Rover HD TAB 900, HD TAB 900 plus User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE

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GET TO KNOW YOUR TAB 900

FRONT PANEL __________________________________

• WHEEL

• POWER

To turn on
press the
‘HOME’ key.

To turn off
press and hold
the ‘HOME’ key

Use the wheel to navigate across the screen and adjust the values

• RESET HARDWARE • RESET SOFTWARE

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With instrument ON,
Keep the “HOME” key
pressed for 10” and
turn on again.

From instrument OFF, Switch
on the meter, immediately
after keep the “VOLUME” key
pressed until a beep is heard.

Rotate to select
a menu item
or to change
a value

Press to select a
menu item or a
numeric field,

Select a menu
item, press and
hold 2” to display
the pop-up menu.

NB: The MENU (functions and Graphics) an be change without advise.

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• LEFT SIDE

• TOP SIDE

• RIGHT SIDE

1. = LAN Eternet RJ45

2. = HDMI Output

3. = USB B SW upgrades

4. = USB A memory stick

5. = Power Supply input (12 V DC - 2A)

6. = Fan

7. = Analog video IN (CVBS)

8. = Remote Power Supply switch
DC at RF IN ON/OFF

9. = IF/RF IN “F” 75 Ω

10. = OPTIC IN: SC opt.

SIDE PANELS

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Make work easier by taking advantage of your multi-purpose bag.

Work safely and without restrictions with both hands free.

The sunlight shield flap allows improved visibility
of the high brightness display.

Secure your meter by connecting it to the

antenna mast or in your car using the practical

ring belt with quick attachment.

If you change the configuration of
the shoulder strap, you can easily carry
the meter vertically by your side.

carry your instrument using its practical handle.

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MULTI-PURPOSE BAG

You can use the bag’s convenient stand flap for operation on a counter.

Connect the shoulder

strap to the two hooks at the

corners of the bag (top left

and bottom right), so you can

hang your meter around your

neck leaving both hands free.

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HOME AND NAVIGATION

Press the ‘HOME’ key to go to the home screen, then rotate the wheel to navigate on ‘SAT’,
‘TV’ or ‘CATV’ icons and press the wheel to select the measurement mode required.

‘HOME’ SCREEN

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Press the ‘HOME’ key at any time to
return to the home screen

NAVIGATION

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Use the touch screen and the wheel to navigate across the screen and to change values

DISPLAY ZONES

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tuning parameters

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live picture

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measurements

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channel info

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transport stream info

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context sensitive menu

How to select from the menus and adjust the value:

• Rotate the wheel and select from the menu required (fig. 1)

• Press the wheel (fig. 2)

• Rotate the wheel to adjust the value (fig. 3)

• Press the wheel and confirm the selection (fig. 4)

NAVIGATION USING MECHANICAL COMMANDS

Example of TV/CATV channel selection:

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Example of SATELLITE transponder selection (TP/TS):

Example of remote TV-CATV power supply selection (DC&RF):

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How to select from the menus and change a value using the drop down menus:

• Rotate the wheel and select the menu required (fig. 1)

• Keep the wheel pressed for 2” to visualized the drop down menu (fig. 2)

• Rotate the wheel to adjust the value (fig. 3)

• Press the wheel and confirm the selection (fig. 4)

How to select the frequency and set the value using the numerical keyboard:

• Rotate the wheel and select frequency (FREQ) (fig. 1)

• Keep the wheel pressed for 2” to visualize the keyboard (fig. 2)

• Press the relative number keys to digit the frequency value required, rotate the wheel to

navigate within the window (fig. 3)

• Finally rotate the wheel and select enter (fig. 4)

• Press the wheel and confirm the selection (fig. 5)

Example of TV/CATV channel selection:

Example of SATELLITE transponder selection (TP/TS):

Example of manual frequency (FREQ) selection:

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• Touch a value in the menu (fig. 1)

• Rotate the wheel to adjust the value (fig. 3) or touch the value required (fig.2)

• Press the wheel and confirm the selection (fig.3)

or touch the monitor outside the drop down menu (fig.3)

NAVIGATION USING MIXED COMMANDS: MECHANICAL & TOUCH

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Select from the menus and adjust the value using the drop down menu:

• Touch a value in the menu to visualize the drop down menu (fig. 1)

• Rotate the wheel to adjust the value (fig. 2) or touch the value required (fig. 2)

• Press the wheel and confirm the selection (fig. 3), or touch the monitor outside the drop down

menu (fig. 3)

Example of TV channel selection:

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Example of SATELLITE transponder selection (TP/TS):

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Select the frequency and set the value using the numerical keyboard:

• Touch FREQ to show the menu “INSERT FREQ” (fig. 1)

• Touch the numbers to digit the required frequency value (fig. 2)

• Finally touch enter and confirm the selection (fig. 3)

Example of manual frequency selection (FREQ):

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CONFIGURATION

BATTERY SAVING AND TIMER OFF

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VIDEO IN AND HDMI OUT

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Volume selection is
immediately active, press
“ENTER” for the Display
configuration and other
important settings

Choose “BATTERY SAVING”

from the volume screen. In ON mode,

if no key is pressed, after 30 seconds,
the display brightness is reduced and
after 5 minutes the meter automatically

turns off. press any key to temporarily

reset the battery save mode.

Touch “CONFIGURATION MENU” then

“METER” in the volume screen and set

the “TIMER OFF” value required. The meter

will turn off after 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes of

inactivity. Press any key to interrupt the

automatic turn-off.

Settings for battery save mode.

• “HDMI OUT” (connector 2): Connect an HDMI cable to automatically send the TFT monitor
pictures to a TV or video projector. The video will only be available on an external display;

• “VIDEO IN” (connector 7): Select “EXT” to visualize an external video source.

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Touch the center of the squares that appear

in the corners of the screen,

repeat four times for every squares.

NOTE: use the pen and touch the the screen

exactly in the center of the circle. if you do not

carry out this procedure correctly the touch

commands may be inaccurate.

TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION

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Touch “CONFIGURATION MENU”

from the volume window;

Touch “METER”

then “CALIBRATE TOUCHSCREEN”;

if the touchscreen does not respond to the commands, it may be necessary to calibrate:

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DISCOVERY

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Touch the “CONFIGURATION MENU”

in the VOLUME window.

TV MODE

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CATV (CABLE) MODE

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Identifies the modulation of a tuned TV channel in the TV master PLAN

Touch “TV” and then “DISCOVERY”
and set the identification mode:

- TERR ONLY

- TERR & CABLE

Touch “CATV” and then “DISCOVERY”
and set the identification mode:

- CABLE ONLY

- TERR & CABLE

NOTES:

- DISCOVERY mode is active only if the antenna cable is connected to the instrument

- DISCOVERY mode is not active if you use a manual (ManuMemory Mix) or automatic
memory plan (Automemory TV)

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C/N TYPE

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Set the measurement mode of the carrier noise ratio “C/N” (in band-out band).

C/N measurement mode “OUTSIDE THE BAND”:

The signal/noise ratio is measured between the

signal level of the video carrier

(signal/carrier, red marker) and the noise level

estimated in the guard band

(-1.282 MHz from the video carrier, white marker).

Touch ‘CONFIGURATION MENU’

from the volume screen.

Touch “TV” then “C/N TYPE”.

C/N measurement mode “IN BAND”:

the signal/noise ratio is measured

between the signal level of the video

carrier (signal/carrier, red marker) and the

noise level, estimated in the band between

the coloured subcarrier

and the audio carrier (white marker).

NOTE: the “C/N TYPE” setup is available in TV and CATV mode.

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SCREEN SHOT

The “SCREEN SHOT” function allows you to directly save the TFT monitor screens in an external
memory.

• Connect an external memory source (not provided) to the USB A socket.

• Set the instrument on the screen to be saved: Spectrum, Measurements, Constellation,

Echoes etc.

• Press the SPECT (4” Screenshot) key for 4 seconds keys and wait for file to be saved:
the instrument will make a series of beeps.

• Digit the file name and touch ENTER.

N.B.:

• If the memory is not inserted correctly, or is not recognised, the following message will be
shown: “PLEASE INSERT USB MASS STORAGE DEVICE”.

• Full screen picture zooms can not be saved.

• the ENTER command is not active If the file name is already present in the external

memory source.

• The files are saved in .bmp (bitmap) format.

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SATSAT

SATSAT

SAT MEASUREMENTS

Press the “HOME” key.

Touch “SAT”, and then “PLAN”

or use the encoder to obtain the

Satellite list.

Touch directly the desided satellite, or use

the encoder. At the end touch “MEAS” to

make the measure or “SPECT” for visualize

the spectrum.

NOTE:

The chosen Satellite and Transponder will remain in memory also if you change mode
(TV/CATV) or if you switch off the meter.

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RELATED FUNCTIONS

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DVB-S, DVB-S2 & S2M SAT MEASURES

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Press the “HOME” key.

Main measures and image.Touch “SAT” and then “MEAS & PICT”

or use the encoder.

Press repeatedly to navigate into

SAT measures screens: Measures,

Constellation.

Press to enter in

the spectrum.

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VISUALIZE NIT

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“NIT INFO VISUALIZATION” referring

to an HOTBIRD 13° East transponder

Touch “VISUALIZE NIT”.Touch “MENU&?” from the “MAIN

MEASUREMENTS & PICTURES”.

Example 1:

NOTE:

The function VISUALIZE NIT is available also in TV & CATV mode

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CHANNEL MONITOR

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NOTE: the Channel Monitor function is available also in TV and CATV mode.

Example 1:

SINGLE CHANNEL MONITORING: 30 minutes.

Touch “MENU” from MAIN MEASURES &

IMAGES screen.

Touch “CHANNEL LOGGER”.

Tou c h “ M E NU ”.

Select the time interval (TIME INTVL)

and where you want to store the file,

either in the meter’s memory, or in the USB

memory stick (send to USB-ON),

with the relative file name (File name).

The weekly application of SW CHANNEL MONITOR allow you to controll and register the trend
of the main parameters of a digital signal over time (from 30 minutes to one week): TV, CATV &
SAT. This application is indicated to resolv the reception problems which occur occasionally,
it allow you also to measure, memorize and visualize (local or in remote) the digital signals
parameters tested: DVB-S/T/C = Power, MER, ERROR, bBer, aBer; DVB-S2 / T2 / C2 = Power, MER,
ERROR, aBer, Lber, PER, LDCP.
Every registered parameters is graphically represented on the display using differents colours
for a easy identification.

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Example 1:

DVB-S2M SIGNAL: ISI SELECTION

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PLS CONFIGURATION

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Touch “MENU” on the main measurements

and picture screen

Touch “CONFIGURATION MENU” in the

volume window

Select the PLS required and set the

parameters

Touch “ISI #” and select the ISI

(Transport Stream) required

Touch “SAT” and select “PLS

CONFIGURATION”

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SAT SPAN FULL SAT Spectrum

(from 930 to 2250 MHz).

éress again the SPECT key to activate the

“MAX HOLD” function.

Press the “HOME” key.

Touch “SAT” and then “SPECT”or use the

encoder.

“SAT” spectrum SPAN FULL EXT

(from 230 to 2610 MHz) with universal LNB.

“SAT” spectrum SPAN FULL EXT

(from 230 to 2610 MHz) with LNB WIDE BAND.

Example 2:Example 1:

Touch “SPAN” and rotate the encoder to select the SPAN value desired:

10-20-50-100-200-500-FULL SAT-FULL EXT

SPECTRUM ANALYZER

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RBW FILTER

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Visualization of an SCPC transponder with settings:

“RBW FILTER 5 MHz” and “dB DIV 5dB” (Span 50 MHz)

Touch “MENU&?” from the

SAT SPECTRUM screen,

select “dB DIV 2dB” and

“RBW FILTER 1 MHz”.

Visualization of a SAT SCPC transponder

(SPAN 10 MHz).

EXAMPLE 1:

EXAMPLE 2:

NOTE: You can only select RBW filter in SAT mode.

The RBW (Resolution Bandwidth) filter function determines the bandwidth of the bandpass filter,
which is used to generate the spectrum of the input signal (IF).

This bandpass filter works like a window: the smaller the bandwidth, the more detailed is the
representation of the spectrum. However, a smaller value RBW provides a slower refresh rate of
the spectrum.

You can choose (high resolution, slower refresh rate) between the RBW filter between a
bandwidth of 1 MHz or 5 MHz (lower resolution, fast refresh rate).

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SAT EXPERT

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The SATEXPERT SW function (guided satellite tracking function), is a valuable aid for a fast
satellite antenna pointing to a wanted satellite.

Through text messages, which appear from time to time on the screen, the measuring
instrument will indicate in which direction to move the satellite dish, to the east or to the west,
until you reach the wanted satellite.

EXAMPLE 1: EXAMPLE 2:

The satellite you have pointed is not correct.

the lower part of the display shows the

following information:

EUTE 16 > G0 WEST

(move the satellite dish west).

Satellite found.

the lower part of the display shows the

following information:

HBIR13 FOUND!

(the satellite that has been pointed is correct)

Touch “CONFIGURATION MENU”

from the VOLUME screen

In SAT mode, press the PLAN key and select the satellite to be pointed, for example HBIR

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Press the SPECT key, touch “SPAN” and select “Satxprt”.

Here you can find some examples:

Touch “SAT”, then in “SAT EXPERT”

and select “ON”

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The pointed Salellite is not the correct one.

The lower part of the display shows the following information:

EUTE7 < G0 EAST (move the satellite dish EAST).

EXAMPLE 3:

SAT to

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SAT

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IMPORTANT: The text messages that from time to time will appear on the screen of the

instrument when moving the satellite dish to east or west, are bounded to the diameter of the
used antenna: 60-80-90 cm etc.
Therefore, using antennas with a small diameter, the messages related to some satellites may
not be reported.

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CONSTELLATION ANALYSIS

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Press the “HOME” key. Touch “SAT” and then “CONST”

or use the encoder.

Touch “FULL and select the zone of constellation to elnarge.

QPSK constellation. 8PSK constellation.

Example 2:Example 1:

Press repeatedly to navigate into

SAT measures screens: Measures,

Constellation.

Press to enter in

the spectrum.

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SAT FINDER

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Press the “HOME” key. Touch “SAT” and then “SAT FINDER”

or use the encoder.

Satellite locked.

Touch the selected transponder, touch

YES/NO to added or delete from list.

Touch “SAVE & EXIT” to save and exit.

Touch “PARAM” to modify the

transponders list.

Satellite locked.

The SAT FINDER function allow you to check the quality of 4 transponders simultaneity
and to check the operation of the 4 LNB polarities.

If the chosen satellite is found the buzzer will start, if this does not happen, continue looking
for the right satellite. Optimize the dish alignment and skew to obtain the maximum NsMAR
value (noise margin).

NOTE: For a proper use of the “SAT FINDER” function, verify the tuning parameters for all three

transponders (frequency, polarity, band, and symbol rate) and the type of lnb you are using
(universal or quatro)

Go to the www.lyngsat.com site for more information

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Calculation of the pointing data:

- Touch “SAT ORBIT” and set up the orbit position of the desired
satellite, for example 13,0 EAST.

- Touch “COUNTRY” and select your Nation, for example Italy.

- Touch “CITY” and select your city, for example Roma.

- Touch “COMPUTE” to obtain the automatic calculation of
pointing parameters: Azimuth, Elevation & Tilt.

Press “HOME” key. Touch “SAT” and then “AZ/EL”.

AZ/EL POINTING DATA

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