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Discovering฀Cabling฀Characteristics฀฀
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Cabling฀is฀connected฀to฀a฀device฀at฀the฀far฀end,฀such฀as฀a฀
television,฀CATV฀service,฀VCR,฀DVD฀player,฀satellite฀dish,฀
or฀antenna.฀
The฀signal฀level฀graph฀indicates฀the฀strength฀of฀the฀
signal.฀Passive฀(non-amplifying)฀devices,฀such฀as฀satellite฀
dishes฀and฀antennas,฀usually฀produce฀low-level฀signals฀in฀
the฀cross-hatched฀area฀at฀the฀left฀side฀of฀the฀graph.฀
Active฀devices,฀such฀as฀CATV฀service฀or฀a฀DVD฀player,฀
produce฀levels฀beyond฀the฀cross-hatched฀area.฀The฀
example฀above฀shows฀a฀VCR’s฀signal฀level.
Figure฀16.฀Discover฀Mode฀Results฀for฀Coaxial฀Cabling฀
(cont.)฀