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- As programs have already been saved in the ASTRA NUM place, it is possible to put the cursor directly on the corresponding carriers.
To do it, press the sensitive key «Setup», then change the transponder with the direction keys or the sensitive wheel. Here, the blue
cursor is put on the carrier that broadcasts « CNN INT. ».
- To identify the satellite from the spectrum :
Press the « Autoset » key :
.Then, a MPEG2 NIT table search is operating on the transponder that is currently selected. The
automatic recognition of the satellite is made in many steps :
- digital transponder search around the cursor position ;
- digital decoder locking ;
- MPEG NIT table reception waiting ;
- display : satellite name, orbital position, Network name and Network ID.
These instructions can take a few minutes. Once this process is finished, the following window appears in the middle of the spectrum:
Satellite identification
Some broadcasters don’t give information ( or badly) to the MPEG2 NIT table. The informations displayed at the acquisition end can be
erroneous. The following error messages can also appear.
- Impossibility locking on the transponder :
- Satellite identification failed : no NIT or wrong information, unlocking :
3)
Measurements
- Press the « Measurements » key :
A new window appears on the display «Signal level». The first measures displayed correspond to the program previously selected on
the spectrum (here CNN INT). By selecting the « Setup # » line, then turning the sensitive wheel, it is possible to recall the other saved
programs( in the ASTRA NUM place) to operate the measurements.
Signal level window
- If necessary, check the transponder characteristics (frequency, band, polarity, standard, symbol rate ) on the website
http://en.kingofsat.net/satellites.php
Example : transponder broadcasting CNN INT.
Astra 1M (19.2E) - 11778.00 V - Txp:
DVB-S (QPSK) - 27500 3/4 - NID:1 - TID:1068
Signal level
measure
Signal/noise ratio
measure
Transponder
characteristics
Transponder
frequency
Polarity
Symbol rate
Transponder
standard
Mini-spectrum
that represents
the transponder
Orbital position
Satellite name
Network name
Network ID
