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Rear Panel Connections

Figure 1 shows the rear panel connections of the Unity 550 that are described in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Unity 550 rear panel view

Table 1: Unity 550 Interconnect Descriptions

Signal

Connector

 

Description

 

 

 

 

RF Switch IN - Port 1

F

950 to 2150

MHz signal accepted. LNB power available

 

 

 

 

RF Switch IN - Port 2, 3, 4

F

950 to 2150

MHz signal accepted. NO LNB power available

 

 

 

Main Video OUT

Phono Jack

NTSC or PAL, Composite video at 1 Vp-p

 

 

 

Monitor Video OUT

Phono Jack

NTSC or PAL, Composite video at 1 Vp-p

 

 

 

Audio OUT 1 (R & L)

Two Phono Jacks

Audio stereo

 

 

 

Audio OUT 2 (R & L)

Two Phono Jacks

Audio stereo

 

 

 

RS232 Port

RJ-12

Serial Asynchronous Data. May be used for terminal, printer, or

 

 

modem (to remote terminal)

 

 

 

 

CAUTION: Do not connect RJ-12 directly to phone line. Equipment damage may result

Front Panel Connections

Figure 2 show the Unity 550 front panel controls and describes them in Table 2. The IRD can be controlled via COMPEL Network Control, local terminal, modem (remote terminal) and On-Screen- Display push buttons. Normally, COMPEL is the primary method of controlling the IRD, while the other control methods are supplemental.

Figure 2: Unity 550 Front Panel

top arrow

 

button

 

 

left arrow

 

right arrow

LED

 

button

 

 

button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD

bottom

 

arrow

Enter

screen

 

button

 

button

 

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550 specifications

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