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INSTALLATION GUIDELINE FOR THE HD ZAPPER
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Document history
Revision / Date / Author / Modifications1.0 / 3rd November,2007 / SundaramShanmuga / Document creation
3.0 / 11 March 2010 / Mohamed Tourki / Adaptation for HD Zapper installation
3.1 / 24 March 2010 / Mohamed Tourki / Document update
3.2 / 25 May 2010 / Mohamed Tourki / FTA Scanning and CI-CAM functionality
Introduction
1.DTH NILESAT INSTALLATION
2.DTH MULTISATELLITE INSTALLATION
2.1DiSEqC Requirements
2.2LNB and DiSEqC setup
2.3FTA Scanned services
2.4CI-CAM Functionality
3.INSTALLATION IN AN MDU / BUILDING
3.1Amplifiers and Attenuators requirements
3.2Multi-switch DC supply requirements
3.3Cables requirements
3.4Test and Commissioning of the Installation
HD FAQ
Appendix A – OSN Transponders on Nilesat
Appendix B – Accessories Recommendations
Dish Size for DTH customers:
Accessories for DTH installations:
HD ZAPPER: ACCESSORY COMPATIBILITY
Accessories for MDU and distribution systems installations:
Introduction
This document explains in details the Installation Guidelines which needs to be followed while installing the HD Zapper. Any deviations from these recommendations may result in improper functioning / damage to the equipment.
1.DTH NILESAT INSTALLATION
Position your dish, using whether a standard Universal LNB or the Legacy output of a SATCR LNB.
Connectivity
- Connect the lead directly from standard universal LNB (Legacy output) to the tuner connector labelled SAT IN on OSN HD receiver. If STACR LNB is already installed use the existing Legacy output.
Standard Universal or Legacy LNB.
/ SatCR LNB.
- DVB-S2: Due to the Phase Noise issues with legacy old LNBs, use of High gain Low Noise LNBs in edge of footprint is recommended.
- Connect the STB to an HD TV using an HDMI cable. For a normal SD TV use an RCA/cinch cable to connect the TV and the STB.
- For improved sound you can connect your receiver to a home cinema or Hi-Fi system using the receiver's DIGITAL AUDIO connectors. For this you will need a 75 ohm coaxial cable or a digital audio is compatible with Dolby Digital Plus.
- Plug the fixed lead on the 12V power supply into the socket labelled DC 12V IN in the receiver. Plug the 2-way connector on the supplied mains lead into the socket on the 12V power supply unit.
Connect the mains plug from the 12V power supply into a main wall socket.
Booting up
Booting Screen 1 /
Booting Screen 2
First Time Installation Setup
Menu Language Selection /
HD Resolution Selection
Verify that the STB is having Nilesat feed connected /
Selection of the tuning parameters
Select a valid entry point (Transponder having valid SI) /
Signal level check
Once the tuning parameters are correctly configured, the tuner is locked and the signal level is sufficient, press OK on the remote control.
A screen as on the left-side will appear displaying a 1/4 video screen of the first service in the bouquet.
Congratulations!! Installation succeeded.
Select "Channel List" to view and browse the list of services. /
Installation succeeded
2.DTH MULTISATELLITE INSTALLATION
2.1DiSEqC Requirements
This section will guide you through, how to setup the HD OSN Zapper for multi-network configuration using DiSEqC switches.
Let's take an example of an installation having 3 Networks: Nilesat, Hotbird and Arabsat, correspondingly configured on DiSEqC 1, DiSEqC 2, and DiSEqC 3. The output of the DiSEqC switch should be connected to the tuner connector labelled SAT IN of the OSN HD Zapper.
2.2LNB and DiSEqC setup
After the appropriate Outdoor Unit (ODU) installation has been done, the OSN HD Zapper should be configured for all the three networks. This consists of matching the setup of the LNBs with the correspondent DiSEqC ports. By default settings is matching the above given installation example as per the illustration below.
LNB 1 DiSEqC A is set for Nilesat /
LNB 2 DiSEqC C is set for Arabsat
LNB 3 DiSEqC B is set for Hotbird /
Select a valid entry point (Transponder having valid SI)
Signal level check / Once the tuning parameters are correctly configured, the tuner is locked and the signal level is sufficient, press OK on the remote control.
A screen as on the left-side will appear displaying a 1/4 video screen of the first service in the bouquet.
Congratulations!! Installation succeeded.
Select "Channel List" to view and browse the list of services.
Notes:
- The OSN HD services are broadcasted on the 10834 V and 11278 V frequencies with Baud rate of 27500 KSymbol/sec and FEC 2/3 (respectively 3/4). Hence having Low band Vertical frequencies is required to receive OSN HD services.
- The OSN HD IRD is not intended to be installed in Frequency Shifted IF buildings. This will be made available for next phase of software development.
2.3FTA Scanned services
As new feature implemented in the software version ER1.1.0 and above of the HD OSN Kaon Zapper theFTA (Free-to-Scanned) services enable the user to scan other frequencies from different networksand store them in the services list subsequently to the default BAT service list. The networks can be on the same satellite as the home network or any other satellite.The Satellites available for the User to initiate the Free-To-Air Search are only those associated with an LNB. The list has a maximum of four satellite names depending on the association of LNBs.
The STB is able to scan and store more than 3000 services from different networks. The BAT services numbering range starts from 1 to 1000. Therefore the FTA scanned service numbering starts from 1001.
Steps to initiate a FTA (Free-to-Air) scanning
After installation of the STB and assigning properly the different satellites to their correspondent DiSEqC ports perform the following steps as you can see in the pictures:
Press Menu /
Select Free Scan
Select Satellite Scan /
Select the satellite to be scanned
Select All to scan FTA and scrambled services or only Free to Air / The scanning performed by the decoder is frequency based.
Therefore for each network a number of frequencies is pre-programmed with their correspondent tuning parameters. However if a new frequency is introduced the user still able to enter manually the new frequency by selecting User defined transponder and editing the tuning parameters fields.
Select User defined transponder /
Enter the user frequency (e.g. 12283)
Select the right Polarization, Symbol Rate and FEC / Press green button to initiate an Automatic scan. This will go through all the pre-programmed frequency and the user entered frequency.
TV and Radio Services are built up from the FTA Scanned Services Search. / A tick asset is placed by the TV services in the ‘TV Services’ vertical list and none on the Radio services. The tick asset indicates that the service is selected by default for be stored.
Pressing the Right arrow key moves the highlight in sequence to the ‘Radio Services’ vertical list. Press OK button to select radio services. /
/ If the user selects ‘Add to Ch list’ the EPG stores all services that are given the tick asset at the end of the previous list. The EPG assignsautomatically virtual channel numbers to the services starting from 1001 or last service number.
/ If the user chooses the ‘Replace & Save’ button the EPG displays a Pop-up to warn the user that the operation will replace any existing stored services.
Pop up displayed during the storage of the new scanned serviced in the flash. /
/ If the user wants to enter one more frequency, then select again user and enter the new tuning parameters. Now select blue key to scan only the new entered frequency as the pre-programmed are already scanned previously.
If the user selects ‘Add to Ch list’ the EPG stores all services that are given the tick asset at the end of the previous list. The EPG assignsautomatically virtual channel numbers to the services starting from 1001 or last service number. /
/ New FTA (Free-to-Air) scanned services stored in the list.
Notes:
- While selecting Free to Air only free to air services will be scanned. The selection will be based on the setting implemented by the operator to define their services as FTA or CA scrambled. This is in conformance with DVB standards is done by setting the free_CA_mode in the SDT to 1 for scrambled service and to 0 for free to air service.Although, the DVB standards define this rule, some of the broadcasters especially on Hotbird are not following this rule. Therefore, even by selecting Free to Air, some scrambled services can be scanned.From the IRD perspective the scanning of these services is not avoidable, but we still able to delete these service if the user decide to do so.
- If a radio service is defined as a TV services by the broadcaster, then it will be listed along with TV services.
Steps to initiate another network FTA (Free-to-Air) scanning
The same steps a previously described have to be followed for any other network FTA service scanning.
LNB 3 DiSEqC B is set for Hotbird /
Select a valid entry point (Transponder having valid SI)
The installer should perform a site test at each location to determine that all the services provided are listed at the levels required for distribution (see below). Any service not found as a result of the site test must be reported immediately to OSN Platform Technology so that an agreement may be made as to which services will be provided to the customer.
Steps to delete some of the FTA (Free-to-Air) scanned services
Steps to delete all FTA (Free-to-Air) scanned services
Deleting All services will delete all FTA scanned services. The service present in the bouquet list can not be deleted from the decoder. /2.4CI-CAM Functionality
The Common-Interface (CI) functionality support was introduced to the OSN HD zapper to allow users to view third party scrambled content provided they have a valid subscription.
The implementation of the CI-CAM (Common-Interface for Conditional Access Module) support was in respect of the DVB-CI standards that the CAM and STB manufacturer have to respect to allow a full and flawless communication between both devices.
/The CI-CAM menu is available on Installation settings
/ If a CAM is not inserted or not used the status displayed will be "CAM REMOVED"
If the CAM functionality is not active on the decoder the status will display "CAMDEACTIVATED"
While inserting a CAM, the device takes some time to establish a communication with the decoder. Depends on the CAM brand the time of initializing runs between 13 and 25 seconds. During initialisation the following message will be displayed in the status field: "CAM INITIALIZING" /
Press Green or OK to Access the CAM Information / CAM should support MMI (Man Machine Interface) sessions as defined in the DVB-CI specification. The MMI provides information on the CAM and Smartcard related status.
Some of (old) CAMs not fully DVB-CI may not have MMI info to display.
The MMI information is fully provided by the CAM itself. Only the look and feel (fonts and colours) are provided by the STB
Main menu of the SmarDTV Ideto CAM MMI /
Browsing the CA Status menu
Browsing the Smartcard Status menu
/ As mentioned previously the OSN HD Zapper supports the DVB-CI specification. Some new CAMs are DVB-CI+ ready. The STB displays then a message to warn that some security functionality will not be available while the standard functionalities are working correctly.
Notes:
- The Irdeto CI-CAM used with the OSN HD decoder should have softcell version 2.21A or above. A separate list of tested CAMs and initializing timing is available in Excel file distributed separately.
3.INSTALLATION IN AN MDU / BUILDING
All signal levels must comply with the maximum provided for by the amplifiers installed or to be installed taking into account adequate rating for the number of channels distributed and amplifiers in cascade
The maximum/minimum levels at each outlet position on the system are as follows:
MAXIMUM LEVEL / MINIMUM LEVELSatellite IF Digital / 77 dBµV / 52 dBµV
The Satellite Digital frequencies require a minimum Carrier to Noise ratio at the outlets of 9 dB.
Measurement of Carrier to Noise ratio should be made against a "noise floor" and not between transponders. The recommended frequencies to set the noise floor are 1,970 MHz. in the low band and 1,070 MHz. in the high band. Should a transponder signal be present at these frequencies than the "noise floor" frequency should be adjusted to avoid conflict.
Dishes should be aligned for maximum signal strength and carrier to noise ratios. The LNB should be aligned so that the horizontal and vertical transponders appear equal and give maximum rejection of the opposite polarity, this is to avoid cross polarisation problems.
3.1Amplifiers and Attenuators requirements
In case the signal is below 52 dBµV, use an amplifier but the amplified signal should not exceed 77 dBµV.
In case the signal is above 77 dBµV, then use an attenuator or a splitter to reduce the signal level.
All amplifiers and distribution equipment shall be by an OSN certified supplier, See appendix B for details.
All Equipment must be able to cope with the minimum and maximum signal levels.
3.2Multi-switch DC supply requirements
If the multiswitches are line powered from the HD IRD only, and no other power supply is used, care must be taken to ensure that the maximum current drawn, including the LNB, is less than 315 mA.
In case of using a Multi-switch, it should not have an insertion loss more than 4-6dB.
In case of cascaded switch system, make sure that there is no return DC voltage from the switch to the HD IRD tuner.
3.3Cables requirements
All cables shall be manufactured to the relevant parts of Specification EN 50117.
All co-axial cables shall be sourced from an OSN certified supplier, see appendix B for details.
RG-6 low loss coaxial cable should be used (Typical Loss 4-6 dB/100 m).
All coaxial cable shall have a nominal characteristic of 75 ohms and will be suitable for the application concerned.
Within the head-end and network, the connection of the coaxial cable will be via F-type and IEC connectors only. All F-connectors must be crimped and IEC connectors should be of a professional design and correctly made off. All connectors should be the correct size for the cable used.
Avoid using cable jointers or passive splitters to join cables. It is recommended to use a single cable as much as possible without any joints / splits.
In case of unavoidable situations where you need to use jointers it is advisable to use Line Amplifiers instead.
All accessories must conform to the requirements of CENELEC EN 50083.
All passive accessories will be 75 ohms. All satellite IF frequencies will be connected using F-type connectors.
External equipment will be housed in suitable waterproof enclosures.
3.4Test and Commissioning of the Installation
The installer has to supply a test and commissioning report, indicating signals at the inputs and output of the main equipment and levels received at the outlets. The installer will have to demonstrate to OSN that the picture quality on all the services stated is good.
Test equipment must be accurate to within +/- 3dB and suitable for all the services indicated. The minimum requirement is a spectrum Analyser, a simple signal strength indicator is not sufficient.
HD FAQ
Can I still use my Standard Definition television set to watch High-Definition channels with the OSN HD Box?
We recommend that you switch to a High-Definition television to enjoy a full High-Definition experience on OSN HD. In any case, if you remain on a non-HDTV or a standard definition television, your current OSN programming choices will not be affected in any way.
My current television does not feature an HDMI port. Would I still be able to use my TV with the new OSN HD Box?
This probably means that you have a standard television which does not support High-Definition broadcast. The High-Definition viewing experience requires an HDMI connection.
Without the HDMI port, you will still be able to channel audio and video through conventional cable and ports of your standard television to your OSN HD Box but you will only be able to watch standard definition television quality.
Can I still order pay per view (PPV) of the standard definition channels using the new OSN HD Box?
Customers can order PPV via the phone but the back channel application is not available at the moment. We will make an announcement when the service is available.
Does the High-Definition service support surround sound?
Only certain High-Definition channels and programmes will be available in surround sound and compatible to Dolby Digital. Customers may need to connect the digital audio output from the box directly to their home theatre system that has a Dolby digital box.
Can I get the OSN HD Box without subscribing to the High-Definition channels?
It will not be possible as the OSN HD Box is bundled with the High-Definition channels.
Which HD resolution is OSN HD broadcasting: 720p or 1080i?
High-Definition TV programmes are currently being produced in 720p and 1080i, depending on which one the programmes producers decide is best for their show. We will be broadcasting OSN HD High-Definition channels in 1080i, which is in line with international industry standards.
What is High-Definition?
High-Definition Television (HDTV) is the latest in a long line of major improvements in television technology, which has moved from black-and-white analogue to widescreen colour digital over the last 50 years. It offers you details and resolution like never before. To be precise, you will experience twice the resolution and five times greater detail, sharpness and clarity than standard definition television. You will also experience cinematic surround sound and vibrant colours.