Channel Menus
Press the buttons until the Channel menu appears. Use this menu to view or select active VCTs, Virtual Channels, and their corresponding transponder names.
CHANNEL PR VCT | CHNL Xpndr | |
E | 1 00000 | 0000 (MPEG mode) |
PR Field | Default: 1 |
The PR (processor) field does not appear on a
Note: Changing this value will change all other PR fields throughout this unit’s menu system to the same value that is set here.
VCT Field
Use this field to select a Virtual Channel Table (VCT) number. Contact the program provider for the correct VCT number to enter for that encoder system. Press the 4 button until the cursor is at the VCT label, and press ENTER to move into the field. While ensuring that the cursor remains on the up/down symbol (), press the buttons to scroll throughout the available VCTs. (If
the network has four VCTs, then only four VCTs appear in this field.) Press ENTER to confirm the selection and exit the field.
This field also provides a second method for entering the VCT. To edit the field, use the 4 buttons to select the digit to change and then, while the cursor is on that digit, press the buttons to display the required value. Repeat this process for each applicable digit. Press ENTER to confirm the selection and exit the field.
If the following message appears after pressing ENTER, this field is currently under uplink control and cannot be changed from the front panel. Press any button to continue. If a unit is under uplink channel control, this field and CHNL field become
Channel configured by uplink
Press any button to continue
CHNL Field
Use the Channel field to select the Virtual Channel for the output service. The unit supports channel values from 0000 to 4095. Press the 4 button until the cursor is at the Channel label, and press ENTER to move into the field. While ensuring that the cursor remains on the up/down symbol (), press the buttons to scroll through the available Virtual Channels. (If the chosen
VCT contains
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