
Channel Plans: Setting Channel Plan Parameters
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• Channel Number: This is the channel number of the carrier. Change
the channel number by pressing the Enter soft key and using the
numeric keypad or the up and down diamond keys. Press the Enter soft
key to save the entry.
• Label: You can create a distinctive label of up to four characters to
attach to the channel’s number. The label associates the channel’s
number to programming. Use the Enter soft key, the keypad or the up
and down diamond keys. The diamond keys allow you to use special
characters. The label appears to the left of the channel number on most
screens.
• Sweep Channel: Sweep Channel designates whether the channel will
be used for Sweep measurements. Use the Enter soft key and the up
and down diamond keys to select Yes or No.
• Measurement Bandwidth (MHz): To edit the bandwidth, select
Measurement BW. Adjust bandwidth by using the up and down arrow
keys or by entering a value using the numeric keypad. Use the Enter soft
key to start and finish. On a digital channel, this is the bandwidth of the
carrier to be measured.
NOTE: In the United States, the FCC specification for C/N
measurements is a bandwidth of 4.00 MHz. Cable
Television organizations outside of the United States may
have different requirements.
• Noise Offset (MHz): The frequency at which the noise level is
measured is the carrier frequency plus the noise offset. To adjust the
noise offset, select Noise Offset (MHz). Adjust the offset by using the up
and down diamond keys or by entering a value using the numeric
keypad. Use the Enter soft key to start and finish.
• Tilt Channel: Tilt Channel designates whether or not the channel is to
be used for the Tilt mode. Up to nine channels can be designated as Tilt
channels. Use the up and down diamond keys to select either Yes or No
and the Enter soft key to begin and end data entry.
• Scrambled: The Scrambled item indicates whether the channel is
scrambled. Use the Enter soft key to begin editing, and the diamond
keys to select either Yes or No. Press Enter again to save the setting.
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