Ad Insertion Test Menu - Motorola DSR-4550 Operator's Manual

Ad Insertion Test Menu

The Ad Insertion Test menu allows the user to turn cue tones and the relays on and
off. Ad insertion signals are generated by the DSR-4550, 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:
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Press the  buttons until the Ad Insertion Test menu appears (shown below).
Caution: Output to the customers may be interrupted. When turned on, the ad
insertion signals can be sent to the local headend equipment.
Cue Tone Field
The Cue Tone field lets the user turn the cue tone test ON and OFF. Press the 4
button until the cursor is at the Cue Tone label, and press the ENTER button to
move into the field. Press the  buttons to display the options (On or Off).
If On is selected, the DSR-4550 generates a Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF)
code (0-9*#ABCD) on the cue tone output. This test keeps repeating until the Off
option is selected or the ENTER button is pressed to exit the field.
Relay Field
The Relay field lets the user individually turn On and Off each of the three ad
insertion relays. Press the 4 button until the cursor is at the Relay label, and press
the ENTER button to move into the field.
Press the  buttons to display the options: Off, Relay 1 On, Relay 2 On, and
Relay 3 On. This field returns to the default value (Off) when the ENTER button is
pressed to exit the field.
DSR-4550
A dedicated digital DTMF differential output for cue tones.
A dedicated contact closure relay.
AD INSERTION TEST Cue Tone Relay
E Off
Default: Off
Default: Off
Operating the DSR-4550
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