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NetPlus™ M400
Integrated Receiver/Decoder
The NetPlus™ M400 is a broadcast-grade, satellite integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) that supports a wide range of global standards for video and audio compression. It sports a highly robust set of standard features, including DVB-S/S2 demodulation capabilities and inputs for DVB-ASI and IP. Every unit supports MPEG-2 and H.264 video compression — from the 4:2:2 format to SD and HD formats — as well as MPEG, Dolby® Digital AAC and SMPTE 302 audio systems.
Building on the industry-leading Harris experience in multichannel audio transport, this IRD features the AVTrack™ frame-alignment system for Dolby® E audio alignment, and is available with a factory-fitted option for an integrated Dolby® E decoder.
The M400 supports vertical ancillary data space (VANC) transport, wide-screen signaling (WSS), active format description (AFD) and other related data signals, as well as DVB fixed-key decryption (BISS) and DVB Common Interface (DVB-CI) descrambling methods.
Options for the M400 include an advanced demodulator that adds DVB-DSNG and 16/32 QAM DVB-S2 modes for the full range of satellite transmission standards currently in use worldwide.
The NetPlus M400 is the ideal solution for on-the-fly, multiformat, multi-standard contribution and distribution environments. With a full arsenal of supported standards and features, the M400 is up to the task, for every feed, every day.
Features
- Bitstream Input/Output Capabilities
- DVB-S, DVB-S2 satellite demodulator (standard)
- Advanced RF demodulator (option) for 16/32 QAM and DSNG
- DVB-ASI input and output (standard)
- Dual IP SMPTE 2022-1 inputs
- DVB fixed-key (BISS) decryption (standard)
- DVB common interface module slot (option)
- Smart PID filtering to output selected streams on ASI
- Video Compression Formats
- MPEG-2 MP@ML, MP@HL (standard)
- MPEG-2 422P@ML, 422P@HL (option)
- H.264 MP@L3, MP@L4.1 (standard)
- H.264 422P@L3, 422P@L4.1 [eight-bit] (option)
- Audio Compression Formats
- AAC-LC, HE-AAC v2 2.0 and 5.1 decode (standard)
- MPEG-1 Layer 2 decode (standard)
- Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2.0 and 5.1 decode (standard)
- SMPTE 302 PCM and Dolby® E passthrough with AVTrack™ (standard)
- One Dolby® E integrated decoders (option)
- Data/Ancillary Capabilities (standard)
- VANC processing
- AFD and WSS
- Teletext
- VBI
- Video/Audio Output Capabilities
- Dual SDI/HD-SDI video outputs 1080i/720p/625i/525i 50/59.94 Hz
- Eight stereo pairs of assignable embedded audio
- Four stereo pairs of assignable embedded audio (optional Dolby®-E SIMM enables four additional audio stereo pairs)
Product Details
The NetPlus M400 receiver/decoder is offered with several options. The standard base unit — M400-STD (4:2:0) — can optionally support DVB-compliant descrambling and conditional access. The professional unit incorporates 4.2.2. support, and offers options for DVB-compliant descrambling and conditional access, integrated Dolby® E audio decoding, advanced demodulation schemes and multiple methods of system configuration and control.
A sample listing of chassis types and features is shown below:
| Feature | HALRM400-IRD | CAM-OPT | PRO-OPT | AUD-OPT | DBE-OPT * | ARF-OPT * |
| H.264 SD/HD support | X | |||||
| MPEG-2 SD/HD support | X | |||||
| 4:2:2 support | X | |||||
| HD to SD/SD to HD Scaling | ||||||
| Audio input Channels | 2 | +2 | +1 | |||
| Simultaneous audio sample rate converter with AES output channels | 4 | |||||
| Embedded audio output stereo pairs | 8 | |||||
| Dolby® E with AVTrack™ | X | |||||
| IP support | X | |||||
| DVB-compliant descrambling and conditional access | X | |||||
| DVB-S/DSNG (QPSK - 8 PSK - 16 QAM - 16 APSK) | X | |||||
| DVB-S [45 Mbaud] / DVB-S2 [10-30 Mbaud] (QPSK - 8 PSK) | X | X |
PRO-OPT is required to support both Dolby® E and advanced RF options
Images/Diagrams
Back Module
Audio Mapping Diagram
Specifications
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.
| Receiver | |
| Connectors | F-Type (up to 4) |
| Input Impedance | 75 ohms |
| Baud Rate Range | 2 to 45 Mbaud (DVB-S/DSNG), 10 to 30 Mbaud (DVB-S2) |
| Modulation | QPSK (DVB-S), QPSK/8 PSK/16 APSK (DVB-S2)
QPSK/8 PSK (DVB-DSNG/S) |
| Inner Code | |
| DVB-S | QPSK 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 6/7, 7/8
8 PSK 2/3, 5/6, 8/9 16 QAM 3/4, 7/8 |
| DVB-S2 | QPSK 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
8 PSK 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 16 APSK 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 32 APSK 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 |
| DVB-DSNG | QPSK 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 6/7, 7/8
8 PSK 2/3, 5/6, 8/9 16 QAM 3/4, 7/8 |
| Outer Code | 204, 188 Reed-Solomon per EN 300 421 |
| L-Band Frequency Range | 0.9400 to 2.1500 GHz (In 0.0005 GHz steps) |
| Maximum Total Input Power | -25 dBm |
| Minimum Signal Level | -55 dBm |
| Video Output: Serial Digital Interface | |
| Standard | HD-SDI and SDI (SMPTE 292M/259) |
| Connector | BNC (2) |
| Formats | 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 720p/59.94, 720p/50, 480i/59.94, 525i/50 |
| MPEG-2 and H.264 Video Decoding | |
| MPEG-2 Profiles | Main profile at main level (NTSC/PAL)
Main profile at high level (HD) 4:2:2 profile at main level (SD) 4:2:2 profile at high level (HD |
| H.264 Profiles | Main profile at level 3.1
High profile at level 4.2 (Broadcast HD) 4:2:2 profile at level 4.2 (8-bit only) |
| Maximum Video Elementary Stream Bitrate | 108 Mb/s |
| Audio | |
| Bitstream Decoding Formats Supported | Dolby® Digital AC-3 2.0
Dolby® Digital AC-3 5.1 MPEG-1 layer 2 SMPTE 302M (Dolby® E compatible), IEC 958 Dolby® E integrated decode (optional) Advanced audio coding low complexity (AAC-LC) 2.0 and 5.1 High-efficiency AAC version 1 (2.0) and version 2 (HE-AAC v2 2.0) HE-AAC 5.1 |
| Digital Audio Output Format | AES/EBU as per SMPTE 276
Embedded as per SMPTE 299 Passthrough encoding audio (SMPTE 337) with no restrictions |
| Reference Input | |
| Type | Blackburst composite video |
| Reference Connector | BNC with passive loopthrough |
| Standard | SMPTE RP 154 |
| Control LAN Interfaces | |
| Type | 10/1000Base-T Ethernet (IEEE 802.1) |
| Connector | RJ-45 |
| Transport Stream Interface | |
| Connector | 2 BNCs (1 in/1 out) and 2 RJ-45 |
| Physical Layer Interface | DVB-ASI (auto-sensing) |
| DVB-ASI Transport Stream Data Rate | 0 to 214 Mb/s |
| IP Transport Stream Data Rate | 0 to 120 Mb/s |
| IP over Ethernet | 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (IEEE 802.1) |
| FEC | SMPTE 2022 |
| General Specifications | |
| Ambient Temperature: | |
| Operating | 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C) |
| Non-Operating | 104° to 149° F (40 to 65° C) |
| Humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Form Factor | 1RU 1.73 in. (4.4 cm) |
| Standard EIA 19-in. rackmount | |
| Dimensions (H x W) | 1.73 x 17 in. (4.4 x 43.18 cm) |
| Weight | 10 lbs (4.4 kg) |
| Electrical | |
| Maximum Power | 100 W |
| Voltage | 100 to 240 VAC |
| Supply Frequency | 50 to 60 Hz |
| Power Plug | IEC-C-13 |
| Protection | 2 A @ 250 V GMC time delay fuse |
| Cooling | Front intake, rear exhaust @ 10 CFM |
Ordering Information
| Standard Models | |
| HALRM400-STD | NetPlus M400 4:2:0 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system |
| HALRM400-STD-C | NetPlus M400 4:2:0 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with conditional access module support |
| HALRM400-STD-A | NetPlus M400 4:2:0 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with additional audio support |
| HALRM400-STD-CA | NetPlus M400 4:2:0 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with conditional access module and additional audio support |
| Professional Models | |
| HALRM400-PRO | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system |
| HALRM400-PRO-C | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with conditional access module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CA | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with conditional access module support and additional audio support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CE | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with conditional access module and Dolby® E decoding support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CAE | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with conditional access module, additional audio, and Dolby® E decoding support |
| HALRM400-PRO-A | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with additional audio support |
| HALRM400-PRO-AE | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with additional audio and Dolby® E decoding support |
| HALRM400-PRO-E | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with Dolby® E decoding support |
| HALRM400-PRO-R | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CR | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module and conditional access module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CAR | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module, additional audio module, and conditional access module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CER | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module, Dolby® E decoding, and conditional access module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-CAER | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module, Dolby® E decoding, additional audio module, and conditional access module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-AR | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module and additional audio module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-AER | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with advanced RF module, Dolby® E decoding, and additional audio module support |
| HALRM400-PRO-ER | NetPlus M400 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD and SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder system with Dolby® E decoding, and advanced RF module support |
Sales Contacts
- North America +1 800 231 9673
- Caribbean and Latin America +1 786 437 1960
- Europe and Africa +44 118 964 8200
- Middle East and South Asia +971 4 433 8250
- Asia, Pacific Rim +852 2776 0628
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