IKUSI SPI-300 User manual

SETUP GUIDE
FOR
«MTI» xPSK-COFDM TRANSMODULATORS
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SPI-300 ES

Index
1 - ThE START SCREENS
1.1 - Module Basic Information .................................................................. 3
1.2 - Main Menus ......................................................................................... 3
General Menu ....................................................................................... 4
Settings Menu ...................................................................................... 5
Info Menu ............................................................................................. 6
Language Menu ................................................................................... 7
2 - PROGRAMMING SCREEN - SETTINGS
2.1 - Country ................................................................................................ 8
2.2 - Input ..................................................................................................... 8
2.3 - Output .................................................................................................. 9
2.4 - TS Processing ................................................................................... 11
2.5 - Conditional Access ........................................................................... 15

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1 - ThE START SCREENS
1.1 - Module Basic Information
As explained in the Basic Handling guide supplied with the SPI-300,
when you connect it to the module all data for identication, congura-
tion and status of the module are loaded on the SPI-300. A detection
screen appears for a short time, and next the display shows the Basic
Information screen, which identies the module and presents its most
representative conguration and status data:
These are the meanings of the expressions and data displayed:
• Name of the module.
• Alarm : Informs about the existence or not of module operating failures.
• F01.93 : Version of the main rmware of the module (the rmware is the
software stored in the module that manages its basic running).
• f01.15: Firmware version of the internal FPGA device.
• Adq : "X" means that synchronization with the input signal is acquired.
Absence of synchronization is signalled with "0".
• BER : Is the BER of the input signal channel.
The screen closes using the OK command (key ). Then the Main
Menu Screen appears.
MTI-900  Alarm:No
F01.95  f01.15
Adq:X  BER:4.29E-5
   OK

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1.2 - Main Menus
As explained in the Basic Handling guide (www.ikusi.tv), the General
and Language menu is identical for all the ClassA modules. The Set-
tings and Info menus include, however, options and information which
are peculiar to each type of module. Those for the MTI transmodulators
are the following:
GENERAL Menu
The General menu is identical for all ClassA modules and the com-
mands are the following:
1 General
2Settings
3Info
4Language SEL
1Detect
2Send
3Update
ESC  SEL
4Recall
5Save
6FactoryReset
ESC  SEL
7About....
ESC  SEL

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• Detect: Runs the detection process of the connected module.
• Send: Establishes on the module the parameter values that have been
modied.
• Update: This option does not apply to this model. The rmware update
is performed only through the web interface (see manual www.ikusi.tv).
• Recall: Returns the conguration of the module previously created with
the Save command. This menu is useful to quickly load repetitive data in
multiple modules.
• Save: Saves the module conguration in the memory of the SPI-300
remote.
• Factory Reset: Restores all parameter values that were set up in the
module when it left the factory
• About ... : Simply reports the rmware version of the SPI-300.
SETTINGS Menu
• Country: Must be selected to have the specic congurations operating
in each country such as the ONID or LCN mode.
• Input: Select one of the input types available on the module.
MTI-900  Alarm:No
F01.95  f01.15
Adq:X  BER:4.29E-5
   OK
SPI-300
vXX.XX(DD/MM/YY)
Copyrigt2009
IKUSIOK
1 Country
2  Input
3  Output
4  TSProcessing
5  ConditionalAccess
ESC  SEL

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• Output: This menu quickly accesses the output channel (default chan-
nel 21) and attenuation in COFDM mode.
• TS Processing : It must be selected to carry out the Transport Stream
processing operations.
• Conditional Access : Through this section, access to operator services
reception of the encrypted signal is obtained.
INFO Menu : Provides detailed information about the operation of the
module, further on the one provided by the basic information screen
(see previous page). Information is distributed in three screens, each
one related to a menu option:
• Status : Informs about the module operating conditions.
 Signal Acquired : Informs about the synchronization with the input signal. Affirmative
answer is pointed out with "X" and negative answer with "0".
 Modulator : Indicates whether the output COFDM modulator works correctly ("X")
or not ("0").
 SI : It refers to DVB-SI (Service Information). Indicates whether the DVB signalling of
the output transport stream is correct ("X") or incorrect ("0").
 %Free" : The number in the middle expresses the percentage of null PIDs (without
information) that currently exists in the output transport stream; the higher is the
number, the less overflow risk exists (in other words, less risk of loss of data). The
numbers at the left and right are respectively the maximal and minimal values reached
all through the period of operation of the module since the last power connection.
 T : Is the value in °C of the internal temperature of the module. (Only available in
equipment that includes temperature sensor).
 BER : Displays the channel BER value for input signal in scientific notation.
 Use the STOP command (key ) to stop the status information update. The OK
command appears then in the same place; use now this one to close the screen.
1 Status
2  Alarms
3  Details
ESC SEL

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• Alarms : Informs about the existence of failures in the internal circuitry
of the module or in the signal processing. Character "X" indicates there
is an alarm situation and "0" means that the status or operation are
correct:
 Input : Operation of the tuner and the demodulation stage
 FIFO : Character "X" warms of overflow, in other words, data loss in the output
stream. (If the unreferenced PIDs are not blocked, the immediate action to do should be
to block these PIDs).
 NIT : Regeneration of the NIT table.
 Hardware : General hardware of the module.
 Insertion : Insertion of tables into the output stream.
 Tmp : Internal temperature of the module.
 CAM : Operating of the Conditional Access Module. Only MTI-900.
 Code : This is a global alarms code that is useful when contacting IKUSI's technical
support.
Use the ALMSTOP command (key ) to stop the alarms information
update. The OK command appears then in the same place; use now this
one to close the screen.
• Details : This screen identies the module and displays software and
hardware versions.
 F : Version of the main firmware of the module.
 f : Firmware version of the internal FPGA device.
 L : Version of the bootloader.
 Hardware Version : Version of the hardware of the module.
 Use the OK command (key ) to close the screen.
Ent:XFIFO:0NIT:0
Hw:0Ins.:0 Tmp:0
CAM:0
Cod:0030F0A1ALMSTOP
MTI-900
F:01.93 f:01.00
L:01.15 VersHW:01.00
  OK

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LANGUAGE Menu
To change the language, press "4" on the numerical keypad. A list of
languages appears. Place the slide on the wished line and press .
2 - ThE SETTING SCREENS
2.1 - Country: Select the country of reference. The module will set the specic
parameters of that country as ONID, LCN, etc.
2.2 - INPUT: This screen appears when you select the Input option in the
Settings menu. It is used to enter the values of the following parameters:
 Frequency : Is the central frequency of the input channel, in MHz. There is a numeri-
cal field where you must enter the number by any one of the ways that were described
in the Basic Handling guide.
 Symbol Rate : Is the symbol rate of the input channel, in MS/s. The number is
entered in the same way.
 Standard : Is the DVB system type of received signal. Use the SEL command
(key ) and perform the appropriate selection (AUTO, DVB-S, DVB-S2) at the pick list
that appears.
1General
2Settings
3Info
4Language SEL
 English 
  French 
•Spanish 
   Italian 
1Country
2 Input
3 Output
4 TSProcessing
5 ConditionalAccess
SEND  SEL
1General
2Settings
3Info
4Language
 SEL
• ----------------
France 
Spain 
UK 
1 Frequency : 1550
2  Symbolrate : 27.500
3  Standard : DVB-S
SEND  SEL

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2.3 - OUTPUT: This screen appears when you select the Output option in the
Settings menu. It has two pages. The rst one is the following:
The setting values to be entered are the following:
 Frequency : Is the central frequency of the output channel, in MHz. There is a
numerical field where you must enter the number by any one of the ways that were
described in paragraph 1.3 of the Basic Handling guide (www.ikusi.tv).
 Mode : It refers to the number of subcarriers of the output channel. Open the pick
list by using the SEL command (key ) and choose the mode: 2K, 8K or 4K (the latter
is for using with DVB-H standard only).
 Bandwidth : Is the bandwidth of the output channel, in MHz. It is selected in the
same way from a pick list that offers these options: 8, 7, 6 and 5 MHz (the latter is for
using with DVB-H standard only).
Press the key . The second page of the Output Signal Parameters
screen appears:
The following data are selected:
 Guard Interval : Select from the pick list the desired value: 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32.
 Constelación : Is the modulation scheme of the subcarriers of the output channel.
Select QPSK, 16QAM or 64QAM from the pick list.
 Code Rate : It refers to the convolutional code of the FEC encoder. Select 1/2,
2/3, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8 from the pick list.
1 Frequency : 658.000
2  Mode : 8K 
3  Bandwidth : 7
SEND  SEL
4 GuardInter: 1/32
5  Constella.:64QAM
6  CodeRate:3/4
SEND  SEL

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Press the key . The third page of the Output Signal Parameters screen
appears:
The following data are selected:
 Attenuation : Is the attenuation for the COFDM channel output level. A slider bar is
available. Setting is carried out in real time: when you move the slider with the keys
 and  the new value is instantaneously established in the module, that is to say,
you don't have to use the SEND command. To state exactly the value in dB you need a
spectrum analyzer or a field strength meter.
 IQ inversion : s the I-Q format of the output channel spectrum. The character "0"
means normal spectrum and "X" means inverted spectrum. To change from one to the
other you have to use the SEL command (key ).
 Cell ID : This is a datum dedicated mainly to DVB-H. It is a cell number to be assig-
ned to the COFDM output channel. Enter one zero ("0") if no assignation is desired.
Press the key . The fourth page of the Output Signal Parameters screen
appears:
The following data are entered in this screen:
 DVB-H MPE-FEC : Here must be indicated whether the source transport stream has
applied the DVB-H's MPE-FEC (multi-protocol encapsulation forward error correction)
code or not. Application will be marked with "X" and nonapplication with "0". To change
from one to the other use the SEL command ).
 DVB-H Time Slicing : In a similar way, here must be indicated whether the transport
stream uses DVB-H's Time Slicing or not.
 DVB-H Interleaving" : It refers to an in-depth interleaving, particular for DVB-H, appli-
cable with 2K and 4K modes. When applied, it gives greater mobility and impulse noise
tolerance to the receivers. Select "X" to apply and "0" to not apply. To change from one
to the other use the SEL command (key ).
7 AtTenua : IIIIIIIIIII
8  Inv.IQ:X
9  CellID:65535
SEND  SEL
i DVB-HMPE-FEC:X
j  DVB-HTimeSlic:0
k  DVB-HInterleav:0
SEND  SEL

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Press the key . The fth and last page of the Output Signal Parameters
screen appears:
En esta ventana se introduce un dato de uso exclusivo en DVB-H:
 FFT Window : This setting (fast Fourier transform window) is applicable when there
is an adjacent analogue channel. Setting is carried out, in real time, with the keys 
and  . On displacing the slider towards the left, both edges of the COFDM output
spectrum are retracted —therefore interference on the adjacent channel lowers—,
but at the same time, attention, guard interval effectiveness lowers proportionately,
which, in the presence of echoes, may get to make the synchronization of receivers
impossible.
With no adjacent channel the slider must be kept at the right end.
2.4 - TS PROCESSING: It appears when you select the TS Processing option
in the Settings menu. It has three pages. This is the rst one:
 Control Module : Here you must indicate whether the connected transmodulator
performs or not the control function of the headend (the control transmodulator must
be compulsorily the last one at the right end of the IKUSUP bus cascade). You must en-
ter the character "X" if the module is the control module or the "0" if it is not. Changing
from one character to other is done using the SEL command (key ).
 Unreferenced PIDs : Open the pick list by using the SEL command. A list appears
with the following three options:
-Auto : The transmodulator itself decides what to do with the unreferenced PIDs of the
input channel transport stream, either to block or to let pass them. (Unreferenced PIDs
are those that are not related with any service, table or CA).
-Block : All the unreferenced PIDS are blocked.
-Allow : All the unreferenced PIDs are let pass (are unblocked).
 All Services : Open the pick list by using the SEL command (key ). A list appears
with the following two options:
l FFTWind:IIIIIIIIIII
SEND  SEL
1 ControlModule:X
2  Unref.PIDs:Auto
3  AllServ.:Allow
SEND  SEL

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-Block : All the services (TV programmes) present at the transport stream are blocked.
When a service is blocked, all the related PIDs —video, audio, teletext and others— are
blocked.
-Allow : All the services of the transport stream are let pass, unblocking those that were
blocked. When a service is unblocked, all the related PIDs —video, audio, teletext and
others— are unblocked and the tables are updated.
ATTENTION : The two aforementioned options are "reset" actions that erase all the bloc-
king or unblocking settings that have been done before for concrete services.
Press the key . The second page of the Transport Stream Processing
screen appears :
Here you can do the following selections :
 Action : Open the list using the SEL command on your SPI-300. A list will appear
where we will choose the settings we want to perform with the next options:
-Unblock Service : It must be selected to unblock a service in the "Select" option
(second line of this screen page).
-Block Service : Idem to block a service.
-Edit LCN : Must be choose if you want to configure LCN for each service.
-Renumb Serv : Must be choose if you want to configure SID for each service.
-De-encrypt Service : It must be selected to de-encrypt a service (TV programme) in the
"Select" option.
Important: the de-encrypting action only can be carried out for a blocked service;
to de-encrypt an unblocked service, you must block it before. The service will be
automatically unblocked on de-encrypting it.
-Stop Service De-encrypting : Idem to stop the current de-encrypting action for a servi-
ce. The service returns to its original encrypting status and comes to be blocked.
-Unblock PID : Idem to unblock a PID. (The tables are not updated).
-Block PID : Idem to block a PID.
-Force PID : It must be selected to enable a concrete PID, either referenced or not,
which could be blocked as a consequence of the blockade action for a determined
service or CA, or the blockade of unreferenced PIDs. This action may also be used to
invalidate a by-default regenerated PSI/SI table, and to restore the original one.
-Unblock Conditional Access : It must be selected to unblock a CA in the "Select"
4 Action:UnblockSrv
5  Select:45566
6  Value
ENVIAR SEL

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option. When a CA is unblocked, the PIDs of the ECM and EMM are unblocked and the
tables are updated.
-Block Conditional Access : Idem to block a CA.
 Select : You must choose the service in which you want to apply the configuration
that you have choose in the "Action" menu.
 Value: Assign a value to the chosen parameter in the "Action" menu if that parame-
ter is editable like LCN mode or SID remapping. If that parameter is not an editable one
you will see the service SID for informational purposes. use the SEND command (key
) to perform the action.
Press the key . The third and last page of the Transport Stream Proces-
sing screen appears :
Here you can do the following selections :
 NIT Mode : Open the pick list by using the SEL command. A list appears with the
three following options:
-NIT-auto : When this option is selected in the transmodulator that performs control
function, the input NIT (which may change or not) is regenerated in an automatic way
to a new NIT that contains, amongst other parameters, the output frequencies of the
transmodulators of the headend, the LCN descriptors (if any) and the Transport Stream
id, with the corresponding changes that could have been made (see next page). This
new NIT (or output NIT) belongs to a new network whose name and identification
number are defined in the next 8 and 9 options. The new NIT is sent continuously via
IKUSUP bus to the rest of transmodulators of the headend, where it remains stored (and
updated as either the input NIT or the headend parameters change) if in these modules
the "NIT-auto" option has been also selected.
-NIT-fixed : If you select this option, the current NIT stored in the module stays locked,
unaware of the input NIT. (On future versions of the MTI-800 and MTI-900, an external,
expressly created NIT will be able to be loaded).
-NIT-pass : If you select this option, the output NIT is at any time the same as the input
NIT. The option can be applied individually to each transmodulator; any NIT stored in the
module is erased.
 Net : Is the name that you want to assign to the new network generated by the MTI
headend.
 NID : Network IDentifier. It is the identification number that you want to assign to the
new network.
7 ModoNIT:NIT-paso
8  Red:ASTRA
9  NID:65537
ENVIAR SEL

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NOTE : If you enter the number "0" for the NID parameter, both the
name and the NID of the output network will be the same as those of
the input network.
 TS-ID : Allows assigning a new id to the Transport Stream. This Option is useful
when there are two modules in the headend processing data from the same Transport
Stream.
 ON-ID : Allows assigning a new id to the ONID.
 LCN Mode : Logical Channel Number Mode. The LCN system allows DVT tuners
to automatically tune stations on certain channel numbers. This option indicates the
module what to do with the received LCN. The list of options is the following:
- Pass: The module does no processing to the possible LCN that could be found.
- Block: Found LCN are removed and will not appear on the new stream.
- Europe
- Nordig 1
- Nordig 2
- Generic
These last four options insert LCN descriptors with the corresponding format starting
from the number set in the next option.
IMPORTANT : The "Net", "NID", "LCN Mode" and "Star.LCN"
options are applicable only to the transmodulator that performs
control function (last module at the right end of the IKUSUP bus
cascade). Data being entered in other transmodulators don't take
effect.

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2.5 - CONDITIONAL ACCESS: Available in the Settings menu. When you
select a waiting screen appears rst as an exchange of information
between the module and the SPI-300 is developed. Then the Conditional
Access screen, which provides various information about the card and
contracted services appears.
Abbreviations
CA : Conditional Access,
CAT : Conditional Access Table
ECM : Entitlement Control Messages
EIT : Event Information Table
EMM : Entitlement Management Messages
MPTS : Multiple Program Transport Stream
NIT : Network Information Table
PAT : Program Association Table
PID : Packet IDentifier
PMT : Program Map Table
PSI : Program Specific Information
SDT : Service Description Table
SI : Service Information
SPTS : Single Program Transport Stream
TDT : Time and Date Table
TS : Transport Stream
PSI Tables : PAT , PMT , CAT
SI Tables : NIT , SDT , EIT , TDT

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