Promax -8 SE Manual page 78

Digital channels power measurement is carried out by means of an integration
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in sections of 230 kHz (4 by each MHz approximately) and measures the contribution of
each one to the total power of the channel. This way, a very exact measurement is
obtained, specially in the case of degraded channels, because the channel flatness is
had in consideration.
Figure 19.- Measuring the power of a digital channel by integration.
The C/N ratio measurement shows the ratio between the digital channel power
and the noise power. The user can define the frequency where the noise power must be
measured. Two possibilities exist:
I. Absolute method
Selecting in the Channel-Frequency configuration menu the NOISE MODE
parameter as FREQ, the equipment will interpret the NOISE FREQ. value as the
frequency where the noise power measurement must be done. Naturally the user must
be sure that the NOISE FREQ. value corresponds with a free channel.
II. Relative method
Selecting in the Channel-Frequency configuration menu the NOISE MODE
parameter as F, the unit will make the measurement of noise at the frequency obtained
to add to the tuning frequency (channel central frequency) the value defined for the
NOISE FREQ. parameter. The
BW/2, where BW is the channel bandwidth defined in the channel plan, thus for
example, if it is desired to measure the C/N ratio of a digital channel with a bandwidth
(BW) of 8 MHz, NOISE FREQ. will take as value 4.0 MHz. The configuration menu
allows the user to redefine this parameter; when tuning a new channel the equipment
will return to assign to NOISE FREQ. the default value.
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