Blankom MPE-4000 User manual

MPE-4000 MPEG-2/H.264 SD/HD Encoder
Datasheet and User Manual
SW Version: 2.15
HW Version: 1.43
Web NMS Version: 3.61

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Table of Content
TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................3
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 3
KEY FEATURES .................................................................................................................................................. 3
SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 4
BLOCK DIAGRAM .............................................................................................................................................. 5
APPEARANCE AND DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALLATION GUIDE .............................................................................................................................7
POWER ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT.......................................................................................................................... 7
GROUNDING REQUIREMENT................................................................................................................................ 7
FRONT PANEL OPERATION......................................................................................................................8
LCD MENU SETTINGS..............................................................................................................................8
INITIAL STATUS................................................................................................................................................ 10
GENERAL SETTINGS FOR THE MAIN MENU ........................................................................................................... 11
WEB INTERFACE BASED NMS OPERATION ............................................................................................24
LOGIN........................................................................................................................................................... 24
OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................... 24
DATE-TIME SYSTEM SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................25
SYSTEM SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................25
OUTPUT SETTINGS: ..............................................................................................................................28
ADVANCED: DOLBY META-DATA: ..........................................................................................................30
SDI-CHANNEL SET:................................................................................................................................31
PARAMETER -> AUDIO SETTING............................................................................................................32
PARAMETER -> VIDEO SETTING ............................................................................................................33
OSD SETTINGS:.....................................................................................................................................35
TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................................38
PACKING LIST........................................................................................................................................39
RECOMMENDATIONS: ..........................................................................................................................39
General notes about Streams: ........................................................................................................... 39
Multicast streams: ............................................................................................................................. 39
Registered port .................................................................................................................................. 41
Range for Ephemeral port.................................................................................................................. 41
Packet structure................................................................................................................................. 42
RTP:.................................................................................................................................................... 42
Note: Regarding SAP (Session Announcement Protocol)................................................................... 43
Contact:.............................................................................................................................................. 44

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Introduction
Product Overview
MPE-4000 MPEG-2/H.264 SD/HD Encoder is a broadcasting audio & video encoding device with
powerful functionality. It is equipped with multiple and therefore flexible Video input interfaces (SDI,
CVBS, YPbPr and HDMI) and Audio input interfaces (AES, RCA and XLR) to be compatible with different
signal sources.
Multiple audio and video encoding formats are available to meet your flexible and various requirements.
4 stereo (8 mono) or one DD 5.1 (AC3) audio signals can be embedded to the stream output. The
encoded program will finally output in a DVB conform TS through ASI and IP port.
The MPE-4000 has an overlay insertion feature: QR code, LOGO and OSD-TEXT. It can generate 3 parallel
overlay operations at the same time. You can insert an advertisement picture, own LOGO, special QR
code and/or OSD content on top of the encoding process.
Key Features
MPEG-2 HD/SD and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HD/SD video encoding
1080I,720P, 480I, 576I video resolution and downscale transform
Low latency
MPEG1 Layer II, HE-AAC (v1 & v2), LC-AAC and DD AC3 audio encoding and adjustment
Dolby Digital AC3 audio pass through (for SDI in)
Additional 4 stereo or 8 mono audio encoding
Video buffer, selectable Video sources (all video interfaces available in parallel Inputs)
Support TT/CC (closed caption-US norm), EIA 608 and EIA 708 (for CVBS and SDI in)
Dual parallel ASI output and IP over UDP and RTP
LCD / Keypad control and Web based management by RJ45 Ethernet port
AD-Insertion: QR code, LOGO, OSD-text

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Specifications
Video
Interface
1×SDI, 1×CVBS, 1×YPbPr and 1×HDMI
Resolution
Input
Output
Interfaces
1920×1080i@60
1920×1080,
1440×1080,
1280×1080i, 960×1080i
HDMI, SDI, YPbPr
1920×1080i @59.94
1920×1080i @50
1280×720p@60
1280×720, 960×720p,
640×720p
HDMI, SDI, YPbPr
1280×720p@59.94
1280×720p@50
720×576i@50
720×576, 704×576,
640×576, 544×576,
528×576, 480×576,
352×576
SDI, CVBS
720×480i@59.94
720×480, 704×480,
640×480, 544×480,
528×480, 352×480
SDI, CVBS
Encoding
MPEG-2 HD/SD; MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HD/SD
Bitrate Range
0.52 –60.00 Mbps
Rate Control
CBR (Encoding)
GOP Structure
Auto, IP, IPB, IPBB, IPBBB
Aspect Ratio
4:3, 14:9 (for SD video), 16:9 (for HD video)
Chroma
4:2:0, 4:2:2
Advanced
Pretreatment
De-interlacing, noise reduction, sharpening
Audio
Interface
4×XLR, 4×RCA, 1×AES, 1×HDMI, 1×SDI (maximum 4 stereos synchronous
processing or one DD 5.1 CH processing)
Encoding
MPEG-1 Layer II, HE-AAC (v1&v2), LC-AAC, DD AC3 (2.0, 5.1 available);
DD AC3 pass-through (for SDI in)
Sampling rate
48KHz
Resolution
24-bit
Bit-rate
32Kbps...384Kbps
Low Latency options
150ms, 200ms, 350ms, 650ms depending on Resolution and S-Rates
Stream output
2×ASI output ports, BNC interface
IP over UDP and RTP, 100 Base-T Ethernet interface (UDP
multicast/unicast)
System function
LCD/Keypad and web management
Language: English
Ethernet based software updates
General
Dimensions
482mm × 405mm × 44.5mm (W × D × H)
Weight
Approx. 4.0 Kg
Temperature
0...45°C(Operation), -20...8°C(Storage)
Power
AC110V ±10%, 50/60Hz; AC 220V ±10% , 50/60Hz
Consumption
21W

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Block Diagram
Remark: DVB TELETEXT or american CC will be passed as well
Appearance and Description
Front Panel Illustration
①LCD window
②LED-Status Indicators
③Up and down, left and right navigation buttons
④Enter button: for confirmation
⑤Menu button: for back step
⑥Lock button: press once to unlock setting access by Keypad

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Rear Panel Illustration
①XLR input connectors (for stereo audio 1-2 input)
②XLR input connectors (for stereo audio 3-4 input)
③RCA input connectors (for stereo audio 1-4 input or 5.1 surround input)
④AES input connector (for only one channel digital stereo)
⑤YPbPr & CVBS video input connectors
⑥HDMI input connector (Audio input embedded)
⑦SDI input connector (Audio input embedded)
⑧NMS connector for connecting Web management on PC
⑨DATA Port for IP stream output
⑩ASI output connectors
⑪Power supply/Fuse
Audio Adapter Cable Illustration
L/R: For Mono or Stereo input (Analog)
L/R/LS/RS/C/Sub: For 5.1 surround input (Analog)
AES: For single digital stereo audio input
(For 5.1 surround input)

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Installation Guide
We assume, that the installation will be done by a skilled and well educated electrical technician taking
care of environmental circumstances like Air-condition and grounding requirements. The device should
always be mounted into a 19’’ Rack by the front screws and even better with some metal angles
avoiding bending of the units housing.
Power
When you connect the power source, make sure the source voltage fits to the PSU data.
Make sure the connected cables are in good condition. Avoid shortage of signal cables.
Make sure the power switch is OFF before you start to install the device
Environmental Requirement
Item
Requirement
Server operating room
and floor
Electric Isolation, Dust Free Volume resistivity of ground anti-static material:
1x107...1x1010，Grounding current limiting resistance:
1M(Floor bearing should be greater than 450Kg/㎡)
Environmental
Temperature
5...40°C (sustainable )，0...45°C (short time), installing air-conditioning is
recommended
Relative Humidity
20%...80% sustainable 10%...90% short time
Pressure
86...105kpa
Door & Window
Installing rubber strip for sealing door-gaps and dual level glasses for
window
Wall
It can be covered with wallpaper, or brightness less paint.
Fire Protection
Fire alarm system and extinguisher
Power
Requiring device power, air-conditioning power and lighting power are
independent from each other. Device power requires AC 110V±10%,
50/60Hz or AC 220V±10%, 50/60Hz. Please carefully check before
connecting.
Grounding Requirement
The grounding requirements can vary from region to region but usually has to be considered according to
national norms and regulations. Opening the top case is strictly forbidden as long as the AC power source is
connected or the device is in fully operation.

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Front Panel Operation
MPE-4000’s front panel is you operation interface where you configure the device
manually. The LCD is a 2-line x 40-character back-lit dot-matrix you interface with
pushbuttons for UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER, MENU, and LOCK button for front
panel control. You can decide whether to directly use the factory setting, or customize
the input/output parameters and so on.
Keypad Function Description
LEFT/RIGHT : To choose and set the parameters
UP/DOWN : Modify activated parameters or page up/down when parameter is
inactivated.
MENU : To cancel presently entered value, resume previous setting;
ENTER : Activate the parameters which need modification, and confirm the
changes
after modification
LOCK : Lock the screen / cancel the lock state .After pressing lock key, the system
will question the you to save or not .If not, the LCD will display the
current configuration state
LCD Menu settings

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Overview of the LCD menu tree:
Switch On
Initializing
General Status
1 Alarm Status Error Type Check
3 Audio Setting
3.4.1 PID
3.4.2 Stream ID
3.4.3 Encode Type
3.4.4 Pass through
2 System Setting
3.4.7 ES Mode
3.4.8 Audio delay
3.4.9 AAC container
2.4.3 Dest IP
2.4.11 Flt Null Packet
2.4.1 Mode
2.4.10 Subnet Mask
2.4.9 Gateway
2.4.2 Bit rate
4.1 IP Address
4.2 Subnet Mask
4.3 Gateway
4.4 MAC Address
3.4.5 Volume
3.4.6 Bit rate
3.4.10 AAC profile
2.4.5 Source IP
2.4.7 Dest MAC
2.1 Network
2.2 Reset Web
2.3 Output set
2.4 Insert SDT
Yes/No
Yes/No
2.4.4 Dest Port
2.4.6 Source Port
2.4.8 Source MAC
3.1 Audio Port
3.2 Sample rate
3.3 Audio Pair
3.4 Pair 1
3.5 Pair 2
3.6 Pair 3
3.7 Pair 4
(Same content with 3.4.1-4.4.10)
(Same content with 3.4.1-4.4.10)
(Same content with 3.4.1-4.4.10)
3.4.11 AAC Version
3.4.12 AC3 Destype
2.4 Insert TDT
2.4 Insert TOT
Yes/No
Yes/No

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4 Video Setting 4.1 Video Port
4.2 Video Bit rate
4.3 Encode Type
4.4 Closed Caption
4.5 PID
4.6 Stream IP
4.7 Chroma Sample
4.8 Aspect Ratio
4.9 Rescaled
4.11 GOP Size
4.10 GOP Structure
No / Yes
6.1 Load Saved CFG
6.2 Load Default CFG
Version Info
4.12 Rate Ctrl Mode
4.13 IDR Frequency
4.14 Sync loss Image
4.15 Coding Mode
4.16 Profile
4.18 PMT PID
4.17 Level
4.19 PCR PID
4.20 TS Bitrate
4.21 Latency
5 Save Config
6 Save Config
7 Version
Initial Status
Switch on the device and after a few seconds’ initialization, it presents a booting pictures as
below:
Encode Starting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 56%
HD Encoder 12.34/20.00 Mbps
FMT: 720x576 50i VP: SDI AP: SDI
Read Only
HD Encoder 12.34/20.00 Mbps
VEN-FMT: H.264 ACH-CNT: Frame-4
HD Encoder 12.34/20.00 Mbps
AEN-1: AC3 AEN-2: None