Kvarta DVB-T User manual

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DVB STREAMER KVARTA
USER’S MANUAL

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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. About KVARTA ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. About DVB ............................................................................................................................... 3
2. DVB STREAMER Kvarta .................................................................................................................... 3
2.1. INCLUDED ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 3
2.2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DVB STREAMER................................................................ 4
3. Getting connected........................................................................................................................... 5
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site ................................................................................... 5
3.2. Front panel .............................................................................................................................. 5
3.3. Back panel ............................................................................................................................... 5
4. CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION................................................................................................. 6
4.1. RF Configuration...................................................................................................................... 6
4.2. Streaming configuration.......................................................................................................... 7
4.3. RF Measurements.................................................................................................................... 8
4.4. Stream log ............................................................................................................................... 9
4.5. Advanced Configuration........................................................................................................ 10
4.5.1. SNMP configuration .......................................................................................................... 10
4.5.2. Programs configuration..................................................................................................... 10
4.5.3. RTSP configuration ............................................................................................................ 11
4.5.4. Remuxer Configuration ..................................................................................................... 12
4.5.5. VLAN .................................................................................................................................. 12
5. GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................... 13
APPENDIX A - DVB STREAMER ASCII COMMAND SET ........................................................................... 14
A.1. DEFAULT VALUES................................................................................................................... 14
A.2. Configuration and special files on the device ....................................................................... 14
a. config.ini –Keeps all configuration information (windows configuration file)......................... 14
b. programs.txt –Keeps programs on the device (comma separated file) ................................... 14
c. help.txt –ASCII commands description file............................................................................... 14
d. ***.mib –SNMP MIB file........................................................................................................... 14
A.3. ASCII COMMANDS ................................................................................................................. 14
* Depends on the model

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. About KVARTA
For more than 10 years, Kvarta has been developing products for Broadcasters and CATV providers.
Our devices are used by major radio and television broadcasters and regulatory agencies.
Broadcasting is our passion. We know what you want and we have designed many devices, which are
perfectly adapted to your needs. These include RDS encoders, FM Radio monitors and CATV systems.
KVARTA has a reputation for excellence and innovation among its clients and partners.
Our CATV, DVB Monitoring devices and RDS/RBDS encoders are growing in popularity due to their
reliability, quality and functionality at exceptional prices. All of our products have been designed for
professional broadcast use and are fully meet the standards. Our devices incorporate embedded web
site and SNMP communication.
1.2. About DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is a suite of internationally accepted open standards for digital
television. DVB standards are maintained by the DVB Project, an international industry consortium
with more than 270 members, and they are published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization (CENELEC) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
2. DVB STREAMER Kvarta
2.1.INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
In your package, you should receive:
•Your DVB STREAMER
•Quick start notice
•AC main power cord
•Straight ethernet cable

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2.2.GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DVB STREAMER
Communication ports
Ethernet
100baseT –Web Server and UDP/TCP (SNMP/ASCII)
Frequency range and Modulation
Frequency Range
46 MHz - 1004 MHz; 950 MHz- 2150 MHz (depending on the model)
Digital TV
DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2 (depending on the model)
Demodulator (depending on the model)
DVB-T
ETSI EN 300 744
DVB-H
ETSI EN 300 744 Annex F
DVB-C
ETSI EN 300 429 and ITU J.83 Annex A/C
DVB-S
EN 300 421
DVB-S2
ETSI EN 302 307
Measurements
Standard
ETSI TR 101 290 V1.2.1
Level
30dBuV - 100dBuV (±2dBuV)
BER
1E-1~ 1E-7
MPEG Decoding
Tables
PAT,PMT,SDT,CAT,TDT,TOT
Power Supply
Supply voltage
12V/1A
Voltage tolerance
+/- 10%
Mechanical aspects
Height
34 mm
Width
145 mm
Depth
210 mm
Net weight
0,7 kg
Info
Updates
Available
Front panel LEDs
Power supply, LAN, Lock,Stream

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3. Getting connected
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site
1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the RJ45 and the network..
2. Open a Web browser (Mozilla ,Internet Explorer, …) and enter the encoder’s IP address ( Default:
192.168.2.3) you just set in the previous step. Log in with the default username and password
(admin/admin). The home page of the embedded web site is displayed:
NOTE: Your computer should have IP address which is in the same network.
3.2.Front panel
POWER –Indicates that power supply is available.
LAN –Indicates LAN connection ON/OFF.
LOCK –Demodulator lock indicator
STREAM - Indicates streaming of MPEG TS data
IN A –RF input A
IN B –RF input B
3.3. Back panel
Micro SD –2GB containing configuration
LAN –Ethernet connection
12V –Adapter input

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4. CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION
4.1. RF Configuration
Open the embedded web page and click DVB -> Config
Scan mode should be off as it is in the picture below
Select the modulation type Analog/DVB-C/DVB-T
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Type the center frequency of the monitored carrier
Click Save & Tune
Connect the RF Antenna or CATV source to IN A or IN B
Select the appropriate Input (A or B) used for the type of modulation Analog/DVB-C/DVB-T
Configure other relative settings like Bandwidth, Symbol Rate, Constellation and Spectrum.
Click the Save button below the settings to store the configuration
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Depends on the DVB Streamer model

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4.2. Streaming configuration
Open the embedded web page and click DVB -> Stream
Select the protocol UDP/RTP/RTSP/OFF
Select the type of MPEG TS : MPTS - Multi Program Transport Stream, SPTS –Single Program
Transport Stream
For SPTS select up to 5 services on the same frequency to be streamed
For MPTS just select the destination address for the IP stream

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4.3. RF Measurements
Checking the status and measured values
Click DVB -> Status -> RF Status
This web page constantly displays the measured RF parameters –Demodulator lock, FEC
Lock, Level and BER and other measurements depending on the modulation type.
Click the DVB-> Status -> MPEG
This page displays various MPEG tables PAT , PMT, SDT, TDT, CAT, TOT (Click F5 to reload
tables)

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4.4. Stream log
Click DVB-Monitor -> Log -> Stream log
Displays log with 20 of the latest stream changes.

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4.5. Advanced Configuration
4.5.1. SNMP configuration
NOTE: Please, contact us for more support at [email protected]
4.5.2. Programs configuration
Click Installation -> Programs to configure programs.
programs.m3u can be loaded in VLC for video monitoring
You can add/edit/delete all parameters for the services found in the multiplex.