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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. III
TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... VI
FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... VII
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................... IX
About this Manual
..................................................................................................................................... ix
Reporting Comments or Suggestions Concerning this Manual ............................................................... ix
Conventions and References ...................................................................................................................... x
Cautions and Warnings ............................................................................................................................. x
Recommended Standard Designations ...................................................................................................... x
Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................... x
Metric Conversion .................................................................................................................................... x
Electrical Safety Notice ............................................................................................................................... x
Installation Guidelines Regarding Power Line Quality ......................................................................... xi
Warranty Policy ........................................................................................................................................ xii
Limitations of Warranty .......................................................................................................................... xii
Exclusive Remedies ............................................................................................................................... xiii
Customer Support .................................................................................................................................... xiv
Online Customer Support ...................................................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1–1
1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1–1
1.2 Functional Description ............................................................................................................... 1–2
1.3 Features ........................................................................................................................................ 1–2
1.3.1 The Solid-State Advantage ....................................................................................................... 1–2
1.3.2 Enhanced Standard Features ..................................................................................................... 1–2
1.3.3 Built-in Redundancy Controller ............................................................................................... 1–2
1.3.4 “Smart BUC” Functionality ...................................................................................................... 1–3
1.3.5 Data Logging Capability .......................................................................................................... 1–3
1.3.6 Optional Internal 10 MHz Reference ....................................................................................... 1–3
1.3.7 Optional LNB Support .............................................................................................................. 1–3
1.4 Theory of Operation
................................................................................................................... 1–4