User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cables and Connections
- Video and Audio
- DC Power
- Antennas
- Control Cable
- Installation Notes
- Connections
- Square down-converter
- New Style Barrel down-converter
- Diversity, Antenna Positioning and Use of Down Converters
- Video Output Connection
- Audio Connection
- DC Power
- Control Cable
- Data Connection
- Installation Notes
- Applying power to the Solo Receiver
- Applying power to the transmitter
- Switch On RF on the transmitter
- Changing Configuration
- Standby
- Diagnostic On Screen Display
- Using the OSD as a Set-up / Diagnostic Tool
- Using the transmitter Range Mode Button
- Using the SOLBAT
- Charging the SOLBAT
- Connections
- Amplifier Connection
- DC Power and Control Cable
- Antennas
- Installation Notes
- Connections
- RF Connection
- DC Power
- Antennas
- Installation Notes
- Output Frequency (MHz)
- Bandwidth Mode
- Audio
- Default Transmit Mode
- Scrambling
- File Options
- Advanced TX Controller Window
- Output Frequency (MHz)
- Modulation Bandwidth
- Modulation Output
- Narrow Band FEC
- Narrow Band Guard Interval
- Narrow Band Modulation
- DVB-T Service Name
- DVB-T FEC
- DVB-T Guard Interval
- DVB-T Modulation
- Output Attenuation
- Video Input
- MPEG Mode
- MPEG2 GOP Length
- MPEG4 Encoding Mode
- MPEG4 Frame Rate
- Video Bitrate
- Horizontal resolution
- Audio Encoder
- Audio Input Level
- Unit Name
- Sleep Mode
- Data
- Data Baud Rate
- Chaining Input
- Chain Number
- Current Config
- Scrambling
- Video Locked (Status Only)
- Software Version (Status Only)
- FPGA Version (Status Only)
- Serial Number (Status Only)
- Chaining (Status Only)
- Options
- File
- Bandwidth Mode (Narrowband or DVB-T)
- Input Frequency (MHz)
- Service Name
- Descrambling
- File Options
- Advanced RX Controller Window
- Narrowband / DVB-T
- Input Frequency
- Down converter LO
- Down converter LO side
- OFDM Bandwidth
- OFDM Guard Interval
- OFDM Mode (Status Only)
- OFDM FEC (Status Only)
- Input SNR (Status Only)
- BER Pre Viterbi (Status Only)
- BER Post Viterbi (Status Only)
- Input Level (Status Only)
- Demod Lock Status (Status Only)
- Data
- Data Baud Rate (Status Only)
- Input Line Standard (Status Only)
- Power Up Line Standard
- NTSC Mode
- Blue Screen on Fail
- Unit Name
- Descrambling
- Decoder Lock Status (Status Only)
- Current Config
- Serial Number (Status Only)
- Software Version (Status Only)
- FPGA Version (Status Only)
- Chaining
- Options
- File
- IP Address
- Multicast Address
- Port Number
- TTL
- SAP Address
- SAP / SDP Data
- Record to file
- Enable audio
- Close window
- Signal Level Descriptions
- Signal Quality Descriptions
- Starting a Scan
- Setting the Scan Range
- Quick Scanning Stage
- Service Scanning Stage
- Completed Scan
- Front Panel Control
- Control Commands
- Original OSD Mode
- OSD Timeout
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Narrow Band FEC
This option applies to SOLO4 transmitters only. The default FEC is 2/3,
however improved range operation can be achieved by selecting FEC
1/3. FEC 1/3 will improve signal range by 3dB. However FEC 1/3
reduces link capacity to 1.2Mb/s therefore reducing picture quality.
FEC Link Bitrate Sensitivity
2/3 2.4Mb/s -99dBm
1/3 1.2Mb/s -102dBm
Narrow Band Guard Interval
This option applies to SOLO4 transmitters only. The Guard Interval
defaults to 1/16. Interval 1/8 is also available for very long range
(aircraft downlinks) applications.
Narrow Band Modulation
This option applies to SOLO4 transmitters only. The COFDM mode can
be changed between QPSK and 16QAM. QPSK is the default mode
and will give the strongest most rugged RF link performance. Selecting
16QAM reduces the link performance by 5dB but improves the link data
throughput, giving significantly better video quality.
Note: The terminology DVB-T refers to the 8,7,6MHz wide bandwidth modulation
employed in the SOLO2 products. The SOLO4 product is also capable of DVB-T, but this
mode is not recommended for normal operation
DVB-T Service Name
Applicable in DVB-T mode only, defaults to Unit 1. This should not be
changed in normal operation
DVB-T FEC
Applicable in DVB-T mode only, the default FEC is ½. Other FEC rates
will all reduce the range of the product, but will improve image quality
and capacity of the link.