Johansson Colosseum 8500 User manual

user
manual
Colosseum
8500
8501/8501UK
8505/8505UK
8506/8506UK
8550
8555

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into any language without permission.
Unitron reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software
described in these manuals at any time.
Unitron cannot be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this
product. Specifications are subject to change without notice. 10/15
© Unitron - Frankrijklaan 27 - B-8970 Poperinge - Belgium
T [phone] F [phone]
email [email protected]
www.johansson.be - www.unitrongroup.com

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 4
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 4
PACKAGE CONTENTS....................................................................................................................................... 6
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 6
WEBGUI .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
MINIMAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................ 8
LOGGING IN TO THE DEVICE ........................................................................................................................... 8
GENERAL CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................................... 10
ABOUT .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
GLOBAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
FACTORY RESET ........................................................................................................................................ 11
FIRMWARE UPGRADE ................................................................................................................................ 12
MODULE RESTART ..................................................................................................................................... 12
CONFIGURATION OF THE INPUT ................................................................................................................... 13
CONFIGURATION OF THE OUTPUT ............................................................................................................... 16
CONFIGURATION OF THE MPEG SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 21
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 22
CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY .................................................................................................................... 24
UHF FREQUENCY TABLE .......................................................................................................................... 25
POWER CONVERSION TABLE ........................................................................................................ 26

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INTRODUCTION
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To prevent fire, short circuit or shock hazard:
- Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
- Install the unit in a dry location without infiltration or condensation of water.
- Do not expose it to dripping or splashing.
- Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
- If any liquid should accidentally fall into the cabinet, disconnect the power.
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To avoid any risk of overheating:
- Install the unit in a well aery location and keep a minimum distance of 15 cm
around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation.
- Do not place any items such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains,…
on the unit that might cover the ventilation holes.
- The unit must not be exposed to any source of heat (sun, heater,...).
- Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.
- Do not install the product in a dusty place.
- Use the apparatus only in moderate climates (not in tropical climates).
- Respect the minimum and maximum temperature specifications.

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To avoid any risk of electrical shocks:
- Connect apparatus only to socket with protective earth connection.
- The mains plug shall remain readily operable.
- Pull out power plug to make the different connections of cables.
- To avoid electrical shock, do not open the housing of adapter.
Only use a dry soft cloth to clean the cabinet.
Do not use solvent.
For repairing and servicing refer to qualified personnel.

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PACKAGE CONTENTS
Be sure all items listed below are included:
1 Colosseum
1 CAT6 ethernet cable
1 power cord
1 user manual
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
The unit placed on a table (1), or mounted to the wall (2).
For wall-mounting, drill two holes, 23 cm apart and insert two screws
(min length from wall to screw head is 12 mm, and diameter of screw head is max 11.5 mm).
15 cm
23 cm
26 cm
28 cm

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After positioning of the unit (wall or table), connect the cables. Connect the cables as shown in the
picture:
ASTRA 19.2° Vertical Low
ASTRA 19.2° Horizontal Low
ASTRA 19.2° Vertical High
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ASTRA 19.2° Horizontal High
Power cord
CI slots
1
2
3
4
5
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NOTES
 Connect the 4 cables of a Quad/Quattro LNB to prevent alarm messages.
Some LNB’s require a lot of power to work properly. The unit is able to
deliver this power, only when the 4 polarities are connected.
 Do not change the bridges or load resistors!
 The max. Ø of the coax cable = max. 1,1mm

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WEBGUI
MINIMAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The WebGUI is supported by the following web browsers
(and newer versions of these browsers):
• Chrome 4
• Safari 3.1
• Firefox 3.6
• Explorer 8
• Opera 10.6
When using a different browser, we cannot guarantee a correct functioning of the interface. The webGUI
will indicate this with a warning message. This message will be shown every time you browse to another
menu item. Please install one of the above browsers to avoid this.
LOGGING IN TO THE DEVICE
Connect the module to your PC.
The module will obtain an IP address from your PC, this will take a little while.
For this operation to work, it is important that the PC is NOT set with a manual IP address!
MOD1
MOD2

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Set the adapter to obtain an automatic IP address as explained in the following procedure
(for Microsoft Windows7®)
Navigate to the Control Panel (Start  Control Panel).
Enter the Network and Sharing Center and go to the Adapter Settings
Right-click on the Local Area Connection and choose Properties .
Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) to enter the IP settings
of your adapter.
Make sure the ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ checkbox is selected.
Click OK to save the settings.

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Open your network browser, and surf to the name of the module:
 The name of the first module (in the middle) = MOD1
 The name of the second module (on top) = MOD2 (ref.8500 & 8501/8501UK).
You will now log in to the module. After logging in, the Summary window appears.
status
‘LED’
On this screen, you see all the services, streamed by this module. The type of module,
the status and the language are visible on every screen. In the picture above, the status ‘LED’ is green,
indicating that there are no alarms. The alarm status is shown when you move over the status ‘LED’ with
your mouse.
GENERAL CONFIGURATION
ABOUT
The ‘about’ tab gives some basic information about the device. Here, you can find the serial
number, the software version and release date. These are useful to check if you have the
latest software version installed on your device. New versions can be found on the website.
If you experience serious problems, you can download a troubleshoot information file. Save
this file, and mail it to us for analysis.

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GLOBAL
Here you can configure the hostname of the module. This name can be used to access
the module by simply typing it into your browser as the address and surf to it.
This is more convenient than using the IP address.
Just enter ‘http://hostname’ into your favorite browser (not case sensitive)
and press enter:
MOD1
MOD2
FACTORY RESET
All settings can be reset to default by means of a factory reset.

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FIRMWARE UPGRADE
To upgrade the firmware of the device, click the Firmware upgrade menu item.
Click on the BROWSE button, and open the upgrade file. Click UPLOAD to send the
file to the device, this will install the new firmware on the device.
MODULE RESTART
Press this menu item to restart the module.

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CONFIGURATION OF THE INPUT
Go to the LNB Settings menu to configure the 4 LNB inputs.
• Input: Sequence number of the input (also indicated on the front of the
actual module)
• Label: custom label for each input (e.g. Vlow, or ASTRA 19.2VLow,…)
• Voltage:The LNB voltage to select the polarization
o 13V: Vertical polarization
o 18V: Horizontal polarization
• Tone: LNB tone to select low/high band
o ON: high band
o OFF: low band
• DiSEqC®: control of a DiSEqC® switch (A/B/C/D)
• Band: Satellite band
o Ku-band
o C-band
• Ext. Voltage: Add 1V to the LNB voltage to compensate the cable losses for long coaxial
cables.
Press APPLY to confirm the parameters.

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Go to the TUNER menu to configure the tuner frequency. The modules have 4 independent
tuners, which can be assigned to every input, thanks to a built-in multiswitch.
• Input: One of the 4 labels configured in the previous step. This selects
the satellite input.
• Frequency: Transponder frequency
• Baud rate [kBaud]
Press APPLY to confirm the parameters. The module will now set the tuner to this
frequency. Wait until the correct parameters are loaded.

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When the tuner is able to lock on the frequency, the list of services from this transponder will be shown.
The status of the tuner is shown.
• Status:
o Green: tuner locked
o Red: tuner unlocked
• Level: input signal level [dBm]
• BER: Bit Error Rate
• SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio [dB]
The table ‘Available services’ shows all the services found in the transponder
• Type: Type of data
TV service
radio service
locked service (encoded)
unlocked service (decoded)
• Name: Service name
• SID: Service Identifier (unique ID for a service)

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CONFIGURATION OF THE OUTPUT
Navigate to the MUX SETTINGS to configure the COFDM output parameters.
The 4 multiplexes are adjacent, and only the frequency of the first mux needs
to be configured, the others will automatically be set according to this
frequency and the bandwidth.
NOTES
 Check if the MUX frequencies of the different modules do not overlap!
 The TSID must have a different value, put in the values manually!
 The LCN numbers can also be changed manually.
 Always press APPLY if you want to save the new settings!

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Ref. 8500, 8501, 8505 and 8506
• Mux: The multiplex number (1 to 4)
• Frequency [kHz]: multiplex frequency in the VHF-UHF range:
47000 to 830000 kHz. When entering a frequency outside this frequency range,
an error will be shown to the user
• Level [dBm]: signal output level (range: -40 to -25dBm)
• Constellation:
o QPSK
o 16-QAM
o 64-QAM
• Code Rate:
o 1/2
o 2/3
o 3/4
o 4/5
o 5/6
o 7/8
• Guard interval:
o 1/32
o 1/16
o 1/8
o 1/4
• Status:
o ON: the multiplex is active
o OFF: the multiplex is not active
• Bandwidth: 6/7/8 MHz
• Spectral inversion:
o ON: the frequency spectrum will be inverted
o OFF: no frequency inversion
Press APPLY to save the settings to the module.

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Ref. 8550 and 8555
• Mux: The multiplex number (1 to 4)
• Frequency [kHz]: multiplex frequency in the VHF-UHF range:
47000 to 830000 kHz. When entering a frequency outside this frequency range,
an error will be shown to the user
• Baud Rate (kBaud): 6900
• Level [dBm]: signal output level (range: -40 to -25dBm)
• Constellation:
o 16-QAM
o 64-QAM
• Status:
o ON: the multiplex is active
o OFF: the multiplex is not active
• Bandwidth: 6/7/8 MHz
• Spectral inversion:
o ON: the frequency spectrum will be inverted
o OFF: no frequency inversion
Press APPLY to save the settings to the module.

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The TSID & LCN parameters are used to setup the logical channel numbering
(channel sequence on the TV).
• TSID: Transport Stream Identifier
• LCN: Logical Channel Number
Navigate to the SERVICE ASSIGNMENT menu to setup the TV and radio services
at the output.

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Press the button to add a new service.
A list of available services (from all 4 tuners) will appear on the screen. Click on the
service to be added and wait until the service is loaded into the list. The list will be
refreshed and the added service will appear.
• LCN (Logical Channel Number): A logical channel number, also known
as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the
actual channel (or range of frequencies) on which the signal travels.
• Name: Service name
• SID: Service Identifier
• On:
o Check to enable the service at the output.
o Uncheck to disable the service.
• CAM: Check to pass the service through the CAM card. Encoded services will
automatically pass through the CAM.
• Icons:
add a new program to the list of services
update the current service,
this icon will become active if some setting has changed
delete the service from the list, pressing this icon will remove the program
permanently (you can add it again)
NOTES
The bitrate bar shows the current bitrate of the selected multiplex. The number
of services per multiplex is restricted to 8. Depending on the model, the
colosseum disposes of 4 multiplexes, each capable of transporting 8 programs.
The maximum bitrate per MUX is 32 Mbps (depending on the modulation
parameters). It is however advisable to keep a buffer of 4 Mbps, to prevent
possible overflow (bitrate of services can fluctuate in time). Select another
multiplex by clicking on the tabs on top of the page.