Config: Ref (Reference) - Comtech EF Data CDM-570A Installation And Operation Manual

6.3.2.8

CONFIG: Ref (Reference)

1.
IMPORTANT NOTE – The modem can accept an externally supplied
frequency reference via the rear panel BNC connector. Rather than bypassing
the internal reference and substituting the external signal, the modem instead
uses the internal reference in a low-bandwidth (~ 2 Hz) phase-locked loop
(PLL), so the modem actually phase locks to the reference external signal.
There are distinct advantages to this scheme:
• This scheme permits hitless switching between the operation of internal
• Due to the very low bandwidth of the PLL, this scheme permits the
2.
If Internal+O/P is your active Frequency Reference setting, and you then set
the modem to CDM-570 Compatible Mode, the modem will reset this feature
to Internal 10 MHz. Reconfigure your setting as needed. See Sect. 6.2 for
further information.
Use the ▲▼arrow keys to select Internal+O/P, Internal 10 MHz, External 01 MHz, External 02
MHz, External 05 MHz, or External 10 MHz. Press ENTER.
Examples include:
Frequency Reference:
Internal 10 MHz(▲ ▼,ENT)
Frequency Reference:
Internal+O/P
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CDM-570A/570AL Satellite Modem with Optional Packet Processor
and external reference. There are no sudden discontinuities of frequency
and phase in the transmitted carrier.
external reference to employ an inferior phase noise characteristic
instead of the internal reference of the modem. The narrow loop
essentially 'cleans up' the external signal. This is particularly important if
you use the CDM/R-570ALto supply a 10MHz reference to a BUC or LNB.
(▲ ▼,ENT)
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