User`s Manual Operations Manual Very Efficient Transmission
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1. 22 KE ER 5 Status Elements Details 24 Saratas GrOUD EE 24 SPA COIS CEI RE e o NT 24 5 3 Front Panel Control Group 25 SG better 27 6 1 Main Page Tab 27 BRB d Parameters OUD e E A E E E T EE EAA 27 oke Vaco Aud Gi OU aen renr AEREE E TEENE EA AEEA EAEE E E 30 DEELEN 31 SE Ta e le EE 31 oo PRN SIs T 34 100 M0143X3 2 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 0A eredi E 36 BAT VqrontPanel de s ono miden tmm E me E A EA 30 ome EE e Da T ID 40 DO Specid SSLHD r A adu te MEME INIM ee erase 41 6 7 Transport Stream REI BE 43 SR Gar Ee ee 46 7 Default Configurations es 48 List of Tables Table 1 Transmitter Differences EEN 17 Table 2 RF Parameters Field Detiottions EEN 28 Table 3 Video Audio Field Definttions EEN 30 Table 4 Video Selections Field Definitions EEN 32 Table 5 Audio Selections Field Definitions 34 Table 6 Encryption Field Deftinttions EEN 38 Table 7 User Datta Field Rl E 40 Table 8 Special Setup Field Definitions 43 Table 9 Transport Stream Field Definitions sss 44 Tapie TO Deraulb PID Leet 45 Table T Tchamime satu Ee RR ele EE 47 Table 12 Typical VT Default Configurations File 48 Table 13 Typical VMT Default Configurations File 49 Li2. This selection brings up special parameters see Figure 56 Selections are described in Table 8 100 M0143X3 41 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs High Power Output PAD 16 d 1dBstep Low Power Output PAD 32 00 dB 0 25 dB Step Sleep If No Video Lock Normal Medium High Power Output PAD 3 dB 3s 1 dB Step Medium Low Power Qutput PAD 6 00 dB 0 25 dB Step Low Power Output PAD 32 00 dg 0 25 dB Step Figure 57 Special Setup for VT 100 M0143X3 42 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Table 8 Special Setup Field Definitions Field Description VMT only The High power PAD adds additional attenuation onto the nominal Full power output This can be used to lower the maximum power out of the VMT The Default value is OdB but the value can be entered in 0 25dB steps to 31 75dB maximum This value must be less than the Low Power Output PAD value High Power Output PAD Medium High Power Output PAD Medium Low Power Output PAD This value determines the Power output of the transmitter when Low Power in Low Power Mode The Default value is 32dB but the value can Output PAD be entered in 0 25dB steps to 0 25dB minimum This value must be higher than the High Power Output PAD value Selectable Mo TES Sleep Mode Putting the VMT in sleep mode will disable all funct
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4. Clicking Log Off will restrict access to User Parameters only 4 2 5 Create Log File Clicking on this selection will create a log file in the same directory as the application E g if the program is on the desktop then a Logfiles subfolder will be created automatically for the desktop This folder will contain a text file with the time stamp in the file name The log file lists all the commands that were executed Logging can be disabled by clicking the Disable Logging menu selection see Figure 18 100 M0143X3 19 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs E WETA Transmitter SWOO 70X 17 Aug 2012 ile Options Help Log Off Load Configuration File Write License Code Write License File Disable Login Requirement Figure 18 Options Pull Down Menu Disable Logging 4 2 6 Change Administrator Password Users that have the administrator password can change that password Clicking on Change Administrator Password brings up the window shown in Figure 19 ZC Change Administrator Password Current Password New Password Repeat New Password Cancel Figure 19 Change Administrator Password Enter the current password and the new password in the appropriate fields Reenter the new password in the last field If the current password entered is authenticated and the two entries of the new password are the same the administrator pass
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6. Application Figure 2 Save As Screen The file should complete downloading Figure 3 US of VTx SWw0070Z7 zip from ve g Getting File Information e VTx SW0070X7 zip from www gmsinc com Estimated time left Download to Transfer rate Close this dialog box when download completes Figure 3 Download Progress Screen The file must be unzipped decompressed to be used Windows has numerous options to extract zip files One option is to use Windows Explorer Locate the file in Windows Explorer and right mouse click on the file name An option menu for the file similar to Figure 4 will appear Any of the Extract options will uncompress the file s 100 M0143X3 10 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Open Search Explore Extract All Extract Files Extract Here Extract bo Bootloader Open With K Send To K ut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Figure 4 Option Menu The setup package will contain the files listed in Figure 5 setup exe SETUP LST VIS SW0070X7 CAB Figure 5 Files in Setup Package Run the setup exe program The program will initially copy files and display the screen shown in Figure 6 100 M0143X3 11 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs install Copying Files please stand by Figure
7. Electro Static Discharge ESD precautions should be observed as a safe practice Only authorized trained personnel should open the product There are no functions that required the User to gain access to the interior of the product 100 M0143X3 8 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 3 Software Control Overview This software is used for all Cobham products based on Very Efficient Transmission Apparatus VETA transmitters including all variations of the VETA Transmitter VT and the VETA Miniature Transmitter VMT However each product uses a unique control cable Control cables as well as connector pin outs are described in detail in corresponding product manual Configuration control and monitoring of the VETA Series transmitters are accomplished using Cobham s Microsoft Windows based VETA Tx configurator software program Cobham s Part Number 630 SW0070 This Graphical User Interface GUI style program provides the end user with an easy way to interface with the VETA Transmitter units During normal operation once a VETA Digital Link VDL is established the GUI does not need to be active and can be disconnected from the VETA Tx unit after the link is established 3 1 System Requirements The VETA Tx Configurator program has been developed and tested on Windows XP service pack 3 Vista 32 bit Service Pack 2 and Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit Although the p
8. Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 6 TAB Definitions 6 1 Main Page Tab The VETA Transmitter Control software contains eight tabs Main Page Video Settings Audio Settings Security User Data Special Setup Transport Stream and Chaining tabs see Figure 13 It also has three pull down menus consisting of the File Options and Help Under the menus are additional pull down submenus and selections which are explained in detail later in this document The Main Page tab consists of the RF Parameters group the Configuration Group and the Video Audio group See Figure 37 Main Page Video Settings Audio Settings Security User Data Special Setup Transport seen Chaining RF Parameters Configuration Group RF Frequency 2500 00 MHz Target Configuration Load Bandwidth e MHz Guard Interval 1 I Video Audio 24 0112 v Video Input NTSC v OFDM Mode 16 QAM M Audio Encoder MPEG MP2 Stereo Y OFDM Polarity Normal Audio Sample Rate 4skH z el Output Mode OH Output Power Level High Query Apply Query Apply Figure 37 Main Page Tab 6 1 1 The RF Parameters Group This group shown in Figure 38 consists of the following fields as shown Table 2 below along with explanation of each Any field marked R in the column labeled R W indicates that the field is a read only a status indicator The user cannot change it Any field marked R W or Read Write indic
9. allows for various audio parameters see Figure 43 Figure 44 and Figure 45 to be selected It consists of Audio Selections section The fields are explained in Table 5 Audio Selections Field Definitions Once again you must click on the ELM button after new values have been selected in order for them to take effect Table 5 Audio Selections Field Definitions Description Desired mode of operation of the audio encoder is selected from the following values NICAM Stereo NICAM Mono MPEG MF 1 Stereo MFEG MF 1 Mono MPEG MP Stereo MPEG MP2 Mono Audio Encoder Desired sampling rate of the Audio signal is selected from the following values For NICAM AUDIO Audio Sample Rate mode This control is used to define the audio gain to be applied to the audio input signal OdB is used for line level audio OdB line level 12dB mic level 24dB mic level 36 a Audio Input Level 12dB 24dB 36dB and 48dB of gain can be applied for microphone inputs R W 160kbit 192kbit 224kbit 256kbit MPEG Audio Bit chip R W gara Rate 352kbi Cobham recommends using 256kbps as a minimum to avoid distortion This is not applicable when in NICAM audio encoder 100 M0143X3 34 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs R W Description TM Audio PTS offset when in MPEG audio compression Default is 0 Figure 43 Audio Encoder OFF Se
10. in AES 128 Mode 100 M0143X3 38 of A0 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Security Key AES256 Key Lower 32 Hexadecimal Characters AES256 Key Upper 32 Characters Figure 50 VMT Security Tab in AES 256 Mode Security Setting Scrambling Mode AES BCRYPT 128 Security Kev AES BCRYPT 128 Key 32 Hexadecimal Characters Figure 51 VMT Security Tab in AES BCRYPT 128 Security Setting Scrambling Mode AES BCRYPT 256 Security Key AES BCRYPT256 Key Lower 32 Hexadecimal Characters AES BCRYPT256 Key Upper 32 Hexadecimal Characters Clear Figure 52 VMT Security Tab in AES BCRYPT 256 6 4 1 VT Front Panel Override The VT has an integral front panel Figure 53 that can toggle the scrambling mode off and on When this toggle is used changes are reflected in the application s status group 100 M0143X3 39 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs e RF e1 05 ISS ero 8 8 e L O ALARM O4 O8 d p M J 4 KR JA d MODE RF CONFIG F Figure 53 VT Front Panel Figure 54 shows the relationship between the status group and security tab displays Status Group Scrambling Override C 7 Front Panel Override Front Panel Override Override Status Override Status Normal Override Active Resume Control Figure 54 VT Front
11. some higher frequency content in the original video information The decoded information may appear smoothed and or somewhat fuzzy when displayed To improve video image quality additional algorithms might be implemented by setting this parameter to Sharp R W The default is low delay interlace Other modes are available but R W MPEG4 Video Sharpness advice should be sought before selection low delay interlace standard delay interlaced low delay progressive MPEG4 Encoding Option standard delay progressive Desired Video Horizontal resolution is selected from the following values Video Horizontal Resolution Default for NTSC is 704 Changing the horizontal resolution to lower values will make the coded picture softer Care should be taken to match the horizontal resolution to the resolution of the camera connected to the transmitter this will give best image results Selects desired Video Profile Video Profile 4 2 2 is optional and must be licensed in order to be selectable By default MPEG2 GOP length is set to a low delay stripe refresh mode GOP 0 This option allows the user to set the GOP length for a standard GOP structure at the expensive of an additional delay Valid GOP values range from 1 15 Where a value of 1 is intra mode only GOP Length 100 M0143X3 33 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 6 3 Audio Settings Tab This tab
12. 6 Setup Copying Files The introduction screen shown in Figure 7 will be displayed when the setup application is ready to start LoDnam VIX X5 Setup p Welcome to the Cobham VTx X5 installation program P d Setup cannot install system files or update shared files if they are in use Before proceeding we recommend that you close any applications you may be running Exit Setup Figure 7 VTx Setup Introduction Screen Continue with the installation by clicking the OK button The next screen Figure 8 allows you to change the installation directory A new location can be selected by clicking the Change Directory button It is recommended that the default directory be used 100 M0143X3 12 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance Welcome to the 630 5WO0070X7 VETA Transmitter Status and Control installation program m Setup cannot install system files or update shared files if they are in use Before proceeding we recommend that you dose any applications you may be running Figure 8 Installation Directory Selection Ae Click the button to begin the installation Setup will add items to the group shown in the Program Group box You can enter a new group name or select one from the Existing Groups list Figure 9 Choose Program Group Figure 9 shows the next screen This allows you to modify the program group that windows creates to launch the program from
13. Operations Manual The most important thing we build is trust Very Efficient Transmission Apparatus Transmitters VETA TX SOFTWARE MANUAL T dd d ew d SC e des Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance 1916 Palomar Oaks Way Suite 100 Carlsbad CA 92008 100 M0143X3 1 of 49 Tel 760 496 0055 FAX 760 496 0057 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Table of Contents T ar lt TTT 6 EE Wal ste d lo TE 8 SA DOR Te E 8 Ee 8 2 3 Safe Op rating ProcedUrE Spusata Eara a SERPA iEdi SAKE ioar TEREE TORR 8 3 Software Control Overview EENS 9 BM SSE MMV eR Tn S cece recat cts chee E AE E EA E EA EEN sees ens eter 9 3 2 ONW TETAS Cet A OM DE 9 3 2 1 Download Method Setup Utility EEN 9 S22 CD MSUDIOU SEED H gu EE 14 3 3 Product Control amp Status Monitoring Approach 14 3 4 VETA Tx Configurator iv le E 15 3 39ACEOSS Te BIS cocta tuni Tei nU prt MUR MM NIME RITU Ee 16 Eois donnus M EINE ERIS Re 16 4 Pull Down Menu Definitions 18 GN OI 18 A ODON NENNT RR 18 4 2 1 EO AGC OV MICU atio File ssania E ni atria icr REPE 19 4172 Ne Tieense CoU 9 ec coniiunnandanendienninounhemdi mentam INRP UPON 19 4 2 3 Restore Default Configuration sss 19 zw ME E 19 nS ESL Ee e UE 19 EE 20 4 2 7 Disable elt e E 2 A EE 22 2 KN IC 22 BY ET m
14. Panel Override Security Tab Application control of scrambling can be regained by clicking the Resume Control button 6 5 User Data Tab This tab see Figure 55 allows the administrator to turn USER DATA ON or OFF If turned ON the transmitter injects any User Data into the transmitted stream Refer to the corresponding transmitter s operations manual for data inputs Table 7 User Data Field Definitions Description This field allows user to select between the following values Standard Mode 8 bit no parity Standard Mode 8 bit even parity Standard Mode 8 bit odd parity Ux Mode 8 bit no parity AUX Mode 8 bit even parity veer Date AUX Mode 8 bit odd parity Mode 7 bit no parity Mode 7 bit even parity Mode 7 bit odd pari When the control is set to other than OFF the user can introduce RS232 data to the data input port of the receiver 100 M0143X3 40 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Description This field specifies the baud rate of the RS232 data component It can be set to 1200 baud Input Data Baud 2400 baud 4800 baud Rate Main Page Video Settings Data On Off loFF Input Data Baud Rate 9600 baud Figure 55 User Data Tab 6 6 Special Setup Tab Special Setup is configured at the factory for specific application and for advanced operations only Consult Cobham before changing any of these parameters
15. RYPT Zap ee 39 Foure AN FTA eo imum tta imam bete dun mimi ura uut din 40 Figure 54 VT Front Panel Overtde EEN 40 EIS ER RE EI M E 41 Figure 56 Special Setup FOr VMT uu eccsssssssecssssssssecsssescssecsssecsssecssnscsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscssssecessscssnscsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscssssecsssecesnecte 42 RISIKEN 42 Figure 58 Transport Stream for VMT ENEE 44 Figure 59 Transport Stream for NIT 44 SI OO Chanine FOR V T 46 FIBure ol Chaipme FOE VM a E E A EE A E EATE ANE A EE 46 Figure 62 Chaining for VMT Manual Video Bit Rate 47 100 M0143X3 4 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Revision History Revision Date Main Changes from Previous version Edited by Checked Initial Release Extracted detailed software operation 26 Apr 2010 for VETA Transmitters into single manual to support VTx GUI 19 Apr 2011 Transferred from 100 M0143X1 14 Jul 2011 Production Release KHEN 9 Jan 2012 Added Admin Password m Added 625KHz BW 8PSK and BPSK Modulation Modes 31 Aug 2012 Updated screen shots and modified styles to current NM DRF manual format 100 M0143X3 5 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 1 Acronyms This section lists and describes the various acronym
16. anty During this period should the customer encounter a fault with the equipment we recommend the following course of action Check the support section of the website for information on that product and any software firmware upgrades If fault persists call our support line and report the fault If fault persists and you are informed to return the product please obtain an RMA number from the Cobham support department or website and ship the equipment with the RMA number displayed and a description of the fault Please email the Support section the airway bill consignment number for tracking purposes Depending on the nature of the fault Cobham endeavor to repair the equipment and return it to the customer within 14 days of the item arriving at our workshops Obviously it is impossible to cater for all types of faults and to manage 100 replacement part availability and delays are sometimes inevitable Please contact Cobham for details of packages that can be tailored to meet your individual needs whether they are service availability technical training local geographic support or dedicated spares holdings 2 3 Safe Operating Procedures Ensure that the power supply arrangements are adequate to meet the requirements of VETA product Operate within the environmental limits specified for the product The transmitter will generate considerable heat and it is the responsibility of the end user to properly heat sink the device before using
17. ates that the value can be changed by the user 100 M0143X3 27 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs RF Parameters RF Frequency 2500 00 MHz Bandwidth 8 MHz Guard Interval 1 4 m FEC 11 2 OFDM Mode 16 Qam el OFDM Polarity Norma Output Mode ON Output Power Level High Query Apply Figure 38 RF Parameters Group Table 2 RF Parameters Field Definitions R W Description RF Frequency R W RF output frequency Desired frequency is entered in MHz Determines the BW of transmit signal Desired bandwidth is selected from the following values Bandwidth Narrow Band Modes 2 5MHz 1 25MHz and 625KHz BW are optional and will not be selectable if they have not been licensed Desired modulation guard interval size is selected values are dependent on the COFDM Mode bandwidth selected For DVBT Bandwidth Modes 8 MHz 7 MHz and 6 MHz Guard Interval For Narrow Band Modes 1 16 LG KL 100 M0143X3 28 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Description Desired modulation FEC rate is selected values are dependent on the COFDM Mode bandwidth selected For DVBT Bandwidth Modes For Narrow Band Modes OFDM Mode For Narrow Band Modes R W OFDM Polarity Output Mode controls power to the Power Amplifier RF portion of the Transmitte
18. configuration group and the digital link may no longer work Keep in mind the receiver and transmitter configuration groups settings must match What you should know about configuration groups e Any field that is a read write R W can be and is stored in a configuration group d e Agroup is selected by choosing one of the 16 groups and then clicking on the oe button This action loads all R W fields under any of the tabs or pull down menus not just the Main Page tab with the stored values of that group e A group can be changed by editing an R W field and then clicking on the EN button APPLY also automatically saves All R W field values under any of the tabs or pull down menus not just the MainPage tab are stored to the current configuration group the current selected group For example assume that current group 1 is selected and the existing RF Frequency is set at 2300 MHz If the user wants to change the RF frequency to 2250 MHz the user changes the RF Frequency field to 2250 and then clicks on the CHE button The new frequency is automatically saved to the current group 1 6 2 Video Settings Tab This tab allows for various video parameters see Figure 41 to be selected It consists of a Video Selections section The fields are explained in Table 4 Once again you must click on the sek button after new values have been selected in order for them to take effect 100 M0143X3 31 of 49 GMS Inc do
19. e eeng 0 0 0 o 0 0 o 0 MPEG4 Frame Rate erm 0 0 0 0 O o 0 o Sharpness esha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Encoding Option ecmd Select MPEG4 only for Narrowband Select Full Rate only for Low Delay Encoding 100 M0143X3 48 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Table 13 Typical VMT Default Configurations File i 52 Config glod 4 Device Address gadd 1 COFDM BW owid 2 RF Frequency ofre 2160 Output Mode oout 1 DVB T COFDM Mode odmo 0 DVB T Modulation Gl odgu 1 DVB T Modulation FEC odfe D HB COFDM Mode omod D HB Modulation oqua 1 HB Modulation FEC ofec D Sp Inversion ospe 0 Output Power Level ohls 1 Video Input vinp 4 Audio Encoder aenc 15 MPEG Audio Sample Rate ampr 8 Audio Input Gain alev IW Auxiliary Data ON OFF dinp 0 Input Data Rate dbau 3 Scrambling ISCI D Chaining Input cinp D Chaining Output cout D Chain Number ccha 0 Transport Stream Control gosw 12 Output Attenuation High Power olew 0 Output Attenuation Low Power ollv 3 25 Horizontal resolution ehor D Sleep Mode gsle D Sleep in no Video vsle 0 Front Panel Lock gfpl MPEG Mode eenc D MPEG4 Frame Rate efrm Sharpness esha 0 Encoding Option ecmd 3 Video PID esid 300 Audio PID apid 200 L IQ Inversion Control oiqc 1 HB IQ Inversion Control onsp 1 Select MPEG A only for Narrowband Select Full Rate only for Low Delay Encoding 100 M0143X3 5 1 2
20. e will notice that Chaining Input Video Input Audio Encoder and Data ON OFF are all set to OFF automatically once RELAY is set ON is used to multiplex an additional digital stream onto the RF channel This has the effect of dividing the channel rate equally between the chaining interface and the local video audio user data to be sent over the RF link VMT Onl T t St J nord R W This field is reserved for future expansion This should be set to Chaining In Chaining Out Active or Not Active Chaining Status will register whether a valid Chaining Status RAW chain is input to the VMT this is only activated when the R W R W OFF Chaining Output R W aning MEP This will stream the encoded digital stream out of the Chaining Port Chaining Input is set to ON or Relay Selectable from 0 9 When multiplexing multiple digital streams Chain Number R W each stream must have a unique chain number This is used to prevent SI table overlaps between the digital streams This shows the amount of RF channel rate allocated to the local Tx Video Source This number will divide by two once the Chaining Input is set to On meaning half of the RF channel is now reserved for the Chaining input The video bit rate will go to Video Bit Rate R W 0 00 when the Chaining Input is set to Relay meaning all the RF channel is reserved for the Chaining Input Care should be taken if user chooses to manually set the video bit rate for the local video inpu
21. eeds to be set to configuration 3 for them to operate together 3 4 VETA Tx Configurator Functions The VETA Tx Configurator program provides the user access to different configuration control and monitoring options Up to 32 VETA VTx units can be connected to the GUI When the VETA Tx Configurator program is launched it will detect all the VETA Tx units connected to the computer However it will not detect units connected to the computer after the program is launched In this case the user should close the program and open it again If the program cannot find any valid devices connected the screen shown in Figure 12 will be displayed The user can exit the program or check the connection and then try again Unit could not be found Please confirm communications port selection control cable and power connections Then Exit Figure 12 VETA Tx Configurator If the program finds valid devices on any com ports it opens up the main control window The program generates a message while collecting unit information The main window is shown in Figure 13 100 M0143X3 15 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs E VETA Transmitter SW O70X 17 Aug 2012 File Options Help COBHAM J ETA Transmitter Status amp Control RF Parameters Configuration Group RF Frequency 2500 00 MHz Target Configuration 11 Guard Interval 4 Video Audio FEC uz Video In
22. ications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs e Change Administrator Password e Disable Login Requirement E VETA Transmitter SWOO OX7 17 Aug 2012 File Help Log Off Load Configuration File Write License Code Write License File Create Log File Change Administrator Password Disable Login Requirement Figure 17 Options Full Pull Down Menu 4 2 1 Load Configuration File This is a special feature that allows the Administrator to change all the parameters of the unit at once Cobham can provide Configuration Files that can be modified before loading into the unit Examples of Default Configurations Files are shown in Table 12 and Table 13 Configuration Files are based on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet To use this feature Microsoft Excel must be installed on the computer After the desired changes are made in the file save and close it Ensure that no other Excel file is open during loading Click Load Configuration File and select file from desired location 4 2 2 Write License Code File This option allows the user to enable features that are optional e g advanced encryption when new licensing option is purchased without sending the unit back to factory Depending on the version of the unit the user will need to load Code or File Contact Cobham for details 4 2 3 Restore Default Configuration This option should be selected only after new Firmware was loaded into the unit 4 2 4 Log Off
23. igure 25 m E WETA Transmitter SWOO 0x 17 Aug 2012 Manuals FW Version About Ser Figure 24 Help Pull Down Menu Software FW Version gees DR About Cori lleer nata Figure 25 Help Pull Down Menu Manuals 4 3 2 FW Version This menu contains the Firmware Version of the unit FPGA Version number of the firmware and the Serial number of the unit See Figure 26 E Veta Transmitter Firmware Version Software Version 1 15 FPGA Version OO00008e 1 Electronic Serial Number eaeabib3 Model Number L5A572X5 Figure 26 VMT FW Version Window 4 3 3 About Choosing this selection displays the Software version of the PC control program See Figure 27 100 M0143X3 22 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs E About Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance VETA Transmitter Status amp Control SWU DO7UX 7 17 Aug 2012 www cobham convtcs Copyright 2012 Figure 27 About Box Window 100 M0143X3 23 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 5 Status Elements Details The Status Area includes Status Connection and Front Panel groups 5 1 Status Group The Status group has five indicators The RF output status indicates the output power level The Video Lock status is an indication that the transmitter has line locked onto the analog video i
24. ing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Video Selections Video Input f ENS video Horizontal Resolution 528 MPEG Mode MPEG2 D Video Profile 4 2 0 GOPLentth 0o Figure 41 Video Settings Tab e zz MPEG Mode wEca sl Video Profle 4 2 0 MPEG4 Frame Rate au sl GP Lenth o MPEG4 Video Sharpness Normal sl MPEG4 Encoding Option standard delay progressive Figure 42 MPEGA Settings Table 4 Video Selections Field Definitions Description Desired video input format is selected from the following values Video Input Note SDI is optional and will not be selectable if SDI has not been licensed 100 M0143X3 32 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Field Description MPEG 2 This chooses the encoding when in NB only DVB T is always encoded MPEC2 MPEG is optional and must be licensed with 2 5 MHz 1 25 MHz and 625 KHz bandwidth MPEG Mode MPEG4 Frame Rate This is only valid when RF Bandwidth is in NB mode and MPEG4 has been licensed In some NB settings the video bit rate may be too low for clear pictures to be decoded lowering the frame rate can help increase the picture clarity Sharp Only valid when encoding MPEG4 when in NB mode Sharpness is related to the clarity of detail and edge definition of an image Encoding of video information may remove
25. ionality except the communication between the VMT and the RS232 control This is the lowest current usage mode of the transmitter besides turning the unit off Sleep If No Video Lock Default is normal when in Sleep if n be placed in sleep mode when no video is input to the Transmitter Audio 2 Enable 6 7 Transport Stream Tab The Transport Stream Tab contains information about the transport stream and allows the user to make changes to these parameters The Transport Stream Settings Tab is shown in Figure 58 and Figure 59 Apply Keep in mind you must click on the button in order for new values to take effect Not that the ID and PID values can be returned to their default values see Table 10 by entering in a value of 0 And clicking Apply 100 M0143X3 43 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Transport Stream Setup Narrow Band Service Mame Solo 01 DVB T Service Mame Test 1 Provider Name Solo Video Stream ID Ox0000 Ox0064 Audio Stream ID Ox0000 Transport Stream Version Figure 58 Transport Stream for VMT Transport Stream Setup Narrow Band Service Name DVB T Service Mame it Ox0020 0x0064 Ox00C8 Figure 59 Transport Stream for VT See Table 9 for an explanation the fields Table 9 Transport Stream Field Definitions Description Narrow Band Allows for a unique service name to be applied to the Transm
26. itter Service Name while broadcasting in Narrow Band Mode 100 M0143X3 44 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Field Description R W DVB T Service R W Allows for a unique service name to be applied to the Transmitter Name while broadcasting in DVB T Mode Provider Name VMT Only User can enter a provider name for the Transmitter Video Stream ID R W VMT Only User can set these to specific values or keep the default Audio Stream ID R W VMT Only User can set these to specific values or keep the default Transport Stream R W VMT Only User can set these to specific values or keep the default Version Data PID VT Only User can set these to specific values or keep the R W default VMT Only User can set these to specific values or keep the R W default Audio PID 2 R W pi ia User can set these to specific values or keep the Table 10 Default PID Definitions Chain PMT Audio Data Number PID PID PID 0x0020 Ox012C Ox00C8 Ox1FFE 0x0021 Ox012D 0x00C9 Ox1FFD 0x0022 Ox012E Ox00CA Ox 1FFC Ox012F 0x00CB 0x1FFB Audio PID Audio PID 1 0x0130 0x00CC 0x1FFA 0x0131 0x00CD 0x1FF9 e 0x0026 0x0132 0x00CE 0x1FF8 0x0027 0x0133 0x00CF 0x1FF7 8 0x0028 0x0134 0x00D0 0x1FF6 9 0x0029 0x0135 0x00D1 0x1FF5 100 M0143X3 45 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham c
27. nput signal Scrambling Status indicates that outgoing signal is scrambled Yellow Channel Rate Displays channel rate depending on Modulation parameters Displayed in Mega Bits per Second Mbps FPGA Core Temperature Displays the Core Temperature in Celsius of the VMT FPGA Status RF Output O video Lock O Scrambling E Channel Rate 9 9529 Mbps FPGA Core Temperature 39 Figure 28 VMT Status Status RF Output BE Video Lock C Scrambling C ChannelRate 5 8547 Mbps Figure 29 VT Status 5 2 Connection Group The left part of drop down box shows communication ports that had VETA transmitter units connected at the opening of the Control GUI The transmitter type and the serial number of the corresponding unit are displayed next to the communication port Figure 30 Connection O ICOMI VMT ESN eaeabib9 Figure 30 Connection If more than one device is connected the user can switch between devices by clicking on the desired COM port in the drop down list The main window will be refreshed and the parameters of the corresponding device will be displayed Figure 31 100 M0143X3 24 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Connection C COM10 VMT ESN eaeabib9 COM1 VT ESN a364fad4 COM10 VMT ESN eaeab 1b8 Figure 31 Multiple Transmitter Availability The indicator on the left of the drop down list indicates the connection sta
28. number of characters have been entered The user will not be able Clear to exit this window unless the button is clicked or the correct amount of characters are entered 100 M0143X3 36 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Set Kev Clear Figure 46 VMT Security Tab E Set Kev Clear Resume Contral Figure 47 VT Security Tab 100 M0143X3 37 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Table 6 Encryption Field Definitions Description This field allows user to select between Scrambling Mode AES BCRYPT 256 AES 128 AES 256 AES BCRYPT 128 and AES BCRYPT 256 are optional When any scrambling option is selected the user is prompted to enter an encryption key The difference between scrambling modes is the length of the key measured in characters 8 for ABS 32 for AES BCRYPT 128 or 32 upper and lower 64 characters total for AES BCRYPT 256 For security purposes the Security Key cannot be read back from any Cobham product Security Key security Setting Scrambling Mode ABS Query d Security Key ABS Key 8 Hexadecimal Characters SEH Figure 48 VMT Security Tab in ABS Mode Security Setting Scrambling Mode AES 128 Security Key AES 128 Key 32 Hexadecimal Characters EMEN Figure 49 VMT Security Tab
29. om tcs 6 8 Chaining Tab This tab allows for customization of the chaining feature within the VETA transmitters Chaining Input allows the user to set the Tx to act as a relay or to allow multiplexing of transport streams within one Tx The chaining out feature outputs the transport stream of the Tx to the Chaining out interface Keep in mind you must click on the eph PP button in order for new values to take effect i jd i i Chaining Setup Chaining Input orr Chaining Output OFF Chaining Status Not Active Chain Number o Video Bit Rate 5 6550 Mbps Figure 60 Chaining for VT Chaining Setup Chaining Inout chaning ouput oF SSC Transport Stream Control Chaining in Chaining out Chaining Status Not Active Chain Number o Video Bit Rate 0 0000 Mbps Manual Figure 61 Chaining for VMT 100 M0143X3 46 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Chaining Setup Chaining Input OFF Chaining Output OFF ka Transport Stream Control Chaining in Chaining out e Chaining Status Not Active Chain Number lo Video Bit Rate 0 0000 Mbps ut Manual Query Apply Figure 62 Chaining for VMT Manual Video Bit Rate Table 11 Chaining Setup Field Definitions Field Description Off is when using the transmitter as a standard transmitter Relay is used for purely repeater applications On
30. onal and will not be selectable if SDI has not been licensed Desired mode of operation of the audio encoder is selected from the following values Audio Encoder IC MPEG MP1 Stereo MPEG MP 1 Mono IMPEGS MP Stereo MPEG MP2 Mono Desired sampling rate of the Audio signal is selected from the following values For NICAM AUDIO 32KHz 12bit Audio Sample 32KHz 8bit 16KHz 8bit Rate 8KHz 8bit For MPEG AUDIO 48kHz 100 M0143X3 30 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 6 1 3 Configuration Group The Configuration Group see Figure 40 consists of a pull down box in which one of sixteen configurations can be selected along with a LOAD button To change the Configuration Group select the desired configuration number in the Target Configuration drop down list Then click the Load button This will update the configuration in the unit In the Front Panel Control group located at the lowest right corner there is a read only box which shows current configuration The VETA transmitter can store in memory 16 configurations These are pre configured before leaving the factory but can be changed by the user These 16 configurations are also set to match the receiver before leaving the factory Configuration Group Target Configuration 1 Load Figure 40 Configuration Group KT Warning If a configuration group is changed it may not match the receiver
31. put sc o e OFDM Mode sda Audio Encoder wee MP2 Stereo lt l OFDM Polarity Normal lt Audio Sample Rate Leo rl Output Mode on Output Power Level High zl Query ariy Video Lock C Scrambling C FPGA Core Temperature 31 ar Front Fanel Control G Switch Current Disabled Configuration Figure 13 VETA Tx GUI Main Screen As the figure shows the application window consists of tab groups of associated functions and a status connection area at the bottom of the window The status connection area remains visible apart from which tab is active 3 5 Access levels As was described previously the VETA Control software has two levels of access a User level and an Administrator level To have full access to the controls it is necessary to enter the password provided by Cobham into the Administrator Login window The Options pull down menu provides access to this window The password can only be changed by the factory User level access only allows changing the predefined configuration groups 3 6 Transmitter Differences The two basic transmitter types VT and VMT have different feature sets Table 1 details these differences 100 M0143X3 16 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Table 1 Transmitter Differences Function U Low Power 0 low level 1 Medium Low Power 1 high level default 2 Medium High Power 3 Full Power Ou
32. r and allows the following values R W OFF NOTE If OFF is selected the transmitter can still be configured Output Mode Output power level Desired output level of VT is selected Medium Low Output Power d High Level E Desired output level of VMT is selected Low After changing any R W field with a new value the user must click on the APPLY button for the change to take effect The change that did not yet take place appears in a magenta color This indicates that the displayed parameters are different from the current unit settings Clicking on the Query button will cancel the operation and restore the display to the current unit values 100 M0143X3 20 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 6 1 2 Video Audio Group This group see Figure 39 consists of fields that also appear on the Video Settings and Audio Settings tabs They allow for quick examination and setting of the key video and audio parameters The fields are described in Table 3 Video Audio Video Input NTSC Audio Encoder MPEG MP2 Stereo v Audio Sample Rate 48kHz Query Apply Figure 39 Video Audio Group Table 3 Video Audio Field Definitions Description Desired video input format is selected from the following values PAL NTSC NI Pedestal NTSC 5 Video PAL Video Input S Video NTSC w Pedestal 5 Video NTSC SDI PAL Note SDI is opti
33. rogram may work properly on other operating systems no Cobham support or assistance can be provided concerning other operating systems 3 2 Software Installation 3 2 1 Download Method Setup Utility Cobham customer service will provide a link to the folder containing the VTx Setup package NOTE Screens displayed by different computer operating systems may differ slightly from those shown When you click the link your default browser will start the file download Depending on your computer s security settings you may see a security warning screen shown in Figure 1 File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file E Name VTX_SW0070X7 zip Type Application 5 4MB From www gmsinc com potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not D While files from the Intemet can be useful this file type can mun or save this software What s the risk Figure 1 File Download Security Screen If so click on the Save button to proceed The Save As screen should appear Figure 2 The file can be saved at any convenient location Accept the default file name Remember the location where the file is stored 100 M0143X3 9 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Save ry 2 Desktop My Documents E 2 d My Computer My Recent RA Network Places Documents File name VIx SW0070X7 zip My Network Save as type
34. rom the default Click on the Continue button e After installing the VETA Tx Configurator program the VTx Setup program will put up a window indicating that setup was completed successfully Click OK 3 3 Product Control amp Status Monitoring Approach Advanced control of VETA transmitters is available by using the configurator program Typically users may want to customize the factory provided default configuration based control settings such as frequency modulation parameters or scrambling keys 100 M0143X3 14 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Cobham transmitters and receivers provide programmable presets or configurations that can be set up through special programming software by Administrators The user selects configurations though an application program The VMT allow 16 configurations and the VT allows 8 configurations Administrators define the configurations for specific applications Each configuration completely defines all of the unit parameters including center frequency modulation parameters video and audio parameters user data and encryption Field personnel will select specific configuration via pre determined guidance from the Administrators Matching the transmitter operation to the receiver operation is as simple as selecting the same configuration for both For example If the transmitter is set to configuration 3 then the receiver n
35. s used in this document Zz C D Meaning 16 state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 64 state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 8 State Phase Shift Keying Audio Video AES Advanced Encryption System 32 bit ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface BDC or BDCC Block down converter Bit Error Rate Binary Phase Shift Keying COFDM Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing CVBS Y Composite video Luminance with S video Kbps Kilobits per second Mbps Megabits per second MER Modulation Error Rate MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group MSR Messenger Smart Receiver M2D Messenger Two Decoder M2T Messenger Two Transmitter M2L Messenger Two Link 100 M0143X3 6 of 49 16 QAM 64 QAM 8PSK A V BPSK GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Name Meaning Volts Direct Current Very Efficient Transmission Apparatus 100 M0143X3 7 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 2 Introduction 2 1 About the Manual This manual describes how to use the software application to interact with VETA family transmitters All the transmitters in the family have the same basic functions The manual is divided into the following main sections e Software Control Overview e Drop Down Menu Definitions e Status Elements Details e Tab Definitions e Default e Configurations 2 2 Warranty Cobham offers a 12 month standard product warr
36. st of Figures Figure 1 File Download Security Screen 9 Figure 2 SAVERS SCCO NN m 10 Figure 3 Download Progress Screen 10 Figure 4 Option Menu NN RR 11 Figure 5 Files in Setup le TE 11 Foue Oo Setup CODVIHP e oa ommbtimmmmamunt dpi Inentemmenae dmm E ES 12 Figure 7 VIx Setup Introduction Screen 12 Figure 8 Installation Directory Selection ue eecsssssssssssssecssecsssecsssecsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscsssscssssessssecssscsssscsssscsssscsesecsssscsssscssseesssecssseess 13 Figure 9 Choose Program Group 13 WISS RE HE le ME 14 Figure 11 Setup Successfully Completed EEN 14 FIpure MZ VELA GOP US e es marina EE E de ud rated 15 Figure 13 VET A D GU D MI e E 16 Figure Tesis PulEDOWi En E 18 Figure 15 Options Initial Pull Down Men 18 SI To AGMINS tator CORI o oet ttem addito ette ma emm tutu tele didit 18 Figure 17 Options Ful Pul Dowrn d TE 19 Figure 18 Options Pull Down Menu Disable Logging 20 Figure 19 Change Administrator C e H 20 Figure 20 Password Ke E 20 100 M0143X3 3 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Figure 21 Login Is No Longer Reouired EEN 21 Figure 22 Re enable Login Requirement eee 21 Figure 23 Login Is ee iiiter teer rris trente RE eor hock tal tavi ER iex crt Era 2 Figure 24 Help P
37. t as this will change the allocation of the channel rate 100 M0143X3 47 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 7 Default Configurations Table 12 Typical VT Default Configurations File PARAMETER C2 CONFIGURATIONS Config glod 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Device Address gadd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 COFDM BW wa 2 12 2 1 1 12 RF Frequency ofre 4700 4400 4500 4600 4700 4800 4900 5000 Output Mode oout 1 1 COFDM Mode odm 0 0 0 O 0 0 DVB T Modulation GI odgu DVB T Modulation FEC ode 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 0 NB Modulation GI ogua NB Modulation FEC oec 0 o O 0 jo 0 0 0 Sp Inversion ospe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Output Power Level ohls Video Input vinp Audio Encoder aenc MPEG Audio Sample Rate amr 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 j 8 Audio Input Gain alev 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 Auxiliary Data ON OFF dinp Input Data Rate dbau Scrambling zer 0 0 9 7 0 0 L Chaining cinp WS H 0 0 0 Output Attenuation Medium High Power olev 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 Output Attenuation Medium Low Power olml Ls Ts ds 1 55 1 5 4 4 EC Output Attenuation Low Power olv 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 Horizontal resolution ehor Lo Dow 0 0 Sleep Mode gle 0 o o o jo 0 o j 0 Sleep in no Video vse 0 0 O o 0 0 0O 0 Front Panel Lock gpl 0 0 9 0 WS MPEG Mod
38. the All Programs section of the windows Start menu It is again recommended that the default be used 100 M0143X3 13 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Destination File C Windows System32 COMDLG32 0CX Figure 10 File Installation The application will load and register the Configurator and support files Figure 10 630 SWO070X7 VETA Tra Se 630 SW Q70X VETA Transmitter Status and Control Setup was completed successfully Figure 11 Setup Successfully Completed The screen shown in Figure 11 is displayed when the installation has been successfully completed 3 2 2 CD Method Setup Utility The application is also available on the CD delivered with the product The installation follows the same screens that were shown in 3 2 1 The following instructions outline the installation process for the VETA Tx Configurator program e Insert provided CD ROM into computer e Click on setup exe file This will launch the VR Setup program Several initial setup files will begin to be copied onto the computer e The VTx Setup program will prompt the user to click on the computer icon button to begin installation If desired the user can change the destination directory from the default Click on the computer icon button e The VTx Setup program will then prompt the user to Choose Program Group If desired the user can change the program group f
39. tput Attenuation Med NOT AVAILABLE Used Low Power Available Configurations BB Output High Low Switch 100 M0143X3 17 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 4 Pull Down Menu Definitions This section discusses the Pull Down Menus that include File Options and Help 4 1 File This menu contains only one selection Exit The Exit selection closes and exits the PC control software Alternatively the X box in the upper right hand corner of the window can be used to exit the program E VETA Transmitter SWOO70X7 17 Aug 2012 Options Help Figure 14 File Pull Down Menu 4 2 Options The number of selections in this menu depends on login level For user level this menu contains only one menu Administrative Login Figure 15 which allows the user to access more selections and widen the control by entering password Figure 16 that can be obtained from Cobham Contact the factory for the password VETA Transmitter SW O70X 7 17 Aug 2012 Administrator Login Figure 15 Options Initial Pull Down Menu E Administrator Login Enter Password Cancel Figure 16 Administrator Login Administrator login see Figure 17 adds the following selections e Log Off e Load Configuration File e Write License Code e Write License File e Create Log File 100 M0143X3 18 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Commun
40. ttings Audio Selections Audio Encoder NICAM Stereo Audio Sample Rate Figure 44 Audio Encoder NICAM Settings 100 M0143X3 35 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Audio Selections Audio Encoder MPEG MP1Stereo e Figure 45 Audio Encoder MPEG Settings 6 4 Security Tab This tab allows administrator to enable or disable encryption to choose type of encryption to be used and enter the encryption key ABS supplied with link and optional AES or AES BCRYPT AES and AES BCRYPT have 2 sub selections 128 and 256 128 requires 32 hex symbols for the Key while type 256 is more secure and requires 64 hex symbols If the transmitter in 128 or 256 modes then the incoming signal can be decoded if the keys are matched or the incoming signal is not encrypted If encryption is turned OFF then the Security Key window is displayed as shown in Figure 46 The Scrambling Mode pull down list shows all of the encryption modes However if the unit does not have the corresponding license it will return value that is licensed in the unit Security key field is different for different encryption modes The modes that require 64 character key AES B crypt have to two boxes for lower and upper parts of the key See Figure 48 The user must enter the correct key which must match the key of the receiver Clicking on the Esos button will notify the user if the incorrect
41. tus When the indicator is green the device is operating properly When the indicator is gray communications with the transmitter has been lost and the application is trying to reestablish the connection Figure 32 When it is red the connection has been lost and the application is requesting user direction Figure 33 and Figure 34 Connection C COM1 VMT ESN eaeabib9 Figure 32 Trying to Reestablish the Connection Connection C COM1 VMT ESN eaeabib9 Figure 33 Connection Lost The application has lost communications with the unit Please confirm the control cable and power connections Then retry Exit Rey Figure 34 Request for User Direction 5 3 Front Panel Control Group This group consists of a Current Configuration box Figure 35 and Figure 36 This field reports the last loaded configuration number Changes applied after configuration has been loaded are saved immediately into current configuration The VMT has the additional option to disable the rotary switch by checking the appropriate check box Front Panel Control Current 3 Configuration Figure 35 VT Front Panel Control Group 100 M0143X3 25 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs Front Panel Control E Switch Current 1 Disabled Configuration Figure 36 VMT Front Panel Control Group 100 M0143X3 26 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham
42. ull Down E TE 22 Figure 25 Help Pull Down Menu Manuals 22 Figure 26 VMT FW Version Wipndow een 22 Figur 27 ADOUt BOX VV e e 23 Fiore lt RE TC 24 aura A ES e T E E EEEN E E EE E H 24 KRIER E LONE ON DEE 24 Figure 31 Multiple Transmitter Availability 25 Figure 32 Trying to Reestablish the Connection 25 Figure ad Connection Fo E 25 Figure 34 Request for User Direction 25 Figure 35 VT Front Panel Control Group 25 Figure 36 VMT Front Panel Control Group 26 SIS 3 Mall Page Tab usondet ihidem tandis md nme peu dine uU RER 27 Figure 36 RF Parameters Ee e tir rt tiet tertie tei e Hp In E Eo Re ONTEN EE UR baking tn rS Ue 28 Foue o9 VIdIeo 7 Audio Ee e eo teme ptt mente uino Utd Un es 30 WIER Conieuration GrOUD D 31 Figure 41 Video Sattlgs Tab cssenanto meii ostii tre orto t hotte tutte heit taedio piedad he rente feti pie 32 Figure 42 MPEG SOLLIDIBS decebat mode tutam emd Re dena aeRe 32 Figure R Audio Encoder E d LC 35 Figure 44 Audio Encoder NIC AM Setting ENEE 35 Figure 45 Audio Encoder MPEG Setting 36 Figure 46 VMT Security Tab EEN 37 xis vB end c 37 Figure 48 VMT Security Tab in ABS Mode ENEE 38 Figure 49 VMT Security Tab in AES 128 Mode ENEE 38 Figure 50 VMT Security Tab in AES 256 Mode ENEE 39 Figure 5T VMT Security Tab in AES BCRYPT 128 qai unt et taa aeter se tetto n 39 Figure 52 VMT Security Tab in AES BC
43. word is changed Figure 20 The administrative password has no restricting characteristics Figure 20 Password Changed 100 M0143X3 20 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 4 2 7 Disable Login Requirement The need for an administrative password can be eliminated by this menu as well This means that the menus that were previously password restricted are available to anyone using the application When the Disable Login Requirement is clicked the application responds with the window shown in Figure 21 The application also shows a check mark Figure 22 next to the menu selection indicating that the option is active File Help Load Configuration File Write License Code Write License File Create Log File Change Administrator Password A v Disable Login Requirement Figure 22 Re enable Login Requirement The login requirement can be re enabled by clicking the Disable Login Requirement to toggle the option The application responds with the window shown in Figure 23 Figure 23 Login Is Now Required 100 M0143X3 21 of 49 GMS Inc doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance www cobham com tcs 4 3 Help Help menu has three selections Manuals FW Version and About 4 3 1 Manuals This manual is attached to the Control Software Clicking this selection will launch this manual as a PDF file See Figure 24 and F
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