electra 9200 encoder install guide

Electra 9200Multichannel Encoder

Installation Guide

Rev K

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February 15, 2013

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Contents

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Contents

Introduction.............................................................................................1Manual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1: Electra 9200 Overview.........................................................3Encoder Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Front and Back Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Optional Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Features Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2: Installing the Encoder ..........................................................8Preparing the Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Installing the Encoder in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rack Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Chassis Warnings for Rack Mounting and Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Attaching the Rack Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Mounting the Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cabling the Encoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Connecting the Video Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Connecting the IP Output Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Connecting the IP Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Connecting the Ethernet Management Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Connecting the Fault Relay/General Purpose Interface (GPI) Ports . . . . . . . . . . . 14Connecting the Serial Data Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cabling Optional Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Connecting the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a AC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Connecting the DC Power SupplyConnecting the DC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . 17

The Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Local Control Panel Display Messages during Bootup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Messages When Resetting the Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Front Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Back Panel LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Main Board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Video Lock LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 3: Operating the Encoder ...................................................... 23Operating with NMX Digital Service Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Operating in Standalone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Using the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Front Panel Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Front Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Licensing Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Chapter 4: Electra 9200 Specifications.............................................. 26General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Video Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28VITC Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Audio Encoder Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

PCM Downmix from 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Onboard Audio Coding Mode, Sampling Frequencies, and AES Bit Rates . . . . . 31IP Input Support and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

DiviTrack Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33DiviTrackIP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33DiviTrackMX Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Closed Captions Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Japanese Standard Closed-Captions Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Digital Program Insertion Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35HHP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting................................... 36Installing Encoder Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Messages When Installing New Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36About the Encoder Cover in the Following Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Removing and Replacing the Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Maintaining the Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Removing and Replacing the Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

AC Power Supply Fuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Replacing the Power Supply Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Fan Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Removing and Replacing the Fan Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Removing and Replacing a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Input/Output Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Removing and Replacing an Input/Output(I/O) Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Audio Video Processing Modules (AVPM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Removing and Replacing an Audio/Video Processing Module (AVPM) . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 6: Audio Modules .................................................................. 50Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50AHC-RAC Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Connecting the AHC-RAC Audio Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51AHC-RAC Audio Encoding Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51AHC Coding Mode, Sampling Frequencies, and AES Bit Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52AHC-RAC Metadata Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Dolby Digital Metadata with the AHC-RAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

AHC-561 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Connecting the AHC-561 Audio Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55AHC-561 Audio Encoding Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Dolby Digital Metadata with the AHC-561 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapter 7: FLEX Decoding Module ..................................................... 57Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Cabling the FLEX-1 Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Two Channel FLEX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Four Channel FLEX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Mixed Input FLEX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Configuring the FLEX-1 Module in NMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Video Decoding Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Audio Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Audio Pass-through Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Audio Decoding Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Audio Decoding Resource Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Level Magic Dynamic Audio Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Ancillary Data Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Environmental and Physical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Installing the FLEX-1 Decoding Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

ESD Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Installing a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 8: ASI Module ........................................................................ 67ASI Input Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67ASI Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Connecting the ASI Output Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Connecting the ASI Input Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 9: ATSC RF Input Module...................................................... 69RF Module Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Environmental and Physical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69RF Module LED Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Chapter 10: A/B Power Input Switch ................................................. 71Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Cabling the A/B Power Input Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Card Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appendix A: Encoder Physical Specifications .................................... 73

Appendix B: Audio Specifications....................................................... 78

Appendix C: Encoder Back Panel Slot Specifications ........................ 81

Appendix D: Contacting the Technical Assistance Center ................ 83

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Appendix E: Compliance, Safety, and Agency Approvals.................. 85

Introduction Manual Organization

2013 Harmonic Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Electra 9200, Rev K

Introduction

This manual describes the Harmonic Electra 9200 Universal SD/HD MPEG-2 and AVC Encoder series. It describes the encoder features, the various optional components that can be integrated into the encoder, and provides instructions for basic installation and setup.

The Electra 9200 encoder is normally delivered with all cards, components, software, and licenses pre-installed according to customer specifications. The purpose of this manual is to guide you through the installation of your customized encoder, from mounting it in the rack to making it operational.

NOTE: While information about various cards and modules may include installation instructions, Harmonic strongly recommends that only trained service representatives perform installation of internal cards and components.

Manual OrganizationThis manual is organized to walk you thorough the steps common to all encoder configurations: unpacking and mounting the encoder, cabling and power-up, and accessing the encoder set-up applications. It includes instructions specific to each optional component, as well as component replacement, troubleshooting and maintenance information. Also included are comprehensive specifications for the physical characteristics of the encoder, as well as for the features supported by the encoder.

This manual contains the following parts:

Chapter 1, Electra 9200 Overview, introduces the encoder and describes its features.

Chapter 2, Installing the Encoder, provides instructions for rack-mounting the encoder, cabling for the basic encoder configuration, and power-up/boot sequence instructions.

Chapter 3, Operating the Encoder, describes how to begin configuring the encoder using NMX.

Chapter 4, Electra 9200 Specifications, provides specifications for all audio and video encoding features supported on the encoder.

Chapter 5, Maintenance and Troubleshooting, describes maintenance of the unit, how to replace field-replaceable components, and what to do in the event of problems.

Chapter 6, Audio Modules, provides specifications for the optional audio modules.

Chapter 7, FLEX Decoding Module, describes the optional FLEX decoder module, and provides decoding specifications and support information.

Chapter 8, ASI Module, describes the optional ASI module for input or output.

Chapter 9, ATSC RF Input Module, describes the optional RF input module.

Chapter 10, A/B Power Input Switch, describes the optional A/B Power Switch for power redundancy for units equipped with a single power supply.

Appendix A, Encoder Physical Specifications, describes physical characteristics and environment specifications for the encoder, the back panel input and output ports, and the connector pinouts.

Appendix B, Audio Specifications, lists detailed audio specifications for each major audio format supported by the Electra 9200.

Introduction Manual Organization


Appendix C, Encoder Back Panel Slot Specifications, describes the back panel slots for the encoder.

Chapter 1 Electra 9200 Overview Encoder Description


Chapter 1Electra 9200 Overview

This chapter describes the Electra 9200 encoder, and gives a high-level overview of the Electra 9200 features. It includes the following sections:

Encoder Description

Optional Modules

Features Overview

Encoder Description The Electra 9200 is a single rack-unit (1-RU) encoder with multi-resolution, multi-standard, multi-profile, multi-service, and multi-channel capabilities. The high-performance Electra 9200 significantly enhances bandwidth efficiency and provides up to four standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) channels of superior quality, constant bit-rate (CBR), or variable bit-rate (VBR) video using either MPEG-2 or AVC encoding.

The Electra 9200 has the following basic configuration:

AC or DC Power and Fuse

Up to four audio/video compression boards

Two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet output ports

Two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet input ports

Two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet management ports on the rear panel

One 10/100 Base-T Ethernet test port on the front panel

Fault/Relay GPI port

One serial data port

Video Lock, Fault and Locator LEDs

The Electra 9200 accepts these optional components:

IOM-RAC2, AHC-RAC, or AHC-561 audio modules

A/B power input switch provides power input redundancy (ELC-9200 chassis only)

Dual power supplyprovides power input redundancy (ELC-9200D chassis only)

FLEX decoding module up to two FLEX-1 Modules per chassis

RF (8VSB) input module

ASI (input and output) module

To view a slot diagram and find information about valid card/module/module configurations, see Appendix C, Encoder Back Panel Slot Specifications

The Electra 9200 encoder operates as part of a video delivery network that includes multiple encoders, transcoders, and multiplexers. The encoder operates within an ASI or IP environment, allowing flexible network architectures. In an IP environment, encoders and multiplexers do not need to be in the same physical location.



NMX Digital Service Manager manages encoders that form part of a delivery network and supports full configuration of the Electra 9200 platform, ports, services, and PSI, as well as alarm management. The NMX client runs locally and/or from remote PCs. For more information, see Operating with NMX Digital Service Manager.

Front and Back Panels The following illustrations show the front and back panels of an encoder without any optional modules.

Figure 11: Front Panel

Table 11: Front Control Panel and Bezel

Item Feature Function

1 Ethernet service port Ethernet service connection

2 LEDPower Power indicator

3 LEDFault Fault indicator

4 LEDFocal Local Control indicator

5 LEDTX Transmitting Indicator

6 LCD panel Status indicator

7 Latch Front panel latch

8 Right key Menu right

9 ESC key Menu escape

10 ENTER key Menu Select

11 Down key Menu down

12 Left key Menu left

13 Up key Menu up

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Figure 12: Back Panel

Table 12: Back Panel


1 AC power Power

2 Optional slots I/O module slots

3 Serial port Serial data input

4 Optional SDI ports SD and HD digital video input

5 Fuse (available only on Electra 9200 single power supply model)

Fuse protection

6 Ground Ground/Bond Connection

7 LEDs Fault and locator LEDs

8 Gigibit Ethernet portssignal Ports 1 and 2: Input Ports 3 and 4: Output

9 Fault relay port Contact closure fault indication

10 Gigibit Etherner portsmanagement

Network Management

Slot 1 Slot 2

Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5

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Chapter 1 Electra 9200 Overview Optional Modules


Optional Modules The Electra 9200 encoder can accept several optional Input/Output modules, as described in Table 13.

For a description of the optional modules, refer to the appropriate chapter.

Features Overview The Electra 9200 inherits all the major platform level features and options introduced in prior Electra generations, including: IP or ASI outputs, support for multiple audio-processing cards, support for Digital Program Insertion (DPI), and FLEX integrated decoder with IP, 8VSB, or ASI inputs.

Table 14 lists the Electra 9200 feature highlights. For more information about specific features, see Appendix A, Encoder Physical Specifications, and the Electra 9200 data sheet on the Harmonic web site: http://www.harmonicinc.com.

Table 13: Optional Modules for the Electra 9200

Optional Module Description

IOM-RAC2 (IOM-RAC2 Module

Audio module that can accept MPEG-2 TS and SDI inputs

AHC-RAC (AHC-RAC Module)

Audio module that can accept AES3/S/PDIF inputs

AHC-561 (AHC-561 Module)

Audio module that can accept AES3/S/PDIF inputs

FLEX-1 (FLEX Decoding Module)

Dual decoder module

ASI input/output (ASI Module)

ASI input module to provide a transport stream to the FLEX-1 Modules, or to provide an ASI output from the Electra 9200

RF input (ATSC RF Input Module)

8VSB (ATSC) RF input module to provide a transport stream to the FLEX-1 Modules

A/B power input (A/B Power Input Switch)

Provides power redundancy by connecting to two different AC sources (for units equipped with a single power connector)

Table 14: Electra 9200 Feature Highlights

Feature

Optional dual AC power supplies

Video input router support: Any input can now be routed to any compression

card One input can be routed to more than one

compression card Resource allocation is performed by an improved

resource allocation manager

Multi-codec support capable of MPEG-2 or AVC encoding of SD or HD video

Chapter 1 Electra 9200 Overview Features Overview


Constant bit rate (CBR) or variable bit rate (VBR) video

High quality ultra-low, bit-rate encoding with Hierarchical LookAhead and preprocessing

Common hardware - license options as needed

Up to four channels per chassis (1-RU)

Up to two outputs per video input

High-quality integrated decoding with FLEX option

Statmux over IP in LAN and WAN environments with DiviTrackIP

Integrated statmux with DiviTrackMX

3DTV frame-compatible, format-capable

Microsoft MediaRoom Certified

MPEG-2 45 Mbps 1080i HD option

Natively encodes up to three stereo pairs per channel(Up to 16 stereo pairs using IOM-RAC2)

A second output from the same video input this can be low resolution video (PiP) to full HD using the built-in, broadcast-quality up/down-conversion

Built-in, broadcast-quality up/down conversion

Using optional audio cards: pass-through of precompressed audio, native encode multichannel or transcode from Dolby E sources, multichannel to stereo down mix

Table 14: Electra 9200 Feature Highlights continued

Feature

Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Preparing the Encoder


Chapter 2Installing the Encoder

This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing an Electra 9200 encoder in a standard 19-inch rack, connecting the cables, and powering up the encoder.

Following is the installation checklist, with links to instruction for each task. Perform these tasks in the order presented:

Preparing the Encoder

Installing the Encoder in a Rack

Cabling the Encoder

Cabling Optional Modules

Connecting the Power

The Boot Sequence

Front Panel LEDs

Back Panel LEDs

Preparing the Encoder You need a Phillips-head screwdriver to mount the encoder in a standard 19-inch rack. Harmonic ships the necessary rack-mount screws and rack rails with the optional rack-mounting kit.

The encoder comes in a specially designed shipping container that ensures the integrity of your encoder hardware during shipping and handling. To avoid damage to the component, follow the unpacking instructions that come with the encoder.

When you unpack the encoder, you should find the following items:

Encoder

Standard IEC power cord or DC power connector

Spare air filters

Software warranty agreement

Harmonic ships rack-mounting kits in a separate shipping container.

Installing the Encoder in a Rack You can install the encoder in different sizes and types of racks. For rack assembly instructions, consult the manual that came with the rack or the customer service department of the rack manufacturer.

This section describes how to mount the encoder in a standard 19-inch rack, using the two side-mount rails included in the optional rack-mounting kit. A 30-inch-deep rack with a spacer or chimney between racks with multiple encoders is the recommended rack setup. However, these rails work for racks that are 30- to 36-inches deep.

When you view the rack from the rear, the power rail should be installed on the left side.

Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Installing the Encoder in a Rack


Rack Guidelines When operating the encoder in the rack, ensure that:

The ambient temperature around the unit (which may be higher than room temperature) is within the limit specified for the unit.

There is sufficient airflow around the unit.

Electrical circuits are not overloaded; consider the nameplate rating of all the connected equipment.

There is overcurrent protection.

The equipment is properly grounded.

No objects are placed on top of the unit.

Chassis Warnings for Rack Mounting and Servicing

CAUTION: To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety.

This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.

If the rack will hold a number of units, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.

If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.

ATTENTION: Pour viter toute blessure corporelle pendant les oprations de montage ou de rparation de cette unit en casier, il convient de prendre des prcautions spciales afin de maintenir la stabilit du systme. Les directives ci-dessous sont destines assurer la protection du personnel.

Si cette unit constitue la seule unit monte en casier, elle doit tre place dans le bas.

Si cette unit est monte dans un casier partiellement rempli, charger le casier de bas en haut en plaant llment le plus lourd dans le bas.

Si le casier est quip de dispositifs stabilisateurs, installer les stabilisateurs avant de monter ou de rparer l'unit en casier.

WARNUNG: Zur Vermeidung von Krperverletzung beim Anbringen oder Warten dieser Einheit in einem Gestell mssen sie besondere Vorkehrungen treffen, um sicherzustellen, da das System stabil bleibt. Die folgenden Richtlinien sollen zur Gewhrleistung Ihrer Sicherheit dienen.

Wenn diese Einheit die einzige im Gestell ist, sollte sie unten im Gestell angebracht werden.

Bei Anbringung dieser Einheit in einem zum Teil gefllten Gestell ist das Gestell von unten nach oben zu laden, wobei das schwerste Bauteil unten im Gestell anzubringen ist.

Wird das Gestell mit Stabilisierungszubehr geliefert, sind zuerst die Stabilisatoren zu installieren, bevor sie die Einheit im Gestell anbringen oder sie warten.



Airflow The airflow through the encoder is critical for maintaining the proper temperature range. Fans in the chassis draw air in through the front bezel and through the encoder. The airflow ventilates out the right side (front view).

CAUTION: Do not obstruct the airflow of the encoder. Severe equipment damage can result when the encoder cannot properly exhaust the airflow.

Attaching the Rack Rails Attach the side-mount rack rails to the rack to hold the encoder in place. Figure 21 illustrates the parts of the rack rails.

Figure 21: Rack Rails

To attach the rack rails to the rack:

1. If needed, place a Tinnerman speed nut with the nut on the outside of the rack over the holes to which you would like to mount the rails.

NOTE: Each of the four rack posts requires two speed nuts.

2. Position the rack rails so the shelves are toward the inside of the rack.

3. Using the #10 screws provided with the encoder, screw the mounts into the speed nuts from the inside of the rack using the rack-mount holes that line up with the holes on the rack posts.

Figure 22 illustrates attaching the rails.



Figure 22: Attaching the Rails to the Rack

CAUTION: Make sure to install the rack rails with the shelf at the top of the rail. If you install the rail upside down, the rail blocks the encoder air vents, which can result in overheating the encoder.

Mounting the Encoder To mount the encoder in a rack:

1. Using both hands, grasp the right corner of the front bezel and slowly pull to detach the hinge on the left side of the encoder and expose the mount holes. See Figure 23.

DANGER: The front panel display on the encoder is susceptible to electrostatic discharge (ESD) when the bezel is removed. Wear the appropriate ESD protection when the bezel is removed.

2. Gently slide the encoder to rest on the rack rails.

3. Push the encoder back until the rack-mount holes in the front of the encoder line up with the rack posts.

4. Insert four screws through the mount holes in the front of the encoder to the corresponding holes on the rack posts.

5. Tighten the screws with a screwdriver.

6. Carefully replace the front bezel of the encoder.

Figure 23: Mounting the Encoder

Rack mount holes

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Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Cabling the Encoder


Cabling the Encoder CAUTION: Do not make any cable connections when the power cord is connected. You must unplug the power cable to turn off the encoder.

The following sections describe how to connect the cables for the basic encoder configuration.

Connecting the Video Input Cables

Connecting the IP Output Cables

Connecting the Ethernet Management Cable



See Figure 12 for a sample back panel of the Electra 9200 encoder. It identifies all of the connections described in this chapter (with the AC power module).

For optional modules, see the following sections:

Audio modules

FLEX decoding module RF Input module ASI input module

A/B Power input switch

Connecting the Video Input Cables Your encoder has four video input ports that accept serial digital video.

To connect the video cables:

1. Connect a coaxial cable with a BNC connector from the first video source to the Video 1 port on the encoder.

2. Continue connecting the additional video sources to the remaining video ports.

Connecting the IP Output Cables The encoder has four 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports comprised of four RJ-45 connectors. The four RJ-45 connectors are labeled GbE PRI and BKUP. For RJ-45 pinouts, see RJ-45 Ethernet Port Pinouts.

Ports 3 and 4 are GbE output ports. All Harmonic multichannel encoders have one GbE output with two redundant Ethernet ports located on the CPC card.

To connect the IP output cables:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the primary IP output port to a port on a network switch or router, not a hub.

2. Optionally, connect the backup IP output port to a different switch or router to facilitate redundancy.

3. Configure the Ethernet switch to support auto-negotiation by setting each port to set speed auto and set duplex auto.

Set the IP address and other network information for the IP output ports using NMX.

Harmonic supports 100/1000 Base-T and is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3as standards.



NOTE: The network hosting the IP output traffic must be a different network from your management network and must be configured with a different IP address.

Harmonic recommends that shielded and grounded Ethernet cables be used on all Ethernet ports.

Failure to properly configure the Ethernet switch could result in a mismatch between the IP output and the switch.

Connecting the IP Input Cables The encoder has four 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports with two RJ-45 connectors. The two RJ-45 connectors are labeled GbE PRI and BKUP. For RJ-45 pinouts, see RJ-45 Ethernet Port Pinouts.

Ports 1 and 2 are GbE input ports. The Electra 9200 CPC-L card has GbE input with two redundant Ethernet ports (used on FLEX-1 systems). Encoders with FLEX modules can use a GbE input card (Polaris) to provide IP input to the FLEX module. You do not need an additional GbE input card (Polaris) for IP input on the Electra 9200.

To connect the IP input cables:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the primary IP input port to a port on a network switch or router, not a hub.

2. Optionally, connect the backup IP input port to a different switch or router to facilitate redundancy.


Set the IP address and other network information for the IP output ports using NMX.

Harmonic supports 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet and is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3as standards.

NOTE: The network hosting the IP output traffic must be a different network from your management network and must be configured with a different IP address.

Harmonic recommends that shielded and grounded Ethernet cables be used on all Ethernet ports.

Failure to properly configure the Ethernet switch could result in a mismatch between the IP output and the switch.

***The encoder has one IP input port with two redundant channels and two RJ-45 connectors. For RJ-45 pinouts, see RJ-45 Ethernet Port Pinouts.

NOTE: Harmonic recommends that shielded and grounded Ethernet cables be used on all Ethernet ports.

To connect the IP input cables:

1. Connect a GbE cable from a port on a network switch or router (not a hub) to the primary IP import on the host encoder.


NOTE: Failure to properly configure the Ethernet switch could result in a mismatch between the IP output and the switch.



Harmonic supports 100/1000 Base-T and is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3 as standards.

Connecting the Ethernet Management Cable The Ethernet management ports, labeled Management 1, 2, are 10/100/1000 Base-T and use an RJ-45/UTP cable to connect to an Ethernet network. It allows communication between NMX and the encoder.

To connect the Ethernet management cable(s):

Connect an RJ-45/UTP cable from the encoders back panel 10/100/1000 Base-T port to a port on an Ethernet switch.

For RJ-45 pinouts, see RJ-45 Ethernet Port Pinouts.

NOTE: The network hosting the IP output traffic should be a different network from your management network.

The 10/100 test port on the front panel is for testing use only and should not be used as a management port.

Connecting the Fault Relay/General Purpose Interface (GPI) Ports

Fault Relay

A contact closure is a physical connection between two platforms that define the state of the platform-by being either on or off. The Electra 9200 can signal a fault through a fault relay (contact closure) for an external device. NMX communicates with the encoder via Ethernet and does not use this function. The fault relay port connects to a Form C relay that can switch up to 0.25 A at 30 VDC.

The encoder energizes the fault relay during normal operation. The fault condition is indicated in the same way as the encoder's powered-off condition, which is with the relay de-energized. You can use this method to correctly identify a power supply failure or loss of input power. The signals are normally open or normally closed.

NOTE: Any alarm causes the fault relay to change to the fault state. When multiple alarms accumulate, all alarms must be active for the relay state to change.

GPI Inputs

Contact closure on the Electra and Ion-based encoders can also be used as DPI inputs to the encoder.

To activate contact closure:

1. Insert the individual wires need into the contacts.

2. Ground the wires to the ground pin to activate a contact closure.

When configured in the DPI properties page of NMX an SCTE35 message is sent out when that pin is set to low. Each is independent and can be provisioned to any one channel and multiple available channels.

Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Cabling Optional Modules


Figure 24: Figure 3-5: Fault Relay/GPI Ports

For RJ-45 pinouts, see Fault Relay/General Purpose Interface (GPI) Ports.

Connecting the Serial Data Port The serial data port can be used for a single serial CEA-708 caption per SMPTE 333 per chassis. Connect a DB-9 connector from a device generating CEA-708 closed captions. For DB-9 pinouts see RS-232 Serial Port Pinouts.

NOTE: The serial data port should only be used in a single serial SMPTE 333 (carrying CEA-708 captions) link per chassis.

Cabling Optional Modules Depending on your encoder configuration, follow the instructions for cabling the optional module or modules installed in your encoder chassis. These can include:

Audio modules (Connecting the AHC-RAC Audio Input Cables and AHC-561 Module)

FLEX decoding module (Cabling the FLEX-1 Module) RF (8VSB) input module (RF Module Specifications) ASI input module (ASI Input Specifications)

A/B power input switch (Cabling the A/B Power Input Switch)

Connecting the Power The encoder is customized with either a DC power supply or up to two AC power supplies. Instructions for both are included in this section:

Connecting a AC Power Supply

Connecting the DC Power SupplyConnecting the DC Power Supply

The chassis does not have a power switch. The unit powers on automatically when you plug it in.

Before you power-up the encoder, make sure that you have performed all of the cabling required for each of the optional modules that are installed.

To power-up the encoder:

1. Connect the power cord to the power plug on the encoder back panel and connect the power cord to the power outlet.

2. The boot sequence begins, as described in Local Control Panel Display Messages during Bootup

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Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Connecting the Power


Connecting a AC Power Supply The encoder is equipped with one or two AC power supplies that use autosensing to adjust to different incoming voltages. The AC power plugs accommodate standard IEC 120 VAC and 250 VAC power cords.

For Electra 9200 single power supply models, the fuse panel is located beside the power plug. The encoder requires one slow blow 6.3 A, 250 V fuse, 5 x 20 mm.

NOTE: No fuse is available on the dual power supply model of the Electra 9200 (ELC-9200D).

CAUTION: This product relies on the buildings electrical installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker no larger than 120 VAC, 20 A U.S. (240 VAC, 20 A international) is used on the phase conductors (all current-carrying conductors).

ATTENTION: Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts-circuits (surtension), ce produit dpend de linstallation lectrique du local. Vrifier quun fusible ou quun disjoncteur de 120 V alt., 20 A U.S. maximum (240 V alt., 20 A international) est utilis sur les conducteurs de phase (conducteurs de charge).

WARNUNG: Dieses Produkt ist darauf angewiesen, da im Gebude ein Kurzschlu-bzw. berstromschutz installiert ist. Stellen sie sicher, da eine Sicherung oder ein Unterbrecher von nicht mehr als 240 V Wechselstrom, 20 A (bzw. in den USA 120 V Wechselstrom, 20 A) an den Phasenleitern (allen stromfhrenden Leitern) verwendet wird.

Power Supply Cord Notice

CAUTION: This unit has more than one power supply connection; all connections must be removed to remove all power from this unit.

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CAUTION: The power supply cord is used as the main disconnect device. Ensure that the socket/outlet is located/installed near the equipment and is easily accessible.

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Connecting the DC Power SupplyConnecting the DC Power Supply If your encoder has the optional 48 VDC power supply, follow these steps to wire the power supply. Figure 25 shows the DC power supply for the Electra 9200, which is located on the back panel.

Figure 25: DC Power Supply for Electra 9200

Figure 26 shows the DC power supply for the Electra 9200D.

Figure 26: DC Power Supply for Electra 9200D

Getting Started

Before you begin wiring the 48 VDC power supply, make sure you provide the necessary overcurrent protection, wires, and power connector.

Power Source Specifications

The DC power source feeding the encoder must meet the following requirements:

Electrically isolated from any AC power source.

Positive ground. The Positive bus of the DC power source must be reliably connected to the Ground bus.

Each feed-pair must provide a continuous supply of power that meets the specifications shown in Table 21.

Table 21: DC Power Source Requirements

Parameter Specification

Voltage 40 to 60 VDC

Max operating current 15 amps

Max input surge current 20 amps--Electra-9200 30 amps--Electra-9200D

40V - 60V 15A Max.

+Vin

GND

-Vin

(RN-06)

40V - 60V 15A Max.

PSU 2

PSU 1

+Vin

GND

-Vin

-Vin

GND

+Vin

(RN-25)



Overcurrent Protection

To provide overcurrent protection:

Provide overcurrent protection devices as part of each rack housing encoders.

Locate a readily accessible disconnect device between the DC power source and the encoder.

Use a 20-amp double-pole fast trip, DC-rated disconnect device for each DC power connector.

NOTE: Overcurrent protection devices must meet applicable national and local electrical safety codes and be approved for the intended application.

Wiring Requirements

The encoder is connected to the DC power source using three wires:

Vin

GND

+Vin

Although Harmonic provides the power input connector with the Electra-9200D, you must supply the wires.

The wires must comply with the specifications shown in Table 22.

Power Connector

The encoder is supplied with a special DC power connector plug that matches the DC power socket on the back of the encoder.

This connector is made by WAGO, model number 231-103/037-000.

Table 22: DC Power Wire Requirements

Parameter Specification

Suitable conductor material Copper only

Vin and +Vin wires 16 AWG rating

Ground cable 16 AWG rating

Cable insulation rating Minimum 80 C, low smoke fume (LSF), flame retardant

Cable type Must comply with at least one of the following standards: UL 1581 (VW-1) - UL style 1028 or equivalent EEE 383 EEE 1202-1991

Branch circuit cable insulation color

Per applicable national electrical codes

Grounding cable color Green-yellow



Use only the original connector for connecting the encoder to the DC power source. Contact Harmonic Technical Support (Appendix D, Contacting the Technical Assistance Center) if you want to use any other type of connector.

Figure 27 shows the connector and its strain relief housing.

Figure 27: DC power connector

Assembling the DC Input Power Cable

To assemble the DC input power cable:

1. Prepare the power wires as specified in Wiring Requirements.

2. Use the disconnect device to make sure that the power supply from the DC power source to the cables is switched off.

CAUTION: Turn off the power before proceeding with these instructions.

3. Unplug the WAGO power connector from the power socket on the encoder back panel.

4. Identify the three wires coming from the DC power source that are used in the connection to the expansion unit:

Vin +Vin GND

5. Strip up to 0.3 inches (8 mm) of insulation from each of the wires coming from the DC power source.

Do not strip more than this length from each wire. Stripping more leaves uninsulated wire exposed outside the DC connector after the assembly is complete.

6. Insert a small screwdriver into the rectangular hole directly above the hole in the DC connector where you want to insert the first cable and press down on the screwdriver. This opens the cage clamp for this section of the DC plug connector.

NOTE: WAGO also sells tools specifically designed to open cage clamps easily. For more information, either visit the WAGO web site at www.wago.com, or call WAGO at 1-800-346-7245 and request information about items 210-250 or 231-131.

Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder The Boot Sequence


7. Feed the exposed section of the wire into the matching hole in the DC plug connector, as shown in Figure 28

Figure 28: DC Power Connector Detail

8. Repeat step 5 through step 7 for the other two wires to complete the assembly of the DC input cable.

NOTE: If you need to remove a wire from the DC plug connector, insert a small screwdriver into the slot directly above the wire and press down on the screwdriver to free the wire from the cage clamp.

The Boot Sequence The boot sequence begins as soon as you plug in your encoder. This section describes the encoder boot sequence, including the messages that appear on the local control panel display.

Local Control Panel Display Messages during Bootup Messages on the local control panel indicate progress during boot-up. During a successful boot, many events occur so quickly you cannot see the messages. The following sections describe the messages that you can see during boot attempts.

NOTE: During the boot sequence, do not press any key on the keypad.

The following sequence describes the display on the vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) during a successful startup:

Power on

VFD line 1 = Harmonic Logo

Begin loading

VFD line 1 = Initializing

Configuring

VFD line 1 = MAC Address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

Booting

VFD line 1 = BootP 14 (screen updates 1,2,3,4) VFD line 2 = Boot From Hard Drive

Finished

VFD line 1 = Electra 92xx VFD line 2 = Multichannel Encoder

Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Front Panel LEDs


The local control panel displays messages for other types of restarts, including a system reset and loading new software.

Messages When Resetting the Encoder When you reset the encoder from NMX, a message on the VFD shows that the encoder has been reset. The encoder uses the boot file on the hard drive when you reset it.

Reset from NMX

VFD line 1 = Bye bye... VFD line 2 =

After power cycle

VFD line 1 = Harmonic Inc VFD line 2 = System Loading

Begin loading

VFD line 1 = Electra 9xxx VFD line 2 = System Loading

Booting

VFD line 1 = Electra 9xxx VFD line 2 = Loading xxxxxxxx.elf

Finished

VFD line 1 = Electra 92xx VFD line 2 = Multichannel Encoder

Front Panel LEDs The four LEDs on the front panel indicate the operational state of the encoder. Table 23 describes the front panel LEDs.

NOTE: When the encoder is first powered up, the power light is green and the local light is yellow. If the encoder is not configured, the Fault and Activity lights do not indicate anything.

Table 23: Front Panel LEDs

LED Color Description

Power Yellow The Power LED is yellow while the encoder initializes after startup.

Green The Power LED turns green when the encoder initialization is complete and the management interface is enabled and ready.

Fault Red The Fault LED lights when the application software detects an alarm.

Local Yellow The Local LED lights when the encoder is operating in local mode.

Tx Yellow The Tx LED lights when the encoder generates an MPEG-2 transport stream. It blinks slowly when MPEG packets are being transmitted steadily. It blinks fast or intermittently when the transmission rate is slow or intermittent.

Chapter 2 Installing the Encoder Back Panel LEDs


Back Panel LEDs The following sections describe the back panel LEDs and their functions.

Main Board LEDs The back panel contains two LEDs on the main board. Table 24 describes the LEDs located on the main board.

Video Lock LEDs Each video port has an associated Video Lock LED. Table 25 describes the LED located on each video port.

Table 24: Rear Panel Main Board LEDs


Locator Blue The Locator LED lights when this encoder is enabled through NMX. Use the Locator LED to help you identify a specific chassis in a rack.

Fault Red The Fault LED lights when the application software detects an alarm. The front panel and back panel Fault LEDs light at the same time.

Table 25: Rear Panel Video Lock LEDs


1 2 3 4

Green When illuminated and steady, the Video Lock LED indicates that the video signal is locked. When off, the Video Lock LED indicates that the encoder has lost video sync.

Chapter 3 Operating the Encoder Operating with NMX Digital Service Manager


Chapter 3Operating the Encoder

After installing the encoder, you configure the encoder platform and services.

This chapter describes how to access encoder management and includes the following sections:

Operating with NMX Digital Service Manager

Operating in Standalone Mode

Licensing Information

Operating with NMX Digital Service Manager When you use NMX Digital Service Manager to manage the encoders in your network, you perform all encoder configuration, including IP address assignment, in NMX. You do not need to do any configuration from the encoder front panel.

See the NMX online help for instructions on adding an encoder to an NMX network group. You will need to know the encoder MAC address when you add the encoder to a network group. See Front Panel Display for instructions on viewing the MAC address in the front panel display.

While you can perform all platform and configuration tasks from NMX, you will use Harmonic NodeLock License Manager to manage any feature license additions/deletions. For information about feature licensing on the Electra 9200, see Licensing Information.

Operating in Standalone Mode Stand-alone mode and Stand-alone Web GUI is not supported in the current releases of Electra 9200.

Using the Front Panel You can perform some initial network configuration from the encoder front panel. From the front panel, you can set the encoders IP address, default gateway, and subnet mask, and you can view the encoders MAC address and serial number.

Front Panel Keypad The keypad on the local control panel is used to set the IP address.

Chapter 3 Operating the Encoder Using the Front Panel


Figure 31 shows the keypad.

Figure 31: Front Panel Keypad

Front Panel Display The four-line, 28-character vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) shows the Electra 9200 menus, parameters, and options. As illustrated in Figure 32, line 1 of the local control panel display shows the menu path for the currently selected option. To represent a path, the VFD displays each submenu as two or more letters and a colon.

Line 2 of the display shows the second line of a help message or a parameter value. To change this value, you must enter the new value using the keypad.

Figure 32: Setting a Value in the Front Panel Display

A blinking cursor shows the current value. A steady cursor shows the value being edited.

Table 31: Front Panel Keypad


1 LEDPower Power indicator

2 LEDFault Fault indicator

3 LEDFocal Local Control indicator

4 LEDTX Transmitting indicator

5 Left key Menu left

6 Up key Menu up

7 Right key Menu right

8 ESC key Menu escape

9 Down key Menu down

10 ENTER key Menu select

(RN-07)

NTWK: Control IPParameter Requires

Value to be Edited

Value Setting

192.168.24.101

Chapter 3 Operating the Encoder Licensing Information


Licensing Information Licensing is required for some encoding features, and you cannot enable those features without the appropriate licensing. You can add licenses to your system using the Harmonic LM 4.0 (NodeLock License Manager). Most licenses are permanentonce enabled the feature will continue to function without raising license-related alarms. A small set of licenses are time-limited and have different behavior, as follows:

Streams that include features under license will raise alarms when their licensing expires.

When licenses expire, streams will continue to flow as configured, but cannot be modified or re-enabled if disabled for any reason.

If any changes are made after a license expires, service may be affected, and other operations, such as redundancy, may not function properly.

If a license is not installed for a feature that is enabled, a grace period will allow that function to operate fully for 45 days. Alarms will issue each day to advise you that licensing is required for a given feature.

If the 45-day grace period has been used temporarily, the 45-day period will incrementally renew as long as there are no unlicensed features enabled.

In LM 4.0 (NodeLock License Manager), you can:

Add licenses to your Harmonic device.

Remove licenses from your Harmonic device.

For a complete instructions on how to use LM 4.0 (NodeLock License Manager), please refer to the LM 4.0 online help, packaged with your Harmonic device.

For a list of licensing options available for the Electra 9200, please refer to the NMX Release Notes.

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications General Features


Chapter 4Electra 9200 Specifications

This chapter contains comprehensive feature specifications for the Electra 9200 encoders, as well as feature descriptions for some encoding features.

General FeaturesThe following table lists the general features of the Electra 9200 encoders.

Table 4-1: General Features

Feature Description

Hardware

Chassis Single Rack Unit (1-RU) Mounts in Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard rack Mounts up to 4 video/audio compression boards

Local control panel

Two-line, 20-character vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) 6-button keypad Four status LEDs

Software

Control NMX Digital Service Manager Front control panel for setting management IP address

Software Upgrades

From NMX (see the NMX online help for details)

Firmware License

From NMX (see the NMX online help for details)

Video input Up to 4 Serial Digital inputs capable per SMPTE 259M (SD-SDI) or SMPTE 292M (HD-SDI)

75 Ohm BNC connectors SD-SDI at 270 Mbps, HD-SDI at1.5 Gbps, or 3G-SDI at 3 Gbps

Audio inputOn-board audioa

Default: Embedded Embedded inputs only One 5.1 surround or three stereo pairs Complete embedded audio extraction of eight pairs (synchronous to video) from

four groups (48 kHz synchronous to video only)

Dolby Digitala (AC-3) 2.0 or 5.1 pass through Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) pass through Dolby E pass through MPEG-1 Layer II compression; up to three stereo (2.0) pairs AC-3a compression; up to three stereo (2.0) pairs or 1 5.1 multichannelb

AC-3a metadata input through VANC AAC/HE AAC compression; up to three stereo (2.0) pairs or one 5.1

multichannel with MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 encapsulationb

Audio description for audio coding

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications General Features


Transport Outputs

MPEG-2 Transport Stream over UDP/IP (redundant 10/100/1000 BaseT connectors)

IP output Two 10/100/1000 Base-T ports Dual-mode IP output or manual channel switch for redundancy Same-source IP output support Automatic port redundancy UDP and HRTP encapsulation support Unicast and multicast address support Ping and ARP support Single and multiple program transport stream (SPTS and MPTS) output Null packets can be preserved to match the exact rate of SPTS (video server

integration) Forward-error correction (FEC) may be applied via the SMPTE 2022 Annex C

method. Use of FEC requires RTP encapsulation. Connector type: RJ-45 Harmonic Heartbeat Protocol (HHP) redundancy protection

IP inputb Two 10/100/1000 Base-T port Dual-mode IP output or manual channel switch for redundancy Same-source IP output support Automatic port redundancy UDP and RTP encapsulation support Unicast and multicast address support Ping and ARP support Connector type: RJ45

PSI support Generated by NMX when managed by NMX

Alarms Current and history alarm logs in NMX Alarm Manager SNMP alarm forwarding

IRIS Support Quality of Service (QoS) Data reporting for video and audio quality. This data can by used for performance analysis by Harmonics IRIS system or by a third-party system.

a. The surround mix on the three AES3 pairs uses channel mapping per SMPTE 320M (L/R, C/Lfe, Ls/Rs).b. Feature available with optional firmware licence.

Table 4-1: General Features continued

Feature Description

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications Optional Features


Optional FeaturesThe encoder can accept up to five optional modules to provide additional functionality. Highlights of those modules are described in Table 42. Additional information about these modules can be found in subsequent chapters of this guide.

NOTE: Optional modules have functionality that is enabled by optional firmware licenses.

Video Features The encoder is equipped to handle serial digital video..

Table 42: Optional Features

Feature Description

Audio Expansion IOM-RAC2 Audio Module SDI and MPEG-2 inputs 16 stereo pairs or eight (plus eight stereo pairs) 5.1

multichannel audio processingAHC-RAC Audio Module AES and embedded Inputs Three stereo pairs or one 5.1 multichannel of audio processingAHC-561 Audio Module AES and embedded Inputs Three stereo pairs or one 5.1 multichannel of audio processing Specialized audio processing

Precompressed (Transport Stream) Inputs

FLEX Decoder Module -Dual video and audio decoder module Requires one of the following TS input options: Built-in GbE Input OR either:ASI Input Module Up to four ASI Inputs8VSB (ATSC) Input Module Up to four RF Inputs

ASI Output Module Dual, redundant ASI outputs

Table 43: Video Features

Feature Specification

Input formats Serial digital component, SD (SMPTE 259M) or HD (SMPTE 292)

Video Compression and bit rate (CBR/VBR) 4:2:0 encoding options

Broadcast profiles: MPEG-2 MP@ML 1 to 15 Mbps MPEG-2 MP@HL 2 to 24 Mbps MPEG-2 MP@HL 24 Mbps to 45 Mbps (Option: 29.97

Hz) MPEG-4 AVC MP@L3 0.3 to 8 Mbps MPEG-4 AVC HP@L4 1 to 20 Mbps

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications VITC Support


VITC SupportThe Electra 9200 supports extraction of Vertical Interval Time Code (VITC) data placed into VANC or HANC per SMPTE RP188. The VITC data is used to synchronize DPI events on both HD and SD encoders. HD encoders receive VITC input carried in the Vertical Ancillary data space (VANC) or Horizontal Ancillary data space (HANC) of a 292MB stream.

Video Processing LookAhead multi-pass processing Scene-cut and fade/dissolves detection Dynamic GOP management with adaptive I picture and B

picture placement Automatic input format (1080PsF23.97, 1080i or 720p)

detection and switching

Video Input Filtering Motion compensated temporal filter (MCTF) Horizontal filter Mosquito noise reduction Input deblocking Sharpening

Aspect Ratios 4:3 and 16:9 AFD and WSS control

SD Resolutions and frame rates

576i@25, [email protected] 720, 704, 640, 544, 528,480, 352 pixels

HD Resolutions and frame rates

720P @50 and 59.94, 1280 and 960 pixels 1080i @25 and 29.97, 1080PsF24, 1920, 1440, 1280 and 960 pixels

Ancillary Resolution Option (PIP)

96 96, 128 96, 192 192 (AVC [email protected])

Up/Down/Cross conversions

Conversion between 480i29.97, 720p59.94, and 1080i29.97

Conversion between 576i25, 720p50, and 1080i25 Conversion between 720p59.94 and 1080i29.97 or

1080i29.97 and 720p59.94

Digital Program Insertion SCTE 35 insertion via SCTE 104 or VANC DPI triggers

Table 44: VITC Support

Feature Support

Closed Captioning CEA 608 from Line 21 CEA 708 VANC extraction per SMPTE 334M CEA 708 external caption server per SMPTE 333M 608 to 708 conversion

Ancillary data and VBI Digitized waveform or VANC extraction per SMPTE 2031 AFD and Bar, VITC, AMOL, TV Guide, WST (Teletext), Inverted WST, WSS, VPS, PSIP Spooling

Table 43: Video Features continued

Feature Specification

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications Audio Features


Audio Features This section describes audio specific features supported by the encoder. Note that this does not include audio features that may be supported by the optional audio modules. Please refer to the Audio chapter for that information.

a. Feature available with optional firmware license.

Audio Encoder Features

PCM Downmix from 5.1 This encoder has the ability to accept 5.1 PCM (three pairs embedded on AES or embedded) and create a downmix before 2.0 encoding.

Table 45: Audio Features

Feature Support

Input Type Embedded in SDI MPEG-2 Transport Stream

Number of Channels (native encoding)

Up to 3 stereo pairs or one 5.1 (native encoding) multichannel per video service

Audio Formats Audio Compression types:- MPEG-1L2 3x 2.0 encodes- AC-3; 3x 2.0 encodes, 1x 5.1 encodea

- AAC/HE AAC (v1 and v2); 3x 2.0 encodes or 1x 5.1 encode (V1 only)a

Audio Pass-through types:- AC-3; 2.0 or 5.1- E-AC-3; 2.0 or 5.1- Dolby E

# of Groups/Pairs Select from up to eight pairs from any four groups (1-4)

Operating Modes Mono, stereo, joint, dual mono

Encoding Bit Rate MPEG-1L2 56 to 384 kbps AC-3: 56 to 640 kbps AAC: 32 to 640 kbps / HE AAC: 32 to 128 kbps

Audio sampling frequency

32 kHz 44.1 kHz 48kHz

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications Audio Encoder Features


Onboard Audio Coding Mode, Sampling Frequencies, and AES Bit RatesThe On-boards adapters accept AES3 embedded in HD/SD serial digital video inputs. Embedded in digital video is supported only for 48 kHz sampling, which must be synchronous to the video.

Table 46: On-board Audio Features

Audio Feature Coding Mode Sampling FrequencyES Bit Rates Supported

(Kbps)

MPEG-1 Layer II compression

Single channel (1/0) 32 kHz44.1 kHz48 kHz

32, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192

Dual channel (1+1) Stereo channel (2.0) Joint stereo channel

32 kHz44.1 kHz48 kHz

64, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384

AC-3 compression Single channel (1/0) 32 kHz44.1 kHz48 kHz

56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256,

320, 384, 448a, 512a,

576a, 640a

Stereo channel (2/0) 32 kHz44.1 kHz48 kHz

96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384,

448a, 512a, 576a, 640a

Multi-channel (5.1) 32 kHz44.1 kHz

48 kHzc

224, 256, 320, 384,

448a, 512a, 576a, 640a

AC-3 pass through Up to 5.1 channels(3/2+LFE professional 16-bit mode)


56b, 80b, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256,

320, 384, 448a, 512a,

576a, 640a

Up to 5.1 channels(3/2+LFE professional 32-bit mode)


256, 320, 384, 448a,

512a, 576a, 640a

MPEG HE AAC compression

Single channel (1/0) 32 kHz44.1 kHz48 kHz

32, 48, 56, 64c, 96c,

112c, 128c, 160c, 192c

Dual channel (1+1) Stereo channel (2/0) Joint stereo channel


32, 48, 56, 64, 96,

112c,128c, 144d, 160c,

192c,224c, 256c, 320c,

384c

Multi-channel (5.1) 32 kHz44.1 kHz48 kHz

96, 112, 128, 160, 192c

Chapter 4 Electra 9200 Specifications Audio Encoder Features


a. These rates are not compliant with A/53. b. These rates are valid for 1.0 coding only.c. Above 56 kbps (1.0), 112 kbps 2.0), or 192 kbps (5.1) the system automatically configures compressions for AAC-LC

even if HE AAC is selected.

Note the following limitations:

ATSC Standard A/53 specifies that only 48 kHz sampling may be used, and that ES bit rates must be less than or equal to 384 Kbps for a complete service. It also specifies that a two-channel dialog-only service must be less than or equal to 192 Kbps. Total ES rates for all services must be less than or equal to 512 Kbps.

Embedded audio must be 48 kHz sampling and synchronous with the video. See SMPTE 272M for definitions.

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