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3.3.3.2.2.4.2.4.- Constellation (OPTION 1)

This function can represent the QAM constellation. The screen can also display additional
information in order to assess the signal quality (CBER and MER).

By accessing "PARAMETERS" we can amplify any of the quadrants.

If we do not dispose of the Constellation function, this function will appear with a shadow.

Constellation image Zoom 1º quadrant

Figura 84.-

Representation of the QAM constellation

Multimetter FSM 500

Ref. 5903

Summary of Contents for FSM 500

Page 1: ...U s e r M a n u a l Ref 5903 Field Strength Meter Multimetter FSM 500 w w w t e l e v e s c o m ...

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Page 3: ... 3 3 1 3 1 Standard 26 3 3 1 3 2 Select Plan 26 3 3 1 3 3 Video invertion 27 3 3 1 4 Memory Logger 28 3 3 1 4 1 Memories 28 3 3 1 4 1 1 Save 29 3 3 1 4 1 2 Delete 30 3 3 1 4 1 3 Edit 30 3 3 1 4 2 Macromeasurements 32 3 3 1 4 2 1 New Macro 37 3 3 1 4 2 2 Edit Macro 38 3 3 1 4 2 3 Edit name 38 3 3 1 4 2 4 Erase Macro 38 3 3 1 4 3 View Data Logs 38 3 3 1 4 3 1 Erase Logs 39 3 3 1 4 3 2 Edit Logs 40 3...

Page 4: ... 3 3 2 1 2 V A 57 3 3 3 2 1 3 Automatic C N 58 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 Channel BW 60 3 3 3 2 1 4 Referenced C N 60 3 3 3 2 1 4 1 Reference frequency 61 3 3 3 2 1 4 2 Channel BW 61 3 3 3 2 2 Digital 62 3 3 3 2 2 1 Channel power 62 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Channel BW 63 3 3 3 2 2 2 Automatic C N 63 3 3 3 2 2 3 Referenced C N 63 3 3 3 2 2 4 BER measurement 63 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 COFDM 65 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 1 Parameters 65 3 3 3 2 2...

Page 5: ... 82 3 3 4 3 2 Digital 83 3 3 4 3 2 1 Channel power 83 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 BW Canal 83 3 3 4 3 2 2 C N automática 84 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 Channel BW 84 3 3 4 3 2 3 Referenced C N 84 3 3 4 3 2 3 1 Reference frequency 84 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 Channel BW 84 3 3 4 4 Markers 85 3 3 4 4 1 Second marker 85 3 3 4 4 2 Changing markers 85 3 3 4 5 RBW 86 3 3 4 6 Hold On Off 87 3 4 Error warnings 88 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE INPUTS AND...

Page 6: ...s for this equipment The user is only authorised to Replace the batteries The Maintenance section provides specific instructions for this type of service Any other modification in the equipment should be carried out by specialised personnel only The negative of measurement is at ground potential Do not obstruct the equipment s ventilation system Use the appropriate cables with low radiation levels...

Page 7: ...0 comes with one 12V Ni MH battery This battery using an average consumption can power the equipment for more than four hours The equipment features a complicated control system for charging and discharging the batteries which optimises their duration and life and this in turn means that the equipment can use this form of powering without any abrupt decrease in the length of time To charge the bat...

Page 8: ... As they get recharged the time that the LED is on will increase and the time that it is off will decrease When the batteries are 80 full the LED will light up for 2 5 secs and will switch off for 500 msecs When they are completely full the LED will remain on until the equipment is used Note If the temperature is too high the charging process will not begin and if this process is already underway ...

Page 9: ...oviding a current within the specified range 12 14 8 V This is the only way to ensure that the batteries have a long life For the batteries to work properly it is necessary to charge and discharge the batteries completely various times 1 3 START UP The equipment has a battery already inside so to switch the equipment on press the ON button 10 You do not need to connect the equipment to the mains O...

Page 10: ...igital audio standard NICAM allow the viewing of the constellation in QAM and dispose of an additional digital measurement called MER in the three digital modulations QPSK QAM COFDM With this packet you can also use the management program for PC graphs FSM Management By means of some new functions you will be able to create a Memory of your most commonly used measurements and make them automatic v...

Page 11: ...lite signals Terrestrial according to the selected standard Satellite 7 02 and 7 20 MHz regardless of the standard Mechanical specifications Anti shock protective holsters Weight 5 5 Kgs without bag Size 280 x 130 x 310 protective holsters includes External units and batteries Powering of external units Via the RF connector Powering of the preamplifiers and LNB Voltage 12 17 24 V and 22 KHz tone o...

Page 12: ...Analogue Level numerical indication bar and audio signal C N V A representation of the synchronism burst Digital Channel power C N BER MPEG MER OPTION 1 QAM constellation OPTION 1 Level measurement Measurement margin Terrestrial bands and FM 15 dBµV to 130 dBµV Satellite band 20 dBµV to 120 dBµV Measurement bandwidth 250 KHz terrestrial band and 3 MHz satellite band Spectrum representation Resolut...

Page 13: ...ories included 1 CD software FSM Management 1 Cable series RS 232 2 Adapter F female F female 139053 2 Push on adapter F male F female 140130 1 Adapter F female CEI male 140540 1 Adapter F female CEI female 140541 1 Adapter F female BNC female 140592 1 DC block F 140023 1 Adapter DC 12V external 1 Car lighter recharger 12V 140093 1 Protective case for travelling Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 13 ...

Page 14: ...is a parameter selection window open it will allow us to change from one option to another and to select an option by pressing it También podrá ser utilizado para cambiar de canal modo canal o sintonizar otra frecuencia modo frecuencia It can also be used to change channels channel mode o to tune another frequency frequency mode In the following sections when the meter s functions are explained in...

Page 15: ...ut buttons The number pad allows us to enter the frequency that we want to tune In the following sections the symbol will be used to indicate the parameters that can be configured using the number pad Some of the buttons on the number pad are also short cut buttons to the most commonly used functions The following sections explain all of these functions in detail The functions with a short cut but...

Page 16: ...LED that is red so that it clearly warns the installer of this situation ON this indicates if the equipment is switched on 20 Switching bands Button1 It immediately switches the frequency band from terrestrial to satellite and vice versa both in TV mode and in spectrum mode 21 Access to the monitor parameters Button 2 This lets the user control the brightness contrast saturation and volume Each ti...

Page 17: ...ts When the analogue measurements are selected the level measurement window is opened and when the digital measurements are selected the power measurement window is opened and the picture onscreen disappears 28 Battery charging Button 0 By pressing this button for more than 3 seconds the battery will begin recharging whatever the battery level may be as long as the meter is connected to the mains ...

Page 18: ... 33 SCART 34 Reset button When the user presses this button it restarts the equipment When you do this the equipment retrieves the same configuration that it had when it was switched off propertly for the last time To reset the equipment the user should use an object that is not sharp or particularly pointed and gently press the button 35 Loudspeaker 36 Ventilator 37 Switch for configuration of ba...

Page 19: ...ions will appear in grey on the meter If the equipment is in TV mode when the user wants to change a parameter or see a measurement once the corresponding function has been selected a window opens onscreen with a transparent background If however the equipment is in analyser mode the measurements appear on the lower part of the screen so that the user can see the measurement and the spectrum at th...

Page 20: ...ViewMode Measure types Bar Sync Measure Window Analogue Digital ChannelBW ChannelBW ChannelBW Ref Frec ChannelBW Reference C N V A Level Reference C N Channel Power Teletext Auto C N Ref Frec Auto C N COFDM QAM QPSK Param Error Packet BER Param Param Error Packet BER Search Level Next Prev Channel Search ChannelBW MPEG BER MPEG MPEG NICAM Sel Audio Carrier FM Sel Audio Carrier BER Measure BER Meas...

Page 21: ...er level will be measured in the frequency selected by the user which may not coincide with the video carrier of a channel When a measurement window is open and when we press the Freq button we will go to the frequency tuning mode and the text with information about the frequency will be highlighted dark background In this way we will be able to vary the frequency using the rotating knob variation...

Page 22: ... of the screen also changes at the same time If the terrestrial band is selected the icon that appears is an antenna for terrestrial signals and if the satellite band is selected the icon the appears is an antenna for satellite signals 3 3 1 2 Preamplifiers terrestrial band LNB and Preamplifiers satellite band Short cut button It is acceded to the menu for the configuration the power to preamplifi...

Page 23: ... selected at the time so that if 24V is selected in the terrestrial band this does not mean that this voltage will pass to the satellite band 3 3 1 2 1 LNB only satellite band When this function is selected a window which is very similar to the previous one opens The user can use this function to select the powering and tone of the LNB 3 3 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 Indicates if the 22KHz tone is activated O...

Page 24: ... of the external units are as follows The equipment detects a current in the coaxial cable In this case the message that appears as a warning is Vext This situation should be avoided When the equipment detects a shortcircuit it emits an audio signal and the message that appears as a warning in this case is Shortcircuit In the same way the equipment warns the user when the consumption is greater th...

Page 25: ...e LNB and preamplifiers menu The following window will appear Figure 11 Selecting the satellite in the multiswitch The user must choose the appropriate satellite a multiswitch with 8 1 inputs will only have satellite A and satellite B at its disposal Once this has been selected press The equipment begins to send the command that informs the multiswitch about the chosen satellite as well as the ban...

Page 26: ...19 VL ASTRA 19 HH ASTRA 19 VH ASTRA 19 HOTBIRD HL HOTBIRD VL HOTBIRD HH HOTBIRD VH HOTBIRD HISPASAT HL HISPASAT VL HISPASAT HH HISPASAT VH HISPASAT SIM 4008 ASTRA 28 EUROBIRD NILESAT ARABSAT TURKSAT EURASISAT AMAZONAS SIRIUS 5 THOR 1W Channel plans in the terrestrial band Channel plans in the satellite band Figure 14 Channel plans Note The ASTRA 19 HOTBIRD HISPASAT plans include all the channels i...

Page 27: ...video signal that comes from a satellite band is inverted ON or not OFF By default this option is OFF It is useful when watching the video of satellites from the C band Figure 15 Video polarity selection 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 27 ...

Page 28: ...with a shadow 3 3 1 4 1 Memories Short cut button The FSM 500 lets you save up to 100 different configurations memories for your equipment which you will be able to retrieve very simply The measurer is able to store any state in which is as mode norm measurement type etc Figura 17 List of available memories Information about the selected memory satellite band TV mode channel plan HOTBIRD channel 1...

Page 29: ...rly to the memories defined by the user and because of this they can be edited or eliminated 3 3 1 4 1 1 Save To save a specific memory place the meter in the desired configuration and press Use the button to select the MEMORIES function The menu from the previous figure will appear Now press the SAVE button The list of memories will be located at the end of this list and the name of the following...

Page 30: ... can see the list of the available memories Figura 19 Deleting memories Use the rotating knob to move through the list When you find the memory you want to erase press and this memory will be highlighted If you want to select all the memories in the meter you can use the SELECT ALL option so that all the memories are highlighted When you have finished selecting press CONFIRM First free memory Flas...

Page 31: ... memory should have between 1 and 6 characters Once the 6 characters have been edited the process has finished If the proposed name does not have 6 characters it will be necessary to fill in the remaining spaces with blanks _ If re naming a memory that already exists and if the new name has less characters than the old name the characters that you wish to erase should be replaced with _ in other w...

Page 32: ... equipment proposes a default name to identify the LOG This name consists of a name LOG and the macromeasurement that was used Each DATA LOG depending on the number of DATA LOGS that we have can store the results of hundreds of different outlets each one with tens of measurements For example To execute a Macromeasurement quickly press the short cut button then the option MACROMEASUREMENTS The wind...

Page 33: ... the following message MACRO EMPTY Figure 22 Execution of a Macro Outlet type There are two choices by default the Filtered outlet is used The equipment establishes an execution order of the Macromeasurement During the Macromeasurement and before carrying out the measurements that correspond to the satellite the Meter will display a message warning that the connector of the separating outlet shoul...

Page 34: ...ccept your choice by pressing During the executing process of a Macromeasurement a window will appear onscreen with information about the process When the process is completed the meter will make a warning noise and will propose a number for the outlet that was measured This number will be the lowest avaible The user can edit the name of the outlet by pressing the button CHANGE OUTLET N Figure 24 ...

Page 35: ...on lets us select the possibility of continuing with a LOG which we had previously created or of starting with a new one in this case the equipment will suggest a name for the new LOG register and will also suggest a two digit number which will be the lowest available Figura 26 LOG options Edit LOG name This function lets the user modify the name of the new LOG Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 35 ...

Page 36: ...Figure 27 Editing the LOG name Note If we are executing a Macromeasurement the function Automatic shut down will be postponed until the end of this process Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 36 ...

Page 37: ...asily The maximum number of Macromeasurements that can be stored in the meter is 100 if the user tries to save a new Macromeasurement the message MACROS FULL will appear onscreen Figure 28 Create new Macromeasurements Press to confirm and then a list of the available memories appears Figure 29 Editing a Macro We can use the rotating knob to move through the list When we find the memory we are goin...

Page 38: ...Name This option lets you change the name of a Macromeasurement Once you have confirmed the change of name the message NAME CHANGED will appear onscreen 3 3 1 4 2 4 Erase Macro We can erase a Macromeasurement when we think it is necessary using this option It works in the same way as then erasing a memory Once the macro has been erased the meter will inform you via the message MACRO ERASED 3 3 1 4...

Page 39: ...s of the socket in this column using the rotating knob By pressing or we return to the socket column Figure 31 Measurements in each outlet 3 3 1 4 3 1 Erase LOGS This option lets you erase the selected LOGS To do this use the rotating knob to mark the LOGS selecting them using The marked registers will appear in yellow then press the button CONFIRM and complete the erasing process by pressing The ...

Page 40: ... the user disposes of OPTION 1 If you try to access this function in another mode the message ONLY SPECTRUM will appear The meter lets you register up to 100 simple graphs or 50 graphs with maximums If the maximum function is enabled both lines will be saved Figura 32 GLOGs list In this case of not having any graph saved the meter will display the onscreen message NO GRAPHS In order to see the gra...

Page 41: ...creen which displays the name of the GLOG and the graph Using the rotating knob we can scroll through the graphs in the GLOG To exit viewing mode press or Figura 34 A stored graph 3 3 1 4 4 1 Save graphs This option lets you save the graph that is being shown on the meter Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 41 ...

Page 42: ...an easily save a graph using the short cut button 3 3 1 4 4 1 1 GLOG options These functions let the user modify the location of the new graphs in the new GLOGS in previously created GLOGS or modify the name of the current GLOG Figura 36 GLOG options 3 3 1 4 4 1 2 Edit Name This option lets the user modify the name of the graph before saving it Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 42 ...

Page 43: ...h 3 3 1 4 4 3 Erase Graph With this function you can erase the GLOGS directly together with all the graphs they contain It is possible to select 1 or more GLOGs for the erasing process and then press to confirm 3 3 1 4 4 3 1 Select Graphs This option lets you erase the graphs in the selected GLOG To do so the graphs are selected using the rotating knob and by pressing When we have finished we must...

Page 44: ...owing submenu if we press the arrow below the following options will appear as can be seen in the second picture Figure 38 Equipment configuration options 3 3 2 1 Language The FSM 500 allows you to select the menu language The languages that are available are Spanish English Portuguese French German and Italian The window that appears when this menu is selected looks as follows Figure 39 Language ...

Page 45: ...sed the message will appear 6 times and then the equipment will shut down Note Once the time that has been programmed by the user has passed if a Macromeasurement is being carried out the meter will wait until the end of this process before continuing with the disconnection 3 3 2 3 Monitor This menu consists of the functions that control the monitor s parameters the volume brightness contrast and ...

Page 46: ...re onscreen It operates in the same way as the volume control 3 3 2 4 Clock The window that appears as follows Figure 43 Clock option It is possible to vary the time the hour and minutes and the date day month and year To do so the user needs to press the rotating knob and the hour in the time will appear highlighted dark blue square If the user turns the knob the time will vary When the knob is p...

Page 47: ...appear instead of the antennas both when there is a signal from the scart and when there isn t Scart off This disables the scart To close the window press the Clear button Notes It is important to check the status of the scart mode selection as if it is in Scart on mode we will not be able to see the TV signal onscreen when we want to use the equipment in normal mode input signal in the RF connect...

Page 48: ...enus from the screen by using the Clear Menu button and the measurement windows by using the button or by accessing the Viewing Mode menu 3 3 2 6 Information about the equipment When this function is selected a window will open which will display information about the equipment as can be seen below Figure 45 Window displaying equipment information 3 3 2 6 1 Update Using this option we can load the...

Page 49: ... asking for confirmation of the change To confirm the change press the button If any other button is pressed the change will be cancelled Figure 46 Information window for changing the battery Note This function must only be used when a battery change has really taken place as it affects a series of parameters that are necessary for the control of the charging and usage of the batteries If these va...

Page 50: ...ive terminal to the negative terminal of a battery with a metal object the battery could re heat emit hydrogen gas undergo spillage burn or explode The user should use batteries provided by Televés which are appropriate for this equipment 3 3 2 6 3 Battery regeneration The FSM500 disposes of a function which carries out a recycling of the batteries This option regenerates the batteries when the du...

Page 51: ...ch off while the battery light and the ON light will flash on and off Figura 49 Meter indication Once this process has finished the ON light will switch off and the battery light will switch on If after this process it is not possible to see an increase in the battery life it is advisable to change the batteries Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 51 ...

Page 52: ...ns 3 3 3 1 1 Bar On the upper part of the screen there is a horizontal bar which indicates the signal level of the tuned frequency in green if it is in frequency tuning or the video carrier level if it is in channel tuning As well as the signal level other additional information may appear if a V A measurement is being carried out a red bar will appear on top of the green bar which indicates the a...

Page 53: ...will not be possible to see the synchronism burst as the meter supposes that the tuned channel is digital and therefore does not represent this burst If this option is pressed again the synchronism burst disappears Figura 52 Synchronism indication As you can see the backgrounds of the level bar and the synchronism burst are transparent so that they do not interfere with the image onscreen Multimet...

Page 54: ...the current that is being supplied to the preamplifiers and if the 22 MHz tone is enabled The first time that this option is pressed the abbreviated window appears if this option is pressed again the extended window appears and if it is pressed again this option closes These windows will be explained in greater detail in the Measurements Level section It is also necessary to note that the short cu...

Page 55: ...ll open which will display the measurement just carried out and the frequency or channel of the measurement which corresponds to the frequency or channel that the user has tuned It is possible to vary the tuned frequency as you watch the measurement window In this way we can carry out the same measurement in consecutive frequencies or channels very simply To vary the frequency use the rotating kno...

Page 56: ...tuned channel If however the frequency tuning mode has been selected the signal level of the tuned frequency will appear in the window As we have already seen in the Viewing mode Measurements section there are two possible windows for the level measurement abbreviated and extended Below you can see an example of a level measurement window in its abbreviated form 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 3...

Page 57: ...til we change the viewing mode 3 3 3 2 1 2 V A only the terrestrial band The window that appears when carrying out this measurement is the following Figure 59 V A measurement Channel tuning Selected channel plan Signal level in the tuned frequency V A measurement Audio carrier Audio carrier level Channel tuning mode information on the tuned channel Signal level Preamplifier powering OFF Colour sta...

Page 58: ...ency tuning mode it is the user s responsibility to make sure that the tuned frequency is really the video carrier of the channel that the V A measurement is to be carried out on in order for the measurement to be totally correct If the level bar is visible when the V A measurement is being carried out see section 3 3 3 1 1 Bar two overlapping bars will appear one in green which indicates the vide...

Page 59: ... so it will be the user s responsibility to make sure that this frequency corresponds to the real channel carrier If the level bar is visible when the C N measurement is being carried out see section 3 3 3 1 1 Bar two overlapping bars will appear one in green which indicates the video carrier level channel tuning or the tuned frequency level frequency tuning and the other in red which indicates th...

Page 60: ...ected is the following Figura 65 Referenced C N measurement Channel tuning Figure 66 Referenced C N measurement Frequency tuning If in channel tuning mode you will be able to see the channel with the carrier that is being used to carry out the level measurement As has already been explained if the equipment is in frequency tuning mode the level measurement will be carried out in the frequency that...

Page 61: ... press the Freq button the current frequency is erased and the you can enter the frequency that you want by using the number pad Figure 67 Reference frequency 3 3 3 2 1 4 2 Channel BW When this option is pressed a small window appears over the previous window which displays the video bandwidth that will be taken into account when automatically compensating for the noise we recommend 5 MHz When rot...

Page 62: ...following figure If the frequency tuning mode is selected the tuned frequency will be taken as the intermediate frequency of the digital channel As in the measurements that have already been explained the user can use the rotating knob or the number pad to vary the frequency or the channel in which the measurement is to be carried out The power measurement will be carried out by using the bandwidt...

Page 63: ...ital measurement 3 3 3 2 2 3 Referenced C N This function is the same as the referenced C N in the analogue channels Above the window it is possible to see that this is a digital measurement 3 3 3 2 2 4 BER measurement The submenu of this function varies depending on the band that is selected either terrestrial or satellite When the BER is being measured the Network Provider information the Number...

Page 64: ...R parameter determines quite clearly the quality of the installation This is why we have simplified the interpretation of this parameter with these colours The VBER is a parameter that has practically only got two states either very good or very bad which makes it difficult to use to appropriately evaluate the installation This is why we recommend using the CBER status to assess the quality of the...

Page 65: ...ist of all the possible values for this parameter The parameters tha can vary in COFDM are Number of carriers 2K 8K AUTO Spectrum Inversion ON OFF AUTO Guard Interval 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 4 AUTO Offset 0 1 6 2 6 3 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 AUTO When the AUTO option is selected in any of the parameters the equipment automatically selects the appropriate option although the locking time will increase Below is an exa...

Page 66: ...hoosing the current COFDM channel The selection can be manual or automatic When you select the automatic option the equipment will automatically detect the offset This may take a few moments as a scan is carried out for with all the possible offsets Figure 77 Determining a COFDM offset The parameter window will display the information on the constellation being used in each carrier and the code ra...

Page 67: ...ich a certain measurement at a specific time has not been able to detect 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 3 BER When this function is selected the error packet window closes and the BER measurement window appears again 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 4 MPEG By pressing on this option the MPEG decoding is enabled The message STARTING MPEG will appear and then the search for the available services will begin with the message SEARCHING ...

Page 68: ...me the SID network identifier VPID for the audio channels the value 0 will appear and the APID The network identifier is also displayed NID if this value is unknown then this number will be displayed in hexadecimal format Figura 80 Channel information Note It is possible to change service at any moment by using the rotating knob To change channnel press 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 ...

Page 69: ...the installation This is why we recommend using the CBER status to assess the quality of the installation it should be a small as possible If there is not MER option the MER text Option will appear onscreen 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 1 Parameters The parameters that can be selected for a QAM signal are Symbol rate 6875 6111 5156 4583 5893 5238 6900 OTHER 6875 Constellation 4QAM 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM ...

Page 70: ...and the BER measurement window appears again 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 3 MPEG By enabling this option the user enters the MPEG decoding mode in a QAM channel The operation mode is similar to MPEG of COFDM see 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 4 Figura 83 MPEG decoding of a QAM channel 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 70 ...

Page 71: ...nformation in order to assess the signal quality CBER and MER By accessing PARAMETERS we can amplify any of the quadrants If we do not dispose of the Constellation function this function will appear with a shadow Constellation image Zoom 1º quadrant Figura 84 Representation of the QAM constellation Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 71 ...

Page 72: ...s function is very useful when identifying problems in an installation which a certain measurement at a specific time has not been able to detect 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 BER When this function is selected the error packet window closes and the BER measurement window appears again It is very important to take into account that the CBER parameter determines quite clearly the quality of the installation This...

Page 73: ...ng mode the selected channel plan is not taken into account Instead the meter uses the frequencies in the spectrum When the equipment finds a frequency that is higher than the established threshold it carries out a selective search within a specific margin of frequencies to find the maximum and then it tunes that frequency as the video carrier If once a channel has been tuned in this way the equip...

Page 74: ...function if the headend output is at approximately 115 dbµV the correct way to proceed is to program search values that are higher than 110 dbµV If we enter values that are very low compared to the level that we are using for example 60 dbµV in this case we are helping to saturate the equipment and using this function incorrectly Figure 87 Search level 3 3 3 3 2 Next This tunes the channel that ha...

Page 75: ... rotating knob As well as the frequencies of the audio carrier of each standard there are two more option in the window Freq and Level If we select Freq the audio carrier selection window will close and another window will open in which the user can select another frequency from 4 00 to 9 00 using the rotating knob The Level option activates the audio signal that indicates the carrier level This i...

Page 76: ... function is selected a window opens onscreen where you can see the frequency and the signal level of this frequency You can vary the tuned frequency using the rotating knob or entering the value by pressing the Freq button The frequency values are between 88 and 108 Mhz Figure 90 Tuned radio frequency Tuned FM frequency Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 76 ...

Page 77: ... this line does not appear and instead there are two dotted yellow lines at an equal distance from the spectrum s central line The separation between these lines indicates the channel bandwidth that is selected at that moment It is worth noting that with this meter you can see any frequency between 5 and 2150 MHz without interruptions Figure 91 Spectrum analyzer mode Frequency tuning analogue chan...

Page 78: ... Spectrum mode options 3 3 4 1 Reference Level This allows you to select the reference level of the spectrum in order to optimize the view of the spectrum of the signal according to its level The reference level corresponds to the value of the upper horizontal line of the spectrum The possible values are from 60 dBµV to 130 dBµV in steps of 10 for the terrestrial band and up to 120 dBµV in the sat...

Page 79: ...erence Level the information about the level disappears for a moment and the information about the span appears The different options for this parameter appear as the rotating knob is turned When the rotating knob is pressed the value is selected and the menus disappear from the screen The possible values in the FSM 500 meter are Terrestrial band 8 16 32 48 96 192 496 MHz Full Span Satellite band ...

Page 80: ...e measurement of the level is seen on the lower left hand part of the screen The frequency that is used for this measurement is the spectrum s central frequency see the mark If you vary the tuned frequency with the rotating knob you will see how the level measurement also changes Figure 95 Signal level 3 3 4 3 1 2 V A The measurement of the audio carrier level video carrier level ratio is displaye...

Page 81: ...the frequency that is used to measure the noise must be selected by the user When using this function a second blue marker appears on the spectrum indicating the frequency that is being used to measure the noise Figure 97 Referenced C N To access the submenu of this function where the frequency at which the noise level is measured and the channel bandwidth are selected you must press the Clear Men...

Page 82: ...cy press the rotating knob This will now be used as a reference to measure the C N It is important to point out that the noise frequency marker blue can only be moved through the frequencies that can be seen onscreen Therefore if the user wants to select another frequency that is not in this range it will be necessary to select a greater horizontal span 3 3 4 3 1 4 2 Channel bandwidth To take a co...

Page 83: ...igital power of the channel not to surpass this reference as the equipment would become saturated and the results may not be correct See that the digital power is clearly higher than the analogue level that the equipment indicates The submenu allows us to select the channel bandwidth Figure 99 Power of a digital channel 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 Channel bandwidth When this parameter is being selected the info...

Page 84: ...that will be used to carry out the noise measurement and the channel bandwidth This function has the following submenu 3 3 4 3 2 3 1 Reference frequency This function lets you vary the frequency that will be used to measure the noise Use the rotating knob to move the blue marker through the range of frequencies that are visible onscreen Once the marker is signalling the desired frequency press the...

Page 85: ...lt when you access this submenu there will only be one yellow marker on the spectrum If you select this function another marker will appear blue Figure 102 Second marker Simply press this option again to make the blue marker disappear 3 3 4 4 2 Changing markers This function lets you move the markers around the spectrum thereby varying the frequency of each one If you press this function you selec...

Page 86: ...ile the horizontal span does not change as when this parameter changes the equipment selects the resolution filter that is appropriate for the new span Once the new span has been selected if you wish to use a different filter you need to use this function again It is necessary to note that if an inappropriate resolution filter bandwidth is selected the measurement carried out by the equipment may ...

Page 87: ...s function cannot be used to carry out a measurement of the digital power When any of the parameters of the spectrum are modified reference level RBW Span the graph that represents the maximum levels will disappear and it will begin to discover the maximum levels again taking into account the new conditions that have been selected Example with an IF simulator ref 4008 Ex Televés Integra carriers r...

Page 88: ...nt shuts down automatically If the temperature goes down the message disappears If this message appears it is advisable to improve the conditions in temperature The user can carry out various modifications for example place the equipment in a more ventilated area take away any objects that may be blocking its ventilation stop charging the batteries button if the equipment is in use If this warning...

Page 89: ...uipment will also emit a noise The powering will be cut off and it will try again every 3 seconds EXCES CURRENT This message appears when the power consumption surpasses the maximum allowed The powering is cut off and it will try again every 3 seconds No DiSEqC Vdc off This message appears when one of the DiSEqC inputs is selected when the powering of external units is switched off Multimetter FSM...

Page 90: ...ary 4 2 RS 232C SERIAL PORT The FSM 500 features an RS 232C serial port for exchanging data with a PC or any other device The signals in this connector are described below Figure 106 RS 232 connector PIN Nº SIGNAL SPECIFICATIONS 1 not connected 2 Data Request RxD 3 Data Transmit TxD 4 not connected 5 Ground GND 6 not connected 7 not connected 8 not connected 9 not connected 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Multi...

Page 91: ...t 13 Red grounding R 3 Left ch output output 14 Digital bus reserved N C 4 Audio grounding 15 Red output R 5 Blue grounding B 16 Blanked signal N C 6 Left ch audio input 17 Composite video gnd 7 Blue output B 18 Blanked return N C 8 Switching voltage 19 Composite video output 9 Green grounding G 20 Video input 10 Digital bus interface N C 21 Connector shield grounding 11 Green output G 20 18 16 14...

Page 92: ...as shown in the previous figure Remove the rear panel In order to remove the battery completely you need to disconnect it from the connector that is located inside the meter Follow the cables from the battery to find this connector For the protective features of the batteries to work properly place the new batteries in the same position as the old batteries Connect the terminals to the new batteri...

Page 93: ...ype of shortcircuit between the cables to the battery as this could cause serious damage to the equipment Note Remember to dispose of the batteries in the appropriate places provided Ni MH Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 93 ...

Page 94: ... containing alcohol to clean the front panel or the viewfinders as these products may harm the mechanical properties of the materials used and therefore reduce their operative life WARNING Before cleaning the cover make sure that the equipment is disconnected Do not use scented hydrocarbons or chlorinated solvents These products may harm the materials used for the cover Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 590...

Page 95: ... or near fire The use of the batteries under these conditions can cause spillage fire or explosions Both to remove the batteries as well as to connect them make sure that the meter is switched off If you remove the battery from the equipment when you put it back in again make sure that you have replaced it as it was before If you are using metal tools for the installation of the batteries you must...

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Page 100: ...that are not part of the EEC the legal guarantee that is in force at the time of purchase is applied Keep the purchase invoice to determine this date During the guarantee period Televés S A becomes position of the failures produced by defect of the material or manufacture The harm produced by improper usage wear and tear manipulation by a third party catastrophes or any other cause beyond the cont...

Page 101: ...Multimetter FSM 500 Ref 5903 101 ...

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