Technicolor Mediatune Installation guide

Brand: Technicolor

Model: Mediatune

Type: Installation guide

Installation Guide

Mediatune

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Introduction

This document will take you through a typical installation process for Mediatune, a new web-

based interface for the COM1000 product enabling switched matrix control capabilities.

Mediatune can be used with an HD COM1000 system to direct content from any source tuner

to any output QAM channel, or allow for a simple tuning interface for IP installations or

systems which don’t utilize the Technicolor integrated EdgeQAM. They system is based on

the web server on the COM24 card, so any browser based device can interact and become a

control point, allowing for maximum flexibility for the users. You can have several PCs,

iPads, and other tablet devices which will all synchronize with the interface running on the

COM1000.

Installing the Mediatune Files

Mediatune is made up of several files which are transferred to one of the COM24 cards within

a COM1000 system. You can also use a COM24-FLX card if it has been upgraded to an HD

card. Transferring the Mediatune files is similar to the software upgrade process and utilizes

the TFTP mechanism. Please read through and understand this process in the Technicolor

COM1000 Integrator’s Manual if you are not familiar.

First, select the card in the system you wish to have the Mediatune files installed. Typically,

this is the first card in the chassis, but you can select any card in the system to become the

Mediatune card. Technicolor will process and deliver an “Authorization File” specifically

tied to the RID of this card. It will be called “authXXX.tga” with XXX being the last 3 digits

of the RID selected.

UPLOAD THE AUTHORIZATION FILE

1) From the PairingInfo page on the COM1000 interface, check the box in the Upgrade

column for the card you wish to upload the authorization file.

2) Select Usage: 1 = MT from the drop down list

3) Enter the IP address of the TFPT server

4) Enter the Filename: authXXX.tga

5) Mode: 0 = TFPT

6) Press SUBMIT

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Once this file has been successfully transferred, you will be able to make other transfers

including the Mediatune directory. You can quickly test to see if this transfer was successful

by opening a browser and typing XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/info/channels.xml in the address bar

where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of the COM24 card just authorized. In the example

above, this would be 10.45.48.5/info/channels.xml. In the browser, you will see this file

either downloaded or displayed depending on your browser settings.

UPLOADING THE MEDIATUNE FILES

Mediatune will be available as a “file.tg” file from Technicolor. In the same manner you

uploaded the authorization file, upload the “file.tg” Mediatune directory.

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Once uploaded, you will be able to browse to the Mediatune file. On a PC, using Chrome,

browse to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/mediatune.html where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of the

COM24 card containing the Mediatune files.

NOTE: The unzipping process may take 30 seconds to 1 minute to complete, so please allow

a little time for the Mediatune files to be accessible.

You should see something like this….

Success!

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Configuring Mediatune

Mediatune will utilize all available HD tuners which can be accessed by the COM24 containing

the Mediatune files. If the chassis containing Mediatune is to have cards which are not

desired to work within the Mediatune interface, it is very important to isolate the IP

addresses of these cards so that Mediatune cannot see them. Please contact Technicolor if

you need assistance with this configuration.

TV Mode

Most commonly, Mediatune will be used in “TV Mode”, where it will act as a software matrix

switch to control which content is being sent to each QAM channel or zone. The QAM6 will

need to first be configured in a manner best suited for the property. The default

recommendation by Technicolor would be to assign A=30, B=34, C=38 in the QAM

configuration page. Mediatune always have 2X the license count for available channels in

the interface. If License Count = 6, then there will be 12 independent output channels or

zones. If the License Count = 8, then 16 zones, etc…

Mediatune is configured so that the first zone will be port 17 on the QAM, and the second

zone is port 18. Since this is an HD product only, the third zone will be 33 and the fourth

zone is 34. The below table indicates how zones are mapped within the Mediatune interface

and how these correspond to the QAM outputs per the default QAM settings.

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Entering Setup

Click on the SETUP link within the Mediatune interface. The default password for SETUP is

“1234”.

Select TV Mode in the setup screen to assign Mediatune to this mode if not already set.

Once TV mode is selected or confirmed, you can add TVs or zones to the interface by

selecting “Edit TVs”. Remember, each TV is equal to a zone which is also equal to a QAM

channel. If you have 12 zones then you can add up to 12 TVs, each will be tied to a QAM

channel based on the table above. You are allowed to name the TV anything you want. This

should correspond to a label or sticker on the TV so that users can easily identify the

physical TV with the name in Mediatune. Numbering the TVs is typically the best

recommendation.

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Example of TV names…

Setting up the TVs

Mediatune is designed such that a TV is set to a specific QAM channel and does not change.

Once set to the correct channel, there is no reason to change the channel. Based on the

chart above, each zone or can be assigned to a specific TV or to several TVs tied together as

one zone. Once the TV has been set, you may try to lock it to that channel via the user

interface so that accidental channel changes do not occur with an IR remote control.

If you are using a DCI401MCS device to receive the Pro:Idiom encrypted MPEG4 content from

the COM1000, you can perform a couple tricks to assure that you are on the correct channel

as well as prevent any accidental channel changes.

Channel Map all the DCI401MCS devices

Using the channel map feature of on the 401 tab, you can send a very simple channel map to

each of the DCI401MCS’s so that users can easily tune to the correct channel corresponding

with the desired zone.

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Using the setting shown above and sending the following channel map would change the

channel lineup on the DCI401MCS to show RF channel 30-1 as virtual channel “1” with the

title TV-1. This way, any TV marked as zone 1 can be easily identified and tuned to the

correct channel. Please see the DCI401MCS Command Set Primer for more information.

30-1 1-0 TV-1

30-2 2-0 TV-2

31-1 3-0 TV-3

31-2 4-0 TV-4

32-1 5-0 TV-5

32-2 6-0 TV-6

33-1 7-0 TV-7

33-2 8-0 TV-8

34-1 9-0 TV-9

34-2 10-0 TV-10

35-1 11-0 TV-11

35-2 12-0 TV-12

36-1 13-0 TV-13

36-2 14-0 TV-14

37-1 15-0 TV-15

37-2 16-0 TV-16

38-1 17-0 TV-17

38-2 18-0 TV-18

39-1 19-0 TV-19

39-2 20-0 TV-20

40-1 21-0 TV-21

40-2 22-0 TV-22

41-1 23-0 TV-23

41-2 24-0 TV-24

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Locking the DCI401MCS

Once the DCI401MCS is tuned to the correct channel for each TV or zone, it is good practice

to lock the device so that it cannot accidentally change to a different channel or power off.

From the DCI401MCS Command Set Primer, this can be done with the following command.

Editing Channels

Once you’ve configured the TVs, you can edit how and which channels are displayed in the

programming list. By default, all the DIRECTV channels are displayed once Mediatune is

installed. After you enter setup and select “Edit Channels” will the interface save and

display only the channels you’ve selected. Hint: Editing channels requires paging though

several screens and is best completed on a PC running the Chrome browser.

Selecting Local Channels

All local channels are shown in a list which may also include channels from other markets

than the ones displayed. You must carefully browse through this list and select to display

the correct channels corresponding to the correct HD channel. You may also see channels

for local content via an antenna—these need to be ignored as they do not carry any

programming. All valid DIRECTV local channels will have a .65535 after the channel number.

As an example, in Indianapolis, Fox is channel 59, so in the DIRECTV guide, channel 59.65535

WXIN-HD would be the correct HD version of the local Fox affiliate.

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Check the box in the Display column to display on the Mediatune interface. You can also

select channels to be added to a Favorites list or change the default genre if desired.

HINT: Mediatune does not know what channel package has been authorized by DIRECTV for

the COM24 cards, so it is recommended to page through the channel setup screen to display

only the channels authorized. This will reduce the possibility of unauthorized messages

coming to the TVs when an unauthorized channel is dropped on a zone.

Using Mediatune

Mediatune was designed to be a simple drag and drop style user interface. Simply click on a

desired channel to watch and drop it on the TV or zone you would like to watch it on.

Mediatune will do the rest to assign a tuner, tune the content, and route the content to the

desired output.

Home Button

You can set up a fixed “Home” configuration so that at anytime you can easily tune all the

TVs to a known desired output. Once you have all the zones playing the desired

configuration, enter SETUP and click “Save Home Setup”. Now anytime you press the Home

button, Mediatune will revert back to this known desired configuration.

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Clear All

If you’d like to clear all the tuners, simply click the clear all button. You will be prompted

to confirm.

Tune All

If you’d like all the TVs or zones to play the same channel, drag the desired channel to the

Tune All button. You will be prompted to confirm, then all TVs will tune to the desired

channel.

Clear TV

If you’d like to clear a specific TV, you can drag that TV to the trash can icon. You will be

prompted to confirm.

General Tip, Tricks and Best Practices

 Mediatune is always accessed via the web page XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/mediatune.html

where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of the card containing the Mediatune files.

If you are using a wireless network to connect an iPad or other tablet device, you

must make sure you have a very good wireless signal in all areas where the wireless

devices are used. It is good practice to always have a connected PC running Chrome

wired directly into the network to insure a good connection to the interface.

 On the iPad, you can save the Mediatune web interface to the home screen by

selecting “Add to Home Screen”. This will provide an icon you can click on the home

screen which takes you directly to Mediatune.

 If you are using an iPad, it is helpful to permanently mount the device with a

connected power supply. If on a power supply, you can prevent the interface from

timing out by setting the Auto-Lock to Never. You can turn on and off the device

from the Sleep/Wake button on the top corner.

Technicolor Mediatune Installation guide

Technicolor Mediatune Installation guide

Technicolor Mediatune Installation guide

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