Diwel REALITYcaster User manual

VIDEO AND AUDIO LOCAL
WIRELESS BROADCAST
USER MANUAL
Software V3.24 and superior

Contents
Important safety information................................................................................................................3
Important regulation information.........................................................................................................6
Realitycaster family products presentation...........................................................................................8
Delivery includes..................................................................................................................................9
Product overview................................................................................................................................10
Putting Realitycasters into operation..................................................................................................11
tatistics..............................................................................................................................................16
Administration....................................................................................................................................17
Device.................................................................................................................................................19
WEB Interface....................................................................................................................................20
TELNET Monitoring..........................................................................................................................21
Antennas installation set up................................................................................................................22
If a problem occurs.............................................................................................................................23
Cleaning realitycasters........................................................................................................................24
Accessories.........................................................................................................................................24
pecifications.....................................................................................................................................25
Frequency plans..................................................................................................................................26
Manufacturer declaration....................................................................................................................27
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
CAUTION
RISK OF ÉLECTROCUTION
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING: to minimize risks of fire and electrocution, never remove any screw. This product
contains no part,which can be repaired by the user. Confide any repair to a qualified technician
WARNING: to avoid any risk of fire or electrocution, never expose this product to the rain or to
the humidity.
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READ ATTENTIVELY THOSE IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS CONCERNING SAFETY
KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE.
Important sa ety instructions
- Take into account all the warnings.
- Follow all the instructions.
- Do not use this device near water.
- Clean only the device with a clean and dry rag.
- Do not block the openings of ventilation. ettle the device according to the instructions of the
manufacturer.
- ettle it away from any source of heat, such as radiators, convectors, or other devices (including
amplifiers) which produce some heat.
- This device must be connected to power point endowed with a ground connection.
- ettle power cable not turn out in a way and take care that no object corners it, near power
contacts and other I/O connectors particularly.
- Only use fixations/accessories recommended by the manufacturer.
- Use exclusively a trolley, a support, a foot, a table or a fixation recommended by the manufacturer
or sold with the device. If the device is settled on a trolley, move the latter with precaution to avoid
that it overturns and causes wounds.
- If there is risk of thunderstorm or if you do not plan to use the device during a prolonged period,
disconnect it of the sector.
- Confide any repair work to a qualified technician only.
- Have this product repaired if it underwent a damage, in particular:
- If the supply cable or its contact are damaged;
- If some liquid was knocked down or if objects fell in the device;
- If the device was exposed to the rain or to the humidity;
- If this product fell or if its case is damaged;
- If the device does not work normally or if its performances fall in a significant way.
- Do not expose the device to drops or spatters. Do not deposit object containing liquid on the
device (a vase, for example).
- Interrupt immediately the functioning of the device if any object or some liquid had to penetrate
inside the device. In such a situation, disconnect the power cable and make proceed to an inspection
of the device by our after-sales service.
- Connect the product only to a power cable of following type: 100/120 Vac or 220/240 Vac
50/60 Hz.
- Disconnect the power cable in case of an extended non-used period of the device.
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Overload
- Avoid overloading the grips and the extension leads, because of the risk of fire or electrocution.
Spare parts
- If it is necessary to settle spare parts, assure that the service technician uses spare parts
recommended by Diwel or parts with equivalent characteristics as the original ones. Unapproved
spare parts can provoke fires or electrocutions or still contain other risks.
Security check
- Make sure that the service technician, once the maintenance or repair works ended, proceeds to
security checks to verify the smooth running of the device.
Environment
- To save the current, disconnecting the power cable when the device is unused.
- The packaging is recyclable. Deposit it I an this appropriate container.
- If you put the device in the old materials dust bin, separate the case, the electronic system and the
cables, then proceed to the elimination of components according to the legislation.
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IMPORTANT REGULATION INFORMATION
DIWEL products use U-NII and I M radio bands :
U-NII Low (U-NII-1) 5.15-5.25 GHz
U-NII Mid (U-NII-2) 5.25-5.35 GHz
U-NII Worldwide (U-NII-2e) 5.47-5.725 GHz
U-NII Upper (U-NII-3) 5.725 to 5.825 GHz
I M 5.725 to 5.875 GHz
Norms may change. Before putting the device into operation, please observe the respective country
specific regulations.
This equipment con orms to the R&TTE directive or usage in the 5GHz requency bands.
(see the Manufacturer declaration at the end of this document)
It can operate on 24 distinct frequency channels. These channels are not considered identical by the
regulation authorities.
The following table sums up the different channels and their characteristics :
These power limit are the default values imposed by the regulator. ome derogations allowing more
power to be transmitted may apply in some country.
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frequency band
1 5180 36 U-NII-1 200mW (23 dBm)
2 5200 40 U-NII-1 200mW (23 dBm)
3 5220 44 U-NII-1 200mW (23 dBm)
4 5240 48 U-NII-1 200mW (23 dBm)
5 5260 52 U-NII-2 200mW (23 dBm)
6 5280 56 U-NII-2 200mW (23 dBm)
7 5300 60 U-NII-2 200mW (23 dBm)
8 5320 64 U-NII-2 200mW (23 dBm)
9 5500 100 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
10 5520 104 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
11 5540 108 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
12 5560 112 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
13 5580 116 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
14 5600 120 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
15 5620 124 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
16 5640 128 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
17 5660 132 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
18 5680 136 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
19 5700 140 U-NII-2 1000mW (30dBm)
20 5745 149 I M 25mW (14dBm)
21 5765 153 I M 25mW (14dBm)
22 5785 157 I M 25mW (14dBm)
23 5805 161 I M 25mW (14dBm)
24 5825 165 I M 25mW (14dBm)
DIW EL
Channel number
normalized
channel number
Power
(E.I.R.P)

The equipment can have a user configurable transmission power, from 6 dBm up to 25 dBm.
This allow to use different type of antenna and cable, and compensate the power loss in these cable.
The conformity test have been performed with a 7 dBi gain antenna and the maximum power output
To comply with the regulation, when using the channel 1 to 8 (5180 MHz to 5320 MHz), the
equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) must be lower than 200 mW (23 dBm). If the
equipment is set to 25 dBm power, a cable of at least 7 dB attenuation must be used if a 7 dBi
antenna is used.
When using the channel 20 to 24 (5745 MHz to 5825 MHz), the EIRP must be lower than 25 mW
(14 dBm), a cable of at least 6 dB attenuation must be used if a 7 dBi antenna is used.
When using a different antenna, or different cable, the maximum allowed power may be achieved
by lowering the power generated by the product (using the front panel, or from the web interface).
It is the installer’s responsibility to ollow local country regulations including operation within
legal requency channels. The End User is responsible or keeping the unit working according
to these rules.
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REALITYCASTER FAMILY PRODUCTS PRESENTATION
REALITY caster is a product line dedicated to low latency wireless ull HD
video contents and audio broadcasting during events.
These equipments allow to free yourself from long lengths of cables between your source and your
video and audio restoration equipments. They operate a transmission of a digital multimedia flow
Full HD within 120 ms.
At the same time, thanks to a complete choice of connections, these devices are directly plugged to
your video and audio professional equipments. Very easy to use, these products offer a real-time
diagnosis of the quality transmission and propose intelligent tools for transmission parameters
management (power of emission, scan, …)
U E
Wireless audio and video broadcasting from
control room, mixing table, computers,..., towards
your HD screens, led walls, video-projectors, speakers,
amplifiers, line arrays,…
Indoor broadcasting: in art halls, concert halls, hall
of congress, museums…
Outdoor broadcasting during concerts, sport
events, shows, …
KEY POINT
Point to multi-points Broadcasting,
Range beyond one kilometre,
Latency lower than 120ms (3 images in 25fps),
implicity of installation and use thanks to the
integrated tools,
Reliability thanks to a radio transmission using
diversity of frequencies and diversity of antennas,
Full HD video transmission thanks integrated HD
encoder and decoder,
Transmission of two sounds channels,
Numerous audio and video formats compliance,
Operating in U-NII world free frequency bands
(5.150 - 5.825 GHz),
Monitoring of all the equipments from the
transmitter,
Automatic peering of the receivers with it(s)
transmitter(s),
Access to quality indicators thanks to the Ethernet
10/100 link.
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DELIVERY INCLUDES
1 device
1 power cable
2 R MA 3dB omnidirectional antennas
2 MA-R MA adaptors
2 front-plate antennas cables
1 user manual
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
FRONTPANEL BUTTONS
 To go back to main menu  To go back to main menu
 Menu navigation or Change value (up)  Menu navigation or Change value (down)
 Enter button  Edit parameter
 Access to sub menu or change parameter validation
BACKPANEL CONNECTION
1 Antenna 1 8 1 XLR Analog output (receiver)
2 Power supply in 9 1 XLR Analog or stereo digital output (receiver)
3 Option 10 RCA Analog outputs (receiver)
4 HDMI or DVI input/output 11 1 XLR Analog input (transmitter)
5 VGA input (transmitter only) 12 1 XLR Analog or stereo digital input (transmitter)
6 BNC DI input/output (option) 13 2 RCA Analog inputs (transmitter)
7 LAN port 14 Antenna 2
! Note ! U B port is for maintenance
SUB-MENUS DESCRIPTION
Menu :
► Status
Radio
Audio
Stats ▼
tatus : main menu tats : radio-communication statistics
Radio : change channels management Device : product identification
Audio : audio parameters management Admin : Password and default configuration
! Note ! The arrow on the right area of the screen means that other items are available above (▲) or
below (▼).
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PUTTING REALITYCASTERS INTO OPERATION
-1- Connect power-supply cable and the antennas you have.
You have to connect the 2 antennas to each device in order to obtain an optimized transmission
quality :
–either the little 3dB gain black omnidirectional antennas delivered with product, used to
cover short distances;
–for over long distances broadcast
–omnidirectional antennas at the transmitter
–and directional antennas at the receiver
–50 Ohms 6GHz N connectors cables.
-2- Video parameters :
•witch on the power supply Tx and Rx
•elect your video source of your transmitter Tx
Menu : Video
Res In : D1920x1080P60
► Input : HDMI
Bit rate : 08 Mbit/s
Mode : Rand ▼
Choose : HDMI or DVI, VGA, DI (option)
For example :
Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button→ “Video” menu selection thanks the
centre button to enter → right arrow button to manage parameter → up or down arrow to change
parameter Choose “HDMI”→ centre button to validate
•You can connect your video cable Tx
! Note ! At each moment, you can go back to main menu thanks to upper or down left triangle
button (button 1 or 4 on the front plate description).
! Note ! You can check the format of the video your are transmitting (“Res In”). No data indicate
that format is not valid!
•Video bit-rate selection Tx
This value starts at 1 (very low encoding resolution) to 8 (high-resolution encoding). By default,
keep this value to 8. For the extreme conditions of use (very long distance, important obstacles),
you can decrease this value. It can improve the robustness of your radio signal and thus to obtain a
better quality of radio reception. The image can potentially be less fluid, slightly bitmap display.
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•Video encoding selection mode Tx
It is about the refreshment mode of the images
–"Rand": randomly block refreshment
–"GOP": groups of points refreshment
– "Cont": continuous line refreshment
By default, you can keep "Rand" mode.
•Refresh Tx
Allows to refresh completely the image on demand.
•Encoder or decoder stop/restart Tx & Rx
« Power » field allows to stop or restart the encoder or decoder (in case of abnormal performance or
inappropriate use)
•Receiver video parameters Rx
on this screen you can see :
–the video resolution of the input stream at the transmitting point,
–the video parameters of the device connected to the receiver (identity an resolution).
Menu : Video
Res In : D1920x1080P60
► Id : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Disp : D1920x1080P60
Power : On
-3- Audio parameters :
•select your audio source of your transmitter Tx
Menu : Audio
► Source: Analog
Phones
L63 dBFS
R63 dBFS
For example :
Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button → “Audio” menu selection → centre
button to enter → right arrow button to manage parameter → up or down arrow to change
parameter Choose “Analog”→ centre button to validate
•connect your audio source cables (led are lightning) to the transmitter Tx
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•select your audio outputs of your receiver(s) Rx
RCA outputs are all the time activated. You only have to choose if you want to have Analog (the
two XLR connectors are operating) or digital sound (only one connector is operating) on the XLR
connectors.
Menu : Audio
► Analog/AES
RCA
Phones
For example to activate Analog Analog output:
Main menu → Down arrow button → left arrow button → “Audio” menu selection → centre
button to enter → centre button to choose XLR/AES sub-menu → right arrow button to manage
parameter → up or down arrow to change parameter Choose “Analog”→ centre button to
validate
Menu : Audio : Analog/AES
► Output : Analog
Analog
AES
•connect your audio outputs cables (led are lightning) to the receiver and manage each output
volume independently
For example:
Main menu → left arrow button → “Audio” menu selection → centre button to enter → right
arrow button to manage parameter → up or down arrow to change parameter Choose “Analog”→
centre button to validate
Menu : Audio : Analog/AES
Output :Analog/AES
► Analog
AES
Right arrow button to manage parameter → up or down arrow to change parameter
Menu : Audio : Analog/AES : Analog
► Volume: 3dB
Mute : off
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-4- Radio parameters
Menu : Radio
► Group: Diwel
Scan RF1
Channel1 : 02 (5200 MHz)
Channel2 : 08 (5320 MHz) ▼
•Enter your name network on each product Tx and Rx
! Note ! The network name has to be the same on each receivers and the transmitter.
Main menu → Down arrow button → Left arrow button → “Radio” menu selection → centre
button to enter → centre button to select “Name” sub-menu → right/left and up/down arrow to
change values → centre button to validate
•scan available frequencies Tx or Rx
Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button → “Radio” menu selection → centre
button to enter → up or down arrow to select the SCAN sub-menu → centre button to begin scan
Ch : 06 (5280 MHz) : 50 dB
1
Bar graph indicates used frequencies around your product:
–You can check the power of each detected signal in the top of the screen
–The number under each bar-graph indicates the number of transmitter using the selected
channel. A number in reverse colour means that a DIWEL product use this channel.
! Note ! When you start a frequencies CAN from your transmitter, the radio head N°1 stops to
transmit in order to operate as a receiver. The only visible frequency on the screen is the radio head
n°2 that still transmitting a signal.
If your actually frequencies are not available, you have to choose new ones.
•select two frequencies on the transmitter Tx
Menu : Radio
Group : Diwel
Scan RF1
► Channel1 : 02 (5200 MHz)
Channel2 : 08 (5320 MHz) ▼
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Main menu → left arrow button → Down arrow button → “Radio” menu selection → centre
button to enter → up or down arrow to select the channel you want to change → right arrow
button to select the channel → up or down arrow to change value → centre button to validate →
select other channel if necessary or leave this menu
Receivers will find the new frequency plan automatically : this procedure may take several seconds
according to your set up (distances, frequencies choice, disturbances, etc...)
•choose your transmission power of each antennas output on the transmitter Tx
! Note ! Please see explanations concerning power transmission page 26
Menu : Radio
Channel1 : 02 (5200 MHz) ▲
Channel2 : 08 (5320 MHz)
► Tx1 power : 10 dBm
► Tx2 power : 10 dBm
Main menu → left arrow button → “Radio” menu selection → centre button to enter → up or
down arrow to “Tx power” → right arrow button to manage the power → up or down arrow to
change value (6dB to 23dB if your are inside a building , 6dB to 25dB if you are outside) → centre
button to validate
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STATISTICS
The « tats » menu give you a global functional statement of your equipment.
•« tats »
Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button→ “Stats” menu selection thanks the
centre button to enter
Menu : Stats
: Cnx Lvl M/s Qos
RF1 : 1 54 8 10
RF2 : 1 54 8 10
Main : <2 10
Name Designation hort description
Cnx Number of receiver in the network Number of links per radio head
Best configuration : RF1=RF2= number of
receiver used
Lvl Power of transmission or reception Value from -30dB to -96dB (-30 is the best
value)
M/s Data rate From 1 to 9 Mbit/s regarding the video
complexity
Qos Quality of services From 0 to 10 (10 is the best value)
For a per ect set-up,
–RF1=RF2=number o receivers
–Lvl between -30dB and -75dB
–Qos=10
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ADMINISTRATION
The « Admin » menu give you the possibility to lock or to reset the Melodycaster parameters
Menu : Admin
Lock : off
Change Pwd : * * * * * * *
Factory reset : No
! IMPORTANT ! The de ault password is DIWEL.
•« Lock »
You can lock all the parameters of your device.
You have to enter the password first.
If you need to modifies parameters, you will have to go back to this menu first in order to unlock
your product.
•«Change Password»
You can change the password here (7 marks maximum)
•« Factory Reset »
To set the default factory parameters. Defaults parameters are :
Menu Parameter Tx Rx
RADIO Group Reality Reality
RF1 7
RF2 12
RF1 power 6 dBm
RF2 power 6 dBm
Menu Parameter Tx Rx
AUDIO Audio Input Analog
Audio Output Analog
Volume (Analog, RCA, Phones) 0 dB
Mute(Analog,AE , RCA, Phones) off
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Menu Parameter Tx Rx
VIDEO Video Input HDMI
Video Output HDMI
Bite rate 8 Mbit/s
Mode Rand
Power on on
Menu Parameter Tx Rx
DEVICE Name TX-DIWEL-00 RX-DIWEL-00
Network IP 192.168.002.001 192.168.002.001
Network Mask 255.255.255.000 255.255.255.000
Menu Parameter Tx Rx
ADMIN Lock off off
Password DIWEL DIWEL
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DEVICE
Thanks to the « Device Menu», you can have a global view of your device version and its network
parameters.
•elect the « Device Menu »
Main menu → Left arrow button → Down arrow button→ “Device” menu selection thanks the
centre button to enter
Menu : Device
Name : RX DIWEL 00
Software
Hardware
Network
Temp. : 48 C (Max : 49C)
•Name of the device :
You can name each product independently in order to be easily identified.
•oftware Menu
Each value indicates the software version of each programmable board included on your device
•Hardware Menu
You can find here the « product code », the manufacturing « date code » and the product MAC
address of your device and its optional functions.
•Network Menu
You can find here the IP characteristics of your device (IP address particularly).
! Note ! You can change the IP address o your device here.
! Note ! The IP address is 192.168.1.1 by de ault
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WEB INTERFACE
You can manage your devices thanks to your web brother. IP address of each device is available on
the “device” sub-menu
o, you can :
–check all data available on the screen (product version, transmission quality, radio
parameters, audio parameters, video parameters, …)
–update your products.
! Note ! De ault login name and password are : admin
! NOTE ! For the moment, Transmitters and receivers pages are nor used.
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