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• SCAN ENABLE = NO - the meter

scans all channels

• SCAN AUDIO = NO -  the meter

graphs only the video carriers of the
channels (numeric readout of video
and audio levels are displayed for
the marker channel)

• SCAN AUDIO = YES - the meter

graphs both the video and audio
carriers of the channels (numeric
readout of video and audio levels
are displayed for the marker
channel)

To change the channel being scanned,
press the 

UP

 or 

DOWN

 arrow buttons.

NOTE:

  You can increase the marker

movement resolution by pressing

FCN

 before pressing the 

UP/DOWN

arrow buttons to quickly move the
marker across the full channel plan
spectrum.  Pressing 

FCN

 again

before using the 

UP/DOWN

 arrow

buttons causes the marker to return
to a movement of one channel at a
time.

You can zoom in on the graph by pressing
the 

SCAN

 button.  The Model One

supports 5 levels of magnification.  To
return to the original zoom level, just keep
pressing 

SCAN

 to cycle back.

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Summary of Contents for Model One

Page 1: ...The Best Thing on Cable OPERATION MANUAL MODEL ONE Advanced Test Equipment Rentals www atecorp com 800 404 ATEC 2832 Established 1981 Provided by www AAATesters com ...

Page 2: ...C is a major force in return path quality assurance offering the industry s only complete return maintenance system The Guardian line spans the full range of return testing applications and the Guardian RSVP the first practical reverse path tester for installers now equips many thousands of HFC installers around the world In addition to products for the broadband industry TRILITHIC produces RF and...

Page 3: ...l Trilithic Inc be li able for incidental or consequential damages for any alleged breach of this Warranty This Warranty shall not apply to any part of the prod uct which without fault of Trilithic Inc has been subject to alteration failure caused by a part not supplied by Trilithic Inc accident fire or other casualty negligence or misuse or to any cause whatsoever other than as a result of a defe...

Page 4: ...rough Introduction 9 Identify Components 9 Key Pad 10 Soft Buttons 11 Power ON OFF 11 Arrow Buttons 11 Function Buttons 11 Navigate Through Functions 12 Display Screen Description 13 Battery Charging 14 Model One Setup Introduction 17 Information Display 18 General Display 19 Backlight 19 LCD Contrast 19 Shutdown Time 20 Date Time 21 Volume 22 Printer Setup 22 LCD Test 23 Measurement Display 23 Sc...

Page 5: ...tal Channels 42 Frequency Mode 43 Channel Spectrum Scanning Measurement 44 Limit Display 47 Frequency Spectrum Scanning Measurement 48 Carrier to Noise Measurement 51 Tilt and Favorite Channel 51 Battery and Trunk Voltage Measurement 53 Advanced Operation Introduction 55 Transmission Characteristic Test 55 Saving Data 60 File Notation 62 Loading Data 64 Printing Operation 66 Serial Printer 67 Para...

Page 6: ...sy to obtain a hard copy of installation data or documen tation of a problem via its printer function By connecting the unit to a serial printer you can download its display or records If you are using a parallel printer you can print out the records The unit is the ideal signal level meter for HFC installations It is durable has many features and is simple to use in a wide range of conditions It ...

Page 7: ... N 2071362000 Data Cable P N 2071351000 Serial Printer Cable P N 2071352000 Parallel Printer Adaptor P N 0440202000 Cigarette Charger Adapter P N 2071350000 Replacement Battery P N 0090044000 Replacement Charger P N 0610160000 For more information please contact Trilithic www trilithic com 1 800 344 2412 Features The Model One supports a variety of functions including Level Measurements Tilt Favor...

Page 8: ...GROUP DISPLAY Press the TILT button to display a graph showing the amplitudes of up to eight user selected video carriers This display also shows the calculated difference in amplitude tilt between the HIGHEST and LOWEST channels in the user selected group Press TILT again and the Model One displays a numeric list which shows the amplitudes of the carriers in the group SCAN DISPLAY Press the SCAN ...

Page 9: ... detecting in channel unflatness or mismatches that might affect digital transmission quality DATA LOGGING The Model One has the capability to store the amplitudes of all video and audio carriers This means that up to 24 full data records can be captured in non volatile memory and later uploaded to your PC for record keeping Each record carries the time date and the configuration of the meter at t...

Page 10: ...he Model One can also download records or it s current display to a serial printer If you are using a parallel printer the Model One can download records This is useful to obtain an instant hard copy of your installation or to document a problem see Printer Operation page 66 for more information General Information ...

Page 11: ...Model One Operating Manual TRILITHIC 8 General Information ...

Page 12: ...ed see page 14 Identify Components The Model One s function buttons and backlit LCD display are on the front panel The unit s charge socket and printer interface socket are on the bottom The belt clip is located on the back of the unit Model One Walkthrough 2 MODEL ONE WALKTHROUGH RF F Connector LCD Display with Backlight Key Pad see Page 8 for details PC Printer Interface Charge Socket Connectors...

Page 13: ...onsists of the various buttons to access the Model One s functions There are eleven function buttons two arrow buttons up down the power on off button and three soft buttons which enable you to perform functions in the display Model One Walkthrough Soft Buttons 11 Primary and Secondary Function Buttons 2 Arrow Buttons Power Charge Indicator ON OFF Light ...

Page 14: ...ovement arrows etc See the individual function displays for more information Power ON OFF Use the POWER ON OFF button to turn the meter on and off Arrow Buttons The UP and DOWN ARROW buttons are used to change values i e Channel Number Frequency etc within a function display Function Buttons The following is a list of the function buttons Function No Purpose Level 1 Enter Single Channel Frequency ...

Page 15: ...nables you to open previously saved display data or data record FCN 0 Puts the key pad into a second function i e enables you to input numbers into a display Print Print display data or data record Navigate Through Functions You utilize several methods to navigate through the Model One s functions For some procedures use the ARROW buttons to make changes within a specific screen such as to increas...

Page 16: ...ondary function mode and then press the number buttons to enter the desired value For example to enter the number 12 Press Then press the soft button for ENTER i e F1 to record the value into the Model One If you make an error you can press F2 to cancel the number and then reenter it Press F3 to quit or exit the operation Display Screen Description Each display contains the following sections or f...

Page 17: ...tes the available usage for the soft buttons in the selected meter function NOTE The soft buttons vary from meter function to meter function see Soft Buttons page 11 Battery Charging The Model One has a built in 7 2V 1 8AH Ni MH battery When fully charged it can be used for over three hours When the voltage of the battery drops below 6 4V the battery symbol flashes in the information line at the t...

Page 18: ...er on again until you recharge the battery To charge the Model One s battery connect the charge cube to the charge socket on the bottom of the meter see page 9 and plug the charger into an outlet WARNING The Model One s battery MUST be charged with the Trilithic charger provided with the meter Using any other charger may damage the battery Allow twelve to sixteen hours to charge the battery fully ...

Page 19: ...Model One Operating Manual TRILITHIC 16 Model One Walkthrough ...

Page 20: ... you need to perform some set up procedures which include Information general information about your meter General date and time contrast for the LCD display volume etc Measurement signal level units temperature units scan audio transmission etc Channel Plan set up the channel plan to use for testing NOTE Model One software may be used to set up the meter It also enables you to restrict access to ...

Page 21: ...he desired command is high lighted press F1 ENTER to select the display Information Display The INFORMATION display window contains useful information regarding your Model One Field strength meter 19 16 30 NVER x xxxxxxxxx SERIAL NO xxxxxxxx CAL DATE xx xx xx TEMPERATURE 73 0 F MODEL ONE REMOTE ADDRESS 1 EXIT 19 16 30 SETUP INFORMA INFORMA INFORMA INFORMA INFORMATION TION TION TION TION GENERAL GE...

Page 22: ...s and press F1 to enter the field for the desired parameter BACKLIGHT Press F1 Enter to toggle between ON and OFF If the LCD backlight is ON the meter will indicate YES beside that parameter If OFF the meter will indicate NO LCD CONTRAST Use F2 or F3 to scroll to the LCD CON TRAST parameter Use the UP arrow button on the key pad to DARKEN the contrast and the DOWN arrow to BRIGHTEN Model One Setup...

Page 23: ... You can also set it so it will shut off after there has been no key pad activity for a specified time interval 3 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes or 30 minutes By setting it to one of the timer shut offs you can save battery power during periods of inactivity Use F2 or F3 to scroll to the SHUTDOWN TIME parameter Press F1 to enter the SHUTDOWN screen To select the desired shutdown parameter use F2 or ...

Page 24: ...ress F1 to enter the screen Since you will be inputting data you need to switch the meter to the numeric function Press the FCN button You may change the order of the date month date year to any order Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to rearrange the order To enter the date use the numeric keys 1 0 NOTE There is no back key If you make an error use F2 to scroll to the TIME entry and then F3 to retur...

Page 25: ...ic FCN buttons NOTE The Model One is based on a 24 hour clock For example 3 15 49 PM should be input as 15 15 49 Press F1 ENTER to log the change and return to the GENERAL display VOLUME Use F2 or F3 to scroll to the VOLUME parameter Press the UP arrow button to INCREASE volume and the DOWN arrow button to DECREASE volume PRINTER SETUP The Model One enables you to print both the current display sc...

Page 26: ...d appear as all white all black vertical stripe and then checker board NOTE If the temperature is below 0 C the display speed of the LCD will slow down Once the parameters have been set to your specifications scroll to PRIOR MENU and press F1 This returns you to the SET UP display Measurement Display Once your meter s parameters have been established and you are back to the main set up menu use F2...

Page 27: ...nted reports NOTE When SCAN AUDIO is selected YES only a maximum of 50 channels are viewable on the display at one time Use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the key pad to change the displayed frequency spectrum in order to see additional channels SCAN ENABLED When the SCAN ENABLED function is selected the Model One scans only the active channels in the Channel Plan This provides the most efficien...

Page 28: ...duct limit tests Press F1 to enter the LIMITS display Here you can select the LIMIT DISPLAY and edit the limits You can display the limit lines and a PASS FAIL indication for each channel and the viewable scan spectrum during channel spectrum scanning Limits are not used to determine Pass or Fail for SGNL and DIGI type channels see Channel Spectrum Scanning Measure ment page 44 To enable or disabl...

Page 29: ...fference 5dB to 30dB and minimum video audio difference 0dB to 15dB To enter the levels use F2 or F3 to scroll to each limit Press FCN to toggle the key pad to numeric entry mode Model One Setup 19 16 30 SETUP MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS ENTER EDIT LIMIT SET FOR DEFAULT MIN VIDEO 60dBµV MAX VID LEVEL 13dB MAX V A 17dB MIN V A 10dB SAVE AND EXIT 19 16 30 SETUP M...

Page 30: ...TUP screen Once the limits are set scroll to PRIOR MENU and press F1 to return to the MEASUREMENTS setup screen FREQ TUNING STEP Use the FREQUENCY TUNING STEP to select the meter s internal step values These steps can be either 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz Use F2 or F3 to scroll to FREQ TUNING STEP and press F1 ENTER Use F2 or F3 to scroll to the desired tuning step Press F1 ENTER when the value...

Page 31: ...y TEMPERATURE UNITS Scroll to TEMPERATURE UNITS and press F1 You may set the meter to read either Centi grade or Fahrenheit Scroll between the two with the F2 and F3 buttons Once the desired setting is highlighted press F1 to select the setting and return to the MEASUREMENT setup screen Model One Setup 19 16 30 SETUP MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS ENTER TEMPERATUR...

Page 32: ...p screen when you press F1 Instead it displays the INFORMA TION screen briefly and then goes to the LEVEL display screen To return to the MEASUREMENTS screen press SET to return to the SETUP screen scroll to MEASUREMENTS and press F1 ENTER PRIOR MENU Once you have set up the Model One s parameters to the desired settings and values use F2 or F3 to scroll to PRIOR MENU Press F1 ENTER to return to t...

Page 33: ...rting the learning session make sure your Model One is hooked up to your CATV system Once the list of channel plans is dis played use F2 or F3 to scroll through the list When the desired channel plan is highlighted press F1 Model One Setup 19 16 30 SETUP CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PLAN AN AN AN AN ENTER LEARN CHANNEL PLAN HRC CATV NCTA CATV PAL I CATV PAL B G CATV JPN CATV...

Page 34: ...NNEL PLAN Once your channel plan has been learned you may then modify the various param eters in the plan Scroll to EDIT CHAN NEL PLAN and press F1 Model One Setup progress bar current channel added to plan 19 16 30 SETUP CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PL CHANNEL PLAN AN AN AN AN ENTER LEARN CHANNEL PLAN HRC CATV NCTA CATV PAL I CATV PAL B G CATV JPN CATV Ch 17 EDIT CHANNEL PLAN CHN TYPE...

Page 35: ...ss F1 once you have made the desired edit Otherwise if you use F2 or F3 to scroll you will change your modification rather than move to the next parameter Channel Number When the channel number is highlighted press FCN to enable the numeric key pad Enter the desired number for the channel 0 199 Once the channel number is modified press F1 to save the edit The Model One scrolls to the ENABLED edit ...

Page 36: ...easure BW Scrambled Use F1 to toggle between YES and NO Frequency To change the video frequency of the channel press the FCN button to enable the numeric key pad NOTE The new frequency you enter should always be less than 870 MHz Once the desired modification is made press F1 to save the edit and exit the FCN mode AUD Offset TV type only Use this parameter to change the positive offset of the audi...

Page 37: ... you have modified the channels in the existing plan you will need to press a function button i e SET to exit the EDIT CHANNEL PLAN screen CAUTION Whenever you learn a new Channel Plan the previously edited parameters will be overwritten by the new plan and all files that were saved with the previous plan will be deleted TILT FAVORITE The Model One enables you to select up to eight favorite channe...

Page 38: ...L CHANNEL PLAN AN AN AN AN ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 To enter the TILT FAVORITE screen scroll to TILT FAVORITE and press F1 To add a channel to the FAVORITES list use F2 and F3 to scroll the list of chan nels When the desired channel is highlighted press F1 A check mark appears next to the channel under the TILT column and the channel number is placed in the FAVORITES column on the right of the displa...

Page 39: ...unction button i e SET to exit the TILT FAVORITE screen If you want to replace a TILT FAVORITE channel use F2 or F3 to scroll to the channel to be deleted Press F1 Go to the replacement channels and press F1 REMINDER For the TILT MEASUREMENT feature to function you must have at least FOUR channels in the FAVORITES list ...

Page 40: ... function buttons on the Model One s key pad These include Level Enter Single Channel Frequency Measurement see page 38 Scan Enter Channel Spectrum Scanning Mode see page 44 Spect Enter Frequency Spectrum Scanning Mode see page 48 Tilt Enter Tilt Measurement Mode see page 34 and page 51 C N Enter Carrier to Noise Ratio Measurement Mode see page 51 Volt Check Voltage battery and power supply drop s...

Page 41: ...display briefly the INFORMATION screen and then display the last screen it was in prior to power off Single Channel Level Test When set to the single channel level test the Model One displays bar graphs of the video and audio carriers as well as numeric readouts of the carrier amplitudes and V A difference The meter can also display a spectrum scan showing the amplitudes of the video and audio car...

Page 42: ...ons on the keypad or press the FCN button and enter the desired channel number The LEVEL screen displays a scale which you can adjust by pressing F2 SCALE This enables you to vary the graduation of the scale according to a 1 2 5 10dB scale Basic Operation 19 16 30 LEVEL CH 17 CH 17 CH 17 CH 17 CH 17 FREQ SCALE REF 61 8 TV V A 76 66 56 46 36 47 1 13 7 139 25M dBµV 143 75M dBµV 123 123 123 123 123 1...

Page 43: ...en press F1 REF or F2 REF to increase or decrease the scale references a single digit at a time The Model One can scan the spectrum of the designated channel automatically This function is particularly useful for CATV measurements Press SCALE 76 66 56 46 36 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 76 71 66 61 56 123 123 123 123...

Page 44: ... Marker Frequency to any position in the channel spectrum SINGLE FREQUENCY CHANNELS You can use the Model One to measure only the Center Frequency To do this first set the meter s channel type to SGNL or single frequency channel see Edit Channel Plan page 31 Basic Operation 19 16 30 LEVEL REF REF SCALE 20 o 20 40 MKR 79 50M dBmV CF 79 50M CH 5 13 24 53 LEVEL FREQ SCALE REF 121 25M dBmV F 00 9 CH 1...

Page 45: ...onfigured bandwidth To do this first set the meter s channel type to DIGI see Edit Channel Plan page 31 Basic Operation 13 25 34 LEVEL REF REF SCALE 20 o 20 40 MKR 121 25M 01 3dBmV CF 121 25M CH 14 13 24 03 LEVEL FREQ SCALE REF 45 25M dBmV P 9 4 CH 207 DIGI 20 10 0 10 20 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 1234567 BW 5 50M...

Page 46: ... LEVEL screen is displayed Now press F1 FREQ This toggles the meter so that it displays the FREQUENCY screen for the channel designated in the SINGLE CHANNEL LEVEL screen If the channel is a TV type channel with audio and video carriers the meter will be tuned to the audio frequency Also if the volume has been set in the GENERAL SETUP menu Audio will be heard in this FREQUENCY Mode FREQ SCALE REF ...

Page 47: ...F1 REF or F2 REF see page 40 Channel Spectrum Scanning Measurement The Model One is designed to display the full span of the video carriers in your system This function provides a quick check of your system s overall flatness and amplitude The meter can also be set to display the video and audio carriers at reduced frequency spans Amplitude limits can be imposed on the display while a convenient F...

Page 48: ...are viewable at a time In addition to displaying the Marker Channel and its video audio and V A levels the Model One also displays the LOW starting and HIGH ending frequencies CHANNEL SPECTRUM SCANNING supports four methods based on the parameters selected in the MEASURE MENT setup screen see page 23 SCAN ENABLE YES the meter scans only the active selected channels in the user selected Channel Pla...

Page 49: ...ing FCN again before using the UP DOWN arrow buttons causes the marker to return to a movement of one channel at a time You can zoom in on the graph by pressing the SCAN button The Model One supports 5 levels of magnification To return to the original zoom level just keep pressing SCAN to cycle back Basic Operation 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20 04 45 SC...

Page 50: ... then press F2 SCALE until you have selected the desired scale 2 4 10 or 20dB At any time you can restore the Model One to the optimal levels by pressing F1 AUTO You may wish to stop the scanning process so that you can study the graph without losing the current data In the main CHANNEL SPECTRUM SCANNING screen simply press F2 HOLD The scanning marker will stop moving To resume scanning press F2 T...

Page 51: ...h spans ranging from 2 to 50 MHz It can also be set for a full spectrum scan 5 to 870 MHz with sampling at each video carrier frequency in the selected channel plan channel PASS or FAIL indicator 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 ...

Page 52: ...ASUREMENTS menu see page 25 For further information on TRANSMISSION OPERATION see TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTIC TEST page 55 The following information is for normal absolute spectrum scanning To enter the FREQUENCY SPECTRUM SCANNING screen press SPECT The FREQUENCY SPECTRUM SCAN NING screen is displayed When the full spectrum scan is displayed the SPAN indicator will be M full span The starting freq...

Page 53: ...esired new center frequency and press F1 ENTER If you enter an incorrect digit do not press F1 Instead press F2 BACK You can exit the procedure by pressing F3 ESC to return to the original center frequency To change the reference levels press F3 press F1 REF and then press F1 REF or F2 REF To change the scale press F3 from the main FREQUENCY SPECTRUM SCANNING screen and then F2 SCALE If you want t...

Page 54: ...han 25dBmV 85dBµV the meter will display a please wait message prompt Then the meter measures the noise level in the guard band of that channel and calculates the measurement of the affected channel The value of the C N difference is displayed on the screen Tilt and Favorite Channel When installing and maintaining your CATV system you may want to concen trate on only a few channels levels and the ...

Page 55: ...eature you must enter at least FOUR channels in the TILT FAVORITE section of the CHANNEL PLAN set up screen see TILT FAVORITE page 34 The measured levels of the LOWEST and HIGHEST frequencies listed in the TILT FAVORITE list are used to calculate tilt To adjust the reference level press F1 REF or F2 REF See page 40 To change the scale press F3 SCALE See page 40 Basic Operation 19 16 30 TILT REF RE...

Page 56: ...unk Voltage Measurement The Model One is equipped with a built in Voltmeter which can be used to trouble shoot problems with power supplies or power drops The meter accommodates AC or DC voltages up to 120 Volts To enter the VOLTAGE screen press VOLT Basic Operation 19 16 30 FAVOR CH 14 CH 14 CH 14 CH 14 CH 14 00 8 00 8 00 8 00 8 00 8 CH 15 CH 15 CH 15 CH 15 CH 15 01 7 01 7 01 7 01 7 01 7 CH 16 CH...

Page 57: ...he Model One shuts off automatically to protect the battery See BATTERY CHARGING on page 14 The lower bar graph indicates the AC or DC voltage of the system s trunk Now that you have a better understanding of how to use the Model One s basic features you may turn to the advanced functions see Chapter 5 page 55 such as testing for transmission characteristics dVB QAM channel measuring saving record...

Page 58: ...tem is to ensure the quality of the signal transmission The meter enables you to do this by measuring the gain distribution of the transmission line and loss insertion by measuring the transmission characteris tics and loss insertion for cable branch line distributor amplifier etc The Model One utilizes the signal of your CATV headend to acheive this To test the transmission characteristics you fi...

Page 59: ...riginal zero reference level press F2 NO or you may exit this screen by pressing F3 EXIT If you press F2 NO the meter displays the following prompt 19 16 30 SETUP MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS YES NO ESC SCAN AUDIO NO SCAN ENABLED NO TRANSMISSION NO LIMIT SETUP FREQ TUNING STEP SIGNAL LEVEL UNITS TEMPERATURE UNITS PRIOR MENU LOAD DEFAULT DO YOU WANT TO REPLACE IN...

Page 60: ...menu to YES When the display reads Do you want to replace initial spect data press F1 YES The meter displays the prompt Connect the CATV source for the new reference spectrum to the Model One and press F1 ENTER Advanced Operation 19 16 30 SETUP MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENTS ENTER BACK SCAN AUDIO NO SCAN ENABLED NO TRANSMISSION NO LIMIT SETUP FREQ TUNING STEP SIGN...

Page 61: ...ectrum scan for the new reference press F2 BACK Press F1 ENTER to proceed The Model One will perform another spectrum scan and compare it to the reference scan In the TRANSMISSION screen the zero reference level is displayed as a line in the middle of the screen Advanced Operation 14 30 21 SPECT ENTER BACK 20 0 0 40 MKR 607 25M dBmV ST 265 25M SP M PRESS F1 KEY FIRST TO PROCESS TRANS MISSION MEASU...

Page 62: ...the MEASUREMENT set up menu see page 25 and then press SPECT The Model One will perform a spectrum scan and compare it to the reference data In this example a 10dB loss is seen at each active video carrier sampled in the spectrum scan Press the UPor DOWN arrow buttons on the key pad to move the marker frequency NOTE The SPAN function does NOT operate when the meter is in the TRANSMISSION mode For ...

Page 63: ...deo and audio carriers for 70 channels To save data press SAVE Use F2 and F3 arrows to scroll to the file line to which you want to save the data NOTE If you select a file to which data has already been saved the meter will overwrite the old data with the new data If you wish to scroll in screen blocks instead of file by file use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the key pad Advanced Operation 19 1...

Page 64: ...aved data includes Date the date the file was saved Time the time the file was saved Start Channel the number of the first or starting channel in the scan Advanced Operation 19 16 30 SAVE YES NO ESC NAME DATE TIME FILE0 14 07 00 13 15 FILE1 14 07 00 13 30 FILE2 15 07 00 10 12 FILE3 16 07 00 11 16 FILE4 FILE5 FILE6 FILE7 DO YOU WANT TO SCAN AND SAVE ALL CHANNELS 19 16 30 SAVE SAVE EXIT NOTE DATE 14...

Page 65: ...ILE INFORMATION screen press F3 NOTE To enter your notation press F2 and F3 to scroll along the three alpha numeric character lines To scroll from one line to the next use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the keypad As each desired letters and numbers is highlighted press F1 ENTER The character appears on the line below PLEASE INPUT NOTE When you are finished scroll to the arrow character appears ...

Page 66: ... highlight B and press F1 ENTER To create a space use the DOWN arrow to scroll to the third line and press F3 to take the cursor to the blank after the letter Z Press F1 ENTER Return to line 1 highlight the numeral 1 and press F1 ENTER The notation line should appear as follows Once your note is ready scroll to the arrow character after the Z and blank and press F1 ENTER The meter returns to the S...

Page 67: ... previously Press LOAD Press F2 and F3 to scroll to the desired file You may also scroll in screen blocks using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the key pad Advanced Operation 19 16 30 SAVE ENTER NAME DATE TIME FILE0 12 07 00 13 15 FILE1 12 07 00 13 30 FILE2 13 07 00 10 12 FILE3 13 07 00 11 16 FILE4 14 07 00 09 29 FILE5 14 07 00 14 18 FILE6 FILE7 19 16 30 LOAD ENTER NAME DATE TIME FILE0 12 07 00 1...

Page 68: ... channels press the UP or DOWN arrow buttons on the key pad Press F2 TRIG to go to a live SCAN mode If the LIMIT DISPLAY in the LIMIT SETUP screen see page 25 is set to YES the amplitude limits will be imposed on the screen 19 16 30 LOAD LOAD EXIT DATE 14 07 00 TIME 13 39 27 START CHANNEL 201 DATA NUM ALL SCAN AUDIO YES SCAN ENABLE NO NOTE HUB 1 FILE05 INFORMATION 20 12 25 FIL05 AUTO TRIG 20 0 20 ...

Page 69: ...you have the required printer cable connect it to the PC PRINTER INTER FACE on the bottom of your unit Connect the other end per the instructions for serial or parallel printer Advanced Operation PC Printer Interface channel PASS or FAIL indicator 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 123456789012345678901234567890121 1234567890123456...

Page 70: ...inter Set up the meter to print either the displayed screen or a report see PRINTER SETUP page 22 NOTE In the PRINT REPORT mode a saved file must be recalled with the LOAD command before that report can be printed If a saved file is not recalled a report of the current scan status is printed For more informa tion see SAVING DATA page 60 and LOADING DATA page 64 Press the PRINT button to begin prin...

Page 71: ...ble s 5 pin circular end to the Model One and the 9 pin connector to the 9 pin connection of the Parallel Printer Adaptor Then connect the 25 pin connection of the Parallel Printer Adaptor to the 25 pin cable connected to your printer Set up the meter for the PRINT REPORT function see PRINTER SETUP page 22 Advanced Operation 25 pin Parallel Printer Adaptor connection to Printer cable 9 pin Data Ca...

Page 72: ...st be recalled with the LOAD command before that report can be printed If a saved file is not recalled a report of the current scan status is printed For more informa tion see SAVING DATA page 60 and LOADING DATA page 64 Press the PRINT button to begin print operation Advanced Operation ...

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Page 74: ...ls TILT Measurement Calculated as the difference in amplitude between the first and last carriers in the displayed group SCAN Mode Channels Scanned Up to 140 maximum Scanning Rate 3 channels second Displayed Amplitude 80dB maximum Range Vertical Display 1 2 5 10dB division Frequency Span Settable from approxi mately 100MHz span to full span in 5 ranges SPECTRUM Mode Displayed Amplitude 80dB maximu...

Page 75: ... 1V Resolution LOAD Data Logging Function Number of Records 24 min 48 with video only PC Upload Interface RS 232C Record Identification Record number date time and note Miscellaneous Size 21 8 cm x 9 5 cm x 4 9 cm Weight 1 5 lbs Display 128 pixel x 128 pixel backlit LCD Power Internal battery approximately 4 hours operation per charge AC Power cube ...

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