Triax MCT059 User Manual
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TRIAX MCT059 Field Strength Meter 812970
Version
1.0
Date
06/2017
EN
User manual
MCT059 Field Strength Meter
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Modified chapters
Detail of change/update
1.0 / March 2017 All First document created
Thank you for purchasing this TRIAX product and therefore trusting our company. Our different teams (research
department, production, sales department, after-sales service…) are aiming at satisfying your wishes by designing
and updating very advanced appliances.
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To obtain the best performance from this product please read this manual carefully.
For more information please contact our different services
Copyright TRIAX, 2017. All rights reserved.
Any total or partial reproduction of this document must be submitted for TRIAX written authorization.
GUARANTEE
Your instrument is guaranteed for two years for labor and parts against any manufacturing defect and/or functioning
hazard. This guarantee extends from the delivery date and ends 730 calendar days later.
In case of guarantee contract, this will cancel or replace these guarantee conditions hereabove.
The guarantee conditions by TRIAX are available on the website www.triax.com. The general guarantee conditions
should prevail on the following conditions that they sum up.
This guarantee does not cover the result of any abnormal use, handling mistake or mistake in the storage conditions
outside the defined range.
In case of application of the guarantee, the user shall return, at its own expenses, the relevant appliance to our
factory:
And add a description of the observed breakdown to the appliance.
The standard supplies provided with the appliance (cables, outlets…), the consumables (batteries …) and the optional supplies (suitcases…) are guaranteed for 3 months against any manufacturing defect.
Such items as a suitcase, a LCD screen or a touchpad are guaranteed only for a normal use.
The guarantee does not cover wearing, accidental breaks or consecutive to a shock or any abnormal use.
The factory options integrated to the appliance are guaranteed for the same duration as the appliance itself.
In case of replacement or repair of the product, the remaining guarantee duration shall be:
- The remaining duration of the guarantee if the appliance is still under guarantee
- If the guarantee duration is less than 90 days, the replaced part is guaranteed for 90 days
Any replacement part becomes the property of the user and the exchanged parts become the property of TRIAX.
In case of intervention by an insurance company, the product becomes the property of the insurance company upon
its exclusive request. Else, it shall remain property of the user.
The guarantee covers exclusively the materials manufactured and provided by TRIAX.
Any intervention by the user or any third party without prior authorization by the company voids the guarantee.
The user shall be responsible for the return of its appliance to our site. Hence, it shall provide for a conditioning that
shall correctly protect the appliance while shipping. It shall subscribe, at its own expenses, any insurance required
for the transport.
The TRIAX company reserves the right to refuse any product wrongly conditioned and not to take in charge any
break consecutive to the transport.
Particular case of the battery: There is a Li-ion battery as a standard equipment of this appliance. It shall not be
transported outside the appliance. In no case shall the user replace it. Its replacement in the factory is necessary to
check the charge system and the protective securities.
We thank you for your trust.
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METROLOGY
The meteorological conditions of your measurement instrument are defined in the specifications of this notice. Climate and environmental conditions restrict the specifications of your Field Strength Measurer (MDC). TRIAX checks
the characteristics of each appliance one by one on an automatic bench during its manufacture. The adjustment and
control are guaranteed under conditions of the ISO9001 certification by facilities in connection with the COFRAC (or
equivalent in the context of ILAC reciprocity).
The specified characteristics are considered stable for a period of 12 months from the first use under normal conditions of use.
We recommend a check after 12 months and max. 24 months of use, then every 12 months after 24 months.
For any check of the characteristics, the following average climate conditions shall be maintained (23°C+3°C –
50(+20)%RH). The MDC should have been working for 0,5 hour before check.
We recommend that you have this control made by our after-sales service for the best service and preservation of
the measuring quality of your instrument.
When a field meter is returned to TRIAX, maximum service is provided with internal updating according to the required adjustments and software updates. In case of shift in the characteristics, your instrument shall be adjusted to
recover its original characteristics.
PACKAGING
The packaging of this product is fully recyclable. Its design allows the transport of your instrument under the best
possible conditions. Please note that the original packaging should be additionally wrapped in case of transport by
air, road or postal.
SPARE PARTS
According to the consumption law of March 17, 2014, Article L111-3 and Decree 2014-1482 of 09/12/2014, TRIAX
informs you of the availability of spare parts of products placed on the market as of March 1, 2015:
Spare parts are not available to the consumer. TRIAX offers the supply of spare parts during repair by its service.
Consumable parts are provided according to the legislation applicable to them (case of batteries).
TRIAX is committed to providing parts or alternatives for a period of at least 2 years beyond the warranty period.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Important information .......................................................................................................... 8
1.1 Particular precautions ..................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Security instructions ....................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Symbols and definitions ................................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 Conformity and restrictions of the appliance .................................................................................................. 9
2 Quick start-up ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Presentation of the device ............................................................................................................................ 10
................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Signal spotting .............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.2.1 Scanning a terrestrial antenna in RF mode .......................................................................................... 11
2.2.2 Installation of a terrestrial antenna ........................................................................................................ 13
2.2.2.1 Use of the spectrum ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.2.2 Use of the Antenna pointing .......................................................................................................... 15
2.2.3 Installation of a satellite dish ................................................................................................................. 17
3 Presentation ....................................................................................................................... 19
3.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2 Description of the appliance ......................................................................................................................... 20
4 Power-up ............................................................................................................................. 21
4.1 Battery .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.2 Battery charge .............................................................................................................................................. 21
4.3 External power supply .................................................................................................................................. 22
4.4 Turning the appliance on and off .................................................................................................................. 22
5 Man-machine interface ...................................................................................................... 23
5.1 Content of the screen ................................................................................................................................... 23
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5.2 Changing name or value .............................................................................................................................. 25
5.2.1 Changing inside a table ........................................................................................................................ 25
5.2.2 Change with selection ........................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.3 Change with virtual keyboard ................................................................................................................ 26
5.3 Lists of measurements and setup library ..................................................................................................... 27
6 AUTOSET mode ................................................................................................................. 29
6.1 Terrestrial mode ........................................................................................................................................... 30
6.2 Satellite mode ............................................................................................................................................... 30
6.3 Cable Mode .................................................................................................................................................. 31
6.4 «START » menu key .................................................................................................................................... 31
7 Measurement lists .............................................................................................................. 33
7.1 The list page ................................................................................................................................................. 33
7.2 Modification of a list ...................................................................................................................................... 34
8 Setup library ....................................................................................................................... 37
8.1 The library page ........................................................................................................................................... 37
8.2 Creation or modification of setups in the library ........................................................................................... 37
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9 Check Sat ............................................................................................................................ 40
9.1 Updating satellites ........................................................................................................................................ 41
9.2 Check Sat function ....................................................................................................................................... 41
9.3 Checking the aligned satellite ...................................................................................................................... 43
9.4 Double Check Sat ........................................................................................................................................ 43
9.4.1 Recall .................................................................................................................................................... 44
10 TERRESTRIAL check ......................................................................................................... 45
11 The Measures-TV-Spectrum page .................................................................................... 48
12 Measures (MEASURES-TV-SPECTRUM) .......................................................................... 49
12.1 Autolock function ...................................................................................................................................... 49
12.2 Modification of parameters ....................................................................................................................... 50
12.3 Level measurements ................................................................................................................................ 50
12.4 Satellite band ............................................................................................................................................ 51
12.5 Terrestrial band ......................................................................................................................................... 52
12.6 Thresholds ................................................................................................................................................ 52
12.7 Digital measurements ............................................................................................................................... 53
12.8 DVB-T/H ................................................................................................................................................... 54
12.9 DVB-T2 /T2 Lite ........................................................................................................................................ 55
12.10 DVB-C ....................................................................................................................................................... 56
12.11 DVB-C2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 57
12.12 DVB-S et DSS .......................................................................................................................................... 58
12.13 DVB-S2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 59
13 Spectrum analyzer ............................................................................................................. 60
14 Image and Sound ............................................................................................................... 61
14.1 Digital TV .................................................................................................................................................. 61
14.2 Full screen mode ...................................................................................................................................... 61
14.3 Audio ......................................................................................................................................................... 62
14.4 Table of services ....................................................................................................................................... 62
15 Remote power supply / LNB – DiSEqC ............................................................................ 63
15.1 Terrestrial band ......................................................................................................................................... 63
15.2 Satellite band ............................................................................................................................................ 64
15.2.1 Power ON .............................................................................................................................................. 64
15.2.1 Switches ................................................................................................................................................ 65
15.2.1 Positioner .............................................................................................................................................. 66
15.2.2 DCSS .................................................................................................................................................... 67
15.2.2.1 Influence of the DCSS on the spectrum analyzer.......................................................................... 69
16 Constellation ...................................................................................................................... 70
17 Echo / Guard interval ......................................................................................................... 71
18 Measurement map.............................................................................................................. 73
18.1 Out of tolerance values ............................................................................................................................. 74
19 Optical measurement ......................................................................................................... 75
19.1 Presentation of the optic measurement .................................................................................................... 75
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19.2
What you need to know ............................................................................................................................ 76
19.2.1 The optical fiber ..................................................................................................................................... 76
19.2.2 Connectors ............................................................................................................................................ 77
19.3 Optical power measurement ..................................................................................................................... 78
19.4 The satellite reception via optical fiber ..................................................................................................... 79
19.5 Fiber reception after coupler ..................................................................................................................... 80
20 Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 81
20.1 Language .................................................................................................................................................. 81
20.2 Frequency map ......................................................................................................................................... 81
20.3 Memories .................................................................................................................................................. 82
20.3.1 View ...................................................................................................................................................... 83
20.3.2 Save ...................................................................................................................................................... 83
20.3.3 Update ................................................................................................................................................... 84
20.4 Factory recovery ....................................................................................................................................... 85
20.5 Configuration import/export ...................................................................................................................... 86
21 Software update ................................................................................................................. 87
22 Save..................................................................................................................................... 88
23 Connection of the appliance to a PC ................................................................................ 89
24 Displayed messages .......................................................................................................... 91
24.1 Alert messages ......................................................................................................................................... 91
24.2 Error messages ........................................................................................................................................ 92
25 Maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 93
26 Technical specifications .................................................................................................... 95
26.1 Technical specifications ............................................................................................................................ 95
26.2 Digital measurements ............................................................................................................................... 96
26.3 OPTIC MEASUREMENT .......................................................................................................................... 97
26.4 Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................................................... 98
26.5 General specifications .............................................................................................................................. 99
26.6 Accessories .............................................................................................................................................. 99
26.7 V, dBµV, dBmV and dBm conversion ..................................................................................................... 100
26.8 Typical values for measurements ........................................................................................................... 100
27 Terminology ..................................................................................................................... 101
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1 Important information
Please read carefully the following instructions before using your device.
1.1 Particular precautions
• Do not use the product for any other use than specified.
• Use the provided charger unit to prevent any deterioration of the appliance and guarantee its measurement
characteristics.
• Do not use in a wet environment.
• Do not use in an explosive environment.
• In case of failure or for the maintenance of the appliance, only a qualified personal shall be entitled to work on
it. In such a case, it is required to use TRIAX spare parts.
• Do not open the appliance: risk of electric shock.
• You should use the F/F adaptor provided with your measuring instrument. Any other adaptor could damage
your appliance and jeopardizes the guarantee.
• Do not use gloves, stylus or any other object on to the touchscreen. Handle the screen carefully.
1.2 Security instructions
For a correct use of the appliance, it is necessary that users abide by the security and use instructions described in this manual.
Specific warnings appear all along this manual.
In case of need, warning symbols are displayed on the appliance:
1.3 Symbols and definitions
Symbols in this manual:
Remark: Shows important information
Key or press zone
Window or display zone showing up after the operation achieved
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Symbols on the appliance:
Attention: Refer to the manual. Shows a risk of damage for the material connected to the instrument or to the instrument itself.
Ground: Grounded accessible parts.
Product for recycling.
1.4 Conformity and restrictions of the appliance
See chapter EC Declaration of conformity.
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2 Quick start-up
2.1 Presentation of the device
To plug the appliance for optic measurements, refer to the paragraph 19.1 Presentation of the optic meas-
urement
Important keys:
MCT059 is an appliance with a capacitive touchscreen. This requires a soft handling. No glove and no stylus
should be used, so that the triggering should be taken into account.
You will recognize the « keys » by their dark grey color (example: the home key: )
You may also access tables by pressing lines (on white or yellow)
Welcoming page:
button ON/OFF
RF connector for use with the
F/F adaptor provided with the
appliance.
Gives you access to the using mode (RF or optic)
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Attention : To exit a window like in this example below, press the key:
2.2 Signal spotting
The MCT059 appliance tracks very quickly RF or optical terrestrial or satellite signals.
In the following chapter, we will see how to spot a RF signal on three types of installation:
• Checking of a terrestrial antenna (the installation has already been made).
• Installation of a terrestrial antenna.
• Installation of a satellite dish.
2.2.1 Scanning a terrestrial antenna in RF mode
In this case, the Autoset function allows a scan of the channels that the antenna detects.
Plug the cable of your antenna to the MCT059 appliance (WARNING: use an adequate adaptor)
The antenna shall be previously adjusted to a terrestrial emitter.
Turn on your appliance. Press RF/Optic
Press Entrée RF
The Home page appears on screen. Press Autoset
On this page, press Mode, Terrestrial, then select DVB-T and 8MHz (as here below)
The scan should range from the E21 to the E69 channels, frequency range Europe (you may reduce the
number of channels to scan if you know the range of the emitter where the antenna points at: the scan will
be faster)
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Press START. The appliance searches until the end of the scan and turns directly to the Measurement plan
mode. If channels were found, the appliance makes measurements continuously (C/N-level, then BER/MER)
on the detected channels. If no channel has been found, see the next chapter.
To finish, press the home measurement key then on , On this new page,
press Prog, select the channel that you want to display.
Check the level, the BER/MER, the TV detection and the spectrum of the signal on this page…
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2.2.2 Installation of a terrestrial antenna
You have two methods to install a terrestrial antenna:
• Use of the spectrum
• Use of the satellite dish
2.2.2.1 Use of the spectrum
Plug the cable of your antenna to the MCT059 (take care to use an adequate adaptor)
Turn your appliance on. Press the Measures-TV-Spectrum key
Press the Spectrum zone, access to terrestrial mode if needed
Access to full SPAN mode
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Adjust the antenna to get the most powerful signal possible
Press directly the signal you want in the spectrum (the cursor moves to where you press)
Press the NIT key , the device find automatically all the parameters of the signal.
Once the search ended, the device display the “Network Name” and the “Network ID”.
Press the Measures-TV-Spectrum key. You can now display the level, the BER/MER of the signal selected
on the same page…
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2.2.2.2 Use of the Antenna pointing
The appliance gets an “Antenna pointing” mode in order to align quickly and easily your terrestrial antenna.
To access to the “Antenna pointing” mode from the HOME page, press
The following page appears:
Set your emitter name:
Enter 4 frequencies of the emitter you want to check.
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Slowly orientate the antenna until hearing the locking melody and getting the best quality
No transmitter found, bad reception quality → red smiley
Average reception quality (< 50%) → orange smiley
Good reception quality (> 50%) → green smiley
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2.2.3 Installation of a satellite dish
Connect the satellite dish to the appliance.
Activate the remote power supply
To access to the Remote power supply page, press
To switch on the remote power supply, press then select ON in the page to launch the remote
power supply:
A green check appears in front of what you validated
Press then and access the Check Sat mode.
(the appliance already includes a list of satellites).
Select a satellite like in the example below (here Astra1):
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Slowly orientate the satellite dish until hearing the locking melody and getting the best quality
No found transponder → red smiley
Average reception quality (< 50%) → orange smiley
Good reception quality (> 50%) → green smiley
Reminder: transponder = satellite channel
To check if the aimed satellite is the right one: press the NIT key
The appliance searches the MPEG NIT table on one of the 4 transponders and displays the name of the
satellite:
Attention:
To identify a satellite, you must be locked on all 4 transponders. (Quality > 0)
However, some transponders are regularly modified. See the frequency range of the
satellite when a transponder does not seem to work.
Some switches or LNB work only with DiSEqC commands. In this case, position the
band (OL) and the polarization on DiSEqC at the Configuration page LNB-DiSEqC.
(Attention: the Check Sat is slower when using the DiSEqC command).
Attention: The displayed name depends on the content of the MPEG NIT table.
Some distributors provide no (or poor) such table.
The displayed information may be wrong.
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3 Presentation
3.1 General
-The MCT059 field measurer is a handy appliance designed to qualify and maintain all RF or optical installations RF for broadcasting and receiving analogical and terrestrial digital, satellite or cable network television
channels.
-The band ranges between 5 MHz and 2200 MHz; this allows accurate measurements on all analogical television standards, FM carrier waves and the various digital standards DVB-C/C2, DVB-T/T2/T2Lite, DVB-S/S2
and DSS.
-He does Level measurements in average, peak and power according to the selected standard
-Optical power measurements are made on the 3 bands
-Conversion of an optical signal (optical head, FTH-type cable) into a RF signal RF within the band of the field
measurer
-In Measurement Plan mode, they scan up to 50 setups at the same time and compare them to decision
levels (min / max).
- Equipped with an efficient Bit Error Rate measurement (various BER, MER), they allow the full validation of
digital transmissions DVB-T/T2/T2Lite, DVB-C/C2, DVB-S/S2 and DSS.
- Providing a Constellation diagram for digital standards, the detection and display of Echoes and pre-ech-
oes permit to complete this analysis.
- You can display the digital terrestrial or satellite TV (free programs) under SD or HD.
- You can hear digital sound through integrated loudspeakers.
-Designed for use on field, it is compact (less than 2 kg battery included), autonomous (battery pack and quick
charger), equipped with a LCD 7’’ touchscreen (capacitive).
- The high memory content allows the storage of many configurations, measurements and spectrum curves.
-The appliance fully remote-controlled through USB and ETHERNET connections via a computer.
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3.2 Description of the appliance
Fastening
for straps
7’’ capacitive
touchscreen
high resolution
ON/OFF switch
RF socket with F/F adapter
Remote supply light
USB A socket
Ethernet socket
External power socket
15 V 5 A max
Charging indicator light
Optical FC APC input
with protective plug
RF F output of the optical option to link to the
RF F input of the appliance via the provided
angled F/F cable
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4 Power-up
All the material is checked before shipment and delivered in an adapted packaging. There is no particular
unpacking instruction.
The appliance is equipped with a Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) battery.
However, if the appliance has remained idle more than one month long, check its charge state and reload
if required.
4.1 Battery
Attention: Any intervention on the battery requires the disassembly of the appliance and
should be made by a TRIAX technician.
Use only batteries provided by TRIAX.
Security advice:
Do not throw into the fire or heat up the battery pack
Do not shunt the parts of the battery: risk of explosion!
Do not drill
Do not disassemble the battery pack
Do not reverse the polarities of the battery
This battery pack includes a protective item that should not be damaged or removed
Protect the pack from the heat while storing
Do not damage the protective sheath of the pack
Do not store the appliance in a vehicle under sunlight
Used batteries are not for domestic waste; lithium batteries should be recycled.
The battery has a 200-charge-discharge cycle life or 2 years.
Advice to extend the life of your battery:
Avoid deep discharges
Do not store the batteries too long without using them
Store the battery around 40% loading
Do not fully charge or fully discharge the battery before storage.
When the battery is almost fully discharged, the appliance will warn “Low battery”, and then will shut
off after a few minutes.
4.2 Battery charge
To charge the battery inside the appliance:
• Connect the external power supply provided through the jack plug of the appliance (above)
• Connect the power supply on the mains
• The internal charger starts loading the battery; the green lamp lights up.
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Charge the device only when the device is off.
Charge the device only with the provided power supply block.
The battery is 80%-loaded after 1 hour 50 minutes. The total charge is reached after 2 hours 30 minutes.
The autonomy is defined in terrestrial mode with the lighting of the screen decreased, without remote supply, interfaces not connected and sound at 10%
4.3 External power supply
The appliance works under 15V (1 A) power supply. The power supply block provided is an external
power supply too. Only use the power supply block provided with the appliance. Use of another mains
block could damage your appliance and would not valid the guarantee.
4.4 Turning the appliance on and off
Press the button on the right side of the appliance:
The entry page appears on screen.
The message “Autotest: running” is shortly displayed, and then disappears.
Pressing this button turns the appliance off.
The ON/OFF button lights up when the appliance is working.
Pressing the ON/OFF button for a long time forces the shut-off of the appliance; pro-
ceed this way only in case of necessity.
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5 Man-machine interface
5.1 Content of the screen
MCT059 is an appliance with a capacitive touchscreen. No glove should be used. If you don’t want to damage your screen, do not use any stylus or object.
You can recognize the« keys » by their dark grey frame, example the Home key:
You can also select lines of tables.
The MCT059 can work in RF or optical mode. You can switch from one mode to the other at start-up and
from the homepage:
The Home page allows you to navigate among all functions of the appliance. You will find there the LNB –
DiSEqC (in RF mode) and Measures-TV-Spectrum functions. But you will also find the AUTOSET, Lists-,Library , Check Sat, Configuration ,Constellation , Echo guard interval, optical power measurement (in optical
mode) RF/Optical and Measurement map keys.
Gives you access to the using mode (RF or optical)
RF mode
OPTI
CAL mode
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On all pages is displayed the following information:
Attention: To exit a window like this one below, you have to press the key
Indication of
the state of
the battery
Page
title
Indication of the position
of the
switch or of the SatCR (position
of the slot)
Display of the Tension and
Current values for the selected
remote powering or wavelength
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To navigate through a table inside a page or a window, a vertical slide appears with arrows to move up and
down the table.
To move faster, you can slide a cursor with your fingers.
5.2 Changing name or value
5.2.1 Changing inside a table
You can select a setup in the table. In this case, you can validate a setup by pressing the line you want to
display.
In this example, you change from the TNT-R1 setup to the TNT-R4 in the Measure page:
Cursor to navigate up
or down
Move up through
the table
Move down
through the table
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5.2.2 Change with selection
When pressing a key, you may have a window with multiple choices. You only have to press the value you
want to validate it, the key allows you to cancel and exit this window, like in the example below:
In this example, the bandwidth changes from 8 to 6 MHz:
5.2.3 Change with virtual keyboard
If you want to enter a name of a number, a window appears with a numeric keypad and a virtual AZERTY
keypad:
In this keyboard appear keys to erase, to valid the selected value and the key to cancel
and exit from this window.
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5.3 Lists of measurements and setup library
In order to make easier the recall of data on field, the appliance uses 20 measurement lists of each 50 lines
and 1000 setups.
A setup corresponds to a terrestrial, cable or satellite emission.
A list of measurements corresponds to a particular installation: presence of several satellite dishes, of various switches…
The same setup may be used in several measurement lists.
The same installation may use two satellite dishes
ASTRA 19.2 in DiSEqC position A
HOT BIRD 13 in DiSEqC position B
Another one may use three satellite dishes
ATLANTIC BIRD 3 in DiSEqC position A
ASTRA 1 in DiSEqC position B
HOT BIRD in DiSEqC position C
The same setup may be used several times in the same measurement list.
ZDF SatCR slot 0
ZDF SatCR slot 1
ZDF SatCR slot 2
ZDF SatCR slot 3…
If a parameter of a setup changes, for example a modification of rate or change from DVB-S to DVB-S2, only
the setup inside the library should be updated.
Example of list (the background of the table is
white)
Example of library (the background of the table is yellow)
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A list of measurements is made of:
• a list name in 10 characters
• the lowest frequency of the LNB (OL1)
• the highest frequency of the LNB (OL2)
• the selection mode low band / high band of the LNB
• the selection mode of the polarization
• the presence of the position number of the positioner (motorized satellite dish)
• 50 lines including each:
• a setup number corresponding to the setup list
• the presence and the functioning mode of the switch, committed type
• the position of the switch, committed type
• the presence and the functioning mode of the switch, uncommitted type
• the position of the switch, uncommitted type
• the presence of SatCR equipment
• the SatCR slot number
• the position of the SatCR switch
A few of these parameters are specific to the waveband of the satellite and have no influence in terrestrial
and cable modes.
A setup is made of:
• a setup name in 8 characters
• a place name in 10 characters
• a frequency
• a channel number in terrestrial or cable mode
• a frequency map in terrestrial or cable mode
• a vertical or horizontal polarization in satellite mode
• a low or high LNB band in satellite mode
• a standard
• an analogical mono stereo or NICAM mode in terrestrial or cable mode
• a constellation type 64QAM 256QAM under DVB-C
• a bandwidth 5, 6, 7 or 8 MHz under DVB-T and DVB-T2
• a symbol rate under DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2 or DSS
According to the terrestrial, cable or satellite band mode and to the standard, some parameters have no influence.
The place name may distinguish two distinct emitters, example TF1 Fourvière and TF1 Chambéry.
Frequency and channel number are equivalent: a valid channel number has priority over a frequency.
The frequency map parameter associated with the setup allows frontiersmen to keep on using channel numbers.
Selecting a list in the Lists page automatically recalls all information associated with this
list.
Selecting a Setup on a measurement page automatically recalls all information associated
with this setup.
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6 AUTOSET mode
Attention: The Autoset channel research is only possible when at least one list is empty
with enough place in the library
This mode allows an automatic research of setups and to provide information about the current place.
You can access it through the key on page Home.
The displayed lines on this page depend on the selected Frequency band. The key before the Mode line
allows you to select between terrestrial, cable or satellite mode:
Terrestrial Mode Satellite Mode
Cable Mode
Once the mode selected, the keys of the various parameters activate or deactivate each option.
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A green check shows that the parameter is included in the research. If there is no green check, the parameter will
not be taken into account for the research.
Active research parameter
Inactive research parameter
Attention: The more you select options, the longer is the research.
6.1 Terrestrial mode
This mode allows automatic research on the terrestrial frequency band.
The table allows the selection of:
• Standards
• Channel widths
• The channel range of the research
(i.e. 21 to 60).
The goal is to make researches
shorter by defining at best the settings (example: in France, no DVBT2, band width DDT 8MHz first
channel 21, last channel 60)
6.2 Satellite mode
This mode allows automatic research on the satellite frequency band.
The table allows the selection of:
• LNB bands
• LNB polarizations.
The goal is to make researches shorter again
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