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Contents
1.
2.
3.
4.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.1.
1.2.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
3.2.
3.3.
STREAMING mode (SCAN OFF) - single carrier measurements and streaming ...................... 9
4.1.1.
RF Configuration .................................................................................................................. 9
4.1.2.
4.1.3.
RF Measurements.............................................................................................................. 11
4.1.4.
4.2.
MONITORING mode (SCAN ON) multiple carrier monitoring and alarms ......................... 13
4.2.1.
4.2.2.
RF Configuration ................................................................................................................ 14
4.2.3.
4.2.4.
RF alarms ........................................................................................................................... 17
4.2.5.
4.2.6.
4.3.
Log ......................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3.1.
4.3.2.
Stream log.......................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.
4.4.1.
4.4.2.
4.4.3.
4.4.4.
4.4.5.
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4.4.7.
VLAN .................................................................................................................................. 23
4.5.
5.
Charts..................................................................................................................................... 24
GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................... 25
A.2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
A.3.
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. About KVARTA
For more than 20 years, Kvarta has been developing products for Broadcasters and CATV providers.
Our devices are used by major radio and television broadcasters and regulatory agencies.
Broadcasting is our passion. We know what you want and we have designed many devices, which are
perfectly adapted to your needs. These include RDS encoders, FM Radio monitors and CATV systems.
KVARTA has a reputation for excellence and innovation among its clients and partners.
Our CATV, DVB Monitoring devices and RDS/RBDS encoders are growing in popularity due to their
reliability, quality and functionality at exceptional prices. All of our products have been designed for
professional broadcast use and are fully meet the standards. Our devices incorporate embedded web
site and SNMP communication.
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Communication ports
Ethernet
Frequency Range
Analog TV
Digital TV
DVB-T
DVB-H
DVB-C
Supports
Bandwidth
Symbols rate
COFDM
Standard
Level
MER
C/N
SNR
BER (DVB-C)
CBER,VBER (DVB-T)
LBER (DVB-T2)
MER,BER (DVB-S)
MER,BER (DVB-S2)
Tables
Alarms
PAT,PMT,SDT,TDT,TOT
Service Audio/Video alarms with e-mail notifications and SNMP traps
Alarms
Supply voltage
Voltage tolerance
Main AC frequency
Fuse
Consumption
Height
Width
Depth
Net weight
1U (44,5 mm)
483 mm
220 mm
2,5 kg
Updates
Front panel LEDs
Available
Power supply, LAN, Alarm
Demodulator
Measurements
MPEG Decoding
Monitoring
Power Supply
Mechanical aspects
Info
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3. Getting connected
3.1. Connecting to the embedded web site
1.
Connect the Ethernet cable between the RJ45 and the network.
2.
Open a Web browser (Mozilla, Internet Explorer, ) and enter the encoders IP address ( Default:
192.168.2.3) you just set in the previous step. Log in with the default username and password
(admin/admin). The home page of the embedded web site is displayed:
NOTE: Your computer should have IP address which is in the same network.
3.2.LED Indication
POWER Indicates that power supply is available.
LAN Indicates LAN connection ON/OFF.
ALARM - Indicates reception (blinking indicates parameter out of range or bad reception)
3.3.Back panel
Micro SD 2GB containing configuration and web site files
LAN Ethernet connection
IN A RF input for DVB-S/S2 (F connector)
IN B RF input for ATV/DVB-C/T/T2 (DIN connector)
IEC Connector AC Power Supply connection 230V (115V optional)
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4.1.1. RF Configuration
Open the embedded web page and click CONFIG -> Config
Streaming mode should be ON as it is in the picture below
Select the modulation type DVB-T/DVB-T2 1
Type the center frequency of the monitored carrier
Click Save & Tune
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Open the embedded web page and click CONFIG -> Stream
Select the protocol OFF/UDP/RTP/RTSP
Select the type of MPEG TS : MPTS - Multi Program Transport Stream, SPTS Single Program
Transport Stream
For SPTS select up to 5 services on the same frequency to be streamed
For MPTS just select the destination address for the IP stream
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4.1.3. RF Measurements
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Click the STATUS -> Constellation button in the side menu and the constellation diagram will
be displayed
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4.2.
Select CONFIG -> Search and specify the searching method you prefer: either Quick Search
or Search
For standard Search - select the modulation, a starting and ending frequency, and click
START.
o NOTE: Please be patient, while the device searches for carriers!
The device will automatically search for and install any carriers it finds.
For Quick Search - select the modulation and the frequency you want to search and click
START
o NOTE: Specific frequencies must be known for this type of search!
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4.2.2. RF Configuration
Open the embedded web page and click CONFIG -> Config
Monitoring mode should be ON as it is in the picture below
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Check the status and measured values for the configured scan ranges and frequencies
Click STATUS -> Monitoring to check RF parameters and carriers found
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When clicking additional detailed information is displayed (Clicking on [MORE] displays the
detailed information for all PIDs and Sections)
NOTE: This view is only available with Advanced MPEG Monitoring option
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4.2.4. RF alarms
NOTE: Alarms are only working while the device is in monitoring mode.
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4.3.
Log
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4.4.
Advanced Configuration
Once the new version has been downloaded to your operating system, select Browse and
manually input the location of the new update file (update.bin)
After the update file has been selected, click Upload file. Wait for upload to finish!
o NOTE: It takes 10-15 seconds for the file to be uploaded to the device.
Once the file has been uploaded successfully, just select Update and the device will
automatically install the new update and restart (it takes about 30 seconds).
o NOTE: Please, do not turn off the power of the device while updating!
Refresh the embedded website and your new firmware is ready to use
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Click CONFIG -> General -> RTSP to enter real time streaming protocol specific configuration
The device URL can be used if the device is behind router
programs.m3u can be loaded in VLC for video monitoring
NOTE: You should be in Streaming mode and RTSP should be the protocol. Only one RTSP
client is supported.
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4.4.7. VLAN
Click Streaming -> VLAN to configure VLAN settings for the output streams or the
management
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4.5.
Charts
Click Charts in the side menu to view a graphical representation of the RF parameters (works
only in monitoring mode)
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5. GLOSSARY
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
DVB-C Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable
DVB-T Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
PID Packet Identification
PAT Program Allocation Table
PMT Program Map Table
NIT Network Identification Table
TDT Time and Date Table
TOT Time Offset Table
SDT Service Description Table
CAT Conditional Access Table
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DEFAULT VALUES
Parameter
IP
Mask
Gateway
DHCP
Web Server
Web Server : <username>,<password>
CT synchronization:
Time server IP :
A.2.
Default Value
192.168.2.3
255.255.255.0
192.168.2.1
Disabled
Enabled
admin,admin
Enabled
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A.3.
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ASCII COMMANDS
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Definitions apply to
Device Model: DVB MONITOR ACT 2.14B (30/11/2015)
Options
: Charts
File
: Auto-generated file
Supported ASCII COMMANDS
**********************************************************
for more information support@kvarta.net
Kvarta Soft Ltd (www.kvarta.net)
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read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
IP Address
Sub. network mask
Gateway IP Address
DHCP Enable/Disable
DNS Server IP
DNS Server by DHCP
Clock time server used
Clock time server(RFC-
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
Logs All Ip
Set/Display
Set/Display
Set/Display
read-write
Set/Display Guest
read-write
Timeout in seconds if no
read-write
read-write
read-only
read-only
read-write
read-only
E-mail authentication
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
write-only
write-only
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
connections
username
password
Guest
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read-write
Allowed HOST IP to
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
SNMP
SNMP
SNMP
SNMP
SNMP
COMMAND
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
SMTP authentication
read-write
SMTP authentication
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
E-mail
E-mail
E-mail
E-mail
E-mail
read-write
E-mail signature
COMMAND
trap
trap
trap
trap
trap
password
server(1)
server(2)
server(3)
server(4)
IP
IP
IP
IP
From address
To address
CC address
BCC address
subject.Macro
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COMMAND
read-write
Filename of the
COMMAND
COMMAND
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read-write
read-write
read-write
ATV alarms
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
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DVB-C alarms
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
DVB-T alarms
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read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
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read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
Priority 2,Transport
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
Priority 3,Unreferenced
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SFN alarms
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
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RTSP input IP filter
read-write
RTSP address if device
uses current IP
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read-write
Select streaming
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
State (0-Off/1-Auto
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-only
read-write
Now frequency
Automatically install
read-write
read-write
COMMAND
COMMAND
COMMAND
Stop searching!
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read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
Program
Program
Program
Program
read-write
COMMAND
COMMAND
COMMAND
Stream configuration
COMMAND
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-only
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
read-write
COMMAND
COMMAND
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SID number
frequency
service name
DVB mode DVB-
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read-only
Alarms log
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ALARM_LOG(?).TIME
ALARM_LOG(?).MESSAGE
ALARM_LOG(?).EMAIL
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
Alarm message
Alarm mode ATV;DVB-
read-only
read-only
read-only
Alarm frequency
Alarm value
Alarm threshold
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
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Frequency
Alarms count
Level
SNR
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
Frequency
Alarms count
Level
CNR
MER
BER
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
Frequency
Alarms count
Level
CNR
MER
CBER
VBER
SFN Impulse Response
SFN Impulse Response
read-only
read-only
GPS Status
MIP Status
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
read-only
Input A/B
Type (ATV;DVB-C;DVB-T;)
Last scan finish time
Duration time in seconds
Carriers found
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