Cablecard Troubleshooting - LG 60PX4DR Training Manual

CABLECARD TROUBLESHOOTING

HOST DIAGNOSTICS
This Menu is only active on Cablecard ready units.
Accessing Host Diagnostics:
1. Press Menu on the customer's remote.
2. Press the up or down arrow key to highlight CABLE.
3. Press the 0 key three times. Scroll up and down this menu by
using the up and down arrow keys.
The model info gives the factory model information also used to
access the debug menu for software updates. Memory shows the
available memory in the unit for video and audio processing and
Cablecard functions. Host release is the present software revision in
the unit.
Gemstar Guide Version gives the original version of Gemstar in the
unit when installed. Guide Update Version is the latest version of
Gemstar loaded into the unit by Gemstar. Cable Channel List gives
the status of the list of available channels in memory, with a Cablecard
installed this should always display Ready. Cablecard indicates if the
cablecard is inserted. If the Cablecard is inserted and the unit does
not indicate that it is. There could be an issue with the Cablecard
itself or with the programing in the card. Once this has been eliminated
as the cause. The card slot or Digital PCB could be the cause.
FAT Status tells the frequency of the presently tuned channel as well
as the modulation QAM 256/64, digital, analog. Carrier locked
indicates the carrier is locked on the center frequency. SNR gives the
(Signal to Noise Ratio) of the present signal tuned. FDC is your
(Forward Data Carrier) this gives the state of the OOB signal thru
which the Cablecard receives data from the headend. It indicates
the center frequency that the card told the unit to look at to find
the signal. Carrier indicates the unit has the carrier locked or not
locked. This must be locked for the Cablecard to operate. FDC_SNR
gives the (Signal to Noise Ratio) for this OOB signal. Current Channel
shows the channel type Digital or Analog as well as the Parental
Control setting for this channel and the channel number.
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