User Manual
Chapter 1. Overview
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1.3. Mechanical Structure
1.3.1. Enclosure
The IRD-2600 and the IRD-2800 are housed in a ruggedized industrial enclosure, 1U by 19"
(Rack Mount).
1.3.2. Front Panel
The front panel of the IRD-2600 and IRD-2800 allow control via a four-way touch pad, an
Enter key, and an Escape key. Operational commands and parameters are displayed on an
Alphanumeric LCD. The four-way touch pad allows scrolling through the menus of the
embedded software and parameter modification (see Figure 1-4).
Figure 1-4: Front View of the IRD-2600/IRD-2800
1.3.3. Rear Panel
The rear panel of the IRD 2600 and IRD-2800 are comprised of three sections
(see Figure 1-5):
• Front-End Options section (left side of the rear panel)
• Decoder section (center)
• Option section (right side)
Left and right sections support various modules to enhance the versatility of the
IRD-2600 and IRD-2800 in varied applications. They support input of Parallel DVB Transport
Stream, Parallel TTL, DVB ASI, or RS-422 serial input. This option enables input directly to
the Decoder where the signal source is digital or when input via a receiver is not required.
Paragraph 1.3.4 shows and describes the various options provided.
The Decoder contains a demultiplexer, MPEG-2 video and audio decoders as well as a
Teletext Transcoder module for Teletext output. The Decoder section on the rear panel is
standard. However, digital and analog audio options are available.
Figure 1-5 shows two examples of IRD-2600 and IRD-2800 rear panel configurations.
Example A shows the Decoder configured for output over RCA connectors. Example B
shows the XLR alternative.
Figure 1-5: IRD-2600\IRD-2800 Rear Panel Section
ASI
OUT 1
RF IN
- 25dBmMax OUT
ASI
OUT 2
LOOPTHROUGH
RS422/GPI
LEFT
RIGHT
AUDIO
AES/EBU
AC3
S-VIDEO
100-240VAC 1A
50/60 Hz
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LEFT2
AES/EBU1
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RIGHT2
AES/EBU2
BALANCED AUDIO ASI SYNC LOCK SDI OUT
OUT
3
OUT 1
IN IN 2
100-240VAC 1A
50/60 Hz
LEFT1 RIGHT1
ANALOG AUDIO OUT
AES/EBU
AC3
S-VIDEO
Example A
Example B
ASI
OUT 1
RF IN
- 25dBmMax OUT
ASI
OUT 2
LOOPTHROUGH
RS422/GPI