Satlink ST-8802 Guide

ST-8802
32-Channel Digital TV Channel Filtering Optimizer/Encoder
Start Guide
v1.1
August, 2021 [email protected]

Introduction
■ Digital TV Channel Filter Captures up to 32 Terrestrial or Cable TV
Channels to Deliver Multiplexed TV Signals over Coax Network
ST-8802 Digital TV Channel Filter provides a solution to compose up to 32 TV channels from aerial or
cable TV source to deliver amplified TV signal.
■Programmable Terrestrial TV and Cable TV channel filter, combiner, converter, equalizer and
amplifier
■Capture and compose 32 TV channels to multiplex output channel plan with
Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
■Support all TV standards - ATSC, DVB-T, ISDB-T(b), DVB-C with 6, 7 or 8 MHz channel bandwidth
■Compact, reliable, durable and cost-effective TV channel filter
■4 input ports with integrated preamplifier and 12 VDC (antenna) power supply
■Adjustable output power level between 33 and 53 dBmV to drive signal coverage of multiple TVs
The operation of ST-8802 is intuitive by using on-panel keypad and 2.4” color LCD screen.
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■ Input
● 4 x 75Ω F
ATSC or
DVB-T or
ISDB-T(b) or
DVB-C
■ Output
● 1 x 75Ω F
ATSC or
DVB-T or
ISDB-T(b) or
DVB-C
● 1 x 75Ω F (Test)
20dB Attenuation

Overview
■ Package Content
•ST-8802 Channel Filter
•Mini USB-male / A-male cable
•AC/DC power adapter
•Start Guide
•2.4” color LCD
•Keypad
•Main Menu
• Confirm the selection
• Cancel or Exit
• Rotate screen horizontally or
vertically
• Confirm the selection
•
◄►▲▼ Arrow keys to traverse
between fields or
increase / decrease
selected field value
•LEDs
•POWER solid red Power is up
•INPUT 1 to 4 flashing green No RF input
solid green RF input detected
■ Operation Panel
•Available video/audio source from
Cable TV or antenna
•Available TV set
•Available electrical power socket
Front Panel
•OUT RF output, 75Ω F
•IN1 to IN4 Antenna or Cable RF Input, 75Ω F
•1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-45
•Mini USB USB for software upgrade from PC
•12VDC IN Power Input
Back Panel
•TEST OUT RF output test port, 75Ω F, -20dB
•GND Grounding
•Cable TV (USA) J.83B
•Over-the-Air TV (USA) ATSC (8VSB), ATSC3
•Cable TV (EU, SA)DVB-C (J.83A/C)
•Over-the-Air TV (CO) DVB-T
•Over-the-Air (SA) ISDB-T(b)
■ Installation Requirement
■ Peripheral Interface
■ TV Standards
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LCD Menu Tree
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Application Scenario (1)
ST-8802 can work with HDMI to RF modulator
to combine multiple HDMI video channels with
Terrestrial or Cable TV channels

Application Scenario (2)
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Application Scenario (3)
ST-8802 can replace several components in
delivery path of TV signals, including channel
(signal) booster, filter, frequency converter,
combiner, equalizer and amplifier.
ST-8802 can work with HDMI to RF modulator
to combine single HDMI video channel with
Terrestrial or Cable TV channels.

LCD Configuration Menu
■ Channel Settings
♦Channel Index press◄► to change the channel index between 1 to 32 for channel configuration.
♦Channel Status press◄► to enable or disable the current channel (index).
♦Channel Name press OK to edit program name with alphanumerical soft keypad,
press ⊗ to save and escape.
♦Input Port press◄► to change RF input port between IN1 to IN4.
♦Input Channel press◄► to show the channel table to select, ▲▼ to traverse, OK to select
input channel frequency from channel table.
♦Input Frequency press OK to edit input channel frequency, ◄► to move cursor and ▲▼ to
change frequency in range, press
⊗ to save and escape.
♦Output Channel press OK to edit LCN, ◄► to move cursor and ▲▼ to change LCN,
press RETURN to save and escape.
♦Output Channel press◄► to show the channel table to select, ▲▼ to traverse, OK to select
input channel frequency from channel table.
♦Output Frequency press OK to edit input channel frequency, ◄► to move cursor and ▲▼ to
change frequency in range, press
⊗ to save and escape.
♦Channel Bandwidth press◄► to change channel bandwidth between 3 MHz and 9 MHz.
♦Output Attenuation press◄► to change channel output attenuation between -10dB and -5dB.
■ Input Settings
♦INx Antenna Power press ◄► to turn ON/OFF antenna power supply on INx input port.
♦INx Band Selection press ◄► to select 100MHz - 850MHz band or 470MHz - 690MHz band from input
port INx. Normally, 470MHz - 690MHz band has better modulated signals.
♦INx PreAmplifier press ◄► to turn ON/OFF Preamplifier of INx input port.
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■ System Settings
♦OSD Language press◄► to change on-screen-display language.
♦TV Standard press◄► to change TV standard in ATSC, DVB-T, ISDB-T or DVB-C.
♦Country press◄► to show the country list, ▲▼ to select country. Depending on the
TV Standard selected, channel plan of selected country will be loaded for
Channel and Frequency setup. If channel plan is unavailable for your country,
select the nearby country.
♦Key Tone press◄► to turn ON/OFF keypad beep sound.
♦Output Attenuation (All Channels)
press◄► to change output attenuation of all output channels between -31dB
and 0dB relative to 113 dBuV (53 dBmV).
♦Temperature Display the current temperature of the main processor chip.
♦Password press OK to edit the password for LCD menu configuration, press
⊗ to save
and escape. Default password is 0000 which means no password is required.
Web Based Management Specific
♦IP Address
press OK to edit IP Address, ◄► to move cursor and ▲▼ to change value,
press
⊗ to save and escape.
♦Subnet Mask press OK to edit IP Address, ◄► to move cursor and ▲▼ to change value,
press
⊗ to save and escape.
♦Default Gateway press OK to edit IP Address, ◄► to move cursor and ▲▼ to change value,
press
⊗ to save and escape.
♦Factory Reset press OK to reset and restore factory defaults
♦About Display information of software and hardware revisions of the unit.
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Before Editing TV Channels
■ Choose Input Channel from Antenna or Cable Input
•Output frequency of selected input channel can be any existing channel frequency available from
your local Channel Plan.
•Depending on the modulation technique of over-the-air broadcasting TV or Cable TV used in your
area, refer to the corresponding appendix for Channel Plan information.
• For business installers, a handheld spectrum analyzer up to 1 GHz can be helpful to understand the
channel/signal quality but it’s not mandatory.
•Select an unused or an unimportant channel from the Channel Plan as output channel frequency
if optimized channels are going to be combined with other input source.
• If you are unsure about which output frequency to be used for selected input channel
◊ Pick a frequency between channel gap, make sure it’s 6 MHz or 8 MHz away from the previous
and the next channels.
◊ Use the recommended frequency indicated on the corresponding Channel Plan appendix.
◊ Use the default frequency selected by the Channel Filter.
•Output channel name, channel number and frequency of selected input channel can be configured
from the LCD menu or Web Configuration page.
• Follow the instructions of this Start Guide to extract input channels from antenna input ports to
format output channels. Maximum 32 output channels can be composed.
•Your TV needs to learn all TV channels by auto or manual channel rescan. Refer to the
user’s guide of your TV set to practice the rescan for channel detection.
• If the output power level of the Channel Filter is too high, it may oversaturate the TV signals
delivered by service providers. It’ necessary to lower the output power level or use an attenuator
to reduce oversaturation.
■ System Settings
In order to combine the existing TV broadcasting channels from antenna inputs, it’s necessary to
configure system parameters properly from the System Settings menu:
• OSD Language →press ◄► keys to select the on-screen display language. If your local language is
unavailable, select English and refer to the description of this Start Guide.
• Country →press ◄► keys to select country that reflects the channel plan/table to be loaded for
channel extraction and formation. If selection of your country is unavailable, select the country
close to yours in the area.
• TV Standard →press ◄► keys to select TV standard in your region from ATSC (6MHz), DVB-T
(6MHz, 7MHz or 8MHz), ISDB-T (6MHz) or DVB-C (J.83B 6MHz, or J.83A/C 8MHz).
• Output Attenuation (All Channels) →press ▲▼ keys to change output attenuation applies to all
channels between -31dB and 0dB relative to 113 dBuV (53 dBmV).
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Compose an Output Channel
The Channel Filter is independent on regional TV standards. It only needs
to know the channel bandwidth (6 MHz, 7 MHz or 8 MHz) to extract
proper TV signal from selected input port, shift the channel frequency,
adjust the output power level if necessary, and then place it as an output
channel on the output port.
Follow the steps below to compose one TV channel from input port to
output port. Repeat the steps to compose more output channels from
selected input ports. Maximum 32 channels can be composed from 4
different input ports.
Refer to the Input Settings section in LCD Configuration Menu page to
configure input ports.
①Power on the Channel Filter with power adapter included in the
package.
②Connect the end of the coaxial cable from antenna to an input port
of the Channel Filter.
③Go through the LCD configuration screen on the Channel Filter to
extract one TV channel from selected input port to format a TV
output channel.
Press button to jump to the main menu. Select Channel Settings
and press OK.
● Index →press ◄► to select channel index between 1 and 32.
● Status →press ◄► to Enable or Disable selected channel index.
● Channel Name → press OK to edit channel name with soft
alphanumerical keypad, press
⊗ to save and escape.
● Input Port →press ◄► to select RF input port between IN1 and
IN4.
● Input Channel →press ◄► to show channel table; press ▲▼ to
traverse; press OK to select input channel from selected input port.
● Input Frequency →press OK to edit input frequency in MHz with
◄► keys to move cursor and ▲▼ keys to increase or decrease
frequency in range; press
⊗ to save and escape.
● Output Channel →press ◄► to show channel table; press ▲▼ to
traverse; press OK to select output channel.
● Output Frequency →press OK to edit output frequency in MHz with
◄► keys to move cursor and ▲▼ keys to increase or decrease
frequency in range; press
⊗ to save and escape.
● Channel Bandwidth →press ◄► to change output channel
bandwidth between 3.0 MHz and 9.0 MHz in 0.1 MHz step.
● Output Attenuation →press ◄► to change output channel
attenuation between -10dB and -5dB.
After all output channels have been composed, turn on the TV and run
Auto Scan for channel detections.
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Web Configuration / Remote Control
①Connect the Ethernet (RJ-45) port on the back panel of the Channel Filter and the Ethernet port
of a PC with an Ethernet cable. Power on the Channel Filter.
②Configure the IP address of the PC to be 192.168.1.100.
③Launch a Web browser on PC and type http://192.168.1.15, Default login password is 1234.
④On the Web management pages of the Channel Filter, all configuration settings from LCD menu
are available for remote access through Web interface.
Ethernet/IP settings of the Channel Filter can be configured from the System Settings of the main
menu.
Login
System Settings
Input Settings
Channel Settings