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Wegener UNITY4000 Instruction Manual

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    Wegener communications r technology park / johns creek 11350 technology circle duluth, georgia 30097-1502 (770) 814-4000 fax (770) 623-0698 instruction manual unity4000ª audio integrated receiver decoder data, drawings, and other material contained herein are proprietary to wegener communications, i...

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  • Page 3: Caution

    Page 3 page 3 of 77 uty4000-003 caution risk of electric shock do not open caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Caution as this unit is intended to interface with other electric...

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  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Page 5 page 5 of 77 uty4000-003 table of contents section 1 general information...................................................................10 1.1 general........................................................................................................................10 1.2 introduction ...

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    Page 6 uty4000-011 page 6 of 75 2.4.2.2 standard dvb synchronous interface....................................................................22 2.5 external inputs and outputs ........................................................................23 2.5.1 b alanced a udio o utputs ...................

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    Page 7 page 7 of 77 uty4000-003 3.8.4 f requency t agging ................................................................................................40 3.9 display / push buttons.......................................................................................41 3.9.1 o verview ..............

  • Page 8: List of Illustrations

    Page 8 uty4000-011 page 8 of 75 b.4.7 u nit l abel ................................................................................................................61 b.4.8 u nit r eset .................................................................................................................61...

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    Page 9 page 9 of 77 uty4000-003 table 19. Settings types ..............................................................................................................39 table 20. Ird signal quality.........................................................................................................

  • Page 10: Section 1

    Page 10 uty4000-011 page 10 of 75 section 1 general information 1.1 general the purpose of this manual is to describe the proper installation and operation of the wegener communications unity4000 mpeg video integrated receiver decoder. 1.2 introduction the unity 4000 ird is an integrated receiver/de...

  • Page 11: * * * Warning * * *

    Page 11 page 11 of 77 uty4000-003 without empty space between them, as long as enough rack ventilation is provided to prevent severe heat buildup. Please note the maximum per-unit power dissipation of 45 watts. 1.5 security labels the unity4000 uses security labels over some of the screws. There are...

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    Page 12 uty4000-011 page 12 of 75 xx obtain a return material authorization (rma) number by completing and faxing a copy of the rma form [see appendix d (page 76)] to (770) 232-0621. You may e-mail the same information instead to: mailto:service@wegener.Com xx plainly write the rma number on the out...

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  • Page 14: Section 2

    Page 14 uty4000-011 page 14 of 75 section 2 system configuration 2.1 unit overview the unity 4000 ird features several separate hardware components, including the dc switching power supply, the main motherboard, an l-band dvb receiver, front-panel keypad controller card, a front-panel lcd assembly, ...

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    Page 15 page 15 of 77 uty4000-003 figure 1. Unity4000 block diagram expansion bus connectors clock 27 mhz audio dec 2 audio dec 1 reg reg reg 20.000 mhz vcxo 27 mhz clock distributions: chclka --> dvb rcvr module 20mhz --> dsp_320c203 chclk (7.5 mhz) distributions: chclkb --> cl9110 eclk --> expm ch...

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    Page 16 uty4000-011 page 16 of 75 the control system on the main board is run by the main host processor. This processor interfaces with the compelª network as well as local users and then controls and monitors the unitÕs operations. To do its job, this processor accesses the control data streams re...

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    Page 17 page 17 of 77 uty4000-003 2.3.2 qpsk demodulator the qpsk demodulatorÕs input data rate is variable over the range shown in table 3 (page 17), with a minimum transport-rate step size of 1 kbps. In table 3, Òthreshold eb/noÓ is that value of eb/no at which the average number of uncorrected fe...

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    Page 18 uty4000-011 page 18 of 75 544h x 480v (3/4 resolution) 544h x 576v 480h x 480v 480h x 576v 352h x 480v (1/2 resolution) 352h x 576v 352h x 240v 352h x 288v 2.3.7 video specifications ntsc video performance is specified below at a 9 mbps video pes rate, maximum resolution. Table 5. Video spec...

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    Page 19 page 19 of 77 uty4000-003 phase accuracy 50 hz to 15 khz, ≤ ± 2 ° from linear phase harmonic distortion (1 khz test-tone, 1 db below ppl) ≤ 0.5 % s/n ratio ≥ 80 db (22 hz to 20 khz) unweighted dynamic range 16 bits a/v sync ≤ ± 50 ms error 2.3.9 serial async data, monitor and control of ird ...

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    Page 20 uty4000-011 page 20 of 75 2.3.10 encryption the wci decryption option includes a secure microprocessor and a decryption asic. Different levels of security may be implemented with software and asic changes. 2.3.11 transport output the transport output supplies the original received mpeg2 tran...

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    Page 21 page 21 of 77 uty4000-003 no user-accessible controls or indicators are located on the module. 2.3.15.2 electrical characteristics the characteristics described in table 9 are measured at a Ð25 dbm input level. Table 9. Rf switch characteristics parameter specification input isolation, port ...

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    Page 22 uty4000-011 page 22 of 75 mpeg main mpeg mux indication green cue contact-closure activation green auth authorized to receive kms program green agc signal level warning green compelª network control indication green warning general warning indication yellow alarm link lost or other major ala...

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    Page 23 page 23 of 77 uty4000-003 2.5 external inputs and outputs table 12. Input and output connectors name description rf switch (optional) four female type-f rf inputs (1-4) and one female type-f rf output (no powered ports) rf in female type f, l-band input, 950-2150 mhz video out 75 ohm female ...

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    Page 24 uty4000-011 page 24 of 75 2.5.3 alarm relay and addressable contact closures the rear panel has an alarm relay and two network-controlled solid-state contact closures addressable from the compelª uplink computer. The alarm relayÕs ÒalarmÓ conditions are the same as the front-panel alarm led....

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    Page 25 page 25 of 77 uty4000-003 figure 2. Ferrite bead installation * * * caution * * * to meet fcc requirements, the alarm and contact closures must have a ferrite bead installed on each pair of wires leading from them. See section 2.5.2 and figure 2 for instructions on their installation. There ...

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    Page 26 uty4000-011 page 26 of 75 figure 3. Unity4000 front panel figure 4. Unity4000 rear panel with optional rf switch un it y4000 m p e g-2 i r d di git al the pl atfo r m bro ad ca sti n g mpe g co m p e l c a rri e r ag c w a rni ng cu e al ar m au t h sel ec t sel ec t en t e r en t e r wegene...

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    Page 27 page 27 of 77 uty4000-003 2.6 expansion card configuration the purpose of this section is to detail the jumper settings and labeling instructions for the unity expansion cards. For more complete explanations of setup and operation of the expansion cards, see the individual manuals which acco...

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    Page 28 uty4000-011 page 28 of 75 when a second balanced audio expansion card is installed, channels 5 and 6 are used. The second card is installed in the vacant module slot and connected to the first card and the motherboard by a 3-connector cable, rather than the 2-connector cable used with a sing...

  • Page 29: Section 3

    Page 29 page 29 of 77 uty4000-003 section 3 operation 3.1 modes of operation this unity4000 has the capability of operating as an audio-only integrated receiver decoder. It can also receive and process video signals, but is not normally used this way. The audio-only capability is accomplished by set...

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    Page 30 uty4000-011 page 30 of 75 • ledÕs are unique for each of these modes. 3.2 led & alarm / warning conditions the following definitions apply throughout this section: table 13. Led and alarm conditions blink led is off for 1 second, and then blinks on count times ( on for 250 ms and off for 250...

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    Page 31 page 31 of 77 uty4000-003 compel is not required or unit is not in tracking mode. Otherwise, flash (unit is in tracking and no compel within last 2 minutes). 3.2.6 authorized (green) on if authorized for current program and have mpeg sync. Flash if not authorized for current program. Off if ...

  • Page 32: * * * Caution * * *

    Page 32 uty4000-011 page 32 of 75 note that the alarm led is only on when the unit is either overheating or unable to produce video, or if a secondary output has failed (and if control mask allows for alarm or warning display). 3.2.8 warning (amber) on if any of following: 1. E-mail received but not...

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    Page 33 page 33 of 77 uty4000-003 warning energized user controlled alarm de-energized user controlled boot fail de-energized open power off de-energized open note that the alarm relay is de-energized when the irdÕs power is off. Power loss will look like any other alarm. 3.3.1 pulse command for rel...

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    Page 34 uty4000-011 page 34 of 75 4. Then press the ÔÕÕ or Ô®Õ key several times to scroll through the available services. 5. Press to set the port to the currently displayed service. The audio settings discussed above are contained in an audio configurations table, which is factory set in an eeprom...

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    Page 35 page 35 of 77 uty4000-003 * originally, left ÒchannelsÓ were designated Ò1Ó and right as Ò2Ó. Now ÒchannelÓ designates the selected audio program by pid. 3.6 unit control the ird can be controlled via compelª, terminal, modem, dip switches, and display / push buttons. Each of these methods o...

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    Page 36 uty4000-011 page 36 of 75 1 ntsc Ð up. Pal Ð down 2 reserved 3 test mode. Up:inactive, down:active. While in test mode, the unit pulses 831 hz tones out each audio output. The tones are on for 1 second, off for 1 second, É. Also, a gray scale is output for video. 4 lnb power. Up: off, down: ...

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    Page 37 page 37 of 77 uty4000-003 3.7.1 printer device handling for the printer device, there are three legal output types: compel e-mail, compel requested reports, and raw compel (binary) data. If allowed, then the uplink, through compel, may elect to send e-mail or request report dumps. (see the c...

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    Page 38 uty4000-011 page 38 of 75 video channel and associated audio signals). The ird is acting on one of three groups of settings at any given time, each of which is described in the following table:.

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    Page 39 page 39 of 77 uty4000-003 table 19. Settings types settings group description temp these settings are entered via compel or the temp / tempch terminal commands. The unit is said to be inserting when it is configured to the temp_settings. The maximum length of an insert is approximately 18 ho...

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    Page 40 uty4000-011 page 40 of 75 3.8.3 signal quality monitoring the ird provides the following signal quality information: table 20. Ird signal quality eb/no an average eb/no reading. An eb/no is taken approximately every 500 ms, and the average eb/no is a 10 second running average of these readin...

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    Page 41 page 41 of 77 uty4000-003 exceptions to the normal operation with respect to carrier id tagging are: xx if the ird is in the nonvolatile Ôisog eÕ state (see ÔisogÕ terminal command), the carrier tags are not required. When in the get carrier submode, and carrier lock is achieved, then the un...

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    Page 42 uty4000-011 page 42 of 75 however, there may be times when you want to leave a screen displayed for more than five minutes. To do this, display the screen you wish to Òpark,Ó press and hold the key, and press the ° > (left arrow) key. This will leave the current screen displayed until you pr...

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    Page 43 page 43 of 77 uty4000-003 ∨ (down) decreases value of number in edit field or scrolls down to next choice in list. In number field, button decrements once per button push or can be held to scroll. Button acceleration occurs when push-button is depressed for more than 5 seconds. > (right) adv...

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    Page 44 uty4000-011 page 44 of 75 table 23. Lc display menus note: screens marked by Ô*Õ are not shown if local control is disabled (either programmed into non-volatile memory at factory or set by compel command). Exception: Òaudio settingsÓ screen is shown but only ÒattenuationÓ may be changed by l...

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    Page 45 page 45 of 77 uty4000-003 main level second level third level to reset unit press return press status reports settings status freq mode press press data rate fec rate tag:tt mode prog:ppppp return press carrier status mode: press duration: hh:mm:ss freq data rate fec rate program:ppppp tag s...

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    Page 46 uty4000-011 page 46 of 75 main level second level third level history:hh:mm:ss totl processd: return press parameter status lnb lo:fffff.Ff press snr alarm level:xx.X snr marg offset:xx.X fade: hh:mm:ss install: hh:mm:ss search: hh:mm:ss no compel hh:mm:ss cmpl seek: hh:mm:ss hdr srch: hh:mm...

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    Page 47 page 47 of 77 uty4000-003 main level second level third level version receiver card version conditional access version return press navigation help press to press scroll press to start edit mode press change value press to accept changes press to cancel changes return press the table above l...

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    Page 48 uty4000-011 page 48 of 75 e m a i l p r e s e n t press ¯ > or ° > to scroll through the top level menu until you see the e-mail menu display similar to the one shown in step 2. Note: if the ÒwarningÓ message above is not shown, you may reach the e-mail menu by scrolling through the top leve...

  • Page 49: * * * Caution * * *

    Page 49 page 49 of 77 uty4000-003 xx if you press you can scroll through the message again. If you stop at this point, the message remains in the buffer. If you press you will erase the e-mail message and remain at the top level menu. The following message will be displayed: e m a i l : n o n e xx a...

  • Page 50: Appendix A

    Page 50 uty4000-011 page 50 of 75 appendix a terminal/modem commands commands described in this section detail command syntax and action taken. Commands consist of a command field and a parameter field. Each command field and parameter field is space delimited. Optional parameters are indicated by s...

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    Page 51 page 51 of 77 uty4000-003 a.1.2 r type [page] type: indicates the type of report as follows: c - carrier status cfg Ð configurations table p - parameters g - group status nc - network controller status m - mpeg r - relay status s - settings status st - settings table sp - serial port configu...

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    Page 52 uty4000-011 page 52 of 75 attenuation: 0-14 db attenuation level . This command assigns a ÔlabelÕ to an audio configuration and places that label and configuration into the audio configurations table. The audio configurations table entry in location (1-30) is set to service (xxx) with route ...

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    Page 53 page 53 of 77 uty4000-003 a.2.10 permch location location: value from 1 Ð 48 indicating location in settings_table. Unit sets its perm_settings to those retrieved from the settings_table according to location. A.2.11 pw password password: one to six alphanumeric characters. Changes the modem...

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    Page 54 uty4000-011 page 54 of 75 6 Ð header search time: time-out value in hh:mm:ss format. Valid range up to 4660 hours (except 30 seconds for fade). Timeout.Source is set to time. The timeout sources are defined as follows: (1) fade timeout: the amount of time that the unit software will allow th...

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  • Page 56: Appendix B

    Page 56 uty4000-011 page 56 of 75 appendix b front panel display b.1 home screen u n i t l a b e l p r o g : p p p p p e b n o : x x . X where unit label is a (1-20)-alphanumeric-character string identifying the unit for local purposes. Prog is a 5-alphanumeric-character string showing the current p...

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    Page 57 page 57 of 77 uty4000-003 p o r t # : n r o u t e : x s r v c : y y y a t t e n : z z where n is the audio port, x is the routing, either ÒsÓ for normal stereo, ÒrÓ for reversed stereo, Ò1Ó for original left to both, and Ò2Ó for original right to both. Zz is the audio attenuation, from 0 to ...

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    Page 58 uty4000-011 page 58 of 75 - e n d o f e m a i l - - > e q u i c k b r o w n f o x j u after pressing the exit screen appears: r e t u r n : p r e s s b.4 hardware setup h a r d w a r e s e t u p p r e s s this moves the user to 2 nd level screens under Òhardware setup.Ó in these screens, the...

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    Page 59 page 59 of 77 uty4000-003 s a v e : c a n c e l : saves the entry (new setting) and returns to 2 nd level screens under Òhardware setup>. Returns without saving the entry. B.4.2 channel selection tunes ird to a channel from settings table. Equivalent to a permch terminal command . S e l e c ...

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    Page 60 uty4000-011 page 60 of 75 where ÒxxÉxxÓ is serial port 1 device assignment and ÒyyÉyyÓ is the same for port 2. Either may be assigned the printer, terminal, modem, or aux data devices. See section 3.7 for other limitations. M o d e m p a s s w o r d x x x x x x where ÒxxÉxxÓ is a six alpha-n...

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    Page 61 page 61 of 77 uty4000-003 where fffff.Ff is the frequency presumed for the lnb lo (in mhz). OrÉ if optional rf switch installed, two screens are shown, each as below: l n b l o : x x x x x . X x n l n b l o : y y y y y . Y y m where n and m are rf feed numbers, and xxxxx.Xx and yyyyy.Yy are ...

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    Page 62 uty4000-011 page 62 of 75 otherwise: f f f f f . F f a a a a d d . D d d r / r where n is the number of the rf switch output currently being selected. Fffff.Ff is the carrier downlink frequency in mhz. Aaaa is the mode, as temp, perm, or search. Dd.Ddd is the data rate in mbps. R/r is the fe...

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    Page 63 page 63 of 77 uty4000-003 duration hh:mm:ss is time since last acquired (the carrier, for whatever reason) in hours, minutes, seconds. R f i n : 1 f f f f f . F f d d . D d d r / r rf in: n is only shown if optional rf switch is installed. Otherwise, this is omitted and fffff.Ff fills to lef...

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    Page 64 uty4000-011 page 64 of 75 r e t u r n p r e s s if not currently tracking carrier: m o d e : x x x x x x x x x x x x d u r a t i o n : h h h : m m : s s mode xxÉxx is current acquisition mode duration hhh:mm:ss elapsed time since this mode was entered, in hours, minutes, seconds. R f i n : 1...

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    Page 65 page 65 of 77 uty4000-003 r e t u r n p r e s s b.5.3 mpeg status m p e g s t a t u s p r e s s moves user to 3 rd level screens. A g g r e g a t e m p e g : t r a n s @ d d . D d d m b p s trans dd.Ddd is transport stream data-rate in mbps p r o g r a m p r e s e n c e > x x x x x x x x x x...

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    Page 66 uty4000-011 page 66 of 75 r e t u r n p r e s s b.5.4 settings table s e t t i n g s t a b l e p r e s s pressing allows for display of all valid settings table entries, including Òlast acquiredÓ carrier and Òlast requestedÓ carrier settings. Each setting is displayed as a pair of screens. S...

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    Page 67 page 67 of 77 uty4000-003 s / n : s s s s s s x x x x x x x x c o m p e l : y y y y y y y y y y where ssÉss is unit serial number, xxÉxx is compel lock status (locked or unlocked), and yyÉyy is compel required status (required or not required). L o c a l c t r l : x x x x x x x n e t w r k m...

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    Page 68 uty4000-011 page 68 of 75 r e t u r n p r e s s s e l e c t > b.5.6 parameter status p a r a m e t e r s t a t u s p r e s s if no optional rf switch is installed: l n b l o : f f f f f . F f where fffff.Ff is the frequency presumed for the lnb lo (in mhz). OrÉ if optional rf switch installe...

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    Page 69 page 69 of 77 uty4000-003 a u d d e m u x : x x x x x x x x x a u d i o p o r t s : ( y y y y y ) where xxÉxx indicates the presence of the dsp which allows for multiple (>1) audio output ports, either installed or not installed. Where yyÉyy is a string of consecutive numeric characters show...

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    Page 70 uty4000-011 page 70 of 75 where xxÉxx shows if compel (printer-device) e-mail is enabled or not. M o d e m : b b b b b p d s p r i n t e r : b b b b b p d s rs232 settings for modem and printer devices: bbÉbb is baud rate, p is parity (n for none, e for even, and o for odd), d is number of d...

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    Page 71 page 71 of 77 uty4000-003 l a t t i c e p l d : x x x x x x where xxxxxx is the version string for the lattice pld code. S e c u r e m i c r o : v x . X where x.X is the version number of the secure (decryption) microprocessor. If nothing is shown here, then that indicates that the secure mi...

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    Page 72 uty4000-011 page 72 of 75 p r e s s t > t o s t a r t e d i t m o d e p r e s s - d o w n > t o c h a n g e v a l u e p r e s s t e r > t o a c c e p t c h a n g e s p r e s s l e c t > t o c a n c e l c h a n g e s r e t u r n p r e s s.

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  • Page 74: Appendix C

    Page 74 uty4000-011 page 74 of 75 appendix c glossary of terms amber -an led with the red and green both Òon.Ó asic Ð application-specific integrated circuit: a general term for any highly integrated circuit (in a single package that historically very complex operations solders to a printed-circuit-...

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    Page 75 page 75 of 77 uty4000-003 flutter Ð an led that is on for 50 ms and off for 50 ms, with the pattern continuing for some time, is said to Òflutter.Ó see table 13, page 30. Also, see ÒblinkÓ and Òflash.Ó mcpc Ð multiple-channel-per-carrier. Means that one or more services or programs are prese...

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    Page 76 uty4000-011 page 76 of 75 appendix d rma request company name: _____________________________________________________ bill-to address: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________...

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  • Page 78: Record of Revisions

    E-78uty4000-003 record of revisions (effective from july 23, 1997) date of chang rev. Level page no. Description of change initial release.