User's Manual

Innovator CU5-1800BTD/BRD ATSC Transmitter/ Unpacking and Installation

Regenerative Translator

Instruction Manual, Rev. 0 16

Port Type Function Impedance

J5 RJ-45 Serial data N/A

Front

Panel

BNC

RF Sample: Output Sample from Combiner thru Control

Board. In a CU500, the sample level is approximately 70dB

down from the output power level of the tray.

50Ω

Refer to Figures 3 and 4, and Tables 2 and 3 for detailed information on the jacks and

connectors. Connect the On Channel RF Input (BRD), –78 to –8 dBm, or the SMPTE-310

Input (BTD), to the 50Ω BNC input jack J1, located on the rear panel of the CU5 thru

CU125 systems and the driver trays for the CU250 and higher power systems.

If used, connect the external 10 MHz reference input to the 50Ω BNC 10 MHz input jack

J6 located on the rear panel of the CU5 thru CU125 systems and the drivers for the

CU250 and higher power systems. If used, connect the external 1 PPS reference input

to the 50Ω BNC 1 PPS input jack J7 located on the rear panel of the CU5 thru CU125

systems and the drivers for the CU250 and higher power systems.

The digital RF ON Channel output of the CU5 thru CU125 systems and the driver trays is

at J9 the 50Ω “N” connector RF output jack located on the rear panel. In CU5 thru

CU125 systems, the output of the tray at J9 connects to the digital mask filter and then

to the antenna for your system. In CU250 and higher power systems, the output of the

driver tray at J9 is connected to J1 the 50 Ohm “N” connector RF input jack located on

the rear panel of the 250 Watt, 500 Watt amplifier tray or to a splitter in multiple

amplifier systems. Check that the system power metering interface cable is connected

from J11 the 9 position “D” connector located on the rear panel of the driver tray to J4

the 9 position “D” connector located on the rear panel of the 250 Watt or 500 Watt

amplifier tray. This cable provides the control, status and operating parameters of the

amplifier tray to the driver tray. The digital RF ON Channel output of the amplifier tray

is at J2 the 50Ω “7/16” (1.1cm) Din connector RF output jack located on the rear panel

that connects directly to the low pass filter, the digital mask filter and then to the

antenna for your system in single amplifier systems or to a combiner and then the low

pass filter, the digital mask filter and finally to the antenna in multiple amplifier systems.