Dr Menu (Acquisition Recovery); Mode Field; Vct (Virtual Channel Table) Field; Vcn (Virtual Channel Number) Field - Motorola DSR-6403 Operator's Manual

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DR Menu (Acquisition Recovery)

Use this menu to review the Acquisition Recovery map. This menu is used most commonly in
troubleshooting. Press the  buttons until the DR menu appears.

MODE Field

This non-editable field displays the DR modes:
DISABLED
CHANNEL
XPNDR

VCT (Virtual Channel Table) Field

This non-editable field displays the Acquisition Recovery map's Virtual Channel Table (VCT) number
(0 to 65535) that is currently specified by the uplink programmer (BNC). If the VCT is not available,
the unit displays (00000).

VCN (Virtual Channel Number) Field

If this field is non-editable. The four dashes (----) designate that no virtual channels are currently
being provided from the uplink provider.
If the MODE field displays CHANNEL and the uplink provider is providing one or more valid
maps, then this field displays the selection icon ( ). Use the up and down buttons (  ) to view
the list of channels that are currently being supplied by the uplink provider.

PORT Field

This non-editable field displays one of the following three messages:
NA
NOT DEFINED
1,X0(20),H
(example)
50
DR
MODE VCT
E DISABLED (00000) ----
Default: DISABLED
Acquisition Recovery is off.
The unit uses the virtual channel (provided by the uplink) to search
for a live channel.
The unit uses the currently-defined transponder definitions from the
uplink provider to search for a live frequency.
Default: (00000)
Default: ----
Default: NA
The VCT is either not available or the uplink provider set it to 00000.
The decoder is not available to map a VCT or a configured port.
This means the channel's port is not configured.
Input port number (1-8) that is associated with the specified
channel (followed by a comma), the Satellite name,
the Satellite ID within brackets, (followed by a comma),
the polarity specified with either H (for Horizontal)
or V (for Vertical).
VCN
PORT
NA