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COM3000 Integrator’s
Installation Manual
Date: January 2024
Version 1.1
signal to noise ratios (Modulation Error Rate) should be tested to industry standards. IP
systems require technicians proficient in IP switch configurations, specifically multicast
networks utilizing Internet Group Management Protocols (IGMP).
PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol. Signals included in a digital TV signal define
the display channel. For example, an off-air channel may be broadcast on UHF Ch 38,
but the station call letters are Ch 7. PSIP data instructs the TV to display a virtual
channel 7 on the TV rather than the physical channel 38. PSIP data also includes current
and future programming information.
Satellite
Distribution
Network
This network consists of the dish, LNB and associated equipment necessary to provide
KA/KU band satellite signals to the COM3000. The COM3000 requires a SWiM signal to
each card proportional to the number of tuners desired. It is assumed that installation
technicians have adequate expertise and proper test equipment required to install the
distribution system to DIRECTV specifications.
SD
Standard Definition
SWiM Switch
Single Wire Multi-Switch
–
An DIRECTV module used for the distribution of satellite
signals.
SWQAM2
The SWQAM2 is a software key that will add 2 QAM channels per key on a QAM20 /
QAM4.
System
Integrator
The person or company that performs the onsite installation.
System
Operator
The company or organization that typically holds
the “right of entry” and is responsible
for installation and all onsite support on a daily basis.
Transcryption
The process by which the COM3000 system converts content streaming from
DirecTV
’s conditional access system to
Pro:Idiom encrypted video.