Input Option – Active Input and Backup 
Configuration Selection 
General Information 
The selection of the Active input and configuration of the Backup input are 
described in this section.   
Supported Option Cards 
8VSB/QAM Receiver option, Serial Transport Stream I/O (DVB-ASI/SMPTE-310M) 
option, High Bit Rate ASI Input option, Dual Input DVB-S/DVB S2 Receiver option, 
Dual Input ASM Receiver option, Dual Input COFDM Receiver option, Quad Input 
DVB-S/DVB-S2 with LNB option, MPEG over IP Input/Output option, and Dual 
MPEG over IP Input/UDP Output option. 
Description 
The Active input specifies the card that is being used as the input option. The 
Backup configuration enables/disables the switching to a backup input, defines the 
Primary Input and Backup Input, when to restore to the Primary Input and a 
timeout before switching to the Backup Input, or restoring to the Primary Input. 
 
Changing the Active Input 
To set an Active Input, use the following steps: 
1  Press the Input button. 
 
Note: For Configuration 2 units, select RDS1 or RDS2, then press Enter. 
2  Press the Enter button to edit the Active Input. The current Active Input is 
displayed along with a "(P)" for Primary or "(B)" for Backup if the Backup Mode 
in enabled.