DCT3080 Installation Manual

Figure 3-5

LED display for in-band diagnostic

Data activity indicator

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IB diagnostic

 

Carrier lock indicator

indicator

(L = locked, U = unlocked)

The In-Band Status fields are:

Field Description

Mode

The values displayed on the OSD are:

 

ƒ 64 QAM — 64 QAM digital channel

 

ƒ 256 QAM — 256 QAM digital channel

Carrier

Indicates whether the in-band receiver is locked to the carrier. If a

Lock

digital carrier is not present, it indicates the carrier is not locked:

 

OSD

LED

Description

 

YES

L

Carrier locked

 

NO

U

Carrier not locked

Data

Indicates whether data is being carried on the in-band stream.

 

The indicators cover all packet processors, regardless of the

 

stream they are monitoring:

 

OSD

LED

Description

 

YES

On

In-band data detected within last 5 seconds

 

NO

Off

In-band data not detected within last 5 seconds

SNR

When carrier lock has been established, displays an estimate of

 

the carrier signal-to-noise ratio in dB, with an explanation:

ƒGOOD — Good value

ƒFAIR — Marginal signal level; check the signal

ƒPOOR — Unusable signal

ƒINVALID — Invalid SNR value

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