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7.12
COM46 “Direct Tune” Feature
The information shown in Figure 32 below is one of the subsections available on the Advanced
Edit page. This section gives you a method to force a tuner to a particular satellite and transponder
pair. This ability can especially useful when attempting to track and isolate RF problems with the
COM2000 system. The data required to perform this operation can be gathered from the basic
“Tune” interface shown in above.
A brief explanation of each field follows:
Figure 32 - Direct Tune Interface
Tuner_Index -
This field allows you to direct an individual tuner to tune to a specific
network ID and Frequency_Index.
Network_ID -
This field displays the DIRECTV network of the currently tuned channel.
This number correlates to a specific satellite, and can be used in conjunction with the
“Frequency_Index” field below to determine whether the card is locked to the correct
channel version.
Frequency_Index -
This field displays the DIRECTV frequency index of the currently
tuned channel. This number correlates to a specific transponder, and can be used in
conjunction with the “Network_ID” field above to determine whether the card is locked to
the correct channel.
7.13
Remote Access Feature
Advanced feature set not yet released.
Figure 33 - Remote Access Feature
