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User Manual

Version 2018-

Summary of Contents for SignalShark

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Page 3: ...ar 14 Types of buttons in the button bar 14 Introduction 17 About the SignalShark user documentation 17 About this device 18 The Real Time Spectrum Analyzer 18 The Monitoring Receiver 19 The RF Direct...

Page 4: ...device using a Narda cable 33 Connecting cables and antennas from other manufacturers 34 Connecting cables and antennas directly to the device 34 Connecting third party antennas to the handle 34 Basic...

Page 5: ...vel attenuation value Ref Level Attenuator 64 Setting the reference level Ref Level 64 Setting the attenuator value Attenuator 65 Settings in the context menu 65 Setting the measurement frequency Fcen...

Page 6: ...solution EMC bandwidth RBW EBW 79 Enabling disabling oversampling CBW only 79 Setting the video time Tvideo 79 Setting the measurement time Meas Time 79 Configuring the measurement performance Config...

Page 7: ...ormal Range 93 Unit 93 Max Probability Min Probability 93 Limits 94 Spectrogram View 95 Available buttons 95 Setting the reference level attenuation value Ref Level Attenuator 96 Setting the reference...

Page 8: ...EMC bandwidth RBW EBW 109 Selecting the filter type 109 Setting the resolution EMC bandwidth RBW EBW 110 Settings in the context menu 110 Setting the measurement time Meas Time 110 Configuring the me...

Page 9: ...Recovery Stick 119 Related documents 121 Installing Options 122 Updating the firmware 122 Remote Control 123 Legal Disclosure 125 Narda Safety Test Solutions Software License Agreement 125 Acknowledg...

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Page 11: ...nect the AC adapter charger to socket No 7 on the top side panel see picture below When the charge cycle is completed the charge LED on the keypad lights up green the battery symbol on the screen show...

Page 12: ...le in positions that are at angles of 90 degrees to each other This makes it quick and easy for you to change the polarization plane of the antenna Push the antenna onto the handle until you hear the...

Page 13: ...menu and to general functions like forward backward or zoom in out For further information about the toolbar see Toolbar For changing the general settings see Changing general settings 3 Task bar All...

Page 14: ...ment settings to configure the current active view and to adapt the display settings to your needs The Button bar is context sensitive Thus the available buttons depend on the active view The title of...

Page 15: ...menu Short tap the button to change settings only Buttons with a filled triangle e g Configure These buttons show a submenu when tapped Some buttons even may have several submenus To close the submen...

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Page 17: ...o start up this device Online help This online help describes all features and functions of the device To open the online help 1 Briefly press the Help Preset key The online help opens in full screen...

Page 18: ...a flexible platform up to 8 GHz which can be converted by options into three application oriented solutions The Real Time Spectrum Analyzer 40 MHz Real time Bandwidth RTBW POI 3 125 s FFT overlap 75...

Page 19: ...intermodulation free dynamic range 100 Probability of Intercept POI for signals longer than 3 125 s Analog demodulation available from July 2018 Two digital down converters DDC for simultaneous measu...

Page 20: ...1 GigE Ethernet USB 3 0 2 0 Host Internal SSD MicroSD card SDXC up to 2 Tbyte Illuminated keypad usable in dark environments Microphone to record voice comments Direct access to important functions li...

Page 21: ...However operation is possible using only one battery back Batteries commercially available Type RRC2057 Li ion 48 Wh Internal and external charging Vehicle adapter available Operating time approx 3 ho...

Page 22: ...are detected easily 3310 95 004 Analog Demodulation 3310 95 007 SCPI Remote Control 3310 95 012 VITA 49 I Q Streaming 3310 95 014 option Antenna handle The antenna handle is designed for attaching to...

Page 23: ...a handle are available They cover the frequency range from 20 MHz to 8 GHz A highly sensitive loop antenna is also available as an accessory for covering the lower frequency range from 9 kHz to 30 MHz...

Page 24: ...gnalShark User Manual 24 Figure Directional antenna 2 frequency range 200 MHz to 500 MHz Figure Directional antenna 3 frequency range 400 MHz to 8 GHz Figure Loop antenna frequency range 9 kHz to 30 M...

Page 25: ...itch on the device 1 2 3 Sequence of actions Indicates a sequence of actions that must be performed in the given order Result Indicates the result of an action Example The device starts a self test Bl...

Page 26: ...Press When a key is operated 1 s Long press When a key is operated 2 s Tap When a button on the touchscreen is tapped 1 s Long tap When a button on the touchscreen is tapped 2 s Double tap When a but...

Page 27: ...entering values confirming or cancelling entries Keypad is illuminated for operation in dark surroundings 5 LEDs showing the charge status of both batteries and operating status 6 Loudspeaker for clea...

Page 28: ...micro SDXC 5 100 kOhm PPS Trigger SMA f input 6 1 GigE connector for remote control and I Q streaming 7 DC input charge socket 8 3 x RF SMA f input 9 N connector RF N f socket for connecting the anten...

Page 29: ...ice Overview 29 Left side with battery compartment Figure Battery compartments with closed lids and packs pulled out partly Bottom side panel with connectors No Description 1 USB 2 0 host 2 Display po...

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Page 31: ...ble plug of the handle into the control connector socket on the device 1 making sure that the red mark on the control cable plug is aligned with the notch on the control connector socket show figure 2...

Page 32: ...rectly to the instrument or connected to it using a Narda cable Connecting a Narda antenna directly to the device 1 Place the Basic Unit in a vertical position 2 Plug the N connector plug of the anten...

Page 33: ...tects the connected cable Information about the detected cable is displayed in the system information menu If the cable is not detected it is probably not configured The configuration data of the cabl...

Page 34: ...results are not shown automatically in units of field strength if other antennas are used When using other components you will need to enter the data for the cable and antenna into the SignalShark man...

Page 35: ...o correspond with the polarization direction shown on the adapter i e antenna dipole position is in the direction of the arrow 3 Connect the antenna adapter to the antenna handle The device will indic...

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Page 37: ...reen Charging is completed and the AC adapter charger is still connected LED is off No battery is inserted or no AC adapter charger is connected In the upper status line of the screen The exact charge...

Page 38: ...harge cycle is completed the charge LED on the keypad lights up green the battery symbol on the screen shows a full battery and the AC adapter charger switches to trickle charge mode Changing the batt...

Page 39: ...allowing access to the functions of the integrated keypad are listed in the last column of the table Connecting a USB keyboard Plug in the USB plug of the keyboard to one of the two USB sockets Table...

Page 40: ...g 1 Short press open the online help F1 Long press set to preset values Strg F1 Short press toggle Stealth mode Shift F9 Long press toggle touch lock Long press switch on off Charge status of the two...

Page 41: ...mmediately without shutting down the operating system properly Touchscreen control The SignalShark provides a resistive touchscreen allowing an easy and fast access by three basic touch gestures Tap T...

Page 42: ...n about the SignalShark firmware Options Overview of installed options Batteries Information about the condition of each battery GNSS GNSS information Antenna Data of currently connected selected ante...

Page 43: ...ration parameters for external devices Cables Set cable configuration parameters Data Logger View and select stored data sets and screenshots Setups Manage your setups In a setup you can store and rec...

Page 44: ...e Within a task all measurements are performed at the same time The creation of a task is the prerequisite for being able to perform a measurement at all To support a wide variety of measurement appli...

Page 45: ...This example shows the two horizontally split views Spectrum and Spectrogram assigned to the RT Spectrum task Table Relation between measurement tasks and views The available tasks and views depend on...

Page 46: ...he Add Task window to add a new task or to replace an existing task After adding a task the dialog and the Tasks menu is closed and the new task tab is displayed in the Task bar Adding a view 1 On the...

Page 47: ...se the Tasks menu Deleting a view 1 In the Button bar tap the Configure Task Views button The ConfigTaskViews menu opens and the already added views are displayed 2 Tap the delete x button of the view...

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Page 49: ...and to general functions like forward backward or zoom in out For further information about the toolbar see Toolbar For changing the general settings see Changing general settings 3 Task bar Allows t...

Page 50: ...e status of the batteries Shows that measurement is running Shows that measurement has been stopped Shows that measurement has only been paused Shows that a view from the Data Logger is displayed and...

Page 51: ...ation see Displaying detailed system information Toolbar In the toolbar the general settings menu and other frequently used functions are grouped ddd Last next action in history Tapping the dropdown i...

Page 52: ...f the Button bar When you have opened a submenu tap the title of that menu to get back to the main menu Types of buttons in the button bar In the button bar there are 3 types of buttons which are dist...

Page 53: ...ge settings only Buttons with a filled triangle e g Configure These buttons show a submenu when tapped Some buttons even may have several submenus To close the submenus tap the header of the Button ba...

Page 54: ...asurement settings The displayed parameters depend on the selected application RL Reference level Input Preamp Preamplifier in handle on off Fcent Center frequency Fspan Displayed frequency span RBW R...

Page 55: ...req Set marker to left peak from current position Axis Time Set marker to upper peak from current position Right Peak Lower Peak The displayed button depends on the selected axis Axis Freq Set marker...

Page 56: ...menu opens 2 Tap a marker button M1 M8 The marker is added to the active marker list above the measurement display By tapping the marker again it is removed from the table 3 Change the setting to you...

Page 57: ...er in the Button bar and change it as needed 5 Select another tab to change further settings see following topics 6 To close the Marker Config menu press the Esc key or tap the header of the button ba...

Page 58: ...o 8 Enabled Marker is enabled disabled Type M Single marker D Delta marker Ref Referenced marker if marker is set to delta Trace Trace which the marker refers to Freq Link Coupling two markers over th...

Page 59: ...r a time as marker position Value Enter an absolute power level as marker position Search The Search menu allows to set various parameters for setting markers to a peak e g when tapping the Next Peak...

Page 60: ...e search range Lower Frequency Set lower frequency limit Upper Frequency Set upper frequency limit Threshold Set the lower power level Functions The Functions menu allows to specify a function This fu...

Page 61: ...2 In the Type field select Delta The name of the marker in the marker list is changed from Mx to Dx e g M4 to D4 The displayed values are the differences to marker 1 Setting a marker to delta from th...

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Page 63: ...uation of the measured values directly on site Marker functions and a peak table are provided for rapid assessment of the results of spectrum analysis You can also display the wideband value of the in...

Page 64: ...ion of the results due to noise generated internally by the device On the other hand it is important that the device is not overloaded saturated Saturation can also be caused by signals outside the fr...

Page 65: ...RL Reference Level Attn Attenuation 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Lowering rising the level by 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 1 Tap the 5 dB or 5 dB button 2 Press the Esc key to close the context me...

Page 66: ...xt menu If Entry Mode is set to Fcent Setting the center frequency Fcent 1 Tap the Fcent or Fspan button 2 Enter the required value and select a unit The setting is accepted immediately and the dropdo...

Page 67: ...ion bandwidth RBW or channel bandwidth CBW allows you to select a narrow frequency range with the desired bandwidth from a wideband spectrum and to suppress the remaining signal components In the task...

Page 68: ...ap the RBW EBW button The context menu opens Enabling disabling the auto resolution bandwidth Auto RBW Auto EBW Enable or disable automatic calculation of resolution bandwidth To set Auto RBW 1 Tap th...

Page 69: ...d view 1 Tap the Config button 2 Then you can do the following Setting the number of measurements Scan No Sets the number of measurements for a single run measurement until the measurement stops It al...

Page 70: ...g tap third detector Pk Avg Smp MxP MxR AvR MnR MxA Enable All Tap to select all traces Disable All Tap to deselect all traces To select the traces to be displayed You selected the desired view 1 Tap...

Page 71: ...marized in a Trace in this case the maximum values that have occurred during this time If the signal would no longer be present after the 3 s the Trace would slowly fade away In this way short pulses...

Page 72: ...ings in the Lmax context menu Long tap the Lmax button The context menu opens Entry Mode The Entry Mode button allows you to determine whether values are entered as absolute or relative values To set...

Page 73: ...tton allows you to reset Lmax and Lrange depending on the current Reference Level This is a good starting point for most measurements To set Normal Range 1 Tap the Display button 2 Tap the Normal Rang...

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Page 75: ...ration of adjacent channels The Peak detector values for brief pulsed signals and RMS detector values for variable signals are displayed simultaneously One advantage of Level Meter view is that the me...

Page 76: ...ion of the results due to noise generated internally by the device On the other hand it is important that the device is not overloaded saturated Saturation can also be caused by signals outside the fr...

Page 77: ...e RL Reference Level Attn Attenuation 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Lowering rising the level by 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 1 Tap the 5 dB or 5 dB button 2 Press the Esc key to close the context m...

Page 78: ...C bandwidth CBW EBW Here you can do the following 1 Select the current filter type CBW or EBW CISPR MIL STD 461 F 2 Set the channel bandwidth CBW or EMC bandwidth EBW 3 Select Oversampling Normal and...

Page 79: ...is closed Enabling disabling oversampling CBW only You selected the desired view and selected CBW as filter type 1 Long tap the CBW button The context menu opens 2 Tap the Oversampling button to switc...

Page 80: ...otary control knob or by entering the value 2 Tap the OK button 3 Press the Esc key or tap the header to close the menu Setting the measurement sequence Seq Mode Here you can set the following Single...

Page 81: ...ss the Esc or OK key to close the dropdown list 3 Press the Esc key to close the menu Persistence To set the Persistence time value 1 Tap the Persistence button The Persistence menu opens 2 Enter the...

Page 82: ...the menu Settings in the Lmax context menu Long tap the Lmax button The context menu opens Entry Mode The Entry Mode button allows you to determine whether values are entered as absolute or relative v...

Page 83: ...utton allows you to reset Lmax and Lrange depending on the current Reference Level This is a good starting point for most measurements To set Normal Range 1 Tap the Display button 2 Tap the Normal Ran...

Page 84: ...search 1 In the Display and Tone menu tap the Tone button to set it to On 2 Tap the Tone Gain button and select Octave per 30 dB from the dropdown list This is for ruff detection of the PIM source 3...

Page 85: ...dicate the frequency of the occurrence whereby blue is the lowest and red the most frequent value Available buttons For information about the different types of buttons and how to select them see Butt...

Page 86: ...ion of the results due to noise generated internally by the device On the other hand it is important that the device is not overloaded saturated Saturation can also be caused by signals outside the fr...

Page 87: ...e RL Reference Level Attn Attenuation 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Lowering rising the level by 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 1 Tap the 5 dB or 5 dB button 2 Press the Esc key to close the context m...

Page 88: ...xt menu If Entry Mode is set to Fcent Setting the center frequency Fcent 1 Tap the Fcent or Fspan button 2 Enter the required value and select a unit The setting is accepted immediately and the dropdo...

Page 89: ...ution bandwidth RBW or channel bandwidth CBW allows you to select a narrow frequency range with the desired bandwidth from a wideband spectrum and to suppress the remaining signal components In the ta...

Page 90: ...he Auto RBW button to switch function On Off 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Setting the resolution bandwidth entry mode RBW Entry RBW Entry This button allows you to select the entry ty...

Page 91: ...er of measurements either by using the rotary control knob or by entering the value 2 Tap the OK button 3 Press the Esc key or tap the header to close the menu Setting the measurement sequence Seq Mod...

Page 92: ...er the required value and tap the unit button The setting is accepted immediately and the input window is closed 3 Press the Esc key to close the menu Settings in the Lmax context menu 1 Long tap the...

Page 93: ...t the unit of the y axis To set the y axis unit 1 Tap the Display button The menu opens 2 Tap the Unit button 3 Select the required unit from the dropdown list 4 Press the Esc key twice to close the d...

Page 94: ...low the Min Probability limit marked in dark blue are displayed Omit Signals below the Min Probability limit marked in dark blue are hidden This improves the clarity of the graph To select a limit mod...

Page 95: ...available as detectors Detectors compress the high speed real time spectra to the selected time resolution Available buttons For information about the different types of buttons and how to select the...

Page 96: ...ion of the results due to noise generated internally by the device On the other hand it is important that the device is not overloaded saturated Saturation can also be caused by signals outside the fr...

Page 97: ...e RL Reference Level Attn Attenuation 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Lowering rising the level by 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 1 Tap the 5 dB or 5 dB button 2 Press the Esc key to close the context m...

Page 98: ...xt menu If Entry Mode is set to Fcent Setting the center frequency Fcent 1 Tap the Fcent or Fspan button 2 Enter the required value and select a unit The setting is accepted immediately and the dropdo...

Page 99: ...ution bandwidth RBW or channel bandwidth CBW allows you to select a narrow frequency range with the desired bandwidth from a wideband spectrum and to suppress the remaining signal components In the ta...

Page 100: ...the Auto RBW button to switch function On Off 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Setting the resolution bandwidth entry mode RBW Entry RBW Entry This button allows you to select the entry t...

Page 101: ...so affects the longtime detectors MxP MxR To change the parameters 1 Tap the button and set the number of measurements either by using the rotary control knob or by entering the value 2 Tap the OK but...

Page 102: ...he following Pk RMS Third Detector Here you can switch the three detectors on off To switch a detector on off 1 Tap the detector to switch it On Off 2 Press the Esc key to close the menu Third Detecto...

Page 103: ...Lmax button 2 Enter the required value and tap the unit button The setting is accepted immediately and the input window is closed 3 Press the Esc key to close the menu Settings in the Lmax context men...

Page 104: ...ge button allows you to reset Lmax and Lrange depending on the current Reference Level This is a good starting point for most measurements To set Normal Range 1 Tap the Display button 2 Tap the Normal...

Page 105: ...ons For information about the different types of buttons and how to select them see Button bar Tap a button to change setting or to open the submenu Ref Level Attenuator Fcent Fspan Fstart Fstop RBW E...

Page 106: ...ion of the results due to noise generated internally by the device On the other hand it is important that the device is not overloaded saturated Saturation can also be caused by signals outside the fr...

Page 107: ...e RL Reference Level Attn Attenuation 2 Press the Esc key to close the context menu Lowering rising the level by 5 dB 5 dB 5 dB 1 Tap the 5 dB or 5 dB button 2 Press the Esc key to close the context m...

Page 108: ...ext menu If Entry Mode is set to Fcent Setting the center frequency Fcent 1 Tap the Fcent or Fspan button 2 Enter the required value and select a unit The setting is accepted immediately and the dropd...

Page 109: ...ution bandwidth RBW or channel bandwidth CBW allows you to select a narrow frequency range with the desired bandwidth from a wideband spectrum and to suppress the remaining signal components In the ta...

Page 110: ...menu Setting the resolution bandwidth entry mode RBW Entry RBW Entry This button allows you to select the entry type Absolute or Relative To set RBW Entry 1 Tap the RBW Entry button to select the requ...

Page 111: ...he number of measurements either by using the rotary control knob or by entering the value 2 Tap the OK button 3 Press the Esc key or tap the header to close the menu Setting the measurement sequence...

Page 112: ...ng tap third detector Pk Avg Smp MxP MxR AvR MnR MxA Enable All Tap to select all traces Disable All Tap to deselect all traces To select the traces to be displayed You selected the desired view 1 Tap...

Page 113: ...Peak become summarized in a Trace in this case the maximum values that have occurred during this time If the signal would no longer be present after the 3 s the Trace would slowly fade away In this wa...

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Page 115: ...System This contains the operating system and the firmware D Data This partition contains the measurement and user data i e screen shots measurement data settings The data partition is available via n...

Page 116: ...e done The default Windows update service is disabled by default We deliver actual and stable images containing the operating system with stable updates and the firmware Activating Windows update Unte...

Page 117: ...such as an SD card or a USB memory card The SignalShark was made available to other people as a demo unit or as an exhibit at a trade fair for example Depending on the anti virus software used a virus...

Page 118: ...ng policies Turn on behavior monitoring Monitor file and program activity on your computer Turn on process scanning whenever real time protection is enabled Narda Recovery Environment The tool enables...

Page 119: ...ered tap OK then tap Reboot Narda Recovery Stick We recommend making a backup of the device system partition using the Narda Recovery Environment With this toolset you can recover the system image in...

Page 120: ...s below to restore the device system from USB stick 1 Insert the Narda Recovery Stick into the upper USB Port USB 3 0 2 Tap on the Boot from USB icon taping on the text will have no effect 3 Wait unti...

Page 121: ...up Policy settings for Windows 10 Start https technet microsoft com en us itpro windows manage changes to start policies in windows 10 New policies for Windows 10 https technet microsoft com en us itp...

Page 122: ...System information area The system information menu opens 2 Tap the Options tab The installed options are displayed Updating the firmware To update the SignalShark firmware 1 Start the locally stored...

Page 123: ...can be remote controlled by SCPI commands All remote commands can be found in the Command Reference Guide which is available as a PDF document To download the PDF from the Narda web site customer logi...

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Page 125: ...oftware and or Materials except the Licensee s employees or those persons expressly authorized to use the Software by the Licensor or e Make the Software and or Materials available over the Internet o...

Page 126: ...Software The Licensee indemnifies both the local authorized sales partner and Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH against any loss damage costs and expenses including legal costs that any of them may inc...

Page 127: ...ds shall not apply to this Agreement 7 2 The Place of Jurisdiction for any dispute between the Parties shall be Tuebingen Germany Address Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbH Sandwiesenstr 7 D 72793 Pfull...

Page 128: ...oftware libraries packages The most important of them are listed below together with their corresponding open source license The detailed license texts are provided in the following chapters Library P...

Page 129: ...DF Group and by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and credit the contributors 5 Neither the name of The HDF Group the name of the Un...

Page 130: ...See Szip Compression in HDF Products www hdfgroup org doc_resource SZIP for further details Szip Copyright and License Statement as Distributed in the HDF Source Code Commercial use Commercial users m...

Page 131: ...NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABI...

Page 132: ...the users 4 The name s of the Copyright Holder s or the Author s of the Font Software shall not be used to promote endorse or advertise any Modified Version except to acknowledge the contribution s of...

Page 133: ...ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE L...

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Page 135: ...andwidth F Fcent Center frequency Fspan Frequency span FXD Fixed see Fixed Marker G GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System General term describing any satellite constellation that provides positionin...

Page 136: ...ime Spectrum Mode RTBW Real time bandwidth S SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments SCPI is a standardized instruction set that is used to control and program measuring instruments SMA Su...

Page 137: ...W Level Meter 79 Peak Table 115 Persistence 92 Spectrogram 103 Spectrum 68 Entry Mode Level Meter 76 Peak Table Fcent Fspan Fstart Fstop 114 Ref Level Attenuator 112 Persistance Display 95 Fcent Fspan...

Page 138: ...126 Stick 127 Narda Recovery Stick 127 O Operating System 123 Options overview 21 P Peak Table View Configuration 117 Display 121 Persistance View Configuration 94 Display 95 Power supply 20 Protecti...

Page 139: ...139 U Update Firmware 130 Windows 124 User actions 25 User documentation 17 User management 123 V Views and Tasks 44 W Windows activation 125 Windows Update 124...

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