Topfield TF6400IR Satellite TV System User Manual


 
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The other is
K
u
band which ranges approximately from 12 to
18 GHz.
The LNB (Low Noise Block converter)
is used to take a wide band of relatively
high frequencies, amplify and convert
them to similar signals that is carried
at a much lower frequency, which is
called Intermediate Frequency (IF).
High frequencies from satellites are
converted into 950 to 2150 MHz by a
LNB.
Select the Installation
>
LNB Set-
ting menu to configure the LNB
settings. You should see a
screen like the left figure.
Pressing the
OK button on the Satellite Name option displays
the satellite list in alphabetic order. Select the satellite toward
which your antenna is set to face.
The digital receiver has a database about broadcasting satellites
and their transponders, containing the following information:
satellite position, frequency range, symbol rate, polarization
and LNB frequency corresponding to the frequency range. So
you might not have to specify the LNB Frequency option. How-
ever, if you have selected the Other entry at the Satellite Name
option to specify a satellite that is not in the satellite list, you