BVE PRECOR P80 User manual

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CAB –PRECOR P80, P82
The Precor P80 and P82 consoles with the media adapter kit can
now control ANY cable, satellite or IPTV set top box using the
CAB from Broadcastvision Entertainment.
Online Service Manuals available at: www.broadcastvision.com
Requirements:
Precor P80 or P82 console with media adapter kit.
Set top box w/HDMI output.
CAB (Console Adapter Box).
Benefits:
• Eliminates the hand-held battery operated remote control.
• Members can control the TV using cardioequipment console controls.
• An expensive head-end system is not required.
• Club operators can choose ANY cable, satellite or IPTV provider.
• TV channels are not restricted.
• Members can access all the channels available per your subscription.
• No troublesome wireless devices to manage.
•Proven Technology - Broadcastvision first offered a solution for set top box
control in 2011 and is the clear-cut market leader in thistechnology.

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Your CAB is enabled for an application as follows:
Proposal Number:
Set Top Box:
Console Description: Precor P80 or P82 with Media Adapter
If your equipment differs from the information above, please call BVE technical support at
1(888)330-4283 ext.3 for instructions on how to reprogram the CAB onsite.
CAB CONFIGURATION
There are no special configuration requirements for CAB operation with your Precor console.
With correct cabling the CAB is able to automatically detect the communication signal from the
console.
The CAB ships pre-configured by BVE for the target STB at customer facility. Normally no
additional configuration steps are required. If the CAB does not work for any reason please
call technical support at 1(888)330-4283 ext.3 before leaving the facility. BVE’s technical
support staff is happy to help troubleshoot your problems and get the CAB working properly.
The CAB contains 8 dip-switches internally. Normally these should all be in the OFF position. To
help solve specific deployment compatibility challenges, BVE Technical Support may instruct
that some of the switch positions be changed –customers should not make any changes
without guidancefrom BVE support.
Note: The Broadcastvision CAB should always be installed after the cable/satellite service has
already been installed, and you have a picture on the screen. If the Set Top Box (STB) is not
available at the time of installation you can still run all of the wires and hook up the CAB, but you
will not be able to test the CAB to make sure that it is changing channels on the STB.

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INSTALLATION –The P80/82 CAB is pictured below. The left side is the IR connection to
the cable/satellite box, the right side is the C-Safe power connection and IR input from the Precor
console.
The fist picture below shows the location of the HDMI connection, C-Safe port for power
and IR cable from the Precor P80 and P82 consoles.

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Oncethe CAB is hooked up you will need to run the IR emitter cable down the machine
to the base of the cardio. There it will connect to either the set top box or a cat5/6 cable
for sending the signal to an AV closet. Tip: since the IR wire is very thin and easily
damaged it is better to run the emitter wire through the machine.
After the IR cable has been run through the machine the IR emitter should be placed
over the infrared eye on the front of the set top box. If you cannot see where the IR eye
is on the front of the STB, shining a flashlight at the front of the box will usually help
you to see the IR eye. Pleasesee the IR eye locations of some of the most common
STB’s below:
If the set top boxes are located in another room, the supplied cat5 adapters (pictured
below) will allow you to use a standard cat5/6 wire to pass the IR signal back to the AV
closet. The included IR emitter covers will hold the emitter in place and prevent cross
communication between set top boxes.

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HOW IT WORKS
The Precor console can be configured to tune antenna signals directly, or it can be configured
to operate directly with either of these Set Top Boxes (no CAB required):
DirecTV
Enseo
The Precor Media Adapter console sends IR control signals to these STBs via an IR Emitter
connected to a cable from the console.
The CAB allows the console to control a wider variety of STBs by intercepting the console’s IR
control signal, interpreting it, and then retransmitting in any of the IR STB protocols supported
by CAB. The custom cable connects the CAB to both the console’s CSAFE connector and also
to the console’s IR emitter cable in order to receive the STB control output signal.
The CAB knows how to receive and interpret the control signals for the Enseo STB only.
Therefore, the console must be configured as if it was being used with an Enseo STB (see
details in next section). The correct signal will go to the CAB and it will translate into any of its
other supported STB signal formats.
CONSOLECONFIGURATION
The information in this section is critical to successful deployment –please read carefully!
The information in this section is a brief summary, please reference these Precor documents
for additional information and details:
rev A Installing the P80 Console Media Adapter 100213EN.pdf
303073-101 rev A Using the Precor Channel Editor 093013 EN.pd

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The console must be set up for the correct mapping of channel names to channel
numbers, for whatever cable/sat service being used at its location. This setup is pretty
much the same in a CAB application as it is in an application where the console directly
controls an Enseo or DirecTV STB, the one exception is that the CAB requires all
channels be mapped to the Enseo STB model in the Precor setup. So for the most part,
the above-mentioned Precor documentation can be followed to accomplish the setup,
but an executive summary is presented here.
Precor documentation describes how to copy existing setups from one console and
redeploy it to other consoles. This summary assumes one is creating a new setup from
scratch, using Precor’s “Channel Editor” software:
1. Obtain Precor “Channel Editor” software from Precor
a. See Precor documentation referenced above for detailed useinstructions
2. Use the software to enter channel names and channel numbers into alist
a. In other words, create a “channel lineup”for the service provider being
used
3. For all channels, the STB Model must be selected as“ENSEO”
4. Save the channel lineup into a file on a USBstick
a. File name must be: channel-guide.json
b. File location must be:in a folder named “precor” located in root directory of
USBstick
5. Enter the console’s configuration menu and import the channel lineup
a. See Precor documents for detailed useinstructions
The software looks like this:

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It’s kind of like a spreadsheet –one simply needs to enter appropriate infointo each of the
cells to create a channel lineup. ENSEO must always be selected as the STB Model
because CAB can understand/interpret only the ENSEO commands coming out of the
console’s IR Blaster cable.
It’s tedious to enter all the information, and the software doesn’t allow for good keyboard
shortcuts to quickly move to and select the contents of the next cell for modification. The
good news is however that this software can open and existing file and modify it, so
templates can be created for all the major providers one time and then installers can
modify for just the local differences.
Channel lineups can also be programmed directly into the console via the configuration
menu, but this is even more tedious. See the Precor documentation for details. Here’s a
photo of an example channel lineup displayed in the console configuration. Note that
ENSEO is specified for all entries:

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Troubleshooting Guide:
1. Double button presses –Some set top boxes respond to more than one of the
IR codes that we send out. If you notice that pressing a channel button on the
console results in multiple presses, simply remove the 2 screws that hold the lid
on the CAB and turn on dip switch 2 and 4. If this does not solve the problem,
call [phone] ext.3 for further assistance.
2. No control over set top box
a. Check if CAB is getting power and channel commands from the
console –CAB contains internal LED power lights. Two indicator LEDs
are located on either side of the console-side connector inside the
enclosure.
· GREEN - Power LED, on whenever the CAB is powered
· RED - Activity LED, flashes whenever the CAB receives and processes
commands
The location of the LEDs is such that they should be visible through the
enclosure around the CAB connector to the console.
b. Incorrect IR emitter placement –If the IR emitter is not in the correct
location on the front of the box you may need to move it around until you
find the location that works.
Tip: Try initially holding the IR emitter away from the front of the STB
initially then continue pressing the channel button while “zeroing in” on the
correct IR emitter placement.
c. Set top box is in RF mode –change to IR mode –Many set top boxes
can operate with a hand-held remote in RF or IR mode. For the CAB to
function, it is critical that the STB accepts IR channel commands. To test
if the STB is in RF mode, place your hand over the hand-held remote
control IR transmitter and see if the STB receives channel change
commands. If the answer is yes, the STB is in RF mode. Check online for
instructions to change the STB remote control mode from RF to IR.
d. IR signal strength issue –In rare circumstances, the CAB may output
too strong of an IR signal for the set top box IR receiver. To test if the IR
emitter is over-driving the set top box receiver, pull the emitter away from
the front of the set top box, and press the channel button to see if the set
top box now receives the channel command. Opening up the CAB and
turning on dip switch #8 will reduce the IR current by 50% and solve this
issue.

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e. No Continuity between CAB and IR emitter –In some circumstances
utilizing the “Far” set top box scenario, the CAT5/6 cable between the set
top box and the CAB may not provide full continuity through wall plates
etc. It may be helpful to re-locate the STB at the base of the cardio and
re-test. Or, it may be helpful to temporarily run an alternate CAT5/6 cable
from the CAB to the set top box then re-test.
f. CAB not programed for the correct set top box - Your CAB is
defaulted for Broadcastvision’s popular “Unicode”setting which provides
control of the most popular cable and IPTV set top boxes including, but
not limited to:
• AT&T Uverse, Brighthouse, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon
The CAB can be quickly configured on site to operate other popular set top boxes by
flipping dip switches inside the CAB enclosure as pictured below. CAB operates with
many other set top boxes not included in the list below. Please call BroadcastVision
support at 8883304283 x3 to determine the dip switch settings for your cable, satellite,
or IPTV provider.
1 2 3 4 5 = Dip Switch settings for the following set top boxes:
0 0 0 1 1 - CAB will output commands for Amino set top boxes
1 1 1 0 1 - CAB will output commands for Enseo set top boxes
0 0 1 0 1 - CAB will output commands for LG set top boxes
0 1 0 0 1 - CAB will output commands for Rogers set top boxes
1 0 0 0 1 - CAB will output commands for Cox set top boxes
0 1 0 1 0 - CAB will output commands for Charter set top boxes
1 0 0 1 0 - CAB will output commands for Unicode-Satellite for DirecTV and Dish set
top boxes

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