MRC DRS4000 User manual

User and Technical Manual
DRS4000 Receiver
Manual Part No. 400545-1 Rev. A March 2009
RF & Low Latency HD Diversity Receiver

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About This Manual
Part number 400545-1
Revision A March 2009
DRS4000 Receiver
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Symbols Used
The following symbols may be used on the equipment or may be
contained in this manual:
Symbol Meaning
WARNING: General Warning. Risk of Danger.
WARNING: Risk of Electric Shock.
CAUTION: Electrostatic Discharge. Possible
Damage to Equipment.
-OR-
Fuse - Identifies fuses or their location.
Frame or Chassis Ground - Identifies the frame or
chassis terminal.
Earth Ground - Identifies the earth ground terminal.
Protective Earth Ground - Identifies any terminal
which is intended for connection to an external
conductor for protection against electric shock in
case of a fault, or the terminal on a protective earth
electrode.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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with other waste at the end of its lifecycle. It is
the user's responsibility to dispose of the waste
equipment by handing it over to a designated
collection point for the recycling.

Contents
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Notices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
About This Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Copyright - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Proprietary Material - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Quality Certification - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Conventions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Symbols Used - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
For Whom It’s Written - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Related Documents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Ordering Documentation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Calling for Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1
Tell Us What You Think - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
System Description - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2
Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-3
Hardware Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Receiver - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Antennas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Low Noise Block Downconverters - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Firmware Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Frequency Bands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5
Standard/High Definition MPEG Decoding - - - - - - - - - 1-6
COFDM Demodulation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
Applications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
Compatibility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
Block Downconverter Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-6
HD Decoding Upgrade - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
Antenna Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
RF Filter Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
Mounting Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-7
Power Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-8
Decryption Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-8
Packet Switching Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-8
Routine Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1
Controls, Indicators, and Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-2
Front Panel Controls, Indicators, and Connectors- - - 2-4
Rear Panel Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4
PACKET Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5
Preparing for Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5
Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5
Powering the Receiver- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-5
Control Menu Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-6
Using the Video Monitor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-8
Keypad Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-8
Routine Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-9
Control Menu Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-9
Change Channel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-10
Change Frequency - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-10
Monitor RF Band - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11
Change Modulation Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-11
Change Video Decoder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-12
Select Audio Output- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-12
Select Polarity- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-13
Select a New Preset - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-13
Setup Menu Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-13
Review Hardware Configurations - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-14
Select RF Switch Matrix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-14
Select IP and MAC Addresses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-15
Change Use Service Information Mode - - - - - - - - - 2-16
Review or Change PIDs- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-16
Set Frame Sync - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-18
Set Frame Sync Offset- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-18
Set Video Color Bar Output - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-19

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Adjust Analog Audio Level- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-19
Adjust Digital Audio Level - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-20
Adjust SDI Embedded Audio Level- - - - - - - - - - - - 2-20
Set RS-232 Data Output - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-21
Set Spectrum Overlay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-21
Select Audio Output - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-22
Select Demodulator Switch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-22
Enter Service Name - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-23
Set Video Fail Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-23
Set NTSC Pedestal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-24
Select Encryption Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-24
Select/Edit Site Management Name - - - - - - - - - - - 2-26
Activate Site Management- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-26
Select Packet Switch Configuration Unit Mode - - - 2-27
Select Packet Switch Configuration ASI Mode- - - - 2-27
Select Packet Switch Configuration Default Service
Name - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-28
Select Packet Switch Configuration ASI Bitrate - - - 2-28
Select BDC Type and Band Control - - - - - - - - - - - 2-29
Complete RCL Calibration- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-30
Firmware Upgrade - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-30
EEPROM Initialization- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-31
Edit/Create Custom Frequency Band - - - - - - - - - - 2-31
Upgrade Tuner- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-32
Change Channel Spacing Password - - - - - - - - - - 2-32
Preset Menu Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-32
Add a New Licensed Option - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-33
Camera Control Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-34
Remote Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-34
Common Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-34
Connect to the Web Browser - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-34
Perform Status Monitor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-35
Change RF, Demodulator, and Packet Switch
Configuration Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-36
Change Decoder General Settings- - - - - - - - - - - - 2-36
Change Decoder Audio/Video Settings - - - - - - - - - 2-37
Change Encryption Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-37
Review Hardware/Software Configurations - - - - - - 2-38
Rename/Select Site Management- - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-38
Change BDC/RF Switch Matrix- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-39
Change/Monitor Camera Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-39
Select New Preset- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-39
Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-1
Video Problems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-2
Audio Problems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-4
General System Problems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-5
Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Unpacking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Initial Inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1
Reporting Any Damage- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Installing the DRS4000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Site Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Mounting the DRS4000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-2
Power Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Power Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Power Supply and Distribution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-4
Grounding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Testing the Antennas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Installing Antennas and Downconverters - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6
Cabling Practices - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6
Selecting Coaxial Cables - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-6
Aligning Omnidirectional Antennas- - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-7
Installing Block Downconverters and Antennas - - - - 4-8
Audio Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-9
Video Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-9
Monitor and Control Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10
Data Connections- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-10

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Power Connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-12
Optional Packet Connectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-12
Initial Power Up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-13
Checks Before Power Up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-13
Initial Power Up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-13
Product Modifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-13
Replacement Parts- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Chapter Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Replacement Parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Supported Repairs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-1
Theory of Operation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
System Architecture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
Block Downconverters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-1
RF Switching Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
Four-Channel Input Tuner Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
COFDM Diversity Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-3
MPEG Decoder Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4
Processor Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4
Interface Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-5
Power Supply - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-5
Packet-Based Switch Module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-5
Index - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Index-1

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Introduction 1-1DRS4000 Receiver User and Technical Manual
Introduction
1.1 For Whom It’s Written
This manual is intended for use by qualified operators, installers,
and service personnel. Users of this manual should already be
familiar with basic concepts of radio, video, and audio.
1.2 Related Documents
• Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (Part No. 400576-1)
• Channels and Frequencies (Part No. 400580-1)
• Maximal Ratio Combining (MaxRC) (Part No. 400586-1)
1.3 Ordering Documentation
Any of the manuals may be ordered by contacting MRC
Customer Service:
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(0800 - 1900 hrs US ET)
Telephone: [phone] (Press 3)
+1.978.671.5700 (Press 3)
E-mail [e-mail]
When contacting Customer Service, please have the following
information available:
• Model number and serial number of the unit. This is
located on a label on the bottom of each unit.
• Approximate purchase date.
• Firmware revisions (depending upon the options in your
receiver), which appear on the control panel. To access
this information:
- Go to the Hardware Configuration screen as follows:
From the control panel, select SETUP and then select
Hardware Configuration.
- Press OK to display the next screen which lists all
installed hardware and software components and
revision levels.
1.4 Calling for Service
MRC Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. During regular business hours you can reach our expert
staff directly.
Business Hours: Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 7:00PM Eastern Time (US)
(0800 - 1900 hrs US ET)
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E-mail: [e-mail]
After regular business hours and on weekends and holidays, you
can also reach our expert staff as follows:
Telephone: [phone]
Your call will be automatically forwarded to the on-call Technical
Support specialist.
When contacting Technical Support, please have the following
information available:

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• Model number and serial number of the unit. This is
located on a label on the bottom of each unit.
• Approximate purchase date.
• Firmware revisions (depending upon the options
contained in your receiver), which appear on the control
panel. To access this information, go to:
- Go to the Hardware Configuration screen as follows:
From the control panel, select SETUP and then select
Hardware Configuration.
- Press OK to display the next screen, which lists all
installed hardware and software components and
revision levels.
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1.6 System Description
The DRS4000 Receiver system (DRS4000) is a high
performance, cost-effective COFDM receiver suitable for sports,
news, and outside broadcasts from ground-based or aircraft-
based transmitters.
The DRS4000 Receiver (Figure 1-1) is ideal for Electronic News
Gathering (ENG), Digital Video Broadcast (DVB), mobile
communication, wireless airborne networks, and Outside
Broadcast (OB) systems, as well as for applications that require
hands off antenna diversity or deploy multiple units for up to a
four site cellular system
Figure 1-1: DRS4000 Receiver.
The receiver consists of a 2RU rack-mountable, digital, micro-
wave receiver that supports four antenna inputs. All functions
can be operated from the front control panel.
The DRS4000 Receiver uses the latest Maximal Ratio
Combining (MaxRC) technology to optimize the quality of the
transmitted signal. The DRS4000 supports Coded Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) demodulation, Link
Modulation System (LMS-T) demodulation, MPEG decoding in
[photo of DRS4000 (similar to cover photo)]