Triax 492090 User manual

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TDX Headend Unit - Art. No. 492090
User guide

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Contents
Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................ 4
Box content............................................................................................................................ 5
Unit - exterior......................................................................................................................... 5
Unit - interior.......................................................................................................................... 6
Mounting ................................................................................................................................ 8
Earthing ................................................................................................................................. 9
Input modules ....................................................................................................................... 9
Output modules .................................................................................................................. 12
CAM/Smart card ................................................................................................................ 14
Small Form-factor Plugable (SFP) ..................................................................................... 14
Connecting units ................................................................................................................. 15
ID switch ............................................................................................................................ 18
Power and RF output .......................................................................................................... 19
LEDs ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Configuration of system ..................................................................................................... 22
Log in.................................................................................................................................... 23
System window ................................................................................................................... 24
System information............................................................................................................ 25
Communication icon.......................................................................................................... 26
Administration window ....................................................................................................... 26
Language settings ............................................................................................................. 27
Country settings................................................................................................................. 28
Time zone settings............................................................................................................. 29
Password settings ............................................................................................................. 31
Licence handling................................................................................................................ 32
IP settings .......................................................................................................................... 33
Save settings ..................................................................................................................... 36
Create a new system configuration................................................................................... 37
Save configuration .............................................................................................................. 38
Change system configuration............................................................................................ 38
IPTV window ........................................................................................................................ 39
IPTV configuration window ................................................................................................ 40
Status information ............................................................................................................. 43
Delete IP group ................................................................................................................. 44
Log file.................................................................................................................................. 45
Update firmware.................................................................................................................. 48
Reboot system..................................................................................................................... 53
Load to TDX ......................................................................................................................... 54
Load from TDX..................................................................................................................... 55
Configuration of modules................................................................................................... 56
Technical data...................................................................................................................... 57
Your notes ....................................................................................................................... 58-59
Manufacturer ....................................................................................................................... 60
Declaration of conformity................................................................................................... 60

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Safety Precautions
Environment Operating temperature from -10 C to +50 C.
Storage temperature from -20 C to + 70 C.
Max. operating humidity 80% (RH).
Max. storage humidity 90% (RH).
Power supply The input voltage must be 190-264 VAC. ~ 45/65 Hz / 280 W (Max).
Use only power connections installed by professionals.
Ventilation The way you position the headend units must leave a minimum of
10 cm on each side of the units for ventilation.
If you position the headend units side by side, the distance between the
units must be at least 20 cm.
Disposal Within in the European Union this label indicates that the product
cannot be disposed of with the general household waste.
Neither the headend nor the input and output modules can be dis-
posed of with the general household waste.
For proper treatment and recycling of old products, please take
them to designated collection points in accordance with your na-
tional legislation.
Earth Every unit in your headend system must be earthed by connecting it
to the ground with a wire according to the electrical regulations of your
country.
Safety precautions

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Introduction
With the TDX headend system, Triax introduces the TDX IP-pool which
provides you with the full freedom of assigning services from any input
to any set of output modules.
All incoming signals from input modules initially arrive in the TDX IP-pool.
From this pool they can be converted into any output signals you require
while simultaneously being fed to several different output modules.
Besides, the configuration of input and output modules can be readily
changed at any time.
The ability of converting any input signal to any output signal makes the T
DX headend system uniquely flexible, efficient and economical.
Introduction

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Unpacking
Included in the box you will find the TDX headend unit, key, brackets, Torx®
key, screws, a power lead and a user guide.
Box content
Unit - exterior In order to make it easy for you to work with a TDX headend unit you can re-
move the door and the top from the unit.
Everything you need to do in connection with the headend unit you can do
from the front of the unit.
Note Before you leave a headend system, the extractor fan in the output
section must be clicked into place in the middle of this section and
the door must be closed due to heat and EMC.

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TDX Unit
Unit - interior Inside the TDX unit the interior is divided into two parts, an upper part - input
section - containing all the input modules, and a lower part - output section -
containing all the output modules.
In the input section covers are used to protect all module slots.
For EMC reasons only remove covers from the module slots that you want to
insert modules into.
Extractor fans have been placed in both the input section and the output
section of the unit to prevent the unit from overheating.
In the output section you can slide the cover with the extractor fans from one
side of the output section to the other when you want to install or replace
output modules.

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Below you can see an empty headend unit without the front and top.
TDX Unit
RF output Distributes the RF channels from the output modules
using an F-connector.
Test point -20 dB RF test point of output (-20 dB).
Configuration port Ethernet configuration port for setting up the head-
end system. Connector type is RJ-45 and cable type
is Cat7. Use a computer/laptop with the software
recommended below to configure the system.
Recommendations:
Operating system: Windows XP or above.
Browser: Windows Internet Explorer version 6.0 or
above.
Additional software: Microsoft© Silverlight Runtime
version 3.0 or above.
Aux 1 & 2 For future use.
Unit link 1 & 2 Connects the main unit with subunits 1 and 2.
Unit ID switch Switch for setting the ID of the main unit and the two
subunits.
Note When you attach F-connectors to the RF
output and Test point sockets you have to be
very careful when you tighten the F-connec-
tors or you may destroy the sockets.
Secure Digital (SD)
card
Memory card for storage of the system configura-
tion. Placed in a slot behind the front cover.

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Mounting Depending on whether you want to mount the headend unit in a rack or on a
wall you have to position the brackets accordingly on the headend unit.
To mount the headend unit on a wall, screw the brackets to the back of the
unit before you mount it.
To mount the headend unit in a rack, screw the brackets to the front of the
unit before you mount it.
Mounting the Unit

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Input modules It is possible to install up to 16 input modules in a headend unit.
Earthing/Input
Earthing The headend unit must be earthed before you install any modules, i.e. you
have to connect each headend unit to the ground with a wire from the Earth
terminal socket.
It is optional in which slots you place the individual input modules in the input
section. For convenience each slot has been given a number. An overview of
the slot numbers has been placed on the inside of the door of each unit.
Note Slot no. 1 is placed in the top left-hand corner of the input section
when you face the front of the unit.

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Input
Each input module has a LED on the front to signal whether the module is
locked or not to the frequency that it is set to receive at.
You can remove an input module from a module slot without using any tools,
just use your fingers.
You install an input module by sliding the module into a module slot in the
upper section of the headend unit and click the module into place.
The module has not been configured yet.
Green - flashing
No errors and the tuner is locked to the frequency.
Green
Error and the tuner is not locked to the frequency.
Red
Power has not been switched on.
No colour
When you update the software of a module the status LED provides you with
information about the updating process.

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Input
A label is provided on the input module where you can write the information
regarding the configuration of the module.
Besides the information that you write on the label, the module type and
code number are also displayed on the label.
When all the required input modules have been installed you can connect
the input signal cables one by one to the input modules. It is also possible to
make a loop through from one input module to another using a cable.
When connecting the input signal cables you have to decide whether you
want the cables to go from the top of the headend unit to the input modules
or from the side of the unit to the modules.
Boot loader state.
Orange
Initiation of the software update.
Temporary off
Every time the modules receives a valid data package.
Repeated until the update is completed without errors.
Temporary green
Software update failed.
Red
The coloured part of the label informs you of the module type. Each type of
module is allocated a unique coloured label.
On the bottom of the module you will find a label with the bar code and a se-
rial number printed on it.

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Output
Output
modules
It is possible to install up to 6 output modules in a headend unit. Each output
module consists of 4 RF channels. Depending on the type of module you can
add up to 2 CAM modules on each output module.
It is optional in which slots you place the individual output modules. For
convenience each slot has been given a number, and an overview of the slot
numbers has been placed on the inside of the door of each unit.
Note Slot no. 1 is placed in the top left-hand corner of the output section
when you face the front of the unit.
In the future it may also be possible to add an Aux module (for future options)
to the output section.
You install an output module by sliding it into a slot in the lower section of the
headend unit and click it into place.
Note You can use hot swapping when you insert a module into or re-
move a module from the TDX system.

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Output
Move the lock mechanism slightly to release the module.
Each output module has a LED on the front to signal whether the module
functions according to its purpose.
You release an output module from a slot by using the lock mechanism that
is placed to the right of the modules in the output section.
When you update the software of a module the status LED provides you with
information about the updating process.
Boot loader state.
Orange
Initiation of the software update.
Temporary off
Every time the modules receives a valid data package.
Repeated until the update is completed without errors.
Temporary green
Software update failed.
Red
The module has not been configured yet.
Green - flashing
No errors and everything is valid.
Green
Error.
Red
Power has not been switched on.
No colour

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Output
CAM/Smart
card
You can insert 2 Conditional Access modules (CA) into each of those output
modules that have CI slots. Each CA module is able to unscramble at least
one service. Which services depend on the service provider of the CA mod-
ule and smart card.
Small
Form-factor
Plugable
(SFP)
Before you can connect the main unit with any subunits you have to insert
SFP copper or SFP fibre-optic transceivers into the unit link sockets on both
the main unit and the subunit/s.
When you insert an SFP transceiver into a unit link socket you have to open
the lock mechanism on the transceiver before you insert it into the unit link
socket.
Click the lock mechanism into place to lock the transceiver in the socket.
A label with the bar code, serial number and address printed on it is placed
elsewhere on the module.
A label is provided on the output module where you can write the informa-
tion regarding the configuration of the module. The module type and code
number are printed on the label.

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Note You also have to insert SFP copper or SFP fibre-optic transceiv-
ers into the unit link sockets on the main unit if you want to use the
sockets to output services using an IPTV system.
Connecting units
Connecting
units
To connect the main headend unit with one or two subunits you pull Cat5 or
better cables (SFP copper transceiver) or 850 or 1310 cables (depending on
the SFP fibre-optic transceiver) from one unit to another following the guide-
lines in the table below regarding the maximum length of the cables.
Part Package Data rate Reach Application
492086
EOLT-C12-02
Copper SFP
(RJ45)
1000Mbps 100m Gigabit Ethernet
via Cat5 cable
492087
EOLS-8512-MXX
Fiber (850nm)
(LC)
1000Mbps 550m Gigabit Ethernet
492088
EOLS-
1324_02XX
Fiber (1310nm)
(LC)
1000Mbps 2km Gigabit Ethernet
Note Triax recommend you to use shielded Cat cables.

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If you only connect one subunit to the main unit, you pull a cable from the
“unit link 1” socket on the main unit to the “unit link 1” socket on the subunit.
Connecting units
To connect two subunits to the main unit, you pull a cable from the “unit link
1” socket on the main unit to the “unit link 1” socket on subunit 1.
Then you pull a cable from “unit link 2” socket on the main unit to the “unit
link 1” socket on subunit 2.
Next you connect the first subunit to the second subunit using the “unit link
2” sockets on subunits 1 and 2.

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Connecting Units
Eth0 Unit link 1 Unit link 2 ID Switch
Single unit To PC IPTV out IPTV out 0
Main unit To PC Connect to subunit 1 Connect to subunit 2 3
Subunit 1 Not used Connect to main unit Connect to subunit 2 1
Subunit 2 Not used Connect to main unit Connect to subunit 1 2
The table below sums up some of the information from the previous pages.

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When you have connected the main unit and the subunits, you have to set
the IDs of the main unit and the subunits using the “unit ID switch” on the
units.
You set the main unit to “3”, subunit 1 to “1” and subunit 2 to “2”.
ID switch
You have to use a small screwdriver to move the arrow on the ID switch to
the required ID number.
ID Switch
• Switch off the power to the main unit.
• Set the ID switch on the main unit to “7”, then switch on the power.
The four LEDs flash red and yellow until the process of resetting the IP
address has been completed.
If the reset process has been successful the LEDs will turn green.
If the reset process fails the LEDs will turn red.
• Switch off the power to the main unit.
• Set the ID switch on the main unit back to the initial setting.
• Switch on the power to the main unit.
In case you need to reset the IP address of a headend unit, i.e. to return to
the factory default address, you use the ID switch.
To return to factory default settings do the following:
Note If your headend system consists of only one unit you have to set the
ID of the unit to“0”.
Now you have reset the IP address to the factory default address.
For information about how to change a default IP address, see “IP settings”
on page 33.

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Power and
RF output
Connect each headend unit to a combiner using RF cables from the RF out-
put socket to the combiner.
Next you connect each headend unit to the mains with a power lead from the
power socket to the mains.
Power & RF

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LEDs To indicate the state of the headend system and the individual units, four
LEDs are placed at the top of the output section of each TDX unit.
The fourLEDs have separate functions.
The colours of the LEDs can be green, green - flashing or red. The message
delivered by the colour depends on the function of the individual LEDs.
System status • Green: Power is on and the headend system is up
and running.
• Green - flashing: The headend system is booting.
• Red: An error has been detected in the headend
system and it must be investigated. Use the System
information window as starting point for locating er-
rors. For information about System information, see
“System information” on page 25.
LEDs
Tuner status of
input modules
• Green: The tuners are locked.
• Red: One or more tuners are not locked.
Unit link 1 • Green: The subunit is connected to the main unit.
• Red: There is a problem with the connection to the
subunit.
• No colour: No subunit is connected to the main unit.
Unit link 2 • Green: The subunit is connected to the main unit.
• Red: There is a problem with the connection to the
subunit.
• No colour: No subunit is connected to the main unit.