Channel Selection

PICO MACOM

DIP Switch Settings - Standard

ON -0

OFF -1

1 thru 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910

Example:

Adjacent DIP switch drawing illustrates the proper setting for channel 2.

		VIDEO	OFFSET CH.	OSC.					S1
CHANNEL		VIDEO	VIDEO	OSC.
CHANNEL		FREQ.	VIDEO	FREQ.
STD. EIA		FREQ.	FREQ.	FREQ.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
STD. EIA		MHz	FREQ.	MHz	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
		MHz	MHz	MHz
			MHz
2	2	55.25		1014	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	61.25		1020	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	67.25		1026	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	77.25		1036	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	83.25		1042	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A-5	95	91.25		1050	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
A-4	96	97.25		1056	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
A-3	97	103.25		1062	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
A-2	98	*	109.2750	1068	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
A-1	99	*	115.2750	1074	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
A	14	*	121.2625	1080	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
B	15	*	127.2625	1086	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
C	16	*	133.2625	1092	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
D	17	139.25		1098	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
E	18	145.25		1104	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
F	19	151.25		1110	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
G	20	157.25		1116	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
H	21	163.25		1122	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
I	22	169.25		1128	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	175.25		1134	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	181.25		1140	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	187.25		1146	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	193.25		1152	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	199.25		1158	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	205.25		1164	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	211.25		1170	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sub-Band Selection: Channel T7 thru T13 use the same DIP switch settings as standard 7 thru 13. To change to Sub-Band move slide switch on back panel to Sub-Band position.

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PFAM-550SUB specifications

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