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7.4.5.
Use of the Card
Set the frequency of the QAM digital channel.
In order to activate the QAM card, press the DIGI button.
If the OFDM card is installed as well, a menu will appear prompting the user to choose
between the two systems: in this case, turn the Shaft Encoder to select the QAM option and
then press
ENTER
.
The “
SYMBOL RATE
”,
“MODULATION”
and
“SPECTRUM”
parameters are set
automatically.
Press the
TV
button to enable the MPEG4/MPEG2 decoder for viewing free-to-air digital
programs. Refer to the relative section for this case as well.
In order to activate the PULSE RESPONSE (AER) function, press
MENU
and select the
corresponding box. Press
ENTER
to confirm the selection.
Press
SPECT
to exit the QAM function.
7.4.6.
Technical characteristics
QAM Card
Frequency range
47 to 860 MHz.
Symbol rate
1 to 7 MS/s.
Modulation
Automatic
(64
– 128 – 256 QAM).
Spectrum
Automatic
(Direct/inverted).
RU
Reed Solomon uncorrected. Maximum count 65535.
BER
Channel BER (PRE REED SOLOMON).
Resolution
1
– E8 Max.
Lock indicators
LOCKED, UNLOCKED, NO SIGNAL.
CFO
AFC (automatic frequency control) with a capacity of ± 0.5
MHz.
Power index
LOW – OK – HIGH.
MER
Indication from 17 to 34 dB.
NM
Noise Margin, indication range from –13.0 to +24.0 dB.
Standard
compliant with: ETS300429 Reed Solomon,
ETS 300 Deinterleaving.