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DMG 3200/3100/3000 – User Manual
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To monitor any of the demodulated 8VSB input signals, one of the 8VSB input ports can be
assigned to the output ASI monitor interface. The demodulated 8VSB input signal will then be
copied onto the monitor port for further analyzing or monitoring of the transport stream. Normal
operation will not be affected if the monitoring port is used.
The status parameters for the 8VSB module are shown in below. Click on the letter
representing in the input channel (A, B, C or D) to display the status parameters for the specific
input port.
Figure 5.43- 8VSB Status View
The following information is displayed:
Sync MPEG sync number: 188 or 204
Effective Bitrate Effective bitrate of the input stream
Total Bitrate Total bitrate of the input stream
Lock Status
Lock status of the tuner
Level RF level measured in dBmV
MER Modulation Error Radio in dB - a typical good reading is between
30 and 40 (the higher the better).
5.4.9 QAM-B Input
The QAM-B input module can receive up to four individual QAM-B input streams. To configure
the module:
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Switch to the Inputs node in the Navigation Pane
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Select the QAM-B module you want to configure to display the module configuration .Services
available on all four QAM-B input ports will be listed in this view.