ContentDepot^® Installation (Page 1 of 3)

The following is an outline of the steps to install the new ContentDepot^® equipment. More detailed installation instructions will be provided with your equipment and is available online.

Installing and Configuring a Stream Decoder:

1. Take the decoder and its power supply out of the carton. Save the carton and packing materials in case you ever need to send the unit back to the Satellite Depot for repair.

2. Place the decoder in your equipment rack.
3. Connect an L-band cable from your receive system to the L-Band inlet.
4. Connect audio cables to the decoder outputs. Remember that each stream decoder has two audio outputs, and that each audio output is available in either stereo analog or stereo AES digital formats. Check your online or supplied documentation for connector and pinout specifications. The analog audio output connectors are identical to the ComStream ABR700 connectors.
5. Plug in the power supply and allow the unit to start up/acquire its satellite signal. The unit has been pre-configured with the satellite receive frequency for the ContentDepot. You do not need to "tune" to a satellite channel.
6. The decoders will automatically start playing the test satellite channels if you have subscribed to them using the ContentDepot portal. Changing a decoder from program-to-program is accomplished by commands sent via the ContentDepot headend; there is no local tuning to programs.

After you confirm the test audio, you may optionally configure the IP interfaces on your stream decoders so that you can check performance parameters using a web browser from anywhere on your local area network (LAN). Be sure to discuss this installation with your local LAN administrator (or the person responsible for your computers).

Configuration of the stream decoders is performed from the front panel. In general the "check" button is used to confirm selections and move down through menu items. The "X" button is used to move up menus and to cancel a selection. The up, down, left, and right buttons are used to move in a display and to select items in a display. To set the Ethernet interface on the back of the stream decoder to an IP address of 192.168.1.100, for example, you would do the following:

1. Press the "X" key four times. That should bring you to the top-level display on the unit.
2. Press the "check" key once.
3. Press the down arrow until you see "eth interface" on the display.
4. Press the "check" key once.
5. Press the up arrow until "1" is displayed in the first position. If you go past "1," just press the down arrow until you see "1" in the first position.
6. Press the right arrow until the next digit is highlighted.
7. Press the up arrow until "9" is displayed. Keep pressing the right arrow then the up and down arrows until the correct IP address is displayed.
8. Press the "check" key to confirm and store the new address.
9. Press the "X" key four times to take you up to the top-level display.

When you're done entering your specific IP parameters into your stream decoder, connect an Ethernet cable from your LAN to the decoder. You can now view and manipulate several performance and monitoring parameters in the decoder.

There are a number of parameters that can be configured with the front panel of a stream decoder. Check the documentation provided with your equipment for more information and examples.

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