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2.5. Package Contents 

The Analyzer package includes: 
a) MB-08 

Base 

Unit ............................. 1  pc. 

b)  MC-088 Removable Module ........... 1 pc. 
c) Carrying 

Case ................................. 1  pc. 

d)  NiMH, AA Batteries ......................... 6  pcs 
e) PS12/0.8 

Mains 

Adapter ................. 1 pc. 

f) “F”-”F” 

Adapter ................................ 1  pc. 

g)  RS-232 Data Transfer Cable ........... 1 pc. 
h) Rubber 

Holster ................................ 1  pc. 

i) Protective Bag ................................. 1 pc. 
j) Operating 

Manual ........................... 1 pc. 

 
The Removable Module (if supplied separately) package includes: 
a) 

МС

-088 Removable Module  .......... 1pc. 

b) “F”-”F” 

Adapter 

................................ 

1pc. 

c) Operating 

Manual ........................... 1pc. 

 
Other optional accessories: 
a) RS232-USB Adapter. 
 

2.6 Specifications 

Frequency tuning range: 

5 to 900 MHz; 

Operating frequency range: 

45 to 865 MHz; 

Resolution:  

125 kHz; 

Channel allocation standard: 

loaded from PC; 

 

   

 

Input parameters: 

a) input impedance within operating frequency range: 75 Ohm; 
b) input impedance for frequencies up to 50 Hz: at least 200 kOhm. 

Allowed resulting value of AC input voltage for frequencies over 5 MHz:  3 V.  
Allowed resulting value of AC and DC input voltage for frequencies under 5 
MHz: 150 V.  

 
- Built-in attenuator: 

20, 40 dB; 

- Built-in amplifier (for digital channel measurements only) 

11 dB; 

- Input mismatch attenuation: 

 

- Input attenuator and amplifier off: 

14 dB; 

- Input attenuator on: 

18 dB; 

- Level measurement range with manual attenuator setting: 

 

- Input attenuator off 

30 to 80 dB

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- Input attenuator 20 dB 

50 to 100 dB

μ

V; 

- Input attenuator 40 dB 

70 to 120 dB

μ

V; 

- Measurement level resolution: 

0.1 dB; 

- Accuracy within 30-120 dBµV level range: 

±1.5 dB; 

- Accuracy at operating temperature: 

±2.2 dB; 

- Measurement channel passband for -3 dB level: 

230 ± 60 kHz; 

- DVB-T/H demodulator parameters: 

 

- Channel modulation: 

COFDM; 

- Subcarrier modulation: 

QPSK, QAM16, 
QAM64; 

- Channel bandwidth: 

8 MHz; 

- Number of subcarriers: 

2

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Summary of Contents for IT-088

Page 1: ...IT 088 DIGITAL DVB T SIGNAL ANALYZER OPERATING MANUAL...

Page 2: ...2 31 03 10...

Page 3: ...C Measurement Mode 23 4 3 9 DVB T H CONSTELLATION Measurement Mode 25 4 3 10 Measurement Parameters Setting Mode 27 4 4 DATA LOGGER FUNCTION 28 4 4 1 General Information 28 4 4 2 Channel Plan List 28...

Page 4: ...igital Signal Measurement Mode 53 4 10 10 Data Logs Management 54 4 10 11 Channel Plan Management 58 4 10 12 TV System Editor 60 4 10 13 Report Viewing and Printout 61 4 10 14 Program Settings 61 4 10...

Page 5: ...086 Optical Power Meter MC 086 module plugged in measuring at 50 dBm to 18 dBm range and wavelengths 1310 and 1550 nm IT 087 Digital TV QAM Signal Analyzer MC 087 module plugged in 47 to 862 MHz rang...

Page 6: ...y FEC Forward Error Correction IF Intermediate Frequency HF High Frequency CDL Channel Data Logger SDL Spectrum Data Logger MER Modulation Error Ratio BER Bit Error Rate QPSK Quadrature Amplitude Modu...

Page 7: ...H signals channel frequency number of subcarriers guard interval FEC channel bandwidth and modulation type The IT 088 can be connected to a personal computer to access additional modes The IT 088 ope...

Page 8: ...5 Ohm b input impedance for frequencies up to 50 Hz at least 200 kOhm Allowed resulting value of AC input voltage for frequencies over 5 MHz 3 V Allowed resulting value of AC and DC input voltage for...

Page 9: ...red by external source 24 hrs Battery duration under normal conditions 2100 mAh battery capacity 6 hours Mean time between failures no less than 10000 hours Average lifetime no less than 5 years Dimen...

Page 10: ...The block diagram of IT 088 is shown in figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 After the Low Pass Filter LPF the input signal if necessary is strengthened by the Wide Band Amplifier WBA or reduced by the two Attenuat...

Page 11: ...se Unit dimensions are 200x90x55 mm MC 088 Removable Module with 70x57x26 mm dimensions is plugged in the Base Unit and connected to it via specific connector The front panel of the Base Unit contains...

Page 12: ...s Operating Manual as well as to inspect the location of the controls and indicators of the Analyzer see section 4 1 To prepare your Analyzer for operation with the external power source proceed as fo...

Page 13: ...itions then the message similar to that in figure 4 2 will appear on the screen In case any defect has been detected one of the error messages described in section 4 6 will appear Then the TV system t...

Page 14: ...the measured signal frequency to the video carrier frequency of the 25 TV channel pressing 2 5 MENU ENTER The second line will display the frequency value 503 250 MHz The third line will show the chan...

Page 15: ...with graphic representation in DVB T H GRAPHIC mode h DVB c reception quality measurement with constellation diagram in DVB T H CONSTELLATION mode The c d and e modes perform bar graph measurements To...

Page 16: ...fter you pressed MENU ENTER key the previously saved channel number value will be restored To enter the frequency value from the keypad first press F2 enter frequency message will be for a short momen...

Page 17: ...requency band of the measurement K correction factor This method is fast and rather accurate only if the spectrum is almost uniform throughout the channel band If the spectrum variation is high this m...

Page 18: ...0 and 20 dB Div To set the scanning start press F3 key Start 50 MHz message will appear Use and arrows to select the start of the sweep with 5 MHz step To set the frequency scale press F4 Span 2 MHz D...

Page 19: ...ny channel using the alphanumeric keypad in this case the channel number will be displayed in position indexed 1 and the parameters of the channel will be shown in positions indexed 2 3 and 5 If the c...

Page 20: ...er press MENU ENTER In this mode you can adjust the magnitude scale parameters scale division and shift Select the required parameter by F1 or F2 section 4 3 3 and set the value by and keys To set the...

Page 21: ...tal stream after Viterbi decoder postBER The postBER value will be indicated depending on achievement of the threshold value 2x10 4 If the postBER value is under the threshold you will see pass allowe...

Page 22: ...l name If the entered frequency is not equal to the value of frequency point in the frequency plan the name of the frequency point is displayed on white background without color inversion If no channe...

Page 23: ...B T H GRAPHIC Measurement Mode The icon in the main menu refers to this mode Before measuring the Demodulator tuning message will appear on the screen and in several seconds the DVB T H demodulator wi...

Page 24: ...ere are no digital channels in the selected channel plan No digital channels in selected ch plan message will appear on the screen when you enter this mode and the Analyzer will switch to operation mo...

Page 25: ...n The main menu of the mode displays the table of parameters featuring the input DVB T H signal quality and constellation diagram The view of the screen is shown in figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 The top lin...

Page 26: ...nel name If the entered frequency is not equal to the value of frequency point in the frequency plan the name of the frequency point is displayed on white background without color inversion If no chan...

Page 27: ...e 0 5 sec The time indicated for the starting cycle is shown for the spectrum analyzer with the scan scale of 2 MHz Div d Averaging Selection of the measured data analysis procedure This parameter adj...

Page 28: ...table into columns The first column is a plan number from 1 to 32 Using arrows or by means of the alphanumeric keypad you can select the channel plan If you entered the number the channel will appear...

Page 29: ...quency point Delete Select by F3 Allows deleting the selected frequency point d creating a new frequency point New Select by F4 Allows creating the new frequency point Creation of a new frequency poin...

Page 30: ...the following values of the channel parameters For analogue channels set the frequency to the video carrier value The noise measurement frequency should be set 500 kHz lower than that of the audio ca...

Page 31: ...nges made to the frequency point by pressing F2 Save or abort the mode without saving changes pressing F1 Exit If the frequency of a frequency point was changed the point may appear in the channel pla...

Page 32: ...ion section 4 3 10 the Analyzer will define the modulation type and symbol rate After the Analyzer has completed scanning all the TV channels it will switch to channel plan editing mode section 4 4 2...

Page 33: ...r basic and digital parameters You can switch between these views by means of and arrows The top line of the table divides the table into columns The first column is the number of the frequency point...

Page 34: ...parameter defines the minimum possible value of video carrier level Can be adjusted within 45 95 dB V The default value is 60 dB V b Level Vid max The parameter defines the maximum possible value of...

Page 35: ...n Control the cursor and parameters as described for SCAN measurement mode To save the results of the scanning and checking of the CDL page select Save by pressing F2 The following data will be saved...

Page 36: ...plays the scanning limits First column index 2 shows the page numbers form 1 to 110 The second column index 3 is the start frequency The third column index 5 is the stop frequency The second screen fi...

Page 37: ...scanning will measure signal level in the channels within the scan range and will determine the optimal value of the attenuation If you re scanning the page the attenuation will take on the last value...

Page 38: ...with caution Incorrect actions may lead to partial or total data loss 4 5 2 Operating the Memory Manager The icon in the main menu corresponds to the memory manager mode See figure 4 28 Figure 4 28 T...

Page 39: ...contain clusters common with other files The number of damaged files is indicated in the third line When the damaged files are detected it is necessary to manually determine the names of the files an...

Page 40: ...damaged files must be deleted Select the required file by and arrows and press F2 to delete it Delete command To exit the mode press F1 If the structure type of the memory cannot be identified by the...

Page 41: ...the signal level use the temperature parameter If the temperature value is within the allowed range of 10 to 50 0 then norm status will be displayed at the end of the value line If the temperature is...

Page 42: ...ror status is displayed in this case the Analyzer should be sent to repair service to have the defects corrected 4 6 7 Removable Module Check This program checks the condition of the Removable Module...

Page 43: ...consider that operation with the backlight in on mode decreases the time of continuous operation 4 7 3 LCD Contrast Setting The screen contrast can change with time or with the change in the environme...

Page 44: ...keys To set the time in minutes press again Set the required value by and To set the time value in seconds press Pressing or keys you can set the zero value for seconds Press key three times to retur...

Page 45: ...sound check mode is active and attenuator auto selection is on section 4 3 10 the attenuation value will be determined only once at measurement mode start If in the process of measurements the signal...

Page 46: ...click Browse button Select the required path and click OK The following steps will be fulfilled automatically If everything is correct the information window indicating successful installation will a...

Page 47: ...4 37 is located at the top of the main window under the title bar All the functions of the program can be accessed via the menu bar You can also access the most frequently used functions using the but...

Page 48: ...omatically appears when at least one marker is active and shuts down when the last marker is deleted Figure 4 39 The status bar is located at the bottom of the main window It indicates the condition a...

Page 49: ...hannel level for digital channels V A ratio for analogue channels and C N ratio In the upper right corner the TV system and selected channel plan information will be indicated The diagram is also used...

Page 50: ...diagram panel 4 10 7 4 Channel Diagram Report Viewing and Printout The channel diagram report can be represented as a table or a graph The table report is a set of values of signal parameters measure...

Page 51: ...s in the specified frequency points in the form of the table 4 10 8 2 Frequency Markers The frequency marker is an additional element of the spectrum panel The marker allows viewing the signal level i...

Page 52: ...is allows to use these data for pasting into other electronic documents and perform the calculations You can save the spectrum diagram into one of the following three formats a text file txt b comma s...

Page 53: ...e as shown below In this mode you can select any channel of the current TV system You can select the channel using Frequency MHz or Channel fields You can set modulation Modulation and other parameter...

Page 54: ...raphic indicator The Error counter data field displays the number of errors detected during the time indicated in the Accum period field Reset button allows to zero the error counter and restart the c...

Page 55: ...l search line to be found or partial entries are also acceptable The checkmark shows that the exact sample will be searched for No checkmark in this checkbox shows that the search will be performed fo...

Page 56: ...ared after you close the data log manager The selected log page can be saved into a file in one of the following four formats a channel data log page file nb b text file txt c MS Excel file csv d imag...

Page 57: ...from file button on this panel The Channel Data Logs Computer list is automatically cleared after you close the data log manager The selected log page can be saved into a file in one of the following...

Page 58: ...nalyzer in scan measurement mode The Analyzer and software can operate up to 32 channel plans There is also a specific plan number 0 whose frequency allocation includes up to 112 TV channels within a...

Page 59: ...st To edit a plan name select the name in the list of plans and click Edit or use the corresponding command in the right click menu of the list Channel plan parameters dialog will appear Edit the name...

Page 60: ...mouse click on the required channel In Channel properties dialog set the desired parameters and click OK To create a new TV channel allocation system click Create new empty TV system When the new syst...

Page 61: ...u can also change the scale using the right click menu in the view area Each report allows entering additional text comments which will appear on the first page under the heading line Enter and edit t...

Page 62: ...4 54 define the data update parameters If you select Channels and spectrum setting the Analyzer will be updating the channel and spectrum diagrams in turn If you select Only channels setting the Analy...

Page 63: ...4 56 4 11 Software Updating 4 11 1 Software Updating via PC The IT 088 offers the capability to update its software without use of any additional equipment We go on with development of the Analyzer an...

Page 64: ...he instructions of the program First a warning notice will appear advising you to power off your IT 088 and check the connection of the cable to the PC serial port Then another information window will...

Page 65: ...unction menu can be seen in Figure 4 58 Figure 4 58 Upon selection of Memory Manager function the Analyzer will be checking the software condition for approximately 15 seconds Pressing of any button d...

Page 66: ...d is over the pop up window will announce that the task has been successfully completed The IT 088 will reboot and start operating similar to when it has been powered up CAUTION Do not interrupt the l...

Page 67: ...he batteries must be removed from the Analyzer in order to be recharged separately or disposed 5 MAINTENANCE Required maintenance is limited to observation of instructions related to proper operation...

Page 68: ...ode to erase and then test the memory section 4 5 6 Defect detection The startup of DVB T H demodulator is completed with an error Possible reason Corruption of the file with startup parameters Method...

Page 69: ...accident b the product is tampered with modified or repaired by an unauthorized party c the product s seals are tampered with d the product has mechanical damage The batteries are not included or cove...

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