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Monitor
The Monitor feature uses the MX-400SR tuner to analyze the station transport stream for datacasting
content and NUL packets flow patterns. The monitor is automatic. The monitor will scan continuously
until the RF is connected and the MX-400SR datacasting signaling is discovered. Once discovered the
monitor will remain on that frequency until lock is lost for an extended period of time. The monitor
page is used during installation to assist the broadcast engineer in allocating NUL packets. Monitoring
continues after installation to detect anomalies in the datacasting stream and show the continued
existence of datacasting content. If the MX-400SR bypass is enabled the datacasting signaling will be
removed from the transport and the monitor will begin scanning again. One bypass is disabled it will
rediscover the transport and resume normal monitoring. See the image below for detailed information
about the MX-400SR monitor information.
TS Capture
This feature is used to tap a PID, or group of PIDs, from either the ASI input or RF monitor tuner and
send that content as TS over IP to a networked destination. For example, you can use this mechanism to
pass an audio PID to an IP destination for analysis, or capture the 0x911 datacasting PID and send it to a
consuming device for testing. To add a TS capture tap, click on Create Capture to see the menu below.
