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The In-Band Status fields are:
Field Description
Mode The values displayed on the OSD are:
ANALOG — analog channel
64 QAM — 64 QAM digital channel
256 QAM — 256 QAM digital channel
Carrier Lock
Indicates whether the in-band receiver is locked to the carrier. If a digital carrier is not
present, it indicates the carrier is not locked:
OSD
YES
NO
Data Indicates whether data is being carried on the in-band stream. The indicators cover all
packet processors regardless of the stream they are monitoring:
OSD
YES
NO
SNR
When carrier lock has been established, displays an estimate of the carrier signal-to-noise
ratio in dB, with an explanation:
GOOD — Good value
FAIR — Marginal signal level, check the signal
POOR — Unusable signal
INVALID — Invalid SNR value
AGC When carrier lock has been established, displays an estimate of the automatic gain
control as a percentage, with an explanation:
GOOD — Good value
FAIR — Marginal signal level, check the signal
POOR — Unusable signal
INVALID — Invalid AGC value
5 Second Error Indicates the number of correctable and uncorrectable digital multiplex errors, up to 9999.
Counts It is updated every 5 seconds and reset each time the set-top is power cycled or another
digital multiplex is tuned. The maximum value displayed is 9999, even if there were more
than 9999 errors.
LED Description
L Carrier locked
U Carrier not locked
LED Description
On In-band data detected within last 5 seconds
Off In-band data not detected within last 5 seconds
Diagnostics
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