Discovery Communications
DSR-6402 Installation Guide
(Phase 1)
This document is provided as a quick reference for installation, signal acquisition, and authorization of DSR-
6402 Satellite Multiplex Receiver/Transcoders for use by Discovery Communications. For complete information
on configuration and operation, please refer to the Motorola DSR-6400 Series Satellite Multiplex Receiver/
Transcoder Operator Guide.
The DSR-6402 must be properly grounded, and the shield of the coaxial cable is earthed in accordance with
Article 820.93 of the NEC, ANSI/NFPA 70:2005 or equivalent.
Installation Overview
This procedures in this guide assume that the DSR-6402 has been properly mounted in a suitable equipment
rack with access to electrical power and the required input and output signal connections. The installation
sequence described here consists of connecting the input and output cabling and using the front-panel
interface to perform initial configuration for acquisition and tuning of the received signals.
Connecting the DSR-6402
The following paragraphs describe the rear-panel connections to be made to the DSR-6402 to enable the
Discovery services.
RF IN
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2
3
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GIGE
ASI IN ASI OUT 1 ASI OUT 2
VIDEO OUT
OSD VIDEO OUT
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Input Connection
RF IN Port 1: Galaxy 13 C-Band at 127 West Longitude, Transponder 14 (Horizontal).
Note: There is no LNB voltage output from ports 2 through 8; if using one of these ports, and if
LNB power is needed, it can be activated for Port 1, and Port 1 can then be added to a one-port
power-passing splitter to power one LNB.
RF IN Port 2: AMC-10 C-Band at 135 West Longitude, (Horizontal).
RF IN Port 3: AMC-10 C-Band at 135 West Longitude, (Vertical).
RF IN Port 4: AMC-11 C-Band at 131 West Longitude, (Horizontal).
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Output Connections
The following output ports are available at the DSR-6402 rear panel:
GIGE: If Gig-E functionality is used, it must be enabled via the TS option from the front panel
IP menu. Depending on the configuration of the TS option (Off, Transcoded, Passthru,
or Transcoded+Passthru) the GIGE port may carry one or more transport streams. When
Passthru is selected, a copy of the ASI OUT 1 transport stream is routed to the GigE port.
When Transcoded is selected, a copy of the ASI OUT 2 transport stream is routed to the
GigE port. When Transcoded+Passthru is selected, a copy of both ASI OUT 1 and ASI OUT
2 are routed to the GigE port.
ASI OUT 1: The ASI OUT 1 is the “Passthru” port. This port delivers MPEG4 video without transcoding
or other processing.
ASI OUT 2: The ASI OUT 2 is the “Transcoded” port. This port delivers MPEG2 compressed video.
The transcoded output can carry HD, SD, or a combination of the two. For the Discovery
services, only the HD stream is used.
VIDEO OUT: Primarily used for analog SD-only output; also used with analog audio terminals.
OSD VIDEO OUT: Confidence Video monitor (plus Fast Facts and Diagnostic video overlays of live video). This
SD output is not intended for live use, and has no closed-caption support.
Installation/Initial Configuration
With power applied to the DSR-6402, the splash screen with the device name and version number will briefly
appear, followed by the main menu as shown. DSR-6402 menu items that are selectable and/or configurable
are identified by the right-pointing arrow adjacent to the item. Items without the arrow are read-only.
Motorola DSR-6402
Version 0xXXXXX
DSR-6402
Install Channel
IP
Status
Diag
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In Case of Code Download
The DSR-6400 Series support background code download over satellite. If a newer version of firmware
becomes available, the unit automatically begins downloading and storing the new code at signal lock.Should
this occur, the front-panel Download LED will blink during download and turn solid green when the download
completes. When download is complete your unit will automatically reboot and load the new code on restart.
Gig-E Port Enable
If you intend to use the Gig-E output port, it must first be enabled via the front-panel IP menu. If you do not
use the Gig-E output port, then skip this section and got to Manual Tune Setup, below.
1. Use the front-panel left and right navigation keys to select the IP option, then press Enter.
2. You can then use the up and down navigation keys to scroll to the Port GigE –> TS Mode display.
3. Press and to select TS Mode, then press Enter.
4. Use the and keys to scroll to the desired
Transport Stream Mode (Off, Transcoded, Passthru, or
Transcoded+Passthru), then press Enter.
5. Press to move the cursor to the home position for this menu, then press Enter. The Main Menu
displays.
Note that full configuration of the Gig-E port requires provision of an IP address, subnet mask, and
gateway address, available from your System Administrator. For more information, see the DSR-6400
Series Operator Guide.
PORT GigE
TS Mode
E
DSMCC
Off
Passthru
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Manual Tune Setup
Set the DSR-6402 Install Menu options as follows:
1. With the Main Menu displayed, use the key to advance the cursor to Install, then press Enter. The
Manual Tune menu should display; if not, use the up and down keys to scroll through the Install
options until the Manual Tune menu appears.
2. Advance the cursor to Input, then press Enter. The cursor
moves to the lower line and begins blinking. Use the or
keys until the desired port (Port 1) is displayed, then press
Enter. The confirmation screen appears as shown below.
3. With the Confirmation Screen displayed, press Enter. The
Manual Tune Menu appears with the cursor on the top line
display.
Note: If, instead of pressing Enter as described in Step 3, you press any of the arrow keys
( ), the Confirmation Screen disappears and the Manual Tune menu reappears
without changes.
4. Advance the cursor to Mode, then press Enter. The cursor moves to the lower line and begins blinking.
Use the or keys until the Xpndr Mode is displayed, then press Enter. The cursor returns to the top
line of the display.
5. Advance the cursor to Xpndr, then press Enter. The cursor moves to the lower line and begins blinking.
Press or to select Transponder 14, then press Enter. The cursor returns to the top line of the display.
Note that the correct frequency (1170.00 for Transponder 14) is displayed in the LFreq field.
6. Press to move the cursor to the menu home position, then press Enter. The Main Menu displays.
Modulation Setup
Set the DSR-6402 Modulation Menu options as follows:
1. With the Install Menu displayed, use the up and down
keys to scroll through the Install options until the Modulation
menu appears.
2. Advance the cursor to Mode, then press Enter. The cursor moves to the lower line and begins blinking.
Use the or keys until the DVBS2 Modulation Mode is displayed, then press Enter. The cursor returns
to the top line of the display.
3. Advance the cursor to Symbol, then press Enter. The cursor moves to the lower line and begins blinking.
Use the or keys to adjust the Symbol Rate to 30.000000, then press Enter. The cursor returns to the
top line of the display.
4. On the DSR-6402 front panel, observe that the Signal LED is lit.
5. Use the key to move the cursor to the home position for this menu, then press
Enter. The Main Menu displays.
Channel Menu Setup
Set the DSR-6402 Channel Menu options as follows:
1. With the Main Menu displayed, use the key to advance the cursor to Channel, then press Enter. The
Channel menu should display; if not, use the up and down
keys to scroll through the Install options until the Channel
menu appears.
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Modulation
Mode
Symbol
DVBS2
30.000000
Manual Tune
Input
Mode
Xpndr Lfreq
Port 1
Xpndr
14
1170.00
CHANNEL
PR
VCT
CHNL Xpndr
1
00802
0206
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Service will be interrupted
PressEto continue or to stop
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2. Advance the cursor to PR, then press Enter. The cursor moves to the lower line and begins blinking. Use
the or keys until the desired Processor (Processor 1 or Processor 2) is displayed, then press Enter.
The cursor returns to the top line of the display.
3. Advance the cursor to VCT, then press Enter. The cursor moves to the lower line and begins blinking. Use
the or keys to set the Virtual Channel Table to 802, then press Enter. The cursor returns to the top
line of the display.
Note: This step must be performed twice; once for each processor.
4. To view the assigned channel numbers, advance the cursor to CHNL, then press Enter. The cursor moves
to the lower line and begins blinking. Use the or keys to display the Virtual Channel numbers (206,
207). When finished, press Enter to return the cursor to the top line of the display.
NOTE
Channel numbers for the DSR-6402 are configured and assigned by the
Authorization Center at the uplink. You can view the channel numbers in
the Channel Menu as described above.
5. Press to move the cursor to the menu home position, then press Enter. The Main Menu displays.
Verify Channel Settings
1. With the Main Menu displayed, use the key to advance the cursor to Status, then press Enter.
2. Use the up and down keys to scroll through the Status options until the Status2 menu appears.
3. The Source field displays the name of the Discovery Network
to which the DSR-6402 is tuned; the corresponding virtual
channel is displayed in the Channel field; and an integer (1 -
100) is displayed in the Quality field as a relative indicator of
signal quality.
4. Use the key to move the cursor to the menu home position, then press Enter. The Main Menu displays.
Call for Authorization
1. Before contacting the project desk for authorization, be sure you have the unique 16-digit Unit Address for
each DSR unit to be authorized. To display the Unit Address perform the following:
a. On the Main Menu, press to advance the cursor to Diag, then press Enter. The Diag Menu appears.
b. With the Diag Menu displayed, press one time. The Unit
Address displays.
c. Copy the 16-digit Unit Address, then press to move the
cursor to the menu home position, then press Enter to
return to the Main Menu.
2. Contact the Discovery project desk at (800) 308-6272 for
authorization of the DSR-6402. The project desk is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, Eastern Time.
3. When the Authorize signal is received, the front panel Authorized LED lights green.
4. With the Main Menu displayed, use the key to advance the cursor to Status, then press Enter.
5. Use the up and down keys to scroll through the Status options until the Status5 menu appears.
6. Observe that the Authorize State field displays Subscrbd With Tape, indicating successful decryption of
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STATUS2
Source Channel Quality
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DIAG
Menus
PR
Off
1
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Unit Address
ddd-ddddd-ddddd-ddd
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PID Mapping
The DSR-6402 uses a PID mapping scheme for the output services on the ASI OUT 1, ASI OUT 2, and
GIGE output ports. The following two tables show the supported services and each of the individual
service components for the DSR-6402, and their assigned PID values on each MPEG program. For
multiple instances of the same component type, the unit increments the PID value by one.
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ASI IN ASI OUT 1
VIDEO OUT
OSD VIDEO OUT
ASI OUT 2
GIGE
PID Assignments: ASI OUT 1 Port, DSR-6402
Processor
Path
Output MPEG
Program
Number
Format
PMT Video Audio1 Audio2 DPI DSMCC Subtitle
11
Decimal 256 272 288 289 304 320 336
Hex 100 110 120 121 130 140 150
22
Decimal 512 528 544 545 560 576 592
Hex 200 210 220 221 230 240 250
PID Assignments: ASI OUT 2 Port, DSR-6402
Processor
Path
Output Program
Resolution
Transcoded
From
Number
Format
PMT Video Audio1 Audio2 DPI DSMCC Subtitle
PR1 HD
ASI1
Program 1
Decimal 512 528 544 545 560 576 592
Hex 200 210 220 221 230 240 250
PR2 HD
ASI1
Program 2
Decimal 1024 1040 1056 1057 1072 1088 1104
Hex 400 410 420 421 430 440 450
Note: The GIGE port
carries the same PID
mapping information
as the two ASI OUT
ports.
If You Have Trouble
If after carefully performing the procedures in this guide you are unable to acquire and decode
the desired signals, or if you are having other performance issues with your equipment, please
contact the Discovery project desk at (800) 308-6272. The project desk is available from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m, Eastern Time.
the tuned network.
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STATUS5
Sync Eb/No Authorize State
Locked
+12.3
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This completes the initial powering, connection and authorization of this DSR-6402. Additional reference
information on PID Mapping, Support, and Antenna Considerations is presented on the following pages. For
further information on operating the DSR-6402 and configuring it for remote operation, please consult the
DSR-6400 Series Operator’s Guide.
3.7 m = 12 ft. 2 in.
4.5 m = 14 ft. 9 in.
Recommended
antenna diameter,
in meters, for reliable
reception of Discovery
services on Galaxy 13
(continental US)
In addition to an appropriate antenna diameter, we strongly recommend that PLL LNBs be installed for Galaxy
13. The PLL LNBs have a local oscillator stability of +/- 125 kHz or less. Less stable
(higher +/- kHz value) DRO LNBs that work for QPSK modulation (typically 26-
48 Mbps) may not produce satisfactory results with 8PSK DVB S2 modulation.
These less stable LNBs may even have labels that identify them as “digital” or
“digital ready” LNBs, but such labels are products of an earlier time, when 8PSK
DVB S2 modulation (and its higher data rates) did not exist. If signal acquisition is
problematic or marginal, then we recommend an upgrade to PLL LNBs.
Provided the DSR-6402 is properly grounded and the shield of the coaxial cable
is earthed in accordance with Article 820.93 of the NEC, ANSI/NFPA 70:2005 or equivalent, the output of the
PLL LNB can be connected to any of the eight RF inputs as seen in the rear connector panel diagram, below.
For the Discovery services, however, connect as described on page 1..
Note: LNB power can be activated for Port 1,
and Port 1 can be added to a one-port power-
passing splitter to power one LNB.
Antenna Considerations
Due to the complexity of 8PSK DVB S2 modulation and a satellite symbol rate of 30 MSps, the choice of an
antenna size for your location can be important. As shown in the diagram below, a 4.5 meter diameter antenna
is recommended to reliably receive the Discovery services over a significant portion of the continental United
States.
RF IN
1
2
3
4
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GIGE
ASI IN ASI OUT 1 ASI OUT 2 VIDEO OUT OSD VIDEO OUT
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