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July 2015

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TV 3/3: SCREEN TV + SERVICE DATA

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Figure 37.

Selected installation; date and time.

Tuned service image.

Tuned service information.

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TYPE

Encoding type and video transmission rate.

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FORMAT

Resolution (horizontal x vertical), aspect ratio and
frequency.

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PROFILE

: Profile

level.

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PID

Video program identifier.

Number of view/total views.

Selected band; battery level.

Tuned service information.

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NETWORK:

Television distribution network (Terrestrial). Orbital
position (Satellite).

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PROVIDER

Program provider name.

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NID

Network identifier where the signal is distributed.

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ONID

Identifier of the original network where the signal
originates.

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TSID

Transport stream identifier.

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SID

: Service

Identifier.

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App. Type

Type of detected interactive service (HbbTV, MHP,
MHEG...).

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LCN

Logic Channel Number. It is the first logic number
assigned to the first channel in the receiver.

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Only available for digital channels.

Summary of Contents for HD Ranger Lite

Page 1: ...HD RANGER Lite TV SATELLITE ANALYSER 0 MI2008...

Page 2: ...clicking on the title of the chapter in the table of contents Click on the arrow at the top right of the page to return to the table of contents Throughout this manual are boxes with the symbol It id...

Page 3: ...d LNB supply management Spectrum Analyser screen 3 3 available por analogue signal Datalogger for Attenuation test tool Interactive service detection and identification Independient frequencies for Sa...

Page 4: ...nstallation and Pollution Degree 1 environments When using some of the following accessories use only the specified ones to ensure safety Rechargeable battery External DC charger Car lighter charger c...

Page 5: ...h safety Descriptive Examples of Over Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains Cat II Portable domestic installations Cat IIIFixed domestic installations Cat IV Indus...

Page 6: ...nd Configuration 2 23 2 9 1 Settings Menu 2 23 2 9 2 Video Audio settings 2 26 2 9 3 Preferences Menu 2 26 3 MEASUREMENT MODE 3 31 3 1 Introduction 3 31 3 2 Operation 3 32 3 3 GENERIC Signal 3 34 4 SP...

Page 7: ...4 Datalogger 7 69 7 4 1 Description 7 69 7 4 2 Operation 7 69 7 4 3 Menu options 7 75 7 5 Screen and Data capture Export key 7 76 7 5 1 Description 7 76 7 5 2 Operation 7 76 7 6 Explore Channel Plan 7...

Page 8: ...RANGER Lite device 9 102 9 2 RF Connector 9 103 9 2 1 DiSEqC commands 9 103 9 2 2 SCD EN50494 SatCR commands 9 104 9 2 3 SCD2 EN50607 JESS commands 9 105 10 SPECIFICATIONS 10 108 10 1 General Specific...

Page 9: ...needs that have emerged in recent years The new HD RANGER Lite has been created with the aim to make easy the user experience From its ergonomic design and stylized lines to the reduction of keys and...

Page 10: ...C for further analysis The HD RANGER Lite has been designed and developed entirely in the European Union A multidisciplinary team of highly qualified professionals has dedicated effort and commitment...

Page 11: ...charger Car lighter charger F Adapters 2 units F H DIN H Adapter F H F H Adapter Support belt and carrying bag USB On the go OTG A Male Mini USB B Male cable USB cable A Female Mini USB B Male cable...

Page 12: ...ave lost some of the charge You should check the battery level It is advisable a first full charge 2 2 2 Charging the battery Connect the DC power adapter to the equipment through the power connector...

Page 13: ...ime with external supply disabled With the battery full charge the average battery time is 3 hours With the battery at 80 charge the average battery time is 2 h 2 2 4 Usage Tips The battery is losing...

Page 14: ...2 6 July 2015 1 2 3 Equipment Details Front View Figure 4...

Page 15: ...July 2015 2 7 1 Lateral view Figure 5 Top view Figure 6...

Page 16: ...uipment model and the installed software release detected After the system load the last screen before shutdown appears Switching Off Slide for a while approximately one second the power slide switch...

Page 17: ...ash drive inserted USB in serial port mode LTE filter enabled Satellite band Current installation Current voltage 22 kHz signal and LNB power level SATCR SCD EN50494 commands enabled Terrestrial band...

Page 18: ...2 10 July 2015 2 2 6 Menu Tree SPECTRUM ANALYSER MENU Only available for digital channels Option available for terrestrial band Option available for satellite band...

Page 19: ...July 2015 2 11 2 TV MENU MEASUREMENT MENU Only available for digital channels Only available for analogue channels Option available for terrestrial band Option available for satellite band...

Page 20: ...2 12 July 2015 2 SETTINGS MENU Option available for terrestrial band Option available for satellite band...

Page 21: ...July 2015 2 13 2 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT PREFERENCES MENU Figure 7...

Page 22: ...joystick 4 programmable keys softkeys and 6 direct access keys shortcut keys Next the use of each one of them is described 2 7 1 Joystick Joystick positions are five Figure 8 The joystick is multifun...

Page 23: ...rial or satellite settings according to the selected band Long press It shows the Video audio settings Export Reference key Depending on how long you press this key it has two different functions Shor...

Page 24: ...Pressing a key repeatedly provides access to a different view within the same function For analogue signals only the first view of each function is available Each view is shown at the top When reachi...

Page 25: ...July 2015 2 17 3 Measurements Figure 10 FULL MEASUREMENT Figure 11 MEASUREMENT TV SPECTRUM Figure 12 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS...

Page 26: ...2 18 July 2015 3 Spectrum Analyser Figure 13 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT Figure 14 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT TV Figure 15 FULL SPECTRUM...

Page 27: ...July 2015 2 19 4 TV Mode Figure 16 FULL TV Figure 17 TV SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT Figure 18 TV SERVICE DATA...

Page 28: ...a menu This menu varies depending on the function the user is working on the meter The menu is displayed on each softkey at the bottom of the screen Figure 19 2 7 4 Virtual Keyboard When a user needs...

Page 29: ...continue the process or Cancel to cancel 2 8 StealthID Function Description The StealthID function of the HD RANGER Lite is a signal identification function performed automatically by the equipment w...

Page 30: ...entification of a signal by pressing the key and selecting the type of signal from the menu When the equipment identifies the signal a text shows the detected signal type Press Signal Parameters to se...

Page 31: ...s key to access the settings menu Depending on the selected band the menu July be different Figure 21 A brief explanation of each option available on the menu Band available for satellite and terrestr...

Page 32: ...3 V 22 kHz 15V 18 V 18 V 22 kHz In the External supply voltage option the power supplier to the external units is the power supplier of the antenna preamplifiers terrestrial television or the satellit...

Page 33: ...cal and circular clockwise and Horizontal Left horizontal and circular anti clockwise or disable it OFF In tuning mode the Polarization option can not be changed Sat Band only available for satellite...

Page 34: ...The coding system used in analogue transmissions Available options are PAL 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and SECAM 2 9 3 Preferences Menu You access the Preferences menu by pressing the Installations Managemen...

Page 35: ...ame Serial number Unique identification number for this equipment Release Version of the software installed on the equipment Date Date of the software installed on the equipment Free memory Free size...

Page 36: ...s is automatically adjusted according to the light received by the sensor Background It allows the user to select the background colour on the display screen Options available are white green red blac...

Page 37: ...ng it captures the service list of each channel This process slows the datalogger but provides additional information that can be downloaded in XML files To disable this option select Don t capture Da...

Page 38: ...75 StealthID Options It allows the user to select the set of signal types being used while auto identifying any modulation type More information in the StealthID function chapter Security Options It a...

Page 39: ...multiplex is automatically displayed without introducing any additional parameter identification Next there is a list of signals that the equipment can automatically detect For more information about...

Page 40: ...the selected parameter Number of view total views Selected band battery level Total power detected over the whole selected band terrestrial or satellite It also shows the link margin measurement The t...

Page 41: ...and time Image of the locked signal Number of view total views Selected band battery level Spectrum of the locked signal Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locke...

Page 42: ...channel frequency Signals description annex describes in detail the measurement parameters for each type of signal 3 3 GENERIC Signal This a special digital signal that the equipment does not demodul...

Page 43: ...nd to visually identify any anomalies and to measure the signal and display the image tuned Thanks to the auto identification or StealthID function the system is constantly identifying the signal it r...

Page 44: ...he frequency channel where is pointing the cursor Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Signal status searching...

Page 45: ...mage of the tuned signal Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name se...

Page 46: ...attery level Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Softkeys menus Joystick up down It changes the reference lev...

Page 47: ...en To change use the joystick left right in span mode SP or change it by the span option in the Tuning menu key Span values available are Full full band 500 MHz 200 MHz 100 MHz 50 MHz 20 MHz and 10 MH...

Page 48: ...be placed on a given frequency to check the power in this point This option can be enabled using the Marker option from the Advanced menu key To change use the joystick left right in MARKER MK mode Th...

Page 49: ...n according to the active mode Pressing up or down will change the reference level regardless the active mode The frequency or channel tuning mode will appear depending on the selected tuning type Acc...

Page 50: ...ling disabling the marker This marker is displayed on screen with the shape of an arrowhead showing on screen some information about the frequency and power level where it points You can move left rig...

Page 51: ...while before disappearing so the user can see how the signal changes easily Detector Type PEAK RMS It allows the user to select between maximum PEAK detector or RMS detector The maximum peak detector...

Page 52: ...al to the RF input connector Press the SPECTRUM key The spectrum of the signal is displayed Adjust the span recommended value for a terrestrial signal 50 MHz and for a satellite signal 100 MHz The cur...

Page 53: ...locked it identifies the satellite and shows on screen its name Often satellite operators request to look for the Beacon signal as a method of satellite identification This signal is easily identifie...

Page 54: ...put so the user can check the signal on the screen It shows information about the channel and its services 5 2 Operation To access the TV MODE option press the key If locks the screen shows the tuned...

Page 55: ...cted installation date and time Number of view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service image Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of the selected service Softkeys menus...

Page 56: ...uned service image Spectrum Measured values of the signal in the frequency channel the cursor is pointing Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of the selected service Softkeys menus...

Page 57: ...cted band battery level Tuned service information NETWORK Television distribution network Terrestrial Orbital position Satellite PROVIDER Program provider name NID Network identifier where the signal...

Page 58: ...ction LANGUAGE Broadcasting language PID ID of the audio program Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of the selected service Softkeys menu Joystick up down It changes service Joysti...

Page 59: ...July 2015 5 51 1 5 3 2 TV MODE Radio views Radio views are RADIO 1 2 AUDIO RADIO Figure 38 RADIO 2 2 AUDIO RADIO SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS Figure 39...

Page 60: ...It allows the user to select among the audio tracks available TS Data It shows the IRG data descriptor If the signal contains this carrier identifier this option will be enabled If the signal does not...

Page 61: ...the equipment Tune the channel that produces interferences Access to TV mode Press the Advanced menu Select the TS Data option If the signal has a carrier identifier this option is enabled If the sign...

Page 62: ...e key For more details about these options go to section Specific Options in the chapter Next each one of these menus is described 6 1 F1 Tuning Access by the function key It contains the options to t...

Page 63: ...d by the user To change these parameters the user July switch to frequency tuning But the user can change the voltage output while in a channel plan as long as none has been defined in that same chann...

Page 64: ...ick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save th...

Page 65: ...ndow with more information If user presses the joystick on a service it will access that service When disabling the Database services option all services in the installation will be deleted from the l...

Page 66: ...according to the modulation standard This option is available only when these parameters are detected The remaining transmission parameters are detected demodulating the locked signal In case of a DVB...

Page 67: ...plan Tune by channel must be selected Datalogger It creates a file in which are stored measurements This file belongs to the selected current installation Echoes It detects the echoes that July appea...

Page 68: ...correctly In this case hits are dispersed and create different forms which can visually determine the type of problem in the signal Each type of modulation is represented differently A 16 QAM signal i...

Page 69: ...he symbols indicates higher noise level or worse signal quality signal If there is symbols concentration with respect to the full grid see advanced menu for types of grid this is indicative of good ra...

Page 70: ...rid The grid where the constellation is displayed is a complete grid Cross Grid The grid where the constellation is displayed is made of crosses Persistence It allows the user to set the level of pers...

Page 71: ...Echoes function is possible to know the distance from where the equipment is to the transmitter or the object that caused the echo Thus the installer can minimise the effect that the echo July cause o...

Page 72: ...ceiving the echo on the main path the stronger signal The vertical axis represents the attenuation of the echo in dB on the main path Data box with main data regarding echoes In the list of echoes it...

Page 73: ...ameters It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu The ZOOM option changes the zoom on the echoes windows Zooms are 1x 2x 4x and 8x 7 3 Attenuation Test 7 3 1 Description This feature al...

Page 74: ...tor using the Supply Output option from the Settings menu Active the signal generator and in the equipment press the Set Reference key Once are set the references for the pilot signals let the signal...

Page 75: ...nuation level Power level of the signal Signal Frequency MHz Power level of the reference signal obtained when setting the reference and used to calculate the attenuation level dB V Power level of the...

Page 76: ...ximum difference that July exist between the pilot signal of higher level and the pilot signal of lower level All pilot signals out of this range will be removed and not used as a pilot signal during...

Page 77: ...DiSEqC commands selected by the user and it stores dataloggers and screenshots made while it is selected more information in chapter Installations management Check the installation is selected The nam...

Page 78: ...ard the user can give a name to the datalogger Figure 44 Next the user can select the terrestrial and or satellite channel plan to use in the datalogger The channel plans that are shown depends on the...

Page 79: ...the option to perform a datalogger on the attenuation test terrestrial or satellite see section Attenuation Test under Tools for more information Figure 47 At the last step user can select to open the...

Page 80: ...ng which all the measurements of all channels that are part of the datalogger and also the attenuation test are saved During datalogger it catches the list of available services of all channels in the...

Page 81: ...n the PROMAX website Once downloaded the program can generate reports with these files This is not possible with the datalogger files exported directly to a USB without using NetUpdate Information of...

Page 82: ...l frequency and Downlink Description of Datalogger viewer screen The following describes the display of data acquired Figure 50 Channel Plan Datalogger viewer Figure 51 Attenuation test Datalogger vie...

Page 83: ...st In order from left to right number of pilot signal pilot signal frequency maximum attenuation allowed reference level value level value at the test point error and signal status 7 4 3 Menu options...

Page 84: ...that is on screen at this time The image is saved in a PNG file Captures can be displayed on the equipment or also can be download and displayed through an external software 7 5 2 Operation Settings P...

Page 85: ...nstallation where the capture was done and press Manage Press Filter by type Select the Screen Shots or Data Captures option This will limit the list to the selected It appears a list of all the captu...

Page 86: ...s of the current channel plan signal is received With this information it explores these channels with signal looking for any broadcast and identifying them 7 6 2 Operation Explore Channel plan tool i...

Page 87: ...l and the C N ratio Progress Bar It shows the signal type detected and the scan progress in real time At the end a box shows a message informing the exploration process has finished Channel plan At th...

Page 88: ...sing the virtual keyboard that appears prior to saving The new channel plan is now available in the list of channel plans in the installation and can be used as any other channel plan After saving it...

Page 89: ...tenna or a passive shield in the way between the two antennas TV and LTE 7 7 2 Operation The LTE Ingress Test input is available to all DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL signals To access the LTE Ingress Test tool...

Page 90: ...LTE display Figure 54 Selected installation date and time Elapsed time with filter enabled ON Measurement with LTE filter enabled MER Maximum and minimum MER for the TV channel tuned the one probably...

Page 91: ...enu It allows selecting the channel plan and the channel where apply the LTE ingress test It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools m...

Page 92: ...types data of different antenna types should be imported by the user Refer to the following section Now access the Spectrum Analyser or Measurement mode to check the field strength measure shown as F...

Page 93: ...d by the user Factor This is the correction factor K for the antenna at the measurement frequency Detector Type PEAK RMS It allows the user to select between maximum PEAK detector or RMS detector The...

Page 94: ...ure 57 Next are the steps to fill in the template data and import them to the equipment Generation Download the Antenna XML Generator template from the PROMAX website In the Model box enter the name b...

Page 95: ...he installation Import Copy the generated file on a flash drive and connect it to the mini USB port using the supplied cable Press the Installation Manager key Press the Tools key Select Import from U...

Page 96: ...tool is available to run screenshots and dataloggers Press the Utility key Select the Task Planner option to access the Task Planner window that shows a list of scheduled tasks In the right column and...

Page 97: ...or screen data for details about capture refer to Screen and data captures Export button section Figure 60 The Datalogger option performs the datalogger task The user must first select the datalogger...

Page 98: ...e option in Tasks It will take you directly to the management installation window where the data for each installation are stored NOTE The equipment can be turned off after task planning as it will au...

Page 99: ...f the task day month year and hour minute Repeat every The task repeats each time cycle days hours and minutes Stop Manual The user finishes the task On date The user selects the stop date for the tas...

Page 100: ...tion will be stored in the folder corresponding to that installation These measures can then be displayed and downloaded to a PC If the user does not create any file installation the equipment stores...

Page 101: ...nel plans and other data since this moment will be stored in the current installation Manage It opens a window that displays all data of the current installation and from where they can be edited chan...

Page 102: ...s in the installation SAT It displays the number of satellite channel plans in the installation Date Date and time when the selected file was created Size Data size of the selected file Type Data type...

Page 103: ...iles on the list of files area Delete It deletes all selected files on the list of files area Copy to USB It saves selected files on the list of files area to an USB stick connected to the equipment I...

Page 104: ...the file type See full screen This option only appears if user selects an image in the list of files It displays the selected image full screen DiSEqC program This option only appears if a satellite...

Page 105: ...next step Previous it goes to the previous step or Cancel it cancels the process When finish the new installation created will be the current installation 8 5 Tools In the list of installations when p...

Page 106: ...allation files from a USB stick connected to the equipment It has to use the same folder structure that is generated when exporting to USB 8 6 Importing Data from USB The data import tool allows the u...

Page 107: ...July 2015 8 99 2 Figure 65 If the file import is successful then a window shows a confirmation message...

Page 108: ...SB port as a server host or device More often the HD RANGER Lite will work as a host when connecting a USB memory and as device when connecting to a computer This feature makes the equipment in a much...

Page 109: ...rom the equipment and connect it to a computer to view the files copied Default files are copied to the root directory of the USB memory Screenshots appear with PNG extension and data with XML extensi...

Page 110: ...n be imported if it has the same folder structure than when exporting Select the installation to import from those available The import process starts If the name of the installation matches with an e...

Page 111: ...RF connector for the input signal of the equipment Press the Spectrum key to access the spectrum analyser mode Press the Settings key and select the satellite band From the Settings menu select the po...

Page 112: ...satellite Connect the RF cable see Figure 6 to the RF connector for the input signal of the equipment Press the Spectrum key to access the Spectrum analyser mode Press the Settings key and select the...

Page 113: ...configuring sockets This technology requires bidirectional DiSEqC capabilities Although this equipment do not have such capability a simpler way to blind configure units has been implemented without a...

Page 114: ...7 select Socket to access the configuration of socket The user can select the user bands that should be enabled for the socket and to send them to configure the socket Figure 68 Once it is configured...

Page 115: ...July 2015 9 107 2 Figure 69...

Page 116: ...or Display Monitor 7 TFT Transmissive colour dot matrix type Aspect ratio 16 9 Dot Format 800 x 480 dots R G B W x H Brightness 350 cd m2 External Unit Power through the RF input connector Terrestrial...

Page 117: ...sing lineally up to 50 at 40 C NOTE Equipment specifications are set in these environmental operating conditions Operation outside these specifications are also possible Please check with us if you ha...

Page 118: ...H ESR LDP Iterations and wrong packets Displayed data Numeric and level bar Carriers 1k 2k 4k 8k 8k EXT 16k 16k EXT 32k 32k EXT Guard Interval 1 4 19 256 1 8 19 128 1 16 1 32 1 128 Bandwidth 5 6 7 and...

Page 119: ...em ID Detected from transmitter station Analogue TV Parameter Value Additional data Colour System PAL SECAM and NTSC Standard supported M N B G I D K and L Sensibility 40 dBuV for a correct synchronis...

Page 120: ...32APSK Roll off factor of Nyquist filter 0 20 0 25 and 0 35 Code Rate 8PSK 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 Code Rate QPSK 3 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 Spectral inversion ON OFF Auto Pilots Presence Indi...

Page 121: ...or frequency Channel plan configurable Resolution 10 kHz Measurement range 10 dB V to 130 dB V 3 16 V to 3 16 V Measurement bandwidth 100 kHz Span Full span 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz Full span full ba...

Page 122: ...Manual Resolution 10 kHz Measurement range 15 dB V to 130 dB V 3 16 V to 3 16 V Measurement bandwidth 100 kHz Analogue channels measures Level C N V A Accuracy 1 5 dB 25 120 dB V 45 1000 MHz 22 C 5 C...

Page 123: ...ter Value Additional data MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Codecs HE AAC Demodulation According to the TV standard De emphasis 50 s 75 s NTSC Sound subcarrier Digital frequency synthesis according to the TV standard Tra...

Page 124: ...1 s to 224 s Typical configuration DVB T 8K GI 1 4 Distance 0 3 km to 67 2 km Typical configuration DVB T 8K GI 1 4 Power range 0 dBc to 30 dBc Typical configuration DVB T 8K GI 1 4 Time scale 1 3 sym...

Page 125: ...uring defects either It is advisable a viewing angle of 15 in the 6 00 o clock direction in order to obtain the optimum visualization of the screen 11 2 Cleaning Recommendations The equipment consists...

Page 126: ...ning the case The case must be cleaned with a solution of neutral soap and water using a soft cloth dampened with this solution Before use the equipment has to be completely dry Never clean with abras...

Page 127: ...is parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 Constellation Modulation used by the carriers It also defines the noise immunity of the system QPSK 16 QAM and 64 QAM Code r...

Page 128: ...r correction is applied on the digital signal the error rate changes so if the error rate is measured at the demodulator output or after Viterbi or at the Reed Solomon decoder output different error r...

Page 129: ...ons up to the Nyquist limit Limits depend on certain characteristics such as the receiver operation if the interpolation is in frequency and time or just in time and so on Guard Interval This paramete...

Page 130: ...ated to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the COFDM demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER after been a...

Page 131: ...changes in a period of time The bandwidth is related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the excess of bandwidth over the ideal bandwidth Constellation QPS...

Page 132: ...measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the QPSK demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction VBER Viterbi Bit Error Ra...

Page 133: ...width Constellation QPSK or 8PSK modulation for DVB S2 signal constellation Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corre...

Page 134: ...tion or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER after applying LDPC error correction Low density parity check This standard makes use of two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC...

Page 135: ...cts if the input signal has been inverted Symbol Rate It represents the number of times the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth is related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll of...

Page 136: ...he ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER It is the system error rate In a digital signal reception via cable after the QAM...

Page 137: ...of the symbol duration 1 64 or 1 128 Constellation COFDM modulation with constellations QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM 1024QAM 4096QAM The constellation refers to all the selected PLP data Code rate It defin...

Page 138: ...Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of signal noise and interferences On screen under LBER measurement the number of iterations LDPC is shown that is the number of times the LDPC deco...

Page 139: ...e Signal Noise S N ratio in analogue systems T Carrier level is measured by a quasi peak detector 100 kHz BW The noise level is measured with an average detector and corrected to refer it to the bandw...

Page 140: ...tween the modulated signal power and noise power equivalent to the same bandwidth as TV standard The modulation error ratio MER used in digital systems is analogue to the Signal Noise S N ratio in ana...

Page 141: ...e excited scientist on the ground that were gathering fundamental data for the launches to come Figure A2 1 The first telecommunications satellite was Telstar I launched in 1962 Some people refers to...

Page 142: ...hem does not require complex steering systems A piece of cake All we need to do to receive their signals with the enormous amount of programs they carry is to set up the satellite receiving antenna pr...

Page 143: ...llite The transponder frequencies for each polarisation are carefully selected to avoid interference to the other polarisation commonly referred to as the crossed polarisation In general they are imbr...

Page 144: ...ix given position in that orbit something like a street number that we can know from various sources Orbital position is an important datum so it is commonly part of the name as well Websites like htt...

Page 145: ...time jtrack 3d JTrack3D html For example if we take ASTRA 19E position and select a location somewhere in Germany Latitude 50 degrees North Longitude 12 degrees East The required elevation and azimuth...

Page 146: ...een It will normally be a weak signal that July come from the desired satellite or from the neighbour ones for the dish is not properly tuned up yet Swing the dish slightly horizontally and vertically...

Page 147: ...LNB in such a position that those channels are as low as possible A2 1 6 Testing signal quality The HD RANGER Lite is the ideal instrument for quick and effective checks of signal quality not only bec...

Page 148: ...tifier where the signal is distributed ONID Identifier of the original network where the signal originates TSID Transport stream identifier SID Service Identifier MHP Interactive service LCN Logic Cha...

Page 149: ...coaxial cable that leads the TV signal A3 2 To begin The Universal LNB The Universal LNB is the simplest and most used LNB This allows the signal reception coming from one single satellite TWIN 2 ind...

Page 150: ...Horizontal A3 3 DiSEqCTM around the world The use of DiSEqCTM devices requires to know previously which commands are acknowledged by these ones since it will determine the wiring diagram of the diffe...

Page 151: ...allow more complex assemblies Refer to the manufacturer technical information to make sure which are the commands to use A3 4 2 Monobloc LNB A Monobloc LNB is a module composed by 2 Universal LNB conn...

Page 152: ...second stage can be switched as much using a POSITION A B command as using a SAT A B command This allows us then to use the switcher like a Tone burst type with 2 inputs and 1 output With the HD RANG...

Page 153: ...These four signal scan then be distributed in the building through multiswitches Figure A3 4 The signal is distributed in the network by means of multi outlet multiswitches The number of inputs and ou...

Page 154: ...they are independent of the others A3 5 1 Multiswitch 1 satellite Figure A3 6 In the DiSEqCTM menu of the HD RANGER Lite select the band and the polarisations desired and send the SAT A command as it...

Page 155: ...th changing the corresponding parameter but in addition it is necessary to send the command SAT A B corresponding to cause the switching even if one does not change of satellite Band Polarization Comm...

Page 156: ...ds in the necessary order Like in the others multiswitch if itis wanted to change of band or polarisation if the satellite is even he himself is necessary to send OPT POS command to cause the commutat...

Page 157: ...POS B B OPT POS B B OPT POS B B OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Satellite 4 Satellite 4 Satellite 4 A3 6 DiSEqC programs and commands in the HD RANGER Lite Commands The Commands option allows executing any o...

Page 158: ...x1 LNB02 U1A2A OpA_PoB 16x1 LNB03 U1A2A OpB_PoA 16x1 LNB04 U1A2A OpB_PoB 16x1 LNB05 U1B2A OpA_PoA 16x1 LNB06 U1B2A OpA_PoB 16x1 LNB07 U1B2A OpB_PoA 16x1 LNB08 U1B2A OpB_PoB 16x1 LNB09 U1A2B OpA_PoA 16...

Page 159: ...RANGER Lite and a PC This protocol is controlled by software and is using a virtual serial port over an USB interface Data and information are exchanged using messages consisting of ASCII alphanumeri...

Page 160: ...s composed by a Stream beginning code 2AH b Set of characters that describe data message c CR carriage return code 0DH 3 Once a data stream has been sent will be received a XOFF code 13H indicating th...

Page 161: ...rders modify a variable or the equipment status Interrogations respond with information concerning equipment status or the value of a variable For interrogative command it is necessary to add the char...

Page 162: ...eads an xml file of the current installation and sends all the installation files zipped to a PC INSTALLATION PC FILE It sends a file of the current installation to the PC INSTALLATION PC ZIP It sends...

Page 163: ...ng as a percentage TIME XXmin Provides an estimation of the remaining time of functioning The time is given in minutes Message CHARGER_CONNECTED will be the answer if the charger is connected SMART_BA...

Page 164: ...nd aborts the command RANGER CAPTURE SIZE size RANGER Xon PC ACK RANGER Xoff RANGER block1 crc 1 byte Xon PC It Calculates the block crc if correct send ACK RANGER If detect ACK then send Xoff RANGER...

Page 165: ...ER nn NAME name TER CH nn SAT CH nn DISEQC nn SCREEN nn DATALOGGER nn SP nn MER nn ECHOES nn CONSTELLATION nn NAME name Number nn of installations Name name of current installation Number nn of terres...

Page 166: ...ture index Constellation index Capture index Capture index Installation index Available data from the current installation Terrestrial channel plan name with nn index Satellite channel plan name with...

Page 167: ...R SPECTROGRAM MEROGRAM TS Spectrum capture file Terrestrial channel plan file Satellite channel plan file DISEQC program file Print screens file Constellation capture file Echo capture file MER x carr...

Page 168: ...ent install It reads DISEQC programs in the current installation It reads print screens in the current installation It reads constellation captures in the current install It reads echo captures in the...

Page 169: ...OGGER SPECTROGRAM MEROGRAM TS Spectrum captures files to the current installation Terrestrial channel plans files to the current install Satellite channel plans files to the current instal DISEQC prog...

Page 170: ...removes a installation Order INSTALLATION NAME name REMOVE name Description name abcd Installation name abcd Name IP CONFIG Description It provides configures the IP parameters such as DHCP option MA...

Page 171: ...ON or disabled OFF Last measurement of the LNB output voltage Last measurement of the LNB output current Available output with the current configuration Under voltage alarm Overvoltage alarm Short ci...

Page 172: ...Question MEASURE measure Response MEASURE measure measure_resp units measure Description measure_resp empty POWER LEVEL C N V A MER CBER VBER LBER LM All the active measures Digital channel power Anal...

Page 173: ...Measurement mode with demodulator parameters Echoes tool Constellation tool Configuration MODE mode_conf mode_conf Description mode_conf TV TV SP MEASURE TV PARAMETERS SP SP MEASURE SP MEASURE TV MEA...

Page 174: ...iring services of channel in progress Acquisition failed Acquisition stopped number_resp Description number_resp nn Number of services Services information Description service information ONID NID TSI...

Page 175: ...cal channel number Question PSI SERVICE CURRENT AUDIO Response PSI NUMBER nn AUDIO aa PID pid BITRATE bitrate TYPE type FORMAT format LANGUAGE language response Description response nn aa pid bitrate...

Page 176: ...n of video Format of video 16 9 4 3 Freq Profile level Question PSI SERVICE xx VIDEO Response PSI PID pid TYPE type response Description response pid type PID number Type of audio MPEG 2 H264 Question...

Page 177: ...YYY MM DD It shows current date time and date format Hours minutes seconds day month year day month year last two digits month day year year month day Selected format Configuration RTC rtc rtc_conf rt...

Page 178: ...uard interval Constellation type DVB T hierarchy Type of colour coding Analogue standard type Field frequency Configuration SIGNAL signal signal_config signal signal_config Description signal_config T...

Page 179: ...n F values empty 1 K 1 x 10 E3 M 1 x 10 E6 G 1 x 10 E9 Name TS MUX CONTROL Description It selects the input and output transport stream Configuration TSMUX DECODER decoder_input OUT asi_out decoder_in...

Page 180: ...band Satellite band freq_resp Description freq_resp nnnK nnn Number value for the frequency K kHz Configuration TUNE BAND band_conf FREQ freq_conf band_conf Description band_conf TER SAT Terrestrial...

Page 181: ...hannel It decreases one channel Name TUNE PLAN Description It configures a channel plan Configuration TUNE PLAN plan_conf plan_conf Description plan_conf xyz Alphanumeric code that identifies a channe...

Page 182: ...satellite terrestrial bands http youtu be ecv1P0Cf_fI Manual input of frequencies http youtu be 81l5ezO4cgg DVB S2 multi stream decoding http youtu be xuv9ESed_Ak What is LTE http youtu be ZNPeDC4K YI...

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