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What's new in manual version 8.0

New tool: Field Strength meter.

Improvement in importing files tool.
New constellation zoom.

New function for controlling JESS devices.
PER

measurement.

  Badwidth power and link margin measurement.
  PEAK and RMS detector type.
  New tool: "Discover FM Stations".

Reference capture in Spectrum Analyser.
Improved LNB supply management.

GPS locked/unlocked graphic indication (only for GPS option).
New options in "Preferences": "Boot Screen"; several in "Equipment"; "Security".

New option in Spectrum Analyser: "Dashed BW".
Spectrum Analyser screen 3/3 available por analogue signal.

  Datalogger for "Attenuation test" tool.
  Interactive service detection and identification.
  Independient frequencies for SatCR slots.

Protection by PIN for some data fields and recovery PIN system.
Function to recover to the equipment the image from video output.

DiSEqC commands multiple selection.
Improvement in copying files to USB with filename > 8 letters.

Exclusive key for PLP identification.
User's Manual: New Chapter "General Menu Options".

New section: "Generic Signal".
Link in each page to access the contents table.

What's new in manual version 7.0

Manual restructure: New Chapter "Menu Options".

New options in "Preferences": "Boot Image"; several new options in "Equipment".

New section: "Generic Signal".

New option in Spectrum Analyser: "Dashed BW".

Spectrum 3/3 Screen available for analogue signal.

Marker function improved.

Manual Header with information of chapter name.

Screens updated.

Menus updated.

"Specifications" restructure.

Several minor corrections.

Summary of Contents for HD Ranger +

Page 1: ...HD RANGER TV SATELLITE ANALYSER 0 MI1914...

Page 2: ...king 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 identif...

Page 3: ...tification Independient frequencies for SatCR slots Protection by PIN for some data fields and recovery PIN system Function to recover to the equipment the image from video output DiSEqC commands mult...

Page 4: ...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 cable Power...

Page 5: ...ed with safety Descriptive Examples of Over Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains Cat II Portable domestic installations Cat III Fixed domestic installations Cat I...

Page 6: ...nal Auto identification 2 22 2 9 Equipment Settings and Configuration 2 24 2 9 1 Settings Menu 2 24 2 9 2 Video Audio settings 2 26 2 9 3 Preferences Menu 2 27 3 MEASUREMENT MODE 3 32 3 1 Introduction...

Page 7: ...ion 7 70 7 4 2 Operation 7 71 7 4 3 Menu options 7 72 7 5 MEROGRAM 7 72 7 5 1 Description 7 72 7 5 2 Operation 7 72 7 5 3 Menu option 7 74 7 6 Spectrogram 7 74 7 6 1 Description 7 74 7 6 2 Operation 7...

Page 8: ...114 9 1 Mini USB connector 9 114 9 1 1 Connecting the HD RANGER host to an USB memory device 9 114 9 1 2 Connecting a computer host to the HD RANGER device 9 116 9 2 V A Output Connector 9 117 9 3 V A...

Page 9: ...HD RANGER 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 the easy use of its interface everything has been de...

Page 10: ...manage information generated so he can access it at any time or download it to a PC for further analysis The HD RANGER has been designed and developed entirely in the European Union A multidisciplina...

Page 11: ...F Adapters 3 units F H BNC H Adapter 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 4V RCA Jac...

Page 12: ...e 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 on...

Page 13: ...harge With the equipment on slow charge 5 hours to achieve an 80 charge 8 hours to achieve a 100 charge Average discharge time with external supply disabled With the battery full charge the average ba...

Page 14: ...ase of providing a long inactivity period of the equipment it is advisable to make every 3 months a charge discharge cycle and a subsequent partial charge 40 aprox It is advisable to keep it in a cool...

Page 15: ...December 2014 2 7 2 3 Equipment Details Front View Figure 4...

Page 16: ...2 8 December 2014 Lateral view Figure 5 Top view Figure 6 Optical Option Refer to annex...

Page 17: ...e equipment 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 swi...

Page 18: ...USB flash drive inserted Battery not charging time left indicator LTE filter enabled USB in serial port mode Current installation Satellite band GPS locked GPS unlocked LNB power level SATCR commands...

Page 19: ...ecember 2014 2 11 2 6 Menu Tree SPECTRUM ANALYSER MENU Only available for digital channels Only available for analogue channels Option available for terrestrial band Option available for satellite ban...

Page 20: ...2 12 December 2014 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 21: ...December 2014 2 13 SETTINGS MENU Option available for terrestrial band Option available for satellite band...

Page 22: ...2 14 December 2014 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT PREFERENCES MENU Figure 7...

Page 23: ...a 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 multifu...

Page 24: ...trial 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 Sho...

Page 25: ...ated by the LED next to the function key 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 E...

Page 26: ...2 18 December 2014 Measurements Figure 10 FULL MEASUREMENT Figure 11 MEASUREMENT TV SPECTRUM Figure 12 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS...

Page 27: ...December 2014 2 19 Spectrum Analyser Figure 13 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT Figure 14 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT TV Figure 15 FULL SPECTRUM...

Page 28: ...2 20 December 2014 TV Mode Figure 16 FULL TV Figure 17 TV SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT Figure 18 TV SERVICE DATA...

Page 29: ...o 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 need...

Page 30: ...tinue the process or Cancel to cancel 2 8 StealthID Function Signal Auto identification The StealthID function of the HD RANGER is a signal identification function performed automatically by the equip...

Page 31: ...screen Press the Settings key Select the band terrestrial or satellite Select a channel or frequency to identify The bottom of the screen shows the message Searching for signal and the standard transm...

Page 32: ...ettings key to access the settings menu Depending on the selected band the menu may be different Figure 21 A brief explanation of each option available on the menu Band available for satellite and ter...

Page 33: ...rnal units is the power supplier of the antenna preamplifiers terrestrial television or the satellite TV receiver collective or domestic LNB Drain available for terrestrial and satellite band The LNB...

Page 34: ...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 band It allows the user to select the High...

Page 35: ...r System 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...

Page 36: ...name 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 37: ...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 black...

Page 38: ...It allows the user to select the type of reference level adjustment between manual modified by the user or automatic selected by the equipment Datalogger PSI If you select the option Capture when data...

Page 39: ...key chapter 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 Opt...

Page 40: ...without introducing any additional parameter identification Next there is a list of signals that the equipment can automatically detect For more information about characteristics of each signal type r...

Page 41: ...battery level Total power detected over the whole selected band terrestrial or satellite It also shows the link margin measurement The total power can be used to know when it is close to saturation Th...

Page 42: ...e 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 lock...

Page 43: ...d channel frequency Signals description annex describes in detail the measurement parameters for each type of signal 3 4 GENERIC Signal This a special digital signal that the equipment does not demodu...

Page 44: ...and 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...

Page 45: ...cy 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 locked mu...

Page 46: ...Image 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 s...

Page 47: ...battery 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 le...

Page 48: ...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 MHz Ref...

Page 49: ...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 T...

Page 50: ...on 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 Ac...

Page 51: ...creases Marker It allows enabling 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...

Page 52: ...etector is mainly used for analogue modulated signals while the RMS option is the right choice for digital modulated signals The MAX peak detector is mostly used for analogue modulated signals while t...

Page 53: ...nput 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 current value of...

Page 54: ...is 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 identi...

Page 55: ...nput 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 56: ...ected 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 menu...

Page 57: ...and battery level Tuned 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 serv...

Page 58: ...nformation NETWORK Television distribution network Terrestrial Orbital position Satellite PROVIDER Program provider name NID Network identifier where the signal is distributed ONID Identifier of the o...

Page 59: ...mat Bit depth sampling frequency sound reproduction LANGUAGE Broadcasting language PID ID of the audio program Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of the selected service Softkeys m...

Page 60: ...5 52 December 2014 5 3 2 TV MODE Radio views Radio views are RADIO 1 3 AUDIO RADIO Figure 38 RADIO 2 3 AUDIO RADIO SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS Figure 39...

Page 61: ...me Identification PTY Program type UTC Time Universal time Local Local time ECC Extended country code LIC Language Identification Code TP Traffic program TA Traffic announcement MS Music switcher Radi...

Page 62: ...o 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 contain this identi...

Page 63: ...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 sig...

Page 64: ...he 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...

Page 65: ...ged by the user To change these parameters the user may 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 chan...

Page 66: ...tick 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 t...

Page 67: ...indow 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...

Page 68: ...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 DV...

Page 69: ...ing its power MER and C N All this data can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis Explore channel plan It explores the selected channel plan Tune by channel must be selected...

Page 70: ...d current installation Spectrogram This function shows a graphical representation of the spectrum superimposed over time of a channel or frequency selected by the user Discover FM Stations This functi...

Page 71: ...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...

Page 72: ...ls 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 ratio sign...

Page 73: ...Grid 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 per...

Page 74: ...an be detected and take appropriate action to fix it 7 2 2 Operation The LTE Ingress Test input is available to all DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL signals To access the LTE Ingress Test tool Connect the RF input...

Page 75: ...E band both upload and download Signal with LTE filter enabled ON or disabled OFF Identifier icon of the LTE filter ON Selected band battery level Measuring time with filter OFF Measurement with filte...

Page 76: ...r due to the simultaneous reception of the same signal from several transmitters with different delays and amplitudes Another cause that may cause echoes is reflection of the signal on large objects a...

Page 77: ...reen Figure 44 Selected installation date and time Selected band battery level Main signal data Frequency Power and C N ECHOES Diagram The display shows a graphical representation of the echoes The ho...

Page 78: ...to select a channel or frequency a channel plan and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools menu It display...

Page 79: ...y of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode The following describes the MER BY CARRIER screen Figure 45 Selected installation date and time Joystick active mode Selected band battery level Mea...

Page 80: ...he locked signal which is superimposed over time During the MEROGRAM function maximum and minimum of some parameters and the time when they are reached are stored This tool is especially useful for de...

Page 81: ...of MER MEROGRAM graphic Minimum level of MER Selected band battery level Maximum and minimum MER value and MER average over time Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected by the user in the op...

Page 82: ...ser to select the measure to view on screen among the several available for each type of signal Details It allows the user to view on screen the date and time when maximum and minimum measures were re...

Page 83: ...l be displayed Press the Tools key Select the Spectrogram option It shows the Spectrogram of the signal To exit this function press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode All data r...

Page 84: ...ectrum over time at the selected span Softkeys menus Selected band battery level Maximum and minimum values of signal power and band power over time Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected b...

Page 85: ...view on screen among the several available for each type of signal Details It allows the user to view on screen the date and time when maximum and minimum measures were reached To quit this view press...

Page 86: ...ator 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 87: ...evel 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 test sig...

Page 88: ...aximum difference that may 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 89: ...r per each monitoring Press the Tools key Select the Signal Monitoring option The Signal Monitoring function appears on screen Before starting the monitoring access the Configuration option in the Adv...

Page 90: ...can write some comments about the monitoring Mode There are two options Continuous or Manual In continuous mode a sample is taken automatically every sample time In manual mode a sample is taken ever...

Page 91: ...s locked Profile only for DVB T2 signals Base or Lite PLP identifier only for DVB T2 signals identifier of the layer being measured TS Hierarchy table hierarchy at the transport stream TS Priority pac...

Page 92: ...ration section for more details GPS Status It shows a list and a graph with satellites detected to locate the GPS signal It is also provided additional data such as longitude latitude date and univers...

Page 93: ...XML data file in the folder from which we want to work There are no requirements needed to be satisfied A file named COVERAGE XSL must be placed in the same data file folder That second file allows pr...

Page 94: ...file by this way Figure 52 You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked It will appear as an option the COVERAGE xsl file Figure 53 Now Excel is opening the XML data file using the format...

Page 95: ...atalogger 7 9 1 Description The Datalogger function stores automatically measurements in a file set by the user name channel plan and associated to a specific installation User can store for each data...

Page 96: ...ected a installation wizard shows how to create a new datalogger Follow its instructions Next to move to the next screen Previous to move to the previous screen or Cancel to cancel When creating a new...

Page 97: ...he option to perform a datalogger on the attenuation test terrestrial or satellite see section Attenuation Test under Utilities for more information Figure 57 At the last step user can select to open...

Page 98: ...ring 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 t...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...until the user resumes by pressing again Current channel plan progress bar in the current channel plan selected test point Channel frequency and Downlink The following describes the display of data ac...

Page 101: ...up or down to navigate along the measurement data Press the joystick on a channel to display the signal parameters Softkey menus Acquisition It contains two options Start It starts the datalogger in t...

Page 102: ...utton option Data capture is saved in a XML file with all data measurements and text that is on screen at this time The image is saved in a PNG file Data can be viewed later on through an external sof...

Page 103: ...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 captures Move the joystick up or down to find the file to be displayed Le...

Page 104: ...els 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 11 2 Operation Explore Channel plan too...

Page 105: ...e 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 the end of...

Page 106: ...he name of the original channel plan is assigned to the new one by default and the user can modify the name using the virtual keyboard that appears prior to saving The new channel plan is now availabl...

Page 107: ...creates a FM channel plan from scratch Scanned frequency range is from 87 to 108 MHz 7 12 2 Operation To scan the FM band Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Press the Tools key Select the Di...

Page 108: ...ls below that signal level will not be identified It can be configured in the Measures tab in Preferences Progress Bar It shows the signal type detected and the scan progress in real time At the end a...

Page 109: ...ual 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 becomes the s...

Page 110: ...RF input of the equipment Select a channel or frequency Press the Tools key Select the Field Strength option and in the drop down menu select On Select again the Field Strength option now select the...

Page 111: ...on Echoes MER by carrier Merogram are disabled when the Field Strength option is enabled Remember to turn off this option if you want to use these other tools 7 13 3 Configuration The Field Strength c...

Page 112: ...frequency Detector Type Max RMS It allows the user to select between maximum peak detector or RMS detector The maximum peak detector is mainly used for analogue modulated signals while the RMS option...

Page 113: ...igure 68 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...

Page 114: ...the 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...

Page 115: ...ation 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 116: ...nage It opens a window that displays all data of the current installation and from where they can be edited changed or view more details in section 7 3 Create new It creates a new installation with th...

Page 117: ...ry available List of files area It shows all channel plans screenshots dataloggers DiSEqC commands data captures and service databases available for the selected installation To move along this file l...

Page 118: ...of files area Unmark All It deselects all files on the list of files area Delete It deletes all selected files on the list of files area Copy to USB If the name of the file to be copied is greater th...

Page 119: ...area It allows the user to add a Diseqc program to the selected satellite channel plan from the list of diseqc programs available for the current installation To get out from the Installation manager...

Page 120: ...installation can be loaded as anyone else but the load time can be slightly higher because previously it is unzipped automatically Once the installation is unzipped the user must re zip it if necessa...

Page 121: ...a from a USB flash drive Copy the file to be imported on a flash drive and plug it into the mini USB port using the supplied cable The file must be in the proper format so the system can recognize it...

Page 122: ...the device connected to the USB port as a server host or device More often the HD RANGER will work as a host when connecting a USB memory and as device when connecting to a computer This feature make...

Page 123: ...from 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 extens...

Page 124: ...can 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 a...

Page 125: ...ear on the auxiliary monitor If you do not press the joystick after ten seconds the image will return to the equipment To recover the image from the auxiliary monitor to the equipment press the key fo...

Page 126: ...l vertical and the satellite band high low If necessary enable the Supply output and select the supply voltage for the LNB Select the option DiSEqC mode Two new functions appear on the softkeys Comman...

Page 127: ...tion to access SatCR parameters Figure 72 SatCR command screen The configuration window shows the options that user can modify number of slots slot selected device address pilot signal activation when...

Page 128: ...ts website http jultec de 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...

Page 129: ...access the configuration of JESS socket The user can select the user bands that should be enabled for the socket and to send them to configure the socket Figure 74 Once JESS is configured the user thr...

Page 130: ...k USB Interface Connector mini USB OTG On the go Mass storage host Can read write on flash drives Serial port emulation Virtual serial port Characteristics USB CDC Communications Device Class Monitor...

Page 131: ...ure Max Relative humidity 80 up to 31 C decreasing lineally up to 50 at 40 C NOTE Equipment specifications are set in these environmental operating conditions Operation outside these specifications ar...

Page 132: ...CH 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 an...

Page 133: ...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 synchronism...

Page 134: ...K 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 Ind...

Page 135: ...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 band...

Page 136: ...e 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...

Page 137: ...data MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MP HL Main profile high level MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile Level 4 1 maximum bitrate 40 Mbps Codecs Maximum Image Size 1920x1080x60i 1280x720x60p 50p Minimum Image Size 352x240x30...

Page 138: ...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 symbol period LTE Ingress Test Parameter Value Additional data Type of signal...

Page 139: ...optical LNB RF output From 65 MHz to 2150 MHz DAB DAB Parameter Value Additional data Combined antenna input for Band III DAB sensitivity up to 94 dBm typical value Decodes audio services up to 384 k...

Page 140: ...turing 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 consist...

Page 141: ...eaning 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 abr...

Page 142: ...his 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...

Page 143: ...or 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...

Page 144: ...ions 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 paramet...

Page 145: ...lated 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...

Page 146: ...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 QP...

Page 147: ...o 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 R...

Page 148: ...dwidth 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 corr...

Page 149: ...ction 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 LDP...

Page 150: ...ects 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 o...

Page 151: ...Free value MER represents the 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 recept...

Page 152: ...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 defi...

Page 153: ...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 dec...

Page 154: ...he 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 band...

Page 155: ...etween 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 an...

Page 156: ...he 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 157: ...om them 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 antenn...

Page 158: ...ellite 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 imb...

Page 159: ...fix 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 ht...

Page 160: ...altime 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 azimu...

Page 161: ...en It will normally be a weak signal that may 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 u...

Page 162: ...the LNB in such a position that those channels are as low as possible A2 1 6 Testing signal quality The HD RANGER is the ideal instrument for quick and effective checks of signal quality not only beca...

Page 163: ...ifier 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 Chan...

Page 164: ...e 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 in...

Page 165: ...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 differ...

Page 166: ...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 con...

Page 167: ...at the 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 H...

Page 168: ...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 o...

Page 169: ...ause they are independent of the others A3 5 1 Multiswitch 1 satellite Figure A3 6 In the DiSEqCTM menu of the HD RANGER select the band and the polarisations desired and send the SAT A command as it...

Page 170: ...ith 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 Com...

Page 171: ...nds 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 commuta...

Page 172: ...OPT 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 Commands The Commands option allows executing any of...

Page 173: ...6x1 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 1...

Page 174: ...the HD RANGER 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 alphanumer...

Page 175: ...is 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 t...

Page 176: ...Orders 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 cha...

Page 177: ...e 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 a file from a...

Page 178: ...ing 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_B...

Page 179: ...and 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 180: ...BER 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 terre...

Page 181: ...pture 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 182: ...ER 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 car...

Page 183: ...rent 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 th...

Page 184: ...LOGGER 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 pro...

Page 185: ...t 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 M...

Page 186: ...e 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 c...

Page 187: ...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 Ana...

Page 188: ...m 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 ME...

Page 189: ...uiring 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 TS...

Page 190: ...ical 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 191: ...on 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 Questio...

Page 192: ...YYYY 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 r...

Page 193: ...guard 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...

Page 194: ...an 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_i...

Page 195: ...l 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 196: ...channel 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 chann...

Page 197: ...to the HD RANGER analysers and allows adapting it in order to work with fibre optics networks This optical module expansion includes two separate functions The selective optical power meter and the s...

Page 198: ...nd switch receives a signal and converts it to a frequency within the RF band 65 2150 MHz In the case of a terrestrial cable signal the signal is not converted since that signal is within the RF range...

Page 199: ...tical fibre 1310 1490 and 1550 nm It has a selective receiver with a filter for each band that makes a real and very stable measurement of each wavelength With this feature user will be able to certif...

Page 200: ...ower level of the reference signal which is used to calibrate and calculate the attenuation level dBm Power level of the test signal at the user s access point dBm Attenuation level dB Attenuation Cur...

Page 201: ...and not used as a reference signal during the measurement process Max Attenuation It defines the attenuation level used by the field meter to display the status message on screen If the attenuation le...

Page 202: ...the SPECTRUM or MEASUREMENT screen press key to access the Tools menu Select the FIBRE OPTIC TEST option and press the joystick In the PROLITE 105 press once the SEQ key to select the SIMULTANEOUS mod...

Page 203: ...binet of the building Keep the PROLITE 105 in simultaneous mode for generating signals so it SIMULTANEOUSLY generates all three wavelengths 1310 nm 1490 nm and 1550 nm Connect the HD RANGER to a recei...

Page 204: ...nal and converts it to a frequency within the RF band 65 2150 MHz In the case of a terrestrial cable signal the signal is not converted since that signal is within the RF range After the conversion th...

Page 205: ...installed Pigtail adapter supplied with the module with input optical signal Cable supplied with this expansion module with RF signal FC APC input connector for optical signal Output BNC connector fo...

Page 206: ...to the Settings menu section for more details Select the Optical module option and press the joystick It appears a window to enable the optical module and to configure additional parameters Select Ena...

Page 207: ...rmation about general operation specifications and other data A6 2 Signal Coverage Analysis A6 2 1 Operation The Signal Coverage tool is available for all signals Connect the GPS receiver to the equip...

Page 208: ...y pressing the Installation List key to check that the monitoring data file has been saved This file is a Data Capture type To manage the data see below the section Data File Processing A6 2 2 Setting...

Page 209: ...e Time Time between acquisitions Only when working in continuous mode Minimum time is 1 second Span time It is the width in time shown on screen for the X axis Save to There are two options Internal o...

Page 210: ...me shows span time MER and C N measurement over time shows span time Signal coverage started LNB Selected band battery level Signal information window 1 Frecuency frequency at which signal is locked P...

Page 211: ...are linked to the GPS position A6 2 4 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor and...

Page 212: ...s Once you got the coverage data copy the XML data file from the equipment to a USB memory using the Installation Manager See the equipment s documentation in how to get files from an Installation A6...

Page 213: ...014 Choose the option Open with and then select Excel 2007 or the available version Figure A6 4 When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this wa...

Page 214: ...ent coverage measures for each point acquired 3 In the second one you will find the same data but presented in a table format more user friendly for working with graphs based on each measured paramete...

Page 215: ...nnection will be needed Open a web browser and then search for a converter from Excel file to KML file for instance googling excel to kml a kind of XML file used by Google Earth We propose this one an...

Page 216: ...A6 8 A new window will appear in which you will be able to search the Excel file you saved in the step number 9 of the previous section of this document Figure A6 9 After doing the file selection clic...

Page 217: ...try to open the three different excel sheet explained before in this document see step 8 from Excel opening process for XML data file in the previous section of this document The first one is not usi...

Page 218: ...first and the last coverage measure point The other measurement points will be presented as a C symbol Figure A6 14 Every point will show the POWER and MER measurements when selected Figure A6 15 Fin...

Page 219: ...works with Band III and L Band frequencies The DAB is an evolution of DAB using the AAC audio codec It also includes Reed Solomon error correction which makes it more robust DAB receivers are not com...

Page 220: ...December 2014 79 A7 1 3 MEASUREMENT Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in MEASUREMENT mode are Figure A7 1 Measurement 1 3 Figure A7 2 Measurement 2 3 Figure A7 3 Measurement 3 3...

Page 221: ...80 December 2014 A7 1 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in MEASUREMENT mode are Figure A7 4 Spectrum 1 3 Figure A7 5 Spectrum 1 3 Figure A7 6 Spectrum 1 3...

Page 222: ...December 2014 81 A7 1 5 TV Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in TV mode are Figure A7 7 TV 1 3 Figure A7 8 TV 2 3 Figure A7 9 TV 3 3...

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