Fracarro GALAXIA User manual

GALAXIA
HIGH DENSITY DIGITAL HEADEND
User Guide
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Date Version Description Author
05/08/2022 1.0 First Release SB
14/02/2023 1.1 First Revision MZ
Revision History
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Safety Instructions
●Read these instructions
●Keep these instructions
●Follow all instructions
●Heed all warnings
●Do not use this unit near water
●Only use a damp cloth to clean chassis
●Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat
●Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions
●This unit is grounded through the power cord grounding conductor. To avoid
electrocution, do not remove the power cord before the outlet is switched off or
unplugged. If the plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the outlet
●Route power cords and other cables so that they are not likely to be damaged
●Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer
●Do not wear hand jewelry or watch when troubleshooting high current circuits
●Do not work on the system during periods of lightning
●Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when this unit
has been damaged in any way
●Damage Requiring Service: Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer
servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
▪When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged
▪If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product
▪If the product has been exposed to rain or water
▪If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an
improper adjustment of the controls may result in damage and will often require
extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal
operation
▪If the product has been damaged in any way
●Replacement parts: When replacement parts are required, be sure the service
technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer. Unauthorized part
substitutions made may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards

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Contents
1. Chassis Overview..……….……….….………………………………….…….….………..………….…………………..………..5
1.1 Front Panel..……….…..…….…………………………………………………………………..…….….…………………….5
1.2 Back Panel.….……..………………………………………….………………………………….…………………..………….5
2. Installation..……………………………….…………………..……….….………………………….….….….………….…………….6
2.1 Rack Installation.………………………..………………….…..…………………….….………………..…………………6
2.2 AC Power Connection.…..…….…….…….………………………………………………………………………………6
3. Module Overview..……………….….……………………………………….………………….…………….……………………….7
3.1 GALAXIA HEADEND Chassis and Baseboard (*).….…………..…….………….……………………….7
3.2 Receiver Modules (*)……….……………….……………….…..………………………..……………………………….7
3.3 Encoder Modules (*)…………………………….……….…………….……………….………………….……………….7
3.4 Modulator Modules (*).…….………………….………….……………………………………………………………….7
3.5 Function Modules (*)..….…….…….….….………….……….…….….….……….………….….……….…………..7
(*) Definitive specifications and module list may change without notice.…………….………….7
4. GALAXIA Web GUI.………….………………………………………….………………………………………………………………8
4.1 Web GUI Overview.……….……………….……………………………………………….…….…………….…………….8
4.1.1 Connect the Management Port.……………….………………….…………………………………………8
4.1.2 Logging into the Web GUI.……………………….…………………………………………….….……………9
4.2 Status.……………………………………………….……………………………………….…………………….…………………9
4.3 System Setting.….……………………………………………………………………………….……………………………10
4.4 IP Input.………………………….………………………………….…………………………….……………………………….12
4.5 IP Output.…………….…………………………………………………….…………………………………….……………….16
4.6 Admin.…………….………………………..………..……………………….…………………………………….……………..18
5. Module Configuration……………….………………………………………………………………………………………………18
5.1 Receiver Modules…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18
5.1.1 GX-4C2CI-BP-00.…………………………………………………………………………………………………….18
5.1.2 GX-4S2CI-BP-01.…………………………………………………………………………………………………….22
5.1.3 GX-4S2FTA-BP-01.…………….….……………………….………………………………………………………23
5.1.4 GX-4T2CI-BP-00.………………………….……………………………………….………………………………..30
5.2 Encoder Modules.……………….……….………………….………….…………………………………….…………….31
5.2.1 GX-4HDMI-BP-R01.……….…………….……………….…………………………………………………………31
5.3 Modulation Output Modules….……………………………………………………………………………………….37
5.3.1 GX-BP-16C-R00.……….…………………………………….……………….…………….……………………….37
5.3.2 GX-BP-8T-R01A.……….…………….………….……………….…….……………………………….………….41
5.4 Function Modules…………………………………………………………….……………….………………….…………45
5.4.1 GX-2CI-BP-00………………….………….….….….………………………….…….………….……….…………45
6. Appendices……………………………………………………………………………………………….….……….…….…………….49
Appendix A - Abbreviations…….….…….….….…………….……….………….………………………….……………49

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1 Chassis Overview
1.1 Front Panel
GALAXIA High Density Digital Headend is a new professional High Level media platform which
focuses on distribute contents on Hospitality market.
With powerful embedded Gigabit switch, optional encoder modules and multi-mode receiver
and modulator modules, it has been preconfigured to meet all the major video delivery
requirements of signal receiving, descrambling, encoding, multiplexing, modulation and IP
processing depending on a variety of models.
Due to its compact design, powerful functions, and low operational cost, it’s a perfect choice
for commercial video delivery applications for hotel, campus, hospital, MDU and more kinds
of cable TV and IPTV systems, where massive programs are required to be processed.
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1. Cooling ventilation
2. 4x RJ45 ports for management and for TS over IP (IPTV in and IPTV out)
3. Status, Power Indicators and Reset button
1.2 Back Panel
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1 2 3 III
I. 6 Hot-swappable modules
II. Dual Power Supply
III. Ground

2.1 Rack Installation
The GALAXIA HEADEND is designed to be mounted in a standard 19” rack. It takes 1RU of
rack space. To install it into a rack, please use the following steps:
1. Determine the desired position in the rack for the GALAXIA HEADEND. Make sure
that the air intake on the top of the unit and the exhausts on the back of the unit will
not be blocked.
2. Install the brackets at desired position if there’s no supporting plate in the rack.
3. Insert the rack mount clips into place over the mounting holes in the rack.
4. Slide the GALAXIA HEADEND into the position in the rack.
5. Secure the chassis to the rack by installing the four supplied screws through the front
mounting holes and tightening.
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2 Installation
2.2 AC Power Connection
Please only use the supplied 3-pole power cord or one with equal specifications. NEVER
tamper with or remove the grounding pin. This could cause damage the GALAXIA
HEADEND, the personnel, or the property. Make sure the power outlet is switched off before
plug or unplug the power cable from the panel of GALAXIA HEADEND.
When you take the equipment from a cold condition into a much warmer and humid
condition, the equipment should be acclimated to the warm and humidity condition for at
least 30 minutes. Powering up a non-acclimated unit may lead to shortcut or other damage
to electronic components.
A professional UPS system is recommended for better performance of your content
distribution system.

3 Module Overview
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3.1 GALAXIA HEADEND Chassis and Baseboard (*)
GALAXIA HEADEND Basic Function
GX-BOX-DP Chassis Baseboard Up to 120 inputs & 120 outputs IP channel, dual
power supply
3.2 Receiver Modules (*)
Module Description
GX-4C2CI-BP-00
4 Channel DVB-C receiving and descrambling
module with 1 RF female connector and 2 CI
slots
GX-4S2CI-BP-01
4 Channel DVB-S/S2/S2X receiving and
descrambling module with 2 RF connectors and 2
CI slots
GX-4S2FTA-BP-01 4 Channel DVB-S/S2/S2X (FTA) receiving
module with 4 RF connectors
GX-4T2CI-BP-00 4 Channel DVB-T/T2 receiving and descrambling
module with 1 RF connector and 2 CI slots
3.3 Encoder Modules (*)
Module Description
GX-4HDMI-BP-R01
4 Channel HDMI HD encoder, supports H 264
HD/SD, MPEG1L2, AAC (optional), AC3
(optional), supports overlay OSD subtitles,
station logo, two-dimensional code, does not
support interlaced video signals input
3.4 Modulator Modules (*)
Module Description
GX-BP-16C-R00
Supports modulating 16 non-adjacent channels
with 1 RF female port for modulating output and
1 RJ45 network port is reserved for future use
GX-BP-8T-R01A
Supports up to 8 adjacent frequencies
modulating with 1 RF female connector for output
3.5 Function Modules
Module Description
GX-2CI-BP-00
Scrambling & descrambling module with 2 CI slots. It supports almost all
kinds of CAM card descrambling and the number of descrambled
services is defined by the CAM card. It supports descrambling services
which are multiplexed from different IP/RF channels or modules.
(*) Definitive specifications and module list may change without notice.

4 GALAXIA Web GUI
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4.1 Web GUI Overview
4.1.1 Connect the Management Port
Factory network settings of the Management Port:
●IP address 192.168.1.10
●Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
●Gateway 192.168.1.254
Take the following steps to access the Web GUI in a browser.
●Connect laptop/computer to GALAXIA HEADEND management port directly.
●Set the IP address of the laptop/computer in the same network segment with the
GALAXIA HEADEND Baseboard IP address. GALAXIA HEADEND will occupy up to 7 IP
addresses if it’s fully loaded as each module has its own IP address including the
baseboard. Please avoid possible IP address conflict between management PC and
GALAXIA HEADEND unit.
●Check the physical connection by ping command.
GALAXIA HEADEND has an embedded gigabit switch inside the chassis. You can use it as a
switch to connect other devices together. The four network ports are respectively used for
management and data transmission. From left to right, port 1 and port 2 are used for management;
port 3 and port 4 are used for data transmission. A good method of checking IP output is to play
the IP streams using VLC player directly.
If you want to connect a switch between GALAXIA HEADEND and PC or other devices, this
switch should support IGMP V2 and IGMP snooping function. If the switch you used is not
configured properly, it could cause some network issue.

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4.1.2 Logging into the Web GUI
Enter the GALAXIA HEADEND Baseboard IP address into the URL field of any recommended
browsers (IE8 or later, Firefox, and Google Chrome) to access the login page. The default
user name and password are both admin. Click Login to log into the GUI.
●In this window it is also possible to change the language of the Web GUI
4.2 Status
Status > Device Status
After a successful login, you will always enter the status overview page, where you can
check the device status of:
a. Module List: it shows the module(s) inserted
b. Device host operating status, running status of fans and other status display options
c. Menu Bar and time display
We use only IE, Firefox and Chrome for testing procedures. If you use other browsers, like
Microsoft Edge, you may encounter incomplete UI layouts, and configure setting in these
browsers may lead to errors.

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Status > Device Information
Device Information page shows the firmware version, software version, hardware version of
baseboard and each inserted module.
4.3 System Setting
Click the System Setting on the top right corner to enter the system setting page where you
can find Network, Time Setting, System Manage and Password.
System Setting > Network
In Network page you can assign a static IP address to GALAXIA HEADEND’s baseboard.
Click the Apply button on the right side to make the change take effect.
Note to avoid IP conflict when you set the baseboard IP address, The occupied IP section will
be displayed in this page on the top blue area.
System Setting > Time
In Time page you can see the current system time, change Time Zone, choose system time
Mode (Manual or Automatic), enable/disable Auto Sync and modify NTP Server Address in
Automatic mode or change the current system Time in Manual mode. Click the Apply
button on the right side to make the change take effect.
●Automatic mode

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●Manual mode
System Setting > System
In System page you can do an upgrade, import or export configuration, import or export
license (only for baseboard), reboot the whole unit, restore it to factory setting (only for
baseboard), export log and clear log (only for baseboard).
System Setting > Password
In Password page you can reset login password.

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System Setting > NMS Register
NMS, unified network management, is a remote management tool.
4.4 IP Input
Click the IP Input on the top line to go into IP input page where you can see Status, Basic
Setting and Service Configuration.
IP Input > Status
In this page, you can check each channel Total Bit Rate, Effective Bit Rate, TS Analysis and
Service List.

Click the icon ( ) in the TS Analysis list to see the TS analyzing result of this channel. Click
the icon ( ) in the Service List to see the Services of each channel.
●TS Analysis
Click Reset Counter button to clear continuity count errors and restart counting. Fill in the
search bar with the key words of PID / Bit rate / bandwidth / table type / service name in the
search bar to get the info you want.
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●Service List
Click a service name to check the detailed info of this service.

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IP Input > Settings
Here you can configure IP input parameters: Source IP Address, Source Port, Protocol
(UDP/RTP), TS Packets Per IP Packet, VLAN Enable, and TSIP Port. Click Apply to make the
setting take effect.
If you want to configure a batch of channels, please click “Batch Setting”.
To set the IP input parameters in batch, you can check the boxes before parameters you
need then choose/modify the values. Click Apply to make the setting take effect.

●Multiplex or Bypass stream: Click the setting icon ( ), check the output module, and
then you can set the output channel of this stream. After you select bypass mode, this
output channel will be occupied only by this stream and when you set other stream
output channels, this channel will not be available in this time.
●Multiplex services: You should click the service line setting icon ( ) to make the
certain service output from certain channel combining with other services. The operation
you can refer to multiplex stream output.
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IP Input > Service Configuration
To stream an input source, you can configure the destination in this page.

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After setting output destination, click Apply to make it take effect. The destination channel
will be displayed in the channel/service line. And you can also click Clear Config to clear all
of the configuration.
There is a channel scan button ( ) on top. Normally the input service
list of each channel will load itself on this page, but when you change the input
source, the list could not refresh immediately. You can refresh the changed channels
manually by selecting the channel and clicking the channel scan button.
4.5 IP Output
TSIP Output > Status
The IP output status information you can check on this page is similar as that of IP input.
The TS analysis and service list function are also available.
IP Output > Settings
Setting IP output channels is also similar to Setting IP input.

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●Multicast output setting: You should fill the fit multicast IP addresses as output in the Destination
IP Address box. Please avoid IP conflict among baseboard, encoder modules (see encoder
modules page) and other devices when you set the multicast output.
●Unicast output setting: You should fill the unicast receiving end’s IP addresses in the Destination
IP Address box.
●Destination MAC: Normally you do not need to enable the Destination MAC switch. Only in some
specific case where the unicast stream cannot be received due to unknown reasons, you can
enable Destination MAC and fill in the correct receiver MAC in instead of using unicast IP
addresses.
Constant Rate of any output channel/TS/port ought to be set manually about 2 Mbps
higher than the Effective Bitrates in the corresponding output channel/TS/port, since the
Effective Bitrates might fluctuate a little bit. If you set the Constant Rate much higher that the
Effective Bitrates, there will be lots of null packets in the output transport stream.
If you want to configure a batch of channels, please click “Batch Setting”.
Batch Setting of IP output channels is also similar to that of setting IP input.
IP Output > Service Configuration
You can make configuration for output services and TS.
●Ts setting: Click TS line (the blue area) to configure Original Network ID, TS ID and each Service
ID, Service Name and Service Provider.
●NIT setting: Please refer to GX-BP-16C-R00 module.

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4.6 Admin
Click Admin and you can choose to set password or to log out.
5 Module Configuration
5.1 Receiver Modules
5.1.1 GX-4C2CI-BP-00
GX-4C2CI-BP-00 is a 4-channel DVB-C receiving and descrambling module with 1 RF
female connector and 2 CI slots. It can receive 4 RF channels signal simultaneously and
support 2 CAM cards for descrambling the desired programs.
Click GX-4C2CI-BP-00 in the Module List then go to GX-4C2CI-BP-00 module page.
GX-4C2CI-BP-00 > Status

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Click TS Analysis of each channel, you can see TS Bitrate Analysis. Click Reset Counter to
reset the Continuity Count Error counter. In Search bar, you can input key words or numbers,
such as PIDs, Type or Service, for a quickly search.
Click the icon to check service information of all the inputs.
You can check program details by clicking the program item.

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GX-4C2CI-BP-00 > CI
For the encrypted services received on GX-4C2CI-BP-00 module receiver, CI slot is needed to
decrypt and re-broadcast the services. The GX-4C2CI-BP-00 has 2 CAM slots and can decrypt
services depending on the capability of the CAM module and Smart Card. You can select the
CAM Max Bit Rate from 48Mbps to 108Mbps in pull-down list depending on the total effective
bitrate of services you want to decrypt and from the maximum bitrate manageable from the
Professional CAM.
Click the Apply button on the right side to make the change takes effect.
GX-4C2CI-BP-00 > Basic Settings
Name Range
Frequency (Khz) 47000 ~ 862000
Symbol Rate (Ksym/s) 3600 ~ 6950
Click the Apply button on the right side to make the change takes effect.
GX-4C2CI-BP-00 > Service Configuration