ACTERNA TEST & MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS
Signal Level Meters
MS-1000, MS-1200D, MS-1300D, MS-1400
Key Features
System bandwidth expansion and digital service deployment have placed greater
demands on CATV installers. Today’s installers require a Signal Level Meter
(SLM) that combines advanced measurement capability with the ruggedness
needed for everyday field use. The family of JDSU Signal Level Meters offers
comprehensive,reliable measurement performance to meet the needs of installers
deploying services at every phase of the network cycle.
• Easy-to-use, icon-based interface for all instruments and
multilingual firmware options available
• Efficient and automated testing, plus convenient proof-ofperformance compliance testing with results viewable
immediately on-screen or tests scheduled over time for
printing later
• Fast, easy location of forward and reverse ingress and
interference with an advanced ingress spectrum scan
• Complete digital measurement solution for DTV and cable
modem signals including digiCheck™ average power
measurement with auto limit check
• Extended battery life of the MS-1400 – approximately five
hours, and faster charging times improve productivity
WEBSITE: www.jdsu.com
JDSU Signal Level Meters are designed to help installers perform their work
effectively, faster, and more easily, to improve productivity and reduce costs. The
same easy-to-use, icon-based interface for all instruments in the family,
minimizes training requirements and downtime. All instruments are light,
portable, durable and water-resistant. They are designed to meet the tough
requirements of field use and like all JDSU instruments, they are built to last and
to deliver sustained value.
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The MS-1000 is ideal for installers
responsible for activating broadcast
CATV service. The six-channel scan
and installation check provide the
essential capability to ensure highquality CATV installation.
The new digital SLMs, MS-1200D
and MS-1300D, offer the advanced
performance capability that digital
installers need, at a cost that does
not strain budgets. New standard
features include digital average power
measurement, with the patented
digiCheck™ method and 5-890 MHz
frequency range.
Additional standard features such
as the reverse ingress scan of the
MS-1300D, and customizable channel
plans for the MS-1200D make JDSU
Signal Level Meters the best priced
performance field meters currently on
the market.
The MS-1400 offers a complete set
of analog and digital measurement
capability, with the added benefits
of forward ingress scan, an upgradeable
platform, extended-life battery, and
multilingual firmware options. The
MS-1400 also can beupgraded to a
JDSU CLI-1450 or CLI-1750 which
adds more advanced capability
including signal leakage detection.
Features MS-1000 MS-1200D MS-1300D MS-1400
Icon Driven User Interface • • • •
6 Channel Scan • • • •
Installation Check • • • •
Configure by Channel or Frequency • • • •
Channel Video/Audio Level & Delta • • • •
FCC & CENELEC Limit Check • • • •
Tilt Mode – •••
Cloning ––••
Copy Remote Channel Plan – •••
Prints Current Data – •••
All Channel Scan/Full Scan – •••
Ingress Scan in Reverse Band ––••
Ingress Scan in Forward Band –––•
Customized Channel Plans – •••
Stores Measured Results/Screens – •••
24 Hour – Auto Test – •••
Prints Stored Results – •••
Downloads to StealthWare ––••
digiCheck™- Digital Measurement – •••
Analog Limits – •••
Digital Limits –––•
Multilingual LCD Screen –––•
Standard 45-550 MHz Frequency Range • –––
Optional 45-890 MHz Frequency Range • –––
Standard 5-890 MHz Frequency Range – •••
Powerful features
Signal Level Meters are designed for the
challenges of installing and maintaining the cable networks of today.
Features
– Single channel display and
six-channel scan have PASS/FAIL
indicators for quick performance
– Ingress Scan mode – allows users
to find forward and reverse ingress
problems from the tap to the drop
– digiCheck™ digital signal measure-
ment measures DVB, digital TV,
cable modem, Internet, and telephony
on-cable services
Upgradeable
To ▼ MS-1000 MS-1200 MS-1300 MS-1200D MS-1300D MS-1400
MS-1200 – N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
MS-1300 ––N/A N/A N/A N/A
MS-1200D •
MS-1300D • • • •
MS-1400
CLI-1450
CLI-1750
–––– – N/A
–––– – •
–––– – •
– N/A N/A N/A N/A
– N/A
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The results are displayed in a list indicating which
parameters are out of tolerance.If all levels are within
✓ will show in the far right column.If any
limits, a
parameter is out of tolerance an X will
be shown
Level measurement
All instruments provide a comprehensive single-channel display and
a multichannel display with pass/fail
indicators. The multichannel display
quickly and clearly indicates if all
channels are being received at the
subscriber’s drop at appropriate system
design levels.
Pressing the cycle soft key provides more detail by
bringing up a list of all channels. Passing channels
✓ in the right hand column
have a
Installation check
Pressing ✓ key provides an installation
status check, which allows technicians
to verify that all levels are within userdefined limits. Up to four different
limits can be configured: tap, ground
block, subscriber drop, and custom.
This feature can be used to determine
if a subscriber connection meets
cable network or government
specifications.
Pressing the cycle soft key provides a detailed view of
which specific error is on the specific channel
These results can be printed,
(MS-1200D, MS-1300D, MS-1400)
or downloaded to the PC for report
generation using JSDSU StealthWare™
Data Analysis Software (MS-1300D,
MS-1400).
The single channel display shows the video and audio
carrier levels and the difference between levels.
Compatible with dual sound and NICAM
The six-channel scan shows six different user-defined
video carriers, with PASS/FAIL indicator for userdefined limit
The full scan display shows all user-defined video
carriers.The unique limit check feature quickly checks
the results against user-defined analog (MS-1200D,
MS-1300D and MS-1400D) and digital limits (MS-1400)
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Tilt mode
Tilt measurement is a fast and effective
method to balance line extenders and
in-home amplifiers.
Customized channel plans
Channel plans can be built, stored,and
edited. This is convenient if meters are
used for more than one plant. It allows
the user to quickly select the correct
channel plan on which they are
working. It is only necessary to build a
channel plan once. A copying function
makes it possible to transfer channel
plans easily from one field instrument
to the other (MS-1200D, MS-1300D
and MS-1400).
StealthWare™ makes it possible to
upload and download channel plans
from a PC to the meter (MS-1300D,
MS-1400).
AutoTest
To certify that the network termination
and home network are within the
specifications, or for proof-ofperformance compliance data, an
AutoTest can be performed. Tests can
be executed immediately or scheduled
over a period of time. When
configuring an AutoTest, information
about the location at which the test is
being performed can be recorded. Files
can be created for commonly tested
locations so that information only
needs to be entered once. Users can
print either a test report for each
interval, or a comprehensive 24-hour
report that summarizes data collected
from up to four intervals.
The tilt display provides a display of up to six
channels that updates in less than a second.
(MS-1200D, MS-1300D, MS-1400)
AUTO TEST results are time, date and temperature
stamped and can easily be stored, viewed,
printed (MS-1200D,MS-1300D, MS-1400)
or uploaded to StealthWare software
(MS-1300, MS-1400)
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Ingress scan
The innovative Ingress Scan mode
finds forward (MS-1400) and reverse
ingress (MS-1400 and MS-1300D)
problems from the tap to the drop.
Start/stop frequencies, resolution,
and dwell-time are programmable in
the setup menu. The operator can also
set a limit threshold for simple identification of problem drops. To check
for intermittent ingress, the meter can
be adjusted to the Peak Hold mode to
capture transient signals. Ingress scan
displays can be saved for printing later
or for uploading to StealthWare™
software (MS-1300D and MS-1400).
Testing the reverse path spectrum for
sub-band signals being generated in
the drop system improves the
effectiveness of finding ingress sources
and common path distortions.
digiCheck™ digital signal
measurement
Making accurate digital average power
and performance measurements can
be addressed with the digiCheck™
measurement function (MS-1200D,
MS-1300D and MS-1400). The
digiCheck™ takes small slices of the
integrated RF-energy, summing them
together to provide one total power
reading. It takes into account the
channel flatness of the digital carrier
itself.
Small-band digital carriers, like cable
telephony, require a different
measurement technique. For that
purpose, the digiCheck™ feature offers
a time average as well. Even in this
case, all level readings are fully
compensated for by the correct
occupied bandwidth.
Digital TV and forward cable modem signal
Small-band digital signals are like cable
telephone carriers
A display of the spectrum with clear preset limits
allows the installer to easily identify ingress.
Intermitent ingress is detected through flexible
dwell-time setup (MS-1300D,MS-1400)
The digiCheck
total integrated RF-power under the haystack
is very reliable and accurate. All level readings
are fully compensated for by the correct
occupied bandwidth
™
method of measuring the
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Digital and analog limits
Cable networks have analog and
digital carriers. The levels of analog
and digital signal measurements differ
according to standards and
regulations. Digital signals are
typically 6-14 dB below analog signals.
Users can enter minimum and
maximum digital channel level limits
separately from analog limits in the
MS-1400 only. Analog limits are
available in the MS-1200D and MS1300D. Scan mode, installation check,
and AutoTest will measure both digital
(MS-1400) and analog signals
accurately. This allows easy identification of the PASS/FAIL condition of
both channel limits sets.
StealthWare™ software
Signal level measurements can be
uploaded for storing, viewing, and
printing. StealthWare™ allows the
building of channel plans and test
locations that can be downloaded to
the field meter (MS-1300D,MS-1400).
Multilingual LCD screen
The user interface is now fully
converted for the language requested,
allowing technicians to learn to use
and read the meter in their own
language: French, Portuguese,
German, Spanish, and Italian (MS-
1400).
Upgradeable to leakage meter
The MS-1400 can be factory-upgraded
to a CLI-1450 to add leakage detection.
They can also be upgraded to a
CLI-1750, which when communicating
with the LST-1700 transmitter,
provides more installation test
functionality such as minisweep and
frequency domain reflectometry.
The MS-1400 has a limit set for analog channels and a limit set for digital channels.The MS-1200D and MS-1300D
have a limit set for analog channels only
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Product information
1010-00-0341 MS-1000
1010-00-0626 MS-1200D
1010-00-0627 MS-1300D
1010-00-0448 MS-1400
Options and accessories
MS-1000/1200D/1300D
Includes a battery cartridge, one charger/AC adapter,operating manual, and one spare connector. Soft Carrying Case and Quick Reference Card are standard only with the MS-1300D.
Part number Name Description
1013-00-0007 MS1000 Pack Includes 45 to 890 MHz frequency extension and soft carrying case.
MS-1000 only
1019-00-0466 Protective Bag Option MS1000 Soft Carrying Case.Includes Quick Reference Card.
Available for MS1000 only
1219-00-1223 Battery Assembly Spare Battery Cartridge
1019-00-1375 120V Charger/Adapter Option
1019-00-0473 Charger/Adapter 220VAC to 12VDC Option European Charger/Adapter (CE Compliant)
1019-00-0533 Universal Charger Option Universal Input Charger/Adapter 12VDC output
1019-00-0557 Cigarette Lighter Adapter Option In-vehicle Charger
1019-00-0559 UHF, BNC option
1019-00-0564 Non-UHF, BNC Option MS-1000 Only
1019-00-1267 MBC-4 Four Bay Battery Charger CE Approved
MS-1200D/1300D
Part number Name Description
1019-00-1461 Protective Bag Option MS-1200D/MS-1300D Soft Carrying Case.Includes Quick Reference Card
1019-00-0553 P-MSCLI Option P-Stealth Printer Portable Serial Fusion Printer Kit Includes all P-Stealth Printer items, and MicroStealth Serial Printer
Cable (P-Stealth Printer Serial Cable not included)
1019-00-0468 MicroStealth Printer Cable – Standard Generic Serial Printer Cable
1019-00-0469 MicroStealth to PC Option RS232 Connection
1019-00-0470 Cloning Cable MicroStealth to MicroStealth Cloning Cable
MS-1400
Part number Name Description
1019-00-1284 MS-1400 Soft Carrying Case For DS-1 Docking Station
1019-00-1372 Extended Life Battery
1019-00-1373 XBC-1 Charger
1012-00-0145 Extended Life Battery Upgrade Pack (Incl: one Extended Life Battery,one XBC-1 Charger,and one XBC-1 Charger Manual)
1019-00-1376 Charger/Adapter,120 VAC to 12 VDC
1019-00-0554 Charger/Adapter 220VAC to 12VDC Option European Charger/Adapter (CE Compliant)
1019-00-0557 Cigarette Lighter Adapter In-vehicle Charger
1019-00-0558 Universal Charger Option
1019-00-0553 P-MSCLI Option P-Stealth Printer Portable Serial Fusion Printer Kit Includes all P-Stealth Printer items,and MicroStealth Serial Printer
Cable (P-Stealth Printer Serial Cable not included)
1019-00-0468 MicroStealth Printer Cable – Standard Generic Serial Printer Cable
1019-00-0469 MicroStealth to PC Option RS232 Connection
1019-00-0470 Cloning Cable MicroStealth to MicroStealth Cloning Cable
1019-00-0559 MS/CLI BNC Option
1019-00-0592 1GHz Type (F) Connector Option
1019-00-1239 Portuguese Language Option
1019-00-1240 Italian Language Option
1019-00-1241 Spanish Language Option
1019-00-1242 German Language Option
1019-00-1243 French Language Option
SIGNAL LEVEL METERS
MS-1400 only
Battery Life > 5 hrs continuous (backlight off)
Charge time with XBC-1 Charger < 6-hr charge with unit turned off
MS-1000 MS-1200D MS-1300D MS-1400
Frequency range 45-550 MHz 5-890 MHz 5-890 MHz 5-890 MHz
Option SUB N/A N/A N/A N/A
Option UHF 45-890 MHz N/A N/A N/A
Accuracy ±10 kHz@25C ±10 kHz@25C ±10 kHz@25C ±10 kHz@25C
Tuning Resolution 25 kHz 25 kHz 25 kHz 25 kHz
Level measurement in dB
Analog Range –20 to +50 dBmV –20 to +50 dBmV –20 to +50 dBmV –20 to +50 dBmV
Digital Range –20 to +40 dBmV –20 to +40 dBmV –20 to +50 dBmV
Resolution 0.1 dB 0.1 dB 0.1 dB 0.1 dB
Accuracy
Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness
Linearity ±0.75 dB Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness ±0.75 dB Flatness
digiCheck N/A ±2dB Typical ±2dB Typical ±2dB Typical
Six channel mode
Number of Channels 6 6 6 6
Scan Rate < 1 second < 1 second < 1 second < 1 second
Full scan mode
Number of Channels N/A 120 120 120
Scan Rate N/A Approx 6 carrier/second Approx 6 carrier/second Approx 6 carrier/second
General dimensions 4.25 in W x 10 in H x 2.5 in D 4.25 in W x 10 in H x 2.5 in D 4.25 in W x 10 in H x 2.5 in D 4.25 in W x 10 in H x 2.5 in D
Weight 0.8 kg (1.75 lb) 0.8 kg (1.75 lb) 0.8 kg (1.75 lb) 3.4 lb (1.54 kg)
Operating Temp Range 10 to 50°C (14 to 122°F) 10 to 50°C (14 to 122°F) 10 to 50°C (14 to 122°F) 10 to 50°C (14 to 122°F)
Water Resistant Exceeds MIL-STD-810D Exceeds MIL-STD-810D Exceeds MIL-STD-810D Exceeds MIL-STD-810D
Powering
Battery Life 3 hrs/replacement battery 3 hrs/replacement battery 3 hrs/replacement battery > 5 hrs continuous
(backlight off)
Charge Time 13 hrs unit off 13 hrs unit off 13 hrs unit off 30 hrs unit off
14 hrs slow charge (unit on) 14 hrs slow charge (unit on) 14 hrs slow charge (unit on)
XBC-1 Charger N/A N/A N/A < 6 hrs
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