Triax MCT 080, MCT 081, MCT 082, MCT 085 User Manual
User Manual
TRIAX measuring instruments
MCT 08x series
Article Article no.
MCT 080
MCT 081
MCT 082
MCT 085
TRIAX Measuring instruments MCT 08x series
812980
812981
812982
812985
Version A Date 09/2018 EN
– MCT08x –
GUARANTEE
Your instrument is guaranteed for two years for labour 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 office in the
country you’ve purchased this meter:
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.
What to do in case of malfunction?
In case of malfunction or for any advice for use, please contact the technical support by TRIAX.
A technician shall answer you and give you any information required to solve your problem.
What to do in case of failure?
In case of failure of your appliance, please contact the after-sales support.
Please contact our Technical Support: http://www.triax.com/support
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 (Service Après-Vente) for the best service and
preservation of the measuring quality of your instrument.
When a MDC returns 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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Important information .......................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Particular precautions .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Security instructions ................................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 Conformity and restrictions of the appliance ............................................................................................. 7
2 Quick start-up ....................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Presentation of the appliance ................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Signal spotting ....................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Checking a terrestrial antenna .......................................................................................................... 10
2.2.2 Installation of a terrestrial antenna .................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2.1 Using Spectrum function .......................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2.1 Using Pointing function............................................................................................................. 13
2.2.3 Installation of a satellite dish............................................................................................................. 14
2.2.3.1 Using Spectrum function .......................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3.2 Using Pointing function............................................................................................................. 16
3 Presentation ....................................................................................................................... 19
3.1 General.................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.2 Description of the appliance ................................................................................................................... 20
4 Power-up ............................................................................................................................. 22
4.1 Battery ................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2 Charging battery .................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3 External power supply ............................................................................................................................ 23
4.4 Turning the appliance on and off ............................................................................................................ 23
5 Man-machine interface ...................................................................................................... 24
5.1 Content of the screen ............................................................................................................................. 24
5.2 Changing a name or a value .................................................................................................................. 26
5.2.1 Change inside a table ...................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.2 Change with selection ...................................................................................................................... 27
5.2.3 Change with virtual keyboard ........................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Lists of measurements and setup library ................................................................................................ 28
6 Measurement lists .............................................................................................................. 31
6.1 The List page ......................................................................................................................................... 31
6.2 Modification of a list ............................................................................................................................... 32
7 Setup library ....................................................................................................................... 34
7.1 The Library page .................................................................................................................................... 34
7.2 Creation or modification of setups in the library ...................................................................................... 34
8 AUTOSET mode ................................................................................................................. 37
8.1 Terrestrial mode ..................................................................................................................................... 38
8.2 Satellite mode ........................................................................................................................................ 38
8.3 Cable mode ........................................................................................................................................... 39
8.4 «START » .............................................................................................................................................. 39
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9 Pointing antennas .............................................................................................................. 41
9.1 Terrestrial antenna pointing .................................................................................................................... 42
9.1.1 Updating channels ........................................................................................................................... 43
9.2 Satellite dish pointing ............................................................................................................................. 45
9.2.1 Updating satellites ............................................................................................................................ 47
9.2.2 Double Check Sat ............................................................................................................................ 48
9.2.3 Alignment of the satellite dish ........................................................................................................... 48
9.2.4 Azimut-Elevation-Polarization ........................................................................................................... 49
10 The Measures-TV-Spectrum page .................................................................................... 50
10.1 Modification of parameters.................................................................................................................. 51
10.2 « AutoLock » function ......................................................................................................................... 51
10.3 Level measurements .......................................................................................................................... 52
10.3.1 Satellite band ................................................................................................................................... 52
10.3.2 Terrestrial band ................................................................................................................................ 53
10.4 C/N .................................................................................................................................................... 54
10.5 Thresholds ......................................................................................................................................... 55
10.6 Digital measurements ......................................................................................................................... 55
10.7 DVB-T/H............................................................................................................................................. 57
10.8 DVB-T2 / T2 Lite ................................................................................................................................. 58
10.9 DVB-C ................................................................................................................................................ 59
10.10 J83B (MCNS) ..................................................................................................................................... 60
10.11 DVB-C2 .............................................................................................................................................. 61
10.12 DVB-S and DSS ................................................................................................................................. 62
10.13 DVB-S2 .............................................................................................................................................. 63
10.13.1 Multistream ...................................................................................................................................... 63
10.14 FM-RDS ............................................................................................................................................. 65
10.15 DAB/DAB+ ......................................................................................................................................... 66
11 Spectrum analyser ............................................................................................................. 67
11.1 Display modes .................................................................................................................................... 68
11.2 NIT/TV ............................................................................................................................................... 70
12 Image and Sound ............................................................................................................... 72
12.1 Digital TV ........................................................................................................................................... 72
12.2 Audio.................................................................................................................................................. 73
12.3 Table of services ................................................................................................................................ 73
12.4 PID function........................................................................................................................................ 73
12.5 NIT function ........................................................................................................................................ 74
12.6 Record function PVR .......................................................................................................................... 74
12.7 ETR290 Alarms function ..................................................................................................................... 75
12.8 ETR290 Bitrates function .................................................................................................................... 76
12.9 CAM installation / Access card............................................................................................................ 77
13 Monitoring........................................................................................................................... 78
14 Remote power supply / LNB – DiSEqC ............................................................................ 79
14.1 Terrestrial band .................................................................................................................................. 79
14.2 Satellite band ..................................................................................................................................... 80
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14.2.1 Launching ........................................................................................................................................ 80
14.2.2 Switches .......................................................................................................................................... 81
14.2.3 Positioner......................................................................................................................................... 82
14.2.4 DCSS .............................................................................................................................................. 83
14.2.4.1 Influence of the DCSS on the spectrum analyzer ...................................................................... 85
15 Measurement map .............................................................................................................. 86
15.1 Measurements filtering ....................................................................................................................... 86
15.2 Periodic scan ...................................................................................................................................... 86
15.3 USB recording .................................................................................................................................... 87
15.4 Values beyond tolerance .................................................................................................................... 88
15.5 Graphics............................................................................................................................................. 88
16 Constellation ...................................................................................................................... 90
17 Echo / Guard interval ......................................................................................................... 91
18 MER/Carrier ........................................................................................................................ 94
19 Shoulder Attenuation ......................................................................................................... 95
20 SFN Delay ........................................................................................................................... 96
21 ASI function ........................................................................................................................ 97
22 A/V function (external video)............................................................................................. 98
23 GPS ..................................................................................................................................... 99
23.1 VIEW function .................................................................................................................................... 99
23.2 LOG function .................................................................................................................................... 100
23.3 MAPPING function ........................................................................................................................... 100
23.3.1 Recording a file .............................................................................................................................. 102
23.3.2 Export and cartography .................................................................................................................. 103
24 Optical Fiber function ...................................................................................................... 105
24.1 What you should know...................................................................................................................... 105
24.1.1 Optical fiber ................................................................................................................................... 105
24.1.2 Connectors .................................................................................................................................... 106
24.2 Satellite reception ............................................................................................................................. 107
24.3 Wavelengths .................................................................................................................................... 108
24.4 Optical Power measurement ............................................................................................................. 109
25 5GHz input ........................................................................................................................ 110
26 WIFI ................................................................................................................................... 112
27 IPTV function .................................................................................................................... 113
27.1 Mesures IPTV .................................................................................................................................. 113
27.2 Inter-Arrival-Time IPTV ..................................................................................................................... 117
27.3 TV IPTV ........................................................................................................................................... 118
28 Save ................................................................................................................................... 119
29 Configuration.................................................................................................................... 120
29.1 Language ......................................................................................................................................... 120
29.2 Frequency map ................................................................................................................................ 120
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29.3 Memories ......................................................................................................................................... 120
29.3.1 View .............................................................................................................................................. 121
29.3.2 Save .............................................................................................................................................. 121
29.3.3 Save all .......................................................................................................................................... 122
29.4 Adjustment ....................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.1 Measurement unit .......................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.2 Impedance ..................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.3 Bip ................................................................................................................................................. 123
29.4.4 LCD ............................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.5 IP address ..................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.6 Password ....................................................................................................................................... 124
29.4.7 Background ................................................................................................................................... 124
29.5 Configuration .................................................................................................................................... 125
29.6 Update ............................................................................................................................................. 126
29.7 Factory recovery ............................................................................................................................... 126
30 Software update ............................................................................................................... 127
31 Connection of the appliance to a PC .............................................................................. 128
31.1 Required configuration...................................................................................................................... 128
31.2 ETHERNET interface ....................................................................................................................... 128
31.3 Network connexion ........................................................................................................................... 129
32 HDMI Connection ............................................................................................................. 130
33 Displayed messages ........................................................................................................ 131
33.1 Alert messages................................................................................................................................. 131
33.2 Error messages ................................................................................................................................ 132
34 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................... 133
35 Technical specifications .................................................................................................. 135
35.1 Selection Guide ................................................................................................................................ 135
35.2 Common technical specifications ...................................................................................................... 136
35.3 Digital measurements ....................................................................................................................... 137
35.4 Divers ............................................................................................................................................... 139
35.5 General specifications ...................................................................................................................... 140
35.6 Accessories ...................................................................................................................................... 140
35.7 V, dBµV, dBmV et dBm conversion................................................................................................... 141
35.8 Typical values for measurements...................................................................................................... 141
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1 Important information
Please read carefully the following instructions before using your appliance.
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.
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.
1.3 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 appliance
Important keys:
MCT08x 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 :
Some parameters can move ‘step by step’ : use arrows on each side of the value.
Frequency example :
You may also access tables by pressing lines (on white or yellow)
Attention: To exit a window like in this example below, press the key:
Press button ON/OFF
RF connector for use with an
F/F adaptor provided with the
appliance.
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Welcoming page:
Home page :
The functions of the device are grouped by type: choose the category in this page by selecting a tab; the
possible functions will then be accessible.
HOME
Access to the main menu Home
SAVE
current page Save
Measures-TV-Spectrum
Access measurements
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2.2 Signal spotting
The MCT08x allows spotting signals in terrestrial or satellite very quickly.
In the following chapter, we will see how to spot a 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 Checking a terrestrial antenna
In this case, the “Autoset” function allows a “scan” of the channels that the antenna detects.
Plug the cable of your antenna to the MCT08x (take care to use an adequate adaptor)
Turn your appliance on.
Press the “Home” key , then choose the tab “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 E2 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)
Press “START”, the appliance starts a search.
At the end of the scan, it turns directly to the “Measurement Plan” mode. If channels were found, the
appliance makes measurements continuously (level, C/Nl, BER/MER) on the detected channels.
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Eventually, press the “Measures/TV/Spectrum” key; on this new page, select the channel that you want to
display.
The instrument display on a single page of parameters of the signal, TV picture and Spectrum scan : a great
time gain for your installs.
2.2.2 Installation of a terrestrial antenna
To install a terrestrial antenna, two ways are possible :
Spectrum function use
Pointing function use
2.2.2.1 Using Spectrum function
Plug the cable of your antenna to the MCT08x (take care to use an adequate adaptor)
Turn your appliance on. Press the “Measures-TV-Spectrum” key
Press the “Spectrum” area
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/TV key , the device find automatically all the parameters of the signal.
Once the search ended, the device display TV picture, TV name, “Network Name” and “Network ID”.
Press the “Measures-TV-Spectrum” key. You can now display the level, the BER/MER, the TV picture (with
information about the current service) and the spectrum of the signal selected on the same page…
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2.2.2.1 Using Pointing function
The device has a terrestrial pointing function to quickly and easily adjust your terrestrial antenna.
Access the terrestrial pointing menu from the "HOME" page by pressing the key« Pointing »
, puis « Terrestrial »
The following page appears :
Choose the transmitter to point in the list
If your transmitter is not in the list, if you want to enter a new transmitter, please refer to chapter 9.1
Once you have completed the four channels, turn the antenna slowly until you hear the melody and get the
maximum quality
No channels found → Red Smiley
Average reception quality → Orange smiley
Good reception quality → Green Smiley
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2.2.3 Installation of a satellite dish
To install a satellite antenna, two ways are possible :
Spectrum function use
Pointing function use
2.2.3.1 Using Spectrum function
Connect the satellite dish to the appliance.
Activate the remote power supply
To access to the Remote power supply page, press “Home” and then “LNB-DISEQC”
Press key « Measures-TV-Spectrum »
Press the “Spectrum” area (see below)
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/TV key , the device find automatically all the parameters of the signal.
Once the search ended, the device display TV picture, Satellite name, and “Network ID”.
Press the “Measures-TV-Spectrum” key. You can now display the level, the BER/MER, the TV picture (with
information about the current service) and the spectrum of the signal selected on the same page…
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2.2.3.2 Using Pointing function
The device has a satellite pointing function to quickly and easily adjust your dish.
Access the satellite pointing menu from the "HOME" page by pressing the key« Pointing »
, then “Satellite”.
The device proposes to activate the remote power supply :
The following page appears:
Check the indication of consumption on the remote power supply; zero consumption
indicates a failed LNB, or a cut coaxial cable, for example.
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Select a satellite like in the example below (here Astra1):
If your satellite is not in the list, if you want to enter a new satellite, refer to chapter 9.2.
Slowly orientate the satellite dish until hearing the locking melody and getting the best quality
No found transponder → red smiley
Average reception quality → orange smiley
Good reception quality → green smiley
Reminder: transponder = satellite channel
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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 « hooked » 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).
For any additional information, our technical support is at your disposal:
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 field strength measurers MCT08x are handy appliances designed for the installation and maintenance of
any broadcasting and reception installations of analogical and digital terrestrial television channels, satellites
or cable networks.
The band ranges between 5 MHz to 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,
DAB/DAB+, DVB-S/S2, DSS.
They do Level measurements in average, peak and power according to the selected standard.
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, DAB/DAB+, DVB-S/S2 and DSS.
Providing a Constellation diagram for digital standards, the detection and display of Echoes and pre-
echoes and the display of MER per carrier in DVB-T/T2/T2Lite and DVB-C2 to have a complete analysis of
the digital signals.
The Spectrum analysis, quick and accurate, allows the display of the disturbances and the measurement of
C/N, power...
You can display the digital TV terrestrial or satellite under SD or HD, on standards MPEG2, MPEG4, and
HEVC.
The visualization of the terrestrial analog TV image is also possible, in RF signal or CVBS video input.
The Measures-TV-Spectrum mode allows the simultaneous display of level, spectrum and of video of the
same signal.
A HDMI socket allows the transmission of the TV picture to an external monitor.
The sound is audible through the built-in speakers, as well as available on the Jack headphone socket.
Designed for use on field, they are compact (less than 3 kg, battery included), autonomous (battery pack and
quick charger), equipped with a LCD 10’’ touchscreen (capacitive).
The high memory content allows the storage of many configurations, measurements and spectrum curves.
Each appliance is fully remote-controlled through ETHERNET connection via a computer.
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Attention : MCT080 - MCT081 - MCT082 - MCT085
Consult the Selection Guide to know the possibilities of your device.
3.2 Description of the appliance
Fastening
for straps
10’’
capacitive
touchscreen
high
resolution
FRONT VIEW
ON/OFF
switch
ASI OUT socket
IPTV input
DVB-CI CAM
(encrypted TV )
RF input
GPS input socket
Remote supply light
USB socket
Ethernet socket
HDMI socket
External power socket
Charging indicator
light
Optical Fiber input
5GHz RF input
AV Jack socket
WiFi input socket
ASI IN socket
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How to use the belts
Use of the sun visor
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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. It is shipped with the battery loaded.
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”, then will shut
off after a few minutes.
4.2 Charging battery
To charge the battery inside the appliance:
Connect the external power supply provided through the jack plug of the appliance (on the right
side)
Connect the power supply on the mains
The internal charger starts charging the battery; the green lamp lights up.
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Loading will be faster if the appliance is off but will work if the appliance is on. Once the
battery loaded, the lamp will shut off automatically.
Discharge the appliance 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 40 minutes.
The autonomy is set in terrestrial mode at 50% brightness, without remote power supply, interfaces not
connected, sound at 10%
4.3 External power supply
The appliance works under 15V (4.6 A) power supply.
The power supply block provided is an external power supply too.
Only use the power supply block provided with the appliance.
Using another power supply could damage your device and void the warranty.
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, 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;
proceed this way only in case of necessity.
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5 Man-machine interface
5.1 Content of the screen
MCT08x 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:
Some parameters can be modified step by step : use the arrows close to the parameter value.
Example of frequency :
You can also select lines in tables.
Presentation page :
Windows :
Attention: To display a window like this one below, you have to press the key
Home
Access to the main
menu page
Save
Access to the save of
the current page
Measures-TV-Spectrum
Access to the
Measures/TV/Spectrum
page
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Home page :
The functions of the device are grouped by type: choose the category in this page by selecting a tab; the
possible functions will then be accessible.
“Home” page allows the navigation through all functions of the appliance.
We find the categories related to the measurement input used:
access to measurements on the RF input socket (levels, BER / MER, spectrum, TV, ...)
access to measurements on the Fibre Optic input (power, demodulation, ...)
access to measurements on RF input 5GHz (levels, BER / MER, spectrum, TV, ...)
access to measurements on the input ASI (TV, ETR290, ...)
access to the measurements on the Audio / Video input (TV, ...)
access to GPS-related measurements (cartography, reception, ...)
access to measurements on the IPTV Ethernet input (IAT, TV, ...)
access to measurements on the Wi-Fi input (levels, SSID, ...)
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Information:
On all pages is displayed the following information :
5.2 Changing a name or a value
5.2.1 Change 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:
Voltage
and
Current
of
the remote power
supply
I
ndication of
the state of
the battery
Title of the pa
ge
ASI input
DISEQC switches
Icon to recall
measurement
input choice
SATCR
mode
Current Slot
External
video
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5.2.2 Change with selection
When pressing a key, you may have a window with multiple choice. 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 6 to 8 MHz:
5.2.3 Change with virtual keyboard
If you want to enter a name of a number,
press on the “keyboard” symbol on the line you want to change :
or on the numeric value you want to change :
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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 a Library of 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.
These lists and setups may be created on a computer thanks to TR7837 free software,
and loaded to the appliance through a USB stick.
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.
Presentation of a measurement list in TR7837 :
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
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