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DIGIMETER 9

Measuring device for DVB-S2, DVB-C, DVB-T2, DVB-T, UKW, DAB+

Operation 

manual

Summary of Contents for DIGIMETER 9

Page 1: ...DIGIMETER 9 Measuring device for DVB S2 DVB C DVB T2 DVB T UKW DAB Operation manual...

Page 2: ...URATION 22 SPECTRUM ANALYZER 23 RBW FILTER 24 SAT EXPERT 25 CONSTELLATION ANALYSIS 27 SAT FINDER 28 AZ EL POINTING DATA 29 MEASURES WITH SCR LNB MULTISWITCH 30 LNB MULTISWITCH dCSS MEASURES 31 IMAGES...

Page 3: ...ATV SPECTRUM 61 SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 61 OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS 62 WI FI ANALYZER OPT 65 BARSCAN 66 CHECKALL CHANNELS LEVEL POWER 66 IP MEASURES OPT 67 AUTOMEMORY TV 68 MEMORY 68 CHANNEL PLANS AND LOG FILES...

Page 4: ...rument OFF Switch on the meter immediately after keep the VOLUME key pressed until a beep is heard Rotate to select a menu item or to change a value Press to select a menu item or a numeric field Sele...

Page 5: ...utput 3 USB B SW upgrades 4 USB A memory stick 5 Power Supply input 12 V DC 2A 6 Fan 7 Analog video IN CVBS 8 Remote Power Supply switch DC at RF IN ON OFF 9 IF RF IN F 75 10 OPTIC IN SC connector SID...

Page 6: ...he practical ring belt with quick attachment If you change the configuration of the shoulder strap you can easily carry the meter vertically by your side You can also carry your instrument using its p...

Page 7: ...avigate across the screen and to change values DISPLAY ZONES 1 tuning parameters 2 live picture 3 measurements 4 channel info 5 transport stream info 6 context sensitive menu How to select from the me...

Page 8: ...the numerical keyboard Rotate the wheel and select frequency FREQ fig 1 Keep the wheel pressed for 2 to visualize the keyboard fig 2 Press the relative number keys to digit the frequency value require...

Page 9: ...AVIGATION USING MIXED COMMANDS MECHANICAL TOUCH fig 5 fig 4 fig 3 Select from the menus and adjust the value using the drop down menu Touch a value in the menu to visualize the drop down menu fig 1 Ro...

Page 10: ...10 O R O R Example of SATELLITE transponder selection TP TS O R O R fig 2 fig 3 fig 1 fig 2 fig 3...

Page 11: ...g the numerical keyboard Touch FREQ to show the menu INSERT FREQ fig 1 Touch the numbers to digit the required frequency value fig 2 Finally touch enter and confirm the selection fig 3 Example of manu...

Page 12: ...nd after 5 minutes the meter automatically turns off press any key to temporarily reset the battery save mode Touch CONFIGURATION MENU then METER in the volume screen and set the TIMER OFF value requi...

Page 13: ...tly in the center of the circle if you do not carry out this procedure correctly the touch commands may be inaccurate TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION____________________________________________ Touch CONFIGUR...

Page 14: ...uch TV and then DISCOVERY and set the identification mode ONLY DVBT only digital DVB T T2 signals DVBT C AnTV digital DVB T T2 C TV analogic signals DVBT AnTV Digital DVB T T2 TV analogic signals Touc...

Page 15: ...nal carrier red marker and the noise level estimated in the guard band 1 282 MHz from the video carrier white marker Touch CONFIGURATION MENU from the volume screen Touch TV then C N TYPE C N measurem...

Page 16: ...s the SPECT 4 Screenshot key for 4 seconds keys and wait for file to be saved the instrument will make a series of beeps Digit the file name and touch ENTER N B If the memory is not inserted correctly...

Page 17: ...tain the Satellite list Touch directly the desided satellite or use the encoder At the end touch MEAS to make the measure or SPECT for visualize the spectrum NOTE The chosen Satellite and Transponder...

Page 18: ...__________ DVB S DVB S2 S2M SAT MEASURES__________________________ Press the HOME key Main measures and image Touch SAT and then MEAS PICT or use the encoder Press repeatedly to navigate into SAT meas...

Page 19: ..._____________________________________ NIT INFO VISUALIZATION referring to an HOTBIRD 13 East transponder Touch VISUALIZE NIT Touch MENU from the MAIN MEASUREMENTS PICTURES Example 1 NOTE The function...

Page 20: ...th the relative file name File name The weekly application of SW CHANNEL MONITOR allow you to controland register the trend of the main parameters of a digital signal over time from 30 minutes to one...

Page 21: ...ransport stream in an external USB memory Insert a USB memory into the instrument s USB A port Touch MENU from the MAIN MEASUREMENTS and IMAGES screen Touch the Services whose Video Stream you want to...

Page 22: ...___________________________________________________________ Touch MENU on the main measurements and picture screen Touch CONFIGURATION MENU in the volume window Select the PLS required and set the par...

Page 23: ...ss the HOME key Touch SAT and then SPECT or use the encoder SAT spectrum SPAN FULL EXT from 230 to 2610 MHz with universal LNB SAT spectrum SPAN FULL EXT from 230 to 2610 MHz with LNB WIDE BAND Exampl...

Page 24: ...u can only select RBW filter in SAT mode The RBW Resolution Bandwidth filter function determines the bandwidth of the bandpass filter which is used to generate the spectrum of the input signal IF This...

Page 25: ...til you reach the wanted satellite EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 The satellite you have pointed is not correct the lower part of the display shows the following information EUTE 16 GO WEST move the satellite di...

Page 26: ...EXAMPLE 3 SAT to be found SAT detected IMPORTANT The text messages that from time to time will appear on the screen of the instrument when moving the satellite dish to east or west are bounded to the...

Page 27: ...___________________________ Press the HOME key Touch SAT and then CONST or use the encoder Touch FULL and select the zone of constellation to elnarge QPSK constellation 8PSK constellation Example 2 Ex...

Page 28: ...you to check the quality of 4 transponders simultaneity and to check the operation of the 4 LNB polarities If the chosen satellite is found the buzzer will start if this does not happen continue looki...

Page 29: ...0 EAST Touch COUNTRY and select your Nation for example Italy Touch CITY and select your city for example Roma Touch COMPUTE to obtain the automatic calculation of pointing parameters Azimuth Elevati...

Page 30: ...to perform a verify of the 4 exit frequencies user 1 4 from LNB multiswitch MEASURES WITH SCR LNB MULTISWITCH___________________ Touch LNB TYPE and select the installed LNB multiswitch model see NOTE...

Page 31: ...perform a verify of the 12 exit frequencies user 5 16 from LNB multiswitch LNB MULTISWITCH dCSS MEASURES___________________________ Touch LNB TYPE and select the installed LNB multiswitch model see N...

Page 32: ...h the image to enlarge Touch again to come back at the service list RADIO TV service selection Press HOME key Touch SAT and then MPEG or use the encoder Touch directly the RADIO TV desired service or...

Page 33: ...zations list Touch directly the desided canalization or use the encoder At the end touch MEAS to make the measure or SPECT for visualize the spectrum TV MEASURE or NOTE The chosen canalization and cha...

Page 34: ...Main menu and image Touch TV and then MEAS PICT or use the encoder Press to enter in the spectrum DIGITAL TV MEASUREMENT DISPLAYS DVB T DVB T2 M PLP____________________________________________ Press r...

Page 35: ...__ DVB T2 SIGNAL PROFILE SELECTION____________________________________ Touch MENU from MAIN MEASURES IMAGES screen Touch MENU from MAIN MEASURES IMAGES screen Touch PLP and select the desired PLP tran...

Page 36: ...or use the encoder TV SPAN FULL spectrum from 5 to 1 250 MHz TV SPAN FULL spectrum with mixed channels SAT signals from 5 to 1 250 MHz Example 2 Example 1 Touch SPAN and rotate the encoder to select...

Page 37: ...Touch FULL and select the box of constellation to enlarge Constellation DVB T Constellation DVB T2 Example 2 Example 1 RELATED FUNCTIONS________________________________________________________ Press...

Page 38: ...allow to make analysis of the trend MER for single COFDM carriers which make up a signal DVB T or DVB T2 Press the HOME key Touch TV and then MER vs CARRIER or use the encoder Touch MENU to obtain dif...

Page 39: ...VIS TYPE REVERSE PICTURE FULL MER vs CARRIER visualization mode VIS TYPE NORMAL PICTURE FULL START STOP CARR from 3000 to 4000 RELATED FUNCTIONS________________________________________________________...

Page 40: ...select the ECHOES MICROECHOES VISUALIZATION_______________________________________________ Touch TYPE and select the echoes visualization mode DISTANCE or TIME Impulse response echo ECHOES ANALYSIS___...

Page 41: ...16 ECHOES and PRE ECHOES in real time ROVER meters allow you to see ECHOES measure the power and the delay in uS and the distance of the interfering broadcaster in Km There are currently very few met...

Page 42: ...mages and MPEG service list Touch the image to enlarge Touch again to come back at the service list RADIO TV service selection Press HOME key Press repeatedly to navigate into TV measures screens Meas...

Page 43: ...then CH MONITOR or use the encoder The weekly application of SW CHANNEL MONITOR allow you to controland register the trend of the main parameters of a digital signal over time from 30 minutes to one...

Page 44: ...S STREAMING application allows you to record the information contained in the Transport stream in an external USB memory Insert a USB memory into the instrument s USB A port Touch MENU from the MAIN M...

Page 45: ...zations list Touch directly the desided canalization or use the encoder At the end touch MEAS to make the measure or SPECT for visualize the spectrum FM MEASURE or NOTE The chosen canalization and cha...

Page 46: ...the HOME key Touch TV and then MEAS PICT or use the encoder Press to enter in the spectrum FM MEASUREMENT_______________________________________________________ Main menu Touch FREQ and type the desi...

Page 47: ...uch TV and then SPECT or use the encoder FM spectrum SPAN 2 MHz Example Touch SPAN and rotate the encoder to select the desired SPAN value 1 2 5 7 10 20 50 100 200 500 FULL UHF VHF SPECTRUM ANALYZER__...

Page 48: ...ations list Touch directly the desided canalization or use the encoder At the end touch MEAS to make the measure or SPECT for visualize the spectrum DAB MEASURE or NOTE The chosen canalization and cha...

Page 49: ..._____________________________________________ Press the HOME key Main menu and image Touch TV and then MEAS PICT or use the encoder Press to enter in the spectrum DAB MEASUREMENT______________________...

Page 50: ...activate the MAX HOLD function Press the HOME key Touch TV and then SPECT or use the encoder DAB SPAN 2 MHz spectrum Example 1 Touch SPAN and rotate the encoder to select the desired SPAN value 1 2 5...

Page 51: ...d then MPEG or use the encoder SERVICE CHOICE______________________________________________________________ DAB service list DAB service selection Press HOME key Press to enter in the spectrum Touch d...

Page 52: ...directly the desided canalization or use the encoder At the end touch MEAS to make the measure or SPECT for visualize the spectrum NOTE The chosen canalization and channel will remain in memory also i...

Page 53: ...MEAS PICT or use the encoder RELATED FUNCTIONS________________________________________________________ Press repeatedly to navigate into CATV measures screens Measures Constellation Press to enter in...

Page 54: ...ectrum SPAN 10 MHz CATV spectrum SPAN VHF Example 2 Example 1 Press again te spectrum key to activate the MAX HOLD function Touch SPAN and rotate the encoder to select the desired SPAN value 1 2 5 7 1...

Page 55: ...T or use the encoder 64 QAM constellation 256 QAM constellation Example 2 Example 1 CONSTELLATION ANALYSIS_____________________________________________ Touch FULL and select the box of constellation t...

Page 56: ...____________________________________________________________ Press the HOME key Touch CATV and then LEAKAGE or use the encoder Set the desired parameters at the end touch START to start the leakage me...

Page 57: ...___________________________________________________________ Press the HOME key Touch CATV and then LEAKAGE or use the encoder Ingress measures Set the desired parameters at the end touch START to star...

Page 58: ...VICE CHOICE_______________ Images and MPEG service list Touch the image to enlarge Touch again to come back at the service list RADIO TV service selection Press repeatedly to navigate into CATV measur...

Page 59: ...is application is indicated to resolv the reception problems which occur occasionally it allow you also to measure memorize and visualize local or in remote the digital signals parameters tested DVB S...

Page 60: ...STREAMING application allows you to record the information contained in the Transport stream in an external USB memory Insert a USB memory into the instrument s USB A port Touch MENU from the MAIN MEA...

Page 61: ...RUM_________________________________________________________________________ CATV SPECTRUM_____________________________________________________________________ After selecting the desired Operation Mo...

Page 62: ...nd memorizes the measured optical power value Optic Ref for Example 4 51 dBm Touch DC RF and if required select the power supply voltage for Example 12V In the OPTIC POWER LOSS field the optical atten...

Page 63: ...key Touch OPTIC and then MEAS PICT or use the encoder Example 2 Example 2 Example 1 Example 1 F 75 ohm ingress selected OPTIC ingress selected NOTE In optical mode you can measure the spectrum and me...

Page 64: ...IBER OPTIC AND REMOTE POWER SUPPLY CABLE CONNECTION SAT spectrum SPAN Full EXT from 230 to 2610 MHz SAT spectrum SPAN Full SAT from 930 to 2250 MHz RF SPECTRUM FORM OPTIC INGRESS DC Optic FIBER Touch...

Page 65: ...evel of the received signal memorized Touch CHAN to select channels reception modalities all or from 1 to 13 for 2 4 GHz networks and from 36 to 165 for 5 GHz networks WI FI ANALYZER OPT WI FI WI FI W...

Page 66: ...HIC Touch PILOT 1 and PILOT 2 to select the two channels to be used for the tilt measurement level difference BARSCAN ANALOG CHANNELS DIGITAL CHANNELS BARSCAN AUTO MANUALMEMORY In TV CATV mode and in...

Page 67: ...t quality measurements on the IP transport and also decode the transported services EXAMPLE 1 Connect the IP signal to the LAN ingress connector 1 NOTE The instrument is able to measure and decode an...

Page 68: ...els MEMORY Set the desired parameters Touch to FILE N and select the destination file AUTO where the search must be saved Touch LEVEL and set the minimum level threshold of the analog and digital chan...

Page 69: ...69 Once the Automemory is completed the AUTO plan is automatically selected Search channels complete Search channels in progress...

Page 70: ...LL to recall the Logger or EXIT to exit Touch MEMORY and then SAVE DATALOGGER DATA LOGGER run Example of saved measured in the Log file Touch the screen to browse through measurements saved in the log...

Page 71: ...___________________________________ Press the HOME key Set the LOG file parameters Touch RECALL to see them Touch MEMORY and then RECALL DATALOGGER Example of saved measured in the Log file Touch the...

Page 72: ...ed TV and SAT programs the STOP GO function will assist when running a LOGGER asking to move the cable lead from a TV to a SAT signal source Set the parameters required Touch START SAVE to create a ne...

Page 73: ..._____________________________________ Press the HOME key Touch MEMORY and then RECALL DATALOGGER Set the LOG file parameters Touch RECALL to see them Example of saved measured in the Log file Touch th...

Page 74: ...hannel press the HOME key Touch SPECIAL FUNCT and then touch BUZZ NOIS MARGIN Buzzer Graphic of the progress of the noise NOISE MARGIN of the TV CATV tuned channel according to time high tones the BES...

Page 75: ...PASS NO filter required No interference detected High LTE interference The lower part of the display shows the following information FAIL 20dB ATTEN SUGGESTED the instrument suggests attenuating the i...

Page 76: ...press the HOME key Touch SPECIAL FUNCT and then touch BUZZ NOIS MARGIN BUZZER NOISE MARGIN GRAPH___________________________________________ Buzzer Graphic of the progress of the NOISE MARGIN of the t...

Page 77: ...plication allow to configure and memorized the instruments and all measurements remotely via web browser PC TABLET and SMARTPHONE Touch CONFIGURATION MENU from VOLUME screen Touch IP CONFIG and select...

Page 78: ...een Touch IP CONFIG and select STATIC insert the IP NMASK and GWAY parameters At the end touch EXIT to exit Touch METER and then LAN CONFIGURATION Touch CHECK NOTE for more information about the APP s...

Page 79: ...ex html Example of MEASUREMENTS of a TV CHANNEL DVB T Standard and related screen of IMPULSE RESPONSE ECHOES Example of SETTING a TV RECEPTION CHANNEL DVB T Standard and the related ALARM THRESHOLDS T...

Page 80: ...80 Example of TRANSPORT STREAM ANALYSIS Example of DISPLAY of a TV SPECTRUM SPAN 50 MHz...

Page 81: ...NG THE BATTERY __________________ WARNINGS IMPORTANT DO NOT LEAVE THE BATTERIES DISCHARGED FOR LONG PERIODS ALWAYS CHARGE THE BATTERIES AT NIGHT EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETELY DISCHARGED USEFUL INFOR...

Page 82: ...xtract the conditional access module CAM if it is present in your meter 2 The battery test takes approx 12 18 Hours according to the model charging discharging recharging activities and measurement of...

Page 83: ...in power up OFF YES ON Flashing 0 5 SECONDS OFF 0 5 SECONDS ON Abnormal battery temperature The recharge cycle has been suspended temporarily and will automatically reset OFF YES ON ON Batteries in ch...

Page 84: ...ratures over 60 C or 140 F Those temperatures can be easily reached when the meter is left in a car especially behind the windshield or in the trunk The LCD display and or other details may easily be...

Page 85: ...o the designated public collection point for disposal at the end of its service life The DIGIMETER 9 has the CE mark TechniSat hereby declares that the DIGIMETER 9 equipment complies with Directive 20...

Page 86: ...2 0 cable for PC connection Battery charger power supply User guide hard copy User guide CD or USB F Female F Female connector BNC Female F Female connector IEC Female F Female connector QUICK F Male...

Page 87: ...plied in DBV S2 Gallager codes Inner error protection code rates from 1 2 to 9 10 MER Modulation Error Rate MER is the ratio of the average signal power to the average error power in dB It is a kind o...

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