shows the current firmware version and the message, "Booting, please wait. . . .". The expanding and contracting ellipsis shows that the iPump is booting the software. (Note that the version number shown is that of the front-panel firmware only and does not indicate the current version of the iPump’s application software.) c) During bootup, a quick check of the file system is made to detect and fix any corrupted files. The message "Auto Maintenance . . ." indicates that this check is in process. The duration of the file system check depends on the extent of any needed repairs to the file system and the size of the affected files. When no problems are detected, the "Auto Maintenance" message will only briefly flash on the LCD. If the file system is corrupt beyond repair, the message, "Filesystem is corrupt . . ." will appear.

Otherwise, the auto maintenance process is continuing normally and you should wait for it to complete.

d) Following a normal file system check, the message, "Continuing to boot . .

." is displayed. At completion of bootup, the LEDs will light individually

as appropriate to show the iPump’s unit and signal status (see Table 7:

LED Indicator Descriptions on page 23). The display then becomes

"live" and will typically indicate a loss-of-carrier alarm condition if the unit’s RF configuration has not been completed. This is normal and simply means that the RF settings must be adjusted. After the RF setup has been completed, subsequent startups will finish by displaying the home screen

(showing the iPump's serial number, E b

, and alternately displaying

FEC ratio, signal frequency, and data transport rate). This indicates that your iPump is functioning normally and is ready for use.

Following initial startup and after a normal shutdown has been performed, the iPump’s normal startup may be performed quickly by simply pressing the

ENTER button on the iPump's front panel. If the receiver is tracking a carrier signal, the green CARRIER LED will light. If the RF set up has not been performed or the receiver cannot track the carrier, the red Alarm LED will light.

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Web Browser

Operations

Startup

For HTML control and status checking from a web browser, first navigate from the home screen to the IP Setup screen. (iPump operations performed via a web browser are described under

3.6 iPump Operations by Function

Step a) b) c) d) e)

Press

ENTER

Displayed

UNIT SETUP

RECORD AND PLAY

DECODER SETUP

AUDIO SETUP

IP SETUP

Screen Type

Press ENTER and take note of the iPump's IP address displayed on the screen.

Then use the following steps to gain control of the iPump from your web browser:

NOTE: It may be necessary to set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway to specific values - consult your local network administrator. Include leading zeros in addresses entered from the iPump front panel, but not when entering them from the browser interface.

a) Open a current-version internet browser from a computer on the LAN attached to your iPump.

b) In the browser's address field, enter the IP address noted from the IP

Address screen and the Status tab of the iPump web interface will appear.

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Figure 3.4 iPump Web Interface (Status Tab)

NOTE: For IP addresses which include subfields with leading zeros, you must omit those zeros when entering the address in your browser. For example, IP address 128.092.050.004 (as entered from the iPump front panel) must be entered as 128.92.50.4 in the web browser.

Removing power to shut down your iPump will not harm the unit, but is not recommended and will lengthen the time required for the next startup. Normal startup can only be performed following a normal shutdown. To shut down your iPump: a) Return to the iPump home screen (press ESC repeatedly until model and unit number or an alarm or warning message is displayed) b) Press the right-arrow button four times to reach the Unit Shutdown screen.

c) Press the ENTER button to select Unit Shutdown and when prompted, press the ENTER button again to confirm.

In less than 30 seconds, the iPump will power down and the LCD and LEDs will go out. Your iPump is now ready for normal startup by pressing the

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3.4 Front-panel Operation

Operate the iPump from the front panel using the pushbuttons and LCD. Menu screens on the LCD direct you to screens that control various operating parameters or display information about the iPump. Menu titles represent either a category of control (such as Unit Setup, Record and Play, and RF Setup) or the name or category of parameters or information to be displayed (such as RF Status, Active Recordings, or Navigation Help).

LCD Menu

Navigation

HOME

Refer to Figure 3.5

which illustrates the complete LCD menu structure. Information and user-input screens beneath these menus are described later. Press the right and left arrow buttons to move between menu screens on the same level (represented in the illustration by arrows connecting the left and right sides of the boxes). When you reach the last menu of a particular level, pressing the right arrow button again will move you back to the first menu of that level. Press the ENTER button to move down to the next level of the menu structure (represented in the illustration by arrows connecting the top and bottom sides of boxes) or to view the information and user-input screens within a particular category. Press the ESC button to move up a level or to the first menu of the current level. Pressing the ESC button repeatedly will always return you to the Home Screen.

UNIT SETUP UNIT STATUS DETAIL NAVIGATION HELP UNIT SHUTDOWN

ACTIVE RECORDINGS FILE PLAYBACK SOFTWARE VERSION

___________________

RECORD AND PLAY DECODER SETUP AUDIO SETUP IP SETUP

RF SETUP UNIT SOFTWARE SWITCH

TO B-UP

DATE/TIME SETUP SET UNIT LABEL

RF STATUS:

TRACKING Eb/No=

LNB LO VALUE

______.__

SNR ALARM/WARNING

SETUP

RECORD SETUP STOP RECORD PLAY FILE SETUP STOP FILE PLAY

When alarm or warning conditions exist, the appropriate message or messages will appear here.

Figure 3.5 LCD Menu Structure

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Fields iPump User’s Manual

User input screens below the menus shown here allow control of such items as

Program Number to Record, File to Record to, Decoder Number to Play File to, and others. There are two types of user-input screens - those with an editable field and those with a selectable field.

User-input screens with editable fields accept data entry by the user. Shown here is an example of a user-input screen with an editable field.

Figure 3.6 Editable Field

To make changes to the data in the field: a) Press ENTER to open the field. The first character location of the field is highlighted.

b) Press the up or down arrow buttons to increment that digit or letter until the desired value is displayed. Press the right arrow button to move to the next digit or location in the field and change it the same way.

Continue until all digits or letters are displayed correctly.

c) Press the ENTER button to save your changes. Pressing ESC before pressing ENTER will cancel any changes.

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Figure 3.7 Filename Field a) Press ENTER to begin spelling the filename. The letter A in the character list is highlighted.

b) Press the arrow buttons to move through the character list until the first character of the filename is highlighted. (Additional characters including numerals, decimal, space, and hyphen appear on the LCD as you move downward through the available characters list.)

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Selectable

Fields c) Press ENTER to confirm the first character. The first charcter is displayed at the bottom left of the LCD.

d) Select additional characters as in steps b) and c) until the entire filename is displayed completely at the bottom left of the LCD.

e) When the entire filename is shown, press ESC to stop editing. When prompted, "Done?", press ENTER if the filename is correct or ESC to continue editing your entry.

Other user-input screens allow choosing from a list of options. Here is an example of a user-input screen with a selectable field.

Figure 3.8 Selectable Field

When you reach the screen, the current selection is displayed. To change your selection: a) Press ENTER to open the field. The current selection is highlighted.

b) Press the up or down arrow buttons to view available options one at a time.

c) When the desired option is shown, press the ENTER button to save that selection. Pressing ESC before pressing ENTER will cancel any change.

NOTE: Front-panel control is limited by a four-minute timeout period. After four minutes without input from the front-panel pushbuttons, the iPump LCD will automatically return to the home screen and any unsaved changes will be lost.

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3.5 Initial Unit Setup

Some of the iPump’s settings are preconfigured or should be configured during the iPump's initial setup and are not likely to require adjustment on a regular basis. RF current channel, date and time, and unit label settings should be made at this time.

Initial RF setup

A few of the RF settings are preconfigured and should only be changed if advised by your satellite operator. These include the LNB LO value, SNR

Alarm Threshold, and SNR Margin Warning settings. The table bleow lists these settings as they are configured on your iPump when it is delivered from the factory.

Table 8: iPump Preconfigured RF Settings

Parameter

LNB LO Value

Preset Value

10750 MHz

(appropriate for Ku-band reception -

5150 MHz would be an appropriate setting for

C-band operation)

SNR Alarm Threshold

(signal-to-noise ratios below this value will result in an alarm condition)

SNR Margin Warning

(warning condition triggered when signal-tonoise ratio is within 3.0 dB of the SNR Alarm

Threshold - under 8.0 dB as preset)

5.0 dB

3.0 dB

Current

Channel

Setup

Navigate to the RF Setup screen.

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Press Displayed

UNIT SETUP

ENTER RECORD AND PLAY

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Press Displayed

DECODER SETUP

AUDIO SETUP

IP SETUP

RF SETUP

From RF Setup, adjust the Current Channel settings.

Screen Type

Step a) b) c) d)

Press

ENTER

Displayed/Field Details

RF STATUS:

TRACKING: Eb/No = XX.X

RF status is shown. If tracking, then Eb/N0 is also displayed.

CURRENT CHANNEL

Screen Type

Data Display

DOWNLINK FREQUENCY:

XXXXX.XX MHz

Enter downlink frequency from the LNB local oscillator in megahertz.

TRANSP. DATA RATE:

XXX.XX Mbps

Enter transport stream data rate in megabits per second.

User Input -

Editable

User Input -

Editable

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Date/Time

Setup

Press Displayed/Field Details

RF-MOD/FEC RATIO:

QPSK 3/4

RF modulation is QPSK. Available forward error correction ratios are 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8.

PROGRAM NUMBER:

00001

Enter the number or code of program to select from stream.

TAG SITE:

Screen Type

User Input -

Selectable

User Input -

Editable

Values entered in this field will not affect iPump operation.

SAVE ALL CHANGES?

YES<ENT> NO<ESC>

Press ENTER to save or ESC to cancel all RF Setup changes and return to the Current Channel screen.

User Input -

Selectable

NOTE: When operating under the Compel network, date and time settings are overwritten by Compel. Time zone and Daylight Savings Time settings, however, remain under local control and should be set by the user.

Set up the date and time for your iPump during the initial setup. First navigate to the Date/Time Setup screen. (Date/Time setup may also be performed from the browser interface under the SETUP tab.) wegener.com

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From Date/Time Setup, adjust the current date, time, offset from GMT, and daylight saving time settings as follows:

Unit Label

Setup

Step Press Displayed/Field Details a) ENTER b) c) d)

CURRENT DATE

YYYY/MM/DD

Enter current date in year/month/day format.

CURRENT TIME

HH:MM:SS

Enter current time in hours:minutes:seconds format.

OFFSET FROM GMT

GMT -5 (EST/EDT)

Select the appropriate offset from Greenwich

Mean Time (GMT). Offset selections range from GMT -12 to GMT +11. (Eastern U.S. is at

GMT -5; West Coast U.S. is at GMT -8.)

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

OBSERVED? YES

Select Yes if daylight saving time is observed in your area or No if it is not.

Screen

Type

User Input

- Editable

User Input

- Editable

User Input

-Selectable

User Input

-Selectable

Set the unit label (or name of your iPump) during the initial setup. First navigate to the Set Unit Label screen.

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From Set Unit Label, enter a name for your iPump as follows:

Step a) b)

Press

ENTER

ESC

Displayed/Field Details

U. LABEL ABCDEFGHI

JKLMNOPQR

Press ENTER to begin spelling the unit label.

Press the arrow buttons to select the first character. (Additional characters including numerals, decimal, space, and hyphen appear as you move downward through the available characters.)

Press ENTER to confirm the first character.

Select additional characters in the same fashion until the unit label is displayed completely at the bottom left of the LCD.

Done? [Yes] [No-Esc}

__________

User

Input -

Selectable

Press ENTER to confirm the unit label or

ESC to return to the U. Label screen.

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3.6 iPump Operations by Function

Most iPump functions can be performed locally from either the front panel or from a web browser attached to the iPump via Ethernet. However, web browser operation is described in this section because after initial configuration, that is the method by which most local operations will be performed.

Operations are listed and described by function.

Monitor iPump Status

Monitor iPump status as follows: a) Enter the iPump's IP address in the address bar of your web browser.

b) The iPump Status tab is automatically displayed.

The unit’s serial number, current software version, and model number are shown. Receiver mode, signal-to-noise ratio, decoder states and settings, packet counts, and record activities are also displayed and refreshed every few seconds.

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Play iPump User’s Manual

When set up for live program play, the iPump decodes an incoming MPEG stream from the received DVB satellite signal and decrypts and decodes the audio and/or video from the selected program to the connected audio and video monitors. Two live programs from the same DVB carrier may be played simultaneously if your iPump has the optional second decoder.

a) To set up the iPump for live program play, first ensure the appropriate

RF input and audio and/or video output connections have been made.

b) Next, ensure that the proper RF settings have been selected. Check that downlink frequency, transport data rate, FEC ratio, and program number are properly selected before playing a live program.

NOTE: The LNB LO frequency may only be set from the front panel. In typical operation, changes to this setting are not usually necessary after initial unit setup.

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iPump User’s Manual d) Next, click the Edit button under Satellite Receive Settings to change that group’s parameters.

e) After changing the fields as needed, click the Activate button to save your changes. Any changes will take effect immediately.

f) If you do not wish to make or save any changes, click the Cancel button and any changes will be discarded.

g) Next, click the Edit button under Settings for Decoder #1 (or #2 if available and desired).

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Tune, or Off from the Setting pull-down menu. The Follow Tune setting causes the decoder to play whatever DVB program is selected under Satellite Receive Settings. Audio and video mute options, plus

UDP port and multicast address if multicast is chosen, may also be selected from this screen. If you don't wish to keep your changes, click the Cancel button. Otherwise, click the Activate button to make your changes immediately effective and begin playing the selected program.

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NOTE: The setting at initial startup is Follow Tune. To stop live program playing, select Off under Decoder Settings.

i) Next (if the Aux Audio option is enabled), click the Edit button under

Settings for Aux Audio to change that group’s parameters and provide an extra audio-only service through the auxiliary audio port.

j) Choose a specific DVB program, an IP multicast program, Follow

Tune, Follow Decoder 1 (or 2), or Off from the Setting pull-down menu. The Follow Tune setting causes the decoder to play the audio from whatever DVB program is selected under Satellite Receive

Settings. For IP multicast programs, also set the UDP port and multicast address. The first audio content detected in that stream is used.

When Aux Audio is set to Follow Decoder 1 (or 2), it uses the same program to which the followed decoder is set and a language descriptor

(from the Language setting) is used to find a matching audio stream within that program. The Language may be the same as, or different from, the primary audio output of the followed decoder. If First Available is chosen as the Language setting when Aux Audio is set to Follow

Decoder, the next unused available audio is played. Consider the example of a program that contains a first audio ‘ENG’ and a secondary audio

‘FRE’ and the followed decoder’s language descriptor is set to ‘ENG’. If the Aux Audio is set to ‘ENG’, then both will produce the audio tagged as

‘ENG’. Likewise, if the followed decoder is set to First Available and the

Aux Audio is set to ‘ENG’ they will both produce ‘ENG’. However, if the followed decoder is producing ‘ENG’ and the Aux Audio is set to

First Available, the Aux Audio will produce ‘FRE’ because ‘ENG’ is already being produced by an audio port for the followed decoder.

If Aux Audio is set to Follow Decoder 1 (or 2) and a normal file play action takes place on the followed decoder, then the Aux Audio port will be silent for the duration of the file play. However, if the file was recorded using the All Audio option, then during playback to an A/V decoder, any audio within the file with a matching language descriptor will be sent to the Aux Audio port during file playback.

NOTE: A file may only be played back through the Aux Audio port if Aux

Audio is not set to Follow Decoder 1 or 2. The single audio stream in the file is extracted and played (regardless of the Aux Audio Language setting), and the associated video is discarded.

Also choose the desired mute option (Muted or Unmuted) for Audio

Left and Audio Right. If you don't wish to keep your changes, click the

Cancel button. Otherwise, click the Activate button to make your changes immediately effective and begin playing the selected program.

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Program to

File

The iPump can record incoming programs to stored files for later playback. Up to three separate programs may be recorded at one time.

NOTE: Record and Play settings are volatile through power cycles. Except for the Loop Forever playlist setting, these settings will be lost when the iPump is rebooted. If Loop Forever is selected, then the playlist chosen to loop forever will begin playing when the iPump returns to service after a reboot.

a) To set up the iPump for program recording, first ensure the appropriate

RF input settings have been selected.

b) Click the Rec/Play tab from your web browser interface.

c) Under Record , in the Filename: box, enter a name for the file you wish to record. File names are limited to 16 characters. Upper and lower case letters, numerals, decimals and spaces are allowed, but leading or following spaces will be truncated (the file name may not begin or end with a space or spaces).

NOTE: Users should avoid accidentally overwriting an existing file. The iPump front panel will display a warning message before the Record function overwrites an existing file with same name but will not prevent overwriting.

d) Next enter a time in the Length of Recording boxes. Enter the duration of time to record in hours, minutes, seconds (HH:MM:SS),

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Recorded

Program File iPump User’s Manual and tenths of a second. Enter a duration slightly longer than the expected program length to ensure that you record the entire program.

To record for an indefinite period, enter zero time. The iPump will continue to record until commanded to stop or until available disk space is consumed.

NOTE: If the storage capacity is filled over 99% during recording, the iPump begins deleting existing files in chronological order beginning with the oldest file. The current recording will not be interrupted unless all deletable files have been deleted and remaining storage capacity remains under 1%.

e) If the program is classical MPEG, click the appropriate radio button to select a Single Audio program or All Audio and choose a program from the dropdown list.

f) Otherwise, if the program is MPEG within IP, click the IP Program radio button and enter the IP multicast address and port number corresponding to the desired stream.

g) Click the Record button to begin recording the selected program.

NOTE: To stop recording before the end of the entered length of recording, click the "Stop" hyperlink for the appropriate file on the Record/Play chart.

Use the following steps to play a recorded or previously downloaded program file: a) Click the Rec/Play tab from your web browser interface.

b) Select a file or playlist to play by clicking its name under the File

Playback list. The name of the current directory is shown just above the list of files. When displayed, you may double click [-Previous

Directory-] to view file names in the next higher directory. Or, double click any selection displayed in red text inside square brackets

(such as [directoryname] ) to move down to that directory level.

c) If selecting a playlist, you may also click one of the three radio buttons to either Loop on Last (repeating the last program until stopped by the user), Loop Forever (repeating the entire sequence until stopped by user), or Loop N Times (repeating the entire sequence N times).

NOTE: The Rec/Play tab initially displays the contents of the /recorded directory, but the user may also record to or play from files in other directories.

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Management iPumps.) The Record/Play chart on the left will display the name and time remaining of the selected program or playlist. e) To stop playing a program or playlist before it has played completely, click the "Stop" hyperlink under the Record/Play chart.

View, delete, and rename files using the following procedure: a) Click the Files tab from your web browser interface.

800009-01 Rev. A b) Select a file by clicking on its filename under the File Manager list (file size in bytes is shown adjacent to each filename). The name of the current directory is shown just above the list of files. When displayed, you may double click [-Previous Directory-] to view file names in the next higher directory. Or, double click any selection displayed in red text inside square brackets (such as

[directoryname] ) to move down to that directory level.

c) To view a file, click the View File button or double-click the filename to open/play the file on your screen. The file will be opened by the application indicated by the extension on the filename (Windows Media

Player for MPG files, Microsoft Word for DOC files, for example).

d) To delete the selected file, simply click the Delete File button.

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As with recording new files, file names are limited to 16 characters.

Upper and lower case letters, numerals, decimals and spaces are allowed, but leading or following spaces will be truncated (the file name may not begin or end with a space or spaces). After completing the filename, press the Rename To: button to rename the file.

For multicast streaming of stored files, do the following: a) First, click the Streams tab on the web browser interface.

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Files list. The name of the current directory is shown just above the list of files. When displayed, you may double click [-Previous

Directory-] to view file names in the next higher directory. Or, double click any selection displayed in red text inside square brackets

(such as [directoryname] ) to move down to that directory level.

NOTE: A file streamed to a destination already receiving a live stream will supercede the live stream until the file stream has stopped. The live stream, in progress, will then continue.

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Scheduled

Operation c) If streaming live from a "classical" DVB program, select the program to stream from the Program/Language pulldown list under Stream

Live Program .

d) Click inside the Multicast Destination: box and type the appropriate

IP address. Also enter the UDP Port number in the UDP Port: box.

e) When the address information and selected file or stream information are correct, click the Start File Stream: or Start Live Stream: button respectively to begin streaming.

f) Stop file streaming by highlighting the desired stream from the

Stream Status list and clicking the Stop button.

From the web browser interface, you can view schedules of record and play operations set up by the Compel network for the iPump by clicking the

Schedule tab.

If needed, you can click the Disable button to temporarily suspend scheduled operations. Click Enable to return to scheduled operations. The iPump will resume performing operations according to the scheduled times. Operations scheduled for times during which the unit is "disabled" will not be performed.

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With iPump playlists, you can set up and play a stored sequence of programs without interruption. (Playlists are stored in nonvolatile memory such that they remain available after unit reboots.) Create or edit playlists from the web interface using the following procedure: a) Click the Playlist tab from your web browser interface b) To create a new playlist, first click the Create Playlist button.

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Name box and click the Rename button. This name (rather than the number) will appear in the list of existing playlists.

d) Next select the programs to include in the playlist. Programs may be selected one at a time (click the filename of the desired program) from the Directories box and added to the Spots in Playlist by clicking the left-arrow button. Double click directory names (displayed in red text) to browse other directories. Multiple files may be highlighted at one time by using control-click to select individual files and shift-click to select multiple adjacent files. Again, clicking the left-arrow button adds all highlighted programs to the playlist.

NOTE: When a playlist is chosen for file playback, programs will be played in the order that they appear in the playlist.

e) To edit an existing playlist, first select it from the Edit Existing

Playlist dropdown.

f) Files are removed from the playlist by highlighting using the same click, control-click, and shift-click methods followed by clicking the

Remove From List button. All spots may be removed from the playlist by clicking the Clear List button.

g) Add files to the list in the same manner as when creating a new playlist.

If desired, a program may be inserted in the middle of a list. Do this by first highlighting a spot in the playlist before which the new program should appear. Then add the new program as before. The added file will be inserted before the highlighted playlist spot.

NOTE: RANDOM and SEQUENTIAL are default "files" which may be added to any playlist. When RANDOM is selected, the iPump randomly selects a file to play from the selected directory. When SEQUENTIAL is selected, the iPump plays the first file in the selected directory that has not already been played as SEQUENTIAL. Or, if all files in the selected directory have been played as SEQUENTIAL, then SEQUENTIAL will again play the first file. For example, if the selected directory contains the files ’A’, ’B’, ’C’, and ’D’ (in that order), then the first time SEQUENTIAL appears in the playlist, file ’A’ will be played. The second, third, and fourth times

SEQUENTIAL appears in the playlist, the files ’B’, ’C’, and ’D’ will be played respectively. If SEQUENTIAL appears in the playlist a fifth time, then file ’A’ will be played again and so forth. The file played by the SEQUENTIAL entry is dependent only on the order of files played as SEQUENTIAL and is not affected by any other previous playlist entries.

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NOTE: To provide a course of action for the iPump in case of a "loss of service" (RF signal drops below a minimum threshold or the feed is lost entirely), a playlist named LOS may be created. The iPump will begin playing this playlist immediately when a "loss of service" condition arises. When the signal is regained, the iPump will return to the live feed it was originally playing.

Accesss help in the form of an online manual and a list of questions and answers by clicking the HELP tab from your web browser.

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3.7 Unit Software Switch

The Unit Software Switch function is only available from the iPump front panel. Use the following procedure to switch between versions of application software loaded on your iPump:

From the iPump front panel, navigate to the Unit Software Switch to B-Up screen.

From the Unit Software Switch screen, switch software as follows:

Step Press Displayed/Field Details a) ENTER SW FROM V230 TO

V340

The available software version switch is displayed. Press ESC if you do not wish to make the switch shown. Press ENTER to begin booting the alternate application software version.

b) ENTER V340 Booting, please wait . . . . .

The expanding and contracting ellipsis (line of periods) indicates that the alternate software is booting.

Screen

Type

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Chapter 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

4.1 Maintenance

Maintenance of the iPump is limited to keeping the chassis clean and ensuring that cables remain firmly connected. Occasionally wipe the exterior with a soft, damp cloth to remove any accumulated dust and dirt and check that cables are securely attached.

The iPump incorporates security labels over some of the screws. There are no user-serviceable components within the iPump. Tampering with the security labels or opening the unit will void your warranty. If you have any questions, contact Wegener’s Customer Service Department at the address or numbers listed under Customer Service.

4.2 Troubleshooting

This section is not an intended as an exhaustive list of all possible situations.

Please contact us (see Chapter 5, Customer Service), with any problems you cannot resolve independently.

No functions at all

No output

If you are experiencing any difficulties, first check the LCD and LED indicators on the iPump to determine if any warnings or alarms are active. See

Table

9: LED Indicator Descriptions on page 50 for descriptions of LED states.

If the unit is not functioning at all and neither the LCD nor any LEDs are lit, there may be a loss of ac power. Do the following:

a) Check that the power switch is set to the On position. See Figure 2.1 on page 18.

b) Check that ac power cord is firmly connected at both ends.

c) Check that your ac power source is supplying ac power.

d) Press the ENTER button on the front panel.

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LED

Indicators equipment for proper function. Also check to determine if the program or file is "blank".

If the iPump appears to be functioning normally with no alarm or warning conditions, but you cannot use the web browser interface, first check that you are

using the correct IP address. (See “Web Browser Operations Startup” on page 26.)

If the address is correct, but the interface still does not function, check your computer’s IP settings and consult your network administrator for additional help.

NOTE: Only one alarm or warning condition is displayed at a time on the

LCD. When multiple alarm or warning conditions exist, those conditions are displayed in the order of importance. The most critical condition is displayed first. Further alarms or warnings will be shown after the more critical item(s) is cleared.

Table 9: LED Indicator Descriptions

Indicator Label Color and State

COMPEL

Meaning

CARRIER GREEN constant Receiver is tracking carrier.

GREEN slow blink Receiver is not tracking carrier.

RECORD GREEN constant

LAN

Off

DOWNLOAD GREEN constant

Off

GREEN constant iPump is recording a program.

iPump is not recording.

iPump is downloading a file via Compel.

iPump is not downloading.

Light network activity over the iPump’s LAN interface

GREEN slow blink Heavy network activity over the iPump’s LAN interface

Off

GREEN constant iPump observed no packet transfers on the LAN interface during the last 20 seconds.

iPump has received a COMPEL command within the last two minutes.

GREEN fast blink iPump has been addressed by COMPEL within the last five seconds.

GREEN slow blink iPump is in tracking mode, COMPEL is required, but no COM-

PEL command has been received within the last two minutes.

Off COMPEL is not required and not received within the last two minutes; or, iPump is not in tracking mode.

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AUTH

WARNING

ALARM

Meaning

GREEN constant Current transport stream is protected by conditional access (CA) and iPump is authorized and descrambling.

GREEN slow blink Current transport stream is protected by conditional access (CA) but iPump is unauthorized.

Off Tracked channel is not scrambled.

AMBER constant

Off

RED constant

One or more warning conditions exist. Read warning information from front-panel LCD.

No warning conditions exist.

RED slow blink

Off

One or more alarm conditions exist. Read alarm message from

LCD.

Boot Fail Mode. All other LEDs are turned off.

No alarm condition exists.

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Chapter 5 Customer Service

5.1 Warranty

The following warranty applies to all Wegener Communications products including the iPump Media Server/Store and Forward Receiver:

All Wegener Communications products are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one year after shipment to customer. Wegener Communications' obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or, at Wegener Communications' option, replacing parts, subassemblies, or entire assemblies. Wegener Communications shall not be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages. This warranty does not cover parts or equipment which have been subject to misuse, negligence, or accident by the customer during use. All shipping costs for warranty repairs will be prepaid by the customer. There are no other warranties, express or implied, except as stated herein.

5.2 Technical Support

If the unit should fail to perform as described, if you need help resolving problems with your iPump, or for questions about obtaining service for your iPump, please contact Wegener Communications Customer Service at (770)

814-4057, FAX (678) 624-0294, or E-mail [email protected].

To return a product for service: a) Obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number by completing and faxing a copy of the RMA Request Form to (678) 624-0294. You may E-mail the same information instead to: [email protected]

b) To help us identify and control returned units, plainly write the RMA number on the outside of the product-shipping container. This will help us return your unit to you as quickly as possible.

c) Return the product, freight prepaid, to the address below:

Service Department RMA# ________

Wegener Communications, Inc.

359 Curie Drive

Alpharetta, GA 30005

NOTE: All returned material must be shipped freight prepaid. C.O.D.

Shipments will not be accepted.

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