Summary of XDS PRO1
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Xds pro1 satellite receiver user’s guide.
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 2 copyright © 2006 x-digital systems, inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recordi...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 3 table of contents 1 introduction ................................................................................................... 6 1.1 important information ...................................................................
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 4 4 monitor and control interface.......................................................... 17 4.1 setting up a console connection .................................................................... 17 4.2 console commands ......
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 5 8.1 receiver interface specification ..................................................................... 47 8.2 mechanical/electrical specification ............................................................... 47 8.3 envi...
Page 6: 1 Introduction
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 6 1 introduction welcome to the future of digital audio for the radio industry. This user’s guide is your handbook for the x-digital pro1 digital audio receiver. This receiver is equipped to deliver audio services in high quali...
Page 7: Network Management System
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 7 can originate from a real time satellite broadcast, a high speed satellite ip distribution channel, or can be retrieved via the internet through the ethernet port, depending on how the receiver is configured. 1.4 network mana...
Page 8: 2 Getting
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 8 2 getting started please take a few minutes to read through the user’s guide prior to setting up and using the unit. If you are in a hurry, there is a quick start section below, but please be sure to consult this section at y...
Page 9: Safety Precautions
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 9 2.2.1 list of contents table 1 lists the items included in the pro1 shipping box. Item quantity receiver 1 power cord 1 quick start guide 1 installation kit (optional) 1 network data sheet 1 table 1. Packaging list 2.3 safety...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 10 in order to avoid unnecessary internal damage, avoid placing the receiver next to external heat sources such as heaters, direct sunlight, heating ducts, etc. Additionally, locations of high humidity, dust, and vibration will...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 11 2.4 physical installation of the receiver the following section will guide you through the physical installation of the pro1 receiver. 2.4.1 rack mounting the receiver the pro1receiver has been specifically designed to fit i...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 12 dc blocking circuitry to get the signal to the pro1 receiver. In this case, the lnb voltage setting should be off. 2.5.2 warnings about shorting dc caution! If the lnb voltage mode is enabled, be careful not to short the sig...
Page 13: Connecting The Audio Port
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 13 the ip of the receiver may change each time the receiver is rebooted. Turning dhcp off will ensure that a static, or non-changing, ip is assigned to the receiver as opposed to a dynamic one determined at each startup of the ...
Page 14: Connecting The Relay Port
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 14 a live audio channel will physically connect the audio port of the pro1 through the r/f downlink. Networks will generally assign stations statically to an individual port or port configurations can be modified through the af...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 15 in-band ancillary data is raw asynchronous data embedded within the streaming audio on the same program pid as the audio. It is fed into the rs232 port of the encoder port and thereby associated with a single audio stream. M...
Page 16: 3 Front
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 16 3 front panel the pro1 receiver is equipped with four status leds that are indicative of the power, signal, update and fault states of the receiver 3.1 status leds each of the four status light-emitting diodes indicates a sp...
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4 monitor and control interface in addition to the receiver web interface and the affiliate website, the pro1 receiver is equipped with an m&c console port on the back of the receiver. This port can be used to access the command line interface of the receiver. In addition to the m&c port on the back...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 18 figure 2 connect to note! If you have connected the serial cable to a different port rather than com1, select that port instead. X in the com1 properties dialog, select 115200 in the “bits per second” drop-down list, 8 in th...
Page 19: Console Commands
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 19 x user/guest: the user account has a permission to change standard receiver settings like program id, monitoring settings, and volume settings. X tech/radio: the tech account has full access to every command the receiver has...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 20 current subnet mask gateway [a.B.C.D] sets the ethernet port’s gateway to the argument. Run without a gateway address argument will display the current gateway. Dns [a.B.C.D],[e.F.G.H],… sets the ethernet port’s dns servers....
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 21 4.2.6 the logs command this command deals with the receiver’s internal logs. There are three possible options to be used with this command: x show: this option will display the receivers log file to the console screen. X pur...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 22 4.2.11 the port command the port command is used to view the status of the receiver audio port as well as modify the audio. Below is a table of the options and arguments available to the port command: option argument action ...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 23 4.2.16 the ss command this command displays the current status of the receiver in the form a list of current faults which are affecting the receiver. There are no options for this command. Below is a table which will help to...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 24 sr ,[sps] sets the tuner’s symbol rate to [sps]. Lnbv [on/off] sets lnbv to on or off depending on argument. Clear clears all tuner statistics. Table 4. Tuner command parameters the tuner command is available to all profiles...
Page 25: Usage
5 xping (x-digital receiver discovery tool) the xping utility allows the user to view details about x-digital receivers connected to the network, including: x the receiver’s ip address x the receiver’s station name x the type of receiver x the code version the receiver is currently running x the rec...
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6 receiver web interface the xds pro1 receiver includes an on-board web interface that will publish itself on your local area network. From this web interface you can view most of the receiver’s internal settings as well as the contents of the receiver’s hard drive. To access this site, simply open ...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 27 to change the program playing on the audio port click the select programming button under the audio ports header. Select the program you would like to play from the dropdown list and then click select. Figure 5 change progra...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 28 x the fec of the tuner x the data rate for the signal x the framing mode x the locked or unlocked status of the tuner. X the acquisition state of the tuner: acquiring, tracking, or fade. X eb/no, or energy per bit relative t...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 29 figure 7 tuner tab 6.1.3 the setup tab the setup tab allos the user to view and edit even more detailed and specific receiver viewable data includes: x the model of the receiver x the serial number of the receiver. X the add...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 30 x miscellaneous information including data about the serial port and the connection settings, and the current hexadecimal alarm mask. X notification details. Editable data includes: x the alarm mask, specifying the alarms th...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 31 6.1.4 the relays tab the relays tab lists all the 16 relay mappings complete with their netrelays and on/off status. Figure 9 relays tab 6.1.5 the opto inputs tab the opto inputs tab allows the user to view and edit the comm...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 32 figure 8 opto inputs tab coded mode is an advanced mode which assigns activated pin combinations to command groups, allowing up to 16 command groups to be assigned. In coded mode, whenever a pin combination is activated, its...
Page 33: The Programming Menu
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 33 figure 10 logs tab 6.2 the programming menu from the programming menu, the user is able to view and edit all of the programs and recordings the receiver is equipped to receive and re-broadcast. 6.2.1 the programs tab each re...
Page 34: The Content Menu
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 34 figure 12 programs tab 6.2.2 the recordings tab in the recording tab, every program which has been stored on the receiver’s internal hard drive is listed. For each recording, you are given a link to download the recording to...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 35 6.3.1 the audio tab the audio tab displays all audio type files which have been stored for later use by the receiver. The file name (along with download link), isci code, package code, received date, and file size/duration. ...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 36 7 affiliate web interface the xds pro1 satellite receiver is capable of communicating with and being controlled by an external web application called the network management system (nms). The nms is capable of many features w...
Page 37: Play Scheduling
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 37 figure 15 login page 7.2 play scheduling the nms is a powerful tool for managing your radio programming. From the nms, it is possible to create a play schedule for your receiver. To create a station schedule follow these ste...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 38 figure 17 station selection x once a station has been selected, a grid of the current week’s schedule will be shown. The week is listed in the upper right above the schedule grid and can be changed by using the arrow links t...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 39 x the next page will show the available network feeds for the selected program. From here you can edit or delete a feed that is already scheduled by clicking on the corresponding buttons or create a new schedule by clicking ...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 40 figure 21 add schedule x if you are creating a new schedule and would like to play the network feed in its entirety, leave the “live” option selected, use the check boxes to select which days to play the feed, specify a star...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 41 x to play only part of a live feed, leave the top section on the “live” option and then uncheck the box labeled ‘use complete feed.’ once the box is unchecked, the local air start and end time will become editable. Keep in m...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 42 figure 25 recording a feed x with all of the above options, users have the option to specify what days of the week the schedule is for, as well as specify a date range for the schedule. If the ‘end date’ filed is left blank,...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 43 figure 27 scheduled program x to delete or modify an existing program in the schedule, click on the text within the calendar view tab to quickly link to the network feed page. Modifications can be made by clicking the ‘edit’...
Page 44: Port Schedules
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 44 7.3 changing the relay mappings there are 16 different relays on the pro1 receiver, and each of these relays can correspond to a different netrelay for a radio broadcast. You can use the nms to specify the relay mapping for ...
Page 45: Configuration
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 45 figure 29 port schedules 7.5 configuration click on the configuration link at the top of the page to access the receiver settings that are configurable from the affiliate website: x the affiliate website version can be seen ...
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Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 46 figure 30 affiliate configuration page.
Page 47: 8 Specifications
8 specifications the following specifications are divided into sections corresponding to the carious functional blacks within the receiver. 8.1 receiver interface specification status leds power, signal, update, and fault indications monitor and control interface rs-232c compatible, db-9 female web ...
Page 48: 8.5 Relay Outputs
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 48 2 tx 3 rx 4 alarm + 5 ground 6 opto1 7 opto2 8 opto3 9 opto4 table 7. M&c port pin-out connection db-9f asynchronous port 115.2k baud, 8 data bits, no parity, no hardware flow control relay format 1 form a optical inputs 4 i...
Page 49: Analog Audio Output
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 49 table 9. Relay port a pin-out connection db-37m contacts 16 relays format form a switching voltage 200 volts switching current 0.5 amps carry current 1.0 amps contact rating 10 watts table 11. Relay outputs 8.6 analog audio ...
Page 50: Pad/async Output Port
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 50 3 not connected 4 ground 5 r in+ 6 l in- 7 ground 8 not connected 9 r in- table 14. Analog audio input pin-out connection db-9m format balanced pair l, r range +4dbu nominal (+22max) table 15. Analog audio input 8.8 pad/asyn...
Page 51: Rf Input Parameters
Xds pro1 receiver user’s guide x-digital systems rev a - august 29, 2009 51 connection rate 10/100base-tx (auto) number of ports 2 external, 1 internal max output ip rate up to 20 mbps (combined for all ports) vlan each port is managed for vlan use 8.10 rf input parameters data will be demodulated a...