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d 09: Upstream Modem (STARVUE II Diagnostics)

This diagnostic shows the status and operating parameters for the STARVUE II RF return:

STARVUE II DIAGNOSTICS

 

STATUS:

 

DISABLED

FREQUENCY:

 

23.000 MHz

LEVEL:

 

39

IPPV:

 

DISABLED

170

6-15-01

20:49:33

 

 

 

The STARVUE II Diagnostics fields are:

Field

Description

 

Status

Indicates the transmitter status:

 

-

Idle

 

t

Transmitting

Frequency

Indicates the transmitting frequency.

Level

Indicates the approximate power value of the STARVUE II transmitter in dBmV. The

 

difference between the power value on the diagnostic screen and the actual power of the

 

STARVUE II module may be ± 5 dBmV.

IPPV

Indicates the Interactive Pay-Per-View status with the following variables:

 

ENABLED

IPPV enabled

 

UNSENT ##

The set-top contains unsent IPPV transactions. The variable ## is the

 

 

number of unsent transactions.

 

DISABLED

IPPV disabled

Last Line

Displays the sequence number, time, and date of the last poll message.

d 10: Application (APP) Code Modules

This diagnostic displays the currently downloaded code modules. This can be a multi-page display. Press SELECT to display additional pages. This is an example of an OSD screen for a set-top that contains ROM:

APP CODE MODULES

ASTB xxxx

aaa

bbb

ccc

 

MODULE

 

VER

STATUS

ID

0-8-0772

 

07.72

ENABLED

0001

Appl_____

 

02.00

DOWNLD

07DA

 

 

 

 

 

DCT700 Installation Manual

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Motorola DTC700, DCT700 Upstream Modem Starvue II Diagnostics, Application APP Code Modules, Ippv, Last Line

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