Field Field; Line Field; Ad Insertion Test Menu; Cue Tone Signal Field - Motorola DSR-6050 Operator's Manual

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Field Field

Line Field

Ad Insertion Test Menu

Cue Tone Signal Field

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Note: If the Waveform option is neither Transmitted or Disabled, the Field and
Line fields are displayed on the VITS menu.
VITS
E
This field allows the user to select the field on which the VITS is reinserted by the
transcoder. There are two choices, Field 1 or Field 2. Press the4button until the
cursor is at the Field label, and press the ENTER button to move into the field.
Press the56buttons to select the desired option and press the ENTER button to
confirm the selection.
Press the4button until the cursor is at the Line label, and press the ENTER button
to move into the field. Press the56buttons to display the options. The available
line numbers are 17 or 18. The default is line 17. Press the ENTER button to
confirm the selection.
Ad insertion signals are generated by the DSR-6050, but controlled by the uplink
programmer. Local cable companies use ad insertion signals to control and to
queue the insertion of commercials in cable headends. There are two ways to
provide ad insertion. One is a dedicated digital DTMF differential output for cue
tones. The other ad is a dedicated contact closure relay. The Ad Insertion Test menu
allows the user to turn cue tones and the relays on and off.
AD INSERTION TEST
Caution: Output to the customers may be interrupted. When turned on, the ad
insertion signals can be sent to the local headed equipment.
Press the56buttons until the Ad Insertion Test menu appears.
The Cue Tone Sig (Signal) field lets the user turn the cue tone test On and Off.
Press the4button until the cursor is at the Cue Tone Sig label, and press the
ENTER button to move into the field. Press the56buttons to display the options.
If On is selected, the DSR-6050 generates a DTMF code (0-9*#ABCD) on the cue
Waveform Field
Color Bar 1
Cue Tone
E Off
Line
17
Relay
Off