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STARMAX MP-104R Quad Channel H.264 IP Streaming to QAM

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Introduction

Various HDMI Input Source for IP Streaming Output

STARMAX-MP-104R-Quad-Channel-H-264-IP-Streaming-to-QAM- (2)MP-104R is quad channel ATSC/J.83B QAM modulator to convert IP streams received from Internet or LAN IP network to ATSC / J.83B QAM RF signal for delivery of IPTV over coax network.
IP Streaming to ATSC/J.83B QAM RF Output

Overview

STARMAX-MP-104R-Quad-Channel-H-264-IP-Streaming-to-QAM- (3)Operation Panel (Front)

  • 3”x1.2” dot matrix LCD
  • Keypad
  • Back

Input Interface (Back)

  • DC 12V DC Power Input
  • Return or escape to upper level menu and cancel the current operation
  • ◄►▲▼ Arrow keys to traverse
  • between menu items or increase / decrease
  • selected parameter value
  • Confirm the selection
  • IP Stream (DATA) 1000Base-T IP streaming output
  • NMS 1000Base-T Web based configuration
  • RF (OUT) Modulated RF output, 75Ω F
  • LEDs Status

RF

  • LED 1/3 solid
  • LED 2/4

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  • solid amber dark
  • blinking amber
  • solid blue
  • solid green
  • blinking green

RF out

  • DATA port disconnected or no TS inputs
  • IP streams bit rate exceeds the limit
  • TS input available (SPTSI , SPTS3)
  • TS input available (SPTS2, SPTS4)
  • HDMI not connected or no TS input

Installation Requirement

  • Available TV sets
  • Available Ethernet/ IP network
  • Available electrical power socket

Package Content

  • MP-104R quad channel H.264 IP streaming to ATSC/J.83B QAM modulator
  • AC/DC power adapter
  • User Guide

LCD Menu Flowchart

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All commands and settings are also available on Web based configuration by connecting the Ethernet port of computers to the NMS port of MP-104R. Launch any Web browser and point the URL to http://192.168.0.168 to login with

User name admin
Password 0000
to access configuration pages.

Specifications

IP Streaming to ATSC / J.83B QAM Modula�on
Input Interface 1000Base-T RJ-45 x 1 for IP streaming in

Unicast / Mulcast UDP / RTP

Transport Streams SPTS x 4 or MPTS x 1
Protocols RTP, ARP, IPv4, TCP/UDP, HTTP, IGMP v2/v3
Packet Length 188 Bytes
Output Interface 75Ω F x 1
Standard ATSC (8VSB) or J.83B (64QAM or 256QAM)
Frequency 50 to 950 MHz, 1 kHz Step
Level 70 to 100 dBmV, 1 dB Step, 0 to 30dB Adjustable
Channels Main-channel with 4x Sub-channels
Video Encoding MPEG-2; 5 to 15 Mb/s compression rate
Resolu�on 1080 60/50 p/i
MER ≥ 35dB
Aspect Ra�o 16:9, 4:3
Bit Rate 2 to 20Mbps
Audio Encoding MPEG-1 Layer 2, AAC, AC3
Sampling Rate 48 kHz
Bit Rate 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 320 kbps
General
Management/Configura�on 1000Base-T RJ-45 x 1 Web based
Power Supply 12 VDC, 1A
Dimensions 8.66″ x 8.11″ x 1.73″ (220 x 206 x 44 mm)
Weight 1.9 lbs (900g)
Environment Operang Temperature: 5 to 40 °C

Humidity: 80% @ 30 °C

IP Streaming Theory

  • IP streaming to smart devices (TVs, phones, tablets, computers) requires the IPTV streams to reach the video player in server (broadcaster) and client (player) model. The IPTV streams can be distributed over IP network, which can be WAN/Internet or LAN/Intranet through wired or wireless (e.g. Wi-Fi or cellular) connection on demand basis.
  • The Internet/Intranet connection bandwidth required for live IPTV streaming is about 9Mbps per channel for 1080p video resolution. Larger streaming server such as YouTube, AWS, Hulu offer higher throughput or bandwidth to deliver the live streaming to millions of users simultaneously.
    The output of MP-104R streaming can be received and played on various smart devices, such as
  • Regular TV with Android TV set-top box, IPTV set-top box, or IPTV to HDMI decoder
  • Android Smart TV
  • Computer, cell phone, tablet
  • MP-104R IP to ATSC / J.83B QAM RF modulator for distribution of IPTV over coax network

Video player APP, such as VLC ( www.videolan.org ), MX player ( www.mxplayer.in ) downloadable from Google Play or Apple store, is required to play IPTV streams on smart devices.

Web Configuration and Remote Control

  1. Connect the Ethernet (RJ-45) port on the front panel of MP-104R to the Ethernet port of a PC with Ethernet cable. Power on MP-104R.
  2. Configure the IP address of the PC to be static IPv4 192.168.0.100.
  3. Launch a Web browser on PC and type http://192.168.0.168, The default login name is ‘admin’ and the default password is ‘0000’.
    The default IP address of MP-201 NMS port is 192.168.0.168. If this address is changed from LCD menu or Web configuration page, write down the new IP address for future use. If the IP address of the NMS port of MP-104R is unknown, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds to restore the default IP address of NMS port to be 192.168.0.168.

Login
STARMAX-MP-104R-Quad-Channel-H-264-IP-Streaming-to-QAM- (6)The default login name is ‘admin’ and the default password is ‘0000’.
There are 3 sections on Web configuration pages – Summary, Modulation, and System.

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Notes:

  • IP address of NMS port and Data port CANNOT be configured in the same subnet to avoid conflict
  • Current IP address of NMS port and Data port can be found on LCD menu

Login User Name and Password

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Upgrade

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  • Apply Factory Reset to restore configurations to factory defaults.
  • Download configuration file from the device to PC connected.
  • Upload configuration file from PC connected to the device.

Web Configuration – IP Streams

IP Streams

STARMAX-MP-104R-Quad-Channel-H-264-IP-Streaming-to-QAM- (12)IP video streams can be distributed in Single Program Transport Stream (SPTS) or Multi-Program Transport Stream (MPTS). Each stream can be delivered in unicast address or multicast address to reach destination over IP network.
Multicast IP address range is (224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 with 224.0.0.0 to 224.0.0.255 reserved exclusively for local network management and maintenance. If multicast address is used to reach the destination, mostly a video player APP installed on computer or smart devices,

  1. Both the encoder (sender) and the decoder (receiver) of IP streams are located in the same Local Area Network (LAN) subnet.
  2. Both the encoder/sender and the decoder/receiver of IP streams join the same multicast group address.
  3. The network administrator has configured the routers and firewalls in the LAN to allow multicast traffic to pass through.

Each IP stream can be encoded to one SPTS stream. Multiple IP streams can be encoded to one MPTS stream.

  • Streams SPTS 1 check box to enable the 1st input SPTS.
  • SPTS 2 check box to enable the 2nd input SPTS.
  • SPTS 3 check box to enable the 3rd input SPTS.
  • SPTS 4 check box to enable the 4th input SPTS.
  • MPTS check box to enable the only input MPTS.
  • Protocol UDP/RTP in Unicast or Multicast IP streaming destination.
  • Stream IP Unicast or multicast IP address of IP streaming destination.
  • Port UDP/RTP port number of IP streaming destination.
  • Bit Rate Bit rate of the IP stream received.

Playlist URL

UDP and RTP

  • Unicast udp://@destination_IP_address:port_number or rtp://@destination_IP_address:port_number for example udp://@192.168.10.25:2234 where 192.168.10.25 is the IP address of the decoder/receiver of IP streams.
  • Multicast udp://@multicast_IP_address:port_number or rtp://@multicast_IP_address:port_number for example udp://@224.1.1.1:2234 where 224.1.1.1 is the multicast IP address.

Web Configuration – Modulation

Modulation 

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  • Modulation Standard Selection of ATSC or J.83B QAM.
  • Output Frequency Output channel frequency. Refer to ATSC or J.83B QAM channel plan in the appendix of this User’s Guide to set proper output frequency in MHz.
  • Technique ATSC 8VSB only.
  • J.83B selection of 64 QAM or 256 QAM.
  • RF Output Attenuation Selection of output attenuation between 0dB and 31dB.
  • TS ID Transport Stream ID between 1 and 65535
  • Allow Bit Rate Allowed total bit rate of all IP streams received.
  • Actual Bit Rate Actual total bit rate of all IP streams received.
  • PID Pass-Through Selection of Pass-Through or Re-Mapping of PID.
  • If input stream is SPTS, the PID’s and other parameters can be either Pass-Through or Re-Mapping.
  • If input stream is MPTS, the PID’s and other parameters can onlybe Pass-Through.
  • Major Channel Number Output channel number.
  • Minor Channel Number Output subchannel number.
  • Program Name Program name. Maximum 15 characters allowed.
  • Service ID Service Stream ID between 1 and 65535.
  • PMT PID Program Map Table (PMT) Packet ID (PID) between 32 and 8190.
  • PCR PID Program Clock Reference Packet ID (PID) between 32 and 8190.
  • Video PID Video Packet ID (PID) between 32 and 8190.
  • Audio PID Audio Packet ID (PID) between 32 and 8190.

ATSC (8VSB) Channel Plan – North America

Channel Bandwidth: 6 MHz 8VSB

  • Suggested settings for output channel
  • Frequency 473.000 MHz
  • Channel Number 66.1
  • Channel Name HD1

Channel Plan is for reference only. It may vary across countries, areas or cities. Refer to the LCD menu screen of the Modulator to load country-wise Channel Plan if available.

Mexico ATSC channels are channel 14 to channel 69.

Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

VHF
2 57
3 63
4 69
5 79
6 85
VHF High Band III
7 177
8 183
9 189
10 195
11 201
12 207
13 213
UHF
14 473
15 479
16 485
17 491
18 497
19 503
20 509
21 515
22 521
23 527
24 533
25 539
26 545
27 551
28 557
29 563
30 569
31 575
32 581
33 587
34 593
35 599
36 605
37 611
38 617
39 623
40 629
41 635
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

UHF
42 641
43 647
44 653
45 659
46 665
47 671
48 677
49 683
50 689
51 692
52 701
53 707
54 713
55 719
56 725
57 731
58 737
59 743
60 749
61 755
62 761
63 767
64 773
65 779
66 785
67 791
68 797
69 803
70 809
71 815
72 821
73 827
74 833
75 839
76 845
77 851
78 857
79 863
80 869
81 875
82 881
83 887

J.83B QAM Channel Plan – North America
Channel Bandwidth: 6 MHz QAM

Suggested settings for output channel
Frequency 783.000 MHz (# 122)
Channel Name HD1
Channel Plan is for reference only. It may vary across countries, areas or cities. Refer to the LCD menu screen of the Modulator to load country-wise Channel Plan if available.

Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

Low
2 57
3 63
4 69
1 75
5 79.00 / 81.00
6 85.00 / 87.00
Mid
95 93
96 99
97 105
98 111
99 117
14 123
15 129
16 135
17 141
18 147
19 153
20 159
21 165
22 171
High
7 177
8 183
9 189
10 195
11 201
12 207
13 213
Super
23 219
24 225
25 231
26 237
27 243
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

Super
28 249
29 255
30 261
31 267
32 273
33 279
34 285
35 291
36 297
Hyper
37 303
38 309
39 315
40 321
41 327
42 333
43 339
44 345
45 351
46 357
47 363
48 369
49 375
50 381
51 387
52 393
53 399
54 405
55 411
56 417
57 423
58 429
59 435
60 441
61 447
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

Hyper
62 453
63 459
64 465
Ultra
65 471
66 477
67 483
68 489
69 495
70 501
71 507
72 513
73 519
74 525
75 531
76 537
77 543
78 549
79 555
80 561
81 567
82 573
83 579
84 585
85 591
86 597
87 603
88 609
89 615
90 621
91 627
92 633
93 639
94 645
Jumbo
100 651
101 657
102 663
103 669
104 675
105 681
106 687
107 693
108 699
109 705
110 711
111 717
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

Jumbo
112 723
113 729
114 735
115 741
116 747
117 753
118 759
119 765
120 771
121 777
122 783
123 789
124 795
125 801
126 807
127 813
128 819
129 825
130 831
131 837
132 843
133 849
134 855
135 861
136 867
137 873
138 879
139 885
140 891
141 897
142 903
143 909
144 915
145 921
146 927
147 933
148 939
149 945
150 951
151 957
152 963
153 969
154 975
155 981
156 987
157 993
158 999

DVB-T Channel Plan – Europe, Colombia & Asia
Channel Bandwidth: 7 MHz or 8 MHz QAM, QPSK

Suggested settings for output channel
Frequency 474.000 MHz (CH-21)

Channel Name HD1
Channel Plan is for reference only. It may vary across countries, areas or cities. Refer to the LCD menu screen of the Modulator to load country-wise Channel Plan if availab

  •  UK DVB-T channels start from CH-21.
  • New Zealand DVB-T channels start from CH-26.
  • Australia DVB-T channels – 7 MHz bandwidth.
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

CH-05 177.5* CH-42 642
CH-06 184.5* CH-43 650
CH-07 191.5* CH-44 658
CH-08 198.5* CH-45 666
CH-09 205.5* CH-46 674
CH-10 212.5* CH-47 682
CH-11 219.5* CH-48 690
CH-12 226.5* CH-49 698
CH-21 474 CH-50 706
CH-22 482 CH-51 714
CH-23 490 CH-52 722
CH-24 498 CH-53 730
CH-25 506 CH-54 738
CH-26 514 CH-55 746
CH-27 522 CH-56 754
CH-28 530 CH-57 762
CH-29 538 CH-58 770
CH-30 546 CH-59 778
CH-31 554 CH-60 786
CH-32 562 CH-61 794
CH-33 570 CH-62 802
CH-34 578 CH-63 810
CH-35 586 CH-64 818
CH-36 594 CH-65 826
CH-37 602 CH-66 834
CH-38 610 CH-67 842
CH-39 618 CH-68 850
CH-40 626 CH-69 858
CH-41 634
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

CH-06 177.5 CH-45 648.5
CH-07 184.5 CH-46 655.5
CH-08 191.5 CH-47 662.5
CH-09 198.5 CH-48 669.5
CH-09A 205.5 CH-49 676.5
CH-10 212.5 CH-50 683.5
CH-11 219.5 CH-51 690.5
CH-12 226.5 CH-52 697.5
CH-28 529.5 CH-53 704.5
CH-29 536.5 CH-54 711.5
CH-30 543.5 CH-55 718.5
CH-31 550.5 CH-56 725.5
CH-32 557.5 CH-57 732.5
CH-33 564.5 CH-58 739.5
CH-34 571.5 CH-59 746.5
CH-35 578.5 CH-60 753.5
CH-36 585.5 CH-61 760.5
CH-37 592.5 CH-62 767.5
CH-38 599.5 CH-63 774.5
CH-39 606.5 CH-64 781.5
CH-40 613.5 CH-65 788.5
CH-41 620.5 CH-66 795.5
CH-42 627.5 CH-67 802.5
CH-43 634.5 CH-68 809.5
CH-44 641.5 CH-69 816.5

ISDB-T(b) Channel Plan – South America
Channel Bandwidth: 6 MHz QAM, DQPSK, QPSK

Suggested settings for output channel
Frequency 473.143 MHz (CH-14)
Channel Name HD1

Channel Plan is for reference only. It may vary across countries, areas or cities. Refer to the LCD menu screen of the Modulator to load country-wise Channel Plan if available.

Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

CH-07 177.143
CH-08 183.143
CH-09 189.143
CH-10 195.143
CH-11 201.143
CH-12 207.143
CH-13 213.143
CH-14 473.143
CH-15 479.143
CH-16 485.143
CH-17 491.143
CH-18 497.143
CH-19 503.143
CH-20 509.143
CH-21 515.143
CH-22 521.143
CH-23 527.143
CH-24 533.143
CH-25 539.143
CH-26 545.143
CH-27 551.143
CH-28 557.143
CH-29 563.143
CH-30 569.143
CH-31 575.143
CH-32 581.143
CH-33 587.143
CH-34 593.143
CH-35 599.143
CH-36 605.143
CH-37 611.143
CH-38 617.143
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

CH-39 623.143
CH-40 629.143
CH-41 635.143
CH-42 641.143
CH-43 647.143
CH-44 653.143
CH-45 659.143
CH-46 665.143
CH-47 671.143
CH-48 677.143
CH-49 683.143
CH-50 689.143
CH-51 695.143
CH-52 701.143
CH-53 707.143
CH-54 713.143
CH-55 719.143
CH-56 725.143
CH-57 731.143
CH-58 737.143
CH-59 743.143
CH-60 749.143
CH-61 755.143
CH-62 761.143
CH-63 767.143
CH-64 773.143
CH-65 779.143
CH-66 785.143
CH-67 791.143
CH-68 797.143
CH-69 803.143

DVB-C (J.83A QAM) Channel Plan
Channel Bandwidth: 8 MHz QAM

Suggested settings for output channel
Frequency 778.000 MHz (# 88)
Channel Name HD1
Channel Plan is for reference only. It may vary across countries, areas or cities. Refer to the LCD menu screen of the Modulator to load country-wise Channel Plan if available.

Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

1 52.5
2 60.5
3 68.5
4 80
5 88
13 115
14 123
15 131
16 139
17 147
18 155
19 163
6 171
7 179
8 187
9 195
10 203
11 211
12 219
20 227
21 235
22 243
23 251
24 259
25 267
26 275
27 283
28 291
29 299
30 307
31 315
32 323
33 331
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

34 339
35 347
36 355
37 363
38 371
39 379
40 387
41 395
42 403
43 411
44 419
45 427
46 435
47 443
48 451
49 459
50 474
51 482
52 490
53 498
54 506
55 514
56 522
57 530
58 538
59 546
60 554
61 562
62 570
63 578
64 586
65 594
66 602
Channel

No.

Frequency

(MHz)

67 610
68 618
69 626
70 634
71 642
72 650
73 658
74 666
75 674
76 682
77 690
78 698
79 706
80 714
81 722
82 730
83 738
84 746
85 754
86 762
87 770
88 778
89 786
90 794
91 802
92 810
93 818
94 826
95 834
96 842
97 850
98 858
99 866

Compliance

Warranty

The MX-100T modulator has one-year Limited Hardware Warranty and 90-day free software updates after purchase. This Limited Warranty Statement gives the customer specific legal rights. The customer may also have other rights which vary from State to State in the United States, from province to province in Canada, and from country to country elsewhere in the world. To the extent that this Limited Warranty Statement shall be deemed modified to be consistent with such local law. Under such local law, certain disclaimers and limitations of this Warranty Statement may not apply to the customer.

Important Safety Instructions
Basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and personal injury, including the following:

  • Do not use this product near water – for example, near a bathtub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, or swimming pool, or in a wet basement; only clean with dry cloth.
  • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat.
  • Do not remove the cover of the modulator, cover the modulator with thick or heavy objects.
  • Use only the power cord indicated in this manual if applicable.

Coaxial Cable
If applicable, the coaxial cable screen shield needs to be connected to the Earth at the building entrance per ANSI/NFPA70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), in particular Section 820.93, “Grounding of Outer Conductive Shield of a Coaxial Cable,” or in accordance with local regulation.

FCC Class B Equipment

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by implementing one or more of the following measures:

  • Reorient or relocate the device
  • Increase the separation between the device and receiver
  • Connect the device to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected (applicable only to power line products)
  • Consult the dealer or an experience radio or television technician for help

Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC logo – USA Only
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

  • This device may not cause harmful interference
  • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device

Where applicable, the Most Technology Service Co., Ltd. performed above specification conformity test and issued certificate # TMC180315106E-2 in accordance with local regulation.

Declaration of CE and RoHS Conformity

Objects: MX-100T
This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer for products of HDMI RF modulators that support single channel or multi-channel DVB-T, ISDB-T, DVB-C (J.83B/A/C), and ATSC standards.

The object(s) of the declaration described above are in conformity with the relevant Community harmonization legislation:

  • Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU)
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2014/30/EU)
  • Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) And their amendments.

References to the relevant harmonized standards, including the date of the standard, used in relation to which the conformity is declared:

  • ETSI EN 55032:2015
  • ESTI EN 55020:2007+A11:2011
  • ESTI EN 61000-3-2:2014
  • ESTI EN 61000-3-3:2013
  • EN IEC 62321:2013

Where applicable, the Most Technology Service Co., Ltd. performed above specification conformity test and issued certificate # TMC180315106E-1/TMC180315160-C and TMC171222103E-1/TMC171222103-C in accordance with local regulation.

TroubleShooting

The video and the audio from video source are not synchronized on TV

Unplug and plug the input port(s) on the Modulator to restore.

My Modulator output video cannot be viewed on TV but other channels can be

If output channel can be scanned from TV without HDMI source connected, check the User Guide of input device to ensure high resolution video signal is configured correctly for modulation. If nothing is displayed on TV with or without HDMI source device connected, check all connections and settings are correct according to the instructions on this Start Guide. If a HDMI switch or a hub is used, some of them don’t pass through Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) to tell the video resolution. Connect the HDMI device directly to the Modulator or TV without a switch. If the HDMI source is from a PC/DVI device (e.g. laptop computer), the Modulator doesn’t support it. A converter box to convert the DVI video to standard 3D video in 720p or 1080p is required.

Video with fast motion doesn’t play well or shows ghosting on TV

This might be caused by interlacing issue with 1080i resolution on sports or action video.

How to get the best video quality on TV with the Modulator

Change the resolution of video source to 1080p or 720p (progressive). If TV doesn’t support 1080p, change the resolution of video source to 720p and enable interlacing. If QAM modulation technique is available from the Modulator, change it to 256QAM.

How do I know my TV supports ISDB-T or DVB-C standard

Most recent models of TV set sold within the last three years can support both ISDB-T and DVB-C standards but if it’s unsure, the broadcasting standard of the TV can be realized by checking the wiring: If the coaxial cable connected to the TV is an outdoor/indoor antenna drop, the TV supports ISDB-T. If the coaxial cable connected to the TV is a Cable TV drop without set-top box, the TV supports DVB-C.

Some or most channels are instable or cannot be viewed on TV

The input signal can be too strong for the TV tuner. Increase the RF output attenuation to be higher than 0dB but less than 30dB.

Audio from HDMI source is skipping or stuttering on TV

If HDMI source device has Compressed Audio or Dolby Digital Sound enabled, try to set it to traditional Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM) Stereo or Uncompressed Audio output. Double compression of audio signal may cause audio skipping on TV.

How do I replace an old modulator with MX-100T

Refer to the settings of the old modulator and duplicate them, such us Output Frequency, Output Power Level, Channel Number, Channel Name … etc. on MX-100T as much as possible before replacing the old modulator.

The Modulator output video stretches or shrinks on TV

MX-100T processes input video without alteration in color and aspect ratio. Check the settings of aspect ratio on video input device and TV to adjust and fix.

The Modulator output video on TV is flickering

Some old TVs expects the MPEG Transport Stream (TS) Video PID value different from PCR PID. Check the TS Settings of MX-100T and change the PCR PID value to be different from Video PID value.

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FAQ

  • Q: How do I access the web-based configuration?
    A: Connect your computer’s Ethernet port to the NMS port of the MP-104R and enter “http://192.168.0.168” in a web browser. Use the provided login credentials to access the configuration pages.
  • Q: What is the required bandwidth for live IPTV streaming?
    A: Approximately 9Mbps per channel for 1080p video resolution.

Documents / Resources

STARMAX MP-104R Quad Channel H.264 IP Streaming to QAM Modulator [pdf] User Guide
MP-104R, MP-104R Quad Channel H.264 IP Streaming to QAM Modulator, MP-104R, Quad Channel H.264 IP Streaming to QAM Modulator, H.264 IP Streaming to QAM Modulator, Streaming to QAM Modulator, QAM Modulator, Modulator

References

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