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Pay−Tel SystemPAY- TEL
is a pay television system that offers a wider range of programmes
across cable TV which is available in hotels, boarding houses or other
facilities of similar kind, as well as, if need be, in housing
communities or other large networks providing cable TV signal to a
large number of subscribers in several buildings.
The system is particularly attractive to those who provide
accommodation. It widens the range of services, improves the standard
of the facility and makes the stay more enjoyable, at the same time
allowing the owners to earn some more extra money.
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TV
and radio receivers in hotel rooms are a standard nowadays, but the
range of programmes and signal quality leave a lot to be desired.
In an age when digital television, 100Hz TV receivers or home cinema
systems that provide the highest quality TV image, are in common use by
individual subscribers, radio/TV systems in hotels must meet much
higher standards than ever.
The PAY-TEL is of the elements that are able to improve these standards
and make the range of TV programmes much more attractive.
Hotel facilities, in which the system can be used, may be divided into the following two types:
 | hotels for business travel, where the average length of stay is two days, |
| | hotels for tourist/family travel, where the average length of stay is 7 to 10 days. |
Such a differentiation helps to select the appropriate range of pay programmes for maximum attractiveness.
TV programmes that are offered by family-oriented boarding houses or
holiday centres are obviously different from those offered by business
hotels, where the guests (mostly men), predominantly in evening hours,
want to take a rest and relax after business meetings and a whole day's
work before another difficult day ahead of them.
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The programme proposal should take account of the 'local TV habits'.
In Poland, these should include programmes such as TVP1, TVP2, TVP3,
Polsat, TVN, sports, music and international programmes. International
programmes should be based on the nationality of the guests; usually,
they should include several programmes in German and a programme in
English.
The special pay offer, which, at the same time, is a source of extra
profits for the facility owner, should include more attractive
programmes including those that are not normally available, even at
home.
In long-stay facilities, they could include movie channels (e.g. HBO,
AXN) or children channels (FoxKids, Cartoon), while in business-stay
facilities, e.g. HBO, 'Ale Kino', TVN24 and obviously an erotic channel.
A special programme package should occupy a frequency band above 670 MHz.
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The system consists of the following functional component parts:
| | channel selector/billing software (in reception) |
| | TGP-100 main terminal (e.g. in reception) |
| | TAP-100 subscriber terminals (card readers, room-mounted channel access controllers) |
| | GFP-100 subscriber sockets (with F connectors, in rooms) or GCP-100 |
| | GCP-100 subscriber sockets (with IEC connectors in the RadiusMax housing, in rooms) or GCP-100 |
| | chip card (recommended to be replaced with a new one after about one year's use) |
Additional equipment includes radio/TV receivers (connected with pay
television services) and converters that change signal to a form
appropriate for network transmission. They include head-end station
component parts such as:
| - | digital satellite tuner, |
| - | single- and double sideband television modulators (depending on the number of programmes broadcast through the network), |
| - | cabinet with a power supply unit and station controller. |
In some cases, modernisation of the radio/TV distribution network may
be necessary, which may involve purchasing a head-end station,
broadband amplifiers, passive splitters/taps, cables, etc.
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The
main terminal TGP-100 complete with a channel selector/billing software
that is installed on a PC computer (min. Pentium II, 64 MB RAM, 4 MB
graphics adapter, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) should be located in reception
(customer service or another location dedicated to customer/subscriber
handling).
To use the system, a chip card must be inserted into the main terminal
reader for programming according to the customer's wishes.
The following billing modes can be applied :
| | prepayments when the chip card is programmed for the reception of TV channels for a specified period of time (days or minutes), |
| | payments based on card readings when checking out, according to the amount of time pay television was used. |
The guest (cable TV subscriber) takes his pre-programmed chip card to
his/her room with a PAY-TEL TV system facility. To enable the pay
channels, the card should be inserted into the TAP-100 Subscriber
Terminal reader and the TV receiver switched over to the desired
channel. The time the pay television is used should be counted from the
moment the chip card is inserted into the terminal (irrespective of the
mode the TV receiver is in) and is signalled by the appropriate LED
colour.
If the LED glows red, the system measures the amount of time that the
pay TV service is supplied. The LED that glows red and green in turns
notifies that the pre-programmed time limit has expired. The green
colour indicates readiness for work or that the chip card, if inserted,
is not activated.
If the chip card is inactive and/or is not inserted into the TAP-100
subscriber terminal, only 'free' channels on the basic offer are
available on the TV receiver.
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Pic.
1 Subscriber
terminal TAP-100 and subscriber wall outlet GFP-100 (GCP-100) in room.
Pic. 2 Main terminal in reception
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| Parameter | Value | | Unit - subscriber's socket + subscriber's terminal | Frequency range
- TV path
- Radio Path |
87,5-862 MHz
87,5-108 MHz | Signal attenuation between the RF input and:
- TV output (TAP-100 without a card)
- TV output (TAP-100 with a card)
- Radio output |
2,5dB (typical)
3,5dB (typical)
<9dB | | Impedance | 75W | Mismatch loss
- RF input
- TV output (TAP-100 without a card)
- TV oitput (TAP-100 with a card)
- Radio output |
14dB-1,5dB/okt. for f>40MHz, not less than 10dB
14dB-1,5dB/okt. for f>40MHz, not less than 10dB
>10dB
>10dB | | Maximum signal level at the socket's input | ,76dBmV | | Power supply | 230V | | TGP-100 Main Terminal | | Computer communication port | RS-232 socket | | Power supply | 230V |
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