Ppm meter – NTi Audio Digilyzer DL1 User Manual

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Following errors are analyzed/visualized in the error indicator box:

• Lock / unlock

• Validity bit

• Confidence bit (the received data eye pattern opening is less than

half of a bit period, indicating a poor link not meeting specs)

• Bi-phase mark coding error

• Parity error

• Carrier level below specification (for AES3 and S/PDIF input)

NOTE

The lock/unlock state is the only available error in the

AdAT format.

ppM Meter

Many measurement functions include a PPM meter, displaying the

measured level peak in bargraph form. The scaling details are:

NOTE

• For signal levels lower than -60 dBF the vertical line

marked above with -60 dBF remains displayed and

changes for muted signals to three dots.

• The number of full scale values causing clipping

indication can be set in the SETUP menu (PPM

OVER THRESH). By default it is set to three

samples.

Basic Operation

Fig 4-12, Bargraph markings

-10 dBF

0 dBF

-3 dBF

Signal

clipping

indication

-60 dBF

Channel A

Channel B

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