ACT1000 Air-to-Cable Transcoder INSTRUCTION MANUAL RF OUTPUT POWER ACT1000 is a registered trademark of R. L. Drake, LLC © Copyright 2011 R. L.
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND CAUTION STATEMENTS Contents Caution Statements Important Safety Instructions Specifications General Description Installation and Mounting Configuration Usage Warranty 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 Caution Statements WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN A product and cart combination should be moved with care.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read Instructions: All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2 Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings: All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4 Follow Instructions: All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5 Cleaning: Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
SPECIFICATIONS ACT1000 Specifications1 Demodulator Specifications Input Frequency Range: Channel plans supported: Input Channel Bandwidth: Input RF Level Range: Input Impedance: Input Return Loss: Image Rejection: Adjacent Channel Rejection: Noise Figure: Demodulation Modes: Symbol Rates: Modulator Specifications Modulation Modes: Symbol Rates: Frequency Coverage: Channel Plans: Max Output Power: Min Output Power: Phase Noise: Broadband Noise: MER: Channel Frequency Response: Carrier Suppression: I/Q I
DESCRIPTION / INSTALLATION / CONFIGURATION 5 General Description The R. L. Drake® model ACT1000 is a commercial grade, modular digital headend component providing 8VSB or QAM input to QAM transmodulation and RF upconversion in a single unit. Up to 10 ACT1000 modules, along with the required PS151 power supply module, can be installed into a single RMT150 rack mounting tray, occupying only 2 rack units (3.5''). The ACT1000 supports ATSC 8VSB and ITU j.
CONFIGURATION AND USAGE · CHANNEL: 1-158 – sets the output channel number; the range varies depending upon the channel plan selected · PSIP: ORIGINAL, MODIFY, BASIC – the ACT1000 can modify or insert PSIP tables as needed. ORIGINAL passes the incoming PSIP ta- bles unchanged. MODIFY will modify the incoming PSIP tables to user-defined channel numbers, and BASIC will insert newly-generated PSIP tables based on user-defined settings; both of these settings must be used in conjunction with the R. L.
WARRANTY 7 Three Year Limited Warranty R.L. DRAKE LLC warrants to the original purchaser this product shall be free from defects in material or workmanship for three (3) years from the date of original purchase. During the warranty period R.L. DRAKE LLC or an authorized Drake service facility will provide, free of charge, both parts and labor necessary to correct defects in material and workmanship. At its option, R.L. DRAKE LLC may replace a defective unit.
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