Novra S75CA User manual

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Novra S75CA/S75+ Receiver
User Manual
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Novra S75CA/S75+
DVB-S Receiver
User Manual
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Document version: 2.0
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Important- Please read this entire manual before installing or operating this product.
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Disclaimer
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INDEX Page
1Conventions .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1Text Conventions.................................................................................................................. 4
1.2Applicable Models................................................................................................................ 4
1.3Model Naming Convention................................................................................................... 4
2Introduction................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1Principles of Operation......................................................................................................... 5
3Getting Started.............................................................................................................................. 6
3.1What your configuration may look like................................................................................ 6
3.2What Information do I Need – Basic Configuration?........................................................... 7
3.3SOFTWARE Installation on Windows 2000, XP or Vista................................................... 8
3.4S75 Startup and Main Screen................................................................................................ 9
3.4.1S75 Main Screen............................................................................................................. 12
4Configuring the S75.................................................................................................................... 15
4.1Interfaces............................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.1Network Button............................................................................................................... 15
4.1.2Satellite Button................................................................................................................ 16
4.2IP Data Content Button....................................................................................................... 19
4.3A/V...................................................................................................................................... 20
4.3.1Content Button................................................................................................................ 21
4.3.2Program Association Table (PAT) Button...................................................................... 23
4.4Control ................................................................................................................................ 24
4.4.1Conditional Access Module (CAM) Button................................................................... 24
4.4.2Traps Button.................................................................................................................... 25
4.4.3Reboot Button................................................................................................................. 25
4.5File Drop Down .................................................................................................................. 26
4.6Control Drop Down ............................................................................................................ 27
4.7Video Wizard Drop Down.................................................................................................. 28
4.7.1How to Configure the S75 for TV Viewing.................................................................... 29
4.8Help Drop Down................................................................................................................. 31
4.8.1Help................................................................................................................................. 31
4.8.2About............................................................................................................................... 31
5How to Configure the S75 for TV Viewing................................................................................ 32
6Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 35
7Specifications.............................................................................................................................. 36
7.1Receiver Characteristics...................................................................................................... 36
7.2Minimum System Requirements......................................................................................... 37
7.3Supplied Equipment............................................................................................................ 37
APPENDIX Terms, Definitions, and Tidbits of Information 38

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1 Conventions
1.1 Text Conventions
Text appearing in Courier font indicates characters to be typed in; e.g. type Shell indicates that
the word “Shell” must be entered exactly as it appears, with the first letter capitalized.
Text appearing in Bookman Old Style font indicates a directory path or filename; e.g. c:\Program
Files.
Text appearing in SMALL CAPS and CopperPlate32BC font in an instruction indicates a button that
must be clicked, or a key that must be pressed, or a field that must be entered or a particular screen;
e.g. BUTTON indicates a button that must be clicked.
1.2 Applicable Models
This manual is applicable to the following S75 Models:
Novra S75CA
Novra S75+
Novra S75-Pro
1.3 Model Naming Convention
This manual uses the S75 naming convention when referring to any one of the applicable S75 models (see
Section 1.2).
NOTE: Information in this box
will be Informative.
CAUTION: This information
will be quite important and
should not be i
g
nored.
NOTE: - This manual covers all of the models listed in Section 1.2 above. The S75 Console
will automatically detect the type of receiver you are configuring and gray out console tabs
that are not needed to configure your particular receiver type.

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2 Introduction
2.1 Principles of Operation
Somewhere in the world is a location that transmits your signal, along with many others, up to a
satellite that bounces those signals back down to your location, and others. Your satellite dish
catches all these signals, and the electronics at the dish converts them all into a group that travels
down the cable to your S75 receiver. The S75 sifts through all the signals sent by the satellite looking
for your signal (a DVB stream) and forwards to your computer the portion containing the data you
want. The Ethernet card on your computer can further filter that data and pass it to other programs on
your PC.
The S75CA provides a DVB conditional access common interface slot to enable the use of industry-
standard, PCMCIA-based, Conditional Access Modules (CAMs). This allows the user to use properly
configured, conditional access smart cards to receive DVB encrypted streams from the satellite.
The S75 Management Console is used to configure addresses, specify satellite tuning parameters,
specify decryption parameters, select DVB information streams by Program IDentification number
(PID) and map audio/video PIDs to multicast address(es). Once configured, the S75 will retain its
settings and continue to forward data transmitted to you by your service provider even after restarting
the S75 or your PC.
The S75 Receiver does not require a computer to continue operation. Once the options have been
set you will have no need to change them.

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3 Getting Started
3.1 What your configuration may look like
CAUTION: Nothing should be inserted between the S75 and the satellite dish except for a
surge suppressor. Cable TV Splitters, TVs, VCRs, and FM receivers are not designed for
connection to this portion of the network. It is very likely they will be damaged by the LNB DC
voltage generated by the S75
24 Vdc
(Center +ve)
Power
Supply
Received Signals
The Receiver directly
controls and powers
the LNB
(Cat 5
Crossover
Cable)
Installation
Disk
Ethernet
Packets to/from
Mgmt Station
S75CA Receiver
The S75CA
Receiver
Package
NOTE: - This information is needed in order for the receiver to function. It is recommended
that all the information be collected before attempting to install the service. Novra
Technologies Inc. expects that end users, who wish to control the LNB with the receiver,
already have good understanding of satellite technology.
Figure 1: Typical Configuration
CAM Slot
NOTE: - Prior to removal of the smart card while running a live stream, it is recommended
that the S75CA be powered down for 10 seconds, or that the Conditional Access Module
(CAM) is first removed from the S75CA. To re-insert the smart card while running a live
stream, it is recommended that the smart card be first inserted into the CAM and then the
CAM be inserted into the S75CA.

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NOTE: IGMP is an Internet standard that is used to control multicast traffic on the LAN
based on the client’s interest in the stream. For proper operation, all components of
your network should support IGMP
NOTE: The 22 KHz or 44 KHz tone is used to switch between the 2 bands of the LNB.
The receiver should be configured so that the proper tone is used and the proper band
is selected.
NOTE: If the LNB does not have the ability to switch polarizations, choose a value that
will provide the most suitable power supply voltage. In most cases this will be
Horizontal / Left (+15 or +18 Volts).
3.2 What Information do I Need – Basic Configuration?
Before using the S75 configuration software to configure your receiver, you need to gather the
following information:
1) The LO Frequency in MHz of the stream you wish to receive.
2) The RF Band Frequency in MHz of the stream you wish to receive.
3) Polarization: Horizontal / Left __ (+15, 18 or 20 Volts DC) OR Vertical / Right____(+11, +13, or
12 Volts DC)
4) Will the receiver be controlling a Single Band LNB (Most Common) or a Universal Band / Dual
LNB?
5) The Symbol Rate in Msps.
Examples: 21.096, 5.12600, 1.00, …etc.
6) The IP Address to be assigned to your Novra S75 Receiver
Example: 192.168.170.125
7) The IP address of the Default Gateway for the receiver.
8) Is the receiver supposed to filter multicast traffic using IGMP?
NOTE: Local Oscillator Frequency is specific to the LNB Model and is usually
stamped on the Unit or can be found in the LNB Manual. Typical values include: 9.75,
10.60, 10.75, 11.00, and 11.25 GHz for the Ku band. And for the C Band satellite
frequencies a typical value is 5.15 GHz.

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3.3 SOFTWARE Installation on Windows 2000, XP or Vista
The S75 Console software is supplied as a single executable. Therefore, it is easy to install on
different systems. All you need to do is copy the executable to your working directory.
NOTE: - You MUST be logged onto the system as Administrator.
NOTE: - Your screen resolution MUST be at least 800 x 600 and at least
"16 bit color" to function properly.

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NOTE: - You MUST be logged onto the system as Administrator, for the
network settings function to work properly.
3.4 S75 Startup and Main Screen
1- Start the S75 Console software.
2- The software will attempt to auto-detect all the receivers currently connected to the LAN. After the
auto detection is complete, a screen showing all discovered devices will be displayed as shown
below. Double click on the device that you wish to configure.
Figure 2 - S75 Device Listing
3- The first step in configuring your S75 is to ensure the network settings of the device make it
accessible from the Windows management PC. The IP address of the device and the IP address of
the management station must reside on the same subnet, or must be a route that connects both of
them through a router. If this is NOT the case, you will be prompted with the Change IP Address
Screen as shown below in Figure 3. You will need to change the IP address of your management PC
to be on the same subnet as the receiver (in this case, change your PC IP address to: 192.168.0..xxx,
where xxx is not equal to 250)

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NOTE: - Default Password is Novra
Figure 3 – Change IP Address Screen
4- If more than one receiver is found on the LAN you will be prompted to select one of them. Check
the MAC address to make sure you are connecting to the desired receiver.
5- Note: If there is an S75 receiver accessible on your network, but not on your local LAN you can
still configure it as if it were on your local LAN. In the Managed List section of the screen above,
enter the IPE address of the receiver you wish to configure in the IP field. You can also provide
an optional name beside it if you wish. Once the IP address is entered, click Add to add the IP
address to the Managed List. Now double click the IP address you just added to run the
Configure Application on the receiver. You can use the Add, Delete, and Delete All buttons to
add/remove entries in the Managed List.
6- Once you have selected your receiver, you will be prompted for a password. The default
password that you can use with your new receiver is: Novra.
Figure 4 – S75 Login Password Screen