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Satlook Lite

 

USER MANUAL 

 

Summary of Contents for satlook Lite

Page 1: ...Satlook Lite USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... Search Spectrum Beeper On Off Favourites LNB Setup Menu Setup Appendix A Using LiteEdit to Edit Satellites page 10 Appendix B Using LiteEdit to Load Firmware page 12 Appendix C LNB Type Description page 14 Appendix D DiSEqC Description page 16 Appendix E DVB S Description page 17 Appendix F Technical Specification page 18 Updated July 11 2011 ...

Page 3: ...croprocessor controlled making it very reliable and accurate Signal strength is presented on the LCD display The meter searches for one satellite at a time in EasyFind mode You can also choose to view the signal in spectrum mode The Satlook Lite is very sensitive and can detect even the weakest signals The instrument can supply Voltage 13 18 21 Volt 22 kHz and DiSEqC to LNBs The meter is short cir...

Page 4: ...lease notice that to obtain full capacity of new batteries it is necessary to fully charge and fully discharge the battery pack several times The meter has 8 x AA rechargeable NiMe batteries in the battery compartment Apart from recharging the battery the unit does not need any particular maintenance The unit should be recharged when the battery is empty indicated with a battery indicator symbol o...

Page 5: ...this transponder If the TSID in the satellite file is zero then a match is made without the TSID When the ONID and TSID to match from the satellite file are both zero then the actual ONID and TSID are displayed Once the correct satellite is found then the dish can be peaked using the SNR bar and the BER bar for reference The SNR should be as high as possible and the BER bar should be as high as po...

Page 6: ...ID and ONID are checked for a match If these match then the satellite is identified Search This function searches for a DVB S signal every 10Mhz It starts at the lowest frequency for the LNB type 10670MHz for Universal and samples every 10MHz until a signal is detected The UP DOWN buttons select the direction of the search When the Search function is entered it asks for the LNB Voltage and Polaris...

Page 7: ...MHz band centered on the current EasyFind satellite Pressing the OK button will exit to the Main Menu Pressing the Up button will cycle between 13V 18V and 13V 18V with the 22kHz enabled and will show a full sweep across the IF bandwidth from to 2150 MhZ Pressing the Down button will allow selection of DiSEqC signal LNB1 LNB2 LNB3 and LNB4 ...

Page 8: ...OK key is pressed This movement is calculated using the current instrument latitude and longitude and so for the movement to be correct the user must enter the current latitude and longitude in MyLatitude and MyLongitude Beeper Pressing OK when the arrow is pointing to Beeper ON OFF will either turn the BEEPER ON or OFF The beeper can be used for an audible indication when watching the display is ...

Page 9: ...meters can be adjusted These settings will be restored on power on Language English Spanish French German Portuguese and Swedish Auto power off 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min and always on LCD backlight On or Off LCD Contrast Lighter or Darker Info Shows software version Satlist version loaded battery power etc ...

Page 10: ...ransponder Frequency in MHz SR Transponder Symbol Rate in ksym sec Pol Polarisation and LNB Voltage Stored in file as 0 V 13V 1 H 18V 2 R 13V 3 L 18V 4 V 23V 5 H 21V 6 R 21V 7 L 21V FEC Transponder FEC 1 2 2 3 etc Stored in the file as 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 5 6 4 6 7 5 7 8 22kHz Should the 22kHz signal be on Stored in file as 0 off and 1 on TSID Transponder Transport Stream ID transmitted in Network...

Page 11: ...DVB Turksat 42E 11729 0 15553 3 0 50600 126 E 420 0 DVB Hellas 39E 12524 0 30000 5 0 13 28 E 390 0 DVB Eutelsat36E 11727 0 27500 2 0 10100 878 E 360 0 When entering a frequency to identify a satellite if the ONID and TSID are not known enter 0 and instead of Wrong Satellite the actual ONID and TSID are displayed For DirecTV transponders using DSS instead of DVB no MPEG data is read and identificat...

Page 12: ...n be purchased at low cost Connect the Rs232 cable from the computer to the instrument You will need to connect the Satlook Lite to the charger as part of the firmware update process but do not connect it yet Run the LiteEdit application Use the Update Firmware menu item to select a COM port Select the RS232 port on the computer Normally the port is COM1 but some USB to RS232 converters will use s...

Page 13: ... and restart the firmware download At the end of the download use the Setup Info screen to check the SW version to ensure that the new version is loaded The slave processor version is the FW version If there is a new slave version to be loaded use the Update Slave Firmware button in LiteEdit there is a second download to the PIC processor Check the Setup Info screen to ensure that the new version ...

Page 14: ... difference frequency Where the LO frequency is below the incoming frequency this results in Freqsatellite FreqLO Freqreceiver This is the normal case In C Band however the LO frequency is above the incoming frequency so FreqLO Freqsatellite Freqreceiver Satellite signals are transmitted as polarized waves so that the spectrum can be used to maximum advantage Signals can have Vertical Horizontal R...

Page 15: ...u band two different local oscillator LO frequencies are used in the Universal LNB This LO frequency is switched in the Universal LNB by using the 22 KHz tone When it is off then the LO frequency used is 9750 MHz and when on 10600 MHz is used The four frequency ranges for the Universal LNB are sometimes called quadrants and is diagrammed below showing the overlap 13V Vertical 22 KHz Off Low Band 1...

Page 16: ...ppended The bits are formed by modulation of the 22kHz signal as shown below Most DiSEqC commands are 3 bytes in length but some can be up to 6 bytes long so the transmission time of a DiSEqC message is on the order of 40 to 80 milliseconds DiSEqC Commands Supported in Satlook Lite LNB1 0xe0 0x10 0x38 0xc0 LNB2 0xe0 0x10 0x38 0xc4 LNB3 0xe0 0x10 0x38 0xc8 LNB4 0xe0 0x10 0x38 0xcc Positioner Comman...

Page 17: ...de and display the correct data There are several types of tables in the SI called PSI data This table data is generally longer than one packet so several packets are assembled together to make a section which can be up to 4096 bytes 1 Program Association Table PAT for each service in the multiplex the PAT indicates the PID of the corresponding Program Map Table PMT It also gives the location of t...

Page 18: ...or to determine FEC and Symbol Rate Spectrum Analyzer 950 MHz to 2150 MHz Backlit 128x64 Pixels LCD PC connection RS232 with DB9 connector LNB Power 13V or 18V 21V selectable 22 kHz tone Standard 22 KHz signal superimposed at 0 65V p p on LNB A DiSEqC Yes according to 1 0 Battery Rechargeable 8x AA rechargeable batteries of 1600mA each Battery Life About 1 hour on fully charged batteries Weight Ab...

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