Seeker DDigital Leakage Detection System
User’s Guide
Page 1: ...Seeker D Digital Leakage Detection System User s Guide ...
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Page 3: ...ltiple Frequency Presets 12 Channel Tag Compatibility 12 Squelch Operation 12 Source Localization 12 Vehicle Battery Protection 13 Vehicle Power Switch Shutdown Timer VPS 1 14 LED Power Status Indicator 17 Low Battery Protection Feature 17 Equipment Supplied with Your Seeker D 18 Replacement Parts for Your Seeker D 19 Accessories for Your Seeker D 20 A Guided Tour of Your Seeker D 21 Front View 21...
Page 4: ...ected 38 Tagged Signal Detected on Primary Frequency 38 Tagged Signal Detected on Secondary Frequency 39 Secondary Frequency Numerical Display 39 Device Information Settings 40 Viewing the Battery Charge Level 40 Low Battery Alert 41 Firmware Version 41 Viewing the Battery Charging Status 42 Enable Disable Peak Hold 43 Selecting a Preset Frequency 45 Antenna Selection Alert 47 Ambient Noise Level ...
Page 5: ...e Testing 57 Testing For Leaks 57 Chapter 5 59 Appendix 59 Specifications 59 Display Messages Error Codes 60 Seeker D Error Codes 60 Seeker MCA III Error Codes Optional 62 Seeker MCA III Communication Messages Optional 65 Memory Full Messages 66 Bootloader Error Codes 67 Bootloader Messages 68 Limited Warranty 69 ...
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Page 8: ...es that may appear on the Seeker s display screen Optional Software Although the Seeker D comes preconfigured and ready to use from the factory the following software is required for advanced configuration of the Seeker D Seeker Setup is used to configure the Seeker D enabling the operator to assemble files containing channel frequencies squelch levels and other settings Users can efficiently down...
Page 9: ... any condition that could cause a mechanical failure or potential loss of data A NOTE is information that will be of assistance to you related to the current step or procedure A WARNING alerts you to any condition that could cause personal injury Do not use the Seeker D in any manner not recommended by the manufacturer A strong electromagnetic field may affect the measurement accuracy of the Seeke...
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Page 11: ...ing a tone proportional to leak strength The Seeker D accurately detects and measures signal leakage within the frequency range of 610 5 615 MHz and aeronautical bands frequency range of 135 139 MHz The Seeker D may be used in its Mobile Mount for driveouts or removed from the mount for leakage troubleshooting on foot with a rubber duck or with optional dipole or yagi antennas The Seeker D Meter R...
Page 12: ...fecting any adjacent digital channels by injecting an adjustable signal from 10 30 dBmV targeting approximately 30 dB below the chosen digital carriers Channel tag values are configured using the Seeker Setup software Squelch Operation Squelch level is the RF signal threshold that the Seeker D uses to determine the validity of the signal The signal breaks squelch when the RF leakage is greater tha...
Page 13: ...of attempts to upload data the MCA will automatically power down The MCA will also stay on for a selectable time period to avoid any cold start delay required by the GPS receiver after a power down based on the vehicle timer setting Vehicle Battery Protection The following devices feature battery protection circuitry and are identified with a Green Engineering logo on the device Seeker Mobile Moun...
Page 14: ...nstall the Vehicle Power Switch VPS 1 with devices which do not feature the Green Engineering battery protection circuitry 1 At the Mobile Mount or Seeker BB 2 disconnect the power cable from device 2 Install the Vehicle Power Switch inside the cab of the truck van within reach of the existing power cable 3 Re route the power cable to the Vehicle Power Switch 4 Route the cable included with the Ve...
Page 15: ... the vehicle s ignition is turned off Position the left most rocker switch in the DOWN position to ignore the ignition white wire In this configuration the Vehicle Power Switch and the Mobile Mount or Seeker BB 2 will power up when the vehicle is running and will power down only after the vehicle s ignition is turned off and the countdown timer has expired This illustration shows the white wire co...
Page 16: ... using the DIP Dual In Line Package switch Using the three right most rocker switches set the Vehicle Power Switch s countdown timer for the number of hours 1 to 7 to remain powered on after the vehicle s ignition is turned off Refer to the following illustrations to set the Vehicle Power Switch s countdown timer ...
Page 17: ...nition OFF and when the Vehicle Power Switch s countdown timer expires the LED will be off Low Battery Protection Feature The Vehicle Power Switch features a voltage sensing circuit which will power down the switch and the Mobile Mount or Seeker BB 2 if the vehicle battery s voltage drops below 10 5 Volts This feature will protect the vehicle s battery from being depleted Should the vehicle batter...
Page 18: ...e Document Num Rev 4 May 2018 Page 18 Equipment Supplied with Your Seeker D The Seeker D comes with the following The Seeker D requires a low and high band vehicle mounted antenna not included for use with the mobile mount ...
Page 19: ...r D Mobile Mount Power Cable 2071688000 Seeker D Mobile Mount Arm 2071585007 Mobile Mount Power Cable 2071585046 Vehicle Wiring Protection Kit 2071585044 Mobile Mount to Diplexer Cable 0710140000 Antenna Diplexer 0610169006 AC Travel Chager USB Power Data Cable 0610169002 AC Travel Chager 2072585004 USB Power Data Cable 0090048000 Seeker D Battery To place an order contact your local VIAVI represe...
Page 20: ...000 APM 3 Vehicle Antenna Permanent Mount 108 to 160 MHz 2010379000 AVM 3 Vehicle Antenna Magnetic Mount 108 to 160 MHz 2011645000 APM 4 Vehicle Antenna Permanent Mount 600 to 700 MHz 2011646000 AVM 4 Vehicle Antenna Magnetic Mount 600 to 700 MHz 2010436000 AFS 2 Handheld Dipole Antenna Long Pole 108 to 160 MHz 2011411000 AFS 2 Handheld Dipole Antenna Short Pole 108 to 160 MHz 2011644000 AFS 7 Yag...
Page 21: ...then it rolls over to the minimum volume SNAPSHOT button Press this button to activate the Snapshot mode or pres and hold this button to synchronize data with the option Seeker MCA III when the Seeker D is in the mobile mount ON OFF button Press and hold this button to turn the Seeker D on or off Also when the meter is on press this button to activate the display s backlight for approximately 60 s...
Page 22: ...Seeker D User s Guide Document Num Rev 4 May 2018 Page 22 Back View Antenna connection The antenna connection is used to connect the Seeker D to the Mobile Mount antenna connection ...
Page 23: ...used to connect the charger to the Seeker D and or to connect a PC or laptop computer to the Seeker D using the mini USB charge data cable Bottom View Mobile Mount interface When the Seeker D is in the mobile mount this is used to charge the Seeker D and allow communication between with the Seeker MCA III and the Seeker D ...
Page 24: ... a good position fix 2 DIST Indicates the number of the currently selected distance preset when the distance correction has been enabled using the Seeker Setup software Distance correction is used to adjust the level of the received signal based on the distance from the vehicle to the cable plant Up to eight preset distance correction values can be enabled for the Seeker D 3 PK Shown when the Peak...
Page 25: ...is is the normal mode for leakage detection 9 Bar graph Shows the level of various Seeker D and Seeker GPS parameters and its function depends on the current display mode selection 10 Battery Flashes when the battery mode is selected The icon will stay on when the battery needs to be recharged 11 Speaker Flashes when the VOLUME button is pressed 12 Charge Flashes when the battery is being charged ...
Page 26: ...the Seeker D into the Mobile Mount place the bottom of the Seeker D in the cradle and press down while pressing the top of the Seeker D back into the Mobile Mount to connect the Seeker D antenna input to the mobile mount antenna connection The spring return of the cradle will secure the top of the Seeker D upward into the recess in the top of the mobile mount Mobile Mount interface When the Seeker...
Page 27: ...r D Mobile Mount in order to share a single Seeker MCA III MCA III serial connection This is used to connect the Seeker D Mobile Mount to the Seeker MCA III DC power cable input This is used to connect the included mobile mount power cable Mounting arm This is used to secure the Mobile Mount to the vehicle Use the knob to tighten and loosen the arm and then adjust the angle of the arm to achieve t...
Page 28: ...ount 2 that are closest to the front mobile mount as shown to the right Discard these screws they are no longer needed 2 Align the ridges on the top of the Seeker MCA III 3 with the slots in the bottom of the mobile mount 2 and then place the bottom of the Seeker MCA III against the bottom of the mobile mount as shown to the right 3 Slide the Seeker MCA III 3 forward until the Alignment Tab 4 come...
Page 29: ...ee the Seeker D Seeker MCA III display Install the Seeker D Mobile Mount Seeker MCA III in a location that prevents damage to the attached data GPS or antenna cables 2 Connect the Seeker D Mobile Mount to the Seeker MCA III using the serial data cable Before installation see the previous section for instructions on how to assemble the Seeker D Mobile Mount and the Seeker MCA III Before installatio...
Page 30: ...ble to the output of the antenna diplexer Finally connect the low and high band antennas to the corresponding inputs of the antenna diplexer When using the Seeker D Mobile Mount an APM 3 or AVM 3 vehicle mounted whip antenna not included is REQUIRED for Low Band Monitoring When using the Seeker D Mobile Mount an APM 4 or AVM 4 vehicle mounted colinear array whip antenna not included is REQUIRED fo...
Page 31: ... Red wire MUST be wired to the positive battery terminal White wire MUST be wired to an ignition switched power source in order to allow the Seeker MCA III to determine when the vehicle is turned OFF Both black wires should be wired to ground or the negative battery terminal The provided in line fuse holders MUST be wired in series between the end of the red and black DC power cables and the vehic...
Page 32: ...f leakage records to LAW via the Ethernet connection of a mobile network provider The Fleet Management Interface FMI connection is compatible with GARMIN FMI Enabled Portable Navigation Devices PND Mount the GPS receiver in a location that has a line of sight to the GPS satellites and will enable a reliable GPS location fix 6 Connect the Wi Fi antenna to the Seeker MCA III Mount the antenna in a l...
Page 33: ...harger must be connected to both the Seeker D and a working power outlet before AC charging can begin Connecting the Mini USB charge data cable from a PC or laptop computer to the Seeker D The Mini USB charge data cable must be connected to both the Seeker D and a PC or laptop computer that is ON before USB charging can begin The following conditions apply when charging the Seeker D via USB When t...
Page 34: ...abled while the Seeker D is mobile mount charging With the Optional Seeker MCA III When the Seeker D is used with the optional Seeker MCA III the following charging actions will occur When the Seeker D is on and is charging the display will remain on the Measurement mode screen If the Seeker D is turned off and is placed in the Mobile Mount the Seeker D will automatically turn on when the vehicle ...
Page 35: ...ngs Enable Presets Enable Disable min of 1 max of 10 2 Enabled NO YES Toggle Between Presets 0 to 9 only each enabled 1 to 2 YES NO Set Frequency Values 135 to 139 610 5 to 615 MHz See the Selecting a Preset Frequency section later in this Chapter NO YES Set Primary Frequency Preset 0 to 9 select only one Set Secondary Frequency Preset 0 to 9 one for each primary Set Tag Spacing 1 or 2 Peak Hold S...
Page 36: ... to function the screen shown to the right will appear The battery must be charged for a few minutes before using again Low Battery Warning Communication Successful Seeker MCA III Communication Successful Optional After placing the Seeker D in the mobile mount and upon successful communication with the optional Seeker MCA III the screen shown in the image to the right will be displayed Ensure that...
Page 37: ...µV m and are displayed in large easy to read numbers A bar graph at the bottom of the display illuminates proportionally to the signal strength of the leak Additionally an audible tone will sound if the measured signal breaks squelch The signal breaks squelch when the RF leakage is greater than the squelch level and tag qualifiers are also met This tone can be used to help locate the potential sou...
Page 38: ...d for the primary frequency and it does not contain the CT 4 channel tag ambient noise the following will occur 1 The bar graph will indicate the relative signal level 2 The numerical display will remain blank 3 The Tag icon will not appear in the upper right corner of the screen Tagged Signal Detected on Primary Frequency If there is a signal detected for the primary frequency and it contains the...
Page 39: ... bar graph will indicate the relative signal level 3 The numerical display will remain blank 4 The Tag icon will not appear in the upper right corner of the screen Secondary Frequency Numerical Display When the Seeker D is in the Mobile Mount press the SNAPSHOT button to numerically display the RF signal level of the secondary frequency The screen shown to the right will be displayed before showin...
Page 40: ...eker D on and press the SELECT button once When the Battery Charge Level display is selected the Battery icon flashes as indicated by the red circle in the following image When this display is selected the following will occur 1 The bar graph will indicate the amount of battery charge available As long as there are at least a few bars left your Seeker D has enough charge to operate If the battery ...
Page 41: ... display the following information The Battery icon will continue to flash and the bar graph will continue to indicate the relative battery charge level The screen first displays the application firmware version number In the image shown to the right the application firmware is version 1 00 Application Firmware After 5 seconds the screen automatically displays the FPGA firmware version number In t...
Page 42: ...RF signal level The bar graph will display the progress of the charging cycle If two or more bars are displayed then power is present and charging is in progress Battery Charging Status If the Seeker D is not completely seated in the Mobile Mount the charge screen will not be available If the Seeker D is not detecting any power to the Mobile Mount the bar graph will not be displayed After a few se...
Page 43: ...disable the Peak Hold function When this display is selected the following will occur If the Peak Hold function is currently disabled the PK icon will flash with the arrow below the icon as indicated by the red circle in the image to the right Peak Hold Disabled Peak Hold Enabled If the Peak Hold function is currently enabled only the arrow below the PK icon will flash as indicated by the red circ...
Page 44: ...the latest peak RF level reading for up to five seconds unless the RF level increases This is useful if you are not able to look at the display immediately or if you want to confirm the highest level reading 3 The peak element of the bar graph at the bottom of the display will also hold its peak indication for five seconds while the other elements of the bar graph continue to indicate the signal s...
Page 45: ... empty None N A 7 NO NO empty None N A 8 NO NO empty None N A 9 NO NO empty None N A 0 NO NO empty None N A To select a preset frequency turn your Seeker D on and press the SELECT button repeatedly until the FREQ icon flashes at the top of the display as indicated in the below images When the Preset Frequency display is selected the FREQ icon at the top of the display will flash as indicated by th...
Page 46: ...ic display will change to show the tag for the primary frequency When the numerical display has cycled through the primary frequency information the display will show the same information for the secondary frequency if a secondary frequency has been selected When the numerical display has cycled through the information for both the primary and secondary frequency if selected the display will resum...
Page 47: ... Ambient Noise Level Measurement display is selected pressing the Ambient Level Measurement Disabled Antenna Selection Alert When the Seeker D is either removed from the Mobile Mount turned on or the selected preset frequency is changed to another frequency band High to Low Low to High the following will occur An alert is displayed that tells you which antenna should be used based on the selected ...
Page 48: ...el Measurement function is enabled the following will occur in the Signal Level display 1 The bar graph will indicate the relative signal level of the ambient noise 2 The RF signal level of the ambient noise will be displayed numerically 2 1 Signal Level Display After a few seconds in the Ambient Noise Level Measurement display without any action by the user the display will revert to the Signal L...
Page 49: ...able plant Use the DISTANCE button to display the Distance Correction mode This feature is disabled by default at the factory In the Seeker Setup software the Enable Distance Correction checkbox must be selected and at least one distance has been configured and enabled before this feature will work After a few seconds in the Distance Correction display without any action by the user the display wi...
Page 50: ...rs 2 NO 12 3 NO 24 4 NO 48 5 NO 72 6 NO 96 7 NO 120 8 NO 148 To select a preset frequency turn your Seeker D on and press the DISTANCE button When the DISTANCE button is selected the distance preset will step through the enabled presets in numerical order starting at 1 and ending at 8 as indicated by the red circle in the following images The distance value that corresponds to the selected distanc...
Page 51: ...n again to increase the speaker volume of the leakage tone Brief presses increase the volume to maximum and then it rolls over to the minimum volume Speaker Volume 1 2 Speaker Volume Level While testing for leaks you may need to adjust the volume of the leakage tone Use the VOLUME button to adjust the speaker volume The bar graph will indicate the speaker volume level as shown in the image to the ...
Page 52: ... display the Snapshot mode The Snapshot modes will appear in the same order in which they are discussed in this section Pre Fix To record the pre fix leakage information recorded by the Seeker press the SNAPSHOT button when the following screen is displayed Post Fix To record the post fix leakage information recorded by the Seeker press the SNAPSHOT button when the following screen is displayed Pr...
Page 53: ... the information recorded by the Seeker press the SNAPSHOT button when the following screen is displayed No Snapshot In Snapshot Mode the display will cycle through the screens displayed above until you make a selection This enables you many opportunities to take a snapshot of the leakage signal ...
Page 54: ...nchronized with the internal memory of the Seeker D for later upload through a PC When the Seeker MCA III is done transferring data to the Seeker D the screen shown in the image to the right will be displayed Press any button to return to the RF Signal Measurement display Syncronization Progress Synchronization Done Data synchronization will only work when the Seeker D is in the Mobile Mount The S...
Page 55: ...ed constantly When the GPS receiver is not receiving a satellite signal the GPS icon will flash GPS Signal When the GPS receiver has been off or has not been able to receive a satellite signal for more than five minutes the device will beep twice every few seconds until the condition is corrected When the Mobile Mount is not connected to a Seeker MCA III the GPS icon is not shown on the display Wh...
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Page 57: ...same preset Testing For Leaks The Seeker D should be configured with the Seeker Setup software before beginning leakage testing 1 Turn on the Seeker D Press the red ON OFF button until you hear 3 ascending tones The Seeker D will power up in RF Level Measurement Mode 2 Confirm the desired frequency preset 0 9 is selected If using the Seeker D for the first time the default frequency preset during ...
Page 58: ...est area If the detected leakage level exceeds the squelch level default 2 mV m the Seeker D will alarm The frequency of the alarm tone will increase as the detected signal strength increases Continue to move the Seeker D in the direction producing the highest tone frequency to locate the source of the leak 5 Turn OFF the Seeker D When testing is complete turn off the Seeker D by holding down the ...
Page 59: ... match an analog carrier with an AVM 4 Vehicle Mounted Colinear Array Antenna Level Accuracy 2 0 dB Numerical Display Readout of any detected leakage within sensitivity range Audible Tone Tone is present if leakage amplitude exceeds squelch setting and digital tag is detected Pitch is proportional to strength of leak Automatic Noise and Overbuild Discrimination Internal circuitry discriminates bet...
Page 60: ...y for recalibration 03 The identity voltage read does not correspond to a known configuration If a power cycle does not fix this return to the factory for repair 04 There was an error re writing the temperature calibration trigger pattern when starting the temperature cal cycle If a power cycle does not fix this return to the factory for repair 05 An error occurred while writing values during the ...
Page 61: ...rror can be dismissed by any key press 14 Error booting the FPGA If a power cycle does not fix this return to the factory for repair 15 RF power did not turn on If a power cycle does not fix this return to the factory for repair 16 RF power did not turn off If a power cycle does not fix this return to the factory for repair 17 Error in stored unit serial number If a power cycle does not fix this r...
Page 62: ...etup to reconfigure the device 7 Invalid Flash ID detected Cycle power on the unit if the error persists return the device to the factory for repair 8 Flash memory is Full Use any of the means available to either erase the data synchronize to the meter or move the data to a valid LAW connection 9 Flash memory write failed If the error persists return the device to the factory for repair 10 Wi Fi S...
Page 63: ... data upload If this error persists contact support to confirm that your LAW server is set up correctly 28 Ethernet communications attempt caused an upload to be postponed Information only uploading was postponed due to a Seeker Setup connection attempt If the error persists return the device to the factory for repair 29 Wi Fi Association Failed Check the Wi Fi information and ensure that the secu...
Page 64: ...t to the desired end point Check to ensure that your connection settings are correct and reconfigure the device using the correct information 36 Ethernet DNS request failed Check the IP information and ensure that the DNS servers are correct and reconfigure the device using the correct Ethernet settings 37 Ethernet connection failure If the error persists contact support as this error may require ...
Page 65: ...below are displayed on the Seeker D display screen as CA to indicate the communication status between the Seeker D and the optional Seeker MCA III CA Code Error Description 0 The Seeker D meter has successfully established a connection to an MCA 1 The Seeker D meter is in the process of syncing snapshots to the MCA memory ...
Page 66: ...ess than 30 000 records available This display is cleared by a button press on the Seeker D meter which will cause a 1 hour snooze until the FL0 message is displayed again 1 Seeker D internal memory is full Shows at power on if there is not enough room for at least an 8 hour day s worth of data 30 000 records Shows at sync time if there is not enough room to store the MCA III contents in the meter...
Page 67: ... the error persists return the device to the factory for repair 03 No application Cycle power on the unit if the error persists return the device to the factory for repair 04 Failed to load application Cycle power on the unit if the error persists reload the application software using Seeker Setup 05 Application failed verification Cycle power on the unit if the error persists reload the applicati...
Page 68: ...ader Messages The codes shown below are displayed on the Seeker D display screen as bL to indicate the bootloader status of the Seeker D bL Code Error Description 01 Erasing the application area 02 Loading factory backup application 03 Loading downloaded application ...
Page 69: ...Seeker D User s Guide Document Num Rev 4 May 2018 Page 69 Limited Warranty For the latest warranty information visit https www viavisolutions com literature viavi solutions inc general terms en pdf ...
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