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X-Digital System XDS PRO4-P User Manual

Manual is about: XDS PRO4-P Satellite Receiver

Summary of XDS PRO4-P

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    Xds pro4-p satellite receiver user’s guide.

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 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 pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 3 table of contents 1 introduction ...................................................................................................... 6 1.1 important information ................................................................

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 4 3.1.3 the update led ....................................................................................... 16 3.1.4 the fault led .......................................................................................... 16...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 5 4.3 the content menu ............................................................................................ 42 4.3.1 the audio tab ...........................................................................................

  • Page 6: 1  Introduction

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 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 pro4-p digital audio receiver. This receiver is equipped to deliver multiple audio services in...

  • Page 7: Network Management System

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 7 playback or insertion. This content 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 rece...

  • Page 8: 2  Getting Started

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 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 pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 9 2.2.1 list of contents table 1 lists the items included in the pro4 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 pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 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 pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 11 2.4 physical installation of the receiver the following section will guide you through the physical installation of the pro4-p receiver. 2.4.1 rack mounting the receiver the pro4-p receiver has been specifically designed to ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 12 receiver that receives the l-band version of the satellite signal (9500-14500mhz) then you may use a splitter with dc blocking circuitry to get the signal to the pro4-p receiver. In this case, the lnb voltage setting should ...

  • Page 13: Connecting The Audio Ports

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 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 ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 14 both analog and digital audio depending on how the receiver is set up. Networks will generally assign stations statically to an individual port or port configurations can be modified through the affiliate website. 2.7.1 anal...

  • Page 15: Connecting The Modem

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 15 be configured through the front panel (section 3.2.3.1) or the m&c (section 4.2). Pad data is output through the port labeled pad on the back of the receiver. Please see section 7.9 for information on the pad port pin-out. 2...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 16 the power led is on when the unit is plugged in and there is no problem with the internal circuitry. 3.1.2 the signal led the signal led is used to indicate whether or not the receiver has locked onto a signal. The signal le...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 17 the main menu options when the receiver‟s front panel is not being used, the idle screen featuring the x-digital systems logo will be displayed 1 . There are two important statistics displayed on this front logo screen: eb, ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 18 from the status menu, the user can navigate through five submenus; each of them offers a variety of status-related information. From any of these submenus pressing the ▲ button will bring you back to the main menu options. T...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 19 serial number: displays the receiver‟s serial number. Pressing the 3 button underneath “pwd” will display your receiver‟s affiliate site daily password. Monitor and control (m&c) ports: displays m&c terminal settings needed ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 20 u/d l/r l/r l/r l/r l/r l/r setup network xds pro4-p setup setup serial number xdsp-00000000 pwd setup m&c ports 115k,8,none,1 setup factory defaults setup alarms 0ffbdfff setup usb setup relays setup reboot l/r setup versio...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 21 lan ip address: in the case of a static ip, this allows the user to specify the lan ip address of the receiver. Lan subnet: allows the user to specify the lan subnet mask. Wan address: specify the wan ip address. Wan subnet ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 22 from above, you would enter /spots for the path. If no path is specified, it will default to / which is the root of the connected share. O user: if you are using smb and have restricted access to only specific users, enter t...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 23 starting from the main menu and navigating to the setup option and pressing ▼, and then navigating to the usb option and pressing set, a user will have access to the usb submenu. In the usb submenu, a user will be able to mo...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 24 choose which relay port to edit, then press set to modify which signals on the relay are activated. When modifying the relay signals, the 0s will change to a series of dashes (--). Use ◄ and ► to navigate between the dashes ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 25 u/d l/r l/r l/r l/r setup tuner setup frequency setup symbol rate setup fec setup lnb power figure 7 tuner submenus 3.2.3 the audio ports submenus from the audio ports submenus, users can change the settings for each of the ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 26 3.2.3.1 the audio ports:setup submenus each of the four audio ports (audio port a-d) has its own identical setup sub menus. From these menus, users may modify the current program played on the audio port, the current commerc...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 27 3.2.4 receiver master menu tree below is a diagram showing all of the receiver menu screens and how they connect with each other. Eb ag xds pro4p status setup audio ports audio ports a b c d h/p program spot settings pad/ as...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 28 3.2.5 monitor and control interface in addition to the front panel and the affiliate website, the pro4-p receiver is equipped with an m&c console port on the back of the receiver. This port can be used to access the command ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 29 note! If you have connected the serial cable to a different port rather than com1, select that port instead. In the com1 properties dialog, select 115200 in the “bits per second” drop-down list, 8 in the “data bits” drop-dow...

  • Page 30: Console Commands

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 30 3.4 console commands tasks are performed through the console via commands. The syntax for any command is the name of the command, followed by a comma separated list of one or more option command arguments. Below is a list of...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 31 route shows the ip routing table for the interface www [a.B.C.D],[w,x,y,z] sets the ethernet‟s primary url to the first argument, and sets the secondary url to the second argument. Run without an ip address argument will dis...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 32 msg, ”message”: this option will place a message in the log file with whatever text is enclosed in the quotes of the argument of this command. The argument is required. The logs command is only available to the tech profile....

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 33 stop [port] stops playback of recorded file on [port] live [port],[pgmid] plays live the program specified by [pgmid] on [port] pid [port],[pid] sets the pid or [port] to [pid] play [port],[recording] plays the recorded file...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 34 0x00000010 tuner not locked 0x00100000 reserved 0x00000020 reserved 0x00200000 reserved 0x00000040 reserved 0x00400000 reserved 0x00000080 reserved 0x00800000 lnb over-current 0x00000100 reserved 0x01000000 reserved 0x000002...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 35 the ver command is available to all profiles. 3.4.20 the vol command this command sets the volume of the receiver‟s headphone output. The syntax is: vol [v] where [v] is a value greater than or equal to 0 (mute) and less tha...

  • Page 36: 4  Receiver Web Interface

    4 receiver web interface the xds pro4-p receiver includes an on-board web interface that will publish itself on your local area network once you have followed the steps in chapter 5. From this web interface you can view most of the receiver‟s internal settings as well as the contents of the receiver...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 37 figure 14 status tab 4.1.2 the tuner tab the tuner tab presents the user with tuner related data. This data includes: the broadcast network of the receiver the frequency the tuner is tuned to. The tuner‟s symbol rate. The fe...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 38 the fade count and reed-solomon errors can be reset by pressing the „clear statistics‟ button. Figure 15 tuner tab 4.1.3 the setup tab the setup tab shows even more detailed and specific receiver facts: the model of the rece...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 39 figure 16 setup tab 4.1.4 the relays tab the relays tab lists all the 16 relay mappings complete with their netrelays and on/off status for each of the two relay ports. Thus there are 32 total relays listed, 16 for each the ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 40 figure 17 relays tab 4.1.5 the logs tab the logs tab will show a chronological list of all events logged on the receiver since the last time the logs were purged. Information here includes when programs were started, when re...

  • Page 41: The Programming Menu

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 41 4.2 the programming menu from the programming menu, the user is able to view all of the programs and recordings the receiver is equipped to receive and re-broadcast. 4.2.1 the programs tab each receiver is identified by the ...

  • Page 42: The Content Menu

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 42 figure 20 recordings tab 4.3 the content menu the content menu lists all of the files which the receiver‟s internal storage currently holds. 4.3.1 the audio tab the audio tab displays all audio type files which have been sto...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 43 figure 21 content tabs.

  • Page 44: Accessing And Logging In

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 44 5 affiliate web interface the xds pro4-p 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...

  • Page 45: Play Scheduling

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 45 5.2 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 steps: log into the nms ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 46 figure 25 week grid in order to add a program to the scheduler, click on the „program list‟ tab at the top of the screen. A window will appear asking which program to view. The drop down menu will contain all of the programs...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 47 figure 27 program network feeds the pro4-p receiver has the ability to play a live broadcast, delay a live broadcast, play only a partial feed, record a program to the hard drive for later playback or any combination of the ...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 48 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 start and end date if desired...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 49 figure 31 delayed feed to capture a network feed for later playback, select the “record” option from the top section. As in the partial feed option, you can specify whether to capture the entire program or specify custom sta...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 50 figure 33 days and date range once all of the options have been configured, click „ok‟ at the bottom of the window to finish editing the schedule. Click the „commit schedule to receiver‟ button once you are back in the netwo...

  • Page 51: Port Schedules

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 51 when a new schedule is created or modified, the scheduler will check to see if there are any conflicting schedules with the new schedule. If a conflict is found, a new window will appear where prioritization can be set for p...

  • Page 52: Configuration

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 52 to add a station to the scheduler, click anywhere in the columns labeled „port a, port b, etc…‟ a window will pop up allowing you to select what station, port and time to add to the schedule. The scheduler will do its best t...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 53 the time zone for the receiver can be changed using the drop down menu in the configuration page. A check box is provided to toggle daylight savings as well. Click update to commit the changes if the you have made changes to...

  • Page 54: 6  Specifications

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 54 6 specifications the following specifications are divided into sections corresponding to the carious functional blacks within the receiver. 6.1 receiver interface specification lcd image display capability, backlighting keyp...

  • Page 55: M&c Interface Connector

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 55 6.4 m&c interface connector the monitor and control (m&c) port allows basic configuration of the xds receiver via an asynchronous rs232c electrical interface. It uses the following protocol settings: 115.2k baud, 8 data bits...

  • Page 56: Relay Outputs

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 56 6.5 relay outputs there are two db-37 connectors on the rear panel which together contain a total of 32 mappable relay (or contact) closures. The following tables provide the pin-outs for the two relay connectors. Pin functi...

  • Page 57: Analog Audio Output

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 57 pin function pin function 1 rly1a 20 rly1b 2 rly2a 21 rly2b 3 rly3a 22 rly3b 4 rly4a 23 rly4b 5 ground 24 ground 6 rly5a 25 rly5b 7 rly6a 26 rly6b 8 rly7a 27 rly7b 9 rly8a 28 rly8b 10 ground 29 rly9b 11 rly9a 30 rly10b 12 rl...

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    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 58 connection db-9m format balanced pair l, r range -10 to +4dbu nominal (+22 max) performance 0.1% thd 85db dynamic range table 13. Analog audio output 6.7 analog and digital audio input the receiver has one audio input port c...

  • Page 59: Digital Audio Output

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 59 6.8 digital audio output the receiver has a single digital audio output port that provides aes/ebu versions of the analog audio ports. The port a audio is located on the pair of ch0 signals, port b audio is located on the pa...

  • Page 60: Pad/async Output Port

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 60 6.9 pad/async output port the pad port (program associated data) relays information which is carried along with the audio data received. I.E. Song and artist information, or relay queues to trigger events. Below is a pin-out...

  • Page 61: Rf Input Parameters

    Xds pro4-p receiver user‟s guide x-digital systems rev k - july 29, 2008 61 6.12 rf input parameters data will be demodulated and then de-multiplexed by pid (program id). On demand, the de-multiplexed data will be transmitted via the ethernet switch to any of the devices requesting such data. Connec...