signal level and quality

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I'm using a Topfield 3000CIPro with the latest firmware. Now in the on
screen info box I see two indicators: a green horizontal bar, and a yellow
horizontal bar below the first. The manual is very brief about this and
says: "signal level and quality".
Does anyone know which colour is which? And, what is meant by quality?



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"Jomtien" <jomtien@the.beach> schreef in bericht
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> Linea Recta wrote:
>
> >The manual is very brief about this and
> >says: "signal level and quality".
> >Does anyone know which colour is which?
>
> Probably in that order.
>
>
> > And, what is meant by quality?
>
> It relates to the percentage of faulty data received. Digital sat
> broadcasting standards can cope with up to about 60% faults before
> collapsing so any reading above 40% will probably provide a good
> picture. However you should aim to get this quality reading as high as
> possible to ensure good reception in poor weather. The strength
> reading is not important at all.


I forgot to add to my message:
The green bar on top indicates mostly about 85 - 90%.
The yellow bar allways indicates more: 95% - 100%


During very heavy rain I can see the indicators fall back somewhat, but the
image and sound remain good. I have fine tuned the dish and the LNB's
(skew).




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