Abstract: An apparatus is provided for positioning a plurality of cassettes within an automated printing plate handler. In a plate handler, a plurality of cassettes each contain a supply of printing plates for delivery to an automatic plate-recording device. The apparatus includes a separate support table for supporting each of the plurality of cassettes within the plate handler and an elevator device for moving each of the support tables along a vertical axis of the automated plate handler. The automated plate handler is configured to automatically position a selected cassette in a first position to facilitate removal of the cassette from the handler. The plate handler further includes a platform, which substantially forms an extension of the support table supporting the selected cassette in the first position. The platform provides a second position, at which the selected cassette is to be one of, loaded or unloaded.

Abstract: A multi-carrier receiver for a radio telecommunications network is described, comprising a downconverter for downconverting a received analog radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal; a control unit for controlling the power level of the IF signal; a coupler for coupling a representative value of the IF signal to the control unit; a delay element located downstream of the coupler for delaying the propagation of the IF signal to an electronic component, the control unit controlling the power level of the IF signal by feed forward control to keep this IF power level within a dynamic range of the electronic component. The electrical component is preferably a first analog to digital converter (ADC). The control unit preferably comprises a log amplifier and a second ADC. The delay element is preferably a filter or a delay line.