the satellite set top box 200 may undergo extensive processing the television converter 200 may include one or more tuner devices 206 that may receive a satellite signal 204 in this embodiment tuner device 206 acquires a satellite signal 204 from satellite television distributor 104 tuner device 206 may initially process the satellite signal 204 tuner device 206 may also receive subscriber commands in the form of signals from control electronics unit 202 signals from control electronics unit 202 may include but is not limited to a signal to tune to a transponder as part of the process of selecting a certain channel for viewing on a peripheral device one skilled in the art would recognize that the tuner device 206 may include fewer more or different components after receiving the signal 204 one of the first steps may be to demodulate 208 the signal 204 the signal 204 may arrive as an analog signal that u201c carries u201d data e g data is modulated onto the analog signal demodulation 208 may be accomplished by reversing the modulation process modulation can be done in several ways modulation may include amplitude modulation am or frequency modulation fm if the carried data is digital modulation methods include but are not limited.