Blonder tongue AMM-806, Reference Manual

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AQD - ATSC/QAM Demodulator
TUNE CHANNEL:
The Tune Channel command allows a user to select
the desired program from the list of available channels from the unit
scan. To select a program scroll to the desired item in the channel list
and press the Enter key.
• Depress the
p
(UP) arrow navigation key to scroll through all the
available channels (major and minor sub-channel)
• Depressing the q (DN) arrow navigation key permits faster tuning by
'jumping' to each major channel available from the scan.
o Tuning to the desired minor sub-channel is then easy by pressing the
p
(UP) arrow navigation key
The LCD will show the ENTRY ACCEPTED message and all TV’s will
briefly display a banner at the top of the screen. The banner contains the
major & minor sub-channel designation and the time (time displayed
comes from the broadcast stream).
AQD STATUS -
The AQD Status command screen displays
valuable status information on the selected program channel.
Signal Status:
A
.
LOCK
is indicated when a valid signal acquisition has been
achieved by the AQD module as well as the signal aspect ratio.
NOT LOCKED will be displayed if the module fails to acquire the
desired program signal Channel Frequency Data:
B. INPUT SIGNAL TYPE IS DISPLAYED –
Such as UHF or 64 or
256 QAM
C. THE INPUT SIGNAL CH. IS DISPLAYED –
for example, CH 44
D . THE CORRESPONDING FREQUENCY FOR THE INPUT CH.
–
653 MHz for CH 44 UHF
The unit will display the SCAN IN PROCESS message during the scan
process if interaction is attempted within the active scanning AQD module.