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Frequently Asked Questions

Q How do I Get Signal Strength?
A GetSignalQuality() returns a value from 0-100% and is supported on our satellite products. Other tuners (ATSC, DVB-T) support GetSignalStrength(). To be generic, you should check to see which is supported via the GetTunerCapabilities() function.
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Q (Satellite) How do I Get LNB Offset?
A This is not supported, but can be calculated in your own software from the tuner frequency and lnb frequency.
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Q How do I Get Network ID?
A This is not supported. The SDK does not currently perform any analysis of any system tables.
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Q How do I Get MAC Address?
A The SDK 1.9.0 and above has functions to get the unicast MAC address as well as multicast mac addresses that are active. A number of different MAC address handling methods are available.
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Q How do I get: Viterbi Decoder Sync Lock, Deinterleaver/RS Decoder Sync Lock, Descrambler Sync Lock, Clock Frequency Lock or Carrier Phase Lock?
A These functions are currently not supported. A future version of the SDK may implement these functions; however, not all of these values are available on all tuner types.
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