The Blonder Tongue AP-60-860A Three-Mode Agile Processor with AP Option 17 Sub-Band Input is an agile, NTSC analog/digital heterodyne processor with a sub-band input, which consists of a block converter placed before the product's main RF input. The unit outputs +60 dBmV analog RF and +55 dBmV QAM and has three modes: Analog RF, QAM, and QAM / 8VSB. It also supports EIA-608 closed captions.
Housed in a 1 RU rackmount chassis, the processor has an EAS interface that can be used as an IF (intermediate frequency) input and its front panel is equipped with tactile features for quick and accurate adjustments.
Mode 1
Set as an analog heterodyne processor (analog RF in > analog RF out)
- Accepts one analog RF input (CATV sub-band channels T7-T13, CATV standard channels 2-135, VHF channels 2-13, and UHF channels 14-69) and delivers one analog RF output (CATV standard channels 2-135)
Mode 2
Set as a digital heterodyne processor (QAM in > QAM out)
- Accepts one digital cable QAM input (CATV sub-band channels T7-T13, and CATV standard channels 2-135) and delivers one digital cable QAM output (CATV standard channels 2-135)
Mode 3
Set as a digital-to-analog processor (8VSB or QAM in > Analog RF out)
- Accepts one digital off-air 8VSB or digital cable QAM input (CATV standard channels 2-135, VHF channels 2-13, and UHF channels 14-69) and delivers one analog RF output (CATV standard channels 2-135)