AMX TDS, Operation/Reference Manual

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AMX TDS - ClearQAM/ATSC (High Definition)
5 AMX TDS (Television Delivery System)
Front Panel - Status LEDs
The two status LEDs are located on the front panel, directly beneath the AMX logo (FIG. 5):

Power Status
(
green
): Lights to indicate that the Transmitter is receiving power and is functional. If
the LED fails to light, check your 12VDC Power connection (see the Applying Power to the
Transmitters
section on page 16).

Communication Status ( red ): Lights to indicate that the Transmitter is connected to the network.
Rear Panel - TUNER IN
The TUNER IN (RCA) connector accepts incoming QAM/ATSC TV signals via coax cable (FIG. 6).
In order to use the TUNER IN (RCA) connector with coax cable, you must first install the included
Coax-to-RCA adapter (see FIG. 25 on page 16).
Refer to the Connecting TV Sources to the Transmitter section on page 16 for details.
Recommended Signal Levels
AMX TDS Transmitters require good quality input signals. The recommended signal levels for QAM
Transmitters are:

Signal to noise ratio (SNR): > 7 - 9 dB

Bit error rate (BER): < 2E-04
FIG. 5
Status LEDs
Communication Status LED (red)
Power Status LED (green)
The USB Port on the front panel is not used at this time.
FIG. 6 TUNER IN (shown with Coax-to-RCA adapter installed)
Video is distributed via
Ethernet to DTV Receiver(s)
Incoming Digital TV Signal
For best results, only stream QAM channels with a Strength rating of 201-255, as
indicated in the Tuner Setup page (see the Transmitter Setup - Tuner Setup (DTV-
TX03-US)
section on page 56 ).