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SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31)  

 

USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 

 

 

  

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HIGH CONTRAST button 

HIGH  CONTR  button  switches  the  high  contrast  mode  on  and  off.  High  contrast 

mode is off by default. 

High contrast mode changes the colour of the spectrum graph and the controls to 

black and white for maximum visibility in direct sunlight. 

Tap the HIGH CONTR button in the HOME screen to activate high contrast mode. 

Another tap will deactivate it. 

In  high  contrast  mode  the  active  buttons  are  vertically  narrowed  (see  the 

screenshot below). 

 

 

 

 

HIGH CONTRAST mode 

Summary of Contents for Spectrum Compact

Page 1: ...1 User manual Spectrum Compact VER 1 7 FW V3 31...

Page 2: ...t different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for...

Page 3: ...NCY menu 9 2 5 SPAN menu 12 2 6 MARKER menu 13 2 7 HIGH CONTRAST button 15 2 8 TRACE MODE menu 16 NORMAL 16 MAXHOLD 16 CUMULATIVE 17 AVERAGE 2 4 8 16 18 FILL 19 2 9 TOOLS menu 20 2 9 1 SETTINGS submen...

Page 4: ...g purposes Built in LCD touchscreen ensures smooth and intuitive on site use of the spectrum analyser which can be connected directly to any antenna via SMA connector The industry leading sensitivity...

Page 5: ...D indication when charging Battery 2380 mAh Polymer Lithium ion Battery life up to 4 h Operating temperature 15 C to 55 C 5 F to 131 F Dimensions 128x81x24 mm 5 04x3 2x0 94 in Weight 0 3 kg 10 6 oz P...

Page 6: ...UBR84 to SMA 5 9 10 0 GHz WR112 P N J0S10WA003 UBR100 to SMA 8 2 12 GHz WR90 P N J0S15WA003 UBR140 to SMA 12 17 GHz WR62 P N J0S22WA003 UBR220 to SMA 17 24 3 GHz WR42 P N J0S26WA001 UBR260 to 2 92 22...

Page 7: ...ensure continuous operation 1 5 Connecting to antenna 1 Connect an appropriate 50 coaxial cable to SMA or 2 92mm connector antenna port 2 Attach waveguide to coaxial converter to an antenna or radio...

Page 8: ...ions and the vertical 4 divisions The horizontal axis represents a linear frequency scale that increases from left to right The vertical axis represents a logarithmic power scale that increases from b...

Page 9: ...ve battery power or if you plan to save or analyse a specific measurement 2 3 SAVE button Pressing the SAVE button instantly saves the visible spectrum in a separate spectrum curve file The list of sa...

Page 10: ...Hz frequency SPAN is changed in accordance with the modified frequencies The selected frequency is displayed in white Unselected frequencies are displayed in blue An incorrectly entered value is displ...

Page 11: ...ACT 11 In FREQUENCY or HOME screens you can tap left or right on the spectrum graph to move the frequency left or right Entering invalid START frequency Entering correct START frequency Entering START...

Page 12: ...ULL SPAN would change the CENTRE frequency it will be displayed in purple otherwise in grey Maximum frequency SPAN FULL SPAN depends on Spectrum Compact model 6000 6075 8000 7300 or 16000 MHz Minimum...

Page 13: ...visible spectrum it will be displayed in bright green otherwise in pink Invalid entered values are displayed in red If an entered MARKER frequency is outside the current frequency SPAN a pink arrow lo...

Page 14: ...on in the top left corner of the screen to display bigger digits While in the MARKER screen tap left or right on the spectrum grid to move the Marker left or right To move the MARKER faster tap and ho...

Page 15: ...y default High contrast mode changes the colour of the spectrum graph and the controls to black and white for maximum visibility in direct sunlight Tap the HIGH CONTR button in the HOME screen to acti...

Page 16: ...equency points with higher power levels are updated Tapping the MAXHOLD button repeatedly resets the MAXHOLD trace A counter below the grid shows in blue the number of sweeps since the beginning of th...

Page 17: ...e power levels of each frequency for all previous sweeps since sweeping commenced During each sweep only the frequency points with previously unsaved levels are updated CUMULATIVE trace mode allows se...

Page 18: ...AGE 2 4 8 16 sets a sweep averaging mode whereby the trace shows the average values of the two four eight or sixteen most recent sweeps Tapping the AVERAGE 2 4 8 16 button repeatedly restarts averagin...

Page 19: ...w the spectrum curve This mode can be enabled only for the following trace modes NORMAL MAXHOLD AVERAGE 2 AVERAGE 4 AVERAGE 8 and AVERAGE 16 Repeatedly tapping FILL will revert to the default spectrum...

Page 20: ...visible on the screen which are on different harmonic frequencies F 2 F 2 F 3 2 etc Such signals can appear if input signal strength exceeds 60dBm and they will be filtered up to 80 90 dBm on the scr...

Page 21: ...activated gray DEMO Demo mode is a signal pattern imitation and allows you to fully test Spectrum Compact functionality without the presence of an actual input signal When active DEMO ON will appear b...

Page 22: ...nd day and time hours and minutes by tapping on the appropriate parameter Note that the time is set in a 24H format When Spectrum Compact is connected to a PC and the Spectrum Manager software is runn...

Page 23: ...be previewed on the current spectrum in bright green Tap the SET AS MASK button to activate the selected reference mask curve The activated spectrum curve file as well as the reference mask curve wil...

Page 24: ...d on the frequency span bar When active the MASK MODE submenu will be displayed in red in the TOOLS menu Repeatedly tapping the MASK MODE submenu button will deactivate the mask curve MASK MODE is use...

Page 25: ...ofile can be previewed by tapping the VIEW button and restored by tapping the SET button 2 9 4 LEVEL submenu LEVEL allows defining input power level range Y axis in decibels referred to miliwatts dBm...

Page 26: ...SPECTRUM COMPACT FW 3 31 USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 26 Entering LEVEL menu Setting 20 dB OFFSET Setting MAX and MIN dBm...

Page 27: ...es using the up and down arrow buttons After entering VIEW mode the current spectrum is lost and therefore the SAVE button disappears Filenames are formed according to the trace mode used Cxxxxx corre...

Page 28: ...the STOP button stops the recording and saves it The maximum length of a recording is 30 minutes If the recording is not manually stopped earlier then after this time the next recording is started aut...

Page 29: ...3 31 USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 29 2 9 8 ABOUT submenu This submenu displays information about the Spectrum Compact frequency range serial number firmware and hardware versions A new recording Paused reco...

Page 30: ...requency by tapping CENTRE MHz and entering the required frequency manually via numpad and tapping the ENTER or CENTRE MHz buttons by tapping anywhere on the spectrum grid When POWER IN BAND is active...

Page 31: ...rent frequency SPAN it will be displayed in bright green Invalid entered values are displayed in red If a CENTRE frequency is outside of the current frequency SPAN a pink arrow above the grid will ind...

Page 32: ...software 2 Plug your Spectrum Compact unit into the PC via USB and wait for the software to connect to your Spectrum Compact 3 Click on the Start Real Time button 4 On the right of the screen you ll...

Page 33: ...ka com TECHNICAL SUPPORT E MAIL techsupport saftehnika com PHONE 371 670 468 40 FAX 371 670 468 09 Office hours Monday Friday 9 00 AM 6 00 PM UTC GMT 3 hours North America office SAF North America LLC...

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