Harmonic ProView 7100 - DVB-S;S2 Input Port Properties Status

Chapter 8 Monitoring using EMS DVB-S/S2 Input Port Properties Status
© 2012 Harmonic Inc. 171 ProView 7000 v.2.6, Rev. E
8.5 DVB-S/S2 Input Port Properties Status
To display the DVB-S/S2 Input Port properties:
1. Select the DVB-S/S2 Input Port icon in the Physical Input box.
2. Click Properties on the EMS toolbar.
3. Click Status in the DVB-S/S2 In Port properties dialog.
The Status Properties box on the right hand side of the DVB-S/S2 In Port dialog displays the
current status of the receiver module. Thus, changing parameters in the Properties Set-Up
section affects the status report only after the changes are applied to the device (by clicking
Apply or OK).
The reception status is displayed whether the physical port is connected or not connected to
the DVB Multiplex In. The information displayed on the status properties section is refreshed
every few seconds. Some of the following properties are relevant to only one modulation
standard (DVB-S or DVB-S2) and displayed accordingly.
The status properties displayed in the Status (right) section of the DVB-S/S2 In Port dialog
consists of the following parameters:
■ Carrier and Demodulator lock status – ProView 7000 attempts to lock onto a carrier even
when the port is not connected
■ Carrier to noise ratio (C/N) measured value (in dBc)
■ Energy per bit to Noise power spectral density ratio (Eb/N0) value (in dB)
■ Link Margin value (in dB)
■ Bit Error Rate (BER, applicable to DVB-S, as decimal number a.b E-X)
■ Packet Error Rate (PER, applicable to DVB-S2, as decimal number a.b E-X)
■ Tuned Frequency value (in kHz)
■ Frequency Offset measured (in kHz)
■ Spectral inversion operational mode detected
■ FEC Rate used
■ Pilot Signal operating status (DVB-S2 feature)
■ Frame Size detected (DVB-S2 feature)